I killed them first try, and the TOTAL amount of damage that the minotaurs dealt to my party was 7. 7 damage. I didn't use any cheesy stuff like barrelmancy or overpowered consumables, either. I feel like I should make a video showing people tips for handling this fight.
Please tell me how you managed that? Because I dont buy it.
I was stuck in a conversation (walked in the mycanoid cloud) so the Minotaurs were in melee range before I even got to react. The 1st minotaur was right on top of me. The 2nd moved about 200 feet in a single bloody turn with all their jumps and charges included in its movement. They have advantage on all their attacks, got an aoe knockback and a charge. I find it highly unlikely that they only did single didgit numbers.
And people saying that they could win the fight... Thats not the point now is it? I also beat them on my first go, had almost no spell slots and while Gale died, he was the only one. The point is that just about every encounter in the underdark has this form of difficulty and the monsters are very...... Homebrew. They took the appearance and statlines from the monster and dident look at their attacks and abilities. For that they just fumbled something together.