if you choose Treviso over Minrathous when the choice comes, you’ll have to figure it out how to defeat the Treviso Dragon in Dragon Age: The Veilguard to save the city, for now.

The dragon is actually called Corius the Icetalon, and as the name suggests, they have some pretty nasty ice-based attacks that can make this fight very difficult. I’m also a dragon, which is hard enough on its own. Before you enter this battle, we I highly recommend taking Davrin or Harding as a supplement party member alongside Lucanis requested. Also, fill your pockets with health potions – you’ll need them.

Now when you’re ready, here you go how to defeat Corius the Ice Talon in Dragon Age: The Veilguard.

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How to beat Corius the Icetalon in Dragon Age The Veilguard

Now, thankfully, you don’t have to completely defeat the Treviso Dragon here, just they have to carry their health enough and eventually they will fly. However, this is easier said than done as they have some powerful attacks and how you approach this fight will be dictated by your class.

Strategy

Warrior classes will need to be up close and personal to attack the dragon, but be careful as Corius can move quite quickly (Harding is a good ally to have on your team if you are in this class due to the ability of adrenaline). Rogues should focus on ranged attack and their allies (Lucanis and ideally Davrin) to deal elemental damage up close. Mages, however, should have the advantage in this fight as they can swap with any weapons that attack with the Fire element and attack from a distance.

The main objective should be to attack the dragon’s weak points. These dots will change throughout the fight, but there will always be a part of them that is glowing and purple. If you can’t clearly see which part of them is glowing, then it’s very likely to be at the top of their head – this was a particular challenge to see and aim safely.

Once you’ve attacked them enough to fill their stagger meter above the HP bar, Corius will be laid to the ground with a large mark on his chest, and that’s what you’ve been waiting for. When they are like that, get close to them and continuously attack that mark on their chest for maximum damage.

Once you’ve dealt enough damage to them, the dragon will be summoned by Ghilan’nain and you’ll have survived the battle – at least for now.

Elemental weakness

Also, Corius Icetalon is vulnerable to fire-based elemental attackswhich is why Davrin and his Griffin are such useful allies on the field, especially if you’re not a Mage. They are resistant to any ice-based attack, so don’t bother wasting your time using them.

attacks

Remember to keep an eye on the Corius, if they spot you and start jumping in the air you need to make sure you run out of the way. They will slam into the ground and try to slide by crushing you with their body. Dodging can work if you time it well enough, but the safest thing to do is to simply get out of the way.

Their next attack is the ice-based projectiles they shoot from their mouths at you. If you see these icicles starting to form, then you need to run away from them and keep running until Corius stops shooting them at you, because if you stop while he’s shooting, he can turn his head to follow you .

Another ice based attack to watch out for is their ice breath. They will crouch to the ground, stick out their necks, and shoot a dangerous beam of Ice from their mouths. They will swing their head from side to side during this attack and it can easily drain your health to nothing if you get caught. If you see Corius preparing this attack, run as far as you can to the other side of the battle area – the safest place is to be behind them, but always keep an eye on their tail.

If Corius flies around a bit and you see a red circle appear on the ground, make sure you stand anywhere but on that red circle or you’ll get crushed. Fortunately, if you listen carefully, you should hear your companions yelling at you to move away if you’re in danger of being hit. But, the golden rule is that if you stay in the red, you will be dead.

Corius really doesn’t lack for attacks, if you’re close they’ll attack you head first to try and headbutt you into oblivion, or use their wingtip claws to try to grab and push you. in the floor. You can avoid these attacks by dodging out of the way, but that’s why we recommend attacking from a distance if you can.

Remember that Corius is vulnerable to Fire elemental attacks, focus on his purple weak points, dodge and run to stay out of harm’s way, and fill up Corius’ shock meter to ground them.

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