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Elden Ring Brings Back Dark Souls' Dragon Transformation

By 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:James Lucas

Published Jun 20, 2024

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In Dark Souls, you could transform into a dragon using an item.
That mechanic has returned in Elden Ring thanks to Shadow of the Erdtree.
Of course, you have to get naked to use it. But it's worth the sacrifice since you'll boost all dragon-based magic.

In the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Dark Souls games, you can transform into skinny humanoid dragons, ranging from a fuzzy friend to a golden-plated warrior to... Baphomet. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Skinny, awkward-looking Baphomet. Thanks to 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Shadow of the Erdtree, you can do the same in Elden Ring now.

There's an optional area called the Jagged Peak Mountainside where you run a gauntlet of dragon bosses until you reach an altar. A lady--who looks like a humanoid dragon--will offer you a quest which takes you to the very top of the mountain.

Along the way, you'll meet a defeated warrior called Igor, who will offer you his help when you reach the summit.

At the peak itself, you'll come face to face with Bayle, a dragon who gives Midir a run for his money. Should you prevail in taking down the legendary foe and return to the altar, you'll find that the woman has dropped her heart. Equip it and you too can become a creepy lil dragon.

Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree Priestess Heart item description zoomed in over a blurred background

You Need To Get Naked To Become A Dragon In Elden Ring

As the item description says, you need to strip down to your loincloth to 'use' the heart (whatever that means), which will then transform you into a dragon. The only way to reverse the change is to die, but being in this form will boost your dragon-based magic.

Not only is it incredibly similar to the concept of dragon transformations from the Souls games, but it even l♔ooks near-identical to the one in Dark Souls 3, albeit with clothes on. Thankfully.

All of this is optional, so if you beat the main story of the DLC first, you can come back for the dragon quest later on (wahey).

It was one of the last areas I visited, and all of the NPCs were still hanging around, mostly healthy, offering me their goodies. This isn't true of every quest, as in typical FromSoft fashion, rushing the story will cause some side characters to disappear or meet an untimely demise. Dragon priestess' are just built different.