It is also possible to exploit the AI by standing close to the Dragonrider's back. The player can then enter the arena to fight the Dragonrider, who should now be at very low HP. After taking a certain amount of damage, it will raise its shield, preventing any further damage. On the stone bridge after the third Old Knight, there is a spot where it is possible to shoot the Dragonrider from outside the arena. In Scholar of the First Sin, Devotee Scarlett can be found past the three Old Knights near the second lever, in the direction of the Old Dragonslayer. He is a powerful tank wielding a Zweihander and an Iron Parma, and is capable of parrying the Dragonrider. Masterless Glencour can also be summoned from a sign just to the right of the fog gate. Circling around it is also highly effective. Blocking may prove useful, although good timing allows rolling through its slow attacks. Dodging the attacks give players ample time to counter-attack. The Dragonrider possesses a highly predictable attack pattern, consisting of mostly mid-ranged attacks, with the biggest threat being falling off the edge of the circular arena, a threat essentially eliminated if the guarded levers found earlier in the level are pulled.

Only those who passed the training were allowed in the order, those who failed would be ripped apart by the very mounts they tried to command. Those wishing to join the ranks of the Dragonriders were forced to undergo intense and dangerous training. Together with the King, they crushed the land's former inhabitants and erected a magnificent kingdom upon their graves. The rank of Dragonrider was reserved for honorable warriors who helped found Drangleic. These riders mounted wyverns and caused chaos on the battlefield due to their unparalleled strength. The Dragonriders used to serve in King Vendrick's royal guard long ago. The Dragonrider is clad in heavy red or black armor.

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