Originally posted by Mr.No-Skill:

got silver gear and serpent shield but dam they stagger me in 2 sec. Like 1-2 wolfs are easy its the dam invasions with 10+ at once that deletes me :( love the snow region but monsters keep spawning in or close to my base so spend 75% of the time trying to defend my buildings

Dig a moat around your base. Then you can make a bridge and have that one point to defend. Ooooooor, you can make a half bridge extending from your base and simply jump back and forth.

Serpent Shield is for blocking/tanking. You need a shield that allows parrying.

They can also stagger you easily if you don't have high enough health or stamina.