Somnacanth - Basic Information and Armor Sets | Monster Hunter Rise | MHR (MHRise)

This is an article about Somnacanth, a new monster appearing in Monster Hunter Rise (MHRise) for the Nintendo Switch. Read on to learn everything we know about Somnacanth, the currently revealed Somnacanth armor sets, and the effects of its attacks.

Somnacanth Latest Information

Somnacanth
Type		Leviathan
Element	None	Ailment	Sleep
Breakable Parts
Coming Soon!
Official Description
A formidable aquatic serpent that crests on moonlit nights—likely why it has often been mistaken for a mermaid. Despite its appearance, it is extremely aggressive, and tolerates no trespassers on its turf. It expels an intoxicating sleep powder from an organ on its neck, knocking out prey before it can resist.

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Appeared In the TGA Monster Hunter Rise Trailer

Somncanth was first revealed during the Tokyo Game Awards on December 10, 2020. As the description about it says, it shares similarities with mermaids (which is why it has often mistaken to be one) but it's actually a fearsome monster.

Appeared in the Switch Axe Weapon Demo

Somnacanth was the target monster during the Switch Axe's weapon demo reveal. Only a few of the monster's actual moves were revealed so stay tuned for more info regarding Somnacanth's attacks and patterns.

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Somncanth Characteristics

Often Stay In Water

It was shown that Somnacanth usually stays in rivers, in the past monster hunter games, aquatic monsters can be fished out or lured out using items that generates a large sound. It is not yet known if the same will be true for Somnacanth so stay tuned!

Known Items That's Effective Against Underwater Monsters

The frog is used as a bait to fish out these aquatic monsters while the Screamer Pods are used to produce a large sound which will cause them to leave the water and get stunned on the ground.

Somnacanth Attack Patterns

Sleep Attacks

The Somnacanth was known to use Sleep Attacks against it's enemies. Try to slot in some sleep resistance skills against Somnacanth to make the hunt easier!

Heal (Requires Further Investigation)

It was shown in the trailer that Somnacanth may be able to use heal on itself. This is just speculation for now and will need further testing when the demo is released so stay tuned!

Rush

Somnacanth can rush at the hunter to deal damage. This is similar to the running attacks of other large monsters like the Rathalos.

Headbutt

The Somnacanth can use a Headbutt attack against the hunter. It's a large jumping motion so it can be easy to dodge.

Fin Throw Attack

Somnacanth has a massive tail and it was shown to be capable of using it to throw several fins at the hunter for a long range attack.

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