The Artful Dodger - Master Rank Lunastra Guide and Tutorial

[@Taxman_HH]

Move Timestamps ROARS 00:53 - Normal Roar 01:22 - Aura Roar PHYSICAL ATTACKS 01:48 - Claw Swipes 02:24 - Tail Swipes 04:00 - Flight Landing FIRE BITE ATTACKS 04:32 - Fire Bite 06:34 - Sliding Bite 07:43 - Leaping Bite FIRE BREATH ATTACKS 08:15 - Fire Breath 08:46 - Slicing Fire Breath 09:50 - Flying Fire Breath 10:28 - Sweeping Fire Breath MINOR WIND ATTACKS 12:11 - Wing Flap MAJOR WIND ATTACKS 13:31 - Mini Supernova 15:33 - Supernova

[@Darkkfated]

Final Tips "Don't stand in front of Lunastra" Earlier in video "Half of these attacks have little safe zones by her front paws" So, don't stand in front of Lunastra but also you need to probably stand in front of Lunastra. Got it. ;)

[@mgsxmike]

I want to note that Lunastra's ultimate attack is called "Hell flare", learned it in the card game Teppen from Capcom

[@PoetsAges]

My takeaways from the video: 1. Don't stand in front of Lunastra 2. Don't stand behind Lunastra 3. Avoid Lunastra's sides 4. Avoid Lunastra

[@Darkkfated]

Except when she does that one mega-damaging move where you get punished for Avoiding Lunastra because the only safe zone is under or behind her. I thought nothing could top MR Kushala Daora for "number of times I've rolled my eyes this hunt"... ...and then I tried to fight Lunastra in the Guiding Lands.

[@iamj3861]

Poet of Ages nah, u could simply equip LS, stay on the blue flames e counter everything. It seems hard at first times, but in reality is pretty damn easy. Only the double tail swipe have a strange time to counter it. Btw this won’t help with the supernova

[@Scuuurbs]

@@Darkkfated *Nothing* makes me more annoyed than that smug look Kushala gives you before creating its giant cyclone. _Nothing_

[@Cadam_]

There's an even better way to dodge all her attacks: just don't fight her. You can dodge all attacks AND keep your sanity!

[@Osiii7]

thanks for advice

[@LtSMASH324]

I'm IMPRESSED with how much relevant footage you have for all the different attacks. Not only do you show getting hit by them in a few ways, you show several clips of avoiding them in several ways. WOW. Very good video, take another sub!

[@etcgfedi1549]

Guide to evade lunastra Step one : start a different quest. End

[@judygambel2801]

Good thing she is not an invading monster

[@magic_cfw]

@@judygambel2801 Lunastra then invades anyways

[@judygambel2801]

@@magic_cfw i fucking hate that blue cancer but now since i have her armor i shall bring death to all monster near me while dress like a fantasy priest

[@terribletyto]

but i need temporal mantle

[@riddarhyttan]

MHW: invisible hitboxes, lingering hitboxes, active lingering hitboxes, terrain rebound hitboxes, delayed terrain rebound hitboxes, lingering terrain rebound hitboxes Me: "Why can't you just be normal?!" Thanks for this excellent guide, have a feeling I'll be referring to it often.

[@Darkkfated]

Reminds me of that comic panel where it shows hit boxes on various fighting game characters from Street Fighter, Blazblue, Skullgirls, etc and then the last picture is a monster from Monster Hunter and it just has a huge red box drawn around it.

[@psychocrysis2]

@@Darkkfated Not just any monster, it was Plesioth, god of hipchecks.

[@Darkkfated]

@@psychocrysis2 I'm glad I never got that far in the 3DS games, I have yet to hear anything about Plesioth other than bitching about the hip check and how stupid it is.

[@Darkkfated]

@@ericsmith1517 haha, yep, that's the one!

[@Darkkfated]

Great monster design. Attack 1) Stand to her left Attack 2) Don't stand to her left Attack 3) Stand by her front paws Attack 4 ) Don't stand by her front paws Supernova 1) Be close/under/behind her Supernova 2) Be far away while spamming Superman Dives Let's make the monster "hard" by ensuring that you're going to take damage because she has 55 different attacks with similar tells but totally different damage zones/hit boxes. /eyeroll

[@Xyclone12]

She used to be my warmup hunt back at MHFU then MHW made her a plague that I avoid at all costs.

[@Taxman_HH]

They changed her for the worse, I'm afraid. If her hitboxes were tighter and if the blue flames didn't have insane lingering hitboxes, she would have been a better fight all in all.

