Last updated: Release 11.1.0

The **Rock Dragon** is an [event boss](/wiki/quest-monsters#event) that spawns once realm. It drops the [Ray Katana](/wiki/ray-katana), and it has a chance to drop the entrance to the dungeon [Lair of Draconis](/wiki/lair-of-draconis). *Hibernating for a millennia deep beneath the surface of the Realm, legends tell that the beast would awaken at the dawning of the new age. Those adventurers brave enough to have the rare opportunity of encountering this monstrosity had better have their wits about them. To defeat the beast, adventurers are going to have to ensure its complete obliteration; just going for the throat on this one might prove… futile.* ([Release 11](/wiki/development-and-release-history#release-11)) *The Rock Dragon was chosen to guard the as-of-yet elusive Lair of Draconis due to its indomitable nature. Approach with caution!* (Steam Trading Card: Rock Dragon) Is reskinned to have [presents as body parts](/wiki/rock-dragon-christmas) during the winter (as of Patch X.20.0).

Stats

Body Segment Tail HP: 1000 DEF: 10 EXP: 0 Immune to Stasis Physical Damage: 100	Body Segment HP: 1000 DEF: 10 EXP: 0 Explodes upon death. Immune to Stasis Physical Damage: 100	Eye of the Dragon Base HP: 18,000 (+10% [1800 HP] per player in Realm) DEF: 50 EXP: 4,000 Immune to Stasis Level 20 Quest Monster Counts towards God Kills

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Combat

Attacks

Aesthetics	Damage	Speed (tiles/sec)	Range (tiles)	Comments
	120	12	9.6
	120	7	5.6
	140	14	16.8	Piercing Passes Cover
	160	4.5	9	Particle Trail
Invisible	100	0	0	Contact damage from Body/Tail Segments
	150	10	6	From Body Segment explosion

Behavior

The dragon is made up of a Body Segment Tail, multiple Body Segments, and the Eye of the Dragon. The tail is always invulnerable. The eye is initially invulnerable, but the body segments are always vulnerable. ####Phase 1 The Rock Dragon's eye and tail are invulnerable. The Dragon flies around very quickly, spraying rapid shotguns of flame bursts. It also deals high damage on contact. Combined with it's attacks, it can deal incredible damage. It spawns Rock Dragon Bats at a constant rate. When a Body Segment is destroyed, it will separate from the Dragon, flash, and explode into a ring of bullets. Once all body segments are destroyed, the tail will self-terminate and the second phase will begin. ####Phase 2 The Eye is vulnerable during this phase. It slowly floats around the arena, firing radial Dragon Eye Blasts around it. It also fires fast Dragon Eye Lasers aimed at the nearest player. If not killed fast enough, the Dragon will regenerate it's body and revert to Phase 1.

Reproduction

Spawns:

Rock Dragon Bat

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Drops

	Tier 8 Weapon	Tier 9 Weapon
	Tier 8 Armor	Tier 9 Armor
	Tier 4 Ability	Tier 3 Ring
	Tier 4 Ring
	Pet Eggs
	Tier 10 Weapon	Tier 11 Weapon
	Tier 10 Armor	Tier 11 Armor
	Tier 12 Armor	Tier 5 Ability
	Tier 5 Ring
	Stat Increase Potions
	Ray Katana
Lair of Draconis

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Tips and Strategies

If you're an archer or huntress, try to paralyze the dragon and then you can destroy the body with ease (the eye can only shoot straight ahead). Still, you should keep a good distance because the body segments explode for 150 damage per shot, and sitting on it will result in about 2100 damage, instantly killing even maxed melee classes. One more tip is if you are a warrior use Juggernaut and for the time your armor has been doubled you will take only about 45 damage from the Rock Dragon. Keep in mind that the eye can only fire forwards. Sidestepping the Dragon when it approaches you will spare you from the brunt of the attack. Do not underestimate the Eye of the Dragon's slow, floaty movement in phase 2: sitting on it while it fires its radial attack will result in enormous damage that is instant death for all but the tankiest of melees. If the Eye is not killed fast enough and the dragon respawns all its body parts, they will all spawn in the same spot, meaning if you paralyze them, they can be all taken out at once, possibly making the Eye vulnerable again within seconds. However, this may also **cause the shots from the Body Segment explosions to become stacked**, making them inflict enormous and possibly instakill damage, so be wary. Make no mistake, this is an incredibly dangerous quest, even for maxed melees. If you take a full shotgun to the face by this dragon, high chances are that you're going to die. So if you are level 15, I suggest skipping out on this quest, as they will always spawn once per realm, and wait till you're level 20 to tackle this behemoth.

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