Okay Anjanath really makes my f***** blood boil now

[Rock&StoneTorture]

All I can do to this thing is cutting of his tail, that's it. Planted traps and stuff, and using a water element weapon. No defender weapons and that op armor, but I'm really thinking about using them now. And I really start to understand why people use ranged weapons now. Because this p*** of a monster keeps running away.

And ONCE he goes on the path to leave it seems that YOU CAN NO LONGER GRAPPLE TO IT? LIKE WTF?

I've also did a little research on discussions, thinking of inviting other players to deal with this thing, but someone wrote that don't let others beat your walls. I was like okay, I'm gonna do this by myself. BUT HOLY F**** MAN? HOW MUCH HP DOES THIS F***** THING HAVE?

[Outer Heaven]

Welcome to Monster Hunter, if you are having a problem with Anjanath, the rest will make you want to punch your screen.

[Rock&StoneTorture]

Originally posted by ƒm//:

Welcome to Monster Hunter, if you are having a problem with Anjanath, the rest will make you want to punch your screen.

okay what am I doing wrong here? Using water element weapon, check! Traps, check! What am I doing wrong?

and btw I'm not getting my rations from raw meat. Checked the box and inventory, they are nowhere to be seen.

[Suzaku]

While tail severing is a great addiction of mine, I'd save it until the fight is easier for you. He keeps it out of range too much anyway. Focus on staying inside his legs and attacking those. He can't hit you with any attack that's too strong, and you can trip him up for some free damage.

If you haven't already, bring mega potions. Spending less time healing means more time attacking.

And not sure what weapon you're using, but mainly bows, dual blades, and some charge blades care about elements. Everything else aims for whatever simply hits the hardest. Find the best combination of damage, affinity, sharpness, and (later on) decoration slots.

[Backstabba]

Anjanath is a gate keeper. If you can beat it then you can do the rest of the missions. Its there to make sure you upgraded both your weapons and armor enough.

Any monster you fight in a transition tunnels between main areas will make them run away in 30-60 seconds. So there are times where you just have to wait for the monster to reach a proper area to start a fight.

[Outer Heaven]

You are probably under prepared, and early on hunts can take around 30-20 mins depending on how good you are, your build or your weapon. If you are having a problem the answer is always grind more for better gear and be more prepared. Remember, you can never be overly prepared for a hunt.

[Rock&StoneTorture]

Originally posted by Suzaku:

While tail severing is a great addiction of mine, I'd save it until the fight is easier for you. He keeps it out of range too much anyway. Focus on staying inside his legs and attacking those. He can't hit you with any attack that's too strong, and you can trip him up for some free damage.

If you haven't already, bring mega potions. Spending less time healing means more time attacking.

And not sure what weapon you're using, but mainly bows, dual blades, and some charge blades care about elements. Everything else aims for whatever simply hits the hardest. Find the best combination of damage, affinity, sharpness, and (later on) decoration slots.

I'm using Aqua slasher 1 with 576 damage.

[Suzaku]

So a greatsword, the most anti-elemental weapon in the entire game. Though I admit, my knowledge of what greatswords are great is non-existent. I could never wield such slow weapons.

I have frequently heard, though, that greatsword is a weapon that work particularly well for those that know monster's moves inside and out. Since you're still fresh to the game, it really doesn't sound like an ideal matchup.

[Rock&StoneTorture]

Originally posted by Suzaku:

So a greatsword, the most anti-elemental weapon in the entire game. Though I admit, my knowledge of what greatswords are great is non-existent. I could never wield such slow weapons.

I have frequently heard, though, that greatsword is a weapon that work particularly well for those that know monster's moves inside and out. Since you're still fresh to the game, it really doesn't sound like an ideal matchup.

Done, changed the weapon to bow. I don't really liked to stroke my weapon in the middle of the fight every minute as well.

Though, the thing happened again. Cooked raw meat to get rations, yet they are nowhere to be seen in both the box and inventory. Is this a known unresolved bug or something? Where are my rations? I've cooked them a lot. I've only used quest given rations so far. Am I cooking them for the handler or what?

