In the event that you need to heal or get poisoned, get underneath him for a safe spot or dodge his flying attack and heal then. Simply run out of the area; the best place is to stay by his tail (also practically the only opportunity to cut the tail). However, unusually enough for a dragon, Sinh possesses high resistance to Lightning as well, an element that dragons are usually weak against. See the video Sinh: Ranged, Sword & Board and Powerstance below for one of these occasions (towards the end in the attack montage). You want to chase after him and stay as close as you can but watch out in case he falls on top of you and does damage. Fuck you Sinh The Slumbering Dragon! I'm pretty sure lightning is good against dragons acording to dks lore, has to be. Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon weakness anyone know what element hes weak against < > Showing 1-9 of 9 comments . https://www.ign.com/wikis/dark-souls-2/How_to_Beat_Sinh_Slumbering_Dragon The horizontal flamethrower is slower and allows about 2 hits from an UGS. If he dodges back, just run towards him and dodge his claw swipes. By far his most dangerous move is when he charges you on the ground; try your best to roll through if you have good adaptability or strafe and roll to the side very quickly. Each hit against his body does around 1.5 durability damage to your weapon. It is unknown whether this poison was also the cause of the contamination of Black Gulch, but its proximity to Shulva and noxious nature of Black Gulch may have some connection. NG+ This move has a VERY long recovery time and 3 swings from an UGS are possible. For most weapons if you aren't doing more than 400 damage per hit, durability will be a problem. The idea is to stay away from him and used ranged, but still hit him when he comes close so you don't have to worry about running out of spells. Fuck you Sinh The Slumbering Dragon! 5. Attack from the side and underneath, and be sure to dodge his physical attacks. Re-buff with your spell when necessary, and he should die relatively quickly. He will dive-bomb the player and attempt to hit them with his snout. His hide appears to be highly corrosive to melee weapons, taking away high amounts (~1.5 points) of durability with each hit (Edit: Used a. Drakewing UGSword's 2H strong projectile attack does really nice damage to Sinh, and allows you to punish his flying attacks. Recorded myself fighting Sinh, the Slumbering Dragon. Sinh's tail is an attractive target while he's using his flame breath on the ground, and his tail can be cut off if enough damage is dealt to it, preventing him from attacking with it (though unlike Kalameet, cutting his tail does not yield any items). You can use spells/miracles/pyromancies/hexes when he is at range, but to limited effect, as he has high resistance to these. Blacksteel. You will be immune to all fire and poison damage, eliminating many of the risks of the fight. As with all fire breath attacks, blocking is not advised, with exception for Gyrm Greatshield. Now, it's party time! The dragon's breath can be heard before spotting him. Blocking is not advised. The Sanctum Soldiers guarded the dragon while the Sanctum Priestesses attempted to continue its slumber with their song. When you see that your weapon is at risk, either switch to a backup or use your repair powder. Swipe can be blocked. his fire breath, however it does not block toxin. Sinh was a long-sleeping dragon who was found and worshiped by the people of Shulva, Sanctum City. The straight version is faster and one should not try to hit Sinh more than 1 time with an UGS.