Elden Ring is very rich in dragons, there are in all shapes and flavors. Fortissax uses lightning and you might love it, at least if you can find it. Here's everything you need to know about the beast.
Where to find Fortissax?
It's hard to offer a simple and straightforward answer, since you have to complete a twisted series of quests. To sum it up, you have to complete Fia's quest, who is at the Round Table.
Preparations
- As always, the chosen spirit summon, or not to use it will greatly influence the difficulty. The +10 Mimic Tear or Tiche of Black Knives will usually make the fight trivial. The Ancestral Disciple is a good compromise, since it can attack the dragon in flight without doing everything for you.
- Talismans that increase resistance to Lightning damage will greatly reduce the difficulty.
- You can craft and use consumables that increase lightning resistance. Using Dragon Blight Coating for your weapon will also help you defeat the boss faster during the second phase.
- Casts that increase resistance to lightning will greatly improve your survivability as well.
Fight Guide
- The confrontation against Fortissax is generally similar to that against the other ancient dragons, you will meet one on the plateau of Altus, and many others in Farum Azula. It's a good way to start learning the basics of combat gently.
- This type of dragon wields lightning excessively, it uses it in many ways. Its most frequent and painful attack is a lightning bolt that will fall on your position or in front of the dragon, and which will emit 4 electric waves that will cross the area. Ideally, you should keep an eye on them and adapt your position to dodge them.
- The other attacks of this dragon are mainly based on its front legs, whether it is claw strikes, shock waves in front of it or large sword strikes that will sweep the area. It's hard to dodge all of this without significant training. If you're fighting in melee, getting a few hits through its front legs and chest is fine, but attacking its back legs and tail is usually less dangerous . Lightning will then be the only real danger, at least as long as the boss does not turn around.
- At the start of the fight, then once in a while, yellow lightning will strike all around the boss and cause black clouds to appear. It's bad death, they must absolutely be avoided, since they will fill the gauge at full speed, which can give instant death. But it's not too hard to do.
- Finally, it also happens that the boss breathes fire while flying like a conventional boss by advancing behind him when he takes off, you should be safe.
You can then interact with Fia in order to obtain the Prince of Death Rune of Restoration. It will unlock an additional ending.
This guide has been translated from MGG France by bxakid and was originally written by Raiden Robin.
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