Jin Dahaad is a Leviathan located in the Iceshard Cliffs in Monster Hunter Wilds. Check out our guide to learn how to beat Jin Dahaad, how to avoid its one shot attack, its weaknesses, attack patterns, drops and more!

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Jin Dahaad	Weapons	Armor Sets

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Jin Dahaad Weakness

Basic Information

Type	Roar	Wind Pressure
Leviathan	Strong	None
Tremor	Status Effect	Element
None	Iceblight, Frostblight	Ice

Damage Type Weakness

Hitzone Values and Weakness Breakdown

※ Click the tabs to switch between Damage Type and Elemental Damage Hitzone effectiveness.

Weapon Damage

Element

Part
Head	13	13	9
Neck	12	12	9
Torso	6	6	4
Left Foreleg	9	9	6
Right Foreleg	9	9	6
Left Hind Leg	9	9	6
Right Hind Leg	9	9	6
Tail	11	11	9
Abdominal Iceplate	15	15	9
Lg. Iceplate (Hidden)	0	0	0
Lg. Iceplate (Exposed)	15	15	9
Overall	10	10	7

Part
Head	4	1	1	0	1
Neck	2	1	1	0	1
Torso	1	1	1	0	1
Left Foreleg	1	1	1	0	1
Right Foreleg	1	1	1	0	1
Left Hind Leg	1	1	1	0	1
Right Hind Leg	1	1	1	0	1
Tail	2	1	1	0	1
Abdominal Iceplate	2	1	1	0	1
Lg. Iceplate (Hidden)	0	0	0	0	0
Lg. Iceplate (Exposed)	2	1	1	0	1
Overall	2	1	1	0	1

The numbers shown above showcase the effectiveness of damage types against the monster's hitzones. Parts with higher numbers mean the damage type is more effective, with 1 being the lowest and 20 as the highest.

Hitzone DPS Summary

Sever

Blunt

Shot

Sever
Hit Jin Dahaad's Abdominal Iceplate to deal the most amount of Sever damage. If you are unable to reach for the Abdominal Iceplate, you can go for Jin Dahaad's Head to apply good Sever damage! The worst part to deal Sever damage to Jin Dahaad would be on their Lg. Iceplate (Hidden) since this zone has the least damage multiplier.

Blunt
Hit Jin Dahaad's Abdominal Iceplate to deal the most amount of Blunt damage. If you are unable to reach for the Abdominal Iceplate, you can go for Jin Dahaad's Head to apply good Blunt damage! The worst part to deal Blunt damage to Jin Dahaad would be on their Lg. Iceplate (Hidden) since this zone has the least damage multiplier.

Shot
Shoot Jin Dahaad's Abdominal Iceplate to deal the most amount of Shot damage. If you are unable to shoot the Abdominal Iceplate, you can go for Jin Dahaad's Head to apply good Shot damage! Avoid shooting at Jin Dahaad's Lg. Iceplate (Hidden) as it has the least damage multiplier for Shot damage.

Fire	Fire is the best element to use against Jin Dahaad. Try to aim for its Head to deal the most amount of Fire damage.

Status Ailment and Item Weakness

Status Ailment		Items
Poison		Pitfall Trap
Stun		Shock Trap
Paralysis		Meats
Sleep		Flash Pod
Blast		Sonic Pod
Exhaust		Dung Pod

Breakable Parts

How to Beat Jin Dahaad

Jin Dahaad Monster Fight Tips
Take Cover From Its One Shot AoE Explosion Attack Its Forelegs First Break the 3 Other Iceplates to Make Its Upper Back Vulnerable Bring Down the Giant Frozen Pillar When It Climbs Up Head Becomes A Weak Point After Its Breath Attack Use Environmental Traps for Bonus Damage Use Cleansers or Bind Resist to Handle Frostblight Boost Your Survivability in the Prep Phase You Can't Capture Jin Dahaad

Take Cover From Its One Shot AoE Explosion

Midway into the fight, Jin Dahaad will unleash a huge AoE attack that will cart you instantly and cannot be avoided by keeping distance. To survive the attack, knock down a Giant Ice Chunk hanging above the area to create a cover for yourself when the time comes. Get behind the fallen chunk to protect yourself against this attack.

