Wolves on the other hand have defense, counter and smash, so the "new" thing is counter and smash.

When the wolf uses counter the best way is to windmill, you could also use a spell.

When the wolf uses smash you can use a regular attack to counter it. Or if you have counter attack activated you can leave that on.

Summary of basic battles:
After you finish a combo, do either defense or counter. Never finish a combo and go straight against the enemy again mabinogi gold, unless you know what your doing.
After the mob gets knocked back it will either attack you normally or do one of the skill it possess, when the enemy is walking and has skill activated he's most likely doing defense, in this case you smash, when the enemy is standing still is probably counter, you either windmill or cast spell, if the enemy uses a skill and runs after you, is smash, so do a regular attack.

Use Of Magic in combat

Magic Counter
For more indepth magic information check pauls magic faq.
Don't forget to click links for demonstration!

Magic Counter is the easiest(but might be slowest, depending on what and on your ranks of counter and spell) way to kill mobs with Heavy Stander and/or Mana Refractor.

What you have to do is cast a bolt spell and activate counter right when you throw it mabinogi money, and cast again another bolt right when you start the counter animation.

Ice-Counter: Often used against werewolves, skeletons and gremlins. Is a safe way to kill mobs with Heavy-Stand but no Mana Refractor. Another thing that makes it popular is that most enemies that receive a single hit come right after you with a regular attack.
Note that a critical hit resets the AI so it won't come right after you in this case.
Also please note if you have r9 or higher Ice Bolt you'll have to wait 0.5-1.0 seconds before attacking with the bolt again or you will interrupt standing up animation and won't have enough time to counter.
//Can also be done with Lightning bolt\\

Fire-Counter: Often used against faster mobs and/or mobs with both Heavy Stander and Mana Refractor mabinogi money.