User blog comment:ArgonSlayer/Elite Monster Combinations/@comment-12.36.188.166-20120612030023

I'm not sure what class you're playing but in cases where I encounter these mobs, I usually use defensive cooldowns to get away from them and then kite from a distance without coming into direct contact. For example, I play a wizard and use Teleport in the opposite direction (breaks me out of the wall) and will put down a venom hydra to begin dotting the elites. If they get too close, I'll use Diamond Skin as a shield, Force Wave to push them back and then continue with the same strategies.

I don't mean to sound pendantic, but this is the fine art of kiting and it's something that all classes including melee need to be able to do in Hell mode onwards. I would look at your defensive skills, and choose anything that allows you to maintain a distance from those packs while giving you the capacity to break away from being walled. From Hell more forward, survivability is much more important than being able to do raw damage.

I hope that helps!