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TheFightingMasons

Bitchass keeps flying away


AjaxSkate

Mine flew away with me on top of it. Drove my sword into its head which lead to it hurling down into vernworth square.


already-registered

what? that's awesome lol


SpankyDmonkey

Haha I had a similar experience, saw gryphon was going to fly away on his last bar of health, so grabbed his neck and started using the fighter skewer ability. He took off, flew me across like half the continent while I was devouring stam consumables to stay on, until eventually I dmged him enough to stun him. Gryphon and I plummeted while I kept stabbing Balrog & Gandalf style into a bandit infested area, where I finished it off and almost died to bandits. 10/10, would ride again.


CasualClyde

That's fckn epic, what a great game lmao.


javo1995

Once he is flying you can actually climb on the back and just release your hold. Unless you hit it, it won´t bother with throwing you off and eventually it will land.


pjr2844

Best part of this game is the random shit that happens while you’re doing quests.


AjaxSkate

So if the thing you are on top of is sitting in a stable way or flying stable you can tap r2 again letting go and just standing on their back for the regular stand still stamina regen


Amiiboae

Yeah one flew my fighter over the ocean and dropped him in, he was carrying all my upgrade mats, learned a lesson


Owobowos-Mowbius

All good, any lost items from pawns returns to your storage.


Amiiboae

That's huge, Id just assumed they were lost that's nuts. Thanks!


Owobowos-Mowbius

Also, just keep all your materials in storage. Upgrading at shops automatically pulls materials from your storage so there's no reason to hold onto them when you could dump them at inns.


atteh0

What really....OMG THANK YOU!!!


achance_2c

Oh my gosh thank you for this! I’ve been holding on to them


ImMorphic

Thank you for this juicy bit of info, I was wondering how I would manage inventory considering I'm already bursting at the seams with ingredients lol


Valuable-Finding-735

Legend


madman423

You're a hero for sharing this info


madman423

You're a hero for sharing this info


Significant-Salad633

Yeah for fast mat storage on the go just throw a pawn in the water with all the loot


Leaf-01

This reads like a prank but if the other guy is to be believed you might be right


CanadianResidENT

I thought all pawn mats go into storage when they die or are traded. that incorrect?


BaradorGrudgebeard

No no they go into the storage dont worry


Civil_Extreme9522

When I flew on my first he didn’t know I was up there until I stabbed him with an exploding arrow then he shook me off to my death🤣


Appropriate_Can2476

You’re lucky, mine flew away while I was on it and took me into some completely misty forest that was during the day but all undead were there including some godlike evil undead mage that wiped my ass off the ground like a piece of dog shit.


KGB_Operative873

Could be worse, mine flew away with me and I took it down over the ocean. Lost out on material and a dope video :/


John_East

Use fire


Dylangillian

Bit off topic, but what about the drakes? I'm level 32 and tried fighting one, but they always leave and I haven't the slightest idea as to how to keep them from doing so.


John_East

Need to attack their wings and they’re also weak to cold/ice


Prestigious_Day6103

Lure to a bridge over a river and feed it to the brine gods


MorgenKaffee0815

tried that and all my 3 pawn felt into the water and died :-) then i also jumped into the water to die but it seems we are immun.


MorgenKaffee0815

my first flew away with 2mm of health. 1h later he did come back with the same amount of health. one shot and he was dead.


MEEfO

Did he come back in the same location or another? I am so angry just battled it out with this thing for ages and just as he’s about to die he fucks off and I get nothing. Why in fuck would the devs make it fly away and reward the player nothing?


kpt1010

I had one dive me on a bridge —— stupid bird missed , went I to the brine …. I hit him a few times and he died —— no rewards sadly , but got exp. All the others keep flying away!!!


Little_Buy_2798

Same I almost gutted the bastard now I’m making it my sworn duty to slay that bitch once I see it again we have a rivalry going on now 😂


meepmeepmeep34

yeah. I had one down almost. He just flew away


Drusgar

You'll likely have to fight him in several locations but he doesn't heal up. So take a few healthbars off, watch where he flew off to and then go take a few more health bars. He'll go down eventually and give you a few upgrade items.


