Velkhana Weakness and Strategy Guide

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

Velkhana Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Big	High	None	Ice	None
Breakable Parts
Head, Wings, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Ancient Forest	6	Coming soon!	Coming soon!
Wildspire Waste	6	Coming soon!	Coming soon!
Coral Highlands	4	Coming soon!	Coming soon!
Rotten Vale	2	Coming soon!	Coming soon!
Elder's Recess	8	Coming soon!	Coming soon!
Hoarfrost Reach	14	6 / 7 / 14 / 15	16

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
55(65)	55(65)	45(55)	20	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
0	15	0	20

Neck

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
35(45)	45(55)	30(40)	25	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	10	0	15

Torso

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
30	30	25	30	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	5	0	10

Wings

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
40(50)	40(50)	20(30)	25	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	10	0	15

Hindlegs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
45	40	30	30	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	5	0	10

Forelegs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
35	30	20	30	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	5	0	10

Tail

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
40(50)	35(45)	35(45)	25	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	10	0	15

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 Velkhana

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Fire Weapon	Velkhana is weakest against fire.
Recommended Armor Skills
Ice Resistance	Most of Velkhana's attacks deal ice damage, so building Ice Resistance will be extremely important.
Blight Resistance	Velkhana will inflict Iceblight a lot, which can be a huge problem for stamina-heavy builds. Get Blight Resistance to Lvl 3 to prevent this.
Evade Window	Evade Window can help you dodge Velkhana's attacks by adding invicibility frames to your evade.
Health Boost	Having more health never hurts!
Earplugs	Velkhana has a big roar, so getting Earplugs Lvl 5 would be immensely helpful.
Partbreaker	Breaking 3 icy body parts will down Velkhana, making it possible to unleash your powerful combos on him.
Clutch Claw Boost	Tenderizing ice body parts will make it easier to break them, therefore making it easier to down Velkhana.

How to Beat Velkhana

Various Ice Attacks

Velkhana's attacks mostly consists of different ice attacks that can deal massive damage. These ice attacks can be difficult to deal with if you are not prepared especially since Velkhana can change the terrain by generating ice shards in a wide area. Most of his attacks are ice affinity so it is highly recommended that you use armor sets that utilize high ice resistance.

Avoid Fighting Head On

Velkhana will constantly shoot ice forward to where he is facing. it is suggested that you try to stay on the side and stick to hitting the legs for damage to avoid getting hit by the ice shards.

This way you can rely on dodging and evading since the side attacks are more predictable and are quite easy to dodge.

Removing the Ice

You can down Velkhana by breaking any 3 ice parts on his body. These ice parts are located on the Front Legs, Hind Legs, Tail, Head, and Wings.

It is recommended that you focus the Head, Front Legs, and Hind Legs if you are planning to do this since they are easier to hit.

Tail Attacks

Velkhana's tail attacks are repeated frequently throughout the fight. Try to stay defensive whenever Velkhana is using its tail attack. The tail will try to strike you for 2-3 times before stopping.

You can roll sideways and move away from Velkhana to get out of its range.

Ice Wall

Velkhana will sometimes create a wall of ice from where you are standing. The first few ice walls can be ignored but as the fight goes on there will be more ice walls which can make it harder for you to dodge. Try to spread them out to give you more room to work with.

Destroying Ice Walls

You can ignore the ice walls early on during the fight. However, if it is getting out of hand and it is making it a bit difficult for you to dodge. You can try breaking them by attacking them with your main weapon.

Ice Armor

Naked	Armored

Velkhana will be covered with an Ice Armor once you deal enough damage. This will make Velkhana's attacks much more powerful and will cover more ground.

Covered in Ice

Be careful of Velkhana's ice breath attacks to restrain nearby hunters. This attack is usually followed up by a tail stab to defenseless hunters. It is not a high damaging attack but it can be deadly for hunters with low health. You can use Dust of Life or Health Booster to heal your restrained allies during this situation.

Absolute Zero

Absolute Zero is the most powerful attack Velkhana does during the whole fight. Its high-damage potential with the wide area of effect can be extremely dangerous to unsuspecting hunters who aren't prepared.

