**Nikao the Azure Dragon** is one of the five bosses of the [Lair of Draconis](/wiki/lair-of-draconis). {{template-realm-eye-lore | response=In an effort to challenge Limon’s authority, Oryx captured an Ice Sprite and fused it with the body of a fabled dragon.
Oryx has personally bred the captive dragon to obey his commands so that he may establish control over the elements.
The sprite trapped inside yearns to reunite with its original body, now an aimless soul without a host. }} ###Contents - [Stats](#stats) - [Combat](#combat) - [Drops](#drops) - [Tips](#tips) ###Stats HP: 48,750 (+10.8% [5,265] to 111.6% [54,405] per player in Dungeon) DEF: 40 EXP: 25,000 Location: [Lair of Draconis](/wiki/lair-of-draconis) Counts towards God Kills Immune to Stasis Immune to Stun Immune to Paralyze Immune to Dazed Level 1 Quest Boss [Back to top](#top) ###Combat ####Attacks

Damage	Condition effects	Speed (tiles/sec)	Range (tiles)	Comments
100	Slowed for 2s	7.5	15	Pierces Players
140		6.5	22.75	Pierces Players
100		6	15
140	Pet Stasis for 3s	6	19.5	Pierces Players
140		6.5	22.75	Pierces Players Amplitude: 2 Frequency: 0.5
90	Sick for 1s	7	22.75	Pierces Players
180		5.5	16.5	Pierces Players
110	Pet Stasis for 1s	6	18	Pierces Players
80	Sick for 1s	6	18	Pierces Players
80		6	18	Pierces Players Pierces Armor
0	Slowed for 2s	20	22.5	Pierces Players
200		4	22	Pierces Players
90	Armor Broken for 1.5s	7	22.75	Pierces Players
140	Pet Stasis for 3s	6	15	Pierces Players
120	Slowed for 1s	8	20	Pierces Players
90	Sick for 1.5s	7	17.5	Pierces Players
120		6	15	Pierces Players Pierces Armor
75	Slowed for 1s	6	18	Pierces Players

