User blog comment:Zadymek/Some dragonkin tactics for melees/@comment-33780977-20180826025237

Some interesting facts:

- Dragons, even not so fresh ones, tend to taunt the Arisen at times. Usually after missing a grab attack. They opne their maws and gasp protractedly, almost as if they were gaping. They seem to be very susceptible to Stagger/Knockdown at this state.

- Similar to the above when they prepare a Roar they may be easily/easier Knocked down when hit hard enough - without Stagger phase.

- what's more interesting they can still be staggered while reeling on the ground, after they fell from the sky. Destroying their bodypart or simply applying enough stagger power to their heart simply overrides their reeling animation with stagger animation (some other creatures mechanics work similarly).

- They may also be grounded second time in this case scenario, ti flying daragon is knocked down, reels and upon receiving heavy enough blows stands up and repeats its knock down animation, reels again.

- Aa climbing tip 1. Provoke dragon's grab by wandering around its heart. Circle around grabbing hand, jump on its chest, and you've got enough time to hack enough to make the beast reel as 9/10 it'll either make a taunt or spin attack.

- A climbing tip 2. Casually cling to the dragon and let go as the "shaking off" move starts and approach its heart and grab again. Hack it till it reels.

BONUS

- A bowman tip (expert mode). Loose few arrows to one of beast's exposed parts (face, wings, heart) to weaken its stagger resistance a bit. Then pack a Mighty Bend into its nose, or two if don't have enough  Stagger/Knockdown power, to stagger it and then pack another Mighty Bend into heavy hurling beast's heart. Knockdown guaranteed (with decent Knockdown power ofc).

- A bowman tip (easy mode). Torpor the beast prior doing the above, you'll get at least twice as much time to react.

- A bowman tip (skill mode). Do the above while approaching the dragon from the rear or standing right beneath it. Bow and daggers combo allowed.