Ignoring main character's grab, are there any other faint damage sources other than using a club? I saw a bull like creature with 5000 hp in the desert area, I had to hit it with my iron club 500 times because it only does 10 faint damage. Surely there must be other ways that I don't know of, right? Please tell me there are other ways...
First, you need a better club. Diamond club does twice as much damage as iron club. And for your army of natives, you can equip them with halloween clubs with 15 damage. And yes, you can use heavy attacks to have your club (and your keyboard) wear out less. But you still should carry a repair kit around.
Second, there are purple spikes. They deal little faint damage, but you can place a lot of them.
Third, there are Takumi's traps.
Fourth, there are shields that reflect faint damage now. With how powerful the bull's attacks are, it's worth trying.