Dragon Age: Inquisition
69 Achievements
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106-134h
Dragons' Bane
Slay 10 high dragons in single-player mode.
30
4.65%
How to unlock the Dragons' Bane achievement in Dragon Age: Inquisition - Definitive Guide
Here's a update for you guys so the achievement doesn't glitch is to save before dragon encounters and see if the counter goes up if it doesn't reload and do it again thanks to everyone who commented to clarify that this works
Update thanks to Paul Doyle you can intact redo the same dragon over and over my achievement was glitched at 70% and had 8 dragons killed I then done the second from last dragon which made it 90% in fact it only made it to 80% so I redid the lvl 19 dragon which is the 7th dragon in the video which gave me the achievement so you can infact reload your save at any dragon and rekill the dragon
Edit: thank you arador for this:
Arador If your Xbox Tracker doesn't move try going into the Journal, across to collections, and as soon as I selected High Dragons my Xbox Tracker moved up.
I used this achievement guide from WikiGameGuides. He shows where all 10 dragons are and he also gives the amount of HP they have(He was playing on nightmare difficulty)
0:00 Ferelden Frostback - Hinterlands - Level 12, 105k health
0:56 Northern Hunter - Crestwood - Level 13, 118k health
1:39 Abyssal High Dragon - Western Approach - Level 14, 135k health
2:58 Gamoran Stormrider - The Exalted Plains - Level 15, 150k health
3:57 Greater Mistral - Emerald Graves - Level 17, 188k health
4:41 Vinsomer - Storm Coast - Level 19, 226k health
5:52 Sandy Howler - Hissing Wastes - Level 20, 246k health
6:33 FINAL 3 Dragons
6:59 Hivernal - Emprise du Lion - Level 19 , 226k health
7:32 The Kaltenzahn - Emprise du Lion - Level 21, 267k health
8:03 The Highland Ravager - Emprise du Lion - Level 23, 311k health
(before you give me a "thumbs down" on this or any other solution. Tell what I can do to fix it)
I use a Knight-Enchanter which makes taking on these Dragons really easy.
These are not guides but merely refrences so that you will know what to expect when the time comes.
Happy Dragon Slaying and thanks for watching!
I am playing NIGHTMARE mode.
I also had the same problem.
Seems Xbox was only registering 8/10 when the journal was showing 9/10.
I had 1 more dragon to kill and I should get 10/10
Last one was " Highland Ravager"
Iv attempted 5 times and I couldn't beat him. I was annoyed that he was kicking my butt and already pissed that the game was not registering one of my dragon kills. I kept thinking.. am I going to let this achievement go and let it bother me forever? or replay the 100 hour game again.
I think I may have found a solution to fix the missing dragon count kill.
This is AFTER I installed the Feb 2015 patch. This works even AFTER the latest patch of fixing money glitches, etc.
I know I ONLY needed 1 more dragon kill for the achievement.
I decided to load an old save. Went to Hinterlands dragon.
The reason I loaded this is because, I thought maybe I killed him at too high of a level? Was just a thought. As he was one of my last few dragons I killed.
Anyways, after reload. I was not strong enough to beat him on nightmare.
Frustrated. I changed it to Casual. Just to see what happens.
I killed the Hinterlands dragon and the achievement POPPED!
The change from Nightmare to Casual some how glitched the system to register this another dragon kill.
Just a FYI. The Xbox Achievement popped. However, Dragon Hunter now shows 1/10.
It no longer shows 9/10 because I changed the level from Nightmare to Casual.
Good luck all. Hope it works for you.
This trophy tends to glitch for some players (for me as well, never easy trophy hunting I guess, ha?) and they don't get it after defeating their 10th High Dragon. If that happened to you as well don't worry. Just load the game before the fight and slay it again.
If you are doing you first playthrough on Nightmare like me then don't leave last dragon in "Emprise du Lion". I ended up defeating twice Highland Ravager. Even if Highland Ravager ended up beign your 10th dragon to defeat it is still easily doable even on Nightmare with Rogue, Blackwall, Solas, Vivienne.
If you have more questions I am happy to answer them.
- The Hinterlands (Fire, level 12): Travel to the northeastern camp and head through the tunnel just north. As you exit, the dragon will be flying above, and will land in the area just north of the dragonlings.
