Chameleos Guide: Weakness, Armor, Drops, and Weapons | Monster Hunter Rise | MHR (MH Rise)

This is a hunting guide for Chameleos, a Large Monster in Monster Hunter Rise (MH Rise). Read on to learn Chameleos's weaknesses, forgeable weapons, forgeable armor, drops, and more!

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Chameleos Hunter Notes

Chameleos オオナズチ
Type	Elder Dragon	Previous Games	MHF2, MHFU, MH4U, MHG, MHGU
Threat Level	8/10	Rampage Type	ー
Major Weakness	Fire Blast	Other Weakness	Dragon Stun
Blight / Elemental Damage	ー	Abnormal Status	Poison
Characteristics
Precious few sightings of this elder dragon have been recorded, leading to claims it can vanish into its environment like a chameleonー hence its name. Witnesses reportthat, when enraged, it can spew a fog-like breath, which seems to come out of nowhere, and enhance its strength by licking the pollen from Petalaces.

Chameleos Weakness and Resistance

32	31	28	21
0	10	0	15

Bold are the recommended Weapon Type and Elemental Damage.

Chameleos Weapon Damage Breakdown

Part
Head	55	50	45
Foreleg	45	45	20
Abdomen	20	30	22
Back	20	22	25
Wing	22	22	20
Hind Leg	30	25	20
Tail	35	22	45
Overall	32	31	28

Chameleos Elemental Weakness Breakdown

Part
Head	25	0	10	0	20
Foreleg	20	0	10	0	10
Abdomen	20	0	10	0	15
Back	25	0	10	0	20
Wing	20	0	10	0	15
Hind Leg	25	0	10	0	20
Tail	10	0	10	0	5
Overall	21	0	10	0	15

Higher numbers indicate higher potential damage to the monster.

Chameleos Hunting Tips

Chameleos have a meddlesome tendency to vanish suddenly, but by watching their attacks just before they do, you can somewhat predict where they'll reappear. Furthermore, there are eye-witness reports of a Chameleos not being able to vanish after its horn on the tip of its nose had been broken.

Status Effect Vulnerabilities

Poison	Stun	Paralysis	Sleep
--	★	--	--
Blast	Exhaust	Fireblight	Waterblight
★★	--	★★	★
Thunderblight		Iceblight
★		★

The more stars, the more advantageous it will be for the player.

Item Vulnerabilities

Pitfall Trap	Shock Trap	Flash Bomb
✕	✕	◯
Sonic Bomb	Meat Effects	Dung Bomb
△	△	✕

◯ = Vulnerable; ✕ = Fully Resistant; ▲ = Situational

Kinsect Extracts

Monster Part	Extract
Head
Foreleg
Abdomen
Back
Wing
Hind Leg
Tail

Red = Attack Increase, White = Movement Boost, Orange = Anti-knockback When Attacking

Kinsect Extract Guide

Chameleos Locations

Chameleos Known Habitat

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Area
Shrine Ruins	12	7 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12	3 / 11
Flooded Forest	10	1 / 7 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13	13

Chameleos Quest Appearances

How to Beat Chameleos

Always bring Antidotes or Herbal Medicine Use Teostra equipment with Teostra Blessing Deal Elemental Blights to see Chameleos better when invisible Break Chameleos' horns! Wiredash upwards when trapped inside the Poison Ring Learn how the Target Camera can help with the invisibility

Always Bring Antidotes or Herbal Medicines

Item	Effects / How to Get
Antidote	A cure for poison/venom. Crafted or bought from the Merchant. Antidote Herb
Herbal Medicine	Removes all traces of poison and restores a slight amount of health. Crafted using Materials. Antidote + Blue Mushroom

Chameleos deals Venom, a more potent version of poison. This can quickly deplete your health so do not forget to bring poison healing items like Antidotes and Herbal Medicines.

Use Teostra Equipment

Each of the new Elder Dragon armors are designed to combat other Elder Dragons.

The Kaiser armor set from Teostra comes with the special skill Teostra Blessing which at level 3 prevents both Poison and Venom and at level 4 also negates theft.

All Teostra Armor Sets

Deal Elemental Blight To See Chameleos Better When Invisible

▲ Chameleos is affected by Thunderblight so it glows while invisible.

