How to Defeat Medusa in Dragon’s Dogma 2

Last Updated on: 27 March, 2024 | 11:12 AM

Powerful enemies are one of the major attractions of the action RPGs. While the storyline plays a great role, the gameplay experience won’t reach the expected height if it lacks challenging boss fights. Dragon’s Dogma 2 exactly maintains this feature. Since the game was released, players have been praising several aspects of the game, but one of the most praised elements of the game is the bosses it has. Throughout the journey, players will face multiple powerful bosses and one among them is Medusa.

Interestingly, this mythological enemy is one of the primary bosses of the game who is renowned for petrifying enemies with her glare. Therefore, the fight won’t be an easy one. Players need to be well-prepared for the fight; otherwise, the game will end there. At the very beginning of the game, players will have a glimpse of Medusa, but at this point, she won’t be someone to defeat. However, that short glimpse is enough to show players what the game has prepared for them during their journey. So, if you are trying to understand how to defeat Medusa in Dragon’s Dogma 2, this guide will help you with the entire process.

Before we progress further to discuss the defeating process, let’s check out the location of this boss.

Dragon’s Dogma 2- Medusa Location Explained- Where to Find Medusa?

While encountering Medusa won’t be an easy experience, still if you are eager to give the fight a try, you need to locate the boss. Though you get a glimpse of Medusa at the beginning hours of the game, the fight can’t be taken earlier. This requires you to progress a certain amount and get access to the second major kingdom of the game, Battahl.

Once you are at Battahl, make your way to the capital city of the region named, Bakbattahl. Now, from here, start moving towards the southeast side and eventually you will reach Caliginous Depths, which is the home to Medusa. You can take the journey by foot or using cable cars. However, as soon as you reach near the cave you will find petrified statues of human beings and animals.

Now that you have found the location, let’s get prepared for the fight.

How to Prepare For Medusa Fight in Dragon’s Dogma 2?

Though the open world of Dragon’s Dogma 2 becomes accessible to players as soon as they start their journey, still fighting Medusa requires a high-level. It is almost an impossible task if you are at a lower level. Also, players need to gather the best weapons and abilities for this fight. Therefore, first explore the world and complete quests to level up your Arisen.

To fight Medusa, Warrior class is the best to use. If you haven’t yet unlocked the class, you need to complete the Vocation Frustration quest and unlock the Warrior class. Though other classes also work, Warriors have a giant sword which can be helpful for the fight.

Apart from that, if you have the Ring of Motility, make sure to give it to your Pawn, or you will lose your pawn in this fight. Ring of Motility gives 100% resistance to Medusa’s Petrification ability. Also, if your pawn has the Chirurgeon specialization, this will also be a great ability at your advantage. This specialization will also heal the Arisen and other Pawn characters during the fight.

With these items and abilities, get prepared for the fight. Once you have all the required things at your arsenal, let’s check out the best strategy to fight and the weakness of the enemy.

Strategy to Fight Medusa in Dragon’s Dogma 2

Medusa will give you a real hard-time defeating her. So, don’t jump into the fight without knowing about her attacks. She may not have a wide range of attacks, but her attacks are all deadly, including the Petrifying Gaze that instantly turns players into stone statues. Fortunately, the boss has only two attacks that players can dodge if they are careful of her moves.

The first attack the boss uses is the Arrow Shot attack. In this attack, the boss fires a few arrows in succession and all these arrows explode as soon as they touch the ground. The second and the final attack of Medusa is her legendary Petrifying Gaze attack which is the deadliest attack of the fight. In this attack the boss’s eyes start shining red and she starts shooting beams. This is an AoE attack and whoever comes within the range of the beams will be slowed down and turned into stone statues. Fortunately, the boss moves slowly. Therefore, if you watchout for her moves, you can easily dodge her attacks.

While defending yourself is the primary thing to do in this fight, you can’t forget to attack the boss. Attacking Medusa is not an easy job. Initially, players may find it hard to to deal damage to the boss, but she has her weak spot. Hit her neck and she will take loads of damage. Considering the slow movement of the boss, players need to sneak at her back side and climb her to reach her neck.

Once you access her neck, start hitting her repeatedly. Of course, the boss will resist and try to shake you off the neck. Hang on tight, and keep attacking her. With every successful attack, the boss will bleed purple blood and her snake hair falls from her head. After a few repeated slashes, the boss will get stunned for a few moments and that’s the best time to use your sword to behead Medusa. Two or three heavy strikes will do the job.

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That’s all you need to know about how to defeat Medusa in Dragon’s Dogma 2. Apart from her head, players will receive Granite Medusa Bone material, Hood of Nonentity, and Medusan Spellbow as rewards. Among these, Medusa head is the most attractive one as players can hang it on their belt like a lantern and use it to petrify other enemies, especially the challenging ones. But this ability fades away with time, even if you keep it in your inventory.