After doing 60 straight runs of killing this boss, I went to the turnstile to fight onyx. I couldn't imagine wanting to go against regular red dragon without full party. 2 of us destroyed that dragon in less than a minute. It's almost like the elite dragon was like lifting weights in the gym. Fought both as a cap bear and same full crafted set with egg (keep the crafted shield stowed in case it ever gets better than egg).