Tried it again another dozen or so times at normal, same result.Same thing every time. Either I instantly get rushed, knocked down and killed or, if I manage to avoid that, I get turned into a ladybug and killed before I can recover.
You come out of the cutscene right in tho line of fire and unequipped.Just equipping rhe weapon, even after dodging the initial rush, causes the loss of at least a third of my hitpoints.And even when I get a few hits in my best weapons and active skills don't do any significant damage.
I do understand that it's not simply a matter of damage per hit, but using some sort of strategy or tactics implies that you have time to do that.In this fight you have to react instantly to an overwhelming mass attack, you have to make very fast defensive moves and there isn't really any opportunity to fight back. Just taking a second to heal means getting instantly rushed and killed.
For what its worth these are my stats:
Level 36
HP 734 Mana 635
Vitality 52
Spirit 45
Strength 54
Dexterity 63
Intelligence 27
Weapon Damage 101-191 + (22-22)
Melee Resistance 37.68 %
Ranged Resistance 45.08 %
Magic Resistance 43.62 %
Conditioned Body 58 %
Heightened Reflexes 75 %
Indomitable Will 45 %
Skills:
Poison Arrows 5 Rush Attack 1
Ranger Strength 3 Mindreading 2
Stun Arrows 3 Wisdom 3
Ranger Stealth 5 Lockpick 5
Splitting Arrows 5 Encumbrance 1
Evade 3 Unarmed 2
Exploding Arrows 8 Single-handed 1
Way of the Ranger 5 Dual-wield 4
Heal 5 Sword/Shield 1
Firewall 3 2-handed 4
I would just add that although Amdusias looked hard at first he was actually easy when maneuvered into the right position on the dragon carcass bridge. And even Laiken/Raz wasn't too bad with Sassan healing. And there weren't any real tough boss fights after that. Even the arena battle in the Hall of Echoes wasn't bad, only took a couple of reloads. So that's why I was so surprised by this final battle and it's hard to know what to make of it.
