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How do u kill the Shaman as I get killed so fast, help!!!

What character builds are you using?

Have you finished everything else in that act? If not, reload a save before giving the ingredients to the alchemist, and go finish other things to level, or visit the BF repeatedly to look for better equipment, etc.

After he teleports you to another location, if you approach the area he is in slowly, you should be able to draw him to you without involving the two water demons there.

Some people have found the Hammer skill quite effective against the shaman, if you know or can learn it (the hermit in the spider area can teach it up to level 5, and Elkar in the BF can teach up to level 2).

The act 1 summoning doll can equip a crossbow, and kept out of direct combat can provide good support in tough fights. Other summoning dolls could at least provide a distraction, though even upgraded are not particularly tough.

I am level 17 and after the alchemist leaves me in the cave there are no water demons just the shalman, I get him down to 1/2 and then he goes full again. I keep going to battlefield and have bought all the shalman stuff(what he can teach me) off one of the traders but he still beats me. help!!

Do you have the spare skill points to put a couple points into Hammer, so one character can cast that repeatedly to stun him, and one concentrate on doing damage?

Assuming you have the act 1 summoning doll and a crossbow, did you have it use power arrows (if possible), rather than normal arrows? The Convert Arrow skill isn't available for power arrows until act 3, but I don't recall if they start showing up earlier as random loot or for purchase.

I didn't have too much trouble defeating the shaman on level 18. In the cellar you need to get him down to about 1/4 health before he teleports you to another location.

What type of weapons and spells are you using? At level 18 (at least in my game) the shaman is most resistant to poison, shadow and bone damage, and fairly resistant to elemental damage. He is pretty much neutral to conventional damage, and slightly weak against ethereal damage.

Do you have any stat boost potions, that might give you a boost in damage, or otherwise a bit of an edge?

I will try to get the hammer skill, thanks for the help will let u know if I finally get him and I do have a doll which I use also but didn't use and bow and arrow with him.

The act 1 skeleton doll is more effective with a crossbow, in general, since it doesn't last long in a melee fight if it gets targeted (no other dolls can equip a bow or crossbow). The shaman uses spells which spread out and hit everyone in range, and Lightning Storm which will also hit everyone, but even taking some damage the skeleton should be able to help. Also, you should have accumulated enough gold or loot to get a few extra healing potions, if needed.

Thanks Raze got thru that battle and now I am battling the Shaman in his cave. Hope I make it thru.