Monster Hunter Rise takes the hunting experience to the next level with its latest expansion, Sunbreak. When Lady Fiorayne asks for your help to aid the people of Elgado to overcome a calamity, your sense of duty compels you to travel overseas and face a new array of monsters to beat, and on the top of the chain are the monsters known as the Three Lords.
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The first one of the Three Lords, Garangolm is a hard-armored gorilla-like monster, and the first one of the Three Lords you will face during Sunbreak's main story. Its two massive arms are its most powerful weapon, so you need to watch out for its powerful punches!
Garangolm's weakest parts, both the head and arms, are also its stronger offensive side, and while similar monsters, like Rajang, are weaker on the back and tail, in this case hitting that side won't do you any favors. As frightful as it looks, you must keep your attacks on the front and try to be careful of its movements. Thankfully he's also weak to bludgeoning attacks, so a Hammer will do the job without you worrying too much about being in the line of sight.
On the elemental side, he's particularly weak against Blast, Fire, and Thunder, so try to prioritize weapons that can proc those kinds of damage, but don't even bother with ailments like Poison or Paralysis, because that's where its resistances are.
Given the weaknesses and resistances, you want to pay attention to bringing Hammers with Blast, Fire, or Thunder elements, or at the very least one with great Raw Damage or high Affinity. By the time you face this enemy for the first time in the game, some of the best options are the Higher Pronger Hammer from the Orange Blood Bishaten,
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