Flying Dragon Greyll is an optional boss in Elden Ring. It can be found in the northeast parts of Dragonbarrow in Caelid. Like all dragons in Elden Ring, Greyll can be hard to defeat, and given the abundance of attacks and moves this boss has, this is doubly so.
In this comprehensive guide, we’ll cover everything there is to know about Greyll, including where to find it, its weaknesses, and how to defeat it. We’ll also cover this dragon’s drops and how to cheese it.
Elden Ring Flying Dragon Greyll Location
Flying Dragon Greyll can be found patrolling the Farum Greatbridge in Caelid. It is located between the northern and southern parts of Dragonbarrow. You can reach there by selecting “Farum Greatbridge” point of grace from the map.
Flying Dragon Greyll Attacks and Counters
Greyll has a total of six attacks, which you can learn to give yourself an upper hand in combat:
Foot Crush
In this attack, Flying Dragon Greyll raises one foot and suddenly slams it onto the ground to try to crush you. You can counter this attack by running towards the foot opposite the raised one.
Wing Slam
Like foot crush, Flying Dragon Greyll slams one of his wings into the ground while running toward you. You can counter by running in the opposite direction if you are on a stump or run towards his opposite non-attacking wing.
Body slam
The dragon will fly in the air and follow your position. Suddenly, he will come charging toward you from the air and try to crush you with his body.
You can counter this attack by not stopping, as the dragon can stay in the air for a short duration. Just keep moving around the arena so that he will miss you when the dragon comes down.
Tail Strike
The dragon will swing his tail either way to try to hit you. You can counter by running away or getting near his neck where his tail will not reach you.
Fire Breath
In this attack, the dragon leaps into the air and breathes fire on you. The flames are mostly concentrated on the right side of the bridge, so you can counter this by running towards the left side of the bridge and underneath his legs.
Guided Fire Breathe
In this attack, the dragon throws flames at the player while he is on the ground. Unlike the normal fire-breathing attack, the boss follows the player and guides his flame where he moves.
You can counter this attack by running towards his legs, as he can’t throw flames under them. The flame-throwing pattern is usually left to right, but it will start where you stand.
Once the attack has begun, the dragon will not change direction mid-throw. You can run on the opposite side and get under his wing
How to Defeat Flying Dragon Greyll in Elden Ring?
Greyll has several attacks that can end your adventure. Those attack moves have been discussed below regarding the approach players should take based on their preferred gameplay style.
That being said, there exists a way of killing the dragon boss without even taking any damage. This is specifically tailored for ranged players. To do this, go to the other side of Farum Greatbridge and get on the surface indicated in the picture below.
Now, at the indicated location, position yourself so that you can dodge almost every attack of the dragon and cast your attacks on it. If you somehow get yourself just below the edge of a little cliff, you can cast continuous ranged attacks and receive no damage at all.
1. Melee Strategy
The players are advised to always stay mounted to have the advantage of mobility. Melee players can launch effective attacks by staying close to the boss. Aim for the feet of the dragon while staying under them for an instance to launch the attack and then look for an escape before being crushed.
Stay on the left side of the bridge, which will make you less vulnerable to its fire-breathing attack. Both the grounded fire breath and the flying fire breath start from the right side of the bridge.
When you see the fire breath attack coming, which will be very obvious from the glowing mouth of the dragon, try to get yourself under the dragon. You’ll be safe and will have much time to launch a handsome number of attacks on the boss.
The strategy remains the same for the players who prefer to stay unmounted, but they won’t be that agile to dodge all the boss’s attacks.
Focus on the feet and legs to launch your maximum attacks. Attacking the head may not be that effective because it moves a lot, and even jumping attacks won’t be able to hit precisely.
2. Magic Strategy
This is a long fight and the players must be aware of their Cerulean Flasks count. Make sure that you carry enough and don’t run out of them. Using slow charging attacks while being unmounted can be very dangerous here.
The Rock Sling spell, combined with Meteorite Staff aimed at the head, stuns the boss and proves to be a great help for casters. Ranged attacks like Glinstone Pebble and Loretta’s Greatbow are also good to use in the fight against Flying Dragon Greyll.
3. Ranged Strategy
The ranged players may be liberal in choosing whether to stay mounted. Being mounted will help them dodge the breathing attacks.
On the other hand, staying unmounted will help with faster casting. The players can also run out of range when the boss launches ranged attacks, and after the effect has tarnished, they may return to the range and continue the fight.
Hitting the boss from behind is ineffective in the fight as it deals such a small amount of damage. Ranged players may also stay at points where the dragon can’t hit (as described earlier).
Flying Dragon Greyll Drops
Remember that killing a dragon in the Elden Ring grants you a Dragon Heart to use in the Church of Dragon Communion to attain Dragon abilities. Flying Dragon Greyll will reward you with a Dragon Heart alongside 80,000 Runes upon death.
How to Cheese Flying Dragon Greyll?
The strategy is to maintain distance, like climbing on a cliff so that the dragon’s attacks can’t reach you, while you keep hitting him with ranged weapons like bows until he’s dead.
You will need at least 99 arrows and 40 throwing knives for this cheese kill. Get on the bridge and hit the dragon with any weapon so that he starts following you. Then, run and climb to the rocks on your right, which are on the north side of the bridge.
As you’re being chased, you need to wait for the dragon to peek his head at the edge of the bridge. That is when you should start shooting arrows at him. You want to aim for his head. By the time you’re out of arrows, the dragon will have lost a third of his health.
Most dragon attacks will not reach you at the edge of the cliff, but when the dragon does his long-range attack, you should step back until the fire disappears. Once you are out of arrows, start throwing knives at the dragon, and hopefully, the dragon will die before you run out of knives.
