How can I beat Nargacuga?

[Tourette's Guy]

This boi is extremely annoying. He hits like a truck, and he is very, very fast. I simply can't keep up with his movements at all, and in top of that, all the hits on his middle part (his wings, I think) bounces. Any tips?

[TJ "Henry" Yoshi]

Cut that boi tail.

[Esi]

did it with tizitzi dual blades and drachen armour

[Vahnkiljoy]

Get some white sharpness to stop bouncing, as well, soften those wings and you won't bounce, either that, hit his rear end or face.

[Netsa]

As said above, you may have to put in some time learning it's patterns. You don't need 700 armor, just make sure you aren't getting oneshot. More important is making sure you have a good skill set and the right gadgets, they make all the difference if you're struggling. Remember, there's more to defense than just stacking armor.

Don't be too proud to slot in Fortify. Consider using flash pods defensively, to give you breathing room when you need it. Consider using either Orchestra (buffs + stun resistance) or Vigorwasp (healing + 1 free revive) on your Palico. Eat for defense rather than attack. Bring the Temporal Mantle and time it for use when Narga is enraged to give you some leeway. I suggest also using Rocksteady Mantle, since it can save you from a knockdown/stun combo. And make sure to rearrange your item bar to make it easier to reach what you need, and command your Palico to use a skill when you need it most.

Bring expensive items for expensive fights. Mega Armorskin and Mega Demondrug will never hurt you. Max and Ancient Potions will heal you much faster than any normal drink in a pinch. Might Pills are great for wake-up attacks. Consider using traps just for the stun.

There's one important detail that limits the advice we can give, though. What weapon are you using? The strategy for fighting Narga changes drastically depending on your weapon, same as it does for every other boss. I won't tell you what weapon to use, since every boss can be defeated with any weapon. You just have to know how.

[Netsa]

Originally posted by Aimer:

anyone manage to beat nargacuga with hr armor?

I beat it using Behemoth's armor, if that counts.

[Ral]

People are having trouble with this guy? I beat him first go...

[Raven]

Focus on not getting hit, and hit the monster when you can do it safely. Sure it will take forever to kill monsters this way, but they give you 50 minutes for a reason. As you keep doing this, you will learn to utilize smaller openings and be able to complete hunts safe AND fast.

[Jet Uppercut]

The only annoying attack he does is the double spin. Everything else has a massive tell.
Just don't fight him in that stupid sloped area of Ancient Forest because he glitches out and teleports through terrain or floats in the area and it busts his hitboxes.

[Wutever]

I just ran at him and spammed attacks with my workshop dual blades while using Vitality Mantle and the occasional trap / Flashfly from my cat.

For armor I had assorted Iceborne crap resulting in +50 HP, maxed attack and like 3 Resentment and a point of Aquatic/Polar Mobility (don't remember the rest).

Was pretty easy tbh. The extra HP really lets you get away with a lot of stupid plays (as do dual blades).

Just don't get hit by his tail spikes or tail slam, especially if you don't have maxed HP. Rest is pretty irrelevant.

[Moppo]

Slap his face.

[wajinshu]

Beat this guy with behemoth armor. I'm trying to beat MR monster with it and it's possible. It did one hit me with his fake double tail attacks after that I knew it was coming. I'm not watching iceborne content on Youtube for surprises like that.

Beat the main story today. I think I change my armor after Tigrex.

Agree on other comments like bring mega drug potions. I used it when I'm on assigned quest to finish the story. On optional I do not use it to practice movements of the new monsters. I just want to finish the story mode fast as I can.

[NovasGoSuper]

What weapon are you using. I didn’t have much trouble with a GS.

[Mr.Hmm]

Be like me and hammer his face all day 24/7.

Ironically that's all i did and defeated him lol.

[LuckyToShoot]

Originally posted by Aimer:

anyone manage to beat nargacuga with hr armor?

I did with my KT mushroomancer bow build, granted narga could 2 shot me, but hardly matters when i can heal to full with a mandragora that i can carry 10 around, not the most optimized build, but 18m kill isnt too bad for a non dps build that's still rarity 8 gears only. after that i got tired of taking 15m+ to kill things in MR so promptly switched over to MR legiana set with a tobi bow, still not the most optimized, but it does cut down kill time to within 10m.

No traps, no flash, no restock, no deaths. Just winged it and kept my hp full.

[mountainblade87]

Originally posted by Aimer:

anyone manage to beat nargacuga with hr armor?

Yes, with Diablos Hammer and mixed ED Armor.