What to do when stuck on a boss?

[dayseekR.]

Currently stuck at that guy that transforms into a wolf with a sword and I'm wondering what to do in this game when you get stuck as you're not leveling really well killing enemies. How can I upgrade my gear etc.?

[Drake]

First, try to get 2 rings of cold resist. His main source of damage is cold and resistances work really well to mitigate elemental damage (that's usually something you want maxed as much as possible).
Then upgrade your main weapon if you can and the rest of your stuff too. But really, that boss is mainly a strategy check.

[RawMeatDiet]

Which class? You could read a guide on making a build. Passives and skills with support gems are very important.

[dayseekR.]

Currently playing the monk and I'm trying to avoid looking for builds etc, but the resistance tip is a good one. How can I upgrade stuff, farm for better ones?

[Baron01]

Get few more levels, find a zone as close to your level as possible and repeatedly clear the map. You usually over-level campaign zones especially if you struggle a bit with bosses.

Get better gear. I understand this is easier said than done during campaign, I struggled with gear all the way to maps. Campaign is very stingy with drops and it can take long to get even minor upgrade. Do not be afraid to use blue items as magic item with two good stats will be much better than badly rolled rare. Find a zone where is a minor boss and repeatedly kill it. There is a zone before the final boss of Act 1 where you can kill the executioner. You will quickly learn the lay out and repeatedly kill him. He can drop you some decent upgrades.

[Lord_Red]

you need start use poe 2 trade

[Fuinseoig]

Yeah, the Count is a pain, but once you beat him it is so sweet. Like everyone said - boost cold resistance as much as possible, upgrade gear as much as possible. Run around like you're trying to win an Ironman triathlon, so dodging is your strategy here to avoid getting killed. Don't bother trying to kill the mobs of wolves in the ice mist circle (unless you need to refill flasks) as they will disappear once the circle does. Be aware of his attacks (luckily he telegraphs them) and get as much damage on him as you can.

[TheMasterBlaster]

during the actual fight you need to pay attention to his dialogue when you're inside the fog circle. a second or two after he finishes each line of dialogue his wolf form sprints through and does significant damage to you. so, shortly after he finishes his line of dialogue you need to dodge roll. I don't know if it matters which direction, but I usually dodge away from the center of the fog circle.

this particular part of the fight always killed me until I learned how to dodge to avoid most of that damage. of course you also need AoE to kill the wolf spawns during that part of the fight or they can also kill you.

[😎Astran😾]

Undecember is uch more fun and is F2P. Diablo 4 season 7 is 10 days away. Monster Hunter Wilds release is 7 weeks away. PoE2 balanced and debugged release is two years away.

Pick your poison

[ShadyLurker]

Originally posted by dayseekR.:

Currently stuck at that guy that transforms into a wolf with a sword and I'm wondering what to do in this game when you get stuck as you're not leveling really well killing enemies. How can I upgrade my gear etc.?

Get gud? i mean it's a super easy boss, that's why he's the boss of act 1...How much easier do the devs need to make this game?

[eroo]

Originally posted by dayseekR.:

Currently playing the monk and I'm trying to avoid looking for builds etc, but the resistance tip is a good one. How can I upgrade stuff, farm for better ones?

Go ice strike monk and use bell when off cd. make sure you have 2 bells

[Sonnenbank]

Originally posted by dayseekR.:

Currently stuck at that guy that transforms into a wolf with a sword and I'm wondering what to do in this game when you get stuck as you're not leveling really well killing enemies. How can I upgrade my gear etc.?

you dont really need to upgrade much
you only need some cold resis and then you need to learn the boss.

While you can overcome challenge with gear in POE2 the first couple fights on a new char when you dont have gear you instead need some mechanical skill on keyboard.

The fire guy on Floor1 of that last map is level 16 and has good drops
if you want to farm then this guy is the best to farm.
here is my hc ssf warrior farming him.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n6DHtSejZwM

This guy is the best in case you want to farm some level 16 gear

[Lord Stosh]

I am sympathetic. My level 18 monk was stuck on Count Wolfman. The end of encounter ice beams and red and black beams were always my undoing. I did a lot of damage with the bell but couldn't avoid the beams. Very frustrating to be 99% finished with Act 1 and hit a wall.

I finally grabbed a friend to get me through. Even with twice the boss health in co-op his mercenary put the Count away.

My monk seems like a glass cannon with combined life (386) and ES (18) of 404. I guess I've made some big mistakes in my build but not obvious yet what they are. (My level 17 Sorceress has 1,009 and four skeletons to protect her).

I think it would help if the monk's evasion (71%) gave more protection from DOTs, AOE and direct elemental hits.

And yes, the cold resistance rings and Sapphire Charm will help. My cold resistance only 7%

Sadly, my hand-eye coordination just barely good enough for a Path of Souls-like game (I'm in my 70s). Very easy for hands to slip. Obviously, this is not the devs fault. But the weak dodging mechanic puts a filter on how many people can play and enjoy the game.

[AirSniffer]

Just kill it

[Niteχ]

Farm previous bosses for rare item/unique drops and grind out areas for xp to overlevel a bit. Get support gem drops, skill gem drops to lvl up your skills.