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Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree: Dragon’s Pit walkthroughHere’s how to clear Dragon’s Pit in Shadow Of the Erdtree
Here’s how to clear Dragon’s Pit in Shadow Of the Erdtree
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Looking for a full rundown of Dragon’s Pit in Elden Ring: Shadow Of The Erdtree?Dragon’s Pit is a dragon-themed mini-dungeon inElden Ring’s DLCShadow Of The Erdtreethat serves as an appropriate stopover before your Tarnished reaches the Jagged Peak, the most dragon-infested area of the Land of Shadow. Expect to face draconic skeletons, a magma wyrm, and an ancient dragon warrior in these dark depths. If you survive, you’ll end up with a sweet katana to use against other scaled monstrosities.
In this guide, we’ll explain exactly what you need to do to uncover everything that Dragon’s Pit has to offer in Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
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Dragon’s Pit walkthrough
Head here and search amongst the shattered statues for the Dragon’s Pit entrance. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
The entrance to Dragon’s Pit is located amongst the cliffs to the southeast of Castle Ensis and theCastle FrontSite of Grace. The easiest way to reach this area is to start at the Castle Front and veer southwards along the road; you’ll eventually come across thePillar PointSite of Grace, which is where you first meet Igon, an important NPC forShadow of the Erdtree’s questlines. Continue your trek towards the southern cliffs, and west of the Suppressing Pillar you should see several broken dragon statues leading towards a cave entrance. Enter, and you’ll find theDragon’s PitSite of Grace.
Look for the broken dragon statues and you’ll find the cave entrance. Once you’re there, activate the Dragon’s Pit Site of Grace. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
The Dragon’s Pit isn’t a huge dungeon, but it does stretch fairly deep underground. The main enemy you’ll encounter here are draconic skeletons. Two of them await you as soon as you enter the first chamber of the Dragon’s Pit - one is in plain view, and the other is hiding under the ledge you stand on as you first enter the room. After you’ve killed them, be sure to smash their skeletons one last time with an attack, or they’ll resurrect themselves. You can also pick up 6Smithing Stone [1]from a corpse located down one of the narrow passageways branching from the first chamber.
Once the skeletons are shattered, proceed deeper into the cave and watch out for another skeleton that jumps out at you from the shadows on your right. Eventually, you’ll come onto a windy ledge with two more draconic skeletons to contend with, including an archer who shoots at you from afar. Take out the archer as soon as you can to avoid being harrassed with ranged projectiles.
Follow this trail past the skeletal guards. You’ll reach a wide open chamber that splits to the left and right. Head right if you want to fight a dragon. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
There are four skeletons in total to take out in this chamber. Once you’ve dispatched them, go up the eastern stairs to deal with the magma wyrm, who is technically an optional boss, but well worth killing.
Beware of the wyrm’s fire breath. If you want an easier time, retreat back to the room’s entrance and pick it off with ranged attacks. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
When the wyrm’s dead, you’ll recieve aDragon’s Heartand anAncient Dragon Smithing Stoneas your rewards. You can also loot aSmithing Stone [5]andKnot Resinfrom the grounds of the wyrm’s den.
Ominous! Looks like you’ll just have to make a leap of faith. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
Go back the way you came and enter the passageway that leads to the ceremonial chamber. Near the bottomless pit, you’ll see a message on the ground. It reads “Be Brave. Show no fear.” This is your hint to jump into the pit. Instead of dying, you’ll land on a patch of soft sand, right in front of the entrance to the boss chamber. Look behind you to pick up aSmithing Stone [4].
How to defeat the Dragon’s Pit boss
The Ancient Dragon-Man’s a fast foe, but nothing you can’t defeat as long as you manage to stagger him with repeated combos or potent magic. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Bandai Namco
TheAncient Dragon-Manwill dash your way as soon as you enter the boss room. He can be taken out relatively quickly with repeated, strong melee combos, but you’d do well to watch out for his fast katana strikes, which can halve your healthbar rapidly.
The Ancient-Dragon Man can also summon a dragon’s head to spray bursts of flame across the room in a fashion reminiscent of the wyrm you just killed. Luckily, he takes up much less space than the wyrm and his fire attack isn’t nearly as obstrusive, so be sure to roll, parry, and slash him repeatedly before he can pull off anything fancy.
Once you’ve turned the dragon man into fossils, you’ll receive theDragon Hunter’s Great Katanaas a reward. A portal will also appear to take you back to the dungeon’s entrance, but if you want to plow onwards to Jagged Peak, continue through the door in front of you.
That finishes our guide on clearing the Dragon’s Pit. For more Elden Ring: Shadow of The Erdtree walkthroughs, take a look at our guides to theRuined Forge Lava Intake,Taylew’s Ruined Forge, theFog Rift Catacombs, theDarklight Catacombs,Bonny Gaol, andBelurat Gaol. Happy dungeon delving!
