Flash pods trivialize him and the other elders. Unless they’re tempered, in which case the flashes lose effect after 3-4 uses
Nergs HBG is the best craftable spread 3 gun in the game. Spread requires you to stay in the monsters face and shoot weak points tho so it can be difficult to get the hang of. It’s a dangerous playstyle but incredibly effective once you get the right setup
Deviljho HBG is made for cluster bombing and it’s the best cluster gun in the game without question. I used it to farm Behemoth, beat Extreme Behemoth, and get all my AT Nergigante tickets. You can craft ammo while reloading if you learn the radial menu so you can rain a nonstop barrage of explosions onto monsters with it.
He sucks for most weapons because he’s tall and has weird weakpoints. He’s basically designed to be a pain in the ass. Try tempered Deviljho whenever he comes back. 3rd hardest fight in the game besides Extreme Behemoth and AT Nerg.
Behemoth is a nightmare with randoms. I remember when he first came out I had like 3 victories in 4 hours. Now he’s a piece of cake.
Critical element, elemental attack for whatever element your bow is, spreadshot, might bow skill, normalshot, weakness exploit and crit boost. Raw attack bow is dog shit so always match your bow to your targets biggest weakness I.e. water for Teostra, ice for Lunastra, lightning for Deviljho, etc
You’d think having a weapon that can vault on a tall enemy would be helpful but nope, armored back so attacks do fuck all.
Aim for that belly and settle for the legs if you can't reach it. Just be patient and avoid his attacks, he'll tire and become more vulnerable as it goes on. Use a blast kinsect and mark his belly or head, use the vault for reaching the clouds and avoiding attacks while keeping your offensive momentum.
Thanks. I think what I'm having trouble with is the different ammo, what each gun can use, how to get it, and what it does.
Yeah I didn't realize you could basically carry 13 flash pods when I first fought him. I also didn't realize you could explode a cloud by marking it. I want to fight Kush again but I got the Glaive I was after and it's not so good, I could use some more gems and that armor though.
It's so addicting once it clicks. It's a really well crafted game and there's so much packed in to even the smallest details. The combat looks like hack and slash but is actually super precise and strategic, which makes taking a monster down feel like something YOU did rather than your gear.
Cluster bombing-Deviljho
No I know, I usually do. When I’ve got my red buff going if I can keep juggling myself in the air, I can rack up a ton of damage with little risk on some monsters. I thought it might work for Devil but was completely worthless.
Xeno set is the gunner meta, especially the AT Xeno gear because of the spareshot skill you get when wearing 3 pieces. I’d start doing mix sets but honestly once you get Behemoths armor you probably won’t wear anything else
