MHW Boulders have to hit head to knock down Kulve Taroth?

[CKojiro]

A couple of friends have told me the boulders you can drop on Kulve Taroth in the first area have to hit it in the head to knock it down. I don't think this is the case, can anyone confirm or deny this?

[Shichiya]

So far, the only time where KT doesn't fall down when hit by boulders are
-When he's moving really fast (Around level 5-6 run)
-When he's escaping to the second area

Else he just fall down wherever the boulder hits

[cruste]

as far as i remember
it could hit kulve at any point of the body for a ko as long as it wasn't in an animation like destroying any walls.
i don't know, if capcam changed anything after iceborne.
I have not touched kt again.

[SadZinny]

No you don't need to hit head, but hitting on head also dmg the horn part.

Even the tip of her tail can knock her if Boulder hit it.

You can only knock her if she is not on the state of breaking the blockage and changing area.

[CKojiro]

I knew my friends didn't know what they were talking about.

[Washing Machine]

Nah, anywhere works, but if she's mad and roaring/running away to phase2 area, then the rock drops won't affect her. Also, if she's in the process of bashing her way through a wall, the rock drops won't affect her. To avoid this you gotta time them just before she starts doing that, or you can use bombs to clear the pathways for her.

I thiiiiink where the rocks hit though does cause damage to that body part, making head the best spot to aim the rocks at? Not sure on that.

[Popcorn]

Originally posted by CKojiro:

I knew my friends didn't know what they were talking about.

Aha, thosere funny friends ya got.
Everytime i did a siege, i knock down the boulders when she chooses the left path instead of the right one at the tip of her tail, its always a satisfying knockdown

[J.M.]

No.
The only time when kulve can't be knocked down is when she is trying to destroy the walls and when she runs fast.