Legacy:Boar

A boar is a creature in the game. Usually one of the tougher creatures of the game, they are also aggressive. They are also able to slip through many gaps that most other animals will be blocked by, allowing it to slip through small gaps in sign traps. Finally boars are notably slower than most other animals moving somewhat slower than a player's running speed.

Collecting bones will result in Level*4+Survival/2 quality bones. 1-2 tusks and 4 bones.

Combat Behavior

Boars will attack with a stomp when their attack meter is high enough. They will also use a move that will give them initiative points and another that will fill both attack and defense meter. Sometime they will use a special that will shift the balance towards their favor by one of they have enough intiative points. If they advantage gets high enough, then they will start using a move that will rapidly increase their attack and defense meter (indicated by a throbbing heart).

How to combat them

Use dash to counter against the defense drain and side step each that they use the balance special. Alternatively you can simply try to use opportunity knocks a few times before hitting them to undo the intiative gain and damaging them.

If it starts getting too much advantage over you, try to be able to use opportunity knock a few times followed by a valorous strike to return advantage back to 0.

If things go bad, try to find waters to retreat to or a house. Boars move a bit slower than running speed so you should be able to out run it provide your stamina can hold.

Tip: Boars are one of the few monsters which run slower than a Hearthling's third speed. While they are running, you can punch them from behind for maximum damage, even with no red bar. For an easy kill against high levels boars, sling rocks at them from a boat, then when they start to run you can hop out and chase them down.