How to beat Daimyo Hermitaur in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

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The Daimyo Hermitaur in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is the first monster you encounter at the start of the expansion. It’s a large crab creature with a massive wyvern skull on its back to protect itself. It’s a defensive creature, and taking it down can be a bit of a challenge. In this guide, we’re going to detail how to beat the Daimyo Hermitaur in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak.

When battling against a Daimyo Hermitaur, we highly recommend using a Blunt-based weapon. Most of this creature is heavily armored, making it difficult to fight against if you’re using any ammo or Severing weapons. However, the Head and Torso sections are weak to both of those damage types, but a Blunt weapon will also come up on top. The creature’s head and front are its weakest points. Bringing a Lightning Elemental weapons is helpful, as well.

We also recommend bringing a Sonic Bomb for this hunt. When the Daimyo Hermitaur enters a defensive stance, the Sonic Bomb is superb at cracking it open, forcing it out of this stance.

The Daimyo Hermitaur uses its claws throughout the encounter, swinging them around and crashing to the ground. Watching these claws will be critical. Despite the size of this monster, it is highly nimble compared to some of the other creatures. There’s also a chance of the Daimyo Hermitaur burrowing underground, moving sideways to crash into you, shooting out water from its mouth, or jumping into the air to slam down on top of you and your hunting group.

Attacking this creature from the side or at an angle will be your best bet. While you will have to look out for its claws when doing so, the Daimyo Hermitaur will attempt to face you using its best attacks, encouraging you to attack it from