The possibilities are endless. You could also try out some battle enchatements that could take him out. If you want to go through the statues, you could use smashers with your commanders. You could also try a few flying commanders with snake bladder sticks put on hold for a few turns and then attack rear (if he's not immune). It all depends on what you can forge/cast/summon.
Also, if you don't find it too cheesy, you could make a backup copy of the game folder so you can try out different things safely for learning/testing purposes.
Good luck.
edit: ah well, I take too long to post
[ December 19, 2003, 08:34: Message edited by: HJ ]