Savage Deviljho Weakness and Strategy Guide

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

Savage Deviljho Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Big	None	Big	Dragon	Def Down
Breakable Parts
Head, Torso, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Ancient Forest	1	Coming soon!	Coming soon!

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
40(55)	45(60)	25(40)	20	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
25	25	10(15)	30

Neck

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
22	22	15	10	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	15	10	15

Chest

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
45(60)	40(55)	25(45)	25	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
20	30	10(15)	25

Torso

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
20	25	15	5	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	10	10	20

Hindlegs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
20	25	45	5	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	10	10	20

Forelegs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
33	36	20	15	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	20	10	10

Tail

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
36(40)	33(40)	20(25)	15	Green
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	20	10(15)	10

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 Savage Deviljho

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Thunder Weapon	Savage Deviljho is weakest against thunder...
Dragon Weapon	...and dragon! Pick whichever weapon's stronger. However, it should be noted that dragon weapons do more damage with the Dragonproof Mantle, so keep that in mind if you are going to bring that mantle along.
Recommended Armor Skills
Dragon Resistance	You can mitigate some of the dragon damage from Savage Deviljho's breath attacks by building Dragon Resistance.
Iron Skin	You don't have to worry about Savage Deviljho inflicting Defense Down if you have Iron Skin at Lvl 3.
Earplugs	Savage Deviljho has a big roar, so getting Earplugs to Lvl 5 would be immensely helpful.
Tremor Resistance	Savage Deviljho can cause tremors through some of his attacks, so having Tremor Resistance at Lvl 3 will negate this.
Blight Resistance	Dragonblight is a sneaky blight as it only shows up as an icon. Safeguard yourself against it with Blight Resistance at Lvl 3. You can also avoid getting any other type of blight when you fight Savage Deviljho in volcanic/tundra/coral locations.

How to Beat Savage Deviljho

Three New Breath Attacks

Smoke Cloud

One of Savage Deviljho's attacks releases a large cloud of smoke that can deal damage over-time if you stay inside. This can deal significant damage if not dealt with properly. Be sure to move away from this cloud immediately when it is present.

Blast Breath

Savage Deviljho will sometimes cause a big explosion using his breath attack. Because of its wide range, you should try to predict his attack by checking for compressed smoke on his mouth, this can be your signal to sheathe your weapon and tell if Savage Deviljho is about to execute this attack.

Forward Dragon Breath

Beware of Savage Deviljho's forward dragon breath attack as this can instantly cart you if you get hit directly. You can counter this by constantly moving left or right while attacking him.

Keep in mind that Savage Deviljho will always do a back step before executing this attack, you can use this as a signal to sheathe your weapon and immediately move away to the side as soon as he does the back step.

Countering Defense Down and Dragonblight

Remember that Savage Deviljho's dragon breath attacks can inflict defense down and Dragonblight. You can try to counter this by using an Adamant Seed to negate the defense down and a Nullberry to cure the Dragonblight.

Guarding Against Savage Deviljho

Using Guard-Up skill can be useful against the normal variant of Deviljho. However, for the Savage Deviljho variant, you will not be able to get away using Guard Up without taking any damage. Especially since Savage Deviljho can also use smoke clouds that cannot be countered unless you move away.

If you want to use a weapon that utilizes guarding, you should add skills that can increase your survivability like a Health Boost or Divine Blessing.

Bite Attack

Savage Deviljho can leap towards you and instantly do a bite attack to reduce your defense. This can be hard to dodge if you are not constantly moving left and right. If you manage to get hit by his bite attack, immediately use an Adamant Seed to make up for the lost defense from the bite.

Tremor Resistance

Some of Savage Deviljho's attacks can cause tremor and it can be troublesome if it disables you. You can easily deal with this by building up your Tremor Resistance skill to level 3 to completely counter any tremors during the hunt.

Savage Deviljho Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Side Bite	60	◯	30
Jump Attack	40	◯	0
Impact	60	◯	40
Tail Rotation	40	◯	2
Continuous bite	80	◯	50
Whole Bite	90	◯	50
Body Slam	60	◯	30
Turn and Bite	30	◯	0
Sweeping Bite	60	◯	30
Forward Bite	80	◯	50
Grab	10	x	0
Bite Step	30	◯	0
Bite Chase	60	◯	30
Jump Bite	60	◯	30
Jump Attack	40	◯	0
Flinch Bite	80	◯	50
Dragon Breath	30	◯	20
Side Dragon Breath	40	◯	0
Strong Dragon Breath	40	◯	0
Enhanced Dragon Breath	45	◯	0
Compressed Dragon Breath	55+ Dragon(55)	Guard Up	35
Bite Throw	110	◯	30
Bite	100	◯	30
Bite (Half Body)	50	◯	20
Dragon Breath (Half Body)	30	◯	0

Savage Deviljho Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Deviljho Flail / Tail 75 Deviljho Gem / Body 5 Deviljho Blackpiel / Body 30 Deviljho Shard / Body 22, Tail 22 Deviljho Crook / Body 2, Tail 3 Deviljho Ripper / Body 17 Vile Fang / Body 13 Black Blood / Body 11

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Deviljho Shard / Torso 66 Vile Fang / Head 61 Deviljho Gem / Head 5 Deviljho Blackpiel / Head 32, Torso 32 Deviljho Crook / Head 2, Torso 2

Breakable Body Parts

	Defense Value	How to Break
Head	300	Set durability to 0, twice.
Torso	450	Set durability to 0, twice.
Tail	200	Reduce durability by 400 using cut damage.

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Drops	Black Blood / 50 Deviljho Shard / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Quest	Vile Fang / 9 Deviljho Gem / 3 Deviljho Blackpiel / 27 Deviljho Shard / 20 Deviljho Ripper / 16 Black Blood / 14 Deviljho Flail / 11
MR Silver	Deviljho Crook / 8 Deviljho Ripper / 16 Deviljho Blackpiel / 15 Deviljho Flail / 15 Deviljho Shard / 13 Vile Fang / 13 Deviljho Gem / 10 Black Blood / 10
MR Gold	Vile Fang / 23 Deviljho Flail / 20 Deviljho Crook / 16 Black Blood / 16 Deviljho Ripper / 15 Deviljho Gem / 10

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Deviljho Shard / 45 Deviljho Blackpiel / 30 Deviljho Ripper / 24 Deviljho Crook / 1

Palarang

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Black Blood / 50 Deviljho Shard / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quests Where Savage Deviljho Appears

Type	Quest Name
Optional	M★5 - The Tyrant's Banquet
Event	M★5 - A Reason Behind the Hunger
Event	M★6 - Firebreak
Event	M★6 - Heavy Metal in the Waste
Challenge	M★6 - Challenge Quest 2: MR Expert

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