River Hag on HC

The fact that River Hags is still a thing in HC blows my mind.

I was hoping that there was only this one zone in the campaign, then I can just speed-run past it and never look back.
I already died there once and it prevented me from playing anything melee and slow like perfect strike. You are dead before the animation of the hit.
Saw others complained about this on forums so assumed it would get adresed.
Worst design of a mob in the game.

Mapped 100maps without problem until I saw an orb, died within my shield-charge animation. I even pressed escape as soon as I saw there was a ball on the map.
I still died.

Most Tank character I have ever built, 75+% All Res, Chaos included.
1khp/10k ES.

Let me know when this mob is REMOVED/REWORKED.
If there is no counterplay beside "don't do swamp maps" or playing ultragigarangeoneshot builds, then I am out.

We had a nice run. o7

PS. Itemlevel in hideout vendors is 60, and in endgame campaign its 70+ and adapting. Fix that also please DS.

For me this (kind of thing) is +1 reason for not playing PoE2.