Most Viable Team for Brigand Vvulf

[Awesome1509]

I have received the Wolves at the door event, and i am working on the best team strategy out of my current heroes who are a high enough level to stand a chance in the dungeon. all of them have max level gear
my 6 best heroes for this are:
A lv 6 crusader (Bulkwarth of faith, Battle Heal, Inspiring Cry, Holy Lance/Smite)
a lv 6 highwayman(Point Blank Shot, Tracking Shot, Duelists Advance, Open Vein)
a lv 6 Occultist(Sacrificial Stab, Weakening Curse, Wyrd Reconstruction, Curse of Vulnerability)
a lv 5 Vestal(judgement,Dazzling Light, Divine Grace, Divine Comfort)
a lv 5 Bounty hunter(Collect Bounty, Come Hither, Uppercut, Finish Him)
a lv 5 ShieldBreaker(Pierce, Adders Kiss, Expose, Serpent Sway)
since i lack a high enough level jester, my plan is to use the crusader for stress healing and PROT, having him soak up most damage, with occasional use of Holy Lance(when in 3rd slot, if in 1st or second, its smite)
My Vestal will focus on healing
Occultist focuses on weakening, Marking, and healing
Highwayman is just dps
Bounty hunter is for the same thing, but better since he does extra damage against humans
Shieldbreaker is also for dps, and repositioning to work around the bombs.
the team setups i have though about are:

Vestal, Crusader, Highwayman, Bounty Hunter-Crusader moves in on first turn with holy lance then follows up with bulkwarth of faith, being moved back by highwaymans Duelist Advance. Vestal keeps on healing as the bounty hunter focuses on stunning, marking, and striking. Vestal focuses on healing with occasional stun by dazzling light. The Crusader will move to any position with a bomb on it if possible, using his high prot (73% with trinkets and Bulkwarth) to tank most of the damage and keep fighting.

Vestal, Occultist, Highwayman, Bounty Hunter- Highwayman and Bounty hunter focus on damage, as vestal heals and occasionally stuns and the occultist delivers debuffs, marks, and emergency heals (hopefully no 0 crit bleeds).

Vestal, Occultist, Highwayman, Crusader- Occultist will use weakening curse mostly to debuff enemies with some use of sacrifical stab and Wyrd Reconstruction. Highwayman will be the DPS machine and the crusader will smite whenever the opportunity shows itself, otherwise using inspiring cry or battle heal. crusader will use Bulkwarth of faith first turn as well.

Vestal,Crusader,Shieldbreaker,Highwayman-upon first turn, highwayman will use tracking shot, and shieldbreaker will use expose to push low speed crusader into position to use bulkwarth of faith. The shieldbreaker will then use serpent sway to move forward.

What would be best for taking out Brigand Vvulf with what i have?

[PorkSocks]

I crushed it with VES-JES-MAA-SB. Literally almost no damage or stress at the end of the fight, and this was on hardmode. A HEL in front should work fine too. The most important piece is the MAA who immediately starts guarding to build his PROT and guards the bomb target every turn.

I don't recommend doing this fight without an MAA. Certainly it can be done, but with a lot more risk.

[cswiger]

VES-OCC-MAA-CRU or VES-OCC-MAA-BH are also pretty reasonable, although having a Jester around for stress management as @PorkSocks suggested is certainly a good thought.

You could also switch out the MAA for a Houndmaster.

[Awesome1509]

I am aware of the optimal set up. While i would normally go for it, the problem is you are required to do the quest the moment it starts or risk losing buildings. My MAA is currently at resolve level 2. my only idea on a second best would be a Crusader with Bulkwart of Faith, using the extra PROT and his mark to ensure he gets targeted and takes most of the damage in the fight.

The main thing im wondering is if the viable heroes i have rn would be enough to give me a good chance to halt Brigand Vvulf or if i should let him destroy the town.

on a secondary note, i realized i have a Champion Shieldbreaker.

[Magni]

Yikes. No Guard against Vvulf is gonna be a ♥♥♥♥♥ and a half. I'd probably go with the third option on this one, just because you'll potentially need all that healing capacity to keep up with getting bombed uncontrollably. Afaik being marked does nothing about the bomb targetting.

Shielbreaker would make a good Highwayman replacement, she's probably better at mulching Vvulf. Or you could be a bit more daring and go for VES-CRU-HWM-SHB and use the Crusader as a stress/off-healer primarily.

[Awesome1509]

Originally posted by Magni:

Yikes. No Guard against Vvulf is gonna be a ♥♥♥♥♥ and a half. I'd probably go with the third option on this one, just because you'll potentially need all that healing capacity to keep up with getting bombed uncontrollably. Afaik being marked does nothing about the bomb targetting.

Shielbreaker would make a good Highwayman replacement, she's probably better at mulching Vvulf. Or you could be a bit more daring and go for VES-CRU-HWM-SHB and use the Crusaders as a stress/off-healer primarily.

Alright. the shieldbreakers ability to completely block damage might be incredibly handy for this mission, i also have 3 aegis scales in reserve, so i could use them.
and once my scales are out, i might be able to simply move the crusader to the spot with the bombs if its close enough, have him tank the damage with the high prot i intend to give him (Barristans head, move boots, and bulkwarth of faith total up to 73% PROT)

[Butt Goblin]

No MaA guards makes this a bit of an RNG-fest. You can try to use Aegis but it's not terribly consistent, SB only has limited uses of it and the Scales can be shredded by the knife brigands before you actually get hit by the bombs. Crusader is also a no-go, he can't actually reasonably position himself onto the bombs.

Safest thing to do is hire a weenie and send them in alone to die. That skips the week without losing building upgrades, giving you time to bring a MaA up to speed.

[MADE IN IRON]

I went with a Hellion, a Crusader, a Houndmaster and a Vestal. Maybe not the best, just what I had available at that point, but somehow it worked...

[Awesome1509]

Originally posted by Magni:

Yikes. No Guard against Vvulf is gonna be a ♥♥♥♥♥ and a half. I'd probably go with the third option on this one, just because you'll potentially need all that healing capacity to keep up with getting bombed uncontrollably. Afaik being marked does nothing about the bomb targetting.

Shielbreaker would make a good Highwayman replacement, she's probably better at mulching Vvulf. Or you could be a bit more daring and go for VES-CRU-HWM-SHB and use the Crusader as a stress/off-healer primarily.

This is a very late comment, but i used the vestal,crusader,highwayman,and shieldbreaker team and succeeded. I managed to keep the bombs off me most of the time, and nearly every time i managed to make sure that the only one hit was a character with an aegis. Once, however, my 73% prot crusader was hit, dealing 7 damage to him i think. I dont want to know how screwed id be if i didnt have all that prot

[Awesome1509]

Originally posted by Butt Goblin:

No MaA guards makes this a bit of an RNG-fest. You can try to use Aegis but it's not terribly consistent, SB only has limited uses of it and the Scales can be shredded by the knife brigands before you actually get hit by the bombs. Crusader is also a no-go, he can't actually reasonably position himself onto the bombs.

Safest thing to do is hire a weenie and send them in alone to die. That skips the week without losing building upgrades, giving you time to bring a MaA up to speed.

Very late, but i did manage to beat it with vestal, crusader, shieldbreaker, and highwayman.
I worked around the crusaders slow movement with the highwayman and shieldbreaker, using moves that would often have them move forward and back to put the crusader where he is needed. And for the cases where i couldnt, id use an aegis shield. It was extremely risky, but i pulled it off a while ago, somehow.

[No One]

I was interested in hearing the end of the story, thanks for posting it. Better late than never.