How to Beat Dragonkin Soldier: Boss Fight Guide

This is a guide on how to beat Dragonkin Soldier, an optional boss in Elden Ring. Read on to learn more about Dragonkin Soldier's drops, weaknesses, and recommended level!

Dragonkin Soldier General Info

Stats and Rewards

Dragonkin Soldier
Weakness	Resistance	Immune
Slash	Lightning Bleed Frost Scarlet Rot Poison	Sleep Madness Instant Death
Affected By	Poison, Scarlet Rot, Bleed
Spirit Ashes Available?	Yes
Rune Rewards	• 16000 (Siofra River) • 58000 (Lake of Rot) (NG)
Summonable NPCs	・None
Location	• Siofra River • Lake of Rot
Item Drops	Siofra River: • Dragon Halberd Lake of Rot: • Dragonscale Blade

Dragonkin Soldier Location

Where to Find Dragonkin Soldier (Siofra River)

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The Dragonkin Soldier is encountered as a boss in Siofra River located in the western part of the area in a shallow river basin.

Accessible Using the Arcane Waygate

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The area where the Dragonkin Soldier is located is only accessible by using an arcane waygate in the south western part of Siofra River. The waygate is located on the base of a broken pillar guarded by an Ancestral Follower wielding a bow.

Where to Find Dragonkin Soldier (Lake of Rot)

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The Dragonkin Soldier is encountered as a boss in the Lake of Rot located in the eastern part of the area within the lake. The boss is accessible by activating the platforms to safely cross the Lake of Rot.

When to Fight Dragonkin Soldier

Fight at Level 50+

You can fight the Dragonkin Soldier in Siofra River very early in the game if you head straight to Siofra River Well.

Get your character's level to at least Level 50 with enough vigor and attacking stat investment so you can better withstand its attacks and deal as much damage as possible.

Fight at Level 80+

The Dragonkin Soldier in the Lake of Rot is only accessible after progressing enough in Ranni's questline. While not a particularly difficult boss, it's located in an area that causes fast build up of Scarlet Rot.

Get your characters level to at least Level 80 with enough vigor and attack stat investment so that you can withstand its attacks and take down the boss as fast as possible.

How to Beat Dragonkin Soldier

Tips for Beating Dragonkin Soldier
Use Spirit Ashes to Summon Spirits
Stay Under the Dragonkin Soldier
Lure Out the Dragonkin Soldier in the Lake of Rot
Avoid Locking On to the Boss
Use Weapons that Deal Slash Damage

Use Spirit Ashes to Summon Spirits

The Dragonkin Soldier's attacks cover a wide area, making it very difficult to dodge. Summon your tankiest spirit ash before the fight to distract the boss.

Great summons for this fight include Banished Knight Oleg and Banished Knight Engvall. Both are very aggressive and have powerful attacks that will always keep aggro on top of being tanky.

Lhutel the Headless is another good choice; while less aggressive, she teleports while evading, which means she's less likely to get hit by the Dragonkin's sweeping attacks.

Stay Under the Dragonkin Soldier

While the Dragonkin's location gives you ample room to evade, the safest place during the fight is still right under the boss. Staying under the boss lets you avoid the Dragonkin's wide slashing and slamming attacks that can easily dismount you from Torrent.

Lure Out the Dragonkin Soldier in the Lake of Rot

Lure out the Dragonkin Soldier in the Lake of Rot from the lake and onto one of the platforms. This prevents the boss from using a dangerous smash attack that can spread Scarlet Rot in the area.

Avoid Locking On to the Boss

Avoid locking on to the Dragonkin during the fight and instead use free aim. The boss' large size often causes the character to snap to the boss when it moves which will cause your view to mess up and even prevent you from seeing that it's readying an attack.

Use Weapons that Deal Slash Damage

Both Dragonkin Soldiers lacks any resistance to weapons that deal slash damage. Fast slashing weapons such as Uchigatana can quickly deplete its health, especially if you powerstance it with another katana.

Rivers of Blood is very useful against the Dragonkin Soldier in the Lake of Rot. While the boss has high resistance to bleed, the Corpse Piler weapon skill deals very fast slashing damage that covers a significant area in front of you, allowing you to attack the boss safely at a distance.

