Comfortable levels for fighting bosses

• Aid (40 hp heal)
• Decimate (direct dmg 31hp)
• Zeal (18% haste)

Comments: Slightly difficult

To defeat Zombom, it is best if you have a few healing potions that can heal 25hps or more. Throw Blast potions interspersed with some attacking as blast potions might be resisted. Having 10 in the inventory should be more than sufficient. If you wish to, you can purchase iron shortsword which deals out higher damage from White River before moving on to Zombom. Suggest you spend 3 skill points on melee haste before confronting him since he can haste himself. Maintain Rohane's health above 40hps at all times since Zombom can deal out 31hps damage. Have some health to spare in the event that he has 2 consecutive turns.

Please make sure you have sufficient potions leftover as you might need them while making your way back to underground cave> White River Town
 

• Entice (mesmerize)
• Liquefy (43hp direct damage)
• Repair (70hp heal)
• Zeal (18% haste)

Comments: Average

Just halve his hitpoints.

You may get mesmerized so you may want some magic resistance. Heal with care. Provide some leeway for hps. Keep in mind that Ramtor can hit up to 55hps anytime.

ps: You may like to hunt around the fringes of the monster-free zone outside Meridell Castle (free rest after defeating Ramtor I) to level up.

• Critical Hit
• Dormancy (44% slow)
• Quick Feet (28% haste)

Comments: Easy

It doesn't attack much. Just plain old attack and Direct Damage + heal when appropriate would be fine. DD may be resisted 30% of the time. R&T's attack give small damage (single digit)
 

• Contagion (52hp grp dmg)
• Destroy (77hp direct dmg)
• Hibernation (53% slow)
• Restore (100hp heal)

Comments: Average

Depending on your level, he can be somewhat resistant to damage potion, direct damage and slow potions. However, you have Group Haste.*Muahaha* As he can give 77hp dmg, watch their health and you'll be fine.
 

• Rampant Acceleration (38% haste)
• Renew (150hp heal)

Comments: Average

What should I say about Coltzan? You should be a pro at fighting bosses by now...He is just so...bland.

Haste if you like.

• Celestial Hammer (45dmg, 3s stun)
• Renew (150hp heal)
• Wall of Chaos (Damage Shield 22dmg)

Immune to Rohane's Stunning Strike

Too bad you can't skip this one. That spider is blocking the way!

• Critical Hit
• Petrification (62% slow)
• Rampant Acceleration (38% haste)
• Renew (150hp heal)
• Slowing Strike (5% slow)

Comments: Tough

Skip or not to Skip? Your choice. You can fight it to enjoy the full NQ2 experience. Not recommended in Insane mode. Be careful when you meet more than one Hand of Nox. Hubrid is not that difficult when continually slowed. Heal with caution and don't freak out when it heals every 1 to 2 turns. Do keep him slowed & haste your team.

Your inventory will most probably be nearly depleted of Sloth Potion at the end of the fight. You may have to retrace your steps to Augur Faunt for a restock if you depleted your Stamina & Vitality potions. The toughest part is trying not to fall asleep due to extreme boredom. I nearly did. Took me forever to finish it. Skip.

• Critical hit
• Shockwave
• Slowing Strike (5% slow)
• Stunning strike

Comments: Average

No surprises here, even at level 51 in insane mode, you can beat it. It is just that hunting can be super boring later on (with the bionic cybunnies which love to focus) that you may want to level up to 53 in cumulonimbus and normal walk all the way through Faerie City-Palace. Just watch out as the Devilpuss can hit 100+ damage. Heal with care. Use slow potion when necessary. Haste is optional.

Lower her hitpoint by 2/3 and she'll flee again. No change in strategy.

• Astral Maelstorm (64hp grp dmg)
• Obliteration (100hp direct damage)
• Petrification (62% slow)
• Rampant Acceleration (38% haste)

Comments: Average

If you find them fast, slow them. But I find that the fight doesn't require any slow or damage potions. Just heal with care as they can deal out 100+ damage.
 

• Astral Maelstrom (64hp Group Direct Damage)
• Critical Hit
• Obliterate (100hp Direct Damage)
• Petrification (62% slow)
• Protection of Infinity (Group Shield +30)
• Rampant Acceleration (38% Haste)
• Renew (150hp Heal)
• Spellbind (Mesmerization)
• Stunning Strike
• Wall of Chaos (22dmg Damage Shields)
• Withering Fires (5% Slowing Strike)

Comments: Tough

1. Check that your team have spent all their skillpoints.
   
   In Normal and Evil modes, it isn't necessary to fight at level 60 BUT evaluate your team's equipment and check that their skills have reached your requirements before you decide the level to battle Terask II (KT2).
   