[@BongerZ013]

She ain't no basic bish no more ay. Lol

[@EmperorXaozx]

@@Taxman_HH And gave her reasonable damage. Her attack is higher than Teostra in my experience.

[@Shrbrt]

Xy Wind yooo I was thinking the same thing when I first fought her in world . I was like “I don’t recall being this difficult

[@privateinvestigator8607]

The FU in MHFU is...a bad word no?

[@suppythecat]

Lunastra : supernova Hunter : you activate my farcaster

[@mohammadjavadyeganeh5292]

Worst part is due to her vicious wind aura, I'm always flinching. Either bring max Earplugs, max wind resist, or just don't fight her.

[@farraseldy3121]

Wow the voice over really makes it a lot better. Coming from the AT nergigante silent ones with the lullaby music (still a fantastic vid tho). Great work!! Really like the format of your explanation style

[@Taxman_HH]

Thank you for the great feedback! I'm glad that my effort does not go to waste and that it helps explain the video much clearer.

[@adekokoh2324]

Spent almost 3 hours to finish luna & teo mission, then i see this. Will certainly get my vengeance lol

[@sylvea.]

You, sir, are a genius! This is very detailed, elaborative and noob-friendly. Thank you tons! me: loves how you included easy vs effective choices. also me: failed to run and time the i-frame and carted either way. lol

[@Taxman_HH]

Thank you for the great feedback and I'm glad it helped out! Also, don't feel bad about carting vs Lunastra, I just carted twice a couple of minutes ago as well. She is a hard fight even with the proper knowledge, no doubt.

[@siaowun9418]

Hunter with full hp standing 5 miles away on her side. Lunastra flaps wings once and now you're on the floor about to burn to death with no time to drink potion, right before she drops the nuke.

[@ardenorcrush649]

The armor set from Kushala Daora which Nullifies All Wind Pressure and has some Evade skills helps you to fight Lunastra. So, ironically, you can farm the second worst monster to be able to fight her.

[@Godl1ked]

I made a simple WeaknessExploit+Blast+FullEarplug set, I get Palico blast weapon + Mewlotov abilitty and in addition recruit the shakalaka dudes from the map which are also masterblasters, I equip the purple Apothecary "abnormal status buildup" mantle and go to work on farming Kushala Daora. Honestly, with flashpods, feels like I'm farming a Great Jagras. She's constantly on the ground, stunned, on her back, we're all pounding her. She goes up -> flashpod -> shes on the ground being whaled on again. I had a few fights against her with slight bit of luck, where after 3-4 good stuns and me whaling on her, she went straight to sleep towards the top of the map (always fight her on Elder's recess). She skipped the "im off to second zone come chase me" mechanic altogether. If I remember correctly, this is how it looks: - Head - Bazel Helm A - Torso - Zorah Hide B - Gloves - Kaiser Vambraces A - Skirt - Bazel Coil B - Legs - Vangis Greaves A (Deviljho) You will also need +1 Earplugs jewel slotted into your gear and +1 Weakness Exploit jewel to complete the set. And of course a blast GreatSword weapon with best sharpness. In the legs slot you can basicly put anything you want. I just put those cuz speed eating and partbreaker also helps. For a necklace - I put FULL exhaustion (remembered I did well with barroth gear) and what do you know - it might be that key element that lets me put her to the ground and stun her so often. It's not a perfect build. But for people who have only recently reached High rank (vanilla game) and only got 1 tempered monster killed...This build is available !

[@xenons25]

@@Godl1ked Problem is, tempered Kushala, and MR Kushala all gain flash immunity after a few pods. So it becomes a battle of snail paced hell.

[@Godl1ked]

@@xenons25 very true. but you know, for beginners...was quite fun to toss Kushala around like that :)

[@Eggmith]

More than the info about how to counter her, wich is very useful, what I learn from this is how HORRENDOUS the whole programing of this monster is and how the designers gone out of their way to make this encounter cheap.

[@skullleader007]

Eggmith I agree. I fell like she has Master Rank moves of two monsters in one. But then you go fight Teostra and he is a joke

[@Sunaki1000]

Roars, Windpressure, ocasionaly flinches from Paddles, her Arms, ore invading Nergi roars, amazing... And highest HP after Shara.

[@judygambel2801]

@@Sunaki1000 why is her hp so big i dont get it at least make if the same as teostra or just a bit higher

[@abdul1678]

I just faced her first time in guiding lands yesterday with 3 random people. She carted me about 4 times. I'm definitely watching this again. Great video as always dude!

[@TheBrownestFalcon]

This is good stuff. When Iceborne comes out on PC, I'll make sure to refer this. You should post this on the Monster Hunter and MHW subreddits, this is great!

