Best longsword set for alatreon?

[ν]

I've tried finding build guides but I'm not sure whats up to date or what order content was added... and is there a difference between fire/ice or other elements?

For the sword I've seen these suggested:

• Frostfang Barioth
  
• Kjarr Fire
  
• Legiana
  
• Fatalis (dont have this)
  
• Velkhana
  
• Safi (not sure which)

For armor:

• Silver Rathalos
  
• Safi
  
• Fatalis (dont have this)
  
• Velkhana

I'm thinking either full safi armor or 3 safi and 2 velkhana for crit element. For swords I have no idea but have been trying to get kjarr so I can at least see its stats when upgraded...

Update:

I used full safi, kjarr stream, max ice charm, and whatever decos (bring 1 wide-range if you do co-op). I didn't have the event quest where it starts ice but I started a fire charm so it's easy to switch. Did it a few times and made the dark claw for fatty next.

[Exiled Spirit]

if you got time i can answer this

[Foxassassin]

If you want crit element you can go for one of the Kjaar weapons from Kulve. But that's RNG hell.

And unless you want to kill them on the first 'attempt', Alatreon armor is nice for fighting Alatreon. Break parts and use plunderblade. Don't worry about killing it. Gather materials and when you're confident in what armor you have, then make an actually attempt to kill.

[ZealousAbsurd]

The kjarr weapons are best because they have critical element but rng is hell and farming them is terrible so, just go with whatever has the appropriate ice/fire element and skill too of course and you should be good to go. Partbreaker might be helpful as well but..

Your skill is going to determine things in the end. And if you have 1-3 teammates and they are not good/are not running the right elemental, you'll have to play like a speedrunning god to makeup for them.

[overmage]

Kjarr Ice is best because Alatreon special assignment always starts in fire. You can just run standard raging brachy - teostra with it, that's enough.

Fatalis unlocks after Alatreon so it makes sense that you wouldn't have it yet

[ν]

Originally posted by overmage:

Kjarr Ice is best because Alatreon special assignment always starts in fire.

too late, it took at least 100 tries but I finally got the fire sword, I probably already had ice from the beginning... I need to get more guiding land parts to finish it though.

Originally posted by ZealousAbsurd:

And if you have 1-3 teammates and they are not good/are not running the right elemental, you'll have to play like a speedrunning god to makeup for them.

Does everyone need to run the same element?

[overmage]

Originally posted by ZealousAbsurd:

And if you have 1-3 teammates and they are not good/are not running the right elemental, you'll have to play like a speedrunning god to makeup for them.

Does everyone need to run the same element?

It's best if everyone runs the same element (ice for fire mode fire for ice mode)

[ZealousAbsurd]

Originally posted by Sonata:

Originally posted by overmage:

Kjarr Ice is best because Alatreon special assignment always starts in fire.

too late, it took at least 100 tries but I finally got the fire sword, I probably already had ice from the beginning... I need to get more guiding land parts to finish it though.

Originally posted by ZealousAbsurd:

And if you have 1-3 teammates and they are not good/are not running the right elemental, you'll have to play like a speedrunning god to makeup for them.

Does everyone need to run the same element?

To answer your question tldr; each player in a hunt (except the 4th) scales the game up. If you have a 2nd or 3rd player that is not pulling their own weight that they've added to the hunt, the other players are going to have to make up for it. So basically, yes.

I recommend just watching a video or looking up how it works but basically Alatreon starts in either fire active or ice active mode at the start of the fight. Whatever it starts on, you need to have the opposite elemental.

If it starts ice active, you use fire.
If it starts fire active, you use ice.

The hunt name/mission name varies, "blazing black twilight", "the evening star", "Dawn of the death star". That lets you know what element it starts on.

You need to do enough ELEMENTAL damage to alatreon (and the opposite of whatever alatreon starts with is obviously going to do more elemental damage), or the nova will kill you. You also need to break the head before it switches elements into the opposite of what it started with. Honestly typing this out is a chore so.

Just look it up.