Phantasy Star Online 2: Vol Dragon

Dragons have always been a staple in every Phantasy Star game. There was Dragon and Sil Dragon from the original Phantasy Star Online. We also have De Ragan and its many variants from Phantasy Star Universe. Here's the latest variant of its kind and the REAL boss of the volcanic area, Vol Dragon.

Mouse over the image to reveal the weak points.

Unlike the previous bosses, this guy doesn't need reinforcements to kick your butt and is very strong. Their large size allows them to protect their weak points by making it unreachable to many, especially Hunters with their melee range. Not only that, this dragon tend to dig underground to coat itself with a thick layer of hardened magma. Doing it twice will allow the enemy to cover their weak points entirely and make them unbreakable. They might have a couple of tricks to cover their weaknesses, but it doesn't mean that they have no exploitable ones.

1st Magma Armor © SEGA

The first way to deal with this dragon is to break the crystal on its tail. Normally, its magma armor will only break if it did the fire blast attack while in midair, but you can force it to break by smashing its crystal tail. This will immobilize the dragon for a few seconds, allowing you a clear shot of its horns. The tail recovers after a bit so you'll have to break it again and again.

2nd Magma Armor © SEGA

Second method would require a Force in the party to spam ice techniques on its legs until the monster is frozen in place, then attack its horns before the ice melts. While this might look more efficient than the previous method, I suggest breaking its tail instead since breaking more parts will reward you with more items afterwards. More reward items would give you a higher chance to acquire those Vol Soul equipments.

Here's a video of my team beating the giant lizard. Fighting this guy really reminded me of Monster Hunter and God Eater Burst, especially since this monster have more breakable parts than the previous bosses. Although we broke the tail twice, we couldn't break any of the horns so this run kinda sucks.

[Momoyo's PSO2 Video Playlist]

Here are more videos from my friends and companions. Both are Hunters but they use different weapons during the battle. Momoyo is equipped with a wired lance while Domenica prefers swords and partisans.

[Domenica's PSO2 Video Playlist]

That's all for now. Next post would be about the Emergency Missions and the last available boss during the Closed Beta.

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Now in English:

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