Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak - How To Beat Espinas, Weaknesses And Best Equipment
Monster Hunter Rise takes the next step in your hunting adventure to the Elgado Outpost. There, you must come to the aid of the Knights Of The Royal Order, a faction of warriors that aim to reclaim their homeland, now plagued with a mysterious lifeform called Qurio and multiple monsters roaming frenzied through the lands surrounding the Citadel.
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A returning, albeit obscure monster in this game is Espinas. This not-so-well-known monster was part of a now-defunct Japanese MMO called Monster Hunter Frontier, and it's the very first time its included as part of the cast of any mainline Monster Hunter game, and here's everything you need to know to defeat it.
Espinas is a monster that keeps constantly moving, so honestly you must try to do as much as you can and hope for the best. His Head and Legs will be by far the most approachable part for you to hit, with the abdomen being a bit more of a circumstantial place to attack. And while its most hardened parts include its wings and tail, those are also places that you want to break as soon as possible, so do not neglect them even if it takes a bit more.
On the elemental side, Espinas is weak against Blast and Ice, elements that you can find in weapons of monsters like Magnamalo and Barioth, with the latter being the perfect candidate since its weapons have also great affinity. Do not waste your time with status ailments like poison, paralysis, or sleep, because you will do little to no harm.
Espinas is mostly weak against Ice, Blast, and Slashing damage, so you can use either the Frostmoon Paleblade+ (Lunagaron's Longsword), the Mighty Soulromancer (Magnamalo's Insect Glaive), or the Amber Snapfrost+ (Barioth's
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