This page acts as somewhat of an HQ for the other -pages. It's important to note that Bonfire locations have changed or have been entirely removed. So was on the way back from said dragon and. The trick to Ash Lake Hydra is to keep him on the left side where he starts. I got a friend who is in the same area to try it exactly as I just did and...exactly the same thing happened. Attacks and weaknesses. The Hydra II As you enter Ash Lake, you will see a bonfire to your right and a Hydra lurking in the water straight ahead. So, I had by chance completely bypassed the Great Hollow and Ash Lake by accident, and decided to check those areas out before braving Lost Izalith. Reply. Story time: Ash Lake, the Black Hydra, and a lone Mushroom Man. I saw this as I was leaving the Stone Dragon bonfire. I'll give it another shot later! Still, when you are not cursed, it is much easier. The Ash Lake is another small area with tough enemies — you’ll have to avoid Man-Eater Clams and a Hydra, but the path leads to one of the best covenants. So from the bonfire at the bottom the one looking at were Queelag domains is , I go to the left towards the root you say? Either case, there's branches on the right side, thick ones, and the hydra is in the water on that side. It is an exploit of course but I get tired of dying sometimes. Ash Lake is an optional area accessed by successfully reaching the bottom of The Great Hollow, through a tunnel past the Mushroom enemies. Somewhat hidden from regular progress, this area is only accessible through the Great Hollow (entered through Blighttown) It is home to the Path of the Dragon covenant. I In a distance you'll see Hydra. 484 notes. You "kill" him one way without ever attacking him and you still get the souls and loot. I walked forward some more and it started to go through the tree, it then just died and I got 10,000 souls for doing nothing. 1 . I found the fight to be easier than the Darkroot Basin Hydra simply because of where the heads land when they hit the ground - there isn't an annoying one that forces you to take a swing that leaves you with 50/50 odds that you'll fall into the water. After getting his attention (read: highly probably death) if you can make it to the knight opposite the fire drake who Praises the Sun and talk to him, it is possible to receive 10,000 souls also for doing nothing and the fire drake will be gone. The following description focuses on the second, slightly better version of Hydra, but it also applies to the first version of the beast. This area is considered to be the absolute lowest point geographically in Lordran and is where all life originated. We encourage you to read our updated PRIVACY POLICY and COOKIE POLICY. DEATH?! Boss fights are predominately the same, but all have a lot more health, deal greater damage, and often feature more knock back. Done right, it is not that hard. I've played through the game nine times, achieving this 3 out of the nine. SPOILER WARNING: Click here to reveal hidden content. The more heads you kill the more safe spots there will be, but because his heads have three or so different strike patterns and he can drift left and right and backward the cheese method of killing two heads then standing in the blind spot and pelting the body with arrows like the Deeproot Hydra doesn't really work. I'm a SL 53 with most points in End>Vit>Str, with a fully upgraded a pyromancer flame and Crystal Ring Shield, but the range just isn't good enough to hit the thing. Joined: Fri Jan 20, 2012 6:00 am. water I'm glad I did, since there is some tasy treats along the way. At some point, I was hurting it so bad, I killed it without even chopping all of its heads. The big mushroom guys at the bottom are slow but pack a real punch though so be careful of those fellas. Basically, after running from the first bonfire towards the 2nd in Ashe Lake you'll see a bit of the land curve up some into a semi wall that you can still fire arrows over. Once you actually make your way down to this here spot (as in having defeated previously mentioned clams and not getting blasted to hell within the first 20 seconds), you shouldn't even lose health with this tactic. If he starts swimming away from you into the lake, run forward to the edge of the lake because he wants to shoot you, and if you're on the edge of the lake the shots always go over your head (remember to move back to the sweet spot when he moves close again). Ash lake is probably the most beautiful zone in the game, but there is not a lot to do there besides the hydra and .... @Stingraymond: if you wait until the hydra flies over to the right side of the lake he's really easy. Then I ran up under his projectiles into melee range and blocked his attacks (Eagle Shield). So I said to myself ok, just Carl Lewis past this SOB to the Stone dragon get the dragon . If you are melee he will back up into the water to take shots at you, if you stand as close to him as possible (on the edge just before it drops off into watery abyss) he can't hit you with any of his ranged