How To Reliably Solo the Alatreon (Build included) | MHW Iceborne 

Whoops, forgot to mention that in the video but I do have it in my weapon. I'll pin your comment, thanks!

Weapons don’t have skills only armour lmao

@@thequiccvelociraptor2994 are you even playing the game before commenting on vids bro? Augment your weapon m8

ToasteeJP I was being sarcastic

@@thequiccvelociraptor2994 actually some weapons do have skills, for example kulve weapons with crit element, or the lunastra crossover weapons..

Congrats! Never too late.

Me and my friend were just fighting him, he carted twice due to unfortunate circumstances but we broke both horns and passed every DPS check, deeply upsetting stuff lmao. I also almost solo’d him yesterday but rage quit because an escaton somehow killed me despite the fact that I passed the DPS check, broke both horns and was trying to heal.

failing the quest because of stupid things are the worst. ngl i could've successfully hunted alatreon for over 20 times now but no no no, alatreon said "when im going to die, I'll combo wombo stun you till you dead"

Bruh how many dps checks does he even have??

@@SupermanKent yes

You don't "need" Safi build. You can also use Namielle or AT Namielle for the same results just a bit slower :)

Twilite_TA Excuse me, what does thte namielle set give that compares to safi? I domt have either

@@chrisaviles8035 Has all of the evasion skills, the stamina management skills, and elemental acceleration to boost your elemental damage after a few consecutive hits (this isn't the best but if you don't have Safi, it's a good alternative). I'm working on another video to help those that don't have access to end game builds. Keep an eye out for that

Yeah well, the Kjarr weapon he's using is also augmented because he gets no damage penalty for the Safi bonus

I like namielle y set even more than Safi

Don't lose hope. You can do it! He is challenging but very fair. Learn to stay close to him and try to focus on hitting the front claws as much as possible.

Hopeless terrible players unite! It really sucks that I went dual blades in MHW lol, pretty hard to break parts with them... You always seem to need to break a horn or something in Iceborne and I'd have to have a TON of time where I'm able to hit the head to do what hammer and such can do in a hit or two. I'm decent with hammer... Kinda.. but I don't think I'm this decent... Oh well right? We'll get it bro. Comment here if you do! If I had live and we were on the same system, I'd totally rock it with you... It's dangerous to go alone, but you'll have to do it anyway! Hahaha

We totally should make some kind of shitty hunter support group XD. Shitty players unite, I like the idea. Yeah I Main LS or CB but he's just out of my league and damn he's fast too. I'm on ps4 and i have a hard time finding people who want to fight him at all.

@@fluffythereaper637 Maybe I should re-buy MHW on PS4 lol. Can you still play some online games without buying PS+ I don't remember because it's been so long since I played my PS4... and I only played the single player exclusives, because I have an Xbox one X and only a base PS4... I remember you didn't have to buy an online subscription at first for games but surely that's changed? If it hasn't I'm seriously going to consider buying it on PS4 lmao. I'd rather not have to keep up a live subscription on the chance I want to come back and hunt some stuff on world (very likely, been playing again after a hiatus recently, bound to happen again). I'm sick of being restricted to only solo, I've literally never gone on a hunt with another player.. When I did have live I was a noob, and just wanted to roll through the game solo. Now I'm still a noob, nothing's changed there, but I want to do the end game content.... not solo! Lol I should probably just buck up and buy live huh...

@@danielnelson4881 only a few games work without plus but world needs the subscription sadly. I mean, the monthly games are totally worth it but it's still kinda annoying. Yeah I get you, playing solo is no fun. I didn't played it for a while in favor of ghost of tsushima but its calling me back, it's one of the few games that are a ton of fun to me

I feel your pain.

almost all of his moves leave him open to being punished after, so be ready for those openings. Try looking at some speedruns of your weapon to get an idea of how to respond to moves that give you trouble

@@Freshomania is this for baby Alatreon or proper DDS Alatreon? There are almost no openings for him. This Monster makes no sense. hes flying endlessly (flash or not) he then runs up and down the areana SO much you barley do any damage AND if you cart ONCE, your done...if you havent gotten the element check before, your fked and if you did you wont get enough time for the horn break...if you can even get to the horn. Also is it harder to get the second element check? that always seems to take so long half the time i cant get it because of the same fing reasons above...

Try not to worry about using the tenderizing mechanic in this fight unless you have a clear opening. You honestly don't need it if you focus on hitting the head or the front claws. Sorry you're having a hard time. Try to be patient and learn some of his openings to counter-attack and you'll be able to beat him. Good luck!

