Best method to kill tree-guy-things

[Qdepfyffer]

I usually just start lighting them on fire with a torch and smacking them with a spear... Yeah, i die, but hey, i gave effort.

[Palpetinus]

Lure them to tentacles. Free tentacle spikes and monster meat, and he loses aggro.

[Silvi]

Kite them. Run up -> hit (or two hits) -> run away -> it swings at you -> run up immedietly afterwards. You can set them on fire, yeah, but it'll also hurt you if you get close. Other than that, use pig friends.

[fear_town]

This would have been an awesome post in the thread a dozen down.. Maybe people are illiterate.. Must keep.. sanity..

[tehMugwump]

This would have been an awesome post in the thread a dozen down.. Maybe people are illiterate.. Must keep.. sanity..

Yeah, I thought "didn't I just start a thread on this?"

[InSpace]

His name is leif!

[Calamity0o0]

You can get 3 hits in before he strikes back, so keep hitting and then running away. If you time it right you can even get 4 hits in a row.

[beno]

I typically employ pigmen and do most of my tree cutting in dense area. That way, I can efficiently cut 15 or more trees in a lot less time. Sometimes, this method draws a tree guard because the trees are close together and it's a lot of trees at once. The good part is that I get the pigmen to do the dirty work with the tree guard and sometimes only need to hit him once or twice and its all over.When it's just me, I whack him with the spear while wearing armor (helmet, vest). I run up, hit him, and then run away from his attack. Repeat.

[Judas Physicist]

I set them loose on pig villages.The amount of free meat after the battle is priceless.