Arch-Tempered Kirin Weakness and Strategy Guide

Learn how to beat Arch-Tempered Kirin, an Event Quest Monster in the game Monster Hunter World (MHW)! This guide explains everything about Arch-Tempered Kirin'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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Quests Where Arch-Tempered Kirin Appears

Event Quest Availability and How to Unlock

Quest Name/Rank Requirement	Target	Area
A Whisper of White Mane (HR50)	Arch-Tempered Kirin	Completion Requirements: Slay an Arch-Tempered Kirin Coral Highlands Unlock Requirements: Available from the Event start time

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Arch-Tempered Kirin Weakness, Body Parts, and Resistances

Arch-Tempered Kirin Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
None	None	None	Thunder	Paralysis
Breakable Parts
Horn

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Coral Highlands	8	2 / 12 / 13 / 15	10

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Upper Body

Upper Body [Electricity]

Lower Body

Lower Body [Electricity]

Higher values indicate higher damage.

Vulnerability to Status Effects and Items

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Arch-Tempered Kirin Best Equipment

Best Weapons to Use

Best Armor To Use

Any armorloadout from Iceborne Expansion is enough to deal with the Arch-Tempered monsters from the base game. For building armorsets, it's highly suggested to focus on the meta skills for each of your weapon to maximize your damage.

Weapon		Decorations
Deepest Night		--- ---
Armor		Decorations
Head	Nargacuga Helm Alpha +	Vitality Jewel 1 Attack Jewel 1
Armor	Nargacuga Mail Beta +	Mind's Eye Jewel 2
Greaves	Damascus Vambraces Beta +	Tenderizer Jewel 2 Attack Jewel 1
Waist	Shara Ishvalda Coil Beta +	Tenderizer Jewel 2 x2
Legs	Nargacuga Greaves Alpha +	Attack Jewel 1 x2
Charm	Earplugs Charm III	---

Armor Skill List

This build relies on consistent damage instead of huge damage bursts from critical strikes. You get a steady 40% affinity from your skills and Deepest Night but its true build defining skill is True Razop Sharp. It allows you to continue fighting until a monster dies/ retreat without having your sharpness dull. The Mind's Eye Ballistic is there to prevent your weapons from bouncing off of Kirin's Armor, it can be replaced with a non-elemental boost to improve your damage.

Best Mantles To Use

Best Palico Loadout and Felyne Skills

How to Beat Kirin

Things You Should Know in Advance

・Thunder Resistance is recommended
・Attacking with Mind's Eye is effective
・Release the Thunder Armor using Elderseal

Prioritize Thunder Resistance

Kirin's lightning attacks are extremely powerful. These attacks can kill you in one-shot if you have a low Thunder Resistance. Try to increase your Thunder Resistance to 20, this can significantly increase your survivability making the hunt a lot more easier.

However, if this is not possible with your current gears. It is recommended that you use vegetable meal sets to increase your elemental resist in general.

Low Thunder Resistance

Having less than 20 Thunder Resistance can cause Thunderblight if you get hit by Kirin's lightning attacks. Leaving the Thunderblight ailment can be dangerous if you get paralyzed while Kirin is attacking. It is best to cure it immediately using a Nullberry whenever it is present.

Max Health and Defense

Increasing your maximum health and your defense can make a big difference when fighting Kirin. Most of Kirin's attacks can kill instantly or take a huge chunk of your health. It is recommended that you focus on building your Health and Defense after you get enough Thunder Resistance.

Using Mind's Eye

When Kirin is enraged, most of his body will be covered in lightning and can deflect most of your attacks. Kirin moves extremely fast and it can be difficult to find an opening for an attack. Using Mind's Eye will allow you to hit Kirin anywhere without having your attacks deflected.

Status and Traps

Kirin is an elder dragon which makes him immune to traps. However, you can still set up a good Large Barrel Bomb explosion if you manage to get him to sleep. Using a weapon with a high Sleep effect can be useful in this situation.

Removing the Thunder Coat

Normal State	Thunder Coat

Kirin's body will be a lot tougher than the usual whenever he is covered in lightning. Using a weapon with an Elderseal can be useful in this hunt. If you managed to deal enough damage to Kirin using an Elderseal weapon, it will eventually remove Kirin's thunder coat.

Dodging the Lightning Strikes

Kirin's lightning strikes are quick and powerful. Try to avoid them at all times and prioritize on dodging them over attacking during the hunt. Be sure to move away whenever Kirin is casting his lightning attacks and be prepared to dodge. Stand at a distance while you wait for an opportunity to attack.

Lightning Strike Patterns

Vertical Lightning	Horizontal Lightning

Kirin's lightning attacks will always light up the ground before it strikes. This will give you an idea of where to move next as shown in the picture above.

Always be prepared to dodge quickly since there is only a short window of time before the lightning strikes.

Breaking the Horn

Throughout the fight, Kirin's head will always be the weakest part. Focus on attacking the head even if he enrages or covers himself with lightning especially if you are using an Elderseal. Dealing enough damage to the head can break his horn which will bring him down for a few seconds.

Arch-Tempered Kirin Attack Patterns

Arch-Tempered Kirin Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

Rewards for Each Body Part

Breakable Body Parts

Shiny Drops

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

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Anjanath	Barroth	Bazelgeuse	Behemoth
Deviljho	Diablos	Dodogama	Great Girros
Great Jagras	Jyuratodus	Kirin	Kulu-Ya-Ku
Kulve Taroth	Kushala Daora	Lavasioth	Legiana
Leshen	Lunastra	Nergigante	Odogaron
Paolumu	Pukei-Pukei	Radobaan	Rathalos
Rathian	Teostra	Tobi-Kadachi	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku
Uragaan	Vaal Hazak	Xeno'jiiva	Zorah Magdaros

Colored Variants

Ancient Leshen	Azure Rathalos	Black Diablos	Pink Rathian

Arch-Tempered Elder Dragons

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