☀ Alatreon Dodging Guide ☀

A guide on how to not die in Alatreon quest ヾ(´◕‿◕ )

⁣ǫᴜɪᴄᴋ ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ

                           
    Alatreon is an Elder dragon titled 'The Black Dragon' that can be hunted through "The Evening Star" and "Dawn of the Death Star" event quest which is available until 30th December. Many people seem to be struggling with him and hence, I made this guide on how to dodge or iFrame all of his attacks.

⁣ᴘʀᴇᴘᴀʀᴀᴛɪᴏɴ

                           
    The special assignment for Alatreon can be unlocked once you have finished the Recon Assignment (Safi'Jiiva quest) at the ending of Monster Hunter Iceborne. After you completed the Special Assignment, the quest will be available as an Event quest.
    The event quest for Alatreon is "The Evening Star" and "Dawn of the Death Star". The quest will be alternating every day and it differs from each hunter.

∎ ᴡʜᴀᴛ's ᴛʜᴇ ᴅɪғғᴇʀᴇɴᴄᴇ?

► The Evening Star              : Alatreon starts in 'Fire active' mode. Bring your water or ice                                                elemental weapon! Preferably ice weapons due to higher                                                effectiveness.
► Dawn of the Death Star  : Alatreon starts in 'Ice active' mode. Bring your fire elemental                                                weapon!

NOTE! The special assignment "Blazing Black Twilight" is the same with the event quest "The Evening Star". Alatreon starts in his 'Fire active' mode on both of these quests.

∎ ᴄᴀɴ ɪ ʙʀɪɴɢ ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ, ᴛʜᴜɴᴅᴇʀ, ᴏʀ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴ?

    Depends, if you feel comfortable enough to suppress his elements, you can clear the quest using either Water, Thunder, or Dragon weapons. However, if you are having trouble in suppressing his elements, bring fire or ice weapons instead as they are more effective than these three elements. Read through the 'Fight Mechanics' section for Alatreon's weaknesses.

WARNING! if you are using fire elemental weapon while Alatreon is in his 'Fire active' mode (Same goes for ice weapon on 'Ice active' mode), your weapon will deal zero elemental damage; hindering you from extinguishing his power.

Please DO NOT bring any weapons that wields any ailments i.e. Poison, Sleep, Paralysis, Blast, and Stun. (￣Д￣ ;）

∎ ᴜsᴇғᴜʟʟ sᴋɪʟʟs

- Health Boost
- Blight Resistant
    Yes...only these two or if you are comfortable enough, Blight Resistance alone as a defensive skill is all what you need. if you are really comfortable go for full DPS build but I don't encourage you to do this if you are playing online (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞.

∎ ɪᴛᴇᴍs ᴛᴏ ʙʀɪɴɢ

    You must already know what to bring to the quest at this point (￣∇￣=). Here 1 tip: Jerky

∎ ᴛɪᴘs ᴏɴ ғᴀʀᴍɪɴɢ ᴀʟᴀᴛʀᴇᴏɴ's ᴍᴀᴛᴇʀɪᴀʟs

    You don't have to slay Alatreon to farm his materials! You can wall bang him, equip the Plunderblade, or destroy Alatreon's part and leave through 'Return From Quest' to get his materials.





    Keep in mind you won't be rewarded with any materials if you 'Abandon the Quest'. Here I have listed the materials that you could obtain by returning from the quest,

╲	ᴍᴀɴᴛʟᴇ	ᴘᴀʟʟɪᴜᴍ	ʀɪᴘᴛᴀʟᴏɴ	ᴅɪʀᴇᴛᴀɪʟ	ᴅɪʀᴇᴡɪɴɢ	sᴋʏsᴡᴀʏᴇʀ	ᴀ. ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴsᴘʜɪʀᴇ
sʜɪɴʏ ᴅʀᴏᴘs	✓	✗	✓	✗	✗	✗	✗
ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ʜᴏʀɴs	✗	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✓
ᴅᴇsᴛʀᴏʏ ᴡɪɴɢs	✗	✗	✗	✗	✓	✗	✗
sᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴛᴀɪʟ	✗	✗	✗	ᴄᴀʀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴜᴀʟʟʏ	✗	✗	ᴄᴀʀᴠᴇ ᴍᴀɴᴜᴀʟʟʏ
ᴘʟᴜɴᴅᴇʀʙʟᴀᴅᴇ	✓	✓	✓	✗	✗	✗	✓

