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Tormuse doesn't lose, he dies on purpose to lull the demons into a false sense of security.
Well, sadly, giftdropping was badly nerfed in last version, so your point is no longer very valid.
Medpacks and phase devices work, but you should be careful to lay them down so that monsters only see them and won't pick them up. Damaged armours are also great to lure stuff out, even if they pick them up those sub 50% greens and 25% blues don't help them at all.