How are you supposed to kite dragonfly?

[Thomas Devlin]

I decided to try and take down dragonfly, I get the dark swords, I get the pierogi, only problem is this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is impossible to kite. I attempted the fight on a Wolfgang world and realized six hits is too many, so I tried hitting him five times then dodging, but because of his ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ability to move while attacking that literally only worked about a third of the time, even the slightest pause in the timing made me get hit, and it's literally impossible to dodge him if you get the timing wrong so I'm just forced to take damage every time. I'm starting to wonder if kiting is even a viable option, at this point I think it would be cheaper to craft a bunch of marble armor or maybe even some thulecite crowns and just tank the bastard, I legitimately think I would take less damage that way

[happygiggi]

First time? Make sense you'll struggle.

It's all about timing, dodge too early and you get hit. Keep training, you'll get used to the timing.

[bob644016]

it's 6 hits and dodge. not too tricky, but if it is your first time you will likely struggle. You will get hit whenever she comes back from laying her lavae, and make sure to have a pan flute ready for when she enrages. Or you can get a group of people and just tank her, it's a lot easier, and is safer if you do not have the pan flute.

[6teaNEIN?]

you can dodge all attacks (even when she comes back from laying lavae).

it's all about timing, and will take practice.

trick is, as she swings (when she raises her arm) you take a step, pause for a second and then take a few more steps. her attack tracks the player, but that little pause messes with her.

[Hero_Weasel]

I just typed "kite dragonfly" into youtube search, this is the first thing that came up that was Dont Starve Together:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_eNR25g6KE

There you go, the meta dragonfly strat.

[tools guy-kun]

Originally posted by Hero_Weasel:

I just typed "kite dragonfly" into youtube search, this is the first thing that came up that was Dont Starve Together:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_eNR25g6KE

There you go, the meta dragonfly strat.

I encourage people to ask questions if they need help, but I also encourage using google first before resorting to make a post.

the OP clearly knows what words to use, but seemingly hasn't tried using them in any search engine. regardless, I hope they find the answer to their problem.

[Rando the Crit Clown]

Move in regards to the enemy's attack distance and attack timer like you should already be doing for every single enemy instead of turning your brain off and counting to a number.

[Thomas Devlin]

Originally posted by Hero_Weasel:

I just typed "kite dragonfly" into youtube search, this is the first thing that came up that was Dont Starve Together:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_eNR25g6KE

There you go, the meta dragonfly strat.

That's pretty helpful. I did look up "don't starve dragonfly guide" but I searched for a bit and didn't get much use out of the videos I found, the first one I watched really didn't go into any detail at all, so that's when I started a thread

[tools guy-kun]

Originally posted by Thomas Devlin:

Originally posted by Hero_Weasel:

I just typed "kite dragonfly" into youtube search, this is the first thing that came up that was Dont Starve Together:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_eNR25g6KE

There you go, the meta dragonfly strat.

That's pretty helpful. I did look up "don't starve dragonfly guide" but I searched for a bit and didn't get much use out of the videos I found, the first one I watched really didn't go into any detail at all, so that's when I started a thread

if that's the case then it's good to know that even though you used the wrong words when searching, you at least tried to independently search it up yourself beforehand. even though this response isn't directed toward me, I'm only replying because of the comment I posted earlier.

glad you got use out of the video.

[srkwy]

tank

[Wilson]

Originally posted by Thomas Devlin:

I decided to try and take down dragonfly, I get the dark swords, I get the pierogi, only problem is this ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ is impossible to kite. I attempted the fight on a Wolfgang world and realized six hits is too many, so I tried hitting him five times then dodging, but because of his ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ ability to move while attacking that literally only worked about a third of the time, even the slightest pause in the timing made me get hit, and it's literally impossible to dodge him if you get the timing wrong so I'm just forced to take damage every time. I'm starting to wonder if kiting is even a viable option, at this point I think it would be cheaper to craft a bunch of marble armor or maybe even some thulecite crowns and just tank the bastard, I legitimately think I would take less damage that way

If you try to dodge before she swings, she will fly towards you and hit you, making it impossible to dodge, you have to let her start the swing first and as soon as she beings swinging move back.