If you can pass the elemental check, you can beat him. Don't give up!

Wounding is not "required" but it helps you do more damage overall. If you find yourself doing enough damage to weaken the Escaton but not enough to get the kill, try using a weapon with a bit more raw attack. Hope this helps.

@@TwiliteTA Thank you for the advice. I think I'm going to try and make up for my lack of raw damage by utilizing flinch shots more often

The armor set is more a "suggestion" than a requirement to be able to solo this boss. If you have trouble getting the Safi gear, you can use try Arch-tempered Namielle set and use Frostfang Barioth weapons, it won't be as easy as using Safi gear but with a little practice you can do it! The key is learning how to punish his many openings. Hope this helps.

Ah, you see this is the kinda thing I was looking for. This helps a lot! Thank you!

You can use 3 piece Safi, just keep in mind that the affinity bonus and health recovery bonus you get from 5 pieces is WAY better so that why I recommend the full set. Also, the reason Kulve weapons are so good is because of the "Critical Element" skill they give. If you want to use Frostfang, I recommend 2 pieces of Velkhana and 3 pieces of Safi to ensure you get the Critical element skill. You can do it! Good luck!

@@TwiliteTA alright, thanks for the help!

@Ali Solmaz thanks for this man! Cheers and happy hunting I'm going to go try this now!

If you're still trying, I can reliably get the ele tumble with beo hatchets but the damage output is so bad and breaking the horns with dual blades is miserable

I doubt that the weapon choice matters much. I did solo Alatreon without armor, which means no offensive skills like weakness exploit or crit boost, and getting instakilled by everything, obviously. I seriously have no idea how anyone could still struggle with all the tools the game offers.

@@Lucifer-hq5pe oh wow we got a badass over here

@@hansennoah1 Well, certainly badass enough to do Alatreon naked. Which not many can say of themselves.

I died after 30min

Its ur build or how you deal damage

If that's the case. I recommend to try a weapon with more raw damage and a little less elemental.

Like how much though because the anjanath Ls has like 600 element

@@lordbruh3307 You don't need that much element to beat the element threshold. If you're going with Fire, maybe try Silver Rathalos LS. That should work better.

There's no RNG, if the Alatreon is not enraged, you can knock him out of the air with the slinger guaranteed after 1 claw swipe. You can't knock him down while he's enraged. Sorry the video didn't help you. Hopefully you can get better and beat him soon. Good luck!

You have to do Kulve Taroth raids.

Use the Velkhana set and go for frostcraft.

@@ShapeDoppelganger thanks

But I should add that Alatreon is far harder than Safi, and Velkhana's armor elemental resistances aren't that great. It has Critical Element and Frostcraft, that can make you pass your dps checks, but it's not that good for survival.

@@ShapeDoppelganger tbh it's what I used to kill him

Grab a Frostfang weapon and Augment it with Great Girros parts from the Guiding Lands, it becomes super easy to get the topple solo with that

​@@brandonharmon9958 Omfg I just needed to augment it, I never thought augmenting it with that would be the solution to my problems

Noted

For you and I both my friend!

Yes, that would be a good build. I also recommend adding some evasion and blight resistance if you plan on using a heavy weapon like the Hammer or Great Sword if you can spare the slots.

@@TwiliteTA Thanks dude, guess I just need a bit of ability to kill it on time :/

Ahh yes. It was a silly mistake on my part by forgetting to mention it. I did pin another users comment from a long time ago mentioning that so hopefully a lot of people saw it. Anyway, hope this helped. Good luck!

I’m pretty sure if you look to MH Frontier, you’ll find a few 1HKO moves. But yeah, that is pretty bad game design, at least for the other monsters they actually gave you some form of cover to escape the damage.

@@kiksiidiriiksii7194 A dps check that is pretty doable solo should be such a cakewalk with a full group, regardless of the increased health. I know it doesn't increase 100% per person, so you're expected to do less damage while having more people to life powder, take pressure off of you, trip, flinch shot, break horns.. I mean the benefits are countless. The only people I could see complaining about this must really be awful... I love a good challenge. I only play solo and I haven't beaten him yet (only tried once because I was late to the party and Rise came out so I dropped world for a little while..), but that's totally ok with me! So much better than Rise where I'm bored out of my mind after breezing through the game... There's a reason I'm back at playing Iceborne.. but I guess there were so many things easier about Rise than just a lack of hard bosses... Quite a long list of things actually.

That would have to do with your base and fire element resistances. Make sure to upgrade your armor completely.

