Earth Elemental... Too tank

[christian]

Hey, I am fighting against an Earth Elemental, he is lv 20 and I am 14. I can dodge every single attack, because he is slow, but I can deal only 15~30 dmg with Silver Sword. LOL I am fighting him about 6 mins and he has 85% of his hp... There is something that I can do, to deal more damage?

[Grimm]

Well, check your silver sword and see if its a proper one for your level, other than that the signals are really op for everything, for example against a golem you can use the yrden upgrade which places a trap that does damage when the enemy is near (and stagger him too), then you get quen on you and just bash him to pieces.

[Chewybear]

Even at higher levels, some Golems / Gargoyles / Earth Elementals are proving very sturdy targets, but as the above poster noted, once you are in level range: check your gear to make sure your Silver blade is up to par, use an oil, and use the right Signs. Also, levels do make a difference, you might just need a few more levels. Come back later.

[emperorjoe]

craft a new silver sword i killed the one by the nilfs camps around 10 so it can be done it just takes forever( it took me 3 tries and 30 min)

[christian]

I just gave up... 15 mins so far, and not even 50% hp.. I broke 2 swords already lol

[Li Shengshun/Bk-201]

wait till you meet the fire one, he chugs 5% of your total hp just by standing near you :D

[soul like that be capable of]

Originally posted by DarKinG:

I just gave up... 15 mins so far, and not even 50% hp.. I broke 2 swords already lol

after all he made of stone Kappa.

[Ofan]

Be patient, I just killed a level 20 chort and I'm at level 14 playing on the blood and broken bones difficulty as a boss in a witcher contract.

It took half an hour intense cramped battle in a tiny cave, I was helped by filling my sword with bleed runes, the bleeding proc was doing damage to it was faster than my attacks were and it seemed to stack.

The XP is worth it too, it blasted me up a whole level and a half


Edit just wrecked a level 24 fire elemental at level 15 that took a while though, just be patient loads of dodging

[vodkapenguin]

Originally posted by endx32:

Hey, I am fighting against an Earth Elemental, he is lv 20 and I am 14. I can dodge every single attack, because he is slow, but I can deal only 15~30 dmg with Silver Sword. LOL I am fighting him about 6 mins and he has 85% of his hp... There is something that I can do, to deal more damage?

I'm a little late to the party, but I found the key to killing the Earth elementals at a low level is always being on Roach's back.

Every hit done while he is sprinting is a crit.

Just beat a level 20 Earth Elemental at level 11.

I probably wouldn't do this fight at level 11 if I were confined to a cave, way too long otherwise.

[The Cartoon Hors]

time to oil up

[DarkFire]

Oh ye forgotten thread...

Anyway, the levelling system is designed so that if you're that much under levelled compared to the monster you're fighting you really won't do that much damage. Blade oil, fighting from horseback and heavy use of signs will help but to avoid a 10-15 minute (real time) battle means coming back when there's less than 5 levels difference between you and the monster.