Venomscale Drake
Level 34+It sleeps curled among dead roots, dreaming old dragon dreams.
Field notes
Heavy and slow, it curls up among the isle's dead roots. Norse myths tell of Nidhogg, a dragon far below the world tree Yggdrasil, forever chewing at its roots. Its stomp slows you: step out of the ring when it rears.
Where it lives
Dragonfire Isle, in Dragon rock. Seen from level 34. Its level depends on where you meet it: at home, how far from the village you are; on the other lands, that land's band, lowest near the harbour side. It is stronger at night.
How to calm it
Weak to (takes more): Fire +40%Energy +20%
Tough against (takes less): Earth −70%
Its attack: the ground pound. It is slow to wind up (wind-up 1 s, then 2.6 s before the next).
Venomscale Drakes are weak to fire and energy but shrug off earth. They're slow to wind up their ground pound: step back out of the ring when they raise their arms. Their hits slow you down, so keep your distance.
Its hits slow you down (40% for 3 s). Cleansed, it turns back into a friendly animal and wanders home.
What it leaves behind
| Item | Chance | How many |
|---|---|---|
| Dragon Scale | 55% | 1–2 |
| Venomscale Barb | 45% | 1 |
| Dragon Fang | 20% | 1 |
Dragon Scale
Venomscale Barb
Dragon FangPlus orange coins for everyone who helped, now and then a potion, and sometimes gear. Everyone in your party within 40 m gets their own roll.
Numbers
By level
| Level | Health | Attack | XP |
|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 1,566 | 102 | 370 |
| 50 | 2,719 | 154 | 522 |
| 80 | 5,722 | 270 | 808 |
On a normal world. Elites (5% of creatures from level 6) have ×2.2 health, ×1.4 attack and give ×3 XP. World settings can make creatures gentler or fiercer.