Tip to kill those flying wights in the shroud ?

[gandalf]

I am having hard time. What best (ranged) tactic ? Use fire ? Cold ? Acid ?

[SylenThunder]

Even as a full mage, I just keep a bow handy. With a half-decent level/stats on the bow and some flint arrows they go down in just a few hits.

[Silent Warrior]

Maybe you just need some more points in your Int. stat and upgrade your wand? I remember they were difficult to kill when I faced them the first time on low lvl. But later they became much easier. With my pure sorcerer build I killed them just with wand. Fire when I remember right.
I could kill them faster and get less hit when I stayed close to them, dodge into the attack, run / roll / jump almost under them and shot. When you're close their attacks miss very often.

[william_es]

One thing you can do is simply hide by objects that will block the two projectiles they shoot. Use dodge roll to get behind the objects. Then pop out and shoot. I used to use the groups of giant stone urns that you find around elixir wells for that purpose.

Another way is to simply get super close to them. The two projectiles they shoot curve outwards, then inwards. If you're close enough, and I mean close close, they will curve around behind you. But early game, that's crazy risky, when those projectiles can nuke your health.

Same up close tactic will work for the fell sicklescythes later on. But the sicklescythes have another attack that shoots a huge projectile ghost skull straight forward, with a AOE blast. So 20 times riskier. For those guys, I hide behind things.

[simon]

i just use whatever wand i have on me.

[Dagmar]

Wands work pretty well and only require you face sort of in the general direction of the enemy. Typically I keep the highest fire and highest ice wand that drops on me, because it's about 50/50 which element a given enemy is going to be vulnerable to.

[Ghevd]

I find dodging towards their homing attacks is a bit easier than dodging to the side. You can dodge to the side as well but you have to time it more so they cannot arc back towards you.

Also helps to lure them into a tight space so their homing attacks have a harder time circling back after a dodge.

[SgtShrimp]

I just use fire wand and bow and dodge. Just gotta be patient and stay under them. Use your target lock and it becomes almost too easy!

[Skywalker]

They are weak to fire. Firestaff with fireball should help?

[EverTrek1701]

cold is broken. fire/shroud damage build outside of shroud and fire/shock inside. just nuke them with eternal fireball.