- Crestwood (Electricity, level 13): South of the keep (or far south of New Crestwood) will be a shoreline. Beside the water in a vast sandy area is a desolate structure, and perched atop is the dragon. You will see it easily from a distance.
- Western Approach (Fire, level 14): South of the southernmost camp will be an NPC named The Researcher; complete his quest line to lure the dragon out.
- The Exalted Plains (Electricity, level 15): In the northern part of the map (just south of Riverside Garrison), you will discover an area that triggers an operation on the War Table. Complete it, come to the area again, and the rubble will be removed. The dragon will be waiting for you on the other side (you must complete the Dark Hand puzzle to progress through to her).
- Emerald Graves (Cold, level 17): Travel to Direstone Camp in the northeast, then proceed over the river further northeast, and when you hit the tomb, head northwest. She will be waiting for you on the northern edge in a pile of rubble.
- The Storm Coast (Electricity, level 19): Follow the coast south (west when able) from the starting camp and you will eventually run into a Dwarven entrance that's sealed. To open this door, you need to receive and complete the quest from Cullen involving stopping Samson's smugglers and their shipments.
Battle your way through the cave and take out a Red Lyrium Behemoth. After that battle, you will find a row boat that will take you out into the middle of the sea to Dragon Isle. You will find the dragon here.
- Hissing Wastes (Fire, level 20): Travel to Sand Crags Camp, and from here, you can head east towards the mountains (or northeast from the initial starting camp). On the mountainside will be two large stone figures you can pass between. She will be located beyond this path in a large open area.
- Emprise du Lion (Cold, level 19): After completing Taking Back the Lion, you are able to take the keep just west of Tower Camp. After doing so, head to the east of Tower Camp and you will discover a bridge in disrepair. Once you have, an operation will appear on your War Table; complete it to cross the bridge. The dragon will be perched on top of the first coliseum, so make your way up to confront her.
- Emprise du Lion (Cold, level 21): Continue past the previous dragon's coliseum on to the next to confront the second dragon.
- Emprise du Lion (Fire, level 23): The third coliseum will have an entrance you may drop down into. If you prefer not to, you may continue past this entrance towards the bridge and take a right onto a path into the arena. The third and final dragon of the zone is located inside.
Please note that this achievement is very glitchy for most players. Upon killing one of the dragons, odds are it will count in game, but not on your achievement tracker. To circumvent this, reload a save before killing a dragon and repeat the process. This repeat kill will not affect anything in game, but for some reason, it tracks for a second time, enabling you to hit 10/10 and unlock the achievement.
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The Hinterlands (Fire, level 12)
- Travel to the northeastern camp and head through the tunnel just north. As you exit, the dragon will be flying above, and will land in the area just north of the dragonlings.
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Crestwood (Electricity, level 13)
- South of the keep (or far south of New Crestwood) will be a shoreline. Beside the water in a vast sandy area is a desolate structure, and perched atop is the dragon. You will see it easily from a distance.
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Western Approach (Fire, level 14)
- South of the southernmost camp will be an NPC named The Researcher; complete his quest line to lure the dragon out.
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The Exalted Plains (Electricity, level 15)
- In the northern part of the map (just south of Riverside Garrison), you will discover an area that triggers an operation on the War Table. Complete it, come to the area again, and the rubble will be removed. The dragon will be waiting for you on the other side (you must complete the Dark Hand puzzle to progress through to her).
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Emerald Graves (Cold, level 17)
- Travel to Direstone Camp in the northeast, then proceed over the river further northeast, and when you hit the tomb, head northwest. She will be waiting for you on the northern edge in a pile of rubble.
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The Storm Coast (Electricity, level 19)
- Follow the coast south (west when able) from the starting camp and you will eventually run into a Dwarven entrance that's sealed. To open this door, you need to receive and complete the quest from Cullen involving stopping Samson's smugglers and their shipments.
- Battle your way through the cave and take out a Red Lyrium Behemoth. After that battle, you will find a row boat that will take you out into the middle of the sea to Dragon Isle. You will find the dragon here.
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Hissing Wastes (Fire, level 20)
- Travel to Sand Crags Camp, and from here, you can head east towards the mountains (or northeast from the initial starting camp). On the mountainside will be two large stone figures you can pass between. She will be located beyond this path in a large open area.
