Drake (species)



Drakes are a class of monster, i.e. a species in the bestiary of Guild Wars.

Drakes are reptile creatures, resembling dinosaurs or giant lizards. Some are rather sturdy, with stout legs, short neck and tail, while others are slim, with long, snake-like tail and neck. Some have small wing stubs on their back, none of them seem to be able to fly though.

''Note: Drakes are inspired by "European" Dragons and hence are sometimes also called "Dragons". However, in GuildWars the term "Dragon", as the name of a species, is reserved for the "Asian" Dragons of the Factions campaign. Drakes and Dragons are considered separate species by game mechanics.''

Characteristics
Drakes are elementalists, strongly tied to one of the basic elements (air, fire and earth). With elemental damage spikes they can inflict large amounts of damage in short time and harm the player with conditions like blindness or burning. Any strategy that hinders spellcasters, like energy denial or interrupts helps against them.

Despite their large size they can be knocked down.

On the weakness side, keep in mind that Drakes ...
 * are fleshy creatures.
 * are susceptible to all conditions, incl. bleeding, poison and disease.
 * leave a corpse behind.
 * are not undead. *)

Items dropped
Drakes may drop the following loot (besides gold and various weapons and items):

Known Sub-Types
For an alphabetic list of all Drakes, including bosses, see also: category:Drakes