[Truece]

The fight is time-based. If you can last 5 mins from the point when Maat first realizes you are there, you will win! I pulled Maat with paralyze and didn't bother trying to keep it on him when it wore off.

As a galka, I decided to load up on VIT and DEF. I believe with food, I had +17 VIT and my DEF was up in the 390 range (hmm, that might be a bit high, but I don't recall exactly).

I started with my max MP setup and then switched to more appropriate gear after I buffed. I used Medicine earring (which never really kicked in as I only got into red HP once), phalanx ringx2, earth staff, any AF that gave +VIT, tavnazian taco. I also used one yag drink. I had a stack of echo drops on me from my XP parties, but I don't recall having to use one.

My strategy was to rely as little on magic as I could. I filled my inventory with Hi-pots before the battle (I had 26 at the beginning, and walked out with 3). He was hitting me for 30-40 per punch, with crits in the 100-ish range. I found that the Hi-pots were more than adequate to keep up with the damage. I threw a DS+Cure III in there as well as a Benediction after he used Howling Fists for 400ish damage near the 4-minute mark (the only time I hit red HP). I used a pamama au lait and kept Regen III up. In the end, I cured just over 2800 hit points not counting Regen and the au lait.