attacks. Depending on your stats you could try to kill the hydra. greatsword then deal with the Hydra on the way back. Mind the cliff edge and use the exact same strategy as before. The hydra wont go all the way to the eternal dragon so once you get to him, you are in the clear. Stand there and raise your shield, he'll dive at you with his heads, but due to the branches, he's not likely to even hit you. Chosen Undead. The Ash Lake is relatively small and is home to both a new Covenant to join and a boss you've fought once before. send you an email once approved. Jul 15, 2015 @ 4:57am ignore the mushrooms, wear light armor and run. Once you emerge from the tree, you’ll notice a Hydra in the water to your left. Just make sure you have the Crest Shield from the Northern Asylum Pt. It's got really high curse resistant. It is a wide, open space with seemingly endless views of Archtrees amidst deep, dark blue waters and below a sky of dense clouds. Things Ghost of Tsushima Doesn't Tell You. Story time: Ash Lake, the Black Hydra, and a lone Mushroom Man. Alrady past them :P , I do not fear curse cause I got the curse resist ring and the Bloodshield ... fighting the hydra at the moment. But thought id try it, I stopped to pick up the dragon scale in the log and then stopped to fight the first crab. Close • Posted by 40 minutes ago. I wanted to look around first, so I ran from it only to find it chasing me. Ash Lake is a very beautiful location. If you've got the Dingy armour set from the maiden at Firelink shrine you should wear that. © 2020 GIANT BOMB, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. The second encounter with the hydra is in Ash Lake. I used the same tactics; roll away from projectiles, get closer and when it attacks, chop the heads. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The hydra really adds to this not only with its leap over your head, but the sheer size of it. At least it was for me ... Last edited by midoro; Dec 13, 2017 @ 1:23pm #1. #1. I completely missed that area on my first run through, but on NG+ I went in there and beat it to death with my fire great scythe. There is no merchant in ash lake. Lumina. This time the heads have more hit points and their attacks do more damage, but there is no movement penalty because of the shallow water close to the hydra. You'll start this area at the top of a large log. So, I had by chance completely bypassed the Great Hollow and Ash Lake by accident, and decided to check those areas out before braving Lost Izalith. driffftttt. This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for: Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other If you let him drift too far right he gets too close to the clams and is able to find a place to jump over to the other side which is more problematic than its normal methods of trying to kill you. From the Bonfire, head straight towards the Hydra. thx/ < > Showing 1-15 of 16 comments . 2, because that will be the best anti-magic shield for you (probably) and you should be able to get in before he catches you with water bombs. Ash lake is such an awe-inspiring place. If you let him drift too far right he gets too close to the clams and is able to find a place to jump over to the other side which is more problematic than its normal methods of trying to kill you. I've fought the Ash Lake Hydra loads of times and never tried to run past it and let it kill itself. Hug the branches and equip a shield that absorbs physical, as well as your biggest hitting weapon. Hopefully that info is helpful, i found him to be an easy fight. Find a good distance that's far enough to be able to block the heads that strike left and right across his body but close enough that he will never bother to shoot you. Once he gets up onto the land, he instantly dies and you get the souls and loot. Once you're in, you're in for good. Hmm, thanks. Then sit at the bonfire there and hang out for a bit. You've made it to the first big tree, you've killed a few clams, or maybe the hydra has done it for you. A large stretch of sand connects two Archtrees, and the shores abruptly end, leading to a watery grave. That's how I did it at least. #dark souls #ash lake #chosen undead #bonfire #hydra #everlasting dragon #dragon #dark souls i Jul 15, 2015 @ 4:54am Did you unlock frames? Posts: 4781. Ash Lake is an optional area you can come across after exploring the Great Hollow, which links out from Blighttown in Dark Souls.. They seem to go down fairly easily so I killed them from behind the skull if I remember as the projectiles didn't really hit me there. Welcome to the Ash Lake Hydra's Fifth Head Page! Game » consists of 14 releases. Ash Lake is just a world all its own. I'm just wondering if the drop is worth taking this thing on, since it can on occassion, one-hit-kill me. Right, let me make this simple for you. He can't stunlock you, he only attacks every 2-3 seconds at best so you can est up if you're low on hp. It took a couple tries and was real stressful since one mistake was lethal, but it was very