Yes, Heero is definitely right about those spider eggs! They
inflict 10000 hp damage per round, which Stella can't
possibly make up for! I thought another strategy and some
hints might help as well:
--Before you fight,
make sure you have plenty of Tinctura Hypericum(restores
Health) and Aquifolium Extora(restores Mana).
--Your
party should be around level 40 or so in order to fight
Gyendal. Make sure you use all level eggs, mugworts, and
mandrakes you find!
--Also, since there're some of you
who haven't played Lord of Twilight before Gates of
Night(and therefore wouldn't have the spider eggs) Lydia's
Succubus spell works similarly, causing initially no damage,
but mega amounts of damage with each turn.
--A good
item to have is the Medusa Sword, one of the items you can
get from defeating Medusa. If you save just after fighting
her and just before looting the corpse, you can keep
reloading and relooting until you get it. I've never had the
patience to get it, but others have said it will turn both
Gyendal
and Stella to stone, making the battle much
shorter.
--A final hint: make sure Lydia has
all the Fairy spells! Her Siren spell is amazing on
pretty much all the enemies!
That said, my
strategy was to have Mel, Ed, Te'ijal, and Lydia in my
party.
Have Mel use Trip every round. I know some
might think her special skills are too weak for bosses, but
it works surprisingly well on Gyendal. Using Trip, Gyendal
was virtually never able to attack.
Have Ed attack
physically, with Excalibur Sun(obtained by attaching a
Diamond to Excalibur and dipping the weapon in the Fountain
in
Aveyond)
Have Te'ijal
use the spider eggs(if you have them) and also make sure you
found Crusher in the Memory Caverns. It's the best bow in
the game for her.
Have Lydia first use Succubus, then
have her use either Siren or Mortmal's Swarm.
If
you need to heal anyone or restore Lydia's mana, have
Te'ijal do it. While she's one of the strongest members of
the team, Ed's Excalibur Sun does far more damage to
Gyendal.
Hope this helps anyone in the future!
