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| Scales | Rewards |
| 0 | Dragon Eye and Dragon Head Stone |
| 10 | Dragon Head Stone flame damage increases Dragon Torso Stone roar increases in range and the attack buff becomes 27.5 % |
| 30 | Dragon Torso Stone Dragon Head Stone flame damage increases Dragon Torso Stone roar increases in range and the attack buff becomes 30% |
| 80 | Dragon Head Stone flame damage increases Dragon Torso Stone roar increases in range and the attack buff becomes 35% |
Path of the Dragon is a Covenant in Dark Souls. This dragon covenant is obtained by swearing allegiance to the Everlasting Dragon. The objective of the dragon covenant is to invade people that hold Dragon Scales.
Joining
You must make your way to Ash Lake, a hidden and optional location. How to get there:
- Go into Blighttown and head out into the swamp. If you're facing out of Quelaag's Domain, go to your right - if you're coming from the beginning of the swamp (the Valley of Drakes entrance) - go to your left.
- Find the swamp bonfire, and leave it behind heading left towards the large tree, then up one of its roots that is acting as a "ramp. It seems like a dead end, but this is actually an Illusory Wall. Hit the alcove with your weapon and you should reach another dead end with a treasure chest. Go behind the chest and hit the wall again.
- You are now at The Great Hollow. As you proceed, you will run into Basilisks (Also known as Cursed Frogs, which can curse the player) and mushroom men. Make your way carefully to the bottom and find an exit out into the Ash Lake.
- An optional mini-boss Hydra enemy awaits you here, you can fight or run from but it drops two dragon scales which can be useful leveling up in the covenant. If you choose to run past it watch out for the clams that will chase you down as well as the hydra as it will jump across to the other side of the lake to follow you.
- "Pray" to the Everlasting Dragon, and become a member.
Dragon Eye
The Dragon Eye can be used in hollow, as well as human form and only by a member of the dragon covenant. Unlike other invasion methods the Dragon Eye can only be used for 1vs1 duels. To be able to see other players signs, you must not have other phantoms in your world. The winner of the duel receive one Dragon Scale. The loser will not lose any Dragon Scales.
Dragon Head Stone
The Dragon Head Stone will turn your head into a dragon head. In order to use this successfully, no head armor must be equipped. If the Dragon Head Stone is used while you have the dragon head, you will be able to breathe fire (which can be reflected by Force, Wrath of God, and the Dragon Torso Stone Roar.) Holding down the button will extend the duration, but will also drain your stamina. The fire damage will increase with your covenant rank.
Dragon Torso Stone
The Dragon Torso Stone will turn your whole body in to a dragon. All your armor must be unequipped to be able to use the Dragon Torso Stone. When using the Dragon Stone you will roar like a dragon (which generates a force-wave around you, similar to the miracle Force) and stun your opponents. It also deflects projectiles, similar to the miracle Force, although it cannot hurt the caster if you deflect it back at the caster. Your attack power will increase for a few seconds after the roar (this affects only weapons and unarmed damage, not spells). The damage buff and stun range increases with your covenant rank. The damage will increase for every rank, 25% at rank 0, 27.5% at rank 1, 30% at rank 2 and 35% at rank 3. Dragon force when used with back turned to the enemy will knock back any Shield or Armor and give you a short time to attack before they can raise their shield or counter. While in dragon form, your unarmed attack power will greatly increase; this damage increase applies only to bare fists and will not affect the caestus, dragon bone fist, claws or any other fist weapons. The unarmed attack does not scale with any stat nor increase with covenant rank, and has an AR of 400. Because there is such little damage increases to melee attacks by being in the covenant or increasing in rank, and since you can use the stones anytime, its best to get the head/torso stone and leave for another covenant.
The Dragon Torso Stone and Head Stone can both be used after you leave the covenant.
Effects of covenant
- This covenant allows players to challenge others online to earn Dragon Scales. Useful for leveling Dragon type weapons, and gaining the unique Dragon Head Stone and Dragon Torso Stone.
- Upon using the Everlasting Dragon Eye, a special Summon Sign will be drawn in some online player's world, and players can interact with this summon sign to be invaded (similar to how Red Sign Soapstone works). The sign will not appear in a player's world if that player has any other phantoms in their world, including white phantoms, gold phantoms (a la Warriors of Sunlight), red phantoms, blue phantoms, or even other dragon invaders.
- Upon using the Dragon Head Stone (without any head gear), the player's head will turn and take the form of a dragonoid's head. At this point, usage of the Dragon head Stone again will allow players to breathe out fire. The damage of the fire is dependent on the player's covenant level.
- Upon using the Dragon Torso Stone (without any armor equipment), the player takes the form of a dragonoid. In addition to the previous fire attack as the previous point, the player will have:
- Increased unarmed attack damage. (Not shown in stats)
- A Force miracle-like attack which sends out a shock wave, sending enemies flying upon use. Attack is also boosted for approximately 5-6 seconds, and can deflect all projectiles.
