Elder Ogre

Elder Ogre is an Enemy in Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen.

Overview[]

Though the name may imply a weaker or more fragile Ogre, this is not the case. The Elder Ogres are much more powerful and robust than regular Ogres. Unlike their younger cousins, Elder Ogres get excited when they see men, so male Arisen and pawns should be wary.

As carrion-eaters, Elder Ogres are attracted to the presence of corpses and can appear randomly when monster offal lies on the ground. Additionally they can be reliably lured with Rancid Bait Meat in certain locations.

Type	Necrophage
Experience gained	Base Experience of 32,000 Can be more or less depending on a few factors such as: Having fewer pawns Being under the effect of Weal Use of the Bezel Crown bow Being in Hard Mode Having higher or lower level pawns
Location	Bitterblack Isle Rotunda of Dread (with Fiend-luring Incense) Monster remains or placing a Rancid Bait Meat may cause an Elder Ogre to appear : Ward of Regret Gutter of Misery Fortress of Remembrance (on the uppermost bridge or lowest level room) Forsaken Cathedral Rotwood Depository The Bloodless Stockade (on the walkway before the stairs leading to Sparyard of Scant Mercy)
Items	Elder Ogre Claw Rift Crystal Chunk Poxy Flesh Elder Ogre Fang Unspeakable Meat Sour Ambrosial Meat (rare) Additionally : Rift Bicrystal (very common), Rift Cluster, Bitterblack Novelty Lv.1 (rare) With Master Thief : Elder Ogre Fang, Poxy Flesh, Elder Ogre Claw, Ambrosial Meat, Bitterblack Gear Lv.2 (rare)
Quests	The Wages of Death II (slay 5 Elder Ogres)

Stats[]

Stats	Health	Attack	Defense	Magick Attack	Magick Defense	Weight
Stats	94000	2100	980	500	530	??

Relative Damage Taken	Slash	Bash	Fire	Ice	Thunder	Holy	Dark
Relative Damage Taken	80%	80%	60%	60%	100%	40%	80%

Sources: Dragon's Dogma - ドラゴンズドグマ＆ Dark Arisen (www10.atwiki.jp) and in-game testing.

This creature's weakspot is its neck, however attacks need to be aimed carefully and just above or below will result in a large drop in damage :

Attacks to the upper head take 2/5ths damage
Attacks below the neck do less damage to than those to the head, and on attacks to the body can result in as little as ~1/6th damage

Tactics[]

Offensive[]

Sopor_vs_Elder_Ogre — Sopor vs Elder Ogre

A Mystic Knight demonstrating Sopor effectiveness. Elder Ogres are easily slain while asleep. Using a Rusted Staff can double debilitate them with Torpor and Sleep.

Immune to Blindness.
Strong against Fire and Holy enchanted weapons and spells.
Less strong against Lightning and Dark enchanted weapons and spells.
Vulnerable to Torpor, Poison, Tarred, and Lowered Strength such as inflicted by the Dragon's Roost shield.
Can be put to Sleep..
The head is a weak point and should be targeted by climbing, ranged attacks and/or spells.
- For combat advice whilst climbing, see climbing.
Equipping items and augments such as Barbed Nails or Emphasis will increase the chances of knockdown.
Elder Ogres possess a high tolerance for physical damage, so make sure the party has enchanted weapons or enchantment spells.
- Melee vocations may need to employ their strongest attacks, or focus on staggering and knocking down the brute.

Defensive[]

If climbing the monster and it reaches up to grab the Arisen, Instant Reset can be used as an emergency dismount to avoid being grabbed and eaten.
Inflicting it with Torpor reduces the creatures potential, more so when it chooses to rampage.
Elder Ogres can squeeze through doorways (sometimes straight through solid walls) that are 1/3 of their size, even in areas the Arisen may think are safe and out of the monster's reach.
The Elder Ogre may snatch up a party member and run off to attempt to eat them, like the normal Ogre, but if it bites into a female pawn or Arisen it will stagger and fall down, clutching its throat as if poisoned. This allows the party to inflict more damage while it is staggered, though the bite can slightly heal the Elder Ogre.
As Elder Ogres prefer to attack males, a male Arisen can lure the Elder Ogre away from spellcasters or even off ledges, such as the bridge in the Fortress of Remembrance.

Class specific[]

Assassin's : Masterful Kill can intimidate an Elder Ogre into hiding behind their guard, doing nothing. By simply standing still and repeatedly engaging Masterful Kill, the Arisen can grant abundant spellcasting time to pawns.
Magick Archers : Ricochet Hunter is very effective, as it plays to both the enclosed spaces usually found in Bitterblack Isle, as well as the Ogre's elemental weakness, and has the additional advantage of eventually stunning the creature, making it more vulnerable. Great Sacrifice might also be considered..
Mystic Knights : Ruinous Sigil imbued with lightning can knock down or stun Elder Ogres -further a lightning sigil planted by the Ogre's head when they've fallen down does massive damage.
Sorcerers : A wide variety of spells area effective including High Necromancy, High Fulmination, and High Maelstrom.
Fighters and Warriors : Attack !!

3 Elder Ogres 3 Eliminators slain with only Rusted Daggers E, Arisen undamaged

Magick Archer vs Elder Ogre (using Ricochet Hunter)

Perfect Block vs 3 Elder Ogres, 3 Eliminators, 3 Sirens (K)

Elder Ogre slain with Rusted Staff F, party undamaged, Hard mode

Pawn Bestiary Knowledge[]

For the foe knowledge flags for Elder Ogre see the giant creature section in the Bestiary.

Pawn Chatter[]

"An ogre? ...Hmm, but 'tis different." (no bestiary knowledge)

" 'Tis more brutish still than a normal ogre!"

"Seems the beast hungers for men!"

"They attack men with especial zeal!"

"It grows frenzied!"

"Elder ogres bow to lightning's kiss!"

"'Tis become swifter?!"

Notes[]

(Exploit) It is possible to "farm" Elder Ogres - for details see Farming Exploits § Elder Ogre.