This is a straight BG1 installation with only the tweakpack from the Gibberlings Three installed. (Specifically, only the max hp and 100% spell learning.) Oh, and it's the GoG version, obviously.

I just came back from the ice Island. So you see, I have excellent role-playing as well as power-gaming motivations of chopping Shandalar to pieces.

Only problem is... I can't.

Supposedly he has the following stat:

HPs 96, AC -20, XP value 26000, THAC0 11, 1 ApR
Resists Fire/Cold/Acid/Lit and Magical Fire/Cold 100%
80% resistance to piercing/crushing/slashing/missile
0% "Magic" resistance
Saving Throws: 1 (All)

I had Quayle (specifically hired for this purpose) and Edwin dumping magic missiles on him. And everyone else were using wands of mm as well. According to the in-game messages, before he set up his globe of invulnerability. I managed to do 97 damage.

That is one more than his supposed hp.

Fine. I dispelled his globe, and fed him more MMs. I think I did over 140 damage before giving up, and he was still standing.

Has he been secretly patched to become immortal, or what?

It turns out that I wasn't even close last time. I finally killed him, and his total HP (for me at least) was an obscene 234.

Thanks for replying anyway.

I saw there was an NPC-updating mod that set his hp to around 250. But it shouldn't have been that high without it.

Anyway, good show!!!

I've found that one of the tactics that seem to work on Shandalar is to set up a large amount of Skull Traps near him and then lure him in them. Luring mage foes is not very easy but entirely possible.

I know his stats include immunity to lightning, but the above did work for me regardless.