To start things off, I would like to apologize for any grammatical errors or if the text is nonlogical in some places, English is not my first language, and a lot of this guide was written on breaks during my 12 hours night shifts at work


The badges in this game are more or less just bragging rights because they don't really benefit you.





There are two types of badges:

• Monster Slaying Optained simply by killing enough number of monsters of certain type.
  They in theory should make your Main Pawn more efficient in killing those monsters, by targeting their vital points (Like eyes on Cyclop)
  However Sorcerer and Archer don't benefit from this too much, people claim that it helps out with Pawns that have Fighter vocation but I didn't test that.
  
  
• Resting Badge To get this badge you have to rest at the campfires a certain amount of times, the best way is to find two campfires close to each other and rest on them. This badge is somewhat useful unless you're on New Game +.
  After earning a badge for a region your Main Pawn can show you any undiscovered location or unopened chests in the area you're currently in.
  
  
  In this guide, I will show you locations only in the normal game before Killing The Dragon and entering the unmoored world
  
  I recommend you to stuck up on ferrystones and buy a house in Bakbattahl for 30.000 gold because this is where most grinding will take place

This may not be the best spot due to the lack of any monsters, However, I think I'm pretty sure those are the two closest to each other campfires in the entire region. Just run and rest between number I and II

This is quite a good place due to an Ogre spawn nearby (Those Ogres respawn after resting at the camp) However, be careful because the first time you get there there will be a Drake once you kill it, it won't respawn.

This is a pretty good spot because you can easily grind Griffin Grounder because it respawns every 7 days. Also, Lich spawns at night if you want to fight it, for whatever reason it may be.

Cyclopses:
This is probably the most common monster in the entire game encountered around all 3 regions of the game, you should get this badge by just playing normally.
However here are Two spots where I always encountered them and where they seem to respawn after the usual 7 days.
They are also relatively close to other farming spots so You can kill Two Birds with one stone.

• One is on the Secret passage from Checkpoint Rest Town to Battahl
  
  
• Drabnir's Grotto on the way to the Vulcanic Island

Ogre:
Like Minotaur, Ogres can be only encountered in Vernworth and Western Vermund.
Battahl has only a stronger version and I never saw any on the Vulcanic Island.

• The only place where I could constantly find and is relatively close to other monsters' spawns. Ogres is close to a Vermundian Voyager not far from Ancient Battleground badge and can be combined because camping seems to respawn Ogre

Grim ogre
Grim Ogre Is a stronger version of the basic Ogre that can be only encountered in the desert region Bahtall, from a visual point it stands out from its less edgy sibling by having longer unwashed hair

• It always respawns in a Coral Snakes' Hideout, however, to get access to it you need to progress the main quest until you get sent into Battahl, you also have to finish a side quest Mercy among Thieves and rest for 7 days for it to spawn.
  
  
  
  
  
• Around Echoing Depths In this area instead of GrimOgre can spawn either Golem or a Chimera
  
• Next to Enoa'Battahl Cavern There is a chance that instead of GrimOgre there will be Chimera or Golem

Golem:

Golems can be encountered around all regions, unfortunately, they only respawn after resting at the tavern/house so I recommend putting a portal crystal near their spawn so you don't have to travel a Long distance

• one of the spots where they always respawn is on the way to the first Sphinx Location Mountain Shrine so if you put there a portal crystal you already have easy access to him.
  
  
• The other one is on the Vulcanic Island on the way to Mountain Base Cave

However, there is also a way to combine farming Golems with other monsters

• Two Golems can spawn in the ruins right outside the Bakbattahl
  
  
• The other one is in the same two spots where Grim Ogre or Chimera can spawn
  

Griffin
I saw and even fought Griffins in all regions however the best place to farm them is:

• Right outside of Bakbattahl, simply because it can be combined with Battahli Trailblazer badge, and Griffin respawns after resting 7 days at the camp if he doesn't spawn for you when using camp you can always sleep in your House in the Bakbattahl or at the tavern.
  

Sphinx:
Unfortunately, there is no way to farm Sphinx compared to Lesser Dragons, to get this badge you will have to either play the game 5 times or get your pawn hired by other players to finish it.






However, I'll give you answers to all Sphinx riddles and 2 locations where it can be found.

The first Location is Mountain Shrine.

• Those are the first 5 riddles:
  
• Riddle of Eyes Get Sealing Phial from a passage that Sphinx opens.
  
• Riddle of Madness Put your Beloved or Main Pawn on the Altar.
  
• Riddle of Wisdom You need to hire a Pawn with a name like "Sphinx Father, Mother, Parent" and bring them to the Altar.
  
• Riddle of Conviction Give Sphinx Portcrystal, as a Reward you will also get another Portcrystal
  
• Riddle of Rumination You need to go to the first Seeker Toker you ever found in your game, and there you'll find Finder's Token.

After Finishing first 5 riddles Sphinx will do the same thing my dad did and, runs away to a different location.


