5 hardest Dragon fights in Soulslike games
Soulslike games are known for their brutal combat and enemies; whether a story boss or a mini-boss, they heavily punish the players for each mistake. Dragons are often optional bosses in such games, but they provide the most exciting confrontations in the genre. Several dragons have been added to the map due to the recent releases of newer games. However, not every dragon is created equally, and each possesses different stats and attack patterns.
This article will cover the five most brutal Dragon fights players will encounter while playing soul-like games.
Note: This article is subjective and reflects the author's opinions.
Dragonlord Placidusax is an optional Legend Boss in Elden Ring. He can be found airborne as an egg-shaped dragon during his intro in Crumbling Farum Azula near Maliketh's boss fight.
The boss inflicts lightning bolts around the arena throughout the fight and waves of fire and tail attacks during its initial phase. Once his health drops below half, it disappears briefly and teleports back to attack with a laser beam. As his health bar depletes, he becomes more aggressive, necessitating the players' patience to avoid making mistakes and being penalized, making it a demanding boss in the soul-like series.
Black Dragon Kalameet is the most brutal dragon and the optional boss in the Artorias of the Abyss DLC of the original Dark Souls and Remastered. While he mostly gets overshadowed because of two other powerful bosses in the DLC, he possesses a real threat and requires a strategy to bring him down to the ground.
He is pretty tough to destroy in the air and may punish opponents with swarms of fire attacks, akin to Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon, in the sequel.
He has a high health bar that must be depleted
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