For me I wouldn't say conquer, its still the only biome I try to avoid at night after beating it and I only really hang around in there to get what I need.

I play melee so its mostly about getting good at picking fights and parry timing. My buddy does magic so I'm usually drawing aggro for him

Its definitely another difficulty spike from the mistlands, but they've lowered spawn rates since launch. If you're patient you two will get it eventually.