>>14735005I'm not the anon you've been talking to, and I have not played this game in a while. With that said, I recall several ways to win almost any early level fight. Beyond the obvious MDFi, and assuming none of this has been nerfed or changed since 0.5.x:
Sting.
Conjure Flame.
Darts/Stones.
Any of the class combos with gods that allow for early game shenanigans.
Running.
I'm sure there's more, but Stone Soup never struck me as particularly RNG dependent. Those people with the crazy high win rates? The game allows for that kind of thing, if you know its nuances. Or at least, it did when I last played.