satisfying. The one in Basin is a joke in comparison, that thing never even hit me. Go down over the back of dead animal. Note Also: The same thing can happen with the fire drake on top of the bridge. Close but not too close is the basic mantra, it's just a point of figuring out where you can stand that doesn't get hit by two of the Hydra's heads (you can block one head and retaliate but typically can't block two whose paths intersect, mileage may vary with sufficient stats and gear) while keeping yourself to the left after he attacks because he tends to centre himself on you between strikes and you can unintentionally make him drift too close to the clams if you're consistently ending up on his right side after a strike (it comes as no surprise that there is a good starting blind spot to his far right). You can take out each head this way. #2. The fight is very similar. Peacemaker. For other builds, you just need to ensure that you are able to recover your stamina fast. He's simple to kill once you get in, but getting in is the issue. The monsters themselves are really easy to fight so don't worry about PHY resistance too much. The Stone Dragon is a passive and invulnerable entity that serves as initiator to the Path of the Dragon covenant. Basic Information Guild: Forum Posts: 12 (0 posts per day) Joined: Oct 23, 2013 Last Visited: Jun 23, 2020 Perhaps someone can find the garaunteed route to cause this?). LAST DAY: Giant Bomb Premium Is On Sale Now! Giant Bomb users. Rinse and repeat. MekaKamiyama. A spiritual successor to Demons Souls, the action RPG Dark Souls is set in a rich, dark fantasy universe. 4781 8. The shores hold remnants of giants and a Hydra still swims along its banks, killing everything and everyone that dares cross this white sand. I just kept on running all the way to the other end of the area where there is a bonfire and the Dragon that lets you join the Dragon Covenant.After I spoke with the Dragon and got his tail (Dragon Greatsword) I went back out and the Hydra was in the distance facing the big tree.. Leeux. Fri Jun 29, 2012 1:34 pm. Confirmed: While I was in Ash Lake, there was a Hydra. I didn't do anything to vary my strategy from the Darkroot Basin hydra at all. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll (This may not happen every time. Peacemaker #1. Easy-peesy. Path of Exile is a free online-only action RPG under development by Grinding Gear Games in New Zealand. His projectiles cant hit you there. Souls: 6,579.50 . I just walked out onto the beaches of Ash Lake for the first time after noodling around this god-forsaken Great Hollow for about an hour. I couldn't get it to lunge at me, but I guess the same tactics apply as the one in Darkroot? Get anywhere near him by using the driftwood as armor. A Hydra can be found at the bottom of Darkroot Basin and another is found close to the entrance to Ash Lake. Don't know what happened. @The_Laughing_Man: Thanks :D going there right now!!! they are slowly. Confirmed: While I was in Ash Lake, there was a Hydra. I when I first got to ash lake, after killing the hydra, I looked up the tree I had exited. I just ran past the hydra to the second bonfire, where the dragon for the covenant is and that thing just died. @StrikeALight: There is no way that Hydra is harder than the Darkroot Basin one. I stood behind a rock where it couldn't hit me with it's ranged attack and I shot the shit out of it with standard arrows. That was already the second time in the game that this happened to me. Yeah, just run past those big mushroom guys, not worth the effort in my opinion. sparkly-twinkly-lizard. I wanted to look around first, so I ran from it only to find it chasing me. amazing!! Do not attack her yet. I found no matter how high I looked I could not see the top, despite It going higher than the distance I descended. To were the leaches are right? Reply. In the game you'll encounter this enemy twice - in Darkroot Basin and in The Ash Lake. Every now and then he'd drift away a bit and use his projectiles but you can stay close enough that they go right over. Don't go near the clams and if you see/hear the hydra jumping into the other side of the water, you are doing good. If you lure the Hydra to the far side of Ash Lake, other side of the large tree with the Mushrooms and Basilisks, you can fight it from behind the sand dune, still need to dodge its head strikes, but the water shots will largely miss you, on top of that, if you run low on healing you can run to the 2nd bonfire to recover and any heads you've already cut off will still be gone, giving you an extra edge if your having … Who wants to bet each intact arch tree leads to a different world? If he does, it'll be with but a few of the heads, if even that, and you'll have plenty of time and stamina to two-hand your weapon and chop the heads off. He will start using his stupid ass head smash, and then you can backflip/backstep out of the way and lob a chaos fireball or whatever pyro you got going. I expect hes even easier if you can do decent ranged