I feel ya :(
Seems to me there really is no point to go further than bronze, or if you brave, iron.
So many have complained and quit the game be-course of this little bugger, before and after the nerf. I dont understand why they simply just dont remove it :(
And even if you where able to hit it with your little bronze shield or what ever you are using that have saved you many times over, not with this bugger, he will dmg you, you will notice this, and try and strike him, ok you get one hit in, but so does he again = dead

Guess its better to loose players