One of the most intimidating enemy types in Elden Ring are dragons, and over a dozen can be found throughout the Lands Between, from the lesser Magma Wyrms to the gargantuan, sleeping Elder Dragon Greyoll. Most dragons are an excellent source of Runes as well as Dragon Hearts, the latter of which you’ll need for Dragon Incantations like Ancient Dragons’ Lightning Spear. Whether it’s for a challenge or for the sake of completion, you need to find dragons in Elden Ring first.
Where to Find All Dragons in Elden Ring
[Updated June 5, 2024 – Rewrote and added additional information]
Across the Lands Between, there are over a dozen dragons in Elden Ring and each one is a challenge. The good news is that most of the them can be avoided and are totally optional. However, you may want to reconsider if you want some of the best Incantations in the game.
If you think you’re ready, here are the locations of every dragon in Elden Ring:
| Dragon | Location | Drops and Rewards |
| Flying Dragon Agheel | Limgrave – Agheel Lake | 5,000 Runes and 1 Dragon Heart |
| Elder Dragon Greyoll | Caelid – Surrounded by smaller dragons | 50,000 Runes, 5,423 Runes per dragon around her, and 5 Dragon Hearts |
| Flying Dragon Greyll | Caelid – Farum Greatbridge northeast of Elder Dragon Greyoll | 80,000 Runes and 1 Dragon Heart |
| Borealis, the Freezing Fog | Mountaintop of the Giants – guards frozen lake northeast on the map | 100,000 Runes and 1 Dragon Heart |
| Decaying Ekzykes | Caelid – head east from Caelid Highway South | 38,000 Runes and 1 Dragon Heart |
| Glintstone Dragon Adula | Three Sisters area – near Caria Manor | 120,000 Runes, 3 Dragon Hearts, and Adula’s Moonblade |
| Glintstone Dragon Smarag | Liurnia of the Lakes – west of the Academy | 14,699 Runes and 1 Dragon Heart |
| Great Wyrm Theodrix | Frozen lake north of Albinaurics Rise – Secret area around the Mountaintop of the Giants | 180,000 Runes and 3 Dragon Hearts |
| Magma Wyrm Makar | Northern Liurnia of the Lakes – guards Altus Plains entrance | 18,000 Runes, 1 Dragon Heart, and Magma Wyrm’s Scalesword |
| Magma Wyrm #1 | Caelid – inside Gael Tunnel | 7,500 Runes, 1 Dragon Heart, and Moonveil katana |
| Magma Wyrm #2 | Volcano Manor Legacy Dungeon | 5,044 Runes and 1 Dragon Heart |
| Magma Wyrm #3 | Mt. Gelmir – in a lava lake south of Fort Laiedd | 19,000 Runes and 1 Dragon Heart |
| Ancient Dragon Lansseax | Mt. Gelmir – first encountered by Abandoned Coffin Site of Grace, then again near Sainted Hero’s Grave | 60,000 Runes and Lansseax’s Glaive |
| Dragonlord Placidusax | Crumbling Farum Azula | 280,000 Runes and Remembrance of the Dragonlord |
| Lichdragon Fotissax | Deeproot Depths – After offering Cursemark of Death to Fia | 90,000 Runes and Remembrance of the Lichdragon |
| Lesser Dragons | Dragonbarrow – Head east from the Dragonbarrow West site of grace | 3470 Runes |
| Glinstone Dragons (x3) | Liurnia of the Lakes – West of Moonlight Alter | 5,423 Runes, 1 Dragon Heart each (3 in total) |
As mentioned before, defeating these dragons—excluding a few bosses—will also net you Dragon Hearts. You’ll then hand those over at either the Church of Dragon Communion in Limgrave or Cathedral of Dragon Communion in Caelid to learn Dragon Incantations.
Related:
All Map Locations in Elden RingArguably one of the best seal for Dragon Incantations is the Dragon Communion Seal. It boosts the damage of Dragon Incantations by 15% and it’s incredibly easy to get. It’s especially awesome if you’re running a Faith/Arcane build, considering it scales with both.