[@Tapardy]

"did you do it?" "yes" "what did it cost?" "my controller"

[@nuke2099]

How to dodge MR Tempered Lunastra especially in the Guiding Lands: Abandon Quest.

[@kuro990]

Good thing in GL you can faint infinitely

[@judygambel2801]

@@kuro990 i always goes "oh ho ho you think i'm dead you underestemate my level of masochism and persistence" you blue bitch thats guiding land only if it was a normal quest ill just fire an sos and hoped for the best

[@btkchaosreaperj.c7642]

Now this is the type of guide I always wanted to make. It's good for Beginners and experts alike. It involves the moves the monster has and how to dodge them as well as if there's an opening for a counter attack. Wish you could make one for every monster

[@Yusio]

Thank you for all the hard work! I didn't know about the invisible hitboxes accounting for the fire, so I was always frustrated that I felt like I was out of the way only to get knocked down. The voice over was really helpful, and put into words what I found myself doing on instinct but not completely understanding why it worked! The bit about the clutch claw stuff was really surprising, and its good to know that if I'm desperate and the situation is right, there is still one more option I can attempt xD

[@nurrr897]

KZbin's algorithm just decided to recommend this after I get my arse kicked by Tempered Lunastra. So comprehensive and easy to follow. Fantastic video, subbed

[@randomnessgamerman]

Hands down. Worst monster in the game, and beating Kushala for that title is no small feat.

[@Curgensid]

I beat this ass cat yesterday in the Guiding Lands, what did it took? Well, it took 4 Farcasters and twice the time I took on beating Teostra even with Fortify 😅 I hate this ED but practice makes perfect.

[@Deid]

Honestly, wind pressure makes every fight it touches just tremendously worse. Luna wouldn't even be that bad of a hunt if it just didn't have that shit.

[@barney993]

@@Deid her nova wouldn't even be that bad if it didn't have that fucking wind pressure.

[@obiguanche5512]

It's either her or kirin, but at least we have rajang for kirin.

[@Blaze_1012]

I have a deep-seated hatred for that stupid tail swipe. Out of all her moves (Ignoring her bullshitnova) that is easily the most annoying.

[@HaircombMan]

The timing and editing of your videos are impeccable. I really appreciate how you add on annotations which change at the right moment too. For a game that requires good focus and analysis to play very good, you make it seem so easy! Thank you for making these videos and how helpful they are.

[@enoknab]

One of the most informative MH content creators I have found. Thanks for this detailed breakdown with timestamps no less!

[@MyChannelsNameIs]

Me yesterday: ok Lunastra was kicking my ass, but surely it's that I'm missing something and just need to watch her more closely to dodge her moves This video: "You're actually getting hit by the INVISIBLE HITBOX" Me: ...

[@DeKay1980]

Thank you so much for sharing all that Knowledge. I've just beaten my first Lunastra in MR together with my Friend. It took us a While to bring her down and both of us carted once. The Fight wasn't as hard as i feared though, but i know it will be a way bigger Challenge for me to hunt her alone. I will try to use everything you've shown here to practice my Dodging. Many Thanks and Greetings from Germany ;)

[@christianolmeda938]

This monster is Brokkeen

[@TrickyMindIQ]

11:00 this is also I perfect opportunity to CC the tail if you’re going for parts. The long spin animation gives you enough time safely.

[@jacktheripper9992]

I had no idea about how to dodge her supernova and would always get carted. Really useful video!

[@Scuuurbs]

If you're using IG, you can just *nopecopter* tf outta there when she novas. By the time she lands and the impact knocks you out of the sky, you're usually propelled far enough away that you're no longer in range.

[@Krosis_]

Incredible video, I can only imagine the effort you put behind it :D Nice one, m8!

[@eugenerider0701]

This is the first monster that I need to look up on videos on KZbin to know how to beat it. Fought it solo, carted. Fought it with others, carted. Fought it several times more, carted. Damn!

[@xenons25]

This monster is probably the most unfair monster I have ever fought in a recent video game. The devs must have been feeling sadist that day and wanted to digitally destroy every player who bought their game.

[@Gebunator]

Aw man, I was going insane with the dodge timing with her roars, but good info right htere about her roars enraged and auraboosting are slightly different. Thanks Also, if you don't want to bring windproof lvl 5, bring astera jerky you have just enough time to eat the jerky between the heat wave and the actual supernova. The problem is you DO want to keep your health close to max if you are banking on diving or/and jerkying your way out of it since the heat damage WILL sap around half of your health at max HP

[@peternagy6847]

It is my headcanon that Lunastra and Black Diablos are besties and spend their downtime gossiping about how they ruin everyone else's day. Jokes aside, useful video. Thank you very much

[@wichiewamirez5599]

I hope you got guides like this for all the monsters. Holy crap I love these. Subscribed

[@SeismicCharges77]

After first cart immediately searched for this video. Which is somewhat mandatory considering my instincts don't tell me to go towards/close to a supernova attack.

