Raging Brachydios preparation checklist - Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

Raging Brachydios

Similar to normal Brachydios however, I would personally say, few times harder. I had failed the mission 4 times before being able to beat it (compared to normal Brachydios which was successful in the first time). Here is a small checklist to be prepared for this fight:

• Ice weapons are the element to go (I main as CB, so good Ice weapons are the way to go)

• Blast resistance level 3 is essential

• Traps work on him, so I would suggest to take them

• When starting a fight try to slam him into the wall two times, as the first time doesn't set his Aggro if you do it fast enough

• His weakpoints are Head, Hands and tail. One of the tactics could be to tear of his tail as this weakens or disables some of his "gimmicky attacks". However, it is fairly easy to hit hands and head.

• A good skill to have (which I haven't used previously) is "Evade Distance", as he has some really wide attacks + explosions, this helps immensely to avoid them.

• If you have some experience with iframe evading, "Evade Window" one or two levels would help immensely.

• Once he moves to volcanic area, fight him as normal, however, once he starts moving to the dark cavern, be ready for some big surprise mechanics (don't want to spoil them). However, have in mind that the first big move he is making you can freely hit him as it doesn't do damage to you.

• A good thing to do (which took me a while to get used to), try to move and dodge into him, instead of side or away from him.

I was really satisfied with the fight which required for me some thinking on my positioning.

Regards,

Zanuffas