Nergigante Weakness and Strategy Guide

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

Nergigante Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Big	High	Small	None	None
Breakable Parts
Horn, Head, Torso, Left Wing, Right Wing, Left Foreleg, Right Foreleg, Left Hindleg, Right Hindleg, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Elder's Recess	14	2 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 11 / 12 / 14	15

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Horn

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
20	25	35	5	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	20	0	10

Horn [Broken]

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
35	40	45	5	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	20	0	5

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
45	60	35	5	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	15	15	5

Stomach

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

Back

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

Forearms

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
50	45	40	5	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	15	0	5

Forelegs

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

Wings

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

Tail

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
60	45	25	10	Green
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	10	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 Nergigante

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Thunder Weapon	Nergigante is weakest against thunder.
Recommended Armor Skills
Evade Window	Nergigante's Dive Bomb will cart you regardless of your health, so giving your roll more invicibility frames will help you evade this attack.
Quick Sheath	Quick Sheath will help you put your weapon away quicker so you can sprint and do a big leap immediately whenever Nergigante goes for a Dive Bomb.
Health Boost	Besides the Dive Bomb, Nergigante has a ton of attacks that can take out most of your health. Maxing out your health pool will be extremely important.
Earplugs	Nergigante has a big roar, so getting Earplugs Lvl 5 would be immensely helpful (especially for avoiding his Dive Bombs).

How to Beat Nergigante

Things to Know in Advance

・It is better not to use Flash Pods during Dive Bombs
・Earplugs and Quick Sheath are recommended to counter Dive Bombs

Elder Dragon

Since Nergigante is an Elder Dragon, he cannot be affected by any of your traps. The only time you can attack Nergigante freely is by downing him after dealing huge amount of damage.

Using Your Slinger

Using Flash Pods will work against Nergigante, but it could be a waste since you will not be able to know if you are the one he is targeting. It is better if you use Bright Pods or Dragon Pods instead to save your items.

Quick Sheath and Earplugs

Since Nergigante will always roar before executing the Dive Bomb, you should equip the skill Earplugs along with the skill Quick Sheath to increase your chances of moving away from the Dive Bomb.

Nergigante's Most Powerful Attack

Nergigante's Dive Bomb can instantly cart you regardless of your health at lower ranks. This attack can be extremely dangerous since it covers a wide area dealing massive damage to anyone nearby. It is highly recommended that you focus on dodging this attack to avoid carting. Keep in mind that Nergigante will only use this attack if the spikes on his body are all black.

Maxing your Earplugs to level 5 and Quick Sheath to level 3 can be crucial for this hunt to help you move around faster when he is attacking.

Flash Pods

You can cancel the Dive Bomb by using a Flash Pod; however, since the black spikes will remain on his body, he will be completely invulnerable to most of your attacks even after downing him. It is better if you allow him to finish his Dive Bomb to remove the remaining spikes.

Focusing the Spikes

White Spikes	Black Spikes

New white spikes are soft and can be easily dealt with. You should focus on attacking these spikes to break them immediately since if they are left unattended, they will eventually turn black which is a lot tougher and can bounce off your melee attacks.

Don't Bother with Part Breaker

Using the skill Part Breaker will have no effect on destroying the spikes around Nergigante's body.

Safe From the Sides

Most of Nergigate's attacks hit in the front, you should always position yourself on his sides to completely avoid his most damaging attacks. Also, it is easier to tell if he is about to attack the sides with the tackle if he closes his wings and slightly crouches.

Do Not Stand Up

Nergigante will sometimes do a series of attacks that can only hit you if you stand up immediately. You should wait for Nergigante to finish his attack before trying to engage again to avoid further damage.

Weakened Nergigante

Once you have dealt enough damage to Nergigante, he will eventually change his patterns and his attacks will be even more powerful. Be more cautious and do not play aggressively even when Nergigante is getting weaker.

Also, it is recommended that you and your party use Large Barrel Bombs when waking up Nergigante during his rest to maximize the damage before he performs the Dive Bomb.

Restraining Nergigante

Nergigante is extremely dangerous when he is enraged. This is the best time to apply status ailments from your items like poison, paralysis and sleep for maximum efficiency.

Nergigante Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Claw Attack	95	◯	0
Jump Atack	75	◯	30
Right Arm Scratch	80	◯	50
Tail Attack	85	◯	50
Front Sweep	70	◯	30
Strong Jump Attack	85	◯	30
Rush	75	◯	50
Headbutt	80	◯	30
Tail Slam	40	◯	0
Tackle	40	◯	0
Dive Bomb	110	◯	70
Thorn Release	100	◯	30

Nergigante Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Nergigante Tail / Tail 70 Nergigante Horn+ / Body 8 Immortal Dragonscale / Body 32, Tail 27 Nergigante Carapace / Body 24 Nergigante Gem / Body 2, Tail 3 Nergigante Talon / Body 19 Nergigante Regrowth Plate / Body 15

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Nergigante Horn+ / Horn 66, Both Horns 97 Nergigante Regrowth Plate / Horn 34 Nergigante Gem / Both Horns 3

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR Drops	Nergigante Regrowth Plate / 50 Immortal Dragonscale / 28 Old Dragon Treasure / 22

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR Quest	Elder Dragon Blood / 8 Nergigante Carapace / 27 Immortal Dragonscale / 22 Nergigante Regrowth Plate / 18 Nergigante Talon / 13 Elder Dragon Bone / 12
HR Silver	Nergigante Gem / 6 Nergigante Talon / 20 Nergigante Horn+ / 18 Nergigante Regrowth Plate / 16 Nergigante Carapace / 12 Immortal Dragonscale / 10 Nergigante Tail /
HR Gold	Immortal Dragonscale / 8 Nergigante Talon / 20 Nergigante Horn+ / 17 Nergigante Regrowth Plate / 16 Nergigante Tail / 16 Nergigante Gem / 13 Nergigante Carapace / 10

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Immortal Dragonscale / 41 Nergigante Carapace / 33 Nergigante Regrowth Plate / 25 Nergigante Gem / 1

Quests Where Nergigante Appears

Type	Quest Name
Assigned	★4 - One For The History Books
Assigned	★6 - A Colossal Task
Optional	★6 - Left Quite The Impression
Optional	★8 - The Eater of Elders
Assigned	★8 - A Wound and a Thirst
Optional	★9 - The Sapphire Star's Guidance
Event	★6 - Gaze Upon the Dawn
Event	★9 - Undying Alpenglow
Challenge	★8 - Nergigante Slay Event 1
Challenge	★8 - Nergigante Slay Event 2
Challenge	★8 - Nergigante Slay Event 3
Challenge	★8 - The Awakened Satsui No Hado
Event	★9 - The Thronetaker
Challenge	★9 - Challenge Quest 2: Expert
Challenge	★8 - The Best of the Best
Challenge	★8 - Nergigante Slay Event 4
Challenge	★8 - The Awakened Satsui no Hado II
Challenge	★8 - The Awakened Satsui no Hado III

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