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Teostra is an Elder Dragon inMonster Hunter: Worldthat blazes with the power of the sun, using flammable particles to explode in a supernova when enraged. While Teostra’s might may seem insurmountable at first, it can be beaten with the right attitude.
Fighting Teostra can be difficult, but with the right preparation, you’re able to prevail. Below, we’ll take a look at everything you need to know about fighting this monster, including its strengths and weaknesses, some of the attacks it will use, and the materials it drops
Teostra - Strengths And Weaknesses
As you may have guessed, Teostra iscompletely immune to Fire damage, and takes muchless damage from Thunder and Dragon elements. Conversely, Teostra isweak to both Water and Ice damage, making weapons of these elements very strong in this fight.
Teostra isn’t necessarily weak to any status ailments, but Sleep, Paralysis and Blast are much less effective than Poison and Stun, although not by much. All weapon damage types fair equally well against Teostra, but remember to use onewith Water or Ice, or at the very least,without Fire.
Best Equipment To Use To Fight Teostra
Teostra mainly uses fire-based attacks to deal damage, inflictingFireblightandBlastblightailments frequently. Because of this, we recommend usingarmor with high Fire resistance. TheHeat Guardskill is also immensely valuable for this fight, as itnegates Teostra’s innate fire aurathat deals continuous damage to nearby hunters.
Heat Guard can be found on theBarnosandLavasiothchest armor pieces.
For weapons, as mentioned above, anything withWater or Ice elemental damagewill be best against Teostra. Whatever you do,don’t use a weapon with Fire element, as this damage type is completely negated by Teostra.
TheFireproof Mantlecan help reduce damage from Teostra’s fire-based attacks, as well asprevent Fireblight and Blastblight. TheTemporal Mantleis also a good choice, as this can make it easier to avoid some of Teostra’s more dangerous attacks like its Supernova.
Nullberriescan be a great item to bring to this fight, as they caninstantly cure Fireblight and Blastblight. Be sure to have a few on hand before you fight Teostra.
Teostra - Fight Breakdown And Moves
Throughout the fight, Teostra will frequently inflictFireblightandBlastblight. Fireblightdeals fire damage over time, but can be cured byrolling three times. Blastblight will cause you toexplode if it’s not curedafter a few seconds, but you can get rid of it byrolling three times. Keep an eye on your status effects as you fight Teostra to cure their effects as soon as possible.
Teostra will attack byscattering glowing orange dust particlesinto the air. These willexplode after a short time, dealing damage in the area. Watch out for these glowing clouds as you avoid Teostra’stail, claw, and bite attacks.
When Teostra uses itsFirebreathing attack, this is your opportunity to lay on some damage. Quickly move behind the breath area andattack the monster’s headto get some decent damage in. Just watch out for the variation of its fire breath attack where it quicklysweeps it to the side, while you’ll need to dodge to avoid.
Eventually, Teostra will becomeenraged, andglowing fire particleswill surround its body. While enraged, each of Teostra’s attacks will become more powerful, and it will also use a few new ones.
The main enraged attack to watch out for is itsSupernova. Teostra will quicklyscatter its glowing embersaround itself in a large area before leaping into the sky. Then, after a short second, it willexplode, dealing damageextremely high damagein a wide area.
When you see Teostra scatter its particles,run away, or quickly equip theTemporal Mantleto dodge through the explosion.
To knock Teostra out of its enraged state,focus on attacking its head. After it’s taken enough damage to the head, it will fall to the ground and the glowing embers surrounding its body will dissipate. Use this opportunity to deal some damage as the fight returns to normal.
Teostra - Drops And Materials
Teostra will drop the following materials at High Rank, which can be used to craft the Kaiser armor set.
