Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak Weakness and Strategy Guide

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

Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Big	Low	None	None	Effluvial Buildup
Breakable Parts
Head, Torso, Left Foreleg, Right Foreleg, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Rotten Vale	8	9 / 10 / 12 / 14	16

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Head [Broken]

Neck

Chest

Stomach

Stomach [Broken]

Back

Back [Broken]

Forelegs

Hindlegs

Wings

Tail

Tail Tip

Higher values indicate higher damage.

Vulnerability to Status Effects and Items

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Best Equipment and Items for Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak

Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak is no longer a threat in MHW Iceborne. But to be able to fell the Elderdragon in an easier manner, we listed all the necessary tips items, skills, and even sample armor builds to help you out against the Arch-Tempered Elder Dragon.

Best Skills

Always wall slam the Daora for free downs, this will also open up opportunities to hit the head resulting in more downs (which we invested more skills for that time window instead of a QOL skill that won't even be used half the fight).

Best Weapons

Sample Armor Loadout

Weapon		Decorations
Shattering Flames II		Sprinter/Expert Jewel 4 Tenderizer Jewel 2 Augment:Recovery
Armor		Decorations
Head	Silver Solhelm Beta +	Miasma Jewel+ 4 Shaver Jewel 3
Armor	Silver Solmail Beta +	Sprinter/Expert Jewel 4
Greaves	Silver Solbraces Alpha +	Sprinter/Expert Jewel 4 Sharp Jewel 2
Waist	Silver Solcoil Beta +	Blaze Jewel+ 4 Miasma Jewel 1
Legs	Garuga Greaves Beta +	Expert Jewel+ 4 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x2
Charm	Blaze Charm III	none

Sample Build Skill List

	This is a modified Critical Silversol Build. We added in some Effluvia Resist to mitigate the Vaal Hazak's Effluvia aura. This will prevent you from losing your HP. The Health Augment will also keep your HP up allowing you to keep the offensive.

Best Mantles

Best Items

Best Felyne and Palico Skills, Weapons, and Gadgets

How to Beat Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak

Building Effluvia Resistance

Since Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak covers himself with effluvia it is highly recommended that you build up your Effluvia Resistance to avoid taking chip damage and reducing your maximum health in half.
However, if you do not have any gears that can build up your Effluvia Resistance, you can rely on using Nullberry to counter any negative effects from the effluvia.

Using the Collapsable Rocks

There are two collapsable rocks in area 14 that you can utilize to deal massive damage to Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak. Using these rocks will not only take a huge chunk of Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak's health but it can also stun him for a few seconds giving you an opportunity to attack.

Using Rocksteady Mantle

Many of Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak's attacks can hit multiple times and it can instantly kill you if you are wearing a Rocksteady Mantle. Some of Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak's attacks can hit you multiple times until you cart, it is best to avoid using Rocksteady Mantle since it will prevent you from being blown away after taking the initial hit.

Miasma Breath

Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak's miasma breath attack can cover the area which can be deadly if you are not wearing any Effluvia Resistance. Be sure to move away from the cloud and only engage when you are sure that it is safe to attack.

Moving to the Sides

Miasma Breath covers a large cone-shaped area in front of Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak, immediately move to Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak's sides to keep on attacking and to remain aggressive while avoiding damage from the miasma.

Changing Targets

Which Part to Focus

Once you start the hunt, Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak will cover his whole body with miasma except for the head and the tail. Focus on attacking these parts and destroy them immediately to prevent Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak from releasing miasma on these parts.

Reducing The Miasma

Dealing a certain amount of damage to a body part will greatly reduce the amount of miasma that Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak can release. If Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak manages to cover his head and tail with miasma, it is best that you focus on attacking the legs instead since they are the easiest part that you can reach with most of the melee weapons available.

Changing Patterns

If the amount of miasma that covers Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak decreases, there is a higher probability that he will perform a quick counter-attack.

Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak Attack Patterns

Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

Rewards for Each Body Part

Shiny Drops

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

Quests Where Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak Appears

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