DRAGON

General

Please keep in mind that the Dragon is considered by many players to be the third toughest boss to defeat (preceded by the Corrupted Master Controller and King Titan)

The Dragon is the strongest of the three The Island Guardians and should be saved for last due to how tough it is. On top of that, taking down the Megapithecus and Broodmother will help give the players an advantage due to having new, better equipment to take on the Dragon with.

Dangers

• The firebreath tears through health and no resistance or armor will reduce it, so be careful when facing it.

• The fireballs it shoots are AoE, dealing a lot of damage to not only the tame but the rider as well, so be very careful.

• The Dimorphs that spawn in the arena will kill you, even on your mount.

• Try to avoid the lava streams while fighting it as the Dragon is immune to them, only causing them to be hazards for your own tames.

• Its breath attacks deal more damage to carnivores so normal tactics such as Rex Rushing - while possible - aren't advised as it's very risky.

• The arena itself is very hot, so putting points into fortitude and bringing some Calien Soup and Ghillie armor to protect yourself is advised.

• Due to the Dragons' Fireball attack and Dimorphs damaging riders, the player will definitely need high level Ghillie armor to help withstand the damage.

• The Dragon can instakill a player with its bite attack, so be sure to remain mounted as much as possible, especially if playing single player.

• Within the Ragnarok Arena there will also be the Manticore to watch out for along with both its Rock Elemental and Griffin Minions.

Weaknesses

While the biggest of all the Island bosses, its backside has the largest hitbox. The Dragon can get stuck on the ruins around the arena, allowing shots to be taken afar (but do not rely on this lasting for the entire fight, as it will eventually fly away).

Sometimes the Dragon will only go to the player, giving your army a chance to safely damage to it.

If players spread their creatures around and completely surround and pin the Dragon, it would be distracted and focus its fire attack on one side, helping your unaffected creatures live a little longer during the fight.