Everything You Need To Know To Find The Best Flying Dragon

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Like most field bosses, you’re better off tackling this one with Torrent. Greyll moves quickly, and its flying lunge covers an extensive area. It takes dying a few times to learn the best moment to dodge some of these deadlier moves, but galloping away saves both time and patience.

This fight is particularly tricky due to the confines of the greatbridge. If Greyll takes to the skies, he can run you down with a line of fire that's much harder to dodge than on open ground. You'll either have to quickly sprint under the dragon, or retreat to a safe distance before coming back.

Unlike (some) other field bosses, Greyll can fly. That means it changes location frequently and also has the potential to end up in areas disadvantageous to you. Should you be unable to reach it or wish to reset Greyll’s location, leave the bridge area and come back. So long as you don’t rest at a Site of Grace, Greyll’s health will remain at the state it was when you left. This can also happen if Greyll flies too far away from its starting spot in the lake. If you see the dragon disappear, head back to the lake and you'll find it waiting at the same HP you left off at.

Flying Dragon Greyll Attacks

Greyll has a wide range of moves, but it telegraphs most of them fairly clearly, making the learning process a bit more straightforward than it is with some bosses.

• Stomp - If you linger too close to Greyll’s feet, you’ll get crushed. Dodge or gallop away when you see one of its feet being raised.
• Tail Swipe - Greyll uses this in place of the stomp sometimes. You’ll notice a slight drawing back of the tail, and that’s your sign to jump (while on Torrent) or flee.
• Bite - Sometimes, Greyll turns and bites at you instead of using the stomp or tail swipe.
• Charge - If you linger in front of Greyll and are within a few meters’ range, it’ll roar and charge forward at you. Greyll’s mobility seems fairly limited with this, so dash to the side as quickly as you can and you’ll be fine.
• Ground Fire - Greyll breathes a semicircle of fire in front of itself. Retreat out of range immediately, as it’s very easy to die should you get hit.
• Flying Fire - Greyll flies into the air and spews fire in a straight line in front of it. It’s easier to dodge than the ground fire attack, but equally as deadly should you get caught.
• Flying Lunge - Greyll flies into the air and lingers for a second, before crashing down. At lower levels, this can be an instant death attack.

Flying Dragon Greyll Strategy

The fight against Greyll is one of attrition more than anything else. It takes a long time to whittle its health down, though while it's on the ground, you have a surprisingly long amount of time to slash at its wings and legs. The goal is staying behind Greyll, though it becomes progressively harder to do when it takes to the air.

Having a weapon at higher upgrade levels takes some of the sting out of this fight, since you’ll deal more damage. Magic wielders – especially those who use Incantations – will have a more difficult time given how finicky the aiming and distance are for some spells.