Image below is how fighting Stone Titan on Dark difficulty got me feeling like

[gotdatdoginm3]

This guy is so tanky and after a few turns he one shots everyone in my party. Looking for any tips on how to beat him. Here’s my build and party:

Race: Human
Class: Charmer
Background: Minstrel

Main Attributes: Strength, Agility, Presence
Perks: Expert Inspiration, Mutual Inspiration

Primary: Ashelander
Off Hand: Harp of Waves
Head: Partician Mass
Neck: Enchanted Amulet
Shoulders: Clark of the Deeps
Armor: Rogue Scholar Attire
Top: Silk Shirt
Bottom: Studded Leathers
Waist: Fertile Girdle
Hands: Gloves of Giant Strength
Feet: Winged Sabatons
Ring: Guldring
Ring: White Blossom

Powers:
At Will: Sneak Attack
Recharge 1: Sorrant Chant
Recharge 2: Dischord
Encounter: Summon Grungendyr
Ultimate: Inspiration

Party: Witch Cait and Warhides Arona

 

[Punccline]

I managed to just brute force him, with a bit of experimenting.

Class: Warrior (Soldier bg), Tough Hide and Titan's Grip perks.
Stats: Strength > Toughness > Agility.
Gear: Stonepiercer, Dragonscale, Titanic Hat, Champion's Belt, Cloak of the Deep, Gloves of Giant Strength, Winged Sabatons, Mare's Ring, Hornet Ring.

At Will: Equilibrium
Recharge 1: Onslaught
Recharge 2: Endure
Encounter: War Banner
Ultimate: Assassinate (it's what I had equipped at the time but literally any other ultimate is better tbh, Assassinate barely scratches him.

Companions: Cait (Frostheart), Brint (Wayfarer).

The strat is simple. Have Cait use Rime Veil on you and plant War Banner ASAP, then make peace with the fact that Cait and Brint are dead meat the second Slow Start wears off.

Once it does, he's gonna knock your party prone and use an attack that will likely murder both your companions by hitting them for several hundred damage each (I've seen it deal like 700 damage to Cait on a high roll lmao, poor kitty is cooked). Due to Equilibrium, you will avoid being knocked prone, and War Banner's passive healing will keep you alive. Between this, heavy armor and Rime Veil, you should be able to survive several turns of the giant hitting you.

The fight is basically one short rotation on repeat: Use Onslaught, attack until you reach about 1/3rd health (which takes 3-4 turns depending), use Endure, repeat. It'll take a while, but you will eventually whittle him down.

Large spikes of damage aren't worth much against him, because he has a passive that hard caps how much damage a single hit can do to him on top of his massive health bar and defensive stats. Your best bet is to self-sustain and subject him to death by a thousand cuts.