Elemental Blights can now affect monsters and it is denoted by a faint glow around its body. Use this to your advantage as you can see Chameleos' silhouette better when affected by elemental blights!

Break the Horn!

Breaking Chameleos' horn deprives it of the ability to fully cloak itself. Focus on breaking this in the early stages of the hunt so you can fight Chameloes more efficiently.

Taking advantage of Chameleos' downed state after a body slam is a great way to sustain head damage.

Wiredash Upwards When Trapped Inside the Poison Ring

Whenever you see yourself inside Chameleos' Poison Ring, Wiredash upwards and avoid the ring! Learn more about the different Wirebug moves you can do by clicking our button linked below!

Wirebug Moves and Control

Target Camera Can Help With the Invisibility

Target Camera can help immensely in dealing with Chameleos' cloaking mechanic. Just take note of the following steps:

1. Maintain Target Camera on Chameleos
2. Once it cloaks, focus on your map and wait for its icon to reappear
3. Lock the Target Camera as soon as it reappears

This gives you a split second to react against its incoming decloak attacks!

Target Lock: How To Use the Lock On Camera and Targeting Arrow

Chameleos Attack Patterns

Name	Description
Stealth Attack	Attacks made while invisible, Chameleos uncloaks itself momentarily to attack.
Tongue Lash	An attack that can steal from the hunter. It can steal spiribirds pollen whenever it lands.
Bite Attack	Another attack that steals from the hunter. It can steal spiribirds whenever it lands.
Body Slam	Chameleos will slam its huge body to deal damage. It can also do this from invisible state by uncloaking momentarily then slamming its huge body towards unsuspecting hunters.
Tail Fan	Chameleos slams its fan-like tail to throw rocks in a fan.
Poison Beam [DANGER]	Chameleos expels a high-pressure poison beam, dealing Venom to anyone hit.
Poison Fountain [DANGER]	Chameleos will look up and expel balls of poison. It can also breath poison clouds afterward.
Poison Ring [DANGER]	A flying attack while expelling poison balls downward and expands to a ring. If it hovers, the ring expands. If it flies to the side, the ring collapses
Poison Ring Vacuum [DANGER]	Iteration of Poison Ring when Chameleos flies to the side and the ring collapses to its center, sucking hunters while dealing Venom.

Stealth Attack

Chameleos' signature is invisibility and Hunters can be caught off guard when it attacks. It will temporarily go out of its invisibility state to attack but you have to keep track!

Tongue Lash (Pollen Theft)

Chameleos' attacks can steal from the hunter, specifically the Hunter's Petalace pollens. It can either use a long-range tongue attack or bite attack!

Body Slam

A strong body slam attack that can send hunters flying. It can also execute a body slam from its invisible state. Keep track of its silhouette whenever it shrouds itself in the mist!

When enraged, Chameleos will often body slam twice in a row. Hunter's should take care not to get caught off guard by the second slam.

Tail Fan

Whenever a hunter stays too long behind it, Chemeleos can slam its huge tail on the ground causing rocks to be thrown in a fan!

This attack typically comes in threes with the third slam having a slight wind-up before impact. Use this opening to reposition.

Poison Beam Attack

Chameleos expels a high-pressure poison beam out of its mouth, dealing Venom to anyone caught unaware!

Poison Fountain

Chameleos will look up and expel balls of poison around it. Afterward, it will execute poison breath attacks that can instantly proc Venom.

Poison Ring

Chameleos will hover overhead or fly on the side while spitting a poison ball that scatters in a ring. Any hunter caught in the radius of the blast will be affected by Venom and everyone who crosses the ring will be as well.

When Chameleos hovers above the ring, the ring will expand. If it flies to the side, the ring will collapse in a vacuum.

Poison Ring Vacuum

As mentioned above, Chameleos may collapse the poison ring and cause hunters to get sucked to the center. Anyone inside will be affected by Venom so keep those Antidotes handy!

Chameleos Materials and Drops

High Rank Chameleos Materials

Chameleos Dropped Materials

Material	Drop Rate
Dragon Treasure	40%
Chameleos Hide+	30%, 50%
Chameleos Claw+	30%
Elder Dragon Blood	15%, 20%
Fucium Ore	14%
Chameleos Gem	1%

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