####Behavior Nikao is initially found dormant and armored in the center of a plain square room, accessed by attacking his statue in the central room of the Lair. After taking a bit of damage, he will awaken and provide a taunt before attacking. * (If fought as the first dragon) **"Who disturbs my tranquil waters? You shall soon be acquainted with their depths!"** * (If fought right after Feargus) **"The gales of the sea have ceased, but my tides rage stronger than ever!"** * (If fought right after Pyyr) **"The power of Pyyr courses through me!"** * (If fought right after Limoz) **"Limoz was weak to fall to you!"** ####Phase 1 Upon initiating the fight, Nikao floods the center and edges of the arena with water. A number of [Azure Soul Shards](/wiki/azure-soul-shard) spawn from the eggs lying around the room, firing single blue bullets. Nikao is stationary, rapidly firing aimed shotguns of blue blasts alongside rings of slowing blue fireballs. He will occasionally fire a burst of blue spirals that converge on the nearest player, alongside an identical burst fired in the opposite direction. If all of Nikao's minions are slain during this phase, he will stop firing his slowing rings. ####Phase 2 Nikao chases players, firing rapid rings of slowing bullets along with spreads of blue blasts. ####Phase 3 Nikao moves into the center of the arena, shrinks the water pool into a square, and spawns numerous other water pools around the arena. He will then start warping between the pools, briefly resurfacing at random pools before ducking underwater again. Every time he surfaces, Nikao will fire a spiral of slowing bullets along with aimed spreads of blue arrowheads. ####Phase 4 Nikao reforms his arena, getting rid of all the water pools and transforming the solid ground into a configuration resembling a ring with strips of walkable tiles connecting it to the corners. As a single slowing shot fires down each of the strips, Blue Eggs with 12,000 (+20% [2,400 HP] per player in dungeon) health will spawn in the corners of the room, each one spawning an Azure Soul Shard to attack. If the Soul Shard is slain, the egg that spawned it will make another one - the eggs will also each spawn an additional one when destroyed. In the meantime, Nikao will be invulnerable in the center of the room, firing a rotating barrage of blue blasts along the intermediate directions along with rings of slowing bullets. All Azure Soul Shards must be killed to make him vulnerable. #####Phase 5 Nikao regenerates to approximately double his previous remaining HP and chases players, firing rings of slowing bullets and radial bursts of blue blasts. He will occasionally stop chasing and rapidly circle the central pool of water while only shooting his slowing ring alongside converging bursts of arrowheads, before giving chase again shortly after. Upon reaching critical HP, he will taunt **"You know not what you are doing..."**, despawn all existing water, and move into the center of the room, transforming into a statue and awarding XP to his killers. Players can then use the statue to teleport back to the main room, where the blue dragon soul will self-terminate and drop Nikao's loot. ####Inherited Abilities #####General * If a dragon was slain first, the arena will change accordingly: * Pyyr: all water will be replaced with orange Scorching Water, which rapidly deals 20 armor piercing damage to players standing in it. * Limoz: all water will be replaced with mud, which slows players even more when they walk through it and causes players to sink into it like Quicksand. * Feargus: all water will be replaced with slippery ice - when Nikao surfaces from the pools in Phase 3, he will break the ice and turn it into normal water again. #####Phase 1 * If a dragon was slain third, the Azure Soul Shards will replace their shots with: * Feargus: rings of pet stasis bullets * Pyyr: pairs of armor breaking fireballs * Limoz: single green bolts #####Phase 2 * If a dragon was slain second, Nikao will additionally fire: * Feargus: 2-way shotguns of Pet Stasis bullets * Pyyr: shotguns of armor piercing fireballs * Limoz: bursts of green spines with extra bursts being fired perpendicular to them #####Phase 3 * If a dragon was slain second, Nikao will additionally fire a 2-armed spiral of pairs of: * Feargus: Pet Stasising purple stars * Pyyr: armor piercing red orbs * Limoz: sickening shots #####Phase 4 * If a dragon was slain second, Nikao will additionally fire: * Feargus: arrowhead-shaped walls of purple pet stasis bullets * Pyyr: a spiral of armor breaking shots along with giant fireballs along the cardinal/ordinal directions * Limoz: spreads of sickening green spines * If a dragon was slain third, the Azure Soul Shards will replace their shots with: * Feargus: rings of returning purple fireballs * Pyyr: spreads of armor piercing fireballs * Limoz: sickening bullets #####Phase 5 * If a dragon was slain second, Nikao will additionally fire: * Feargus: 2-way shotguns of pet stasis bullets * Pyyr: shotguns of armor piercing fireballs * Limoz: 4-way bursts of green spines ####Reproduction Spawns: [![Azure Soul Shard](https://i.imgur.com/KZvJeD3.png "Azure Soul Shard")Azure Soul Shard](/wiki/azure-soul-shard) [Back to top](#top) ###Drops {#drops} {{template-drop |purple= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=ability-items#tier-4|name=Tier 4 Abilities|externalIcon={{template-item-gif|image=Tier 4 Abilities}}}} |item1={{template-item-link|page=cloths|name=Large Blue Dragon Scale Cloth|externalIcon=https://static.drips.pw/rotmg/wiki/Consumable/Dyes/Large%20Blue%20Dragon%20Scale%20Cloth.png}} |item2={{template-item-link|page=cloths|name=Small Blue Dragon Scale Cloth|externalIcon=https://static.drips.pw/rotmg/wiki/Consumable/Dyes/Small%20Blue%20Dragon%20Scale%20Cloth.png}} }} |basket= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=pet-eggs|name=Pet Eggs|externalIcon={{template-item-gif|image=Pet Eggs}}}} }} |cyan= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=ability-items#tier-5|name=Tier 5 Abilities|externalIcon={{template-item-gif|image=Tier 5 Abilities}}}} |item2={{template-item-link|page=wine-cellar-incantation|name=Wine Cellar Incantation|externalIcon=https://static.drips.pw/rotmg/wiki/Consumable/Other/Wine%20Cellar%20Incantation.png}} }} |blue= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=potion-of-wisdom|name=Potion of Wisdom|externalIcon=https://static.drips.pw/rotmg/wiki/Consumable/Stat%20Potions/Potion%20of%20Wisdom.png|guaranteed=2}} }} |orange= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=zaarvox-s-heart|name=Zaarvox's Heart|externalIcon=https://static.drips.pw/rotmg/wiki/Untiered/Zaarvox%27s%20Heart.png}} }} |white= {{template-drop-row|first=true |item1={{template-item-link|page=water-dragon-silk-robe|name=Water Dragon Silk Robe|externalIcon=https://static.drips.pw/rotmg/wiki/Armor/Robes/T13%20Water%20Dragon%20Silk%20Robe.png}} }} }} Back to top

###Tips and Strategies Nikao has the highest defense of all of the dragons, so Weapons like the [Crystal Wand](/wiki/crystal-wand), [Tezcacoatl's Tail](/wiki/tezcacoatl-s-tail), and the [Ancient Stone Sword](/wiki/ancient-stone-sword) are more effective than their counterparts. [Back to top](#top)

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