Prepared for a rematch towards Medusa? The fearsome monster is your first struggle in Dragon’s Dogma 2, however in a while, you’ll have the prospect to take her head.

Really, I say “her,” however Medusa isn’t one monster. Or fairly, she exists in a single spot (that I’ve discovered), and can respawn over time. That’s a very good factor too, as a result of you have to watch out to take away her head through the struggle. Relying in your care, you would find yourself with a withered head or a preserved one.

The place is Medusa in Dragon’s Dogma 2

Whilst you struggle Medusa within the introduction of Dragon’s Dogma 2, that isn’t the place you get her head. As an alternative, you discover her in southwest Battahl. There’s a wooded space, the Wyrmsblood Forest, which you’ll be able to see even by an unrevealed map. You’re searching for a giant patch of inexperienced on the backside fringe of the desert.

As you method the realm (watch out to not blow up the one bridge that results in it), you’ll begin assembly individuals who attempt to warn you away with tales of a monster that turns individuals to stone. When you have a look at the map, you’ll see the trail slither up the mountainside, however you’re not really going all the best way up. There’s a path that splits off close to the underside. It’s surrounded by stone individuals and animals, however it’s simple to overlook.

The trail will take you to Nera’Battahl Windrift, a set of ruins constructed into the mountain. You don’t should look far nonetheless, as Medusa is just about the one factor of curiosity in these ruins. You’ll most certainly discover her slithering across the cavernous room together with her gaze casting a pinkish-red gentle as she scans the darkness.

Find out how to defeat Medusa

Medusa is hardly essentially the most tough struggle in Dragon’s Dogma 2. I used to be in a position to topple her with little resistance at stage 45 and I used to be pulling my punches, as we’ll talk about shortly. The primary factor you have to be careful for is her well-known petrifying gaze. Throughout the struggle, she’ll start trying round together with her glowing eyes, and also you merely want to remain out of the sunshine.

If the sunshine hits you, nonetheless, it isn’t instantly recreation over. Stone will start to type over your character, and you’ve got an inexpensive period of time to take cowl. When you’re out from her gaze, the stone recedes and you may proceed on as you have been. I spent the struggle cowering behind a pillar, lobbing magic at her. Talking of which, she’s weak to lightning.

Find out how to receive Medusa’s head in Dragon’s Dogma 2

Past merely defeating Medusa, we want her head. Intuitively, you need to purpose for her head to acquire it. You may even do it as a ranged fighter, like an archer. I did it with the Sorcerer. You merely assault the pinnacle and attempt to have the killing blow land there, and it’ll tumble away, permitting you to select it up.

Nonetheless, merely doing it this manner will get you the Withered Medusa Head.

The Medusa Head decays like fruit or meat in your stock, and really shortly, it can grow to be unusable for petrification. The truth is, utilizing the Medusa head appears to quicken its decay. If we use the meals comparability, a Withered Medusa Head is actually a ripened fruit or aged meat. If you would like one thing recent, you have to get the “Preserved Medusa Head.”

To do that, it requires a bit extra approach. You may really finish the Medusa struggle faster when you do sufficient harm to the neck/head space, and that’s a bit more durable to do as a ranged assault. As an alternative, it’s higher to go at her with a thief or warrior.

For the Thief, you’ll wish to climb up Medusa and begin hacking at her neck, hopefully beautiful her and knocking her over within the course of. For the warrior, your finest guess is to only topple Medusa first, then when she’s struggling to stand up, go for the pinnacle.

The purpose is, nonetheless, that you have to assault her head and assault it onerous. Most magic isn’t exact sufficient to do such native harm, so in order for you the preserved head, you want somebody who can simply lop it off. 

When you knock it off fast sufficient, you’ll get the Preserved Medusa Head. This model nonetheless rots, make no mistake, however you’ll have it for longer and get extra makes use of out of it than the Witherered model. Additionally, be aware that when you put it in your storage fairly than your stock, it can last more. You may simply take it out of there once you want it.

Find out how to get the An Eye for an Eye achievement in Dragon’s Dogma 2

Talking of needing it, the achievement “An Eye for an Eye” requires you to petrify Medusa together with her personal gaze. Clearly, with the pinnacle in hand, you will have a good suggestion of what must be achieved. Nonetheless, the issue is you already killed Medusa.

As I mentioned earlier on this information, Medusa will respawn. In my expertise, the world refresh is a bit unusual, so I can’t simply let you know to come back again in 7-14 enterprise days. The rule of thumb is that it takes seven days for all monsters to respawn in an space, however generally it takes longer, and I believe that has to do together with your exercise. When you go all the best way to Vernworth, for instance, and wait there, the areas in Battahl will refresh faster. Some counsel ready 14 days for that reason, however when you go to the closest camp and wait, Medusa might by no means respawn.

So, if we’re being cautious, you’ll wish to return to Bakbattahl and wait 14-ish days. 

Nonetheless, whatever the high quality of the pinnacle you grabbed, it can rot earlier than that point is up. With that in thoughts, you’ll wish to stash it in your storage earlier than ready, then seize it when it’s time to maneuver. Keep in mind, you don’t want the Preserved Head to petrify Medusa, it simply lasts longer.

When you suppose it’s doubtless that Medusa has returned, take the pinnacle and take a look at the struggle once more, however this time use the pinnacle on her to show her to stone. This may grant you the An Eye for an Eye achievement.

Additionally be aware that utilizing the Medusa head is a helpful technique to full the mission in A Case of Sculptor’s Block, which you discover within the Noble Quarter of Vernworth.