   In Insane, I'm sure you don't wish to restart the game when it is at the finishing point?
    
2. Check that they are equipped with the right weapons/armours.


At this time, you should have maxed your attacks and haste with the additional boost from your weapons/armours. Switch Rohane's weapon to Father's Sword (FS), if you have it, as it is more consistent in giving out high damage than the Sword of Apocalypse. If you have sold off your FS, RELAX! You can live without it. I and so many others survived on SOA & lousier weapons before we knew about the FS secret.
 
3. Check that you have a full stock of these potions in your inventory:

• damage potions (100hp+ damage)
• slow potions (80% and 70%)
• haste potions (65%)

(I believe you have quite a range of healing potions available)

Ration your potions carefully so that they don't run out too early. You cannot flee this round so stay cool at all times.

Difference between fighting KT2 in insane and other modes

Insane KT2 has much higher hitpoints. That's obvious. More defensive acts have to be taken.

For normal and evil mode, from the start, keep KT2 slowed, pay attention on attack and less on maintaining the hasting stuff.

King Terask II is resistant to Tally's slowing strike & shockwave, Rohane's stunning strike, Mipsy's Direct damage, Velm's Memerization & Celestial Hammer. You can forget trying to mesmerize Terask. It won't work. Of all these, Talinia's has a higher probability of working. In Insane mode, they may but DO NOT expect them to work.

Battle Strategy

From the start, keep King Terask II slowed 80% or more at all times. It's best to slow him before he casts his group shield. Don't wait for the slow potion to wear off before throwing another. Usually, I'd try to renew the slow potion after 4-5 rounds. However, if it gets resisted, don't panic and start throwing slow potions at every turn. Remember that he is still slowed & you still have time to slow. Attack him before trying again. If the slow potion wears off while his shield is on, you have to try to slow him!

While his shield is on, focus more on melee attack and less on throwing potions since they work less efficiently. As his shield is weakening or down, attack then throw potions. You can use Mipsy to test the shield by throwing one of those leftover low grade(<100) damage potions. Hey, if it works, great! If it doesn't, no loss.

Keep all attackers hasted either through haste potions (recommended) or Mipsy's group haste if the potion wears off and you haven't had the opportunity to haste the player. You'll find that everyone gets a turn + additional turns before Terask and you wouldn't have any problems beating him.

Rohane & Talinia are good attackers so use them for attack. Talinia is the swiftest and on many occasions, a 65% hasted Talinia can manage 2-3 turns before Terask's turn when KT2 is 80% slowed. Use her to alternately attack & throw damage potions.

Mipsy is not particularly useful as 90% of the time her direct damage doesn't work. She can be put to better use by throwing slow or damage potions at Terask. Use her to cast Group haste if the others are not hasted or their haste potions have worn off. She seems to be better at throwing slow potions. Cast her damage shield (DS) if you like. (In my opinion, the presence of DS doesn't make much difference. It is too passive and I feel that DS affects the attack power of my other attackers. I don't know if that is a psychological effect and I haven't found a way to verify it so cast all you like!)

If you have used Mipsy for the above in the previous rounds, all spells are still holding along and Terask has just casted his group shield; you don't know what to do with her then you use DD.

Velm is important in this fight. He is used to group heal, throw potions & cast group shield once in a while (so that his team members are less susceptible to slowing and stunning). Celestial hammer is pretty useless in Insane mode so I seldom bother using, choosing instead to throw damage potions when the group doesn't require healing. I like it when Velm is the last person before Terask's turn even though it isn't possible every time. I find that renewing group shield before KT's turn seems to effectively protect everyone from Terask's slowing when his turn comes up.

A note on group heal:

I don't like group heal when faced with KT2. I prefer using healing potion if an individual is fatally hit. That way, I can heal and yet keep everyone a few pts short of full health. Why? Granted, my method is unorthodox, but should any member be mesmerized, Velm can un-mesmerize them when his turn is up and not wait for the member to get attacked or for mesmerization to wear off. No one in my team should be idling!

In fact, should you decide to spend on Heal rather than Group Heal, I think Battle Taunt would be a nice complement skill since you would only need to heal one person. However, group heal is a potion saving skill and is extremely useful when fighting other bosses and monsters.