REMEMBER! You have to destroy his horn, wings, or tail before returning from the quest to get Skyswayer, Direwing, or Diretail respectively. Maximum Skyswayer you could obtain is one. and destroying his horns twice would not get you an extra Skyswayer upon returning from the quest.

∎ ɢᴇɴᴇʀᴀʟ ɴᴏᴛᴇs ᴀɴᴅ ᴛɪᴘs:

- Some dodging timing is applicable for any monster that shares the same skeleton and moves with Alatreon i.e. Kushala Daora, Teostra, Lunastra.
- Play safe and PATIENT, don't be GREEDY as 1 silly mistake can ruin the entire fight.
- Crystalburst from the camp can be used to stagger and interrupt Alatreon's attacks. Utilize this slinger ammo to save your teammate by stopping his attack.
- You can lose Alatreon's agro and bring Alatreon descent from using Airborne attacks using a Smoke Bomb! This is a great item to hide yourself and giving you a chance to re-apply all of the buffs i.e. Demondrug. yet, this might be more relevant for a solo run.
- Search for three boulders on the edge of the map! You can use those boulders to wall bang Alatreon.
- You can wall bang him at the start of the quest. Dodge his roar or simply use your mantle and immediately grab into his head to re-direct him towards the boulder behind him. This only applies if his first attack is not any of the Lightning attacks, otherwise your hunter will be zapped before launching the re-directing claw attack.


- Don't focus on tenderizing his part! Many hunters focusing on this and ended up running around the arena hindering them from dealing any damage. Read through the 'Fight Mechanics' section for Alatreon's weaknesses.
- Are you getting annoyed because Alatreon keeps moving? That's Monster Hunter, He won't stay and become your punching bag. PREDICT his movements e.g. where is he going to place his forelegs or head after doing a certain attack and his attack range.
- STAY and let Alatreon get close to you if he runs away, stop chasing him 'completely', and ended up bypassing each other.

*ᴛᴡᴏ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴘᴏɪɴᴛs ᴀʀᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʟɪᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ᴀɴʏ ᴍᴏɴsᴛᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴍᴏʀᴇ ʀᴇʟᴇᴠᴀɴᴛ ᴛᴏ sᴏʟᴏ ᴘʟᴀʏ

ғɪɢʜᴛ ᴍᴇᴄʜᴀɴɪᴄs

                           
    He starts either from 'Fire or Ice active' mode and his elements will shift
                                              ғɪʀᴇ/ɪᴄᴇ ➜ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ ➜ ғɪʀᴇ/ɪᴄᴇ ➜ ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ ➜ sᴏ ᴏɴ
    If you are unable to break his horn during 'Dragon active' mode, his element will shift to the opposite elements that he started from.

∎ ᴡᴇᴀᴋɴᴇss

    As his element change, his weakness is going to be changed too! So choose your weapon wisely!

╲	ғɪʀᴇ	ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ	ᴛʜᴜɴᴅᴇʀ	ɪᴄᴇ	ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ	ᴀɪʟᴍᴇɴᴛs
ғɪʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ	✘	★★	★	★★★	★	★
ɪᴄᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ	★★★	★	★★	✘	★	★
ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ	★	★	★	★	★★	★

                               ᴀɪʟᴍᴇɴᴛs are including Poison, Sleep, Paralysis, Blast, and Stun.

CONCLUSION Fire/Ice is the most effective against 'Ice/Fire active' mode while Water and Thunder are intermediate and followed by the Dragon. Dragon has the lowest elemental damage on 'Fire/Ice active' mode yet the best element against 'Dragon active' mode.

