How do you beat the forced wolf encounters?

[Drumadin]

Getting mighty sick of this unwinnable matchup with wolves that can traverse the map and still attack, get the first attack, always pounce, always flank, always deal more than 40 damage up to 70 without even critting.

Before the first round ends half my squad is lying on the ground half dead.

Was this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ intentional?

[Wolfera]

Shields.

[Vincent Mercier]

You uninstall the game for the litany of poor design decisions therein

[PsychoBush]

The pouncing is resisted by physical resistance that, in turn, can be boosted with skills and perks. It’s possible to reach 100% and get immunity to pouncing early in the game. Make sure your tanks will take the heat and use thigh formation. You can also crowd control some of the wolfs with stun, slow, trap, etc. Wolfs in this game is never a easy fight. It requires a lot of tactics.

[rompier02]

Use fire bombs if able. The fire will not allow them to pass through. Also run to back & form tight formations. This is the random encounter in Britain is it? Yes it is a tough fight.

[Black Hammer]

None of my guys ever block wolf attacks. Are they unblockable or is it just lousy luck that they fail to block 10+ times in a row despite having points in the skill?

[PsychoBush]

Originally posted by Black Hammer:

None of my guys ever block wolf attacks. Are they unblockable or is it just lousy luck that they fail to block 10+ times in a row despite having points in the skill?

If you mean regular attack, is the same chance as any other and is based on the shield equipped. But if you mean the "pounce" special attack, it’s rolled against physical resistance.

[Black Hammer]

Originally posted by FTP:

Originally posted by Black Hammer:

None of my guys ever block wolf attacks. Are they unblockable or is it just lousy luck that they fail to block 10+ times in a row despite having points in the skill?

If you mean regular attack, is the same chance as any other and is based on the shield equipped. But if you mean the "pounce" special attack, it’s rolled against physical resistance.

It did turn out to just be lousy luck, going an entire fight and missing every block. The next wolf fight, my MC blocked the first three wolf attacks in a row, which was great. Sadly, I've had to put the game down again since I had several freezes in a row, and while I'm fine with RNG in combat, I dislike RNG in whether the game finishes processes or not.

[Kowalth]

The Balder's Favour skill prevents you from the Pounce Attack. Also Stun + Deathblown is deadly.

[AlyaBT]

if i'm not mistaking i used my shield and tank units to form a wall around my archers and spear wilder and had those attack from behind the wall