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Learn how to beat Stygian Zinogre in the Iceborne expansion for Monster Hunter World (MHW)! This guide explains everything about Stygian Zinogre's weakness, carves, rewards, and a complete strategy guide for beating and capturing it. Find out what parts are breakable and severable, and what drops and Monster materials are available.
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Stygian Zinogre Weakness & Strategy | Stygian Zinogre Weapons | Stygian Zinogre Armor ⍺+ | β+ |
List of Contents
Roar | Wind | Tremor | Blight | Status | |
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Small | - | None | Dragon | None | |
Breakable Parts | |||||
Map | Starting Area | Visited Areas | Rest Spot |
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Hoarfrost Reach | 14 | 13/14/15 | 14 |
*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.
No body part information is currently known for this Monster. Check back for more details as we continue to investigate!
Poison | ★★ | Flash | ★★ |
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Paral | ★★ | Shock | ★★ |
Sleep | ★★ | Pitfall | ★★ |
Stun | ★★ | Ivy | ? |
Blast | ★★ | Dung | ★★ |
Exhaust | ? | Meat | ❌ |
Mount | ★★ | Screamer | ❌ |
Recommended Weapon Element | |
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Thunder Weapon | Stygian Zinogre is weakest against thunder. |
Recommended Armor Skills | |
Evade Window | Evade Window is extremely important against Stygian Zinogre's attacks, especially during his enraged, supercharged state. |
Guard | Instead of Evade Window, Guard will be more useful to have as a shield user. |
Dragon Resistance | Building Dragon Resistance to 20 is useful against Stygian Zinogre, as this doesn't only negate some of his damage, but it also prevents Dragonblight. This is incredibly important as Dragonblight will seal your weapon's element/ailment, and the game only tells you that you have this blight through a small icon on top of your health bar. |
Blight Resistance | If you cannot get your Dragon Resistance to 20, you can also just build Blight Resistance to Lvl 3 so you can still completely negate Dragonblight. |
Stun Resistance | You might get hit a lot by Stygian Zinogre, especially when facing him for the first time. So Stun Resistance might be the difference between getting carted or not. |
Quick Sheath | Quick Sheath can give you much more time to transition from attacking to Superman diving through Stygian Zinogre's big damage attacks. |
Health Boost | Having more health is always a good thing! |
Earplugs | Zinogre has a small roar, so having Earplugs at Lvl 3 should be enough. |
Clutch Claw Boost | Clutch Claw Boost is important for any hunter who uses lighter weapons, as it can make you tenderize in one go. |
Normal | Powered Up | |
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Physical Attack | ◎ | △ |
Dragon Attack | △ | ◎ |
Stygian Zinogre stores Dragon attribute energy as the fight goes on. He will continue doing this until he reaches the powered-up state.
During the powered-up state, Stygian Zinogre will be harder and will be less resistant to lightning. It is recommended that you use a lightning weapon during this phase.
After performing a roar, Stygian Zinogre will shoot out bugs that can deal dragon damage and then performs two backflip slams towards you before performing the spinning attack.
If the Stygian Zinogre roars, sheathe your weapon and try to move as far as you can since most of the move that he will do closes the gap each time.
After Stygian Zinogre runs out of energy, he will be forced back to his normal state making him defenseless and vulnerable to your attacks for a few seconds. Use this opening as an opportunity to attack and deal as much damage as you can.
You can also use your slinger to interrupt Stygian Zinogre's attacks. This can be extremely useful if you are hunting with your friends as you can try saving them if they are about to get hit and have low health.
Stygian Zinogre will sometimes use the Dracophage bugs to fly towards you then releases electricity that can deal damage. However, you can deal with this easily by using a capture net on its back if you manage to down Stygian Zinogre. This will get rid of all the bugs that he can release during the fight.
When Stygian Zinogre is charging the Dragon energy, lightning bolts will hit the ground which can deal damage. Try to avoid this when attacking Stygian Zinogre during this situation. Check the ground for the red lightning glow while you are attacking.
Stygian Zinogre's attacks mostly consists of dragon elemental damage. It is recommended that you equip gears that can give you dragon resistance to make your hunt more stable.
If you receive enough dragon attack, you will be affected with Dragonblight. This can prevent you from dealing additional elemental damage from your attacks. It is best to get 20 or more Dragon Resistance to guarantee immunity from this effect.
Attack | Description |
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Claw Swipe Attack | Left and right claw attack |
Lightning Shower | Lightning attack near the front legs |
Lightning Tail Attack | Lightning attack coming from the tail |
Headbutt | Attack using its head |
Tackle | Shoulder tackle after charging |
Tail Attack | Spinning tail attack |
Backflip | Perform a 360 degree backflip |
Jump Attack | Short jump forward |
Lightning Attack | Creates electricity around its body |
Lightning Swipe Attack | Front swipe with lightning claws |
Dracophage Scatter | Releases multiple Dracophage Bugs that will create lightning bolts |
Double Backflip Spinning Attack | A short roar then followed up by two backflip attacks and then finished off with the spinning attack |
Obtain Rate (%) | |
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MR |
Stygian Zinogre Skymerald
/ Low Dracophage Bug / ??? Stygian Zinogre Dragonlocks / ??? Stygian Zinogre Dragonhold / ??? Stygian Zinogre Cortex / ??? Stygian Zinogre Hardhorn / ??? Stygian Zinogre Lash / ??? Stygian Zinogre Hardclaw / ??? |
Obtain Rate (%) | |
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MR |
Stygian Zinogre Lash
/ Tail (???) Stygian Zinogre Skymerald / Head (Low) Stygian Zinogre Hardhorn / Head (???) Stygian Zinogre Hardclaw / Forelegs (???) |
How to Break | |
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Head | Set durability to 0, twice. |
Back | Set durability to 0, once. |
Hind Legs | Set durability to 0, twice. |
Tail | Set durability to 0 using cut damage. |
Obtain Rate (%) | |
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MR Drops |
Dracophage Bug
/ ??? Stygian Zinogre Dragonlocks / ??? Large Wyvern Tear / ??? |
Obtain Rate (%) | |
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MR Quest |
Stygian Zinogre Skymerald
/ Low Stygian Zinogre Dragonlocks / ??? Stygian Zinogre Hardclaw / ??? Stygian Zinogre Hardhorn / ??? Stygian Zinogre Dragonhold / ??? Stygian Zinogre Cortex / ??? Stygian Zinogre Lash / ??? Ancient Feystone / ??? Dragoncore Ore / ??? Monster Slogbone / ??? Monster Solidbone / ??? Monster Hardbone / ??? |
Type | Quest Name |
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Special Assignment | M★6 - Across the Lost Path |
Event | M★6 - The Survivor |
Event | M★6 - Wold Out of Hell |
Event | M★6 - Ballad to the Hoarfrost |
Event | M★6 - Wolf Out of Hell |
Challenge | M★6 - Power and Technique |
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