► ᴘʜʏsɪᴄᴀʟ ᴀɴᴅ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇ ʜɪᴛᴢᴏɴᴇ ᴠᴀʟᴜᴇ (Higher value = Higher damage output)

╲	sᴇᴠᴇʀ	ʙʟᴜɴᴛ	ʀᴀɴɢᴇᴅ	ғɪʀᴇ	ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ	ᴛʜᴜɴᴅᴇʀ	ɪᴄᴇ	ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ
ғᴏʀᴇʟᴇɢs	60 【 70 】	60 【 70 】	20【40 】	0 ︱22︱10	16 ︱ 5 ︱ 8	5 ︱16︱ 8	22︱ 0 ︱10	2 ︱ 2 ︱14
ʜɪɴᴅʟᴇɢs	40 【 55 】	40 【 55 】	25【43 】	0 ︱18︱8	13︱4︱6	4︱13︱6	18︱ 0 ︱8	1︱1︱11
ᴡɪɴɢs	35 【 51 】	35 【 51 】	25【43 】	0 ︱18︱8	13︱4︱6	4︱13︱6	18︱ 0 ︱8	1︱1︱11
ʜᴇᴀᴅ	85 【 88 】	85 【 88 】	30 【 47 】	0 ︱14︱6	10︱3︱5	3︱10︱5	14︱ 0 ︱6	1︱1︱9
ᴛᴀɪʟ	40 【 55 】	35 【 51 】	40 【 55 】	0 ︱11︱5	8︱2︱4	2︱8︱4	11︱ 0 ︱5	1︱1︱7
ʙᴏᴅʏ	20【40 】	25【43 】	45 【 58 】	0 ︱7︱3	5︱1︱2	1︱5︱2	7︱ 0 ︱3	0︱0︱4

                                                     *【Tenderized 】                          *  ғɪʀᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ︱ɪᴄᴇ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ︱ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ

CONCLUSION Based on the table I provided, for
sᴇᴠᴇʀ ᴀɴᴅ ʙʟᴜɴᴛ    ➞ It's not necessary to tenderize Alatreon's head and forelegs as they are                                   already weak and weakness exploit is already activated by having hitzone                                   more than 45.
ʀᴀɴɢᴇᴅ ᴡᴇᴀᴘᴏɴs ➞ Tenderizing is still necessary to increase the hitzone value for higher                                   damage output.
    Furthermore, Alatreon will receive the most elemental damage on his forelegs which followed by hindlegs, wings, head, tail, and body.

∎ ʜᴇʀᴇ's ᴡʜᴀᴛ ᴛᴏ ᴅᴏ :

▸ᴀᴛ sᴛᴀʀᴛ            ⇒ Deal as much as elemental damage you can do in order to suppress his                                  elements which will reduce the damage output from Escaton Judgment.
▸ᴅʀᴀɢᴏɴ ᴀᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ⇒ Knock him out and break his horn to prevent him from switching to the                                  element that is opposite of the element he started off. (Might be irrelevant                                  for the hunter with Water, Thunder, or Dragon elemental weapon)
▸ʀᴇᴘᴇᴀᴛ ᴜɴᴛɪʟ ʏᴏᴜ sʟᴀʏ ᴀʟᴀᴛʀᴇᴏɴ

    The more KO you achieved to Alatreon, the less damage the Escaton Judgement will do. This capped after you knocked out Alatreon for the third time, hence, toppling him for the forth time will not reward the hunter with more damage reduction.

If you have successfully dealt enough amount of elemental damage, Alatreon will be knocked down and the Handler will give you a love message.
ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ, sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ʟᴏᴠᴇ ʟᴇᴛᴛᴇʀs ғʀᴏᴍ ᴛʜᴇ ʜᴀɴᴅʟᴇʀ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴏᴜᴛ ᴀʟᴀᴛʀᴇᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ, sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ, ᴀɴᴅ ᴛʜɪʀᴅ ᴛɪᴍᴇs ʀᴇsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇʟʏ.
               

