The Dragon Hunt in Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous is a crucial quest players encounter early in Act III. Completing this quest grants access to a powerful ally, Greybor, and unlocks the knowledge keeper Storyteller for your crusade. However, the true reward is permanently upgrading your crusade’s basic infantry.
Devarra, the fearsome red dragon terrorizing the crusader forces, is the target of this hunt. While players can technically attempt the quest around level 9, waiting until at least level 11 is highly recommended. Devarra boasts immense defenses and attacks, making her a formidable opponent for unprepared parties. Greybor’s full potential as a damage dealer also shines at level 11 with access to a third iterative attack.
After completing the Banner over the Citadel, your next task is to hunt down the mighty dragon terrorizing crusaders and soldiers. This quest is broken down into smaller objectives, amongst which the first one is to seek help from a bounty hunter in the tavern. You will find Irabeth in the town’s tavern and seek his help. This initiates your quest, and you move to your next objectives. Let’s go over these individually.
Hire Greybor
For this quest, you must recruit Greybor, a dwarf slayer with dual axes. To get him, you need to quickly stop at Drezen before you head to Grimwood. You can recruit Greybor by paying him 2,500 gold at the Half Measure Tavern. Note that hiring him will earn you 210XP.
First encounter with the dragon
The dragon will attack you while traveling west of Temple of the Good Hunt (marked location on the map below). Considering Devarra has fire attacks, you must have Resist Fire and Protection from Fire charms to stand a survival chance against him.
Remove Fear, Communal, and Protection from Fear are other tricks to save yourself from this attack. Having Greybor on the team is a plus point, as his Charge ability gives about 34 damage to Devarra.
Set up an ambush for the dragon
From the previous location, keep moving in the west direction till you reach Grimwood. Once you’re in the forest, take your time to set an ambush for the dragon. Greybor will help you in finding the perfect spot for an ambush.
End the dialogue, and the dragon will appear. Use buff before taking the dragon to let her leave a trail of blood. During this encounter in Dragon Hunt in Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous, the dragon will take 25% damage and flee.
Track the dragon
Track the wounded dragon to the Bloody Trail, close to the Lost Chapel and south of Drezen. On your way to the Bloody Trail, you will encounter a few enemies like the Gibrileth Contaminator and two Ash Giant Wreckers.
Greybor asks for confirmation, which will unlock another location on the map, Artisan’s Tower, where you will find the dragon.
Kill the dragon in her lair
Once you find the dragon in her lair, it’s time to surprise attack her in the Dragon Hunt in Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous. This time, you need to have high skills of 30+ level to finish off the dragon once and for all.
When you get to the lair, the dragon is busy with a Storyteller. Allow Greybor to strike a sneak attack to initiate the battle. Remember, the more level of the players you have, the greater damage they will inflict on the dragon.
Once you damage her health to 80%, she will fly to the tower’s upper level. You need to hurry up there and finish the Devarra; she will only take a few damages to die. If you fail to kill and she survives, she will burn down the entire tower and fly away to the Ivory Sanctum.
If the dragon takes 100% damage in the lower ledge of the tower, she will still fly to the upper level and collapse. You can hire Greybor permanently for 12,500 gold if you win in taking down Devarra, but if you lose the battle, you must pay him 25,000 gold to join the team.
How to Defeat Devarra?
Devarra uses fire attacks like fire aura and fire breath to deal with continuous damage and target everyone nearby. She will also use wings, tail, and bite to attack. Considering her high defenses, you need offensive party members to increase their chances of landing hits. Do use magic weapons to overcome the dragon’s damage reduction or cold energy that gives 50% extra damage.
After the battle begins, your first move is to stay clear of Devarra’s fire breath but close enough to remove fear spells or Seelah’s Aura of Greater Courage. A good move would be to distract Devarra with the summons and use Greybor and other DPS party members to reduce the health to 20%.
Once her health gets around 20%, Devarra will retreat to a higher portion of the tower and try to destroy her before that. Use upgraded spells because she will escape if you fail to kill her quickly. If the dragon does escape the first time, you need to follow the instructions below to take her out once and for all.
Rewards and Loot
After slaying Devarra, you will get the following rewards:
- Bracers of Abrupt Onslaught (gives a +5 bonus to trickery skill chests)
- Half of the Pair amulet (gives a +2 bonus to attack rolls and AC if you’ve someone else wearing the other half of the amulet)
Party Composition for The Dragon Hunt
Greybor excels in sneak attacks, and his damage potential is high. But you can upgrade him with Thundering Blows and Destructive Shockwaves. He will be your main hero. Apart from him, you need to fill in four more roles in Dragon Hunt in Pathfinder: Wrath Of The Righteous:
| Support Mage | Sosiel and Daeran use spells like Protection from Energy and Resist Energy to block or lower fire attacks. |
| Archer | Lann, Arueshalae, and Wenduag to deal ranged damage to Devarra. |
| Smite | Use Seelah or Regill as your main tank. Their Smite Evil or Smite Chaos moves to bypass Devarra’s damage reduction. |
| Buffer | Sosiel and Daeran use spells like Protection from Energy and Resist Energy to block or lower fire attack. |
