Talk:Death/@comment-25416702-20150111174047/@comment-25604735-20150112162055

I'm still searching for a fail-safe way, on Hard, to keep Death staggered enough so he won't run away. I'm wondering if Mages or Sorcerers can hit him at range where he doesn't see you. If he doesn't see you, it doesn't matter how much damage he gets, he won't run away. As an experiment, I put RBM in the Garden of Ignominy, exited through the Duskmoon Tower exit. Then came back. From the entrance into the courtyard, I could see him at the far end. I saved my game which you can do if he can't see you. I shot him with Magick Archer's ninefold bolt. He didn't see me so I saved my game. I kept doing that. Whenever, he would see me, I would Godsbane and revert to the last save and try again. Eventually, I was able to defeat him without him ever engaging me. Nevertheless, that's too tedious and only worthwhile trying as a curiosity.

That got me thinking whether powerful sorcerer spells cast in a distance might be able to inflict significant damage without Death seeing you.