Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree

Ancient Dragon-Man Location and How to Beat

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Elden Ring - Ancient Dragon-Man Guide

Ancient Dragon-Man is an optional boss inside the Dragon's Pit in the Elden Ring DLC Shadow of the Erdtree. Read on to learn more about the Ancient Dragon-Man, including its location, stats and drops, and how to beat it.

List of Contents

Location
Drops and Info
How to Beat
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Ancient Dragon-Man Location

Found Inside Dragon's Pit

World View	Map Location

Ancient Dragon-Man can be found all the way inside Dragon's Pit when the player jumps down the dark pit opposite from where the Magma Wyrm is.

Ancient Dragon-Man Drops and Info

Ancient Dragon-Man Details

Runes	130000
Drops	・Dragon-Hunter's Great Katana
Spirit Summons?	Cannot Use Spirit Ashes
Gold Summons?	None

How to Beat Ancient Dragon-Man

Tips for Beating Ancient Dragon-Man
Watch for its Dragonwound Slash Be Patient and Wait for Openings Bait Out His Crimson Flask

Watch for its Dragonwound Slash

Watch for his charge animation, signifying that he is using his Dragonwound Slash, and dodge out of the way.

This move is capable of one-shotting you if the Ancient Dragon-Man lands it. Fortunately this attack is heavily telegraphed, and the player can opt to avoid it or to stagger the Dragon-Man with an attack to cancel it.

You Can Punish its Magma Attacks

The Ancient Dragon-Man will pull up a Magma Wyrm head and begin channeling its mouth to shoot flames at a location, coating it with magma.

During this animation, the Dragon-Man will be immobile, defenseless, and can be interrupted, so make sure to take this opportunity to evade and strike.

Avoid its Biting Attack at All Costs

The Dragon-Man will sometimes summon this more traditional Dragon Head, charing up to launch a diving bite attack that is capable of one-shotting the player.

Unlike the Fire Spit and Dragonwound Slash attacks, this cannot be interrupted and must be avoided.

Dodge and Counter

The Ancient Dragon-Man's attacks have considerable cooldown times. Every attack string can open him up for the player to dish out one or two hits safely.

In terms of any weird gimmicks, the Ancient Dragon-Man fights exactly like an invader or a mimic, making his moveset simple to understand and somewhat predictable.

Be Patient and Wait for Openings

The Ancient Dragon-Man's Weapon is capable of staggering the player, as well as applying an amount of Bleed to them.

Play it slow and wait for an opening, as he gives plenty of opportunities for the player to strike anyway.

Collect Scadutree Blessings Before the Fight

Scadutree Fragment 2

You will likely encounter the Ancient Dragon-Man once you have gotten familiar with the DLC. However, even with a high character level, the Ancient Dragon-Man's attacks do heavy damage to you until you upgrade your Scadutree Blessing level.

Collect Scadutree Fragments around the map before tackling this boss, up to at least Scadutree Blessing Level 3, to improve your odds of survival.

All Scadutree Fragment Locations

Bait Out His Crimson Flask

Elden Ring - Ancient Dragon-Man Crimson Flask

When the Boss reaches 50% HP, he will drink a crimson flask to heal for 25% of his HP, but renders him unable to attack, giving the player a free hit.

After that, his flask will be empty, turning any of his attempts to heal into a free hit opportunity for the player.

Elden Ring Related Guides

Elden Ring - Bosses

List of All Bosses

DLC Bosses

DLC Boss Lists
All DLC Bosses Order and Locations	All DLC Remembrance Bosses
Main Bosses
Rellana, Twin Moon Knight	Golden Hippopotamus
Messmer the Impaler	Romina, Saint of the Bud
Promised Consort Radahn
Optional Bosses
Divine Beast Dancing Lion	Commander Gaius
Demi-Human Queen Marigga	Demi-Human Swordmaster Onze
Blackgaol Knight	Chief Bloodfiend
Black Knight Edredd	Ancient Dragon-Man
Furnace Golem	Lamenter
Putrescent Knight	Jori, Elder Inquisitor
Death Knight	Midra, Lord of Frenzied Flame
Bayle the Dread	Scadutree Avatar
Metyr, Mother of Fingers	Red Bear
Rakshasa	Jagged Peak Drake
Rugalea the Great Red Bear	Ralva the Great Red Bear
Ancient Dragon Senessax	Curseblade Labirith
Hostile NPCs
Logur the Beast Claw	-

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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