∎ ғʟᴀsʜɪɴɢ:

He is immune to flash while he is enraged but not when he is calm. Flashing for the first time while Alatreon is flying will knock him out from the air. However, using the second flash will only flinch him on the air.

ᴍᴏᴠᴇ sᴇᴛs

                           
    The fight is really challenging, however, after you get familiarized with his moves, you will feel immense satisfaction in dodging all of his attacks and turning the fight into a moderate fight.
    I demonstrated every moves without using Evade Window skill. I categorized his moves into
                                 

◆ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ	◆ ᴀɪʀʙᴏʀɴᴇ	◆ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ
◆ ғɪʀᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ	◆ ɪᴄᴇ/ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ	◆ ʟɪɢʜᴛɴɪɴɢ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋ

∎ ᴡʜɪᴄʜ ᴏғ ʜɪs ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs ᴅᴏᴇs ɪɴғʟɪᴄᴛ sᴛᴜɴ?

    All of his attacks do have stun power. Excluding Escaton Judgement, these are the attacks that deal the most damage and have the most stun power

• Sweeping Fire Breath
  
• Initial Fireball from 'Triangular Fire Explosion' and 'Fire Ring Explosion'
  
• Ice Boulder Explosion (Excluding this for the deadly attack)
  
• Sweeping Lightning Attack
  
• Elemental Shift Explosion and Airborne Elemental Discharge

    It's better to watch out of these attacks as they have a higher chance to stun you on the ground!

    I named his moves by myself, please let me know if there's an official name for his attacks or the name doesn't make any sense.

NOTICE I will use a special "DODGE" format to indicate and has an exact meaning of that 'you must press your dodge key at this time'. Another word 'dodge' without using a special format has a meaning of dodge in general. Also, 'Grabbing attack' refers to your weapon finishing blow when clutch clawing a monster.

◆ ʟɪɢʜᴛ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : The 'hitbox' is his soft breath that is visible right when he roars, hence, DODGE when Alatreon's head reached the top and has titled his head little bit, right before his soft breath becomes visible. He will become enraged and roar after the Hunter dealt enough amount of damage or after performing re-directing clutch claw attack for three times.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : Grab on him immediately after a successful dodge yet you might or only able to perform a grabbing attack. I don't recommend clutch claw on him if you get stunned.
ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ : He will raise and place both of his forelegs and head to the initial position. Position yourself on the front-side of his head to counterattack him immediately.

     ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ DASH, DOUBLE DASH, or JUMPING DASH ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Dodge to the side and always keep in mind Alatreon might do the second dash immediately thus, prepare to dodge once again. This is his transition attack, meaning he will perform another attack immediately after this. For jumping dash, the sign is when he suddenly jumped into the air. This move happens very quickly hence, you must keep your eyes open and get ready to dodge once or twice anytime.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : Please don't...

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Dodge away if you have some space with Alatreon. If you are close to his head, dodge in the opposite direction of the upcoming head swipe and dodge in the opposite direction again to dodge the second swipe.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : When he is performing this attack, any of his body parts are safe except his head...of course...
ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ : His body will lean and tilt towards the last direction of his head swipe. Get close to his head to position yourself on the front-side of his head to counterattack him immediately.

  ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ CLAW SWIPE ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Same with the Head Swipe but only dodge once.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : When he is performing this attack any body parts are safe except his forelegs...
ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ : He will move and place both of his arms and head to the initial position (Similar to the Head swipe but the change is not far as the Head swipe). Position yourself on the front-side of his head to counterattack him immediately.

   ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ BODY SLAM ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Dodge to the side or backward (Harder to do as it has little bit longer animation) right before his head or forelegs reaches you or the ground. Rolling towards his body is not recommended as you will get hit due to a larger hitbox.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : During this attack his head and forelegs are dangerous.
ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ : He will raise and place both of his forelegs and head to the initial position or slightly advanced. Position yourself on the front-side of his head to counterattack him immediately.

