Dodogama Weakness and Strategy Guide

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

Dodogama Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Small	None	None	Fire	Blastblight
Breakable Parts
Head, Torso, Hindlegs, Legs, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Elder's Recess	9	2 / 3 / 7 / 8 / 9	8

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
35	35	25	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
20	30	20	10

Head Sac 1

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
60	60	52	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
20	30	20	10

Head Sac 2

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
80	80	72	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
20	30	20	10

Neck

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
30	30	20	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	25	10	5

Neck Sac 1

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
52	52	45	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	25	10	5

Neck Sac 2

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
72	72	64	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	25	10	5

Torso

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

Back

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

Hindlegs

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

Legs

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

Tail

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
48	48	45	0	Green
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	15	10	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 Dodogama

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Thunder Weapon	Dodogama is weakest against thunder.
Recommended Armor Skills
Blast Resistance	Dodogama can inflict Blastblight, so having Blast Resistance will be helpful.
Earplugs	Since Dodogama has a small roar, getting Earplugs to Lvl 3 should be enough.

How to Beat Dodogama

Lava Breath

Dodogama will sometimes put rocks in its mouth and then perform a lava breath attack, this is a powerful attack that only hits in the front. Try to always position yourself to his sides at all times before attacking to completely avoid this attack.

Inflicting Blastblights

Some of Dodogama's attacks can inflict Blastblight which will explode after a few seconds if left unattended. You can counter this by using a Nullberry or just by rolling on the ground three times.

Focusing the Head

Normal	Rocks Eaten

When Dodogama has already eaten rocks, there will be a light red glow and steam coming out of its mouth. During this situation, Dodogama's attacks will be strengthened and he can perform a powerful lava attack. However, if you manage to deal enough damage to his head, this will cause an explosion which can deal massive damage to Dodogama.

You should play aggressively during this situation and focus more on attacking rather than dodging to maximize your damage output and shorten the time of the hunt.

Dodogama Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Rolling Attack	55	◯	50
Scratch	30	◯	30
Bite	30	◯	30
Rush	55	◯	60
Jump Attack	30	◯	0
Tail Attack	30	◯	30
Rock Blast	60	◯	55
Lava Breath	30	◯	20
Full Burst Rock Blast	90	◯	60

Dodogama Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Dodogama Scale+ / Body 31 Dodogama Hide+ / Body 24, Tail 20 Dodogama Jaw / Body 18 Dodogama Talon / Body 15 Dodogama Tail / Body 12, Tail 80
MR	Dodogama Shard / Body 31 Dodogama Thickhide / Body 24, Tail 20 Dodogama Mandible / Body 18 Dodogama Lash / Body 15, Tail 80 Dodogama Hardclaw / Body 15

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Dodogama Talon / Hindlegs 100 Dodogama Jaw / Head 100
MR	Dodogama Hardclaw / Hindlegs 100 Dodogama Mandible / Head 100

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR Drops	Dodogama Scale+ / 50 Dodogama Talon / 28 Wyvern Tear / 22
MR Drops	Dodogama Shard / 50 Dodogama Hardclaw / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
LR Gold	Dodogama Scale+ / 8 Dodogama Talon / 36 Dodogama Jaw / 30 True Armor Sphere / 14 Dodogama Hide+ / 12
HR Quest	Dodogama Jaw / 9 Dodogama Hide+ / 26 Dodogama Scale+ / 20 Dodogama Talon / 16 True Armor Sphere / 16 Monster Keenbone / 13
HR Silver	Dodogama Talon / 30 Dodogama Jaw / 25 Dodogama Hide+ / 17 Nourishing Extract / 16 Dodogama Scale+ / 12
HR Gold	Dodogama Scale+ / 8 Dodogama Talon / 36 Dodogama Jaw / 30 True Armor Sphere / 14 Dodogama Hide+ / 12
MR Quest	Dodogama Mandible / 9 Dodogama Thickhide / 26 Dodogama Shard / 20 Dodogama Hardclaw / 16 Hard Armor Sphere / 16 Nourishing Extract / 13
MR Silver	Dodogama Hardclaw / 30 Dodogama Mandible / 25 Dodogama Thickhide / 17 Hard Armor Sphere / 16 Dodogama Shard / 12
MR Gold	Dodogama Shard / 8 Dodogama Hardclaw / 34 Dodogama Mandible / 28 Hard Armor Sphere / 18 Dodogama Thickhide / 12

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Dodogama Scale+ / 43 Dodogama Hide+ / 35 Dodogama Jaw / 22
MR	Dodogama Shard / 43 Dodogama Thickhide / 35 Dodogama Mandible / 22

Palarang

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Dodogama Shard / 50 Dodogama Hardclaw / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quests Where Dodogama Appears

Type	Quest Name
Optional	★6 - Dodogama Drama
Event	★6 - Triple Threat Throwdown
Event	★7 - Rock N' Roll Recess
Event	★7 - USJ: Blazing Azure Stars!
Optional	M★1 - Can't Bring Yourself To It
Optional	M★1 - This Here's Big Horn Country!
Optional	M★2 - Looking For That Glimmer
Optional	M★3 - Everyone's a Critic
Optional	M★3 - Begone Uragaan
Arena Quest	★6 - Arena Quest 6

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