Originally posted by esbenmf:

Dodge?

Dodging doesn't help either. They can tank a lot, and it will take eventually one hit for them to get you, especially their three hit combo. Best technique to fight them so far is Draugr fang + Needle arrows.

Originally posted by Renlish:

Yeah, the starred fulings are definitely ones that require careful planning. Do not be afraid to run da ♥♥♥ away and come back once aggro has settled again. Chipping away is easier than a full-frontal attack.

The normal two star fulings can be subdued, just not the Berserker ones. Even with Serpent Stew- Blood Pudding and Lox Pie, they can chip that in seconds.

Originally posted by esbenmf:

Dodge?

Dodging doesn't help either. They can tank a lot, and it will take eventually one hit for them to get you, especially their three hit combo. Best technique to fight them so far is Draugr fang + Needle arrows.

Originally posted by Renlish:

Yeah, the starred fulings are definitely ones that require careful planning. Do not be afraid to run da ♥♥♥ away and come back once aggro has settled again. Chipping away is easier than a full-frontal attack.

The normal two star fulings can be subdued, just not the Berserker ones. Even with Serpent Stew- Blood Pudding and Lox Pie, they can chip that in seconds.

To be fair, I don't think you're supposed to be able to face tank everything and I like it that way.

If you can range an enemy or dodge its attacks then it's probably best to just to that.

Exactly.

Yes, I didn't even pop my Bonemass buff, that's why I say, most of my deaths these days are due to hubris. Like when I pull a half dozen fulings from a garrison, but forget to take out the 2 deathsquitos that are circling nearby. I definitely had to go with the full Fenris set, the legs & hood with padded chest was too OP and getting boring.

Tell me about it... ;)

I have a special place in my "bones to pick"... place for growths. Damn', do I hate these Mofos... :D

With the Draugr Fang & needle arrows, one can kill growths with one shot, as long as you're far enough away. When you are close to them it takes 3-4 direct hits to kill them, but with those long range distance shots they will crumble with a single shot. That is definitely where the Fenris armor shines. When fighting growths in Fenris, one can easily evade their spews.

Yeah, I know. I have no problem with one of them, even two sometimes work fine, but more then two, or if fulings and/or deathsquitos get into the mix...

Sometimes you just can't control the battlefield like you would want to. ;)

Originally posted by esbenmf:

Dodge?

Dodging doesn't help either. They can tank a lot, and it will take eventually one hit for them to get you, especially their three hit combo. Best technique to fight them so far is Draugr fang + Needle arrows.

Originally posted by Renlish:

Yeah, the starred fulings are definitely ones that require careful planning. Do not be afraid to run da ♥♥♥ away and come back once aggro has settled again. Chipping away is easier than a full-frontal attack.

The normal two star fulings can be subdued, just not the Berserker ones. Even with Serpent Stew- Blood Pudding and Lox Pie, they can chip that in seconds.

It's usually a bad idea to face tank unless your probably 2 biome progressions above what your fighting

WoW, I was thinking of creating a thread nearly the exact same as this one a few hours ago. I was recently bragging of how since I learned to block/parry, I am nearly indestructible. I rarely ever die these days, unless it is due to my early onset alzheimers or hubris. Then I thought back to about a week ago when I came up against a 2 star Fuling Berserker. I had managed to eliminate nearly all the fulings in one of their plains garrisons, when I surgically pulled a lone 2 star Berserker, with a plan to tank him 1 on 1 with my Fenris armor, Silver Knife & Blackmetal Shield. He approached me at full health, and I timed my block/parry perfectly. The battle was a fairly quick one, involving only 2 hits. He hit me, then I hit the ground dead. I could not believe it, that Bersrker was the first enemy in historical memory to hit through a perfectly timed block/parry and to kill me in 1 hit through a Blackmetal Shield.

I was thinking through this earlier today, with the idea that maybe I did not quite time my block/parry properly (even though I knew that I did). I had full food charge of wolf skewer, bread & turnip stew, so my health and stamina were at end game levels. I can't help but consider the fact I was wearing a full set of Fenris armor, was probably the main contributing factor that I died in 1 shot. After all Fenris fully upgraded is only slightly better than fully upgraded bronze armor, and I would not recommend fighting even regular Berserkers wearing only bronze armor.

@Complaintdesk:
There's no way that you can tank a 2* berserker. You WILL die. Snipe him with bow and arrow.

I tried tanking a 1* berserker in full lvl 3 padded, lvl 3 BM tower shield, serpent stew, lox pie and blood pudding.

Didn't work.

Edit: Ok, tried that again. I survived this time thanks to Bonemass, and my timer on Bonemass ran almost out. And I still took a severe beating. Even the BM tower shield will let damage through.

So, a two star? No friggin' way.