The Medusa in Dragon’s Dogma 2 can give you Preserved Medusa Head, one of the many kinds of heads you can get. It is, unfortunately, hard to get if you don’t know the right way to decapitate her. So, for this guide, we’ll be teaching you the specific method to get the type of head you need. What a time to be alive. Let’s go!
How To Get Preserved Medusa Head
First, you need to find the Medusa. A Case of Sculptor’s Block is a quest in Vernworth that requires you to kill or survive an encounter with a Griffin. One of the possible options is to find a Medusa’s head to petrify the Griffin.
And here’s where he will point you to where to find the petrifying boss. The location is inside the Nera’Battahl Windrift cave which is to the south of the area. It is just right across the Sal’Battahl Cavern to the north.
Getting The Preserved Medusa Head
Now, just killing the Medusa is not enough. You also don’t get a Preserved Medusa Head by simply slashing through the head. It has to be done presiely and swiftly.
Decapitating her at the first health bar gives you the Preserved Medusa Head. The second health bar gives you a regular Medusa head. The final health bar gives you the Withered Medusa Head.
There are currently two main ways you can get the Preserved Medusa Head:
- Use lightning-element debilitating skills to cut the head off. Bolts or a pawn with Lightning Boon can do the trick.
- Use cold affinity infusion to your weapon will also allow you to decapitate her.
Depending on your situation, you might be dealing too much damage before being able to decapitate them. Use a jewelry or augment that increases your inflict chance like the Ring of Derision.
And that’s how you can hunt for the Preserved Medusa Head in Dragon’s Dogma 2 and petrify the Griffin! If you’re looking to hunt more bosses, here’s a guide on how to hunt and defeat other bosses!