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Dodge away if you have some distance with Alatreon. If you are close, make sure to not stand right under his 'thick' part of his tail. The iFrame will be harder to be executed due to a larger hitbox. Dodge to the opposite side of the upcoming tail swipes twice to iFrame this attack. This one must be perfectly timed otherwise you will get slapped by the immediate second tail swipe.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : Again, when he is performing this attack, don't grab on his tail or Alatreon will score a home run. His head is a juicy punching bag during this time.

◆ ᴀɪʀʙᴏʀɴᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Dodge to the side or perpendicularly to his attack direction. Keep in mind when Alatreon is in his calm phase, he will tap the ground twice. Furthermore, if Alatreon is enraged he will perform this attack three times.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : You will get thrown away if you grab on him while he is performing this attack. However, you can 'bet' and immediately grab on him after he finished executing this attack. There might be a chance Alatreon will perform a dash after this attack and you will get thrown away.
ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ : He will stay for a second in the same position where he landed his last palm, hence, position yourself to tickle his back foot if your position is not far from him.

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Dodge towards his back or to the opposite side of the upcoming swipes. You might have to dodge twice for both head and tail swipe if you are close to him. Do not underestimate his tail swipe range as he might slap you hardly leaving you in "WTF that is BS, how is that even hits me?!!" impression.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : I don't encourage you to grab on him while and after he performed this attack as he usually combo this attack with another random airborne attack.
ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ : He will stay for a second slightly advanced to the last tail swipe he performed. Immediately perform a counterattack if you are positioned not too far from him. Keep in mind he will proceed into his next attack to combo this move.

    ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ ELEMENTAL VERTICAL BREATH ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣
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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Simply move or dodge to the side or perpendicularly of his breath direction.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : It's safe to grab on him while he is performing this attack yet it's dangerous to grab him after he performed this attack as he will likely combo this attack with another airborne attack.

     ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ ELEMENTAL SWEEPING BREATH ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : This attack is 'kinda' unpredictable due to the nature of his breath direction. He will charge up his element (Fire/Water) in his mouth for a second, so use this as an indicator. Simply walk away and give some distance with Alatreon or if you are close, watch his breath direction and dodge towards his back before it reaches you.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : You can clutch claw on his forelegs, hindlegs, or tail when he is executing this attack. At the end, Alatreon usually does a soft roar gesture giving the Hunter opportunity for extra claw attack.
ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ : Follow his back or get close to him from his back to prepare a counterattack after he performed three sweeps (Two and a half to be exact).

     ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ ELEMENTAL CIRCULAR BREATH ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : His initial rotating direction (Clockwise or Counter-clockwise) indicates his breath direction. Also, his initial face direction or position before he conduct the first rotation (Before he launch the circular breath), will indicates where the breath will be intersecting, meaning the breath will pass twice in that point, in the front of his initial face position. I don't recommend to iFrame this breath as it's hard to predict the 'exact' breath direction plus, even though you successfully iFrame the first breath, you might get hit by the second breath that comes from a different direction. Walk or dodge and stay underneath Alatreon until he finished performing this attack. If you are far from him, it's better to not get close to him, play save.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : There's a small window after he performed this attack, hence, I don't recommend clutch claw on him as he will perform another random airborne attack.

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : This one is tricky due to Hunter's perspective and aggravated by the vague and vaporous water particle (If he performs the Water version). Dodge or walk to between two projectiles and keep in mind you might get hit if you stand too close to where the projectile lands (Splash hitbox).
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : It's safe to grab on his body except his head during this attack. Keep in mind he will likely combo this move with another attack.

      ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ ELEMENTAL POOL BREATH ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : He performs the fire version of this attack while or when he about to descent from the air. The Hunter might survive the full burst from the heat and the heat will still deal some damage even though the Hunter is airborne (No difference in damage intake). Furthermore, he will perform the ice version either while on the ground or airborne and this will not deal any damage if the hunter is airborne. Walk away from the AoE or FLY! if you are IG user (Safe for ice version only).
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : If he is performing the fire version, grab on him if you want a soft and tender Alatreon part badly, you are betting on this and might leaving you with < ±10% health or leaving you like a Well-done steak. If he is performing the ice version, wait until he thrust his head downwards completely and grab on his head before the ice on the floor dealing some damage to your Hunter.

  ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ QUICK DASH or LANDING ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣
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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Walk or dodge to the side and never parade in his or 'into' Alatreon's dash direction or he will lick your back in no time. Keep in mind this attack is a transition attack, he will perform an immediate attack after this. If he runs away from you using this attack, depending on his next attack, wait for a second and Alatreon will come back to you. If he performing a 'Sweeping lightning attack' or any attacks that leaving him in a vulnerable state, chase him.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : Grab on him for a thrilling jet coaster experience and if you want your skin to fall apart.

◆ ғɪʀᴇ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs

  ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ STATIONARY FIRE BREATH ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣
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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : He usually performs this attack as a combo or finishing attack to melt and delete the Hunter off. Simply dodge to the side quickly.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : It's your chance! Grab him and seduce him while he is performing this attack!

   ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ SWEEPING FIRE BREATH ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : The further the breath is, the larger flame effect become but the hitbox is smaller than what you think. DODGE through before the flame reaches the Hunter. This technique applies for any monster that has sweeping breath attack.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : He is vulnerable at this state, do whatever you want but don't do something lewd.

        ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ TRIANGULAR FIRE EXPLOSION ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : The explosion will likely pass and act as a barrier to the direction where the Hunter is walking. Walk or dodge towards the inner part of the triangle explosion to avoid this. You can also DODGE before the ground explodes (Read further for more information). Also, IG user can jump over this explosion.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : Nope. You will get thrown away because he jumps back.

        ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ FIRE RING EXPLOSION ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : You will able to see three segments of the explosion with each divided by the black stripes. Wait until the inner circle explodes and immediately dodge to the segment where the cracks previously exploded. IG can FLY! to avoid this blast. Don't be greedy, the cracks might explode faster than what you think. It's better to not spam dodge towards the most inner circle if you are at or further than the third outermost circle.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : Even though it's a perfect time to grab on him, if you aiming for the head I do not recommend clutch claw into him as you already spent your time avoiding the explosion and he will likely perform another attack after this.
ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ : He will raise his head and forelegs to charge up his fire and place them on his initial position which followed by a roar gesture. Prepare your counterattack with an attack that has the fastest attack animation.

◆ ɪᴄᴇ/ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs

           ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ STATIONARY ICE BREATH ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣
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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Walk or dodge to the side. It has a long range and you can out-heal the damage intake by splashing any healing items into your face while standing in the middle of the ice floor...Forget about this...You will die freezing.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : Similarly with Stationary fire breath, it's your golden opportunity to scratch his face!

      ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ ELEMENTAL SHOTGUN ATTACK ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣


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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : For horizontal attack, dodge to between two projectiles like how I informed you in the Elemental rapid-fire attack section. For vertical attack, he will execute this attack with almost no initial sign. Simply dodge to the side and perpendicular to the projectile direction. This type of attack has many variations

ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴛʏᴘᴇ	ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛɪᴏɴ	ᴛʏᴘᴇ
ɪᴄᴇ	ʜᴏʀɪᴢᴏɴᴛᴀʟ & ᴠᴇʀᴛɪᴄᴀʟ	ɢʀᴏᴜɴᴅ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀɪʀʙᴏʀɴᴇ
ᴡᴀᴛᴇʀ	ʜᴏʀɪᴢᴏɴᴛᴀʟ & ᴠᴇʀᴛɪᴄᴀʟ	ᴀɪʀʙᴏʀɴᴇ

ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : It's safe to grab on his body except his head (Currently confirming this) during this attack. Keep in mind he will likely to combo this move with another attack.