[Nikorasu]

Not gonna lie, you either dont know how to read the monsters moves or the equips you are using are not upgraded. your equips doesnt need to be fully max out, just upgrade enough so you'll survive better. reading the monsters moves is big help because you'll take less hits and you'll have more openings to attack and you'll have more time to complete the quests. Hunting low rank monster shouldn't take more than 20-25 minutes Also you don't need to use traps unless you want to capture them instead of killing.

[Bobucles]

The outdoor box only holds free items for the mission. The hunter's full inventory can be accessed inside the yellow tent.

Despite being a baby, Anjananth is one of the taller monsters and the squishy parts are tough for most weapons to reach. Ranged weapons work great, but the larger weapons like lance will have better reach.

[Suzaku]

Not sure about the ration thing. Never bothered with that system at all. Waste of time. Eating a meal in town/at camp and using the free rations gives you all the stamina you'll ever need. Or you can cook the meat yourself on your BBQ spit while out of town to make well done steak.

[Backstabba]

Originally posted by Rock&StoneTorture:

Done, changed the weapon to bow. I don't really liked to stroke my weapon in the middle of the fight every minute as well.

Though, the thing happened again. Cooked raw meat to get rations, yet they are nowhere to be seen in both the box and inventory. Is this a known unresolved bug or something? Where are my rations? I've cooked them a lot. I've only used quest given rations so far. Am I cooking them for the handler or what?

Items gotten from the oven goes directly into your chest and needs to be put into your bag. I suggest making a loadout with it so you can quickly refresh your bag.

Btw I suggest cooking blue mushrooms for both rations and nutrients(Increases max hp for the mission until +50 base hp(Stacks with the hp up skill)).

[askoth]

https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/Anjanath

I assume you are on low/high ranks, these are the hitzone values https://monsterhunterworld.wiki.fextralife.com/file/Monster-Hunter-World/hr_anjanath_hzv.png

You can do great physical damage the closer the part is to 80, and for elemental the closer it is to 30.

Legs are not that good but they break and it will fall giving you an opening. They are also safer than head if that’s giving you trouble.

Elemental damage is not that efficient on slow weapons, can you make a another greatsword with more raw damage (there might be a better option but maybe not)?

What is killing you? Is it fire damage? Is it physical damage? Is you being committed to a long attack? Try to see what re the mistakes you are making and plan your moves. Greatsword is rewards good position more than any weapon.

If you don’t know the monster, don’t go for the strongest greatsword attacks. They take too long and you won’t be able to aim properly if you don’t know how the monster moves. You probably don’t have focus yet so the charge time takes longer also.

If you can crack this out, the rest of the game will become much easier. Give it time, greatsword requires patience but is a lot of fun.

[Abacus]

play MP if you just want to move on.

If you can't beat it solo, it's fine. I played a lot of my first matches in MP, including the story stuff.

You do want to get more skilled though and learn the monsters, Which you can do in MP. You do need to be effective in MP though, too.

gotta understand, in master. These monsters become insane sometimes. Many don't scale too high an become irrelevant, but the one's that do can be pretty tough and give no chance to recover.


(Rise is pretty much the only MH game where every monster is relevant the whole game. As it has a scaling system in place.)

[BFCG]

Hey, don't just switch to the bow just because you have trouble here and there ! While it's true that some weapons are easier to use than others, every weapons have their strenghts and weaknesses. It's important that you use a weapon because you WANT to, not because you HAVE to.

If you didn't already, I suggest you go to the training ground and try every weapons, see what they can do, or watch some guides online. Pretty much every weapons have "hidden" moves or attacks that have unique properties. Knowing all your moves and how to properly use them will definitely turn the battle around !

If you still don't know what to pick or don't have a favorite however, i suggest using the lance or the gunlance against the anjanath, their mostly defensive moveset and good range will alow you to hold your ground against most of it's attacks and punishing him rather easily. If it's not your style, you can't go wrong with sword and shield or ranged weapons.

And if you need the help of other hunters to do it, don't be afraid to call for help, the sos flare is here for a reason. As others said however, the anjanath is the first wall of the game, and it will only get harder from there, so don't take to much advantage of their help, observe the monster and try to solo it afterward.