Originally posted by grapplehoeker:

With a fully upgraded wolf set and Frostner you can go toe to toe with a troll and win... until then, a good bow and kiting, preferably with fire arrows is your best option.

Nice troll bro.

You can block a troll's attacks with a bronze shield no problem. Mine was level 2 (a single upgrade). Just don't use blunt against them. I was winning melee fights with trolls using a level 2 bronze axe in level 2 bronze armor before moving out of black forest.