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Blackveil Vaal Hazak Weakness and Strategy Guide

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Learn how to beat Blackveil Vaal Hazak in the Iceborne expansion for Monster Hunter World (MHW)! This guide explains everything about Blackveil Vaal Hazak'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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Blackveil Vaal Hazak Weakness, Body Parts, and Resistances

Blackveil Vaal Hazak Characteristics

Roar Wind Tremor Blight Status
Big Low None None Effluvial Buildup
Breakable Parts
Head, Torso, Left Foreleg, Right Foreleg, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map Starting Area Visited Areas Rest Spot
Ancient Forest ImageAncient Forest 12 (1st time) / 8 2 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 14 14
Rotten Vale ImageRotten Vale 8 / 9 / 14 7 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 14 / 16 16

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
65(75) 75(85) 50(60) 15(20) Red
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
5 10 15 0(25)

Neck

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
30 30 25 10 Orange
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
5 5 10 15

Hindlegs

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
45(50) 40(45) 20(30) 10(15) White
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
0(5) 0(5) 5(10) 5(20)

Chest

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
30 30 25 10 Orange
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
5 5 10 15

Stomach

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
35 40 25 15 Orange
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
5 5 10 0

Back

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
25(45) 24(45) 20(30) 15(20) Orange
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
5 5(10) 10(15) 0(25)

Wings

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
23 23 25 15 White
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
5 10 10 15

Forelegs

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
23 23 20 5 Orange
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
0 0 0 5

Tail

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
30 24 30 15 Green
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
5 10 10 15

Tail Tip

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
50 25 40 15 Green
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
5 10 10 15

Tail Spore Sac

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
60 55 45 15 Orange
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
10 10 10 20

Higher values indicate higher damage.

Vulnerability to Status Effects and Items

Poison Flash ★★
Paral Shock
Sleep Pitfall
Stun Ivy
Blast ★★ Dung
Exhaust Meat
Mount ★★ Screamer

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Countermeasures against Blackveil Vaal Hazak

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Dragon Weapon Blackveil Vaal Hazak is weakest against dragon...
Fire Weapon ...and fire! Choose whichever weapon is stronger for you.
Recommended Armor Skills
Effluvia Resistance Blackveil Vaal Hazak can give you Effluvial Buildup (more often than original Vaal Hazak), which acts like the miasma in Rotten Vale. He can also halve your health pool. Putting Effluvia Resistance to Lvl 3 can prevent this.
Effluvia Expert In the meanwhile, fighting with the Rotten Region's miasma affecting you can be annoying. Get rid of this worry with Effluvia Expert.
Health Boost If you cannot build Effluvial Resistance, having your health pool maxed out is indispensable.
Earplugs Blackveil Vaal Hazak has a big roar, so getting Earplugs Lvl 5 would be immensely helpful.

How to Beat Blackveil Vaal Hazak

Building Effluvia Resistance

Blackveil Vaal Hazak's mist has a higher chance to inflict Effluvial Buildup which can lower your current max health. You can use Nullberry to cure this ailment. However, due to Blackveil Vaal Hazak's constant mist attacks, it is better if you use Effluvia Resistance instead.

Mass Spores

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Blackveil Vaal Hazak will sometimes release a large cloud of spores when he crouches or shoots them from his mouth. Move away from its range to prevent taking damage especially if you are not wearing Effluvia Resistance.

Spore Clouds

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It is dangerous to fight Blackveil Vaal Hazak when he releases the spore clouds that can cover a large area. Standing on this can deal damage in every tick. Try to move away from this as soon as you can.

Destroying Spore Sacs

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You can also try to focus on destroying the Spore Sacs around Blackveil Vaal Hazak's body. If you manage to destroy enough spore sacs Blackveil Vaal Hazak will start to move slower.

Avoiding Spore Breath

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Whenever Blackveil Vaal Hazak releases a cloud of spores in front of him, it is better if you run towards his sides instead of running back. It is almost impossible to avoid taking damage if you run back because of its high speed.

