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Here's what you need to take down each of Monster Hunter Stories 3's toughest bosses.
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Calamitous Elder Dragons are the toughest bosses in Monster Hunter Stories 3. These legendary creatures only show up once certain conditions have been met, and you can even add some of them to your team once you've beaten them.
Each Monster Hunter Stories 3 region is home to one Calamitous Elder Dragon. You can make them appear by defeating a bunch of monsters at night. When you've beaten enough battles, a short cutscene will play to let you know that an Elder Dragon has appeared somewhere in the world.
You'll need a strong team of Monsties and plenty of items to beat these Elder Dragons, but you'll be rewarded with the best gear in the game for your efforts. Here's how to beat all four Calamitous Elder Dragons in Monster Hunter Stories 3.
Introduced in Monster Hunter World's Iceborne expansion, Namielle makes its Monster Hunter Stories debut as the Calamitous Elder Dragon threatening the kingdom of Azuria. You can find it flying above Mirror Lake once you've summoned it.
Malzeno is the best Monstie for this battle. It comes with powerful dragon attacks that'll demolish Namielle's health bar, and it resists Namielle's electric and water attacks.
Namielle swaps between three forms during this battle. It begins with Water Mantle activated, so use red Power attacks to counter its green Technical moves. It'll then swap to Abyssal Charge after a few turns, starting to use electric damage and swapping to blue Speed attacks.
Namielle will unleash devastating AOE attacks during Abyssal Charge, so buff your defenses and make sure your HP is topped off. If you survive Abyssal Charge, Namielle will enter its Water Depleted stage and become much more vulnerable. It'll perform red Power attacks in this state, so win those Head-to-Heads with blue Speed attacks and try to whittle down its Wyvernsoul gauge.
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Make sure you come equipped with armor and decorations that reduce thunder and water damage to survive Namielle's attacks. Namielle's water attacks can inflict a status that stops your stamina from recovering, so bring Nulberry Elixirs to cure the ailment.
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Calamitous Elder Dragons are the toughest bosses in Monster Hunter Stories 3. These legendary creatures only show up once certain conditions have been met, and you can even add some of them to your team once you've beaten them.
Each Monster Hunter Stories 3 region is home to one Calamitous Elder Dragon. You can make them appear by defeating a bunch of monsters at night. When you've beaten enough battles, a short cutscene will play to let you know that an Elder Dragon has appeared somewhere in the world.
You'll need a strong team of Monsties and plenty of items to beat these Elder Dragons, but you'll be rewarded with the best gear in the game for your efforts. Here's how to beat all four Calamitous Elder Dragons in Monster Hunter Stories 3.
Introduced in Monster Hunter World's Iceborne expansion, Namielle makes its Monster Hunter Stories debut as the Calamitous Elder Dragon threatening the kingdom of Azuria. You can find it flying above Mirror Lake once you've summoned it.
Malzeno is the best Monstie for this battle. It comes with powerful dragon attacks that'll demolish Namielle's health bar, and it resists Namielle's electric and water attacks.
Namielle swaps between three forms during this battle. It begins with Water Mantle activated, so use red Power attacks to counter its green Technical moves. It'll then swap to Abyssal Charge after a few turns, starting to use electric damage and swapping to blue Speed attacks.
Namielle will unleash devastating AOE attacks during Abyssal Charge, so buff your defenses and make sure your HP is topped off. If you survive Abyssal Charge, Namielle will enter its Water Depleted stage and become much more vulnerable. It'll perform red Power attacks in this state, so win those Head-to-Heads with blue Speed attacks and try to whittle down its Wyvernsoul gauge.
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Make sure you come equipped with armor and decorations that reduce thunder and water damage to survive Namielle's attacks. Namielle's water attacks can inflict a status that stops your stamina from recovering, so bring Nulberry Elixirs to cure the ailment.
After you've faced it during the main story, Yama Tsukami will be waiting for a rematch in Tarkuan. It's one of t...Read more: Full article on www.pcgamer.com
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