Monster Hunter Rise: How to Slay Pukei-Pukei

The cute poison seller of Monster Hunter: World, Pukei-Pukei is again for Monster Hunter Rise, making its first look throughout the 4 star quest A Toxic Undertaking.

What to Anticipate 

Pukei-Pukei is a Fowl Wyvern who’s as colourful as he’s harmful. This flying beast spends most of his time capturing poison at hunters from each his mouth and tail. Pukei-Pukei additionally makes use of his tongue as a whip and incorporates kicks into his assault sample. Hunters ought to put together by ensuring they’ve Antidotes and Natural Drugs to treatment themselves.

Weak spot 

Hunters ought to goal for each Pukei’s head and tail to deal essentially the most harm doable. Pukei-Pukei is most weak to Electrical energy, with Ice and Fireplace being respectable alternate options.  Hunters desirous to inflict illnesses ought to be conscious that Paralysis and Sleep are extremely efficient on Pukei-Pukei. Hunters may inflict Blast and Thunderblight to deal some additional harm.

Assaults 

Poison Shot

Pukei-Pukei has two variations of this transfer, the primary being a single shot assault whereas the second includes three projectiles. Whichever variant is used, dodging the poison is kind of easy. Hunters ought to aspect step out of the way in which when Pukei fires the one poison shot, whereas evading the triple shot requires hunters to sprint ahead or roll off to the aspect. 

That having been mentioned, these utilizing an Insect Glaive or attacking from the air ought to train warning. Pukei-Pukei can hearth his poison within the air at hunters, which each inflicts Poison and halts any assaults in progress.

Tail Spray 

Pukei-Pukei’s tail is ready to retailer up toxic gasoline and spray it out, affecting a big space behind himself. Hunters ought to be cautious and transfer to Pukei’s aspect once they see his tail puff up within the center. Their focus ought to be on reducing off Pukei’s tail, with a purpose to reduce the results of the poison. With out his tail, Pukei-Pukei’s poison cloud solely covers a brief distance and doesn’t linger as lengthy. 

Tongue Whip 

Pukei-Pukei has a protracted tongue that may whip out and assault in a vogue much like Khezu’s neck assault. Pukei is extra doubtless to make use of this assault if combating a ranged hunter, as hitting the hunter permits Pukei to stagger them and fly in for a combo assault. When Pukei raises his head, hunters have to roll to both aspect with a purpose to keep away from his tongue. 

Vary VS Melee 

Vary hunters utilizing a bow and the assorted bow weapons ought to use Slicing Ammo, if accessible, to sever Pukei-Pukei’s tail. Bow customers particularly ought to concentrate on Pukei’s head and keep away from the poison pictures in any respect prices, whereas utilizing Sprint Juices to take care of stamina and keep on the transfer.

Melee hunters must also prioritize severing Pukei-Pukei’s tail, as this may make him safer to method from behind. As soon as the tail is gone, these hunters ought to goal for Pukei’s wings and head to stun and stagger him for large harm. We advise that melee hunters wait to goal for Pukei’s head till he’s between assaults, since this window of time permits for substantial harm to be dealt.