I can't kill Bazelgeuse

[Shedding]

Ok.. So I've tried 7 times so far. I've invited people into my game and they don't know what his tactis are. I have fire defense, fire resistance and fire mantle. I have 110 hours into the game and I still cannot beat this monster. Do any of you have any suggestions?

[Starbarian]

Git Gud.
Stay away when you see him turn Red.
Using Flash Pod if you can't stand him flying around you.

[N8Mate]

All these people saying not to use melee are wrong. It's definitely possible.

Solo'd both Tbazel's with IG and then farmed him for his armour. Always take off his tail first as that removes part of his moveset and reduces the number of bombs.

[Elusive]

fire res does ♥♥♥♥ all. you need blast resistence.. because. you know.. EXPLOSIVES!! also. he is easy as ♥♥♥♥ once you flash him out of the sky and beat him like a ginger step child.

[GamingWithSilvertail]

Why do you have fire defence against Bazel in the first place... lol he has one fire attack and thats it?

[Vlakri]

moderation of attacks and be patient is the key especially u dont have 7 rank armor. ANd when u on attack use heal boost under your feat so u can manage some bombs under your feet. I know your pain bt at the end i manage t and now geared he is piece of cake. If you play multiplaye put your pride aside and let more equipped or ranged do most damage and attack only when safe.

[Starbarian]

Messaggio originale di N8Mate:

All these people saying not to use melee are wrong. It's definitely possible.

Solo'd both Tbazel's with IG and then farmed him for his armour. Always take off his tail first as that removes part of his moveset and reduces the number of bombs.

Yup, I've Solo HR29 easily with charge blade and dual blades.
The reason why some people find it unbeatable because most of them just spaming attacks as if the player is Kirito from sword art online anime while completely ignoring the Bazelgeuse's telegraph moves.

[Lyote]

Messaggio originale di Elusive:

fire res does ♥♥♥♥ all. you need blast resistence.. because. you know.. EXPLOSIVES!! also. he is easy as ♥♥♥♥ once you flash him out of the sky and beat him like a ginger step child.

His bombscales explode yes, but the damage is Fire. The only Blast resistance you can get is a resistance to the Blast status effect.

For Dual Blades, hit the legs from his wing sides.
Hitting dropped scales will immediately detonate them.
Swing in, hit the legs until he drops bombs, dash out, bait him away from the bombs on the floor and wait for the knockdown that results from hitting his legs.

Once knocked down, go first for his tail, cutting that reduces the number of bomb scales that drop behind him.
Damaging his head does the same for frontal bomb drops.

Flashpod him whenever he flies for free knockdown damage time.

Bazel is designed to punish melee who aren't patient.

[ImHelping]

Messaggio originale di NaliWarcow:

Why do you have fire defence against Bazel in the first place... lol he has one fire attack and thats it?

Not having to stop to put yourself out means more time for offense.

You can't even blame "wrong moves" all the time, because my big stand out moment of getting lit on fire was when I mounted bagels, and then got lit on fire as he flopped onto a bunch of leftover scales after the finisher. What a waste of my time.

I beat them no problem without it, my first time just getting fed up with him during an investigation. But it certainly speeds up cutting his tail off and stuffing a trap up his nose to bring along 20+ fire resist for the job.

You can also sloppy and "impatient" as melee if you are lance or gun lance. Not completly because being hit from behind isn't something shields are for, but it certainly neuters a good majority of his moveset.

That tiny platform up in the elevated area of elder's is GREAT to fight him as a lance or gunlance, because the tiny platform means he isn't running 70 miles away from you with each rush so you just tank the explosions and belly flops and get immediatly back to pokes. no chase involved.

That kind of backwards logic would be a lot more suicidal with say, switch axe.

[Xenres]

Watch out for his granades just move away when he does them. Or go faceroll with bow it just destroys him.

[Mad Jack]

Catch him near a hill and buzz saw spam him until his tail comes off. You will also severely damage his head and wings in that time as well.

[123]

With Bazelgeuse being the 2nd most killed non-elder monster, here's my advice:
Do not dare to attack him near reddish scales. He doesn't toss them, they just get dropped after a while. He has no animation for it and they deal quite high damage. So, if you can attack him without risking your life, do so (In other words, mostly hit&run).
Also, his tail drops almost half the bombs he can throw so, cutting his tail is a priority if you can.
After cutting the tail, I usually go for mounting, which will drop him to the ground and turn off his scales.

Main weapon: Longsword

[Xyos]

Greatsword here (just beat 2x tempered B52s). He isn't much different from the rest of the monsters:

-Learn his pattens. COnstantly be running so you can easily evade. Once that's done, get a few hits in after the attack. Don't get greedy. His stuff is all telegraphed with openings to attack after...
-Flash pod him when hes in the air to stop the bombs and get some free hits

General Monster Hunting tips:
-Use the Vitality mantle gadget
-Have the atk/defense charms in your inventory
-Break parts off of him, weakens him and makes him do less damage
-Use traps as an opening to get more attacks on him in a pinch
-Use DemonDrug/Armorskin (lasts until you cart)
-Don't let him reach his nest. Capture him or flash him to stop it. He will just be enraged the whole time there.

-Double B52 tip:
Let them fight each other for most of the fight, and if they are going for you, dungpod one, focus the other using tactics above.

[Is This Your Card? 69]

Cut tail asap, I like to trap him for this to get it off really quick (LS main btw).
When he starts shaking off scales just dont engage him until he pops them, usually wait for him to finish an attack and then you can go in for a few hits, retreat, rinse and repeat.

He's not hard, just annoying.

[Shichiya]

Have you considered using insect glaive?You hardly reach the ground lmao
For real,use it.

[Malice]

So, I want to provide some decent advice that doesn't just boil down to "git gud". You can go into this fight without a fire mantle or any defense so long as you can just dodge everything. I'm a light bowgun user, and I deal less damage than other weapons, but I can aim at weak points and I have room to breath. I can also shoot the explosives he drops to detonate them early when it's more conveient. With melee weapons, I would try to keep attacking from behind or the side, keep watching for him to telegraph his attacks and retreat accordingly. Bazelgeuse is easily one of my favorite fights besides Nergigante, Vaal Hazak, Kulve Taroth and Deviljho. When Bazel shows up at random during a mission, I'll usually hang back and draw it's attention away from the party if we forgot to bring dung bombs. If you know how and when to dodge, you can just stack decorations for attack/affinity.