I have not done this fight but what you describe reminds me a lot of the defensive statues in the cave under the Druid Grove ...

Also,
Originally Posted by Topgoon
There is no challenge to this fight, aside from struggling with the control issues and tedium.

I will, once again, emit the wish that Larian will take notice of how often the words controls and tedium (in their various forms and derivatives) appear in players' feedback. And that they will decide to do something about it, of course.

Flash info : The Dark Urge is not an Origin Character. And it's not a new concept.