How do I beat Jhen Mohran?
Jhen always destroys me or Dragonship..
I use full Rathalos armor (no gloves yet) and need something strong that is Dragon or Ice element (currently using Red Bludgeon) So what is the best way/weapon/armor set for this fearful beast?
( broke one of his horns )
2 years ago
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Raszamatasz answered:
Well, first I'd advise getting the full armor set. The skills should help a bit. As for the actual Jhen, there are a couple of things you need to do. There are essentially 2 parts to this fight, and they have slightly different strategies.
First, the Desert Part:
-When you first start, get everything out of the box except the bowgun ammo. Make sure to get the ballista binder ammo, the ballista ammo, and all the bombs.
-When you first get to the deck, gather ballista ammo until you have 10. Then, shoot it at the tusks, being careful not to get hit by Jhen as he attacks. When he's about to attack, use either the hunting gong or the ballista binder to prevent the attack and get a few free hits.
-When he swims parallel to the ship, you can jump onto his fin and run onto his back. There are two parts of the crest on Jhen's back that can be broken. Try to break both. (You probably won't be able to break both the first time you climb onto it. Just keep climbing on when possible.)
=>When on Jhen's back, use the anti dragon bombs, either on the tusks or the breakable spots of the back. It's your call, though I personally do the back, since you can break the tusks with the ballista.
-When Jhen swims way up in front of the Dragonship, you have to hit him with the Dragonator (The giant spike on the prow of the dragonship) It has a little bit of startup lag, so hit it when Jhen is still a little ways out. (There are a lot of great guides on the timing for this, as well as for the rest of the fight, on youtube.)
-Basically rinse and repeat the first couple of steps. (A note on the cannon shot: It's worth using if you can hit Jhen with it and you're out of ballista ammo, but since it can't be aimed, ballista is better.)
Second, The Arena Thingy:
-First things first, grab ballista ammo until you have ten. You'll need it later.
-Run out to Jhen, and attack his forelegs, being careful not to get hit. Focus on one forleg until you've broken it, and then run onto the next. You should be able to break both before Jhen gets to the dragonship.
-When Jhen first gets to the Dragonship, trigger the dragonator. This A) does a lot of damage and flinches Jhen, and B) triggers the main monster hunter theme, which is epic beyond belief.
-Whenever Jhen is about to attack the Dragonship, use the ballista binder or hunting gong to stop the attack and flinch it back. This is very important, as otherwise Jhen will destroy the dragonship. IT will give you a notification when any of the gong, binder, or dragonator are ready for use. Use them as often as possible.
-Beyond that, just bombard the tusks with ballista until they're both broken (The second tusk doesn't break as short as the first), then just aim for the face. (The mouth takes the most damage, if you can hit it.)
-If/when you run out of ballista ammo, switch to cannon shot. Just fire them off one at a time.
-As long as you can time the binder/gong/drgonator correctly, you should be fine. With your current weapon tier, I doubt you can kill it, but you should be able to drive it off.
-Finally, make sure you're healing as often as needed. Bring ten potions and ten maga potions. You should be fine.
Final note weapons and armor:
Rathalos armor will be fine, though you really should go ahead and get the gloves (If I recall, you need a plate for that, so just cut the tail and capture every hunt for the best odds.)
Weapons are a bit different. Since Jhen doesn't attack you directly usually, you're pretty free to use whatever weapon you want. I personally used snow slicers but any weapon should be fine. (Don't use a lance/gunlance though. They will probably still work, but it'