Can Elder Dragons be killed?

Elder Dragons can indeed be killed, but it requires a significant amount of skill, strategy, and luck, as they possess extremely thick armor, insanely high damage, and high health. Killing an Elder Dragon is similar to killing any other monster in the game, but with the added challenge of not being able to capture them or use traps to weaken them.

Understanding Elder Dragons

To successfully defeat an Elder Dragon, it’s essential to understand their behavior, weaknesses, and attack patterns.

FAQs About Elder Dragons

General Questions

1. Are Elder Dragons hard to kill?: If you aren’t able to flee or aren’t able to find reinforcements of some form, it will be an incredibly difficult fight for you, but playing on “Very Easy” should make it winnable.
2. What is the Elder Dragons weakness?: A common weakness among Elder dragons is breaking their horn to weaken them, as it is a source of their power.
3. What is the easiest Elder Dragon to kill?: If you’re a swift player that loves SnS, Lunastra-Teostra would be the easiest one, while Kushala Daora is suitable for LS users who don’t hit the dragon recklessly.

Specific Elder Dragons

4. Can you kill Elder Dragon Greyoll more than once?: Yes, you can kill Greyoll the Elder Dragon multiple times, as Elder Dragons quest spawn at different times, and killing an Elder Dragon has nothing to do with not being able to play the quest again.
5. Is there a downside to killing Greyoll?: Perhaps the more important reason players should not kill Greyoll is that doing so can detract from the experience of the game, as Elden Ring emphasizes free will.

Comparison and Rankings

6. Which Elder Dragon is the strongest?: According to lore, the strongest Elder Dragons are Disufiroa, Shantien, and Fatalis, with Disufiroa being the most powerful.
7. Are elder dragons stronger than ancient dragons?: Ancient Dragons are stronger than Elder Dragons, as they have more sustain and damage at their disposal.
8. Is Nergigante the most powerful Elder Dragon?: Nergigante is considered the strongest Elder Dragon in Monster Hunter: World, due to its diet consisting of other Elder Dragons.

Tactics and Strategies

9. Should I kill Elder Dragon?: Yes, it is better to kill an Elder Dragon rather than wasting your time on another round, by attacking it to a pulp but not killing it, then saving and killing it in the next round.
10. How do you fight an elder dragon?: Try to wait until the dragon hovers or lands, then shoot arrows in the wing so when it lands, it will fall and slide on the ground, giving you a chance to attack it with physical attacks.

Dragon Types and Characteristics

11. Which dragons can become Elder Dragons?: In order to obtain an Elder dragon, you must feed one of your Primary dragons to level 21, with only primary (single element) dragons being eligible.
12. Are Elder Dragons immune to frenzy?: The only creatures completely immune to the Frenzy Virus are other Elder Dragons.
13. Can you exhaust Elder Dragons?: Elder Dragons do not get exhausted in principle, although they can be seen to take ‘breaks‘ as if they are exhausted, with Impact damage causing exhaust damage.

Rankings and Comparisons

14. What is the strongest non-elder dragon?: The strongest non-Elder Dragons include Rajang, Ahtal-Ka, and Akantor and Ukanlos, with Rajang being the most powerful.
15. Is Safi Jiiva stronger than Fatalis?: Safi’jiiva is bigger and physically stronger, while Fatalis is more agile, faster, and possibly has tougher scales.