Elden Ring Related Guides

List of All Bosses

Main Bosses

All Bosses in Elden Ring
Margit the Fell Omen	Godrick the Grafted
Red Wolf of Radagon	Rennala, Queen of the Full Moon
Royal Knight Loretta	Starscourge Radahn
Godfrey, First Elden Lord	Morgott, the Omen King
Rykard, Lord of Blasphemy	Fire Giant
Malenia, Blade of Miquella	Mohg Lord of Blood
Regal Ancestor Spirit	Astel, Naturalborn of the Void
Lichdragon Fortissax	Godskin Duo
Dragonlord Placidusax	Maliketh, the Black Blade
Sir Gideon Ofnir, the All-Knowing	Hoarah Loux, Warrior
Radagon of the Golden Order	Elden Beast

Optional Bosses

Limgrave Optional Bosses
Beastman of Farum Azula	Bloodhound Knight Darriwil
Demi-Human Chiefs	Flying Dragon Agheel
Guardian Golem	Leonine Misbegotten
Mad Pumpkin Head	Miranda the Blighted Bloom
Patches	Runebear
Scaly Misbegotten	Soldier of Godrick
Stonedigger Troll	Tree Sentinel
Liurnia of the Lakes Optional Bosses
Adan, Thief of Fire	Alabaster Lord
Alecto, Black Knife Ringleader	Bols, Carian Knight
Bloodhound Knight	Glintstone Dragon Smarag
Glintstone Dragon Adula	Magma Wyrm Makar
Royal Revenant	Spirit-Caller Snail
Caelid Optional Bosses
Battlemage Hugues	Black Blade Kindred (Caelid)
Commander O'Neil	Decaying Ekzykes
Fallingstar Beast	Flying Dragon Greyll
Frenzied Duelist	Magma Wyrm
Nox Swordstress & Nox Priest	Putrid Tree Spirit
Altus Plateau Optional Bosses
Ancient Dragon Lansseax	Crucible Knight Ordovis
Demi-Human Queen Gilika	Demi-Human Queen Maggie
Demi-Human Queen Margot	Draconic Tree Sentinel
Elemer of the Briar	Esgar, Priest of Blood
Fell Twins	Full-Grown Fallingstar Beast
Godefroy the Grafted	Kindred of Rot
Mohg, The Omen	Necromancer Garris
Onyx Lord	Perfumer Tricia
Red Wolf of the Champion	Sanguine Noble
Virgin Abductors	Wormface
Mountaintops of the Giants Optional Bosses
Astel, Stars of Darkness	Black Blade Kindred (Mountaintops of the Giants)
Borealis the Freezing Fog	Commander Niall
Misbegotten Crusader	Putrid Grave Warden Duelist
Great Wyrm Theodorix	Vyke, Knight of the Roundtable
Siofra River Optional Bosses
Ancestor Spirit	Valiant Gargoyles
Mimic Tear
Ainsel River Optional Bosses
Dragonkin Soldier of Nokstella	-
Deeproot Depths Optional Bosses
Crucible Knight Siluria	-
Multiple Location Optional Bosses
Ancient Hero of Zamor	Black Knife Assassin
Bell Bearing Hunter	Cemetery Shade
Cleanrot Knights	Crucible Knight
Crystalian	Death Rite Bird
Deathbird	Erdtree Avatar
Erdtree Burial Watchdog	Godskin Apostle
Godskin Noble	Grafted Scion
Grave Warden Duelist	Mad Pumpkin Head
Misbegotten Warrior	Night's Cavalry
Omenkiller	Tibia Mariner
Dragonkin Soldier	-

Mini-Bosses

All Bosses in Elden Ring
Elder Dragon Greyoll	Lion Guardian
Valiant Gargoyle (Leyndell)	-

Hostile NPCs and Invaders

Limgrave Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Bloody Finger Nerijus	Old Knight Istvan
Recusant Henricus	-
Liurnia of the Lakes Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Great Horned Tragoth	Festering Fingerprint Vyke
Altus Plateau Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Eleonora, Violet Bloody Finger	Inquisitor Ghiza
Maleigh Marais, Shaded Castle Castellan	Rileigh the Idle
Vargram the Raging Wolf & Errant Sorcerer Wilhelm	Magnus the Beast Claw
Mountaintops of the Giants Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Juno Hoslow, Knight of Blood	-
The Roundtable Hold Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Mad Tongue Alberich	-
Multiple Location Invaders and Hostile NPCs
Anastasia, Tarnished-Eater	-

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