Hellhound

Hellhounds are much like wolves, but are much more dangerous and have the ability to breathe fireballs. They have far more HP and are difficult to stun, as a result they can move really quickly around the battlefield and it is really hard to stop them. They are only found just before, and after defeating the Dragon.

They have the ability to drag you away if you are down and use their grapple attack to deal large amounts of damage while your pawns are busy. Their fire balls cost a lot of stamina to block, so it's preferable to dodge them if possible. They can also cloak themselves in flame so their bites do fire damage.

Tactics

 * Hellhounds like most postgame enemies don't take holy attacks well.
 * Do NOT attempt to attack them with fire attacks. It does little damage and causes them to instantly become cloaked in fire, making your life harder.
 * Ice attacks are also very effective, often freezing them within 3-4 attacks.
 * The Magick Archer's Sixfold Bolt and Hunter Bolt skill will cause much damage and almost always freezes them.
 * The Strider's Ensnare/Implicate Skill can easily bring several Hellhounds to the ground for follow up attacks or grappels.
 * Knocking them into the air with skills such as the Fighter's Antler Toss can help stop them in their tracks so you can go for follow up attacks.
 * Try to avoid being hit by a fireball, as this will knock you down and often leads into their dragging off grappeling move, which is often fatal. Beware of Hellhounds flanking behind you because they will knock you down while your attention is elsewhere.
 * It is useful to fight Hellhounds as a Strider or a Ranger, as the double jump ability can help you to stay even further away from their fireball attack, as well as having a projectile weapon of your own to land the first strike on them from a distance.
 * The Mystic Knight's Ruinous/Perilous Sigil will stop a Hellhounds approach and help keep it at bay.

Locations (Post-Dragon)

 * The Everfall.
 * The Tainted Mountain.
 * The fields outside the north exit of Gran Soren.
 * The roads between Cassardis and The Mountain Waycastle.
 * Summoned by Liches