Ancient Dragon

For the Familiar, see Dragon (Familiar).

Ancient Dragon
Attack:	Fire
Special:	Unknown
Introduced:	Original Creature

Like the other bosses, the Ancient Dragon does have a weakness. To get it to land, a player must use the ballista turrets placed around the Summit to hit the Dragon. Once hit, the Dragon will land, allowing the players to attack it. Be warned, the Dragon will still attack by blowing fire, and biting at you. The Dragon is encountered in the The Summit.

Appearance

The Dragon is a grey, flying beast. He hangs over the edge of the Summit level. The player can see a collar around his neck which loosely resembles a gear. With a horn and fire eyes, he's a fierce beast. His teeth are also razor sharp, and horns line his chin.

The Summit

After nine difficult waves, the ultimate boss appears - the Ancient Dragon who soars around the castle walls. It must be shot down by the ballistas. Once it is down, he will appear hanging on to one of three sides and can now be attacked normally. This is a great level to farm mana and experience, especially on the insane difficulty.

Strategy

It is nearly impossible to solo this boss on any difficulty past medium. Make sure that you have sturdy defenses that can handle each wave without your assistance. If a path needs your help, then you've pretty much lost. With two people, the best strategy would be to have one person stay behind to repair the defenses as needed, while the other player runs around the ramparts. A Squire is the best class for this job. His Blood Rage movement speed bonus and increased health pool make him the perfect class for this strategy. Watch the mini-map as you run around to know when the dragon is lined up for a good shot. If you manage to shoot it, the dragon will land and breathe fire. If you are a Squire, activate Blood Rage and attack it. Run away when the dragon breathes fire and heal if needed. Repeat this process until you defeat the dragon. If you are the Apprentice or Huntress, use ranged damage while standing on the ramp to avoid a pyroclastic death. As a Monk, you should melee him until the dragon breathes fire. While he does, run to the ramp and use your ranged attack. When the dragon is no longer breathing fire, return to hitting him with your melee attacks.

If you have the spare DU you can also set up ranged towers on the top of the steps pointing down to where the dragon will rest. In this way you can be damaging the dragon continualy and gives you some time to repair defences.

Reward

Beating the Ancient Dragon will yield your class's legendary weapon and a familiar for your class. Glitterhelm Caverns will also be playable now.