yeah same for the 3 knight and poison guy fight and 3 archer and poison guy. basically any fight with 4 enemies is a instant loss if they happen before you get a aurite or an egg. i would suggest maybe doing what slay the spire does which is your first 3 fights are much easier.
yeah i feel like some of these normal fights are overtuned all the sudden. on turmoil i just ran into 3 axemen , a archer , stabber and scavenger. i still only have my starting team.
sorry about that, a few encounters accidentally got combined. Put out another quick update so they should be back to normal. If any still feel out of place let me know (One of the final zone 3 elites still looks pretty strong in my files).