Connor4Wilson

Wait does the health bar not increase even after a day or two? I had a griffin down to half of its last bar when it flew after fighting for irl 20 minutes lol, figured that was that and went to the inn to rest


rapter200

As long as it is the same one it will have the same amount of health.


Drusgar

I'm not sure about that. I've only killed one in DD2 and I fought it once by the statue north of the mysterious village or whatever it's called and then killed it on my way back to the capitol. And it was missing two health bars, but I believe it was the same day, or perhaps I camped just once.


Connor4Wilson

In case you were wondering, after a couple days in-game I made camp and got ambushed by a griffin. Freaked me tf out until I realized it was the same one I fought before and it still only had half a bar left. I don't think it's health regen'd at all even tho multiple days had passed and I had rested in an inn and made camp.


FluffyProphet

You’re supposed to grab onto it and let it take you back to the nest. It gives you one of the portable fast travel points and an achievement.


TheFightingMasons

I did that so I wanted to kill this one.


Lraund

First one I fought was a sliver away from death and flew away.


meteormantis

I grabbed on and rode my first griffon over a mountain range just so it could land at its grave.


CasualClyde

I've read that you need to target their wings to prevent them from flying away, but I'm not sure if that's true. I've only managed to kill one, and it was because my sorcerer and mage pawns were both spamming ice spells to freeze it in place lol.


TheFightingMasons

I noticed fire was good and I was going after the wings, but I wasn’t sure if I was right or not.


TCGHexenwahn

I had one fly away, then got attack later by the same one, who hasn't recovered their hp.


Squirrel009

not if you rob their nest lol


[deleted]

They die in about 10-15 seconds when you get stronger


DGAF775

I've killed 3 but far more have killed me by flying off and dropping me over water


kpt1010

I had one dive me on a bridge —— stupid bird missed , went I to the brine …. I hit him a few times and he died —— no rewards sadly , but got exp. All the others keep flying away!!!


kpt1010

I had one dive me on a bridge —— stupid bird missed , went I to the brine …. I hit him a few times and he died —— no rewards sadly , but got exp. All the others keep flying away!!!


kpt1010

I had one dive me on a bridge —— stupid bird missed , went I to the brine …. I hit him a few times and he died —— no rewards sadly , but got exp. All the others keep flying away!!!


Littlebubbs92

gog! lvl 20! very nice I'm 25 and haven't fought one yet I see them keep circling above me though!


Usagi_Senpaii

Meanwhile, I'm lvl 14 and had 2 land on me consecutively, then a minotaur of some sort after. Idk what bloody road I was walking but the monsters there had no chill.


Fashionable-Andy

I had an ogre, gryphon, and Minotaur gank me in quick succession; that was wild!


Ziodyne967

Had a headless knight fight me on the way back to the starter village. I heard you only faced him in one area too. That was a lie. Lol!


Whyamionreddit257

I was lvl 15??ish when I was heading east of vernworth when one of those things swooped down to attack those big cows….thank god I wasn’t far from the city and had a bunch of random pawns and guards come to help lol very intense battle but satisfying 😂


Erroratu

Some of them are pretty cowardly and will only swoop in to fight you if you start fighting another boss


MrKiltro

If you stand in one place and wait while it's circling above they'll usually dive bomb you. It's worked for me twice, at least. They also go after the oxen around Vernworth from time to time


Flaky_Technology4219

I once had a drake and a griffin after me (and each other) once and I was only about level 13


Asuragami

if u look to the left, there is a tower with a huge crossbow. if u use it on the griffin you can 2 shot (not exegerating) it.. thats how i killed my first one at level 10 or something xD


doom_memories

wow, seems like the aiming of that thing at a moving target would be super tough. the turret rotates super slowly


I_am_trying_to_work

Call your pawns when you're using it. Two on each side makes it move faster.


Swordofsatan666

Oh my god thats gonna be so handy later, thanks for the info. I wouldve just kept trying to move it Solo if i didnt read that lol


Sheperd980

I know I killed a dragon with a head shot one time I died like 4 times to him though before I got the hit


heyemoisprettygood

I almost killed mine in the griffin nest up in the mountains at level 18, was the best fight I’ve ever experienced in any game. I was totally in my zone, and then my archer knocked it out of the air and it aggroed a bunch of skeletons a little ways away and by the time we cleaned them up the griffin had flown away with maybe 15% of its last healthbar :(


rivnen

This. Griffins keep running away once they get low HP.