Avoid it By Fast Traveling to Camp

If you're unable to find an ice chunk to hide behind, you can Fast Travel back to camp in a pinch from the menu to avoid the attack. Open the Map and press Right and then the selection button two times to make a speedy escape.

Attack Its Forelegs First

Staying between Jin Dahaad's front and back legs will allow you to avoid a greater portion of its attacks, and since the legs are also weak points, this will provide you with plenty of opportunities to deal damage and score topples. Although going for the head is tempting, it's harder to reach due to its long neck and is dangerous as many of its head attacks inflict Frostblight.

Break the 3 Other Iceplates to Make Its Upper Back Vulnerable

The plates on Jin Dahaad's upper back are initially unbreakable, but will become vulnerable when the other three Iceplates – on its head, lower back, and tail – are broken. Then, when its upper back plates are broken, its Breath Attacks will become weaker, making the remainder of the fight easier.

Breaking the Iceplates will also yield exclusive rewards in addition to weakening it, so focus on attacking the plates whenever Jin Dahaad is downed.

Bring Down the Giant Frozen Pillar When It Climbs Up

In the second area, Jin Dahaad will climb the Giant Frozen Pillar and use its Ice Breath. After the pillar starts to collapse, focus on it and press the interact button to bring it down. Not only will this deal significant damage to it, but it will cause a definite topple for a free damage cycle.

Note that while Jin Dahaad is on the pillar, it will use its Ice Breath 4 times before the pillar can be brought down. After the 3rd time, the pillar will begin to collapse, but don't get hasty as you're liable to get caught in the 4th Ice Breath when trying to knock down the pillar.

Head Becomes A Weak Point After Its Breath Attack

After using its breath attack, Jin Dahaad's head becomes a weak point. Deal a flurry of attacks or use your Focus Strike to make it flinch or knock it down!

Use Environmental Traps for Bonus Damage

Jin Dahaad will move to different parts of the map, so it's a good idea to look out for environmental traps that you can use against it to speed up the hunt.

Brittle Ice Pillar, Iceshard Cliffs

Locale	Area
Iceshard Cliffs	Rimechain Peak

There are several Brittle Ice Pillars in Rimechain Peak of Iceshard Cliffs that you can use during your hunt. Position Jin Dahaad carefully underneath the pillars and use your Slinger to pull down the boulder and knock it off its feet!

Crumbling Ice Wall, Iceshard Cliffs

Locale	Area
Iceshard Cliffs	Rimechain Peak

At the edge of the area in Iceshard Cliffs, you can deal enormous damage and knock Jin Dahaad down when you use your Slinger to bring down the Crumbling Ice Wall on it.

How to Set and Activate Traps

Use Cleansers or Bind Resist to Handle Frostblight

Cleansers are essential to bring in this fight to remove any Frostblight you gain. Frostblight is extremely dangerous as it snares you in place, opening you for any damage. Jin Dahaad will often follow this up with its Ice Breath which can cart on a direct hit, so use Cleanser right away to escape to a safe position.

Alternatively, you can stack Bind Resist into your build to shorten the duration of Frostblight, or prevent it completely at level 3.

Best Items to Bring on Hunts

Boost Your Survivability in the Prep Phase

Aside from the fight itself, there's a variety of tools you can use to improve your survivability against Jin Dahaad. Preparation is half the battle!

• Switch to a High Rank Build and upgrade your armor
• Use Ice Res Jewel [1] and Ice Charm to stack Ice Resistance
• Add skills like Divine Blessing and Fortify to your build
• Bring Armorskin or Mega Armorskin
• Use Sild Garlic in your food to survive one KO attack with Moxie Meal

You Can't Capture Jin Dahaad

Focus all your offensive effort in to slaying Jin Dahaad as it cannot be captured. Pitfall Trapswill not work on the monster, but Shock Traps remains viable.

