How to Kill Dragons Easily in Elden Ring

Confronting the dragons of Elden Ring is a rite of passage for Tarnished in pursuit of power. These colossal creatures guard inestimable treasures, and they are the key to gaining Dragon Communion, an extremely difficult task. In the skies, they soar, attacking with their breath and physical assaults; a careful strategy and careful execution are called for.

This mobility is absolutely critical in the utilization of Torrent to dodge the erratic American dragon's attacks. With the recent Shadow of the Erdtree downloadable content, added were new strategies and weapons to help in these epic battles. New weapon techniques to powerful incantations will allow players, even more, ways to make these winged behemoths history.

This guide will discuss successful methods, weapon selections, and items applied to help players in conquering the most powerful Elden Ring foes.

How to Kill Dragons Easily in Elden Ring

The only way one can successfully counter a dragon is by making good use of their vulnerability when they're in a state of stunned shock. Busting a dragon's stance can bring about critical weaknesses for focused attacks.

Heavy weapons are great for breaking the stagger of a Dragon, especially on the head. Charged attacks from heavy weapons, if properly timed and contacted with the Dragon's breath, will land crushing action to the head. Jumping attacks are a nice alternative for an effective way to poise damage to help a dragon drop faster than usual.

The Cragblade Ash of War can really give a run for its money in comparison with other sources for stacking Dragon poise to players utilizing swift weapons. If used as an infusion for weapon rocks in the game, this Ash of War will enjoy a boosting of poise damage on any weapon, which is no less than derogatory to the dragon's defense. Dual weapons, such as Caestus and Hookblades, become deadly in tandem with the Cragblade in their capacity to break a dragon's stance, especially on the legs and head.

Intelligence-based spellcasters have a range of dragon-staggering methods that actually work. Rock Sling does good poise damage if used on the head and will remain useful for a while. But with time, the Meteorite spell from Liurnia remains the best, both in power and under the fact that it can actually hit the vulnerable underbelly of the dragon. What remains the single best spell for this, though, is Meteorite of Astel. Very high in both damage and poise disruption.

Faith-based spellcasters have somewhat fewer options to stagger dragons. The measly incantation Bestial Sling, if employed little and often, is a relatively sustainable way of chipping away at a dragon's poise early on—particularly when it is targeted at the head. A bit heftier is the Stone of Gurranq on both counts. Another one is the incantation Flame of Frenzy. While mostly a damage-over-time effect, this phrase can be a good source of increased in-kind damage, whereby you can quickly deplete a dragon's poise from raining fire below.

Faith build players can fully take advantage of the Pest-Thread Spears—a DLC weapon—for the total countering of dragons. With this, a player can further maximize the piercing abilities of this dazzling weapon against the dragon's body at an optimal angle, cracking the stance rapidly with a huge hit.

More accessible to those not yet having access to this material, the Pest Threads incantation presents a comparable—though in its own right, much less powerful—means of achieving a staggers on dragons. Much weaker than the Pest-Thread Spears, it can, however, break the target's combat posture and provide an opening for a follow-up attack. Training and mastering the use of these techniques against the seriously threatening will significantly improve players' chances of winning.