Fighting Nergigante the first time

[CurryGpuff]

Hello everyone,
Try to get some good advice how to fight this monster. I am newbie to thos franchise, try to learn the mechanics suitable armor, charm weapons to beat this monster.currently using insect glaive as primary weapons and zorah alpha armors. Been farming a lot of mats just do not know what is suitable set up to fight this monsters. Try once faint 6 times in 2 attempt. Try to get some good advice suitable armors to fight this beast. Thanks in advance.

[CiD EviL]

1 circle left around him
2 Flash pods
3 he has a long range slam attack watch out for that

[Shinzawa]

Originally posted by CiD EviL:

1 circle left around him
2 Flash pods
3 he has a long range slam attack watch out for that

4. learn how to superman dive. (he will roar while standing on its hind legs. this is his dive bomb which will most probably OHKO you. superman dive is the best counter you can do if you don't have shield on.)

[luisldc]

He careful when he have long spikes, some attacks, will have projectiles and when he roar with black splikes he is doing is dive bomb, the best way of avoid it is superman jump.
and if you break is spikes he will be knoked down for a few moments.
And when he have black spike weapons will bounce in that area, so try to break they, but is not mandatory for defeat him.
And play defencibly, at least, until you learn his movements.

[Jethro]

You could upgrade your armor
Superman dive his dive attack (after he jumps in the air with black spikes)
Bring potions and herbs/honey to craft more
Might/armor seeds for some extra stats

[tehRein]

Originally posted by CiD EviL:

2 Flash pods

Never ever flash nerg when you fighting him first time
It'll make your hunt even harder
try to bait him for predictable attacks and go for hind legs
He's basically like Vordt(c)

[McMurphy]

Learn to superman dive!
dont flash him, better use crystalburst for stoping him if he want to go in his nest.

[trash]

work on your positioning, nerg doesn't pose much of a threat as long as you stand in the right spots between his attacks

superman dive to avoid the divebomb

health boost 3 if you feel like you need more surviviability
health boost stacks with max potions/food buffs for 200hp, making it much easier to avoid carting off big hits
ingot vambraces come with +2

legia helm or lumu coil alpha is easy divine blessing 2 if you feel it would help

some good early-ish offensive gear are rath helm beta, dober chest+greaves beta for attack up, rath chest beta for weakness exploit

[Washing Machine]

When he's in his last phase (skull icon), he starts doing a followup attack after the tail whip if you try to punish the tail whip. That's what kept killing me at first.

[Vanessa]

Have you heard of our Lord and Saviour, the Superman Dive?

[Stationary Traveller]

Wait until he grows white spikes, then focus them to break them and knock him down.
If all of his spikes go black he's gonna do his divebomb; after the double roar sheathe your weapon and superman dive.

[CurryGpuff]

Ohh thanks a lot guys will try the supreman dive. Been enjoying this game so far. Love that have to a lot of grinding. Would not mind, but i mind after a lot of grinding for armors, when move on to next rank monsters, still fainted by one hit of higher rank monster xD. Anyway thanks all for the advice i read through all of it.
I guess we cannot capture this elder dragon right..less fight when skull symbol on map start showing, shock traps and tranq bombs

[CurryGpuff]

Originally posted by slop:

work on your positioning, nerg doesn't pose much of a threat as long as you stand in the right spots between his attacks

superman dive to avoid the divebomb

health boost 3 if you feel like you need more surviviability
health boost stacks with max potions/food buffs for 200hp, making it much easier to avoid carting off big hits
ingot vambraces come with +2

legia helm or lumu coil alpha is easy divine blessing 2 if you feel it would help

some good early-ish offensive gear are rath helm beta, dober chest+greaves beta for attack up, rath chest beta for weakness exploit

Will look up to this gears, thanks. Kinda overwhelming , too much stuff to do , too much mats, but do not do what to do with it

[Jethro]

No you can't capture elder dragons. Bring some bombs, plant them after the elder dragon goes to sleep and wake them up with that sweet extra dmg.

Side note: The first source of damage a monster takes when asleep does (i think) 3 times the damage. So make youre something really big hits the monster (bomb, GS truestrike, etc.)

[Vanessa]

Originally posted by Jejaka_Melayu:

Ohh thanks a lot guys will try the supreman dive. Been enjoying this game so far. Love that have to a lot of grinding. Would not mind, but i mind after a lot of grinding for armors, when move on to next rank monsters, still fainted by one hit of higher rank monster xD. Anyway thanks all for the advice i read through all of it.
I guess we cannot capture this elder dragon right..less fight when skull symbol on map start showing, shock traps and tranq bombs

The game deliberately makes sure you're just a liiittle underlevelled for all of the content, but it's good practice for later, trust me - fighting super endgame stuff you're not going to be wanting to tank hits if you can help it.

And no, you can't, they are completely immune to traps and tranquilizers. It says Slay, so you slay.

[Ficelle]

Favor defensive skills over offensive any time if you have trouble

200 PV helps a lot (food + vitality 3), everywhere for any monster
Upgraded to the max armor
Palico with vigorwasp, get a grimalkyne too if you need more help
Stun resist.,fast eater, quick steath..if you get hit a lot to help get back online fast
High evade (extender / window) or high block (guard 5 + guard up) depending on weapon to be as mobile or as tanky as possible
Abuse ability to leave fight as you want to restock, heal in safety etc...(farcaster or simply running away)
I think at this stage you have health booster and vitality mantle, use them

Learn his paterns, he is intimidating first time, but not hard once you know him