I think I found a way to actually save Gortash. That is, to prevent him from encountering the brain while still obtaining his netherstone.
A while ago, it was possible to gently knock Gortash out in the morphic pool, but that ability was perfidiously taken away from us after Patch 7. Since then, the archdouche would transform into Mechagort upon loosing insignificant amount of hp in any state: stunned, paralyzed, prone, hold person'ed or dancing.
The problem is, non-lethal damage doesn't work on the Avatar of Tyranny, so it's a one way ticket 😢 But! There is a solution – petrification! It is not death, and it can be reversed with a flask of basilisk oil. Also, it grants you resistance to all types of damage, so getting stoned is good for your health, kids!
After you turn Enver into a sculptural masterpiece, the battle still continues. Don't attack him anymore (he definitely won't attack you) – this might trigger the transformation, just run towards the pool with any character in your party. This will start the "Meet the Absolute" cutscene. Gortash won't be in it, but his netherstone will!
I really hoped that the Emperor would take Gortash statue with us to the Astral pocket like he does with his corpse, but sadly it didn't happen. So no basilisk oil for now, babygirl.
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