How do you avoid these 2 attacks?

[Uzkniso o.o]

How to avoid the following attacks:
1. Ambush by Crimson Glow Valstrax;
2. Double explosion by Flaming Espinas?

For 1, other than running away from the area, what else can you do, to not take damage?
As for 2: the first explosion is easy to avoid if you anticipate, but what about the one where it jumps into the air and spits a homing one?

P.S. I don't really mind getting owned by Valstrax, because it is supposed to be a special Elder Dragon, but Flaming Espinas deals the most damage in the game, which is nonsense. Even Risen Elders don't do that much damage. What were the devs thinking here? A level ~125 Flaming Espinas left me poisoned with 5% HP, so I bet, a 135+ one will 1-shot anything and anyone.

[Remi]

Sheathe, run away from the monster and press dodge to panic dive which grants massive iframes to avoid both attacks you mentioned. Alternatively you can just use wirebug movement to get out of the attacks' range.

Flaming Espinas' charged fireball is its main gimmick and as the subspecies of the Frontier flagship monster its signature attack is meant to oneshot you. In Frontier the explosion's radius is almost the entire Tower map, they decreased its range in Sunbreak.

[Uzkniso o.o]

Originally posted by Remi:

Sheathe, run away from the monster and press dodge to panic dive which grants massive iframes to avoid both attacks you mentioned. Alternatively you can just use wirebug movement to get out of the attacks' range.

I see, as I thought, I wasn't missing anything here. I play Lance, not sure if that matters, though.

Originally posted by Remi:

Flaming Espinas' charged fireball is its main gimmick and as the subspecies of the Frontier flagship monster its signature attack is meant to oneshot you. In Frontier the explosion's radius is almost the entire Tower map, they decreased its range in Sunbreak.

I see, well, seems the devs like/want it this way. Oh well ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Remi]

Yeah those two attacks are true unblockable attacks so Lance can't stand its ground against these. I just use Sheathing retreat and then either panic dive or use more wirebugs to simply avoid being in the attack radius.

[Lochlann]

If you're feeling fancy you can counter through the ambush, otherwise just do the dive

[Remi]

Originally posted by Lochlann:

If you're feeling fancy you can counter through the ambush, otherwise just do the dive

Ambush is unblockable.

[overmage]

Originally posted by Uzkniso o.o:

How to avoid the following attacks:
1. Ambush by Crimson Glow Valstrax;
2. Double explosion by Flaming Espinas?

For 1, other than running away from the area, what else can you do, to not take damage?
As for 2: the first explosion is easy to avoid if you anticipate, but what about the one where it jumps into the air and spits a homing one?

P.S. I don't really mind getting owned by Valstrax, because it is supposed to be a special Elder Dragon, but Flaming Espinas deals the most damage in the game, which is nonsense. Even Risen Elders don't do that much damage. What were the devs thinking here? A level ~125 Flaming Espinas left me poisoned with 5% HP, so I bet, a 135+ one will 1-shot anything and anyone.

For 2, first sheathe and wirebug away - fastest method.
Then IMMEDIATELY prepare to panic dive the second.

Originally posted by Remi:

Originally posted by Lochlann:

If you're feeling fancy you can counter through the ambush, otherwise just do the dive

Ambush is unblockable.

Unblockable attacks can be countered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1jXXsAj4cs

[Remi]

Originally posted by overmage:

Originally posted by Remi:

Ambush is unblockable.

Unblockable attacks can be countered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1jXXsAj4cs

Yeah but not with a shield.

[overmage]

Originally posted by Remi:

Originally posted by overmage:

Unblockable attacks can be countered https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1jXXsAj4cs

Yeah but not with a shield.

Ok, but Lochlann never said anything about a shield. I see that OP said he was playing Lance in a later post, but Lochlann was probably replying to the original post where the weapon wasn't specified

[Runtuss]

flashbug, trap under him, if you fast enough, use 3 quick sheath for comfort.

[astranabeat]

Dive is a tool the game gave you to dodge super move. If you use controler. Spam RB to sheath and hold to run away then press roll to dive. Don't recomment using L3 to run and dive. It's easy to mess up.

Or just Redirection everything. You will feel like a boss when successful.

[Kisama]

Answer is, unless you need him for a spine or to check off a quest, you avoid the quest itself and in doing so both attacks are thwarted.

[Cig Bock]

Originally posted by Uzkniso o.o:

P.S. I don't really mind getting owned by Valstrax, because it is supposed to be a special Elder Dragon, but Flaming Espinas deals the most damage in the game, which is nonsense. Even Risen Elders don't do that much damage. What were the devs thinking here? A level ~125 Flaming Espinas left me poisoned with 5% HP, so I bet, a 135+ one will 1-shot anything and anyone.

lmao, i feel you bro, idk why capcom think that was a good idea. maybe soon they will make a pukei variant with a lv3 venom and make a cutscene out of it with chameleos

[klaud]

Originally posted by Cig Bock:

Originally posted by Uzkniso o.o:

P.S. I don't really mind getting owned by Valstrax, because it is supposed to be a special Elder Dragon, but Flaming Espinas deals the most damage in the game, which is nonsense. Even Risen Elders don't do that much damage. What were the devs thinking here? A level ~125 Flaming Espinas left me poisoned with 5% HP, so I bet, a 135+ one will 1-shot anything and anyone.

lmao, i feel you bro, idk why capcom think that was a good idea. maybe soon they will make a pukei variant with a lv3 venom and make a cutscene out of it with chameleos

Originally posted by Remi:

Flaming Espinas' charged fireball is its main gimmick and as the subspecies of the Frontier flagship monster its signature attack is meant to oneshot you. In Frontier the explosion's radius is almost the entire Tower map, they decreased its range in Sunbreak.

[Cig Bock]

yeah i understand that, what i mean was something like, why would the dev set espinas bar on the same level as the EDs, i can understand rajang and deviljho but espinas? really? that thing shouldnt even surpass a mizutsune imo

[ᔑᓭ∴ᔑリ⊣]

Originally posted by Cig Bock:

yeah i understand that, what i mean was something like, why would the dev set espinas bar on the same level as the EDs, i can understand rajang and deviljho but espinas? really? that thing shouldnt even surpass a mizutsune imo

because he is at the same level as them lol. normal espinas will fight elder dragons