Breaking parts effects

[shde2e]

What are the effects of breaking a monsters parts on their moveset?

For example, severing the Rathians tail removes their poison attack, breaking their wings makes it harder for them to fly. What kind of common effects like that are there? When does breaking parts just give you loot, and when does it help you in the fight?

[mewlynx]

Less reach on most tail severs (there are a few exceptions), breaking Blos horns will make charges do less damage, breaking Radobaan's skeletal armor will expose its flesh, breaking Uragaan's chin/Lavasioth's head prevents bouncing and increases hitzone, breaking (Ancient)Leshen's horns will weaken its control over Jagras, breaking (Ancient)Leshen's body will weaken its control over crows, breaking Viper Kadachi's tail reduces its poison capabilities (it doesn't totally remove it though), breaking either of the metal Raths' heads/(Fulgur)Anja's legs/Safi Jiva's horns will notably increase the hitzone, breaking Tzitzi Ya Ku's head completely will render it completely unable to use its flash, breaking (Frozen)Barioth's wings will make him slip around during attacks and provide much needed breathing room, breaking (Blackveil)Vaal Hazak's head will open it up to flashpods and will make him take dragon damage to the head, breaking Alatreon's horn will prevent it from shifting from ice to fire active and vice versa once per break, breaking Fatalis's head will reduce the power of its flame.

I probably missed a few.

[Kawalorn]

The only common effect is that all monster take more wall-bang damage when more parts are broken. Up from 2% of HP to 3%.

Everything else is case by case. A lot of the time the broken part starts taking more damage, but I think it's less common than not.

[River Victor]

Cutting Rathalos' tail does nothing aside from shortening the monster's tail range. Cutting Rathian's tail, on the other hand, removes her venom. Rathalos' venom is in his claws.

Cutting off Coral Pukei's tail will remove its tail water jet move set.

Breaking Toaster's horns will negate its fire barrier.

Breaking both Fatalis's wings will stop it from flying aside from scripted events.

Breaking Ruiner Nerg's metallic spikes will let them take more damage. (Not just the white spikes. There are metallic ones mixed among white ones. You need to deal enough to break the metallic too.) Metallic spikes don't grow back.

Breaking Shrieking Legiana's belly spikes negates its ability to use ice waves and weaken ice attacks. Breaking Shrieking Legiana's head will reduce the volume/level of its scream so you need less level of earplugs.

Breaking Kulu Yaku's hands will make it drop the rock.

Breaking Barroth's mud coat will make it take more fire damage. You can either deal damage to destroy the mud coat OR you can use watermoss pods. Barroth takes more water damage when covered in mud.

Same thing applies to Jura.

Enough damage to Rajang's tail will revert its transformation. The gold tuft can also be cut off but it has no particular benefit except for bonus rewards.

[Nikana]

Breaking Radobaan's armor (Left or right side I think) will cause it to lose balance while rolling. Hit it again to make it fall.

Breaking Barioth's arm will make it slide after dive at you.

Breaking Tzitzi-ya-ku's head twice?( haven't fight it that much so I'm not sure) to completely destroy its only defense ability (Flash)

[Popcorn]

Originally posted by Nikana:

Breaking Radobaan's armor (Left or right side I think) will cause it to lose balance while rolling. Hit it again to make it fall.

Breaking Barioth's arm will make it slide after dive at you.

Breaking Tzitzi-ya-ku's head twice?( haven't fight it that much so I'm not sure) to completely destroy its only defense ability (Flash)

False for radobaan, breaking his parts will only cause him to flinch and stop rolling completely.
The only way to make him fall is hitting him with either your weapon or pod 2x while he's rolling

[Popcorn]

Iirc, breaking ruiner metal spikes= no more bleeding, same applies to odo for claws.

Breaking legiana parts causes it to lose its ice abilities.

Breaking brute tigrex's head lessens the range of roars.

Breaking barioths head causes it to not be able to cast ice blasts

[Nikana]

Originally posted by Popcorn:

Originally posted by Nikana:

Breaking Radobaan's armor (Left or right side I think) will cause it to lose balance while rolling. Hit it again to make it fall.

False for radobaan, breaking his parts will only cause him to flinch and stop rolling completely.
The only way to make him fall is hitting him with either your weapon or pod 2x while he's rolling

is that not because breaking the part? every time I broke some of it and then it start rolling it'll roll really slow, Then I tried to hit it with my weapon or pods to knock it down.

[Kawalorn]

Originally posted by Nikana:

Originally posted by Popcorn:

False for radobaan, breaking his parts will only cause him to flinch and stop rolling completely.
The only way to make him fall is hitting him with either your weapon or pod 2x while he's rolling

is that not because breaking the part? every time I broke some of it and then it start rolling it'll roll really slow, Then I tried to hit it with my weapon or pods to knock it down.

Yeah, I'm pretty sure he starts struggling and rolling slower if you break enough bones. You can then make it fall over with a sling shot. He rolls properly again after restoring the coating.

[Popcorn]

Originally posted by Nikana:

Originally posted by Popcorn:

False for radobaan, breaking his parts will only cause him to flinch and stop rolling completely.
The only way to make him fall is hitting him with either your weapon or pod 2x while he's rolling

is that not because breaking the part? every time I broke some of it and then it start rolling it'll roll really slow, Then I tried to hit it with my weapon or pods to knock it down.

I've shot pods at him while he's rolling, don't remember if the parts need to be broken first.
I mustve read it as "breaks parts while rolling" rather than "breaks parts before his rolling, he topples easier"

[Dagný]

You go to the ballista, break fatalis wings and he stops flying

to this day i'm surprised people never do this

[lexilogo]

This is more of a rumor, I haven't confirmed this, but I have HEARD breaking Great Girros' fangs causes issues with it commanding and summoning its pack, because Great Girros are apparently designated pack leaders by their fang size.

Also, breaking Brachydios' limbs/head impedes its max slime capacity in those broken parts.

[Emerald Lance]

Originally posted by Popcorn:

Originally posted by Nikana:

is that not because breaking the part? every time I broke some of it and then it start rolling it'll roll really slow, Then I tried to hit it with my weapon or pods to knock it down.

I've shot pods at him while he's rolling, don't remember if the parts need to be broken first.
I mustve read it as "breaks parts while rolling" rather than "breaks parts before his rolling, he topples easier"

Slight necro, but both are true. When he starts rolling, you can hit him once to stagger his roll, and again to topple him (either hit can be done with weapons or slinger, it doesn't matter which, both have the same effect on rolling). However, when he tries to roll while having certain parts broken, it does indeed seem to force him into a staggered roll (except for when he's running away) and so only takes a single strike to knock him down.

I say that both are true, but I haven't thoroughly tested or fact checked. This is simply the pattern I've noticed when fighting Baan. Somebody more knowledgeable might come in and correct me.