Lavasioth Weakness and Strategy Guide

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

Lavasioth Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
None	None	Small	Fire	None
Breakable Parts
Head, Back, Left Leg, Right Leg, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Elder's Recess	10	7 / 11	10

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
15	17	15	50	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	0	0	5

Head [Broken]

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
35	40	35	5	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
35	15	15	5

Neck

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
15	15	15	10	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	0	0	5

Torso

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

Back

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
17	17	17	10	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	0	0	5

Back [Broken]

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

Fins

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

Legs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
15	15	15	10	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	0	0	5

Legs [Broken]

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
30	30	30	5	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
25	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 Lavasioth

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Water Weapon	Lavasioth is weakest against water, even when hardened.
Recommended Armor Skills
Mind's Eye/Ballistics	It can be hard to do any damage to Lavasioth when he enters his hardened state. Prevent your weapon bouncing off or your arrows breaking with Mind's Eye/Ballistics.
Fire Resistance	Lavasioth has a lot of fire attacks, most notably his magma breath, so having Fire Resistance can help you mitigate some of the fire damage.
Water Attack	Enhancing your Water Attack will help your water weapons do more damage.
Clutch Claw Boost	Keeping Lavasioth's body parts tender will also help you deal more damage even when he is in his hardened state.

How to Beat Lavasioth

Magma Breath

Lavasioth's magma breath is a powerful wide-range attack that can be difficult if you are playing aggressively. Try to stay defensive and sheath your weapon when Lavasioth is moving around.

Hardened State

Normal State	Hardened State

Lavasioth's toughness changes depending on the state of the lava around its body. After Lavasioth jumps out of the lava, it will slowly harden after a short period. Try to attack Lavasioth during this time to maximize your damage output.

Softening Lavasioth

You can soften Lavasioth's skin after it hardens by attacking him with any fire attribute attacks or using a Torch Pod.

Water Affinity

Try to abuse Lavasioth's weakness by using weapons with strong water affinity. This can enhance the damage that you can deal with Lavasioth to make the hunt much easier. Also, it is best that you focus on one part of Lavasioth since breaking a part off will further enhance the damage that you can deal with every attack.

Heavy Weapons

If Lavasioth stays on land for too long, his skin will eventually get harder and your attacks will start to bounce off. If you are having a hard time because of this, you can try using a Gunlance, Charge Axe, or Heavy Bowgun to counter his tough skin.

Watch Your Step

Lavasioth will splash lava around the area once he jumps off the magma pool. This can take a huge chunk of your health if not taken seriously. Try to move away and avoid these splashes of lava to avoid taking constant chip damage.

Lavasioth Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Crawl Attack	55	◯	30
2 Step Bite	30	◯	20
Bite Attack	20	◯	0
Body Slam	40	◯	30
Magma Breath	60	◯	20
Enhanced Magma Breath	120	◯	30
Magma Jump	70	◯	20
Tail Swing	30	◯	20
Jump Attack	20	◯	20
Raid	70	◯	50

Lavasioth Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Lavasioth Scale+ / Body 35 Wyvern Gem / Body 3 Lavasioth Carapace / Body 27 Lavasioth Fin+ / Body 20 Lavasioth Fang+ / Body 15
MR	Lavasioth Scale+ / Body 35 Wyvern Gem / Body 3 Lavasioth Carapace / Body 27 Lavasioth Fin+ / Body 20 Lavasioth Fang+ / Body 15

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Lavasioth Fin+ / Torso 100 Lavasioth Fang+ / Head 100
MR	Lavasioth Grandfin / Torso 100 Lavasioth Hardfang / Head 100

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR Drops	Lavasioth Scale+ / 42 Lavasioth Carapace / 34 Lavasioth Fang+ / 22 Wyvern Gem / 2
MR Drops	Lavasioth Shard / 50 Lavasioth Grandfin / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR Quest	Lavasioth Fin+ / 9 Lavasioth Carapace / 27 Lavasioth Scale+ / 24 Lavasioth Fang+ / 15 Inferno Sac / 14 Monster Hardbone / 10 Wyvern Gem / 1
HR Silver	Wyvern Gem / 8 Lavasioth Fang+ / 32 Lavasioth Fin+ / 23 Lavasioth Carapace / 14 Inferno Sac / 12 Lavasioth Scale+ / 11
HR Gold	Lavasioth Scale+ / 8 Lavasioth Fang+ / 30 Lavasioth Fin+ / 24 Wyvern Gem / 16 Lavasioth Carapace / 12 Inferno Sac / 10
MR Quest	Lavasioth Grandfin / 9 Large Wyvern Gem / 3 Lavasioth Cortex / 27 Lavasioth Shard / 24 Conflagrant Sac / 22 Lavasioth Hardfang / 15
MR Silver	Lavasioth Hardfang / 30 Large Wyvern Gem / 3 Lavasioth Shard / 24 Lavasioth Grandfin / 21 Lavasioth Cortex / 14 Conflagrant Sac / 12
MR Gold	Lavasioth Shard / 8 Lavasioth Hardfang / 25 Lavasioth Grandfin / 25 Large Wyvern Gem / 20 Lavasioth Cortex / 12 Conflagrant Sac / 10

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Lavasioth Scale+ / 42 Lavasioth Carapace / 34 Lavasioth Fang+ / 22 Wyvern Gem / 2
MR	Lavasioth Shard / 42 Lavasioth Cortex / 34 Lavasioth Hardfang / 22 Large Wyvern Gem / 2

Quests Where Lavasioth Appears

Type	Quest Name
Optional	★7 - A Fiery Convergence
Optional	★7 - Lavasioth, Master of Magma
Event	★7 - Rock N' Roll Recess
Event	★9 - The Name's Lavasioth!
Optional	M★1 - Can't Bring Yourself To It
Optional	M★2 - Looking For That Glimmer
Optional	M★3 - Everyone's a Critic
Optional	M★3 - Blast Warning In Effect!
Optional	M★4 - Blue Rathalos Blues
Event	M★3 - A Sky and Sea of Fire

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