Unbeatable Colossus?

[Anubis]

I was just reading more of the ELH, and I came across a truly invincible creature!

The Iron Colossus has damage reduction 30/+7, and constantly generates an Antimagic Field!

That combo makes the thing totally invincible, because with the Antimagic Field, there's no way to penetrate the damage reduction! Adamantine only goes up to +2 natural, magical weapons are nagated, and Ki Strike is a supernatural ability that is also negated!

Even deities are unable to harm it!

This is certainly an error, isn't it?

 

[Ormraxes]

There was a thread like this a few weeks ago. And my general impression was that the people on this board found a surprising number of ways to beat the thing. If you search a bit you might find it.

 

[mikebr99]

The Iron Colossus has damage reduction 30/+7, and constantly generates an Antimagic Field!

Damage reduction is also a supernatural ability... so if the Iron Colossus has the antimagic field up... DR is gone.

 

[Kraedin]

The collosusses are really messed up.

Not only do they have the equvalent of a (ex) DR, but also, their magic immunity ability gives immunities and weakness to things they can never be affected with.

Dieties can get them, though: dieties are unaffected by antimagic field.

 

[Anubis]

Re: Re: Unbeatable Colossus?

Damage reduction is also a supernatural ability... so if the Iron Colossus has the antimagic field up... DR is gone.

Nope. The description even says its own supernatural abilities still function normally.

 

[Ormraxes]

BTW, deities are unaffected by mortal magic such as antimagic field, although I'm not sure whether that immunity extends to their weapons. If the weapon is an artifact it is immune.

 

[mzsylver]

its amazing what power-attacking-spirited-charging-lancers can do. i laugh at damage reduction! bwhaha!

or just drop the colossus off a cliff a few times...

 

[AuraSeer]

Epic spells can also penetrate ordinary AMF.

 

[Thanee]

Well, that certainly helps, I'd say!

And artifacts are not stopped by anti-magic field... I mean, we're talking epic level here, right?

Mordenkainen's Disjunction can shut down the anti-magic field.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Kraedin]

Mordenkainen's Disjunction can shut down the anti-magic field.

Not this one: it's an ex ability, and not subject to dispelling.