Dragon's Dogma 2: Walkthrough & Boss Guide

Where to find it

Griffins appear in the wild, usually only active in the daytime. In Vermund one flies northeast of Vernworth and another is at the Forested Griffin's Nest in the Misty Marshes. In Battahl they appear south of Checkpoint Rest Town, at the Wasteland Griffin's Nest near Enoa'Battahl Forest, in the Crumbling Ruins, on the Olta'Battahl Coastline and near Windwalker's Home.

Attacks and strategy

Its flapping wings can create strong winds, Nose Dive attacks from the air (sometimes repeatedly) and Drive-By knocks targets down. Grab and Trample seizes a target, flies off and drops it from height, so wiggle the left stick to escape before the fall. When heavily damaged it flees and flies above the party: use ranged attacks while it is airborne, or jump from a platform onto its leg and climb its body. It has no tail attacks, so you can grab its tail from behind, but it flaps its wings hard to throw you off and you may need to recover stamina and retry.

Where to find it

You first meet Medusa at the Excavation Site during Gaoled Awakening, where she flees. She can be fought at the end of the Caliginous Depths (The Hole) and is also listed in the Unmoored World (Nera'Battahl Windrift).

Strategy

Her gaze can inflict Petrified and Blighted. The Daughter of the Evening shield reflects the gaze back at her, and the Thief's Subtlety augment helps you avoid her attention. Fextralife recommends a melee vocation: let Pawns draw her attention while you climb her back to the head and attack the head and neck, where enough damage stuns her. Alternatively, a Magick Archer's Soporific Bolt puts her to sleep so you can decapitate her with melee. Climbing and melee drain stamina, so carry restoratives and keep your carry weight average or lower.

Where to find it

Talos is on the Volcanic Island, which opens after the main quest The Guardian Gigantus.

Strategy

Talos is immune to damage except on its crystal stakes, which are on the right eye, chest, left leg, left arm, right heel, right shoulder, back and right hand. Destroying them is the goal; once they are gone you can reach its weak spots. Ballistas are scattered around the area, usually on cliff edges, and NPCs will fire them too. To reach its body you can climb from a ballista on a cliff edge, be carried over by a bird, or jump from above and grab it as you fall. Climbing drains a lot of stamina, so bring curatives. After the fight, retrace your path to collect Wakestone Shards from the fallen stakes.

Overview

The Dragon is the final boss. After Phaesus summons a weak imitation, the real Dragon destroys it and challenges you. Killing it makes you king, and sitting on the throne ends the game.

Preparation

Bring a balanced party, stock Wakestones to revive fallen party members and make a hard save first. Afterward the Pathfinder can send you back to fight again, or you can use the Godsbane Blade on yourself to continue toward the alternate path described above.

Locations

There are two Sphinx shrines, both in Vermund. The Mountain Shrine is in northern Vermund, northwest of the Misty Marshes. The Frontier Shrine is southwest of Checkpoint Rest Town: head west along the road and take the south path through the mountain pass.

Riddles

Mountain Shrine: Riddle of Eyes (give the Sealing Phial from the chest above the cave entrance, not the Rotten Apple; reward Wakestone), Riddle of Madness (place your pawns, or a romanced character, on the pedestal; reward Portcrystal), Riddle of Wisdom (place the SphinxParent pawn on the pedestal; reward 1,200 RC), Riddle of Conviction (give a Golden Trove Beetle or Wakestone for a duplicate) and Riddle of Rumination (return to where you first found a Seeker's Token, collect the Finder's Token and deliver it within seven days; reward 3 Ferrystones). Frontier Shrine: Riddle of Reunion (completes on arrival; reward 100,000 Gold), Riddle of Recollection (place one statue for each riddle you have answered; reward Unmaking Arrow), Riddle of Futility (bring Ser Maurits from Bakbattahl; reward Eternal Bond ring), Riddle of Contest (stagger the opponent, pick them up and throw them off the northern cliff without killing them; reward Ring of Ambition) and Riddle of Differentiation (bring Virgil, not Dante, according to GamerGuides (the Fextralife wiki spells the name Vergil and does not say which of the two to pick); reward Whimsical Daydream).

Strategy

Before the final riddle make a hard save, switch to the Archer vocation and equip the Unmaking Arrow. Hit her wing as she announces she is about to fly off. A hit drops the Key of Sagacity and 8,000 Gold, and the key opens the large golden chest holding the Eternal Wakestone. If the arrow misses, she leaves and you cannot get the key, so reload and retry.

Where and when

Fextralife lists the Dullahan as a monster, not a story boss. It appears at night just before dawn, either randomly along roads and bridges (near Vernworth, in Battahl, at Illdoers' Resting Place and in the Unmoored World) or during the quest Till Death Do Us Part. A dense fog signals its arrival, and it flees at daybreak, so you have limited time to kill it.

Attacks and strategy

It uses strong melee and area attacks that are hard to dodge, can teleport, and casts magick that locks you in place and knocks you down. Its scream inflicts Unconscious, cannot be Silenced and is not stopped by Mirour Shelde. Aim at the glowing skull; the wiki notes that a Thief's Implicate aimed at the skull may interrupt the scream.