After Finding Sphinx's new location you can do another batch of riddles

• Riddle of Reunion Automaticly completed after finding Sphinx new location
  
• Riddle of Contest You have to equip Ring of Derision given by Sphinx and defeat your opponent, you can just pick them up and toss them off a cliff
  
• Riddle of Futility You have to get a vase to NPC called Maurits in Bakbattahl, or an easier way is to pick him up and teleport to the Sphinx
  
• Riddle of RecollectionYou have to bring the same amount of statues as the riddles you completed so far, just place them on the Altar and speak with Sphinx
  
• Riddle of Differentiation You need to bring one of two NPC to Sphinx they look pretty similar to each other so I recommend taking a screenshot and saving at the tavern just in case.

Chimera
Chimera can be encountered around all regions of the game.

• It spawns inside Waterfall Cave before completing a main quest Feast of Deception , after that quest is done Chimera is replaced with a stronger variant Gorechimera, to respawn it you have to rest at a house or a tavern, resting at the campfire does not respawn it.
  
  There are also 3 spots in Bahtall where Chimera can spawn however instead of it there can be other monsters, but this way you can combine farming this badge with different monsters like Griffin, Golem, GrimOgre, Goreminotaur and Drake.
  
  
• On the road between Darkbeasts' Den and Tomb of Renu'Lebarr instead of Chimera there may also spawn Golem.
  
  
• Around Echoing Depths In this area instead of Chimera can spawn either Golem or a GrimOgre
  
• Next to Enoa'Battahl Cavern There is a chance that instead of Chimera there will be GrimOgre or Golem
  

Gorechimera
It is a stronger version of Chimera

• It can only be found inside Waterfall Cave after completing main quest Feast of Deception where it replaces basic Chimera, It also only respawns after resting 7 days at the Tavern/House luckily there is Borderwatch Outpost not far away.
  

Medusa:
One of the few new monsters in Dragon's Dogma 2 can only be encountered in Battahl

• Only spawns inside Calignous Depths and respawns after 7 days rest, at a House/Tavern.
  
  

Minotaur
Minotaur can only be encountered in Vernworthand Western Vermund, in the other two regions it is replaced with a stronger variant










The best place where I had always encountered 2 minotaurs next to each other at the same time ( Technically a Chimera can also spawn there but I only found it there on my very first walk through it)

• It is the Passage from Checkpoint Rest Town to Bahtall so you can combine farming Minotaur's with Cyclops
  

Goreminotaur:
This is a stronger version of a regular minotaur that can only be found in Battahl or Vulcanic Island

There are a couple of guaranteed spawns in Battahl but also some where they share a spawn point with other monsters like a canion near Holy Mausoleum Ruins







There are two guaranteed spawn points for Goreminotaur

• Digger's Ruins not far from Bakbattahl
  
• Sandspire Dens on the way to Drabnir's Grotto
  
  

Drake:
-Farming Drakes is a bit tricky because there are Locations where a drake spawns only once and after being killed won't respawn like in Ancient Basin near a Western Vermunt badge.
The other problem is that some Drakes fly away after taking enough damage like the one next right below the exit from a Secret passage to Battahl, However, I managed to find two spots where a Drake spawns and doesn't seem to ever run away

• One is near Batthal, but with this one, you're left in the hands of RNJesus because in this place you can also encounter Goreminotaur or Chimera instead, this spot is good if combined with farming other badges.
  
  
• The Second one is on the Vulcanic Island. On the Beach not far from Vulcanic Island Camp, this one also won't try to run away and respawns after 7 days, However unlike the Battahl one, this one doesn't share a spawn point with any other monster, but on the way to him, there are a couple of Wargs which is neat.
  

Lesser dragon
This one Theory you shouldn't be able to complete this badge on a single playthrough without help from other Players
However Reddit user u/Chrome_Rat found a method to farm them










1. Progress the main quest until Brant tells you to return to Melve.
2. Repel (not kill) the lesser dragon from Melve.
3. Rest, then go to Harve and kill Sigurd.
4. Go to Dragonsbreath Tower and kill the lesser dragon.
5. Rest 7 days in town then repeat step 4

This way you can finish this badge without playing the game 5 times

Garm:
Garm's more or less function just as a bigger wolfs and can be found inside numerous caves across Battahl












Here are 2 caves that have guaranteed Garm spawns:

• Sal'Battahl Cavern near a Medusa and on the way to Lesser Dragon
  
  
• Rocky Lair Not far away from Chimera/Golem/Grimogre spawn point.
  
  

Warg:
Like Garms, they are more or less just stronger versions of the regular wolf, They can be found across Batthal and Vulcanic Island However I only really came across them on Vulcanic Island











There are 2 guaranteed locations for finding them on Vulcanic Island

• Near the beach where Drake spawns, not far from Volcanic Island Camp
  
• On the way from Volcanic Island Camp to Excavation Site fighting Cyclop.