How on earth do I attack/kill ants

[LunarNexus]

My unarmed level is 5, I punch, I left hook. But the ants just dont die. I picked just one off and he took out my entire health bar with poison. What am I doing wrong?

[beardhat]

No you're doing it right

But the new combat system made ants into miniature ultralisks

[Zeler]

Ants are your worst enemy - while they have lowest stats of all animals - they deal those nasty, 1 damage wounds on really low openings. Also, you don't really get anything from killing them. Since im guessing that you are complete newbie, for now you should focus on raising you unarmed combat and getting some set of armor (you are probably best off trading it for something, you can probably even message me, and we can figure something out), after which you should try to start killing boars. While they have quite higher stats than foxes or badgers, their run speed allows you for kiting, which is really important early on.

[MagicManICT]

Only time I bother killing ants is if there's one or two (maybe three) to raid the lair. It's easier and faster. Start to raid the lair, wander off until the lair is off the screen, wait for the ants to pretty much catch up, and then run back. You should have enough time to raid it.

For getting combat discoveries... it's 1 in 10, maybe worse. You get fewer wounds fighting bats at 10 UA and AGI per move you find.

If you are going to fight ants, find yarrow, make a half dozen gardening pots when you can, and grow a lot of yarrow. Helps with those ant burns and other minor injuries.

[NOOBY93]

Ants are your worst enemy - while they have lowest stats of all animals - they deal those nasty, 1 damage wounds on really low openings. Also, you don't really get anything from killing them. Since im guessing that you are complete newbie, for now you should focus on raising you unarmed combat and getting some set of armor (you are probably best off trading it for something, you can probably even message me, and we can figure something out), after which you should try to start killing boars. While they have quite higher stats than foxes or badgers, their run speed allows you for kiting, which is really important early on.

Boars are nice for the kiteability, but I'd rather aggro a bat and stay near a cave entrance and learn combat on that instead.

[LunarNexus]

Thanks everyone for the advice. I will just kite the ants then raid the hill I guess. And who knows, I am most likely just bad at the new combat systen.

[MagicManICT]

Everybody is bad at it when it comes to fighting ants. The rest is just a matter of collecting cards and building a useful deck. Well, and pushing your UA, AGI, and STR up. (CON so you don't die, of course.)

[Procne]

I think they main problem is that ants had their health buffed. AFAIR they had like 15 hp in W8. Now they seem to have around 50?

[MagicManICT]

I think they main problem is that ants had their health buffed. AFAIR they had like 15 hp in W8. Now they seem to have around 50?

It's 50. I've counted it in various ways. Needs to be 20... :/

[abt79]

Everyone is bad at the new combat system because the new combat system is bullshit pve