Elden Ring: How to Get Dragon Form without Fighting Dragons
This guide shows the location and solution of the Domain of Dragons painting puzzle in Elden Ring DLC, Shadow of the Erdtree, which released on 21st June 2023. On solving this puzzle you get a Rock Heart, which will help you unlock Dragon Form. This Dragon Form will help you Boost Dragon Cult Incantation. Another Dragon Form can be unlocked by completing Igon Questline, which will help you Boost Dragon Communium Incantations.
Domain of Dragons Painting Puzzle Location
Starting from Gravesite Plain Site of Grace, head in the north direction. Cross the Ellac Greatbridge to reach the Castle Front Site of Grace. Go Northeast from there to reach Castle Ensis. Defeat the area boss Rellana to open up the northeast map. Proceed northeast to reach Shadow Keep Main Gate Plaza Grace Site as shown in the picture below.
Defeat the Mini-Boss at the Main Gate Plaza. Then go out through the door on the west side as shown in the picture below. Climb up the wooden stairs outside as shown in the second picture below to reach the upper floor. Then climb up another wooden stair to reach the dining hall.
Enter the Dining Hall and come out from the other side to reach the roof. You will see several boats on the roof. Go to the eastern edge of the roof. There you will find a ladder going down as shown in the picture below.
Go down the ladder. Then go behind the waterfall next to the ladder as shown in the picture below to reach a secret room. You will see a ladder on the floor of the secret room. Go down the ladder and proceed ahead to reach the Domain of Dragons Painting as shown in the second picture below.
Domain of Dragons Puzzle Solution
First, you need to reach Dragon’s Pit dungeon. From the Castle Front Site of Grace, travel in the southeast direction of the road to reach the Pillar Path Waypoint. Then, travel southwest along the path marked by stone dragon statues to reach the Dragon’s Pit dungeon. Refer to the map below to see the path. Before entering the Dragon’s Pit, it is recommended to travel south to get Southern Shore Map Fragment from the Cerulean Coast.
Enter Dragon’s Pit and follow the path with lit braziers and candles. It will lead you to a large ramped chamber. Go south there and you will reach a chamber with an Altar and a Pit. Jump into the large pit as shown in the picture below. This will take you to the boss chamber, where you will face Ancient Dragon Man. Defeat him to get the Dragon Hunter’s Great Katana.
Don’t use the teleporter to leave the dungeon after defeating the boss. Open the door on the south side instead and proceed ahead to reach the Dragon’s Pit Terminus Grace Site. Leave the dungeon and proceed east to reach the Foot of the Jagged Peak. As soon as you enter the area, you will encounter a dragon. From there, keep going east along the mountain to reach the Spirit Spring as shown in the second picture below. Use it to climb up the cliff and then cross the bridge to reach the Foot of the Jagged Peak Grace Site as shown in the third picture below. The path you need to take is shown with a blue line in the map below.
From the Grace Site, climb up the path on the south side to reach two dragons. From there, head east in the path through the mountains and use a couple of Spirit Springs as shown in the picture below to climb up. Then proceed ahead and you will reach an area with giant rolling boulders. Escape the boulder and take the path going east as shown in the second picture below. There you will find Ancient Dragon Senessax.
From the dragon lair, climb up the path going north to reach the Jagged Peak Mountainside Grace Site as shown in the pictures below.
From the Jagged Peak Mountainside Grace Site, proceed southwest as shown in the picture below. You will find dragon corpses all along the path. Soon you will reach a Spirit Spring as shown in the second picture below. Use it to jump up to the upper level.
From there, jump down and go northwest to find a chair as shown in the pictures below. Stand near the chair for a few seconds and a ghost will appear. The ghost will disappear after a few seconds, dropping a Rock Heart.
Unlock the Dragon Form
Use Rock Heart when you do not have any armor pieces equipped. This will convert you to Dragon Form as shown in the second picture below. You will remain in the Dragon Form until you die. The only way to go back to your original form is also by dying. You can use Rock Heart as many times as you want to convert to the Dragon form.
