How are you supposed to fight kirin?

[Scaryowl]

Every time i swing i either hit for 60 damage or get instantly zapped by a lightning bolt with no tell/a tell that starts mid swing and doesn't give me enough time to dodge.

And then I get oneshot.

Using GS and eating for elemental res if that helps, had 22.

[SubTonic]

GS is actually a very good weapon for Kirin. The unsheathing overhead attack aimed directly at the horn/head, especially with Critical Draw, puts that horse in its place.

[Sifer2]

The usual method is use a bow, and just shoot him in the head. Moving whenever the ground below you is glowing.

[Scaryowl]

Originally posted by SubTonic:

GS is actually a very good weapon for Kirin. The unsheathing overhead attack aimed directly at the horn/head, especially with Critical Draw, puts that horse in its place.

i'll try this

[Lozee]

hammer is also useful, at least thats what i always use vs kirin

[KnightNi]

Lancing that face with poke poke poke, power guard, poke poke poke

[Hammer Of Evil]

Originally posted by Scaryowl:

Every time i swing i either hit for 60 damage or get instantly zapped by a lightning bolt with no tell/a tell that starts mid swing and doesn't give me enough time to dodge.

And then I get oneshot.

Using GS and eating for elemental res if that helps, had 22.

jump off the ledge and cheese it up. horn breaks in 3-4 good hits. lol.

if that isn't working out, one of the ranged weapons turns the fight into easymode. his whole gimmick is that lightning forcefield of his, engaging at long range removes that entire problem. just gotta worry about getting gored by his horn.

[Rhett]

Temporal mantle (to be safe) wound on his body, too, when he hardens.

[Scaryowl]

Originally posted by Hammer of Evil:

Originally posted by Scaryowl:

Every time i swing i either hit for 60 damage or get instantly zapped by a lightning bolt with no tell/a tell that starts mid swing and doesn't give me enough time to dodge.

And then I get oneshot.

Using GS and eating for elemental res if that helps, had 22.

jump off the ledge and cheese it up. horn breaks in 3-4 good hits. lol.

if that isn't working out, one of the ranged weapons turns the fight into easymode. his whole gimmick is that lightning forcefield of his, engaging at long range removes that entire problem. just gotta worry about getting gored by his horn.

it's the rajang quest kirin, so his horn is already broken

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Tenderise its body, it becomes a big hitbox unless it goes into enrange mode or something that charges itself.

[Scaryowl]

Originally posted by Pay:

Tenderise its body, it becomes a big hitbox unless it goes into enrange mode or something that charges itself.

it's rajang quest kirin, so he's constantly mad

[mewlynx]

Kirin has a few attacks where you can actually just attack him straight up and be safe, the most notable example being the one where it zaps 5 times in a star pattern around it (note that this becomes more dangerous when powered up). I'd recommend watching a non-aerial GS Kirin vid to observe openings and whatnot. Also consider playing crit-draw style, frostcraft GS honestly sounds fun on Kirin.

[howmuchkeefe]

It's best to use a longer weapon and get in one hit at a time unless he's been knocked down. If you try to get in there and wail on him while he's standing he will do the move where he zaps everything within 4' of him. Not the most fun monster to use dual blades on but hammer is doable.

Once you figure out how the game wants you to fight him he becomes one of the easier elder dragons. He politely tells you where he wants to put his lightning before he actually puts it there. MR kirin mixes things up a bit with that grid pattern attack but once you get used to it it's not that much more difficult to avoid than the row pattern, barring you getting stunned or walking into another lightning attack (which won't happen that often once you get used to the fight) or knocked around by an interfering monster.

If another monster shows up, just back off for a while. Either it or kirin will leave the area before too long. Monsters don't like getting zapped by kirin much, either.

[[LUE] Brunnen-G Warrior]

its easier than ever with greatsword, dont bother with the crit draw stuff. takes forever. clutch claw its main body and soften it. then go ham on it till it dies. besides eating for elemental resist L, wear a thunder proof mantle, put on thunder resist decorations.

[Dart]

Don't go for charged hits constantly with the GS against kirin, kirin doesn't give you time usually, especially when its angry.

Position yourself for the draw attack with great sword onto his head, roll, sheathe immediately, repeat.

It does have tells, you just have to get used to them. When it stops to shake it's head randomly, you can get a bit of a charged hit in on it.

You only go for the charged swings when its downed, but you make double sure you hit its horn/head area and nothing else or youve wasted your chance for damage.

Don't be afraid to block it's attacks with your great sword. You can sharpen it. If you need time to do something don't circle kirin, run away from it completely. That causes it to want to charge you but charges don't hurt nearly as much as it's mid range bolts.

Paralysis resistance helps if you are getting hit.

One thing you need for kirin is you need the patience to fight the thing. I have yet to fight master rank kirin, and I haven't fought it with clutch claw so I don't know how different it is. But I'm guessing it's generally the same overall gameplay wise.

I usually save mounts for when it's pissed off because if you can break it's horn while its pissed, it breaks the rage mode I'm pretty certain.

But the most important thing is, dont ever go for a big ♥♥♥♥ damage charge with great sword against kirin unless you are one thousand percent sure it's actually worth it. Otherwise, you stick to simple hit and run tactics until an opening presents itself.

Thunder mantle helps a lot when it's raged because it throws out more lightning and it hurts more in general.

Be careful in that sloped area in coral highlands where it first shows up off of the top of the mountain, that area can work with you or against you depending on how big the kirin is but gs shouldnt have trouble.

Just be patient, pick your hits and when its knocked down, you go for the bigger charged hits but dont wait too long because if it gets up itll move its stupid head outta the way.

Temporal mantle is your friend against kirin moreso than normal because of how erratic it's attacks are and their hitboxes.

If you are lucky enough to be close enough to it when it does its triple line lightning strike move, you can charge attack him then, just dont get greedy.

[TrueArchery]

Learn the zap patterns, they actually allow easy hits. Maybe add mind's eye, I think uncharged attacks can bounce off his armored unicorn state (which is like his rage mode on top of rage mode).

Range won't automatically protect you, he has some pretty nasty ranged options. Also if you make a mistake you probably die.