damage (spells maybe or arrows). I'm not sure why he did it, might have to do with where you're at in Ashlake, but no dodging projectiles required. Jul 15, 2014. pnt01. Start at the first bonfire and run straight to the eternal dragon. Black Friday Sale: Take 20% Off All Giant Bomb Merch Until 11/30! Anything related to Dark Souls! I don't know what his attacks are like on the left though and I didn't really have a problem with the clams. Dont have warp any ideas ? All you need to do is get the boss to aggro and he'll sit at extreme range spitting at you with the resulting shots hitting the sand wall while you calmly aim shots and shot them over the wall slowly picking off each head. I believe all it drops is a dragon scale, or maybe two. I did it after he flew to the right side (facing where he will be at from the bonfire), but other then that- he is really easy. Ash Lake Hydra's 5th Head Page. Now, the Hydra. Make your way to the first big tree. Eventually he'll come back for more. The trick is to stay just far enough away that none of the water blasts land behind you so you can block them as he slowly makes his way closer to the shore, then once he's close enough to melee you run in and fight him just like the other one. I got the hydra's attention and then stood behind part of the big tree right at the start of Ash Lake while he swam right over. Dec 13, 2017 @ 1:30pm The shell creatures drop purging stones... you can keep trying to kill them until they drop one for you. The trick to Ash Lake Hydra is to keep him on the left side where he starts. Abby's Not-Goodbye-But-See-You-Later Stream! Wiki Edits: 8. sparkly-twinkly-lizard. Your reward will be 2 measly Dragon Scales. Eventually the hydra will try to reset himself by swimming to his original spot on the other side of the path. Released Sep 22, 2011. Ash Lake Hydra the CHEAP N EASY WAY So had been trying to kill this swine for a good long while, got around four or five of its heads off and just. Intense action within the dungeons, encounters with terrifying enemies and innovative online features combine for a unique gaming experience. He will then get frustrated and move towards the beach where you are and hit the ground with his heads. It was taking a bit too long though, so I tried shooting some fireballs at its body, which killed it pretty quickly. And miss your chance to pick up an Eye of Death?! (I forgot to mention where I fought him on my first post). Ash Lake lies at the bottom of The Great Hollow and is an endless expanse of black water. I just reflected most of the damage with my shield, and wailed on the heads when they dug into the sand. He'll sometimes back up some so you may need to retreat to lure him in again so he doesn't one shot you with a behind the back water blast. It's got better range, there's a lot less cover, it can jump to the other side of the lake, and there are a bunch of effing clam things along the way to damage you. 1,5 k mentions J’aime. Well, there's a boring way to beat the guy and turn the game into an FPS if you've got a large amount of Dragonslayer Arrows and the Hawk Ring. Has anyone managed to beat this thing, since it is apparently way tougher than the one chilling in Darkroot Basin. There are a few places you can get stuck if you unlocked the frame rate. A few people on the forums have tested to confirm and its a yay :) I hope this helps people.Very odd bug but a free kill. Location: World 4-2 Demon Souls. lol ash lake hydra. Apr 14, 2014. Well, ther arte some 'bambo bushes' near the water, if you have a decent bow and a lot of arrows you can use it for cover and snipe it. kept on dying. In Darkroot Basin you have to eliminate ice golems running around the lake before the main fight. It's probably slower then using magic or whatever, but if you're preference is melee this still works and is not that hard =). Full Ash Lake Walkthrough He will constantly head smash and give you free dagon scales. If you want to be on the safe side, get yourself a crossbow for your offhand, or a spell to shoot the thing if you feel that you can't reach the heads in time once there's just one or two left. Strategy For a mage, the Grass Crest Shield and Ring of Steel Protection are life savers. KookiePoo. It totally is harder though. Ash Lake is incredible - especially when you try and understand where exactly it is that you are. Then again, I beat it when I was like level 67 or something. Ash Lake is an optional area in Dark Souls and Dark Souls Remastered. From the skull statue in the sand (I believe its just after the hollowed out tree you can walk through) just walk down to the water and stand near the edge before it drops off. How do i leave Ash Lake Cant get onto the mushroom heads from the hollow. It has less blind spots and more danger spots than the Deeproot Hydra because he actually has more than one strike pattern and more overlapping strikes but otherwise the same kinds of tactics work. The most challenging of enemies now continuously spawn (yes, including every Ash Lake hydra). Chosen Undead.