Manage Your Stamina

It is recommended that you sprint away from an attack to prevent taking damage but you must consider leaving some to prepare for the next wave of attack.

Avoiding Ice Shards

Ice Shards are easy to dodge especially if you are further away from Velkhana. However, if you are close, you can always run to Velkhana's sides to get out of range.

Aim for the Head

Velkhana's head is the weakest point of the monster, it takes the most damage from your attacks. Additionally, you can down Velkhana if you deal enough damage to the head.

Iceproof Mantle

Wearing Iceproof Mantle will greatly reduce the damage you take from Velkhana's Ice attacks. It is recommended that you bring this and focus on building up ice resistance on your gears since Velkhana's attacks are mostly ice damage.

Velkhana Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Wrap Around	40	◯	20
Piercing Tail	60	◯	30
Multiple Piercing Tail	60	◯	30
Air Tail Thrust	60	◯	30
Tail Sweep	60	◯	30
Air Tail Sweep	40	◯	20
Tail Thrust Backstep	60	◯	30
Dive	40	◯	20
Glide Attack	40	◯	20
Ice Breath	40+Ice(40)	Guard Up	30
Ice Breath (Air)	40+Ice(40)	Guard Up	30
Mist	0	×	0
Ice Wall	30+Ice(30)	◯	20
Large Ice Blocks	30+Ice(30)	◯	20
Front Icicle Attack	35	◯	20
Icicle Attack	35+Ice(35)	◯	20
Ice Blocks	20+Ice(20)	◯	20
Full Icicle Attack	35+Ice(40)	◯	20
Freezing Breath	20+Ice(20)	×	0
Absolute Zero (Armored)	50+Ice(50)	Guard Up	30
Absolute Zero (Naked)	35+Ice(35)	Guard Up	30
Gust	0	◯	0
Roar	0	◯	0

Velkhana Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Velkhana Lash / Tail 70 Velkhana Crownhorn / Body 8 Crystal Shard / Body 32 Velkhana Cortex / Body 24, Tail 27 Velkhana Crystal / Body 2, Tail 3 Velkhana Hardclaw / Body 19 Velkhana Fellwing / Body 15

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Velkhana Fellwing / Wings 70 Velkhana Hardclaw / Wings 30 Velkhana Crownhorn / Head 66 Crystal Shard / Head 32 Velkhana Crystal / Head 2

Breakable Body Parts

-	Defense Value	How to Break
Head	200	Set durability to 0, twice.
Wings	160	Set durability to 0, twice.
Tail	240	Reduce durability by 360 using cut damage.

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Drops	Velkhana Hardclaw / Medium Crystal Shard / Medium Old Dragon Treasure / Low

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Quest	Large Elder Dragon Bone / 8 Velkhana Cortex / 27 Crystal Shard / 22 Velkhana Hardclaw / 18 Velkhana Lash / 13 Pure Dragon Blood / 12
MR Silver	Large Elder Dragon Bone / 8 Velkhana Hardclaw / 18 Velkhana Lash / 18 Velkhana Fellwing / 16 Velkhana Crownhorn / 14 Velkhana Cortex / 14 Crystal Shard / 12
MR Gold	Crystal Shard / 9 Velkhana Fellwing / 20 Velkhana Crownhorn / 18 Velkhana Crystal / 16 Velkhana Lash / 16 Velkhana Hardclaw / 11 Velkhana Cortex / 10

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Crystal Shard / 45 Velkhana Cortex / 30 Velkhana Hardclaw / 24 Velkhana Crystal / 1

Palarang

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Crystal Shard / 50 Velkhana Cortex / 28 Old Dragon Treasure / 22

Quests Where Velkhana Appears

Type	Quest Name
Assigned	M★3 - A Tale of Ice and Fire
Assigned	M★4 - The Defense of Seliana
Assigned	M★5 - The Iceborne Wyvern
Optional	M★5 - Clashing Swords Upon The Rime
Optional	M★6 - Master Hunter of the New World
Event	M★5 - The Winter Blues
Event	M★5 - A Chilling Entrance
Event	M★5 - USJ: Shine On Forever
Challenge	M★5 - Farewell to the Frozen
Challenge	M★5 - Wearer of the Iceborne Crown

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