Missing Hitboxes

Only thing I noticed is that his magic attack does as much damage as his touch, meaning my Paladin dies even if I could keep him pinned. PG won't help me against 12k magic...

There was a glitch before that caused his magic attack to do ridiculous damage, but that's since been fixed. As the poster above me said, you're probably getting touch without realizing it. For whatever reason, BF's touch range is much larger than its actual body, so if you're anywhere near the little lollipop thing, you're a goner.