Game of Thrones: Dragonfire
Arrax
Physical pressure with typed protection
Arrax brings Physical attacks and several forms of typed ally protection. His Weakened chance improves against Bleed, but Headlong into Danger also carries personal defensive penalties at lower Habit levels.
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Arrax skills
Command
Sudden Strike
Sudden Strike attempts Weakened on selected even rounds, with a better chance against Bleed, and deals scheduled Physical damage. The debuff target and damage targets are selected separately and need not overlap.
Vanguard · Level 16+
Warrior's Resilience
From Dragon Level 16 in Vanguard, reduces personal damage received and improves the left-flank ally's Tactical damage.
Habits
Each Habit unlocks at the Star Rank shown.
- 2★
Headlong into Danger
Temporarily increases personal offense while adding Physical exposure and an Instinct penalty at lower Habit levels.
- 4★
Stone Bulwark
Protects both other allies from Tactical and Fire damage; source base values differ.
- 6★
Adaptive Guard
Temporarily protects the team from Tactical damage with Archers or Fire damage with Shieldbearers.
- 8★
Fire Ward
Gives personal and adjacent-ally Fire Ward; later retreat-triggered stacks are personal.
- 10★
Turn the Line
Creates a temporary Physical exposure window on adjacent enemies.
Skill summaries are original explanations of reviewed community records. Vanguard means the centre slot; its skill requires Dragon Level 16. Basic Attacks are separate from the skill damage shown above.
General combat role
Biggest strengths
- Two-ally Tactical and Fire protection
- Troop-specific team mitigation
- Bleed improves Weakened activation
Limitations
- Headlong into Danger has lower-level defensive penalties
- Adaptive Guard covers different damage types by troop
- Fire Ward's maximum stack count is unconfirmed
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Sources and uncertainty
Skills, rarity, breed, affinities and Habit unlocks use Wyrmwise's reviewed catalogue records, including Dragonfire Lab 0.23.5. They are reviewed community mechanics, not publisher confirmation of every effect. Tactical roles, placement and partner guidance are Wyrmwise inferences from those mechanics.
- Official Dragonfire dragon guide: progression and affinity framework.
- Dragonfire Lab source repository: reviewed community skill and Habit evidence.
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Independent, unofficial Wyrmwise profile · Reviewed 18 September 2026