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

Glavenus Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Big	None	None	None	Fire
Breakable Parts
Head, Back, Hindlegs, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Ancient Forest	8	1 / 4 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 15	15
Wildspire Waste	12 (1st time)	4 / 6 / 8 / 9 / 12	12
Elder's Recess	12	6 / 9 / 11 / 12	6

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
50	55	30	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
25	10	15	15

Neck

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
37	37	25	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
20	10	13	10

Throat

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
65	65	35	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
30	10	15	10

Exhaust Organ

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
45	45	35	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
20	5	10	10

Torso

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
20	20	30	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	5	10	10

Hindlegs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
20	20	18	0	Green
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	5	5	5

Forelegs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
37	35	25	0	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	5	5	5

Tail Base

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
37	35	25	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
20	10	15	15

Tail

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
37	35	25	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
20	5	10	10

Tail [Burning]

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
65	60	45	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
25	10	15	15

Tail [Rusted]

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
20	20	15	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	5	5	5

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 Glavenus

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Water Weapon	Glavenus is weakest against water.
Recommended Armor Skills
Fire Resistance	Once Glavenus emits a red glow and his rust tail turns into a fire tail, most of his attacks will be fire-based.
Clutch Claw Boost	Glavenus's rust tail is extra tough. Using this skill (from the Shaver Jewel 3) will help get you extra damage on it.
Evade Window	Evade Window is extra useful for Glavenus since his attacks are faster than most.
Health Boost	Having more health is always beneficial!

How to Beat Glavenus

Glavenus Mechanics

Rust	Fire
Normal	Red Glow

Always check the throat and the tail of Glavenus to predict its attacks. If the throat and the tail is glowing red, this means that his attacks deal an additional fire attribute damage if it lands. The power and the speed of the attacks are significantly higher when they are red.

Additionally, you can only cut the tail when it is in the fire state.

Tail and Heat Mechanics

State	Description
Red Glow	Glavenus' throat will gradually turn red as the fight goes on. This will allow him to do fire-based attacks and it can only return to normal if you manage to down him by focusing your attacks on his head or throat.
Tail (Fire)	Glavenus can heat up its tail using the fire from his mouth to reach the fire state.
Tail (Rust)	The tail will eventually return to its rust state overtime. During this state, the tail is a lot tougher but its attacks are less dangerous.

Focusing the Head

It is good to focus the feet and the tail of Glavenus. However, it is still recommended that you try and aim for the head since attacking the head can take him down for a long time and it can also release the red glow from Glavenus which can weaken is attacks.

Tail Spin Attack

Glavenus' tailspin attack is a high damaging move that sweeps a wide area using its tail. Before Glavenus executes this attack, he will first put his tail on his mouth. Use this as the signal for you to run away as far as you can to get out of its range.

Attacking the Tail

If you are continuously attacking the tail, Glavenus will eventually slam his tail on to the ground multiple times. Always be prepared to roll to the sides to avoid taking damage.

Tail Range

Most of Glavenus' attacks utilize the length of his tail. If you manage to cut down the tail, it will drastically reduce the range of its attack and possibly the amount of attack he can do.

Using Evade Window

Using Evade Window is extremely useful when fighting against Glavenus because most of his attacks have a short hitbox time. Having more invincible frames will make it a lot easier for you to dodge his attacks.

Glavenus Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Bite	30	◯	15
Turn and Bite	20	◯	0
Continuous Bite	30	◯	15
Continuous Bite 2	10	◯	0
Tail Slam Attack	50/60	◯	30
Ground Fire Attack	50/60	◯	30
Tail Sweep	30/40	◯	20
Tail Slash Attack 1	50/60	◯	30
Tail Slash Attack 2	30/40	◯	30
Jumping Tail Attack 1	60	◯	30
Jumping Tail Attack 2	70/80	◯	40
Tail Spin Attack	80/90	◯	50
Jump Attack	50	◯	30
Fireball Breath 1	30+ Fire(30)	◯	0
Fireball Breath 2	10+ Fire(10)	◯	0
Fireball Breath 3	10+ Fire(30)	◯	30
Fireball Breath 4	15+ Fire(15)	◯	0
Ground Flame Attack 1	15+ Fire(15)	◯	10
Ground Flame Attack 2	30+ Fire(30)	◯	30
Ground Flame Attack 3	30	◯	0

Glavenus Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Glavenus Cortex / Body 9, Tail 70 Glavenus Tailedge / Body 32 Glavenus Shard / Body 24, Tail 27 Glavenus Mantle / Body 2, Tail 3 Glavenus Hardfang / Body 19 Glavenus Hellshell / Body 14

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Glavenus Hellshell / Torso 65 Glavenus Cortex / Torso 35, Hindlegs 70 Glavenus Hardfang / Head 66 Glavenus Shard / Head 32, Hindlegs 70 Glavenus Mantle / Head 2

Breakable Body Parts

-	Defense Value	How to Break
Head	350	Set durability to 0, twice.
Back	250	Set durability to 0, once.
Hind Legs	200	Set durability to 0, once.
Tail	200	Reduce durability by 270 using cut damage while its heated.

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Drops	Molten Bursa / 50 Glavenus Shard / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Quest	Glavenus Mantle / 8 Glavenus Cortex / 22 Glavenus Shard / 18 Molten Bursa / 14 Glavenus Hardfang / 14 Glavenus Hellshell / 12 Glavenus Tailedge / 12
MR Silver	Glavenus Mantle / 8 Glavenus Hardfang / 22 Molten Bursa / 18 Glavenus Hellshell / 14 Glavenus Cortex / 14 Glavenus Shard / 12 Glavenus Tailedge / 12
MR Gold	Glavenus Hardfang / 18 Glavenus Hellshell / 16 Glavenus Mantle / 16 Glavenus Tailedge / 14 Molten Bursa / 14 Glavenus Cortex / 12 Glavenus Shard / 10

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Glavenus Shard / 41 Glavenus Cortex / 33 Glavenus Hellshell / 25 Glavenus Mantle / 1

Palarang

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Molten Bursa / 50 Glavenus Shard / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quests Where Glavenus Appears

Type	Quest Name
Assigned	M★3 - The Scorching Blade
Optional	M★2 - A Face Nightmares are Made Of
Optional	M★3 - The Secret to a Good Slice
Optional	M★3 - A Flash of the Blade
Optional	M★3 - Simmer and Slice!
Optional	M★3 - Secret of the Ooze
Optional	M★3 - Special Arena: MR Glavenus
Optional	M★4 - These Azure Eyes See All
Optional	M★4 - In the Heat of the Moment
Optional	M★4 - Blue Rathalos Blues
Optional	M★4 - Piercing Black
Assigned	M★6 - Big Burly Bash
Event	M★3 - Fired-Up Bruisers
Optional	M★6 - We Run This Town
Event	M★4 - Beef is Never a Mi-Steak
Event	M★6 - Heavy Metal in the Waste

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