DoM getting killed while in animation

[Fossil God]

So I've been trying to play Desolation of Mordor on gravewalker but I keep getting killed by annoying things like a random arrow or spear that I couldn't spot, and that's annoying but fine. Then there's the other things, like countering an enemy only to get hit while stuck in the animation or opening the menu only to be unable to move just long enough to get hit after exiting it, or using an execution on a captain just to get hit in the middle of it. Those wouldn't be as big of an issue if I could dodge out of it to avoid the damage but you can't, you can't do anything during the animation except get hit, and given that it's gravewalker, you'll probably die.

I also seem to be randomly losing health, I'll go into a fight at full health, as far as I can see I won't get hit, then someone will hit me with an attack like a spear or arrow from a grunt that never has oneshot me in the past but then suddenly kills me now. but that's a different frustration for a different time.

I get it's supposed to be hard but when I can't do anything but dodge if I don't want to die then it becomes pretty annoying, plus how am I supposed to kill an arrow proof berserk captain if I can die to a grunt while using an execution on him, without running away to stealth attack constantly.

I also get that in DoM you have to play a lot more defensively but, again how do I kill if I can't throw attacks.

Update: I managed to finish a run on gravewalker with 569000, though I still almost died countless times because of the animation locks. I would've lost this run fighting the overlord because of an animation lock, but luckily I had a gear upgrade that gave me a last chance.

[Iron Knights]

Gravewalker is not for everyone.

[Senran Wannabie]

Obviously It's not the difficulty that's the problem and its animation lock when you're supposed to be invincible yet still getting hit when you shouldn't be.
It's a bug we all have to deal with.

[cswiger]

Many fighting games have the notion that a well-timed quick or light attack can interrupt a heavy attack, combo, or finisher.

Talion routinely gets interrupted trying for a ground finisher, unless you unlock Wraith Counter. An Orc which is preparing a deathblow on Talion can be interrupted by an attack from one of your dominated orcs or even your bodyguard.

Shadow of Mordor / War doesn't always provide i-frames to either Talion or to the orcs.