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : These ice start spawning after Alatreon launch his ice breath to the ceilling and he will stay airborne for a while after performing this breath. Search for a red small electric lines, these lines can be too faint and hard to see, thus alternatively, simply watch above your head for a second to check where the ice will be spawning but don't stare at the ceiling until you get hypnotized.

ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : Another golden opportunity yet it's hard to grab on his head as he shakes his head very intensely (Not for those who obsessed with his body). To grab on his head, my tip is to immediately launch your clutch claw while he is on the ground and stop attempting after two clutch claw failures. This is because you won't have time to perform a grabbing attack as he usually executes his next attack immediately. However, it's a different story if he is not enraged.

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Two words...Get close Stay away! These ice are harmless at first, and they will start turning into red and explodes after struck by Alatreon's lightning. Keep in mind, this ice boulder does not act as a protection, Alatreon's attacks and projectiles will go through this ice!
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : ... What..you want to carve and make an ice sculpture?

◆ ʟɪɢʜᴛɴɪɴɢ ᴀᴛᴛᴀᴄᴋs

   ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣ MULTIPLE LIGHTNING LINES ATTACK ▣▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▣


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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Dodge away from the lightning lines before they struck. You can dodge through the lightning by DODGE before the lightning dropped. I can't write the exact second before the lightning lands for this one, thus, you must learn yourself on the timing. When he is enraged he will cast the lightning lines three times instead of two lines during the calm phase. It's way better to dodge away instead of dodge through or into the lightning and do not imitate the Hunter on the third GIF, he's drunk and acting like a doofus (This iFrame also applies for the Triangular fire explosion).
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : It has a risk to grab on his head after he cast the lightning as he will proceed to the next attack. Do not grab on his head during this attack and alternatively grab on his forelegs, hindlegs, or tail for soft and tender body parts.
ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ : When he is casting, he will constantly move his head and eventually will place his head back to the initial position before he cast the lightning. Prepare, position, and dodge on the front-side of his head and launch an immediate counterattack after you dodged all of the lightning.

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : If you notice, the lightning won't strike at the same point twice. Simply move or stay away from the point where the lightning will drop which indicated by the bright round light. You can dodge through the lightning as demonstrated by the drunk Hunter in the previous attack, this will become handy when you also performing a counterattack.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : He will combo this attack with another move, hence, I don't recommend to clutch claw him while he is enraged. If he is not enraged, you can clutch claw into him, IF there's lightning struck under his head at first, and AFTER his horns stops charging. However, you must still perform a re-direct claw attack to stop him before he proceed to his next attack. Do not grab him while his horns are electrified, your mantle will instantly go POOF! and your Hunter will go OOF!
ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ : Pay attention to the direction of the electric particles that appeared when he is casting this attack. The particles will go either inwards or outwards and the lightning will shift correspond to its particles direction. For example, if the particles moving inwards then the lightning will drop in the pink imaginary circle (Shown on the left) and move towards the smaller dark circle and vice versa.
Furthermore, he will raise and place his forelegs and head to its initial position. Position yourself in the front-side of his head to launch a counterattack. You can also attack him while he is casting the lightning but just be mindful of the incoming lightning.


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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : This is where your patience is tested. Wait until the front lightning drops and simply move towards Alatreon. You can iFrame through this lightning too but Do not be greedy! Play safe! If you got struck you lose your chance to spank his face!
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : Do not give his head a pleasure when he casting this attack, otherwise you will experience massive dissatisfaction. Simply wait until his horns stopped charging before grabbing into his head. This does not apply to those aiming for his juicy body.

◆ ᴇʟᴇᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟ ᴅɪsᴄʜᴀʀɢᴇ

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : This ground discharge has two types yet they share the same technique. DODGE after he placed both of his forelegs and before he thrust his head fully (Advanced or to the top). If you can iFrame through any monster's roar, this one should be done easily as they 'kinda' share the same timing (Before their mouth is open).
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : It's not safe as he will combo this with another attack. However, if you executed a successful dodge you might able to clutch claw him and launch an immediate grabbing attack, just hope that he won't dash after you grabbed on him.
ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ : Again, he will raise and place his upper body into its initial position. Position your self in front-side of his head to execute a counterattack.

