Does elderseal even work?

[Hieuro]

It says that it seals the elder dragon abilities but I'm just not seeing it.
Examples: my fights with nergigante and Vaal Hazak feels the same with or without a weapon with elderseal.

Maybe I'm missing something. Can you guys enlighten me?

[Suzaku]

Copied from the MonHun discord:

​​​Elderseal is a special effect that dragon element weapons, dragon ammo and dragon pods have in MHWorld. Elderseal has one of three levels of power, and upon reaching the trigger threshold, will flinch certain elder dragons and partially suppress their aura, helping to keep the powers and dangers that come with high aura under control for a while longer.

_Is Elderseal worth it?_
Overall, no, despite its benefits, elderseal is usually not worth bringing a dragon weapon. Most elder dragons are not weak at all to dragon element, and elder dragon auras can be controlled by simply doing heavy damage to them and flinching them/knocking them over. Thus higher damage weapons are usually preferred for tackling elder dragons. That being said, there are weapons here and there which can balance good damage and elderseal.

[Mr. September]

In short: No. Simply because the very thing it's meant to suppress starts resisting it after, like, 2 or 3 activations. If it didn't work like literally all other ailments, it would have been a good tool. As it is now, there is no point in taking it seriously.

It can disturb the "aura" of monsters like Kushala and Teostra, but by the time Elderseal is relevant, you've either already failed or succeeded.

[KaoBoi]

Elderseal is hard to trigger unless you often shoot dragon pod for it raises the invisible elderseal bar proc. It is good to learn it as your endgame weapon will most likely be a Fatalis w/ elderseal but elderseal is not everything. Think of it as an EXTRA/BONUS ability of your weapon, if your weapon has slinger burst combos like SnS & GS then use it rather than waste the elderseal for it is helpful when it procs.

So don't mind it too much. It is often practiced by hunters who want to optimize their efficiency and utilize every bit of abilities they have, an endgame matter you might say ^_^

[Cocarum]

Originally posted by Hieuro:

It says that it seals the elder dragon abilities but I'm just not seeing it.
Examples: my fights with nergigante and Vaal Hazak feels the same with or without a weapon with elderseal.

Maybe I'm missing something. Can you guys enlighten me?

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