How in the world do you even hit a Kirin without being obliterated? :S

[Lycon]

I cant hit him anywhere on his body unless its for piss dmg (my weapon is raw dmg) he hops around all over the place making it nearly impossible to do any strong attacks on him and his lightning hitboxes oh my god, lightning in tokio get hit in texas....

[FangElon]

Hit his head and don't be greedy.

[DaveJK]

Gotta know his moveset. He stops moving for the same like 4 moves. 2 of the moves you can come close and hit him, the other two he surrounds himself with lightning. Also, probably not recommended to use Dual Blades at all for this fight. I DB main myself, but I would still craft a crappy HBG or Bow just to take this guy down without a 20min fight with DB.

[Rem88]

Theres ranged weapons you can use, which makes kirin a joke.

[MortalitasBorealis]

Kirin gets ironskin when it enrages (when it supercharges and gets that super saiyan hair), during which pretty much everything bounces off or does really low damage. If you don't have an elderseal wep you're ship out of luck until it decharges.

Also it does have moments where it stands still, especially for 'line charges' where it lays down several lines of lightning around the area but usually leaves itself vulnerable. Use sprint-unsheathe attacks more I guess, I use a fast wep so I don't have to deal with slow swings. Also bring gear with anti-paralysis at least, and bring nulberries to dispel the shock-blight debuff that makes you easier to stun.

[TyresTyco]

Fighting kirin with melee is.. harder than ranged. Kirins aura mode reflects every single melee attack except against the head. YOu can also use elder seal weapons to get rid of this mechanic.

I also had a lot of problems against kirin with melee.. used dbs.. sns.. and gs. GS crit draw build was the easiest.. hit and run playstyle but it still took time.

But since I used the anja bow for arch tempered kirin with maxed crit and crit element I honestly laugh at every kirin variant. Constant ko's.. 5-8 min fight granted. Just headshot it dead and it will never move depending on your builds. Impact mantle is essential for ko lock.

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Use a fire bow as you go. Hes weak to fire.

Its a slight cheese but you can at least evade while hitting him.

[DarkFenix]

No need for elderseal, you just need white sharpness, that doesn't bounce off.

[ZenAssassin]

You should've seen G-rank Kirin in the older games, now THAT was hard to hit. This one seems like a tame version of it. Plenty of times he just stands still charging up whatever lightning attack comes next. That's the time to get some hits in (or get out the way depending on the attack).
I basically used the environment to jump up or slide down and transition in a jump attack whenever he got close to me or started charging up a lightning attack. I used dung bombs to move him towards area's that were easy to fight him (her?) in. For reference, I used a hammer, not exactly the fastest weapon and it was surprisingly easy tbh.

[!?!]

Well you're really not gonna like tempered kirin then.

[TVMAN]

Aim for the horn, hit and run it as much as you can, and pay really close attention to his tells. Everything Kirin does hurts a lot, but all of the attacks have pretty blatant telegraphs. Watch the ground for blue sparking spots, stay away from them, and you'll eventually beat him.

[Shinkiro]

Shoot it... Shoot it in the ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ face! :P

[Bimmy]

You really need a bow or other ranged weapon for it or a long reaching melee weapon so you can hit his head without too much effort (long sword works). SnS for example is kind of a nightmare to use vs Kirin due to reach issues.

[DerpTron]

Carefully.

[strippolka]

I use SA and honestly with Kirin, you just have to bide your time and wait for a good opening. I stand at the side of his head, not his body. Watch what he does and react accordingly, when he channels a attack and you have noted where he is striking his lightning, then go ahead and get a COUPLE hits on his head and then back off and watch his next attack. You can't over commit to him or you leave yourself open.

[Lycon]

Killed him with a bow, took 24 mins but made the fight a lot easier.