One trick I have done and it has ensured me victory is pick up a load of oil barrels. You can drop as many items as you wish in combat. I then drop 5 firewine and oil barrels. Misty step out of there and set it on fire. On the one hand it is dumb game mechanics but on the other hand I have not beaten the Minotaurs or Spectator and Drow without this tactic.
Yeah the first step in making these cheesy gimmicks at least somewhat tolerable would be to disable magic pockets in combat. Then make the barrels have more realistic volume where they can only be carried/equipped one at a time like weapons, IF you have enough strength to lift a huge barrel full of oil. Then make dropping something cost at least a Bonus Action.
The minotaurs are pretty much an encounter for a level 5 party if you fight them without OP cheese tactics. Pretty telling that you can solo them without any risk if you exploit barrels/invisibility/shoving. But that's not the kind of combat I want to play. I'd rather use class abilities and play D&D.