Jin Dahaad Item Loadout

Recommend Items to Bring

Potion	Mega Potion	Nulberry
Energy Drink	Well-done Steak	Shock Trap
Adamant Seed	Armorskin	Demondrug
Might Seed	Cleanser	Dust of Life
Hot Drink	Ancient Potion

Bring all healing and buffing items like Armorskin and Demondrug along with Adamant Seeds and Might Seeds to increase your damage and defense. You'll also want to bring Hot Drinks to avoid stamina depletion over time.

You'll also need to bring Nulberry and Cleansers to deal with Jin Dahaad's Iceblight and Frostblight. Frostblight is the more dangerous status of the two, as it keeps you in place, leaving you open for an attack.

List of All Items and Materials

Jin Dahaad Locations and Quests

Known Habitats

Region
Iceshard Cliffs

Interactive Map and List of Locations

Quest Appearances

Jin Dahaad is Available During Frostwinds in Iceshard Cliffs

After completing the Misty Winds high rank quest, Jin Dahaad will be available in Iceshard Cliifs during the Frostwinds Inclemency. Make sure to manually set the environment to Frostwinds when visiting Iceshard Cliffs to ensure an encounter with Jin Dahaad.

List of Quests

Jin Dahaad Attack Patterns

All Moveset and Openings

Jin Dahaad Variants

Tempered Jin Dahaad

Monster	Basic Information
Tempered Jin Dahaad	Habitat: Iceshard Cliffs First Encounter: Unlocked after finishing the What Lies Ahead quest

Tempered Jin Dahaad is first encountered in a Field Survey at Rimechain Peak in Iceshard Cliffs during night time. It will start appearing after finishing the What Lies Ahead quest, making it a high rank hunt.

Tempered Jin Dahaad Appearance

Tempered Jin Dahaad are stronger and covered in large scars across their bodies which you can damage and open into Tempered Wounds which you can break with a Focus Strike to deal increase damaged and even knock them down to the ground!

Tempered Monsters Guide

Tempered Jin Dahaad Rewards

Difficulty	Possible Rewards
8★	Hunt Completion Ancient Weapon Fragment Hunter Symbol III Breaking Tempered Wounds Wyverian Bloodstone (L) Wyverian Bloodstone Chunk

As a 7★ difficulty monster, hunting Tempered Jin Dahaad will reward Ancient Weapon Fragments and Hunter Symbol III used to create and upgrade Artian Weapons.

Destroying a Tempered Jin Dahaad's tempered wound will also reward Wyverian Bloodstone Chunk and Wyverian Bloodstone (L) used for Relic Melding.

There Is No Frenzied Jin Dahaad

There are no Frenzied Jin Dahaads as there are only 5 existing Monsters infected with the Frenzy Virus.

Frenzied Monsters Guide

Jin Dahaad Drops

High Rank Materials

Target

Broken Parts

Wound Destroy

Carves

Freezer Sac [18%] Jin Dahaad Claw+ [15%] Jin Dahaad Horn [8%] Jin Dahaad Tail [8%] Jin Dahaad Icegem [3%] Jin Dahaad Scale+ [20%] Jin Dahaad Carapace [20%] Jin Dahaad Certificate S [8%]

Jin Dahaad Claw+ [100% (Right Foreleg), 100% (Left Foreleg), 100% (Right Hind Leg), 100% (Left Hind Leg)] Jin Dahaad Iceplate [100% (Tail Iceplate), 100% (Abdominal Iceplate), 88% (Lg. Iceplate (Exposed))] Jin Dahaad Horn [100% (Cranial Iceplate)] Jin Dahaad Icegem [12% (Lg. Iceplate (Exposed))]

Jin Dahaad Iceplate [12%] Jin Dahaad Scale+ [50%] Jin Dahaad Carapace [38%]

Jin Dahaad Claw+ [18% (Body)] Jin Dahaad Horn [13% (Body)] Jin Dahaad Tail [11% (Body), 93% (Tail)] Jin Dahaad Icegem [5% (Body), 7% (Tail)] Jin Dahaad Scale+ [30% (Body)] Jin Dahaad Carapace [23% (Body)]

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