Originally posted by Zep Tepi:

In many of the mines I've been to there has been a hole in the floor close to the entrance. Sometimes you can aim arrows down there. Ooze bombs and fire bombs are great for this too. It can take time to whittle down a soldier this way, but better that than going toe to toe.

Soldiers are big enough that sometimes you can get them stuck or blocked. The seekers have no problem getting up stairs, but the soldiers can't manage it. They also can't get inside those small hidden rooms. If possible look for a way to get them terrain locked.

I much prefer going toe-to-toe. I once had three soldiers in an upper room with the spiral staircase leading up. I tried several times to get up there, but they always knocked me off when I got to the top. Probably a good thing, since 3 at once is probably a bit much, but it took forever to take them out with a bow. I think I even had to go back to camp for some more arrows.

Originally posted by Zep Tepi:

It might take more than one try to clear the entrance. If in doubt, back out, heal up get rested. Having a fire or portal out there helps. If the seekers get into the entrance they might even kick you out, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

Another time I had a 2* seeker and a 2* soldier blocking the entrance. I don't know how many times I got flung back out the front door! It's really annoying when you get a parry against a 2* soldier and end up outside and unable to capitalize.

I figured out how to stand at an angle to the entrance when parrying so I just got knocked into the corner and was able to come back in for a hit. Unfortunately, one or both would generally then get an unblocked hit in, and I'd have to go outside to lick my wounds.