Bro I killed one of these guys on god of war mode took me about 50 quick save reloads since they one shot me and I was fighting them when they barely showed up so they were really OP
Yes that's how it was for me as well. I ran to find these guys as soon as water dropped second time. I had to try a few times as well cause I was getting one shot as well. The reason my damage ramps up this quick is due to glacial permafrost.
I can't disagree about slow as hell but they are very tanky and can withstand a huge onslaught of combos when their health shows up as purple on Give me God of War difficulty as seen here. Regardless I wanted to state that perfect sparring partner to try out various combos but then the title becomes too big. Is Sigrun a better sparring partner?