[Executor]

Anti SC/thug strategy depends on the MR, Defense, Protection, awe, fear, regeneration...

Here's something that pretty much always works.
Two thugs, first set to lower the defense. Every attack is -2 defense so you give gloves of gladiator and a stone bird, also put boots of quickness.
That gives 16 attack, -32 defense. Than take the other thug equipped him with some AP/AN items, gate cleaver or dusk dagger, and give some strength boosters.

The important thing is to kill him while he is still buffing himself.