Talk:Firedrake/@comment-76.66.207.117-20130511060041/@comment-9067361-20130512185521

Indeed. I've found that being able to block them (I use MK) makes them way easier if your stamina can handle it. Getting perfect blocks with the core skill that damages opponents when blocking is very helpful, as it usually nicks his heart, and stuns him a bit, leaving him open for further attack.

I fought one as a warrior and can honestly say the best strategy I found was to wait until he was in the air, then use corona slash on his tail, forcing him to the ground reeling. While squirming on the ground i used calamitous lunge (3rd level indominable lunge) on his heart, and killed him in 10-15 minutes with a 3 star Bitter End.

I know for a fact that the heavy attacks have much more stagger power than light ones, so i would try using those on his heart to stun him, as this does work with Wyrms. Wyrms are casters, however, so it may not work on these.