- The Dragon Torso provides no increases to defense. Your defense before and after dragonoid transformation will remain the same.
- Using the Dragon Head Stone or Dragon Torso Stone provides a permanent change that cannot be reversed until death.
Note: You may cut off the tail of the Ancient Dragon to receive the Dragon Greatsword without causing it to become hostile, and you may still join the Path of the Dragon covenant.
Rank Requirements
Each Dragon Scale you offer to your covenant gives you a point to your next rank. You can obtain Dragon Scales in three ways:
1. Certain chests and items on the ground, such as the one in Blighttown next to the bonfire. 3 Scales can be found in Ash Lake this way.
2. Killing Drakes. They have about a 5% chance of dropping a dragons scale with base item discovery. The Drakes can be killed off easily with a bow and Red Tearstone Ring.
3. Killing Hydras. The Hydra that you encounter at ash lake before the Ancient Dragon will drop two dragon scales but the Hydra found inDarkroot Basin will only drop one. Both have a 100% drop rate, but do not respawn.
4. Killing Undead Dragons. One can be found in the Valley of Drakes, and another in the Painted World of Ariamis. Both will drop a scale 100% of the time, but they do not respawn.
5. Trade an Egg Vermifuge with Snuggly the Crow to get a dragon scale. This can only be done once per NG (New Game. Eg, once in the initial New Game, once in New Game +, etc.).
6. Using the Dragon Eye. This item will search for any nearby players with Dragon Scales. If you successfully defeat them, you will receive one Dragon Scale and some souls.
| Rank | Dragon Scales | Rewards |
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| 0 | 0 | Dragon Eye and Dragon Head Stone acquired |
| +1 | 10 | Dragon Head Stone flame damage increases Dragon Torso Stone roar increases in range and the attack buff becomes 27.5 % |
| +2 | 30 | Dragon Torso Stone acquired Dragon Head Stone flame damage increases Dragon Torso Stone roar increases in range and the attack buff becomes 30% |
| +3 | 80 | Dragon Head Stone flame damage increases Dragon Torso Stone roar increases in range and the attack buff becomes 35% |
Betrayal Penalties
If you join another covenant, you will lose the ability to use your dragon eye and offer dragon scales, but you will still be able to use BOTH the Dragon Head Stone and the Dragon Torso Stone.
Online Interaction
When you place your dragon scale-searching eye on the ground in any location, you do not invade the dragon scale holders world. Instead, "dragon remnants" appear in the same place where you dropped your eye, in the dragon scale holders world, where he/she is given the option of whether to summon you or not. Though this safeguards the fairness of PvP with the dragon Covenant, it is extremely detrimental for the actual Covenant member as it severely lowers the chances of actual MP play.
Trivia
- The Path of The Dragon is the forerunner of "The Dragon Remnants" of DS2.
AnonymousIf you are good at rolling and can play without getting hit dragon form is great choice.
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it's not "whoever wins the duel gets a scale". it's "if the other guy dies, you get a scale." the point of the covenant isn't honourable 1v1, it's wordlessly roping the other person into a suicide pact so you can both get a scale.
bring hard humanity to drop, point down at a cliff, and take the plunge. more people than you'd think will catch on.
Is there a different model for the male and female dragon forms?
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If i reach the +3 and then leave the damage will still be increased?
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Is the breath damage increase from rank+2 to rank+3 dramatic enough to be worth farming 50 more Dragon Scales in the Valley of Drakes?
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Using dragon head and torso stone makes me feel like that one wolf picture
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Do you lose rank in this covenant if you join another covenant?
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Trivializes the early game if you can survive the run from firelink and then die to teleport back
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I love how players who align with certain covenants have their own views on other covenants, like people here talking about the "Virgin Darkwraiths" I wish we had these in Elden Ring...
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questions from someone just getting onto the game: can i use both the dragon head stone and dragon torso stone at the same time? and does the dragon torso buff apply to the firebreath of the dragon head stone?
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the thinking man's covenant, unlike the virgin ****wraith who gets his rocks off by invading newbies in the undead burg the chad dragon follower engages in wholesome fair 1v1 duels for the sake of improving himself
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Some thuggish dark wraith dark beaded me at gargoyles right after I picked this up. I forgave him.
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"The covenant's "Dragon Eye" may have instigated Bloodborne's eye theme."
Lmao what dipshit wrote that
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To all asking, yes, , if you max this covenant out with 80 scales, then leave the covenant, you will go back to rank 2 (30 scales) upon rejoining PotD, meaning you'll have to farm another 50 scales for max dragonoid form.
I found this out the hard way lol. If you want rewards from different covenants, but also want max dragon form, do all other covenants before giving scales to Stone Dragon, and don't leave the PotD after you give him 80. It does carry over to NG+, you won't have to farm them ever again.
