Xeno'jiiva Weakness and Strategy Guide

Learn how to beat Xeno'jiiva in the game Monster Hunter World (MHW)! This guide explains everything about Xeno'jiiva'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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Xeno'jiiva Weakness, Body Parts, and Resistances

Xeno'jiiva Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Big	High	Big	Fire, Dragon	None
Breakable Parts
Head, Wings, Left Foreleg, Right Foreleg, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
70	70	55	20	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	10	10	20

Head [Broken]

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
80	80	60	20	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	10	10	20

Neck

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

Torso

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

Chest

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
60	60	30	20	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	10	10	20

Hindlegs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
50	50	45	20	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	10	10	20

Forelegs [Broken]

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
60	60	50	20	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	10	10	20

Forelegs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
22	22	15	10	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	5	5	10

Wings

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
50	50	30	15	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	10	10	15

Wings [Broken]

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
60	60	40	15	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	10	10	15

Tail

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
25	25	15	10	Green
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	5	5	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 Xeno'jiiva

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Any Element Weapon	Xeno'jiiva is neutral in terms of weaknesses to element, so you can bring whatever element you want. Though it should be noted that if you are bringing the Dragonproof Mantle for this fight to counter Xeno'jiiva's Dragonblight, it might be useful to bring dragon weapons for the extra damage boost.
Poison Weapon	Xeno'jiiva is extra weak to poison, so you can also bring a poison weapon if you have a strong one.
Recommended Armor Skills
Fire Resistance	A lot of Xeno'jiiva's attacks are fire-based, so stacking Fire Resistance can mitigate some of his damage.
Tremor Resistance	Xeno'jiiva can cause a lot of tremor that will incapacitate you, so getting Tremor Resistance can be helpful.
Blight Resistance	Xeno'jiiva inflicts both Fireblight and Dragonblight, so you can get Blight Resistance to Lvl 3 if you are having problem with these.
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	Xeno'jiiva has a big roar, so getting Earplugs Lvl 5 would be immensely helpful.

How to Beat Xeno'jiiva

Xeno'jiiva Tips
・Use collapsable rocks in area 1 ・Shoot Xeno'jiiva using your slinger ・Fire Resistance is recommended

Collapsable Rocks

In the first area where you will have to fight Xeno'jiiva, there will be four collapsable crystals that you can drop to Xeno'jiiva using your slinger to deal massive damage.

Flying Xeno'jiiva

In the second area of the Xeno'jiiva fight, he will sometimes fly and perform a laser attack from the sky. You can easily shut this down by shooting him with Crystal Burst using your slinger to bring him down and cancel the attack.

Building Up Fire Resistance

It is important to build up your Fire Resistance to at least level 3 to completely counter most of Xeno'jiiva's attacks since they can inflict Fireblight. If it is not possible to build up your Fire Resistance, it is also a good idea to start using the Fireproof Mantle instead.

Different States

Normal State	Critical State

Xeno'Jiva shifts to the critical state after a certain period of time. When Xeno'Jiva reaches the critical state, his skin will be more vulnerable to your attacks but you will need to play safely to learn his movements since his attack patterns will slightly change.

Big Bang Attack

Xeno'jiiva's big bang attack during the critical state is completely different from the normal state. A large explosion is now added and it can deal massive damage to anyone around his front legs. Try to move away from his legs when he leans forward to avoid this attack.

Energy Laser

Xeno'jiiva uses an energy laser attack when he accumulates a certain amount of energy on his chest. Immediately sheath your weapon and move away from the laser energy when Xeno'jiiva stands on his hind legs. You can attack him during this situation but watch out for the heat damage from the laser and the tremors when Xeno'jiiva sinks into the ground.

Attacking the Front Legs

During the Xeno'jiiva fight, it is highly recommended that you focus all of your attacks on his front legs since they are easy to reach and much more vulnerable than the hind legs.

Xeno'jiiva Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Front Leg Slam	60	◯	40
Lean Attack	90	◯	50
Rush	80	◯	60
Tail Sweep	60	◯	50
Tail Slam	70	◯	50
Energy Attack	70	◯	40
Energy Blast	60	Guard Up	40
Laser Attack	110	Guard Up	40
Enhanced Laser Attack	100	Guard Up	40
Meandering Ray	100	Guard Up	40
Energy Eruption	80	◯	60
Big Bang (Front Leg)	70	◯	50
Big Bang	130	◯	80

Xeno'jiiva Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Xeno'jiiva Tail / Body 8, Tail 71 Xeno'jiiva Horn / Body 8 Xeno'jiiva Gem / BOdy 5, Tail 7 Xeno'jiiva Shell / Body 32 Xeno'jiiva Soulscale / Body 22, Tail 22 Xeno'jiiva Claw / Body 14 Xeno'jiiva Wing / Body 11
MR	Coming soon!

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Xeno'jiiva Wing / Wing 70 Xeno'jiiva Horn / Head 64 Xeno'jiiva Gem / Head 4 Xeno'jiiva Veil / Head 32, Wing 30 Xeno'jiiva Claw / Both Hindlegs 80 Xeno'jiiva Shell / Both Hindlegs 20
MR	Coming soon!

Breakable Body Parts

	Durability	How to Break
Head	400	Set Durability to 0, twice.
Neck	400	-
Torso	800	-
Chest	150	-
Wings	300	Set durability to 0, twice.
Left Front Leg	300	Set durability to 0, twice.
Right Front Leg	300	Set durability to 0, twice.
Left Hind Leg	150	-
Right Hind Leg	150	-
Tail	350	Set durability to 0, 3 times using cut damage.

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR Drops	Xeno'jiiva Soulscale / 50 Xeno'jiiva Veil / 28 Old Dragon Treasure / 22
MR Drops	Coming soon!

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR Quest	Xeno'jiiva Gem / 3 Xeno'jiiva Shell / 22 Xeno'jiiva Soulscale / 18 Xeno'jiiva Veil / 14 Xeno'jiiva Claw / 13 Xeno'jiiva Wing / 10 Elder Dragon Bone / 10 Elder Dragon Blood / 10

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Xeno'jiiva Soulscale / 45 Xeno'jiiva Shell / 30 Xeno'jiiva Claw / 24 Xeno'jiiva Gem / 1

Quests Where Xeno'jiiva Appears

Type	Quest Name
Assigned	★9 - Land of Convergence
Optional	★9 - A Light Upon the River's Gloom
Event	★9 - Keeper of the Otherworld

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