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : DODGE after his body and head fully positioned upward and after he expanded both of his wings.
ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : He will perform a roar gesture after the explosion. If you executed a successful dodge you might able to clutch claw him and launch an immediate grabbing attack. Keep in mind he will continue to his next attack immediately.

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ᴛᴇᴄʜɴɪǫᴜᴇ : Sadly the only way to reduce the damage and survive this attack is by dealing enough amount of elemental damage and suppressing his elements.
Now, if you have successfully suppressed his element, use Astera Jerky to heal yourself. Do not use the Jerky immediately otherwise your Hunter will faint before getting a chance for the second Jerky. The timing is to wait right until the giant lightning dropped and when your health is about half or less of the total bar.


  ᴛʜɪs ɢɪғ ᴅᴇᴍᴏɴsᴛʀᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴛʜᴇ ᴅᴀᴍᴀɢᴇ ɪɴᴛᴀᴋᴇ ᴀғᴛᴇʀ   ᴋɴᴏᴄᴋɪɴɢ ᴀʟᴀᴛʀᴇᴏɴ ғᴏʀ ᴏɴᴇ ᴛɪᴍᴇ ᴀɴᴅ ᴡɪᴛʜ 𝟷𝟶𝟶                                    ʜᴇᴀʟᴛʜ.
Furthermore, you might only required 1 Jerky if you have successfully knocked out Alatreon for more than 1 time yet it's required to have level 3 health boost and eat the Jerky at ≤¼ of the total health bar.
NOTE If you knocked out Alatreon for more than 1 time or has health more than 100, the timing is not as 'tight' as what the Hunter demonstrated above. Also, Mega Potion or Health Booster can be used if the Hunter KO Alatreon more than 1 time, however, these items do not give the Hunter an instant recovery which hindering them from delivering a counterattack.

ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : It's your chance to soften his body after he exploded and reached the ground.
ᴘʀᴇᴅɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ : He will descent to the position where he was charging up the blast. Position and get ready to execute a counterattack.

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    Remember to bring a suitable weapon, eat your meal, and check your item pouch before the battle. Also remember to not be greedy and better to play safe as a flawless run with a silly mistake at the end can ruin the entire fight.
    This guide is still not yet completed and will be updated regularly whenever I receive new information or if there is some correction.
    I apologize if there is any misinformation and I would be appreciated if you could comment regarding any misleading information.
    I hope this guide can be useful for you and the community. Please rate and share this guide to raise awareness and educate the Monster Hunter community.

Check out my guide on Kulve Taroth and Safi'jiiva too if you having trouble dealing with them.

                                                                ☛ ʟɪɴᴋ ᴛᴏ ᴍʏ ɢᴜɪᴅᴇs ☚
                           

[Pikapops]

great guide, verr helpful
1 lil critique is that dragon is good in all phases as it has a 1 or 2 star in every phase while the other elements you mentioned being not so good are accurate
well done tho

[Panpandito]

Amazing guide, bro !

[J@cK!E]

This guide helps me GREATLY. Now my top time is 12:26 with Silver Rathalos Long Sword. Thanks a million buddy..!!

[Lalienfou]

Thanks for this guide, but everything is false : Alatreon is cheated and invincible

[东南亚 = 可悲垃圾]

u could also include what weapons r typically more effective vs alatreon, eg. bow and db for high elemental damage, or which part has the best hitzone for elemental/raw dps eg. legs for elemental damage and head for raw damage

[WAVΞ]

Grats on that

[chadris]

Finally successfully solo'd alatreon, thank God this guide exists lmao, didnt know abt the smoke bombs without smoke bombs it would've taken me forever

[WAVΞ]

Sangkyu

[Silv]

"ᴄʟᴜᴛᴄʜ ᴄʟᴀᴡ : Please don't..."

lmao best guide

[Kaeru]

Very VERY helpful.