Conan
49 Achievements
1,000
20-25h
Xbox 360
Xbox One
Xbox Series
Dragon Slayer
Defeat the Sand Dragon in the lost city of Shem and obtain The Ward of the Earth Details for this achievement will be revealed once unlocked
10
How to unlock the Dragon Slayer achievement in Conan - Definitive Guide
BroccoliRob
TrueAchievements
TrueAchievements
The Sand Dragon is the second boss and will give you the other arm guard, which grants the spell, Stone Prison.
Strategy:
Corridor Entrance
Whenever the Dragon rears its head, it will do its quick bite combo, so immediately roll away. After it stops biting, roll back up to its head, hit it with two or three attacks, and roll away to avoid damage. (I recommend getting a shield or a large sword before this part, because you can go right up to him and block, then attack, then block. It makes it much easier) Once its life drops to zero, go through the displayed button sequence to proceed to the next part. (Be sure to remain close enough, or else the displayed button sequence can’t be initiated.)
Rooftops
Run across the rooftops, taking care not to fall off into a death pit. Perform the same technique as the first except this time, it will breathe flames, which create shock waves that can be jumped over. When the boss’ life is zero, go through another displayed button sequence to move on.
Windowed Corridor
After reaching the end of the corridor, wait for the Sand Dragon to thrash about and cause the wooden scaffolding to partially collapse, revealing some ledges. Climb up these ledges to the rooftop. Continue with same technique of rolling in, hitting, and rolling out. Now he will also lower his head out of sight, and use its tail to shoot barbs, so hide behind the two pillars for cover. (The barbs can also be picked up as two-handed weapons afterward. Throw them back, it does quite a bit of damage and you can keep your distance.)
Climbing the giant statue
Next make your way onto the scaffolding that surrounds a giant statue to the left. Climb up the ledges of the statue’s body. The dragon will now use a new tongue-lashing attack that can take quite a bit of damage, but it can be blocked. At this point, reducing its life merely drives it away for a very brief moment, after which it’ll return with full life. Block and roll then hack at the wooden boards on the right side as quickly as possible, revealing a life jug and the upper arm of the statue. Repeatedly press the button to kick the statue’s arm until it breaks off. The problem is, that side of the arm lies within reach of the tongue lashes. I found it better to just take two hits from the tongue and knock the arm down, instead of battling the dragon. After the arm falls off, beat away the Sand Dragon and then hurry to the crank toward the left side. Turn it quickly to raise the statue’s head from below, getting rid of the boss as many times as necessary. (If you turn the crank fast enough, he’ll only need to knock away the boss twice.) Turn the crank and hoist the statue’s head all the way up to complete the mission.
Strategy:
Corridor Entrance
Whenever the Dragon rears its head, it will do its quick bite combo, so immediately roll away. After it stops biting, roll back up to its head, hit it with two or three attacks, and roll away to avoid damage. (I recommend getting a shield or a large sword before this part, because you can go right up to him and block, then attack, then block. It makes it much easier) Once its life drops to zero, go through the displayed button sequence to proceed to the next part. (Be sure to remain close enough, or else the displayed button sequence can’t be initiated.)
Rooftops
Run across the rooftops, taking care not to fall off into a death pit. Perform the same technique as the first except this time, it will breathe flames, which create shock waves that can be jumped over. When the boss’ life is zero, go through another displayed button sequence to move on.
Windowed Corridor
After reaching the end of the corridor, wait for the Sand Dragon to thrash about and cause the wooden scaffolding to partially collapse, revealing some ledges. Climb up these ledges to the rooftop. Continue with same technique of rolling in, hitting, and rolling out. Now he will also lower his head out of sight, and use its tail to shoot barbs, so hide behind the two pillars for cover. (The barbs can also be picked up as two-handed weapons afterward. Throw them back, it does quite a bit of damage and you can keep your distance.)
Climbing the giant statue
Next make your way onto the scaffolding that surrounds a giant statue to the left. Climb up the ledges of the statue’s body. The dragon will now use a new tongue-lashing attack that can take quite a bit of damage, but it can be blocked. At this point, reducing its life merely drives it away for a very brief moment, after which it’ll return with full life. Block and roll then hack at the wooden boards on the right side as quickly as possible, revealing a life jug and the upper arm of the statue. Repeatedly press the button to kick the statue’s arm until it breaks off. The problem is, that side of the arm lies within reach of the tongue lashes. I found it better to just take two hits from the tongue and knock the arm down, instead of battling the dragon. After the arm falls off, beat away the Sand Dragon and then hurry to the crank toward the left side. Turn it quickly to raise the statue’s head from below, getting rid of the boss as many times as necessary. (If you turn the crank fast enough, he’ll only need to knock away the boss twice.) Turn the crank and hoist the statue’s head all the way up to complete the mission.
3 Comments
Just wanted to add something, but for the rooftop section, I recommend not rolling forward, hitting him, then rolling away. It takes too much time and you could lose a lot of health. Instead, I went to the far back, stood at the center, and waited for him to unleash his tongue at me. I hit the B button, when prompted, and I countered it. He can try biting you all he wants, but he can't reach you. He'll try to use his shockwave attack, but you can easily jump over it. So basically, just counter his tongue attack from start to finish and you'll still have enough health in the final stages of this battle later on.
By MM2313 on 14 Mar 2012 00:24
Ahh Also in the windowed corridor when you get on the roof and have the two pillars to hide behind, The Dragon lifts his head and smashes down on the roof to smash one of the pillars, and this is always after a tail arrow attack. I try to jump but the attack hurts conan even in the air. Not sure how to avoid this but on HARD mode this gets Tricky.
By Brudworx on 19 Aug 2012 23:20
