The difficulty in killing it lies not in the number of hitpoints it has, but rather, the attack and defense modifiers it possesses.  It hits harder than a standard G-rank Diablos, and receives less damage per hit, to an extent that it ends up being as durable as a G-rank Diablos.

So, without using G-rank weapons, I would recommend playing dirty, so as to preserve sanity.

Spam Sonic Bombs.  Each time you get it stuck inside the sand, do a full charge on its wing (cut in from the 'webbing' side, not the 'thick' side), withdraw, and then time another full charge so that it hits its tail (or whatever that remains of its tail) when it lands.  Once you get the hang of landing both hits reliably, the Great Sword is one of the most effective ways of killing it.

For killing the Kirin, the easiest way still seems to be the Sleep-Bomb method, and when you're using this tactic, weapon damage is not an important factor.

Do I need to use a dragon weapon to break Teostra's horn? I've killed him 5 times, once using Dragonbreaker being the only time I broke his horn. I'm not sure because I can break Kusha and Lao's horns with my Onslaught easy as pie.

Also, is the Blue Ogre Sword worth the 85000z price tag?

Last edited by ismellarat (2008-07-09 02:59:01)

ismellarat wrote:

Do I need to use a dragon weapon to break Teostra's horn? I've killed him 5 times, once using Dragonbreaker being the only time I broke his horn. I'm not sure because I can break Kusha and Lao's horns with my Onslaught easy as pie.

In short, Dragon element is required, but...

...it is widely-accepted that you can break the horns of the Teostra and Lunastra, by first applying Dragon element to its head once via any method.  Once this criteria has been met, the horns can be destroyed using any form of damage (i.e. Dragon element no longer required).

This results in a lot of people bringing a Felyne that has the Dragon element upgrade, and having it deal the qualifying "Dragon" hit.

ismellarat wrote:

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Also, is the Blue Ogre Sword worth the 85000z price tag?

In itself, at 266 damage and a hint of Dragon element, it's nothing but for show only.  There are better options for that kind of price.

It upgrades to the Azure Ogre Sword (and more), which beats it by a landslide, by having a whopping 500 Dragon element.  Great for targets that are Dragon-weak.  If you use SnS a lot, consider getting this.

I'm not sure if the hit gets carried to the next fight.  Regardless of that, you'll have a better chance of breaking the horn, if you switched the order around (i.e. Onslaught first, and then Dragonbreaker).  This is because you can only break the horn when the monster is below a certain amount of health (60%, to be exact).

Evade should only have +1 and +2, no +3.

It increases the length of invincibility time you receive while performing evasive maneuvers, such as rolling, backstep, and side-step.  The effect is quite pronounced (e.g. rolling through projectiles without the skill is near-impossible; with Evade +2, it requires almost zero practice)