Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak - How To Beat Flaming Espinas

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Monster Hunter Rise's Title Update 2 just released, and with it, new missions, layered weapons, and monsters! Three new foes have been introduced with this update, bringing new challenges to the table and tweaking some already-known monsters with some unexpected twists.

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The first newly introduced monster will be a subspecies of the classic Espinas, called Flaming Espinas. This black-and-red variant will be way more aggressive in behavior and will employ more Fire-type attacks than its counterpart, and here's everything you need to know about it!

Flaming Espinas will be completely immune to Fire and Poison, something expected given his physiology and how much sense it makes to make it have an advantage over the normal version. Water will be your best option against it, with Thunder and Dragon following close, and Slashing weapons will deal the most damage as long as you aim for his legs and tail. Another weak point will be its head, but this is harder to hit because of its aggressive demeanor in battle.

Preparing yourself for this fight is paramount since its fire attacks are incredibly strong and can easily one-shot you. On the armor side, anything with high Fire Resistance will be beneficial, and both Pride (Seething Bazelgeuse) and Golden Lune (Golden Rathian) sets are some of the best set options for that. While Flaming Espinas won't inflict Paralysis or Poison, you still will need to be able to endure the Stun, so having Steadfast decorations will be always useful.

On The Weapon side and given this monster's weaknesses, you want to invest in either Water, Thunder, or Dragon-Type Slashing weapons (with an emphasis on the first element). Weapons like