Vanaheim’s optional favor The Burning Skies offers a thrilling dragon boss battle against the deadly fire-breathing Ash Tyrant. This walkthrough provides a complete step-by-step guide to uncover the favor, travel to the dragon‘s nest, defeat the brutal Ash Tyrant boss fight, and collect the reward.
Overview
The Burning Skies Favor becomes available after completing the Return of the River favor which restores the rivers in Vanaheim. This allows you to travel by boat to reach new areas containing secrets – including the ominous dragon lair of the Ash Tyrant.
Defeating this temperamental and lethal dragon tests your skills in dodging intense fire attacks while assaulting its damage-dealing weak points. Success provides crafting materials and XP to further Kratos’ adventure, but failure against the Ash Tyrant risks a fiery end.
Use this comprehensive walkthrough to fully traverse the favor, defeat the beasts within, and reap the rewards.
Key Sections:
- Activating the Favor Quest
- Journeying through the Sinkholes
- Dragon Boss Battle Strategies
- Claiming Your Reward
Activating The Burning Skies
The first step is accessing The Burning Skies favor after opening Vanaheim’s rivers.
- Enter The Sinkholes area after finishing Return of the River
- Follow waypoints south, destroy poison trees with your axe
- See first glimpse of Ash Tyrant dragon in next open area
- This begins the “Quaking Hollows” optional favor
- Grab nearby boat and row south into dark cavern
- Exit onto open water with a closed gate – dock at the blue flag
- Pull nearby chain to open gate so boat can progress
- Row into next area and dock boat at northwest cave entrance
- This triggers “The Burning Skies” favor to start
After catching another glimpse of the Ash Tyrant’s destructive power, your new goal becomes locating its lair to take down the lethal beast.
Journeying To The Dragon‘s Nest
Further adventure through Vanaheim‘s sinkholes and hidden tunnels will guide you to the dragon‘s nest location.
- Enter tunnel and battle wall-bursting draugrs
- Block fire from Ash Tyrant while finding alternate path behind breakable wall
- Defeat more draugrs and traverse the winding alternate route
- Time your emergence from tunnels to dodge fire attacks
- Destroy breakable pillars to block fire long enough to climb nearby white stone
- Final climb leads to the Ash Tyrant’s nest and boss battle
Navigating Vanaheim’s dark and dangerous tunnels prepares you for an epic showdown against the source of the quaking hollows – the deadly Ash Tyrant.
Boss Strategies: Defeating The Ash Tyrant
Now at the spectacular dragon lair, it’s time for battle against the Ash Tyrant itself. Dodge flames and destroy minions while exploiting its weaknesses to claim victory.
Key Attack Phases:
- Harpoon spears into damageable growths on body
- Destroy nearby pillars so it lands for melee attacks
- Block wing attacks from grounded drake
- Dodge fire breaths by moving quickly
Danger Spells:
- Summons leagues of draugr allies
- Barrages fireballs from perched locations
- Blasts spreading fire streams
- Soars into slamming ground smash attacks
Vulnerabilities:
- Glowing body growths take extra spear damage
- Exposed neck is damage focal point
- Rage mode boosts damage against downed dragon
- Finisher attacks work when weak
The battle requires patience, skill, and smart positioning to overcome the Ash Tyrant‘s varied attacks, mobility, and summoned reinforcements. Rely on arrows or spears before melee strikes, unleash combos when grounded, utilize defensive rage mode when overwhelmed, and be prepared to quickly evade lethal flames and charges.
Reward: Crafting Materials & XP
Once reducing its health bar fully, a finishing attack cinematic ends the mighty Ash Tyrant. Search its corpse to obtain:
- Dragon Claw: Key crafting reagent
- Crystalline Shard: Upgrade material
- Bonded Leather: Armor enhancement item
- 3000 XP for Kratos
- 750 XP for Atreus
These special materials allow improving protective gear to take on Vanaheim’s remaining threats. That caps off defeating the temperamental fire drake, completing the dangerous yet rewarding Burning Skies favor!
Venturing through the Quaking Hollows to locate and defeat the Ash Tyrant allows opening legendary chests, gathering key upgrade materials, and progressing the story of God of War Ragnarök.
This concludes the complete walkthrough guide for clearing The Burning Skies favor – hopefully it helps brave adventurers battle their way through temperamental dragons and fiery lairs!