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Emprise du Lion (Cold, level 19)
- After completing Taking Back the Lion, you are able to take the keep just west of Tower Camp. After doing so, head to the east of Tower Camp and you will discover a bridge in disrepair. Once you have, an operation will appear on your War Table; complete it to cross the bridge. The dragon will be perched on top of the first coliseum, so make your way up to confront her.
- Emprise du Lion (Cold, level 21)
- Continue past the previous dragon's coliseum on to the next to confront the second dragon.
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Emprise du Lion (Fire, level 23)
- The third coliseum will have an entrance you may drop down into. If you prefer not to, you may continue past this entrance towards the bridge and take a right onto a path into the arena. The third and final dragon of the zone is located inside.
Please note that this achievement is very glitchy for most players. Upon killing one of the dragons, odds are it will count in-game, but not on your achievement tracker. To circumvent this, reload a save before killing a dragon and repeat the process. This repeat kill will not affect anything in game, but for some reason, it tracks for a second time, enabling you to hit 10/10 and unlock the achievement.
Dragons are one of the strongest enemies in the game. There are a total of 10 Dragons that you can defeat. They won't respawn once defeated. If you leave mid fight, they will regain their health. Dragons aren't that difficult, just make sure to match their level or be at least close to it. Their difficulty depends entirely on what difficulty you're playing and you and your companion's levels. Make sure to use tactical mode to see the Dragon's strength and weaknesses.
Here's a list of all the Dragons in order of their level with their location and any prerequisites.
Fereldan Frostback - Level 12 - The Hinterlands
Northern Hunter - Level 13 - Crestwood
Abyssal High Dragon - Level 14 - The Western Approach
You need to lure this dragon before you can attack it. In order to do this, you'll need to start the "Abyssal High Dragon" quest. In order to start this quest, you'll need to complete multiple quests for Researcher Frederic. If you go to Location Nr1 you'll find the Draconology quest that wants you to find Frederic. Frederic can be found at Location Nr2. Go to Frederic and complete each quest he gives you to lure the dragon. You'll need to complete the following quests: A Manuscript of Some Authority, Draconology, Hunting Patterns, How to Lure a Dragon, Frederic's Livelihood, Sharper White Claws. Once all those are done, you'll receive the "Abyssal High Dragon" quest in which you'll need to kill the Dragon at Location Nr3.
Gamoran Stormrider - Level 15 - The Exalted Plains
Before you can reach this Dragon, you'll need to go to Location Nr1 and unlock an operation there. Once you've claimed it, go to your War Table and start the operation, which will open the path to the Dragon. On your path to the dragon you'll need to solve a puzzle inside The Dead Hand dungeon (Location Nr2) before you can continue. This involves controlling and positioning of your characters and three companions.
You can actually skip the puzzle entirely. "If you fast travel to the camp and then walk forward towards the ruins, you can go left at some point in those ruins (instead of continuing straight ahead and going to 'The Dead Hand' cave). This will take you straight to the dragon area (The Crow Fens). You'll actually end up closer to the dragon." Thanks Aruberikku.
Greater Mistal - Level 17 - Emerald Graves
Vinsomer - Level 19 - The Storm Coast
You can only get here by using a boat. The boat is located deep in a dungeon (Location Nr1). This dungeon is locked however, and to unlock it you need to start the "Red Water" quest. You unlock the Red Water quest by going to your War Table, on the Ferelden side is an operation called "Red Templars on the Storm Coast". Unlocking this operation will start the Red Water quests. If you don't see the Red Templars operation, it means you haven't progressed enough into the story. During or after the side quest you'll be able to use a boat to get to the Dragon (Location Nr2).
Sandy Howler - Level 20 - Hissing Wastes
Hivernal - Level 19 - Emprise Du Lion
Kaltenzahn - Level 21 - Emprise Du Lion
Highland Ravager - Level 23 - Emprise Du Lion
These Dragons require you to capture the Suledin Keep first (Location Nr2). As soon as you enter Emprise Du Lion, talk to the towns people (Location Nr1). A woman called Poulin will give you a quest called "Take Back the Lion". Finish this quest to receive the "Capturing Suledin Keep" quest. Once you've captured the keep, go to location Nr3 and unlock the operation there. Now go to your War Table and find the operation on the Orlais side of the table. Complete the operation and you'll be able to get to these three dragons (Location Nr4, 5, 6).