Gaping Dragon
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Evidence for this record
Sources: darksouls.wikidot.com · darksouls.fandom.com
- Secondary source: A cross-check source, kept apart from the primary page.
8 fields in this record are marked not documented: the sources checked gave no value, so none is guessed.
Overview
- Category
- major
- Source URL
- darksouls.wikidot.com
- Location
- The Depths, fog gate at the bottom of the open area past the broken grille
- Poise
- not documented
- Attack notes
- Head takes 50% extra damage from any attack.
- Note
- none recorded
HP
- NG
- 4660
- NG+
- 8947
- NG+6
- 11183
Souls reward
- NG
- 25000
- NG+
- 75000
- NG+6
- 93750
Physical resistance
- Regular
- 167
- Strike
- 167
- Slash
- 167
- Thrust
- 167
Elemental resistance
- Magic
- 117
- Fire
- 108
- Lightning
- 84
Status resistance
- Poison
- infinite
- Toxic
- infinite
- Bleed
- 118
- Curse
- not documented
Notable attacks
| Name | Damage |
|---|---|
| Crawl | not documented |
| Grab | not documented |
| Swipe | not documented |
| Acid spray | not documented |
| Flying smash | not documented |
Drops
- Blighttown Key
- Twin Humanities
- Homeward Bone
- Dragon King Greataxe (tail cut)
Lore refs
- gaping-dragon
Secondary sourced data
Attack damage table
- Source
- darksouls.fandom.com
- Tier
- secondary
- Note
- Attack names on Fandom don't map exactly to this boss's 5 named attacks above (closest guesses: Corroding Acid~=Acid spray, Stomach Slam~=Grab/Swipe, Jump~=Flying smash) -- reported as its own table rather than force-matched.
Attacks
| Name | Damage |
|---|---|
| Right Punch | 252 |
| Triple Stomp | 558 |
| Left Leg Swipe | 360 |
| Stomach Slam | 558 |
| Charge | 558 |
| Tail Whip | 360 |
| Jump | 558 |
| Corroding Acid | 180 |
| Gorge | not documented (Fandom itself marks this '???') |