If escaton judgement is what's carting you, try ice instead of Dragon. Don't give up! You can do it!

@@TwiliteTA im try ice but idk iv tryed this quest 73 times and failed ever time ill try ice though its a really dumb way to make him its a lazy way to make it a hard monster

I have almost 400h in this game and I still don't do real DMG It's just so much to take in account, the stupid tenderize, the timer, the dodging, hitting right spots.. I don't understand why making it so hard

If you can get the elemental check and can break the horns, you will definitely defeat him. Just clean-up the unnecessary carts or damage taken and you will win. Good luck dude, you got this!

@@TwiliteTA haha, easier said than done... but yeah ill get it eventually... Thanks man!

Same he got way too much health it’s kinda rediculous

Bro it’s a black dragon what do you expect?

You need to meet the elemental damage threshold to have a chance to survive Escaton. Breaking the horns just prevents him from switching to the opposite element.

Same, I don’t understand that and how he changed to ice despite having both horns broken. Is it because we couldn’t kill him in time??

@@joaquincurat4027 Yes. You can only prevent him from switching to the opposite element twice during the hunt. Even if he switches element on you and you no longer do elemental damage, don't give up, keep fighting! Your weapon still does regular physical damage to him so you can still beat him during that phase.

@@TwiliteTA ohhh now I get it. Yeah I know, the problem Is that I keep dying early in the fight in very dumb ways. I have to be alive for longer and I will be able to do it because I tend to pass most if not every dps check. Thanks for the comment and the video

You should use his aggressive nature against him. Everytine he does an attack, he leaves himself open to counterattacks, learn his pattern and attack through his many openings.

He reacts to your playstyle. Try not to play too defensively and stay close to him and you will see a difference. Hope this helps.

Keep practicing! You can do it! And of course it goes without saying, try to make sure you land your hits. Sadly with this build, everytime you swing and miss, you get punished. I do have a different video with a non-Safi build you can try if this doesn't seem to be working for you. Good luck!

@@TwiliteTA Thanks. Tried that one as well. No better. Fight is pointless for me. Hassle is not worth the reward. If I'm not good enough after 400 hours, it is never going to happen.

@@amazoneyhifive6915 MR is just a number 😞

That still includes Safi. Try Arc Tempered Namielle Armor with a Frostfang Barioth Weapon. It’ll be a little harder but it’s about as good as it’s going to get.

I'm sorry the video doesn't help you dude. Alatreon is not very hard actually.. He's different but not hard. I've beaten him completely naked so the armor in the video is just a suggested set to make the fight absolutely trivial. Either way, I hope you can beat him soon.

@@TwiliteTA doesnt change the FACT that when alatreaon changes to the element u are using u do no element dmg and cant survive the next ult he does so its still luck based. even that u were able to put him on the ground multiple times in this video needs alatraon to make the right moves to give u the time window needed to shot him which normaly isnt there

@@danielmosmann8965 It's not luck based at all. You can prevent him from switching to Ice by breaking a horn during the dragon phase. You can prevent him from switching to Ice up to 2 times during the fight because you can break the horn 2 times. Just follow the guide and learn how to punish the many openings he gives you and you will definitely defeat him. I believe in you.

so lets go through it. when u beat the element the first time, befor the first ult, he lays down and u can get a full streak on the head which is wounded in the best case but that wont break a horn. if he flies its constatnly hard to get him down even with the mantles on just because his movement sucks. dont get me wrong it is possible as you have shown but its not easy at all. and after the ult he has a 2/3 chance to change the element making u either do no or less element dmg. so he needs to change again which most likly takes enough time for us to not be able to survive the next ult and depending on your abilitys the quest most likly stops here

@@danielmosmann8965 Bro.. even though my name isn't really Daniel I'm still getting embarrassed that I share a fake name with you... I realize this was eight months ago but hot damn you needed a chill pill. Hopefully you've acquired one since then? All of these questions you were asking were addressed in the video... He starts as fire, do as much element damage as possible to break the element. Once element is broken continue damage. After a bit he will switch to dragon element, this is the time when you will then NEED to break his horn the first time so he cannot switch to ice. Continue exploiting openings and owning him until he escatons, at which point you will start from the beginning with fire, then dragon, gotta break the element of course, break the horn in dragon to prevent the ice switch.... At this point you NEED to do enough damage to finish him off before he switches from fire to dragon, and then enough time elapses where he would then switch to ice because you don't have a third horn to break! Easy! Anything else outside of misunderstanding that is a you problem. I haven't even beaten him still (only tried him once so far though) yet I was able to get it? Waaaat?? If I hadn't mained DBs and it wasn't so hard to break horns with them I'd be whooping on him RN. Instead I'm temporarily switching to hammer lol.

