This is beyond frustrating. (Savage Deviljho)

[phosTR]

There is always a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ monster that i just can't help but get extremely irritated and that makes me lose all hope of thinking about how am i gonna kill. Just so you know, i'm an average player, 5/10 you know, but it is not because i'm mediocre that i can't have fun or play the game, so don't come with tips from speedrunners, tyvm. First was Shara, i died 10 or 12 times and the only fight i was able to kill it, i spammed clutch claw literally non-stop and carted 2 times. Now this...thing. I went with a HBG with shield +3, GUARD UP and GUARD 5 and he still can damage me, he won't leave the enrage mode not for one second, he never get's tired, he won't stop attacking and give me a window of opportunity to deal damage, this is literally broken and i just can't kill him! I had 870DEF and his attacks take like 70% of my health. I used traps, paralysis, sleep, flash bombs but he won't stop for like 5 seconds, how am i supposed to kill something that has no weakness?

[Mandalorian Deathknight]

Thats savage jhos thing to angry to die

[Fregi]

....maybe clutch clawing all the time isn't the best strategy?

also, savage jho can in fact stop being enraged. Check the eye-con (that's it's name) on the map. If it's yellow, you're good.

Also, if his attacks take 70% of your health.... at 870 defense???
I was at only 750 when I fought him, and his pin didn't even have the ability to oneshot me.

[phosTR]

Originally posted by awoken:

....maybe clutch clawing all the time isn't the best strategy?

also, savage jho can in fact stop being enraged. Check the eye-con (that's it's name) on the map. If it's yellow, you're good.

Also, if his attacks take 70% of your health.... at 870 defense???
I was at only 750 when I fought him, and his pin didn't even have the ability to oneshot me.

You had 200 health when you were pinned? Because when it happened to me i had less. Also, i just used clutch claw non-stop against Shara, against this ♥♥♥♥ i can't use since he won't stop being enraged for 2 seconds.

[Goblin Rat]

Savage Jho is one of the only monsters that has decent hit zones pre and post Tenderizarion, take your time and place your hits carefully, it’s not a race. His agitation period never ends btw, that is an intended mechanic. Simply put just do more damage, and place your damage smartly, guns are really good against him, bring sticky 3, avoid any and all of his breath attacks, if possible, bring dung pods in case of another monster or you need him to leave you alone before he kills you.

[ZedoBlack]

Use IG, the long reach makes him easy. At least for me, and you can jump over all his dragon attacks. I still don't like fighting him but IG is preferred.

[Rubbyyy]

IG buff up mount atk mount atk. or GL max guard block atk block atk,back step the ground aoe, level your cats healing equip prevents one faint. ranged weapons naturally take more damage compared to melee weapons that why it seems so difficult, why would you have a shield on your ranged weapon if your prepared to block alot. if you get grabbed just flash out. steadfast,vitality and gobbler, with 800+ armor you basically cannot die, or get mushroomancer and free meal eat mandragoras for max potion effect. cannot get any easier.

[mewlynx]

Shoot his big meaty neck and make sure you capitalize on the move you can counter (he rears up and drags his face on the ground) for a long knockdown. The only time I died to Savage was when I clutched his face as he did his dragon attack and got melted.

[Nerevar]

if all else fails apply sticky bullying. works on literally ANY monster you find annoying. i rarely kill pickle tough. i use to to bully tempered elders in lands tough. he is so effective at bullying shinys outa them while i do nothing but dodge and collect. good pickle /pet.

[Mr. Orion Quest]

I usually bring the Ebon Odo set, max my dragon resistance and bring full def lock and HB 3. I believe I also have Divine 3 as well. Fairly easy after that. Weapon is whatever I felt like using at the time (obviously nothing he's strong against).

[The Chubby Cat]

His leg slam, the jumping pin move, and straight line dragon breath is pretty good time for free damage, pitfall alone stop him for 10 sec

[asd]

Originally posted by phosTR:

First was Shara, i died 10 or 12 times and the only fight i was able to kill it, i spammed clutch claw literally non-stop

I wonder how did you manage to get to this stage of the game and you're not stuck on jagras. 440 hours of fighting monsters and "the only fight i was able to kill it, i spammed clutch claw literally non-stop". What about hit it forelegs forexample and dodge stuff? Shara is one of the most dodgeable/predictable monsters.
I genuinely feel bad for everyone you have joined thru sos flare.

And no, Savage isn't broken and has weaknesses

[AfLIcTeD]

I was doing an expedition using wide range and palico rally, with a poison sns. Managed to kill him with that. I just clutch clawed him to wound and poison while my palico and tailraider did most of the damage. I buffed and healed them when needed. Took a while though.

[Vask]

Im a fairly defensive Lance user, Ive ran into tons of problems with Savjho but has grown to be less of a pain for me these days. I actually hate rajang more than jho believe it or not XD

Usually when i approach jho i usually carry flash bombs in my inventory He has an annoying unblockable move where he picks me up and slams me on the floor then does a follow up smash attack that usually kills me, so the flashes are there strictly to get me out of that situation.

I also make sure i'm geared appropriately for him, Stamina thief Secret helps alot(his gear set bonus) since he gets tired super easily already and i use the unblinking gatekeeper unlocked for the dragon damage since hes weak to that element with all the guard + handicraft and full speed sharpening + Protective polish anything after that id focus on vitality and divine blessing if i can make it fit. i usually carry armor seeds and nulberries to avoid having defense down and dragonblight for too long. as for mantles i carry an impact mantle and either a temporal mantle(great for safe clutch) or a healing station. Its not a DPS optimized setup but i approach most monsters like this and killed everything in the game solo without any issues thanks to it

I power guard/counter stance any chance i get and usually try to stay under his chest/head using steps and a forward +Y to close the distance i need to him and get as many faceshots as possible(its his weak point) that tires him out pretty quickly opening him for free hits.

Id be very cautious about how to use the clutch claw since its not that reliable if used normally, i usually use the counter clutch when im looking to get that tender hit or launch to a wall but im even careful with that since i can still take damage while mounted and deviljho can pretty much easily kill me.

Same with kushala actually it seems like any stupid thing he does can knock you out of clutch even if its not actually using the part you're mounted on. just watch how they move and try maybe mounting just before they finish their attack or when they are clearly tired or have their attention elsewhere.

[AfLIcTeD]

I use lance too and if it wasn't for that pin he would be a walk in the park. He likes to use that pin a lot too.

[Vask]

Originally posted by AfLIcTeD:

I use lance too and if it wasn't for that pin he would be a walk in the park. He likes to use that pin a lot too.

yep that was my roadblock too, thats where the flash bombs come into play, you can also use any stun slinger ammo(scatternuts, crystal shards, and "sometimes" dragon pods) too the same way.