How to defeat cyclops in Dragon's Dogma 2

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Dragon�s Dogma 2 how to defeat cyclops - a cyclops is being attacked by a mage using a fire spell

So you’ve stumbled across acyclopsinDragon’s Dogma 2and it has unceremoniously introduced you to the game-over screen for the first time. It’s likely to be the biggest enemy you’ve encountered in the game so far, and it really doesn’t mess around when it comes to making its presence known. So how do you beat it?

You’ll likely encounter your first cyclops on the way to the capital and you need to defeat it to continue with the story. It’s also possible to find these oversized foes in other places, too: you’ll find one such cyclops with far more health to the north of Melve. So without further ado, here’s how to defeat a cyclops in Dragon’s Dogma 2.

How to beat the cyclops

In terms of party composition, I recommend bringing one of each of the startingvocations, but at the very least, make sure you have a fighter with you to help distract it while you deal damage if you’re playing a Mage or an Archer. Likewise, if you’re a Fighter, bring along a Mage for the damage and healing.

The cyclopstakes increased damage when prone, so your priority should be to try to knock it over. If your party can get enough attacks in, the cyclops will be knocked off balance and you can grab its foot and give it a shove to the ground if you’re close enough when this happens—don’t worry if you’re playing ranged vocation as pawns will do this for you. If successful, you’ll want to use this window to hit it with everything you’ve got, taking full advantage of the free damage window. If you can manage it, hitting it in the head when it’s on the ground sometimes triggers a special attack for extra damage.

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Dragon’s Dogma 2 how to defeat cyclops

The rewards for defeating the cyclops seem to vary, though you’ll usually get aMisshapen Eye, and aRugged Bonefor your troubles.

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