[@raystrife234]

Me: Okay guys we're almost done with this one. Just let it go home and grab some mega bombs so we can sleep bo- OP1 shoots flash pod at it's face* *SWITCHING RADIAL MENU TO FARCASTER HAS NEVER BEEN SO INTENSE*

[@kir4maximus229]

i found this vid on recommend and not disappointed...a sub to you my good sir for all the avoid tutorial

[@Taxman_HH]

Thanks for the support! And thank you based youtube Algorithm!

[@mothbag]

This is really damn useful thank you so much

[@LastKnight0727]

lol @ 15:42 *Record Scratch* "Yep that's me.... you're probably not really wondering how I got in this situation, as you've most likely been watching the video.... Speaking of which let's get on with it"

[@younesyacef217]

Thanks bro really helpfull great content as always

[@EzraM5]

Damn I knew this fight was some kinda crap, thanks for the explanation.

[@taigerpendragon5938]

This video was uploaded in my birthday :D Great channel just subscribed

[@Pixelite_]

I’m so glad I did Kush grinding for the full armor so now the super nova is only half as scary as before

[@FelixFelicis968]

Insta Subbed after seeing your content. Actually the best MHW videos I’ve seen in terms of technical/skilled content

[@brianng9765]

sometimes to deal with the supernova, if i'm using IG or Lance, i would either jump with the IG, or dash leap with the Lance, that is to force a complete knock down by the wind pressure, and then, just lie down with the mercy frame as long as possible, you'd still take some damage, but it has to be the easiest way to avoid taking too much damage, without ruining your selected build with a random wind res 5

[@side6032]

Amazing video! Thank you so much!

[@Netero621]

Scatter nuts, crystalburst, thorn pods and piercing pods can interrupt Luna’s nova.

[@yendore.sniktaw8801]

Yeah they will but all that does is keep her Nova in her until she does it out of nowhere

[@yendore.sniktaw8801]

The ABSOLUTE BEST WAY to AVOID HER SUPER NOVA IS TO👏 USE👏 FLASH 👏 PODS 👏 When you you see Luna STANDING STILL charging up that means SHE'S CHARGING HER SUPER NOVA and she does this charge animation TWICE before she does her Super Nova notice after the charges are done she either roars or attacks so be careful and when she does her WAIT about 10secs maybe 30 to SHEATH YOUR WEAPON, run away....FAR AWAY and flash her and once you flash her you have successfully DRAWN OUT and AVOIDED HER SUPER NOVA

[@Netero621]

@@yendore.sniktaw8801 Nope after interrupting a nova she won't have it 'stored' in her, she'll have to charge it again

[@akiraken5521]

Thank god for uploading tjis , i Hate this Cat!!!!

[@YagamiLightRyuuk]

Great guide! This and a bit too many farcasters got me the kill.

[@alanarzh6356]

"yes, i know that i cant roll under lunastra while she is on tail swipes", *me trying to roll under lunastra while she is doing tail swipes*

[@Sunaki1000]

Great, I was under the Impression, only Tempered had Windpressure. What a shitty Monster, its designt around qoL Skills, but had also insane HP, and shitty Hitzones.

[@ubermaster1]

That first death at the start is what happens to me every single fucking time.

[@Slayton1978]

Aaaaaand I am packing Evade Window to at least level 3. My reaction time is now bad at my age.

[@Taxman_HH]

If it gets the job done, then that's all that matters!

[@blooodybladez]

Lunastra tail swipe received train from a certain hip checker

[@glengatt3941]

Man this looks hard i can imagine how much harder is in action

[@alvinderama3196]

I see, now I know what HH to bring in this fight. Thanks kabayan!

[@deonbekende]

Great video, i love you !! Lunastra is my nemesis ....

[@pedroscoponi4905]

I had a lot of success in my time bringing astera jerky/sushifish scales to all my lunastra fights. Saves on max potions, and is faster than Megapotions!

[@StriderWolf]

my method for dealing with her supernova is to intentionally get knocked down by it and then just... dont get up lol. as long as you remain knocked down you wont take damage and by the time you auto wake up most of the attack will already be over.

[@carl7018]

Lmao

[@bassmechanic237]

Great tutorial once again

[@NwinDii]

The morenyou know~ i'll try and rmemeber these when i