Dark Arisen expands Dragon’s Dogma 2 with 25 new foes: 14 large enemies with segmented health bars and 11 smaller ones. The numbers below cover what each one has for Health, what damage types and debilitations it shrugs off, and what it can leave behind when it falls.
Several of these enemies appear in more than one version. Where the versions share a Health value, it is listed once; where they differ, the figures sit side by side. Only Health is shown, because the rest of an enemy’s numbers change from version to version.
Large enemies: Health, weaknesses and immunities
These are the big encounters with segmented health bars. A dash in the “Weak / resists” or “Immune to” column means no elemental preference or immunity is set for that enemy.
| Enemy | Health | Weak / resists | Immune to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Death | 666,666 (2 versions) | — | Blighted, Sleep, Caught Fire, Drenched, Tarred, Frostbite, Unconscious, Petrification, Silence |
| Fallen Dragon | 500,000 (3 versions) | — | Blighted, Sleep, Caught Fire, Drenched, Tarred, Frostbite, Unconscious, Petrification, Silence |
| Evil Eye | 500,000 | — | Sleep, Drenched, Tarred, Unconscious, Silence |
| Satanachia | 427,330 / 619,000 | — | Blighted, Sleep, Caught Fire, Drenched, Tarred, Frostbite, Unconscious, Petrification, Silence |
| Rancorous Dragon Carcass | 400,000 | — | Blighted, Sleep, Caught Fire, Drenched, Tarred, Frostbite, Unconscious, Petrification, Silence |
| Blemmyae | 300,000 (2 versions) | Weak: Lightning | Sleep, Frostbite |
| Willan Barbatos | 276,000 | — | Blighted, Sleep, Caught Fire, Drenched, Tarred, Frostbite, Unconscious, Petrification, Silence |
| Lesser Demon | 260,000 / 240,000 / 300,000 | Weak: Ice; resists Fire | Sleep, Caught Fire, Tarred |
| Gagana | 250,000 | Weak: Ice; resists Fire | Blighted, Caught Fire, Tarred |
| Norgan Giant | 240,000 (2 versions) | Weak: Fire; resists Ice | — |
| Snowfoot | 240,000 | Weak: Lightning; resists Fire | — |
| Fimbl | 240,000 (2 versions) | Weak: Fire; resists Ice | Frostbite |
| Draug | 150,000 | Weak: Ice; resists Lightning | Sleep, Unconscious |
| Barbatos | 150,000 | — | Blighted, Sleep, Caught Fire, Drenched, Tarred, Frostbite, Unconscious, Silence |
Willan Barbatos and Barbatos are separate entries with very different Health pools, so treat them as two distinct fights.
Smaller enemies: Health, weaknesses and immunities
The remaining additions are smaller monsters and two human-type foes. Beorcan and Straggler are humanoid opponents with no fixed Health figure, so plan around the rest of their behaviour rather than a set bar.
| Enemy | Health | Weak / resists | Immune to |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blackdog | 150,000 | Weak: Holy; resists Fire | Blighted, Sleep, Caught Fire, Drenched, Tarred, Frostbite, Unconscious, Silence |
| Nokken | 25,000 | Weak: Slash, Fire; resists Ice | Frostbite |
| Aethon | 22,000 | Weak: Lightning; resists Fire | Unconscious |
| Bugaboo | 18,000 | Weak: Lightning; resists Fire | — |
| Blob | 17,000 | Resists all magick and all physical | Sleep, Caught Fire, Drenched, Tarred, Frostbite, Unconscious, Silence |
| Direwolf | 15,000 | Weak: Fire; resists Ice | — |
| Wisp | 15,000 (2 versions) | Weak: Holy; resists Slash, Strike, ranged physical | — |
| Ghoul | 10,000 | — | Sleep |
| Vile Eye | 8,000 | — | Sleep, Drenched, Tarred, Unconscious, Silence |
| Beorcan | No set figure | — | — |
| Straggler | No set figure | — | — |
The Blob resists both magick and physical damage across the board, so there is no element or weapon type that cuts through it quickly. Expect a slower fight and rely on steady, sustained attacks.
What each new enemy can drop
The items shown for each enemy are potential drops, not guaranteed rewards.
