The Ancient Dragon Lansseax is an optional boss in the Elden Ring that becomes important if you want to get your hands on the Lansseax’s Glaive incantation. It is strongly recommended that you be at least level 100 before venturing to take on this boss. Make sure to have a high Vigor as well. The dragon is weak to physical attacks, so equip a strong sword and consider bringing Rogier’s Rapier as its damage is the highest among its league.
Now, let’s break into how to find, defeat, and earn rewards from this powerful monster in the Elden Ring.
Elden Ring Ancient Dragon Lansseax Location
You will find Lansseax in the Rampartside Path Site of Grace in the Altas Plateau between the Outer Wall Battleground and Outer Wall Phantom Tree.
From the site of grace, turn to the opposite side and move to the south direction. Keep going south from the fire and get on the rocks leading to the cliff on the northwest side.
Keep going up the cliff till you get to an open field with lightning happening around, where you will encounter the Ancient Dragon Lansseax.
How to Defeat Ancient Dragon Lansseax?
The ancient dragon Lansseax has fierce electrical, physical, and fire attacks that can significantly drain your HP. To defeat the dragon, you must run around the arena, dodging its attacks and waiting for it to land to attack its back, legs, and toes.
Once the dragon lands, it will take some time to roar, this is when you quickly attack it with combos, and when you see red electric currents generating on the ground, quickly roll back. The dragon summons a lightning blaze, rolls back, and lands attacks on his legs.
When you see the dragon coming back and its mouth firing up, keep running sideways to dodge this attack. When the dragon raises its hand above to strike, it runs towards its lower body to attack the legs.
If you get knocked down by any attack, recover quickly because the boss immediately follows up with another attack. When the boss’s health drops below 40%, it will start blowing fire; this time, it will get under it and target the tail. Lansseax’s health is quickly drained by Frost and Bleed damage but note stamina plays a major role in this boss fight.
Rewards for Defeating Ancient Dragon Lansseax
After defeating the ancient dragon Lansseax in the Elden Ring, you will get Lansseax’s Glaive incantation and 60,000 Runes.
How to Cheese Ancient Dragon Lansseax?
The easiest way to cheese the Ancient Dragon Lansseax is simply to run past him when you see him. Don’t engage in the boss fight yet, and keep running until the boss is not activated anymore.
Now, trace back your steps and sneak up behind the boss. When the dragon doesn’t move anymore, take out the poison mist and use it to defeat it.
Ancient Dragon Lansseax Disappeared / Flew Away / Not Showing Up
There are two main reasons why the dragons disappear in the Elden Ring. The first reason could be you running out of the fighting arena. You have a specific vicinity of fighting a dragon boss. So, they disappear when you use a horse or get too far from the dragon. But you don’t need to worry, as they will show up when you return to the arena, and they will have the same health bar you left them.
The second reason could be that the disappearing dragon is scripted in the game.
Ancient Dragon Lansseax Attacks and Counters
Ancient Dragon Lansseax mainly has three kinds of attacks: fire, lightning, and physical. Let’s go over into the depth of attacks and ways to counter them,
| Attacks | Counters |
|---|---|
| Lansseax’s Glaive (Slam) | The dragon summons a red lightning bolt in its hand and slams it on the ground. Simple dodge forward through the attack and go for its rear body to attack. |
| Lansseax’s Glaive (Sweep) | The dragon sweeps the red lightning bolt across the ground. To counter this, keep moving backward or immediately roll forward to run past it. |
| Lightning Strike | Lansseax raises its head and wings and roars loudly, red patches appear on the ground first, followed by lightning later. When you see the red patches on the ground, simply move away from the affected area. |
| Claw Combo | The boss lifts its left arm and slams it on the ground, followed by an attack from the right hand. To counter this, by rolling back immediately. |
| Bite | The dragon raises its hind legs and opens its mouth to bite; you need to sprint out of its range to avoid damage. |
| Firebreath | Lansseax raises its leg, and its mouth starts glowing, sprint forward to go underneath the dragon or roll back to get out of reach. |
| Wing Beating | When the player is under the dragon for a long time, it will flap its wings to knock you down; this time, you need to move away from the boss. |
| Tail Swipe | The dragon swipes its tail counterclockwise to damage the player and dodge the attack by rolling out of the range. |
| Repositioning Hop | If you’re distant from the dragon, it’ll hop forward and try to land on you, knocking you out. Simply keep moving to avoid the attack. |