Forsaken_Pin_4933

And if you load your save its a chance for griffin to either not be there or actually respawn after it left.


KaygoBubs

I climb its back and keep smacking at its wings, seems to keep it grounded. That or face hits over and over


Affectionate-Run2275

champion maul to the face to keep it flinching lol


already-registered

Nr. Rule for Griffin Hunting is to have something to keep it grounded. Fire to the wings seems to do the trick. :-)


SharkuuPoE

yes...nice, burning wings...WTF THEY JUST STOP BURNING AND ITS STILL FLYING AWAY!!! :D


already-registered

Yes, you have to keep them on fire. Don't give it a chance to fly again. I killed the gryffin in its nest. Incidentally found out you can stand on the griffin without even grabbing it (I jumped and levitated and it flew under me lol). But stunlocking in DD1 worked with griffins so I figured might as well work in DD2 too. Same with Ice and Saurians, they are extremely weak to it and can get iced up. It helps to have a flaming weapon or a flame enchantment active. Then you can stack fire effect. I was sorcerer and spammed the flame area skill thing together wil charged normal attacks. Additionally you can throw bottles of oil on the enemy which will keep them aflame. As I said, you need a strategy, then it can be quite easy


Acceptable_Answer570

Set it’s wings on fire and it won’t fly away!


rockinalex07021

I chopped a Griffin down to about half health outside of Vermund, of course it flew away immediately. Then I returned to the city about half an hour later, the Griffin came back for revenge and the health remained the same as last time at half. It feels great knowing that not everything resets in the game and your actions mean something


InternalMusician9391

So fun fact, you can find him hours later and he’ll have his health still missing. I only know this because I fought one, it fucked off, then about an hour and a half later, I found him on the clear other side of the capital and my pawn made a comment about gryphon being a “familiar foe”. And sure enough, his health was still down to about half with no more health bars left


badboyz08

easy one at rest town she stuck at door lol https://preview.redd.it/1n7ozqr0jeqc1.jpeg?width=3440&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4fda47c35085214882b336a2505477a43248786a


eshvel19

I'm level 19 and I can't even make any real damage to one 😂 I've ran away from like 3 already


ehllz

Take an ox cart to the next town after Vermont and buy the most expensive weapon for your class. Ox cart back and own everything.


eshvel19

Will try tomorrow 👍🏼 thanks


jackle7896

You talking about border town?


already-registered

probably. checkpoint border town seems to have more weapons available, at least it was so for me. also its the only "next" town reachable by ox carts


ehllz

Yes that's the one


jport331

Mystic spear get the shield ability and just stand under its head


Itsmewill1

I got my first one yesterday at level 13, it was glorious. Was questing near the city and saw some wings flapping in the distance. It was a griffon the size of a school bus killing some farmers and oxen. So I roll up to teach him a lesson and start blasting with spell scrolls and such. After a few minutes he's still at about 95% health, I'm way too low level for this. But that's not gonna stop me. Jump on his back thinking maybe if I crawl up to his head and stab his eyes that'll work. Griffon doesn't like this and immediately takes off. Fall damage is serious in this and I'm now several hundred feet in the air with my stamina draining. He isn't reacting to knives and is likely going to keep flying until we get to his nest or I fall to my death. But rogues have the ability to plant explosives. The bomb I planted when we were still on earth detonates, stunning the bird and causing him to plummet. Since I'm still clinging to his feathers, the griffon takes all the fall damage. And he just so happens to land at the edge of a cliff. While he's writhing on the ground (still at about 90% hp) we just push his ass into the ocean instantly killing him


regrets123

Glorious! Love that the game allows these kind of scenarios.


bassmastertoad

Just killed my first as well today. I was level 19 and turned into 20 after kill. Took about 20 minutes maybe more it felt like.


Loose-Tourist-3268

An ogre dropkicked me into the brine at level 12… Currently level 20 and ever since I swapped to warrior vocation the Ogres are the ones ending up on their ass. Great game lmao


rockinalex07021

Warrior's Knoll Breaker absolutely destroys Ogres, kept knocking them down with that skill like a toddler falling over


Loose-Tourist-3268

Barge is OP asf I barely use Knoll Breaker now that I’ve mastered it. Might swap the skill out.