- Death — Morbid Glare, Abandoned Supplies (Normal), Abandoned Supplies (Rare), Hunk of Rift Crystal, Governing Soul, Prescribed Tranquility, Norgan Ducat, Wakestone Shard, Allheal Elixir, Giant Hunk of Rift Crystal
- Fallen Dragon — Rotten Scrag of Beast, Rotten Beast-Steak, Aged Beast-Steak
- Evil Eye — Malecryst, Malecryst Shard, Ring of Alleviation, Circumventor’s Burthen, Pyrolytic Cloth
- Satanachia — Norgan Ducat, Ring of Clarity, Ring of Serenity, Ring of Offense, Ring of Preservation, Ring of Rejuvenescence, Wakestone Shard, Wakestone, Morbid Glare, Abandoned Supplies (Rare), Abandoned Supplies (Normal)
- Blemmyae — Ring of Demonsbane, Grotesquely Gnarled Tooth, Rotten Scrag of Beast, Aged Scrag of Beast, Rotten Beast-Steak, Abandoned Supplies (Rare), Scrag of Beast
- Lesser Demon — Sinister Scarthe, Wakestone Shard, Norgan Ducat, Baleful Hoof, Aged Beast-Steak, Aged Scrag of Beast, Aged Alpine Hare Meat, Mighty Roborant, Regeneration Elixir
- Gagana — Norgan Ducat, Smoldering Hide, Aged Scrag of Beast, Saurian Tail, Rotten Scrag of Beast, Abandoned Supplies (Rare)
- Norgan Giant — Ponderous Bone, Scrag of Beast, Boreal Tuber, Frigid Fungus
- Snowfoot — Snatching-Beast’s Talon, Onyx, Boreal Tuber, Aged Scrag of Beast, Scrag of Beast, Lantern Oil, Abandoned Supplies (Rare), Fine Fruit Roborant, Fine Harspud Roborant
- Fimbl — Wintry Dragon Scale, Frostbitten Scarthe, Norgan Ducat, Scrag of Beast, Beast-Steak
- Draug — Norgan Ducat, Scrag of Beast, Beast-Steak, Alpine Hare Meat, Abandoned Supplies (Rare)
- Barbatos — Ring of Retaliation, Midnight-Black Tatter, Winter’s Path, Threshing Blaze, Fulgurous Lord, Abandoned Supplies (Rare), Abandoned Supplies (Normal), Norgan Ducat, Tiger Eye
- Blackdog — Norgan Ducat, Spectral Beast’s Fur, Tiger Eye, Allheal Elixir
- Nokken — Prismatic Stony Scale, Scrag of Beast, Alpine Hare Meat, Norgan Salmon
- Aethon — Abandoned Supplies (Rare), Abandoned Supplies (Normal), Rectrix, Beast-Steak, Scrag of Beast, Alpine Hare Meat
- Bugaboo — Norgan Ducat, Abandoned Supplies (Rare), Abandoned Supplies (Normal), Bugatooth, Gold
- Blob — Malecryst Shard
- Direwolf — Direwolf Pelt, Scrag of Beast, Beast-Steak
- Wisp — Pulsating Scarthe, Maleficent Heart, Abandoned Supplies (Normal)
- Ghoul — Ring of Contingency, Pulsating Scarthe, Rotten Scrag of Beast, Aged Scrag of Beast, Abandoned Supplies (Normal)
- Vile Eye — Malecryst Shard, Malecryst
- Beorcan — Warming Salve, Sobering Tonic, Parching Concoction, Gold, Boreal Tuber, Barbarian Armor Fragment, Scrag of Beast, Explosive Arrow, Drenching Arrow, Blighting Arrow, Norgan Ducat, Quenching Syrup, Frigid Fungus, Abandoned Supplies (Rare), Abandoned Supplies (Normal), Fulgurous Lord, Hiemal Euphony, Waking Powder, Detoxifying Decoction, Salubrious Draught
- Straggler — Ring of Serenity, Ring of Offense, Ring of Preservation, Bloodstained Plate, Panacea, Warming Salve, Waking Powder, Quenching Syrup, Parching Concoction, Gold, Norgan Ducat, Sobering Tonic, Savagery Extract, Abandoned Supplies (Rare), Abandoned Supplies (Normal)
No drops are given here for the Rancorous Dragon Carcass or Willan Barbatos.
Pawn badges tied to the new enemies
Dark Arisen adds 11 pawn badges, and some are named for its new monsters. The monster badges are named after the Blemmyae, Death, the Evil Eye, the Fimbl, the Gagana, the Lesser Demon, the Norgan Giant and the Snowfoot.
- Blemmyae Butcherer
- Dawnbringer
- Death Reaper
- Dogma Demolisher
- Evil Eye Eviscerator
- Fimbl Flayer
- Gagana Gorer
- Lesser Demon Decimator
- Norgan Giant Annihilator
- Norgan Navigator
- Snowfoot Savager
Where you meet the new enemies
Most of the headline foes appear through the Forsaken Dominion main quests. Over the course of that storyline you face the Fallen Dragon, Fimbl, Snowfoot, Norgan Giant, Gagana, Blemmyae, Lesser Demon, Willan Barbatos and Satanachia.
Fimbl is an ice dragon, which flips the usual expectation. Because it resists Ice and takes extra damage from Fire, bring fire-based weapons or skills and avoid leaning on ice during what can be a long encounter.
Satanachia is the late encounter, found deep in Niflhel, and its two versions have 427,330 and 619,000 Health. Its body takes normal damage from most elements, so target choice matters more than element choice against it.
The smaller additions turn up out in the world rather than as scripted fights. Expect to find Nokken, Direwolf, Aethon, Bugaboo, Ghoul and Beorcan while exploring, so having the right element ready before you commit to a loadout still pays off even away from the main quests.
