Like most entries in the franchise, Monster Hunter Rise boasts an extensive catalog of monsters for hunters to tackle throughout their playthrough. Players can battle one monster in Monster Hunter Rise, the Bazelgeuse, an intimidating and aggressive Flying Wyvern that will crush those unprepared for a tough fight. Before challenging this boss, make sure you've got the right gear and weaponry.
When fighting this beast, it's good to know what it's weak against or where to inflict that good old damage to slaughter the foe quickly. So here's Bazelgeuse's weaknesses, resistances, and drop rates.
All Bazelgeuse Weaknesses
Bazelgeuse Elemental Weakness
The main weakness of Bazelgeuse is thunder, but if you have ice or dragon elements, those will still be relatively effective. But do not use water, as it does very little damage, and fire weapons are ineffective. Here are the locations where you should attack Bazelgeuse for extra elemental damage.
You should focus if using an elemental weapon on its Head, Leg, and Tail areas for the most damage, especially if you're using thunder weapons. If you're using ice or dragon weapons, aim for the wing and abdomen as well.
| Damage Location | Fire | Water | Thunder | Ice | Dragon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| Abdomen | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Back | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
| Wing | 0 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Leg | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
| Tail | 0 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 10 |
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Bazelgeuse Location Weakness
If you are not wielding an elemental weapon, you want to attack places where you deal extra damage. These places on a monster differentiate depending on the weapon type you use—Cutting, Impact, or Shot.
| Damage Location | Cutting Damage | Impact Damage | Shot Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 60 | 65 | 25 |
| Abdomen | 45 | 45 | 25 |
| Back | 30 | 30 | 10 |
| Wing | 25 | 25 | 42 |
| Leg | 30 | 30 | 20 |
| Tail | 60 | 55 | 35 |
- If using a cutting weapon focus on the tail and leave the head for impact damage users.
- If using a blunt weapon focus on the head.
- If using a bow weapon focus on shooting the wings and tail.
Bazelgeuse Resistances and Ailments
Bazelguese is strong against most ailments. The only ailment that has any lasting effect on this titan is Thunderblight, so make sure to get in and deal damage repeatedly with quick thunder weapons if you've got them.
Bazelgeuse Drop Rates - Carves, Capturing & Breaking
Depending on your quest, you can get different rewards to forge armor and weapons, but each has a drop rate percentage, ultimately RNG. It is pure luck what you receive.
- There are multiple ways of gaining items
- You can carving three times once the monster is dead.
- You can capture the monster instead of killing it.
- Or carving the broken appendage of said monster.
- From looting the drops from the monster
- After successfully compleing your quest
Most monsters have breakable/sliceable parts, and Bazelgeuse is no different. You can break the following parts of this monster—Head, Back, Wings, and Tail. If you break these monster parts during a hunt, you will earn extra rewards after completing the quest.
The tables below are the percentage and drop rates of each material from Bazelgeuse, High rank.
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High Rank
| Target Rewards | Capture Rewards |
|---|---|
| Item and Percentage Chance | Item and Percentage Chance |
| Bazelgeuse Carapace 31% Bazelgeuse Talon 23% Bazelgeuse Scale+ 18% Bazelgeuse Fuse 14% Bazelgeuse Wing 12% Bazelgeuse Gem 2% | Bazelgeuse Wing 29% Bazelgeuse Talon 24% Bazelgeuse Carapace 18% Bazelgeuse Scale+ 14% Bazelgeuse Tail 12% Bazelgeuse Gem 3% |
| Carving |
|---|
| Item and Percentage Chance |
| Bazelgeuse Tail 70% (Tail) Bazelgeuse Scale+ 39% (Body) Bazelgeuse Carapace 26% (Body), 27% (Tail) Bazelgeuse Talon 19% (Body) Bazelgeuse Fuse 15% (Body) Bazelgeuse Gem 1% (Body), 3% (Tail) |
| Broken Parts Drops |
|---|
| Item and Percentage Chance |
| Bazelgeuse Fuse 70% (Head), 30% (Back) Bazelgeuse Carapace 69% (Back) Bazelgeuse Wing 65% (Wing) Bazelgeuse Talon 35% (Wing) Bazelgeuse Scale+ 27% (Head 2x) Bazelgeuse Gem 3% (Head), 1% (Back) |
| White Drops |
|---|
| Item and Percentage Chance |
| Large Wyvern Tear 50% Bazelgeuse Scale+ 39% Bazelgeuse Carapace 35% Bazelgeuse Talon 10% Bazelgeuse Gem 1% |
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