Not fun for me... I'm kinda pulling my hair out at how hectic it is. Making the dps check seems so difficult. It's like I only have a minute and a half before he goes to dragon...

@@dredgengam4610 what weapon are you using? I used the best ice weapon I could make and I was using hammer so I really had to time it properly. Not played for a while though so I don't know how things are now in the game

@@obywan7901 You can obtain the materials from the Guiding Lands

Luckily I got one yesterday and a health boost tenderizer jewel keep trying weirdly enough I got it from a hr monster not a mr one

Do the steamworks and get some coal, the silver melding tickets you get from it during events is how I’ve gotten soo many decorations as someone who started playing this game three weeks ago

Steamworks during any festival you get thousands of decos and manage a few dozen

T Abbasi took advantage of this last festival... was still not successful

Pray to the gods of capcom to give you the blessing of better luck.

You have to break the horn before he switches elements. You can only break the horn when he's in Dragon phase. If he gets to Ice before you pass the elemental check, don't worry, keep attacking! Even if you end up carting once to Escaton you still do regular damage. Keep trying, you can do it!

@@TwiliteTA what im confused about is that he switched to ice even though i broke his horns. He just refuses to stay in fire active

It goes like this. Starts in Fire, then switches to Dragon then uses Escaton then switches to Ice. In order to survive you need to do 2 things. During fire phase, do as much elemental DPS as you can to "weaken his elemental power". Once you do enough damage then he'll fall down and your handler will say something like "You've weaken Alatreon's power". Keep attacking while he's down. Eventually he'll switch to Dragon phase. During that phase, you need to break one of his horns and that will prevent him from switching to Ice element after he does Escaton. You can only prevent him from switching to Ice 2 times during the fight because you can only break 2 horns. After the 3rd Escaton, you cannot stop him from switching to Ice. You need to kill him before the 3rd Escaton or you'll cart at least once. It's not the end of the world however, as long as you were doing good and didn't cart during regular fight, you can still do it. Just keep trying, you can do it!

@@TwiliteTA ok ok, so break horns before he can switch then dish out enough damage to kill him after the second escaton?

@@anthonycrowder1360 Exactly!

Try this build instead. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-92fAG7xC0r8.htmlsi=9vSduEQabwDd3406 Hope this helps. Good luck!

The fight itself isn’t really hard but the lack of mobility on your character in this game isn’t really meant for bosses like this tbh

Yes you can. Here's a different build that doesn't use any Safi gear. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-92fAG7xC0r8.html

@@TwiliteTA The fight itself is just kinda dumb... I did manage to beat it, I could have brute forced it as I've played a lot of MH in the past but to me, this entire fight goes against what MH allows for a hunter to be. A hunter isn't just one type of player. This fight forces you to play like a speed runner. Some hunters like the idea of playing a little more reserved, timing openings, waiting for the monsters to tire themselves out. This one makes you sit in the line of fire to attack the front legs and head. If you don't, you probably won't pass the checks. I'm aware they have the easy quest but still, the same applies there too. If you don't play the fight the way they want you to, you fail. That isn't true Monster Hunter. The hunts are puzzles but all of them, outside of this one, have multiple solutions that can be devised differently from every different player allowing everyone to have a unique experience. This hunt, offers everyone the same experience. A painful, rude, do or die design (literally). He is a cool monster, I love the remixed theme, his attacks are intimidating and then.... He has judgement... Why? I enjoy every hunt in the game except for Behemoth and Alatreon. All of them can be worked around and played with finesse. Behemoth tornado's just last too long. If they lasted 30 seconds, even a minute, ok not so bad but they are there for 3 or 5 minutes I don't even know. One attempt I couldn't even see anything. Granted I had to do the fight solo because I'm late to the game but still, it's just a dumb hunt. Alatreon unfortunately hits the same notes. Judgement makes it just that, a dumb hunt unfortunately. It's just a bonus that his gear sucks. Makes a dumb hunt a 1 and done.

You need to do enough elemental damage to him to reduce the power of Escaton Judgement so it doesn't kill you (See 5:55). Breaking the horn just makes it so that he can't switch to the opposite element for a while.

It can get frustrating with a team if everyone isn't pulling their weight. Solo is generally "safer" but not necessarily easier.

Thanks