Undead Dragons are minibosses in Dark Souls.
Location[]
One Undead Dragon hangs off a cliff in the Valley of the Drakes, and another rests on a bridge in the Painted World of Ariamis.
Description[]
Undead Dragons are the remains of what was once a true dragon. Heavily decomposed, these dormant titans retain little of their former power. They have no eyes, and their wings prove useless.
They are prone to bodily ripping themselves in half at the waist; in the Valley of Drakes, the lower half of the Undead Dragon falls into the gorge when it is is awakened. In Ariamis, the Undead Dragon will pull itself forward when disturbed, leaving its lower half behind.
In addition to their bite and claw attacks, their mouths can disgorge a Toxic substance.
Strategies[]
The Undead Dragon in the Valley of Drakes only attacks if one ventures too close to its front. Two of the items it guards — the Astora's Straight Sword and a Soul of a Proud Knight — can be safely looted if care is taken, but it will awaken if the corpse with the Dragon Crest Shield is reached (the closest one between its head and right claw). It can be safely dispatched from afar with pyromancies, sorceries, or arrows. It is also possible to use melee attacks to kill it with good timing.
The second Undead Dragon blocks the way to Priscilla the Crossbreed in the Painted World of Ariamis. When approached, it will charge forwards and possibly trample the player to death. Once in its final position, similar strategies to those above can be used to eliminate it.
Notes[]
- After killing the Undead Dragon in the Painted World of Ariamis, its bottom half remains on the bridge, blocking a shortcut to Crossbreed Priscilla. Although one could activate the switch in the sewers to take the long way, performing a jumping attack on the bottom half causes them to stand up, letting one pass underneath.
- The Bounding Demons in Lost Izalith closely resemble the bottom halves of Undead Dragons.
Enemy Information[]
Health and Souls[]
Location | Health | Souls | ||
NG | NG+ | NG | NG+ | |
Valley of Drakes | 3,480 | 5,881 | 3,000 | 9,000 |
Painted World of Ariamis | 3,956 | 6,210 | 5,000 | 10,000 |
Characteristics[]
Respawn | No |
---|---|
Backstab | No |
Damage Types | Regular / Strike / Toxic |
Abilities | Area of effect Toxic breath. |
Attacks[]
Attack | Damage | Attack Type | Status Effect | Parryable | Tracking | Attack Speed |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Toxic Surge | 283 | Regular | Toxic: 30 | No | Both | Medium |
Claw Slam | 830 | Strike | None | No | Neither | Slow |
Head Bite | 881 | Strike | None | No | Neither | Medium |
Claw Swipe | 818 | Strike | None | No | Both | Slow |
Defenses[]
Location | Physical Defenses | Elemental Defenses | Resistances | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Valley of Drakes | 177 | 177 | 177 | 177 | 140 | 73 | 73 | S | S | C |
Painted World of Ariamis | 204 | 204 | 204 | 204 | 164 | 82 | 82 | S | S | C |
These stats are sourced from FuturePress's Official Dark Souls Strategy Guide.
Drops[]
Item | Dragon Scale |
Drop Rate | Guaranteed |
Trivia[]
- It's unclear why these dragons are undead, as the Curse of the Undead normally affects only humans. They may be "survivors" of the war against the Everlasting Dragons, reanimated unintentionally by Nito's deadly plague, or kept "alive" by Dragons' inborn vitality.