my hammer is 951 max, but when i wrote this i was using 600 max. Intimidate, headhit 3, if your knocked down, dont try to stand up. these things spam knockdown so much he'll do it again and it'll hit you straight back up. Medic xx4x is a gods sent in this game. Using 40 med use 1035 power stims that can heal huge amounts of health and action at once is a huge advantage, that way you dont have to stop to heal as much.
For giants, the def vs knockdown food REALLY helps, but isnt needed, if your willing to wait a while
I can pop the giants solo in about 10-15 minutes now, its fun.