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==Tactics==
==Tactics==
* In the lead-up to the final confrontation with Cazador, Astarion can be split-off from the party and left way back up the stairs. Then upon descending the stairs with the rest of the party, Cazador will believe Astarion didn't accompany the party and will not entrap him. ''However'', as of Patch 6 if Asterion later joins the fight and Cazador is still alive, the fight will be interrupted by a cut scene and Asterion will be captured. This technique can nonetheless be used to delay the three turn countdown for Cazador's ascendance, and to hold off Asterion's imprisonment until a more manageable time in the battle.  
* In the lead-up to the final confrontation with Cazador, [[Astarion]] can be split-off from the party and left way back up the stairs. Then upon descending the stairs with the rest of the party, Cazador will believe Astarion didn't accompany the party and will not entrap him. ''However'', as of Patch 6 if Asterion later joins the fight and Cazador is still alive, the fight will be interrupted by a cut scene and Asterion will be captured. This technique can nonetheless be used to delay the three turn countdown for Cazador's ascendance, and to hold off Asterion's imprisonment until a more manageable time in the battle.
* The narrow stairs make a fantastic choke point for crowd-controlling the mobs with spells early in the fight. Some electricity resistance for the party and there will be little Cazador can do on lower difficulty levels since Call Lightning is the only ranged attack he has. Beware of getting pushed off the edge yourself however.
* If Astarion is captured as part of the ritual, it is imperative to free him ASAP so that Cazador doesn't kill him and become the Vampire Ascendant. Using {{SAI|Dash}} and {{SAI|Misty Step}} can allow allies to reach him within a single turn so they can free him with {{SAI|Help}} on the next turn.
* Using {{SAI|Daylight}} and similar spells will inflict [[Sunlight Hypersensitivity (Condition)]] on Cazador, reverting his mist form and causing {{DamageText|20|Radiant}} at the start of his turn. Keeping Cazador close to a Daylight source can make the fight significantly easier.
* The narrow stairway is a fantastic choke point for crowd-controlling the mobs with spells early in the fight. Some lightning resistance for the party and there will be little Cazador can do on lower difficulty levels since Call Lightning is the only ranged attack he has. Beware of getting pushed off the edge yourself however.
* Summons are very effective in this fight since they give you more bodies to block Cazador's {{Cond|Ritual Sources}}.
* Using {{SAI|Daylight}} or similar effects will impose [[Sunlight Hypersensitivity (Condition)]] on Cazador, reverting his mist form and causing {{DamageText|20|Radiant}} at the start of his turn. Keeping Cazador close to a Daylight source will make the fight significantly easier.
* Summons are very effective in this fight since they give you more bodies to block Cazador's {{Cond|Ritual Sources}}. Even one as simple as a {{SAI|Spiritual Weapon}} can be used to block one of the ritual sources.
* The 10 temporary hit points provided by {{Cond|Ritual Sources}} can be refreshed by walking off of and back onto the magic circles.
* Cazador will always upcast {{SAI|Call Lightning}} to level 5.

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