Dragonfly

• Reign of Giants
• Don't Starve Together

Dragonfly
Stats
	2750
Effects
	-400/min
Combat
Damage	75 Swipe and 37.5 x3 (112.5) Ring of Fire (to player) 150 Swipe and 75 x3 (225) Ring of Fire (to mobs) Fire damage when enraged
Attack Period	2.5
Attack Range	4
Movement
Walking Speed	4 (2 when recently unfrozen)
Traits
Special Ability	Spits lava. Engulfs itself in fire when attacked, sets anything near it on fire and deals constant fire damage to anything nearby.
Loot	x8,
Code
"dragonfly"

Dragonfly
Stats
	27500
Effects
	-400/min
Combat
Damage	75 Swipe and 37.5 x3 (112.5) Ring of Fire (to player) 150 Swipe and 75 x3 (225) Ring of Fire (to mobs) Fire damage when enraged
Attack Period	2.5
Attack Range	4
Movement
Walking Speed	4 (2 when recently unfrozen)
Traits
Special Ability	Spits lava. Engulfs itself in fire when attacked, sets anything near it on fire and deals constant fire damage to anything nearby.
Loot	,,x6,x4-8, x2,x2,x1-2, x1-2,x1-2,x1-2,,
Code
"dragonfly"

“That's one fly dragon!”

–Wilson

Dragonfly is one of the four giants in Don't Starve: Reign of Giants. It spawns during Summer. When killed, Dragonfly drops Scales and 8 Meat.

Attack Pattern

When hit, the Dragonfly will enrage and do a large "ring of fire" AOE attack after squeaking; any Campfires or Endothermic Fires caught in the attack will be fueled up and Mobs will be set on fire. Otherwise it will do a swipe attack that can't be kited unless the player has at least a 75% speed boost. When enraged, it engulfs itself in flames and deals constant fire damage to anything nearby, while also setting flammable objects on fire. After being left alone for a while, Dragonfly will calm down and revert to its normal form. Attacking with any ranged attack seems to provoke it into using its area attack, making it easier to get away.

Strategy

Dragonfly will stay neutral for as long as it is not attacked or approached. It will spit lava on various objects turning them to Ashes, which it then eats. When Dragonfly has consumed 20 or more Ashes, it will fall asleep.

When attacked or the player gets too close, it enters its "enraged mode," lighting everything in its path on fire. During rain, this mode doesn't last as long, and if frozen, Dragonfly will immediately return to its calm state when it thaws (barring player proximity). When enraged, it will move at most characters' base movement speed, making it nearly impossible to escape. When it gets in range of its target, it uses a swipe attack while moving forward. When contact has been made, it will slam the ground three times, creating a ring of fire with each impact. This attack will set objects on fire, causing massive AoE damage.

A Tentacle Spike or better is recommended when fighting Dragonfly, as well as two Football Helmets and two Log Suits. The AoE ground slam can deal enough damage to instantly kill some characters. Hit-and-run tactics will allow two strikes from the player while it is using this attack. A very cold Thermal Stone will likely be needed during this fight, to avoid Overheating.

One of the easiest ways to deal with any boss in Don't Starve (including Dragonfly) is a Sleep Dart/Pan Flute and Old Bell/14 Gunpowder combination. Not only does the 14 Gunpowder instantly bring Dragonfly down, but since it is immune to fire damage, the explosion will not destroy its loot.

Another effective way to deal with Dragonfly is by dropping 20 Ashes. After this. it will start flying toward the pile and then inhale those Ashes. Before long it will stumble into a deep sleep. At this point, the 14 Gunpowder listed above will finish it off.

28 Blow Darts can also make short work of Dragonfly. Using either a Blow Dart attack or Ice Staff will coax it into stomping giving you time to get away after swinging at it with melee weapons.

The Old Bell can be used twice to weaken it, leaving it with 750 health points. Placing three or four piles of Ashes on the ground and ringing the Old Bell as Dragonfly comes for them is a very effective way to get it to stay put as Bigfoot approaches.

Treeguards or any type of monster with large amounts of health seem to be able to fight Dragonfly and deal noticeable damage.

Refrain from luring it to areas with Beefalo or Pigs, as tempting as it may be, as it will simply kill them all in 1-2 attacks.

If unable to apply the above strategies, try to lure the Dragonfly to a Swamp (or run to a Swamp after hearing its "incoming attacker" growl). Merms have a faster move speed and Tentacles generally hit Dragonfly first (unless caught in the AoE). You can bait the Dragonfly toward the Tentacles by dropping Ashes . Even if the Merms and Tentacles can't defeat it, they can at least be used to weaken or distract it. Every time it kills any hostile monster, it will be reset to a calm state, making it easy to escape.

Below is the number of hits it takes with each weapon to kill Dragonfly when playing with characters with a default damage modifier. The Weather Pain is not included due to the random nature of its projectile.

Weapon
No. of hits for	Immune	648	203	167	102	90	81	66	47-94	39 or 64	55	54	53	47	41	28	14	3

Trivia

• The name Dragonfly is a portmanteau of the words "Dragon" and "Fly" and also a tongue-in-cheek portmanteau of the words "Dragon" and "Dragonfly".
• Dragonfly is attracted to flammable objects, but instead of eating them directly, it will spit lava on them and eat the leftover Ashes. This is similar to how real flies spit out digestive juices onto their food before sucking it up.
• Dragonfly is the mob with the highest DPS in the game.
• Dragonfly's attack pattern resets when re-loading the game, causing it to use its AoE ground slam attack.
• In Don't Starve Together, the Dragonfly has the highest health of any mob, at 27,500.

Bugs

• Sometimes, no damage will be taken from Dragonfly's flaming aura if the player runs straight towards him after he has finished his slam. This will last until the next swipe.
• Dragonfly can die from two hits of the Old Bell (instead of three).

Gallery

A sleeping Dragonfly.

Dragonfly consuming Ashes.

A frozen Dragonfly. Frozen Dragonflies thaw quickly.

An angered Dragonfly stomping the ground.

Dragonfly after spitting lava.

An enraged Dragonfly.

A dead enraged Dragonfly.

An enraged Dragonfly glowing at night.

The face of Dragonfly seen in the teaser trailer.

Dragonfly in the Reign of Giants teaser.

Dragonfly among the trees in the Summer poster.

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