Finally took down the lavaback. Solo, I might add. Only took me 40 minutes 😄 I thought I was stuck on this last night, but actually it wasn’t too bad with a bit of forward planning.
The fight unlocked one of the best (imo) karskuris, which managed to keep me in the fight when I was on the verge for ages. I did cart once though.
I’ve done all the monsters in that next area now, but I’ve yet to do the additional fights that unlocks. One of the monsters (the grit dog) is particularly good for making armour that can help in the lavaback fight.
Going to try and make some good poison gear next. 🙂