Sweeping Spores

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Blackveil Vaal Hazak's laser-like spore breath will move from one side to another. You cannot get avoid this by moving backward or running away from Blackveil Vaal Hazak. It is better if you follow the direction of which the laser breath attack is going.

Keep Your Distance

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After Blackveil Vaal Hazak fires a spores from its mouth, it will sometimes follow it up with a large spore cloud explosion that can almost cover the whole area. Move away as fast as you can by doing 4 forward rolls away from Blackveil Vaal Hazak to get out of its range.

Head Spores

Spore Sacs Spore Sacs Removed

You will need to take out the spore sacs surrounding Blackveil Vaal Hazak's head before you are able to break it. Additionally, if you manage to break all of the spore sacs on Blackveil Vaal Hazak's head, Flash Pods will eventually start to work against him.

Blackveil Vaal Hazak Attack Patterns

Attack Attack Power Guardable Exhaustion
Forward Bite 75(20) 50(0)
Continuous Bite 75(20) 50(0)
Head Tackle 60 30
Swing Attack 65 30
Tail Swing 65 30
Rush 80 50
Bite Rush 70 50
Pounce 50 20
Tail Attack 60 30
Scratch 50 30
Bite 60 30
Spore Breath 80/90 Guard Up 50
Spore Cloud(Leg) 10 0
Spore Cloud Breath 75 Guard Up 20
Spore Breath Sweep 50 20
Spore Release 30 0
Large Spore Release 85 70
Roar 5 0

Blackveil Vaal Hazak Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

Obtain Rate (%)
MR Vaal Hazak Flail / Tail 75
Vaal Hazak Fellwing / Body 9
Deceased Shard / Body 30, Tail 22
Vaal Hazak Cortex / Body 22
Large Elder Dragon Gem / Body 2, Tail 3
Vaal Hazak Hardclaw / Body 18
Shadowpierce Fang / Body 14

Rewards for Each Body Part

Obtain Rate (%)
MR Vaal Hazak Fellwing / Torso 70
Vaal Hazak Hardclaw / Hindlegs 80
Shadowpierce Fang / Head 66
Large Elder Dragon Gem / Head 2

Breakable Body Parts

- Defense Value How to Break
Head 300 Set durability to 0, 3 times.
Torso 300 Set durability to 0, once.
Left Foreleg 130 Set durability to 0, once.
Right Foreleg 130 Set durability to 0, once.
Tail 120 Reduce durability by 240 using cut damage.
Spore Sac 200 Set durability to 0.

Shiny Drops

Obtain Rate (%)
MR
Drops
Deathweaver Membrane / 50
Deceased Shard / 28
Old Dragon Treasure / 22

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

Obtain Rate (%)
MR
Quest
Deathweaver Membrane / 9
Large Elder Dragon Bone / 8
Large Elder Dragon Gem / 8
Vaal Hazak Gem / 3
Vaal Hazak Cortex / 23
Deceased Shard / 18
Vaal Hazak Fellwing / 14
Vaal Hazak Flail / 13
Pure Dragon Blood / 12
MR
Silver
Large Elder Dragon Gem / 8
Deathweaver Membrane / 22
Vaal Hazak Hardclaw / 22
Vaal Hazak Fellwing / 18
Vaal Hazak Flail / 16
Shadowpierce Fang / 14
MR
Gold
Vaal Hazak Flail / 22
Shadowpierce Fang / 18
Vaal Hazak Fellwing / 18
Large Elder Dragon Gem / 16
Deathweaver Membrane / 14
Vaal Hazak Hardclaw / 12

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

Obtain Rate (%)
MR Coming soon!

Palarang

Obtain Rate (%)
MR Coming soon!

Quests Where Blackveil Vaal Hazak Appears

Type Quest Name
Assigned M★5 - Under the Veil of Death
Optional M★5 - It's the Afterlife for Me
Optional M★6 - The Storm Brings the Unexpected
Optional M★5 - Here Comes the Deathmaker
Event M★5 - RE: Return of the Bioweapon
Event M★5 - A Chilling Entrance
Event M★6 - Tears from Nirvana

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