Dragon's Dogma 2 Dragons Plague and how to cure Dragons Plague explained
Surprise, surprise!
The world of Dragon’s Dogma 2 hides many dangers but none is as frightening as the Dragonsplague.
To take players by surprise and reinforce the sense of discovery, Dragon's Dogma 2 doesn’t explain many systems and mechanics in the game. Figuring out how they work is up to the player. While learning about the possibility of romancing certain characters or getting Medusa’s head, for example, are good surprises, others make you wish you had never heard about them.
Dragonsplague comes without warning, getting you unaware. You can, however, prepare yourself to deal with it. In this guide, you find a rundown on Dragon’s Dogma 2 Dragonsplague, covering how you get it, if you can cure it, as well as what you should if Dragonsplague befalls you.
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How to get the Dragonsplague in Dragon’s Dogma 2
There are two ways of getting the Dragonsplague. You can hire a contaminated Pawn or from dragons you fight in the game. The first time you get in contact with the plague, a screen explaining it will appear, so you will know you’re in danger.
In case you’re not sure whether the explanation popped up already or not, there are other signs for you to pay attention to. The major signs of infection are the glowing red eyes. The plague also makes the character more aggressive toward the Arisen, complaining about receiving orders if you do so in sequence.
Having a rebellious party member is not your only problem when it comes to the Dragonsplague. After some days, after you sleep in an inn – saving the game! – the infected character will transform and kill all the NPCs in the area. Since you can only find inns in villages and cities, you end up putting many important NPCs at risk by staying with an infected character in your group.
You don’t need to worry about your character getting infected by Dragonsplague, because it only affects Pawns. However, this means that not only the Pawns you hire, but yours as well can come back from the Rift infected.
How to cure Dragonsplague in Dragon’s Dogma 2
Identifying if one of your Pawns has the Dragonsplague is only the first step. While you can remove the Dragonsplague from a character, there are a few ways to deal with it before a whole city is decimated.
You can deal with the Dragonsplague by dismissing the infected pawn and sending them back to the Rift. This is what you should do as soon as you identify the infection. However, this only works for the first time you hire a Pawn who has the plague.
The best and safest method to get rid of the plague is by killing your Pawns. All of them! The plague is a contagious illness, so it can affect any of the Pawns in your group. Taking too long to identify all the signs gives time for it to spread. Although the infected Pawn is cured once the deceased passes to another, the plague will continue in the group until the final phase.
What to do if an infected Pawn with Dragonsplague transforms in Dragon’s Dogma 2
The worst-case scenario regarding the Dragonsplague is triggering the transformation scene and waking up to a city filled with bodies on the ground. In this horrible situation, the option you have is to resurrect the NPCs.
In Dragon’s Dogma 2, resurrection is not an easy feat to perform and usually you need a Wakestone to do so. This item can revive yourself or other characters. Since it works on NPCs, you can theoretically use them to give life back to those who died due to the Dragonsplague. However, Wakestones aren’t necessarily common in the game and a situation where you have enough for a whole city is unlikely.
Instead of burning all your stock of Wakestones, your best option is to use the Eternal Wakestone. This a special and unique item that you can only get by completing the Sphinx riddles. With an Eternal Wakestone, you can revive all the NPCs in the area. Unfortunately, there’s only one Eternal Wakestone in the game, giving you only one chance of not seeing the signs and letting the plague evolve.
Good luck surviving the Dragonsplague in Dragon’s Dogma 2!