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if you leave this covenant after donating 80 scales, will the torso stone's power go to rank +2? just wondering in case I need to grind for 80 or 160 scales.
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Would have been better if the host could be invaded once they step on the dragon sign. You step on the eye, it has found you! To be fair there would have to be adjustments made like reducing its size to fit on narrow walkways while still being avoidable etc
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You know what I love about this covenant? The Four Knights of Gwyn (mostly Ornstien and Gough, but still) were renown for their dragon-slaying. I always get a kick out of killing Ornstien as this tiny little dragonoid knowing that lore-wise he’s supposedly killed dragons as large and ferocious as Kalameet or Seath. Gough might be blind but I also find it a little ironic when I talk to him as a dragonoid and he’s just like, “man I love killing dragons, let me tell you all about the emotions killing dragons makes me feel”. Conclusion: play a dragon covenant run at least once. The irony is worth it.
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Question about wording. Why is pray in quotation marks for the Everlasting Dragon, exactly? This guy is, to some extent, the equivalent of a god. At the very least he’s on par with a deity. To join the Warriors of Sunlight, you pray to a broken statue / altar. This guy is a giant, ancient dragon. I don’t see why pray has to be in quotation marks. You’re praying to the dude and offering him scales. The whole point of the covenant lore-wise is to ‘ascend into dragons’. Show my creepy-face dragon bro some love. He’ll let you hack off his tail, give you a stone to breathe fire, and then respect your decision to leave. I wouldn’t just “pray” to that, I’d pray to that.
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If I leave the covenant does my rank get halved or only the amount of scales I offered to get to the next rank.
The buff from last rank will decrease if you leave the covenant?
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Fun for when someone summons you and realizes they can't leave the duel until someone dies; unlike red sign soapstone.
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Can hosts summon dragon spirits in DSR after they killed a boss? Does the Dragon Eye summoning item work with the password matchmaking system in DSR?
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It says if i abandon the covenant, i loose the ability to use the dragon eye, and offer dragon scales. But if i join again, am i able to use the eye and offer scales again?
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But was farming 80 scales worth it? Probably not, on a 600 damage weapon it adds around 30 damage going from a 30% buff to 35%. The roar radius is increased around a target shield or so across, may or may not come in handy(although this is the most useful thing in my opinion). Flame breath damage increases, but who really uses it? But if you are looking to max out everything, go for it.
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So does defense still scale with humanity if you just use the dragon head stone?
Does anyone know who is the guy holding the gesture after defeating oceiros? Or is he just a random knight model?
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Under Dragon Head Stone: it says "breath" instead of "breathe"
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When abandoning or joining another covenant, does the torso increase remain the same for when you ranked it to 3? Let PSN "Klavair" know please
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Your rank does not cross over, I was rank 1 before new game plus, ether I missed something or it bugged. Already have dragon head stone. I just offered 20 scales and said my rank now says +1, but I already was +1 already and never changed covenants.
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Anyone else accidentally find this covenant, then accidentally get cursed and have to run all the way through the Ash Lake, up the Great Hollow, across the swamps in Blight town trying to find the door to the VoD but accidentally find the Firekeeper Soul instead, then after finally consulting the wiki, realize how stupid you were for not noticing the ladders up to the VoD, then finally getting up there, only to find that you couldn’t rest at the bonfire there because you forgot to kill Lautrec, so you have to run to Andre’s bonfire before finally ascending to the roof of the parish only to find that you have nowhere near enough souls for a purging stone?
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Dragon signs can appear in worlds in which the host has no Dragon Scales. I was surprised to see a dragon sign in the Undead Burg, at a low level and I had no scales in inventory. Dueled the dragon bro a couple times and got a scale when I won. Hope the other guy got something when he won.
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1; like all covenants if you leave it, you lose half your ranking. so, technically, if you give 160 scales or more you can still be considered level 3 for fire and roar purposes.
2; the best way to get scales if you are running solo is to farm the drakes. Use the bonfire near the black knight in the gardens (where the grass shield can be picked up) and just go up and down the elevator at the end of the cave. Eat ten humanity, and use the gold serpent ring if you have it to improve the drop rate. it'll still take a few hours of grinding but you get good souls as well. ... So long as you avoid losing them while you farm.
3; as far as I am aware the boost is 35% but limited to physical damage only. So some confusion can happen if you are using a weapon buffed with an additional element.
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you can be indicted through this, not even red summons get indicted...
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Tring to do a Rand al'Thor character and besides farming drakes this seems hard.
It may be worth noting that as of right now, the dragon eye bypasses the password restriction on the remaster. A friend and I tried doing it with a password in place and I kept getting summoned by others.
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It is so hard to get 40 scales though. Is there an easy, quick way to obtain them?
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Do you lose anything for leaving for example the dragon scales you offered
So the dragon torso roar increases in range and buff before you get the dragon torso? yeah, that seems likely
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