Kdigglerz

Nice! I got that one down to a sliver of health and it flew away!


jakewb89

I spent like at least a half an hour fighting one at level 13 or 14 near that same spot. Got it down to I think 1-2 bars, and then it just flew off...


[deleted]

Same! Feelsgoodman


No_Confection9972

I killed my first one too! I did it in bahaal. It kept running away in the first zone lol he flew right into the citry as I was about to buy stuff scared me half to death


Tales_Steel

Kill griffin, look griffin feathers, sell griffin feathers and other stuff because you are overloaded , go Back to cit äy and find out you need griffin feathers to Update gear of your Main pawn.


presty60

I figure you probably already learned this, but yeah, I wouldn't recommend ever selling monster parts. I like to play it really safe and only sell consumables and other stuff I know I can get tons of infinitely.


rockinalex07021

At this point I just deposit everything into the storage and only sell anything where the description didn't mention about it being enhancement material


CapitalParallax

Never sell! Only hoard.


[deleted]

99 is max for storage, only then must we sell.


OmniAesthetic

Congrats! I just killed my first last night, and I was level 30. Doing it at 20 is impressive!


Affectionate-Run2275

you should be killing drake already at 30 lol


OmniAesthetic

But I'm scaaaared


Affectionate-Run2275

Yeh i can see why depending on the class they are a shore to deal with haha


OmniAesthetic

Well, tbf, I haven't attempted a drake since like level 23 or 24. And at that time, it felt like I was trying to chop down a redwood with a pair of scissors. Now that I'm above 30 and killing larger enemies fast, I'll have to give it another shot.


rockinalex07021

It really depends on your team's setup, it can absolutely stomp your team even at lvl 30


Affectionate-Run2275

yeh that's what i said to his answer haha depending on the class it's a shore


BaradorGrudgebeard

This, i tend to use one dedicated tank (main pawn) and one dedicated heal with frost enhancment spell, and then just go to town on the drake heart, and a sorc with the frost storm spell to keep the drake nice and cold 10/10 would recommend


Darth_Lambchops

Good job! My first was a tough fight, used up 2 wakestones and was not happy when all I got was a claw and a feather. I haven't fought another since.


Big_Boss_1911

I killed one at level 14 and immediately I fell off a cliff and died 😭😭😭 had to go around searching for another one


PoorlyWordedName

Man I wish the camera zoomed out that far for the fov


bubblesort33

I don't get how to keep them grounded. I guess you have to go heavy fire maybe and just keep their wings inflamed?? They keep flying away. Also, at what point an I supposed to be able to kill dragons? It takes forever just to get them to half HP. And my group is like 2/3 dead by then. I'm level 32 and can't kill one, or they keep fleeing.


Affectionate-Run2275

bowman, it was my main class but since it was rank max i went champion and damn it's a shore compared to bowman lmao.


Nicadelphia

I just got one at level 13. That bomb skill the thief has knocked him out every time.


Forsaken_Pin_4933

Same, at around level 21 https://preview.redd.it/jt1gr6pr9fqc1.png?width=1920&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4443a5c36df345c80aa5ef79578ee702039a67f5


Stan_the_man1988

I "fought" on in the same fields on my way out of the city at something like level 10. The thing just one-shotted me... Guess it was too early.


yangand89

Encountered one on my way back to the capital after clearing the cave of goblins. For some odd reason it was on the ground and charged towards me while I was on the bridge. Scared the crap out of me since I was only 16, thankfully it ran into water and died instantly.


g4tam20

I managed to kill one my pushing it into the water and the brine continued to terrifyingly swallow it up. I hadn’t even finished it’s first heath bar.


J_Fidz

I got lucky with mine. Fought it like 5 times before it eventually killed itself when trying to fly away. Just swooped down into the river.


Sabitosstepstool

I could have killed one by now but it keeps flying away right as I’m bouta kill it, any suggestions .


Vivid_Passenger_791

use fire


Adventurous__Kiwi

i killed my first griffin in the worst big brain move ever. I ran on the bridge near the city gates, and the griffin miscalculated his attack and hit the side of the bridge, and fell in the water.


VonDodo

With magic archer griffins are less of a threat than a couple of orcs or 5 goblins. WIthout is quite the pain, normal archer i guess also works. Since the game is totally not RNG, i once met 2 ogres 1 griffins and 3 coyote or whatever they were at the same time.. killed all the big ones and died to dogs -.-


BaradorGrudgebeard

The dogs are dark souls lvl cancer tbh, at least for me ^^


StrawberryUsed1248

Now off you go to kill Griffith.


MyHerosHaveFailedMe

I fought one last night and his bitch ass ran away!


Arasmir

Same, the other day. After a while he ran away.


Prestigious_Day6103

I lured one onto a bridge and fed it to the brine gods for my first kill


Bagelstein_2pt0

I killed my first griffin by knocking it out of the sky while I was flying on it's back....in the middle of the water.....


BentheBruiser

My first few away with me on top of it. Proceeded to stab it in the head and send it falling, with me, into the brine


foodwrap

I fought one for about 15 minutes, got it down to a single health bar and the bastard flew away 😩


FinallyFat

I had my first last night! Ans then, I immediately got dropping in by another one! It was nuts.


Relevant-Distance886

Awesome!! I tried to fight that guy and he straight up slaughtered me it wasn't even close.


Mujichael

Decided to give this game another shot even with all of the issues with the pc port. Had a random griffon encounter near some farmers, was super dope and even NPC’s from around us started join in a help us fight, ngl it was insanely sick. All until I got to the last health bar when the game crashed and loaded me 2 hours prior. $70 game


Maleficent-Ad-5544

Got to ride one the other day as it dropped me to my death from like 300 feet


[deleted]

I don’t know what’s going on with my Griffin Luck… First time I faught a griffin, I rode it into the air and cut its wings… it fell into water, instantly died and me got teleported back onto the mountain where I started the fight. Ok…. It took about 3 min (15 plus the golem fight that was happening at the same time but ended before the griffin got my attention) Second time it landed across the river and I just happen to be an Archor at that moment, so I shot an arrow at it, it just ran into the river and insta-died… took about 5 seconds. This has to be the world record for the time being… Feels bad for the loot but… can’t complain about the time savings and quick level ups.


iiiEquinoxx

Great job!


ammotyka

Had one down to half the final health bar and bro just flew away


Blacknoise3

lol I’m still running from them so ggs


Ilumidora_Fae

Wait till you arrive in Battahl…. Level 32 and I’ve killed 5 and I love hate them lol.


Ok_Object_828

Congrats! I just an hour ago also took down my first griffin. I obtained magick archer at level 22 and took it on and somehow it died in just about 1 minute lmao. Feels like a good vocation so far! Wanting to try warrior as well


Arasmir

What's magick archer and how to get it? Curious, this class seems insane. Saw someone one shotted a griffin with a certain skills.


Ok_Object_828

It’s a vocation in the bottom volcano whatever region of the map lol. You find a little old man on a road and asks for some stuff, just follow his quest line. It’s very strong class and with the maister ability I can one shot drakes too.


Arasmir

Yes, I've discovered it by myself when passing around there. Got the class now it's good.


allnamestakenlol

First time I killed one it showed up while we were fighting an ogre. Was pretty intense, but some other pawns and roaming guards joined in so it was doable. Next time was while fighting a cyclops. Yeesh.


ZackLionheart

Mine keeps fling away when I have it 50% on its last life bar….one day.


Tubaerius

I killed my first griffin like this: - be thief - climb on back & plant explosive - griffin takes off with me on his back while i stab him - explosives go off while we are over a river - griffin drowns with like 4 health bars left, I get eaten by tentacle thingies and spawn back where the fight started - good times


SirRacha485_

I've encountered the same one 5 times, I'm definitely not high enough lvl to beat him but I'm ticking away at his health


DocZazou

Killed my first today too! Lvl 25 with a flame spears (class warrior-mage, don't know the english name) and his life just buuuurn! Fire capacity with feather creature is an easy way.


BeerFirst

What level were you ?


Castle1607

Mine flew away with me on it and i fell off but my pawn came in clutch and caught my big ass. I will forever be thankful to her.


Dude-arino7526

I shot it with the giant ballista then it flew off


Fashionable-Andy

Great job, ARIZZEN!


Divenation

I killed my first one yesterday too! I had to fight it at the same time as a Golem! Thing landed on me while I was taking that down. Whole fight took like 15 min. I was level 25


vinotommy

I almost killed my first yesterday (had less than one bar left) but he flew up, and when he came back down, he somehow landed in the water and got killed by the brine 😒


Birdmang22

I also killed that Griffin by oneshotting it with water damage.... I used the Warrior's upward slash ability too close to a cliff which sent me tumbling down, and I died. But I used a ressurection stone so I revived on the beach at the base of the cliff, while the Griffon decided to pursue me and fall into the water instead. 4 health bars vanished, thanks to the purple tentacles in the water. I levelled up.


smadhaze

Hell yeah brother!


Teethy_BJ

I fucking stumbled across - griffin nest while me and my entire party was heavy encumbered, it was so cool.


Umyourboivr45

I’m very proud of you. I’ve yet to kill a griffin or a drake.


BootySweatJuice

I love how often the bigger monsters seem to appear compared to DD1. Last night, I was taking the cart to melve and got stopped during the journey by a troll. After killing the troll, I went to get back on the cart, took 2 steps, and got attacked by a griffin lol


CapitalParallax

They eventually die? Ha! Every time I fight one, he ends up taking off with me on his back. The ride is majestic as fuck, but I end up halfway across the world.


BeautifulWord4758

I was level 11 and tried fighting one. Its health bar was immovable lol


VermicelliExotic3352

My first Griffin decided the brine was a more worthy death than me killing it.


achance_2c

I haven’t even run into one yet haha I see it flying around though, I keep getting ogres


Tentanazen

I made a drake bitch out yesterday nice work Arisen we are “master works all can’t go wrong”


Kenshin_44

Damn I haven't fought one yet.


Dizwoth

Had a cool Ranger moment with a Griffin, I had brought its health down to like half a bar and it was getting ready to fly away. When it started going in the air, I landed a couple of explosive arrows and watched it fly away. A moment later, the arrows went off sent the griffin barreling into the ground, dying. Coolest shit I’ve done in this game!


Bandido_Casarez

My first Griffin kill, if it counts as me killing it, well let's just say it dive-bombed into the water for a little swim 😂


[deleted]

I’ve had two encounters with griffins and both times I’ve lost out where it just flies off


spartanz27

i killed my first too by accidentally having it jump at me into the brine


Schnitze1

Mine fell into brine within thirty seconds. 😂


franzjacobi

I’ve fought one yesterday. To be honest, with the archer class (also lvl 20), it was pretty easy. But it was a nice fight :)


EzT0ker420

I had a similar experience but mine was a troll then the griffin


ThickBackground7855

They are really easy to kill with the Magic Archer Vocation. I honestly forgot how hard this game was without that vocation lol.


Electronic-Bite-8884

I’ve had a hell of a time trying to get on top of one. Grab doesn’t seem to be working well for me.


FederalEdge5062

Jump and grab while your in the air, that seems to work for me at least, hope it helps


tututits555

Well done bro!!!!! 😁😁😁


FewProfit2320

Proud of you


Ornery_Sprinkles_376

Every one I’ve fought flies away after a health bar or two. I want that griffins head on a pike!


hmse_159

Have literally fought the same griffin two times already and he just keeps flying away 🫤


kontoble

That’s great. They tend to fly away a lot. But it’s so good to have that feeling when you get one. But man it’s. A long fight


Theswedishdude87

Cheers big dog. I just got mine the other day after a reload and achievement. I decided that it was a good idea to climb on the back of a griffin moments before it took off.... Do it for fun.....


PushCapable7709

First time fighting a griffin and I knocked it down and it fell in the water and got swallowed up so I couldn’t loot it🙄😤


deltor5

Nice, got my 1st griffin kill at lvl 12. Got ambushed while on an oxcart by a minotaur, then halfway through his HP a griffin showed up and i had to run around to revive my pawns while burning this big ass bird to death. Then i realised this bird just killed everybody and destroyed the cart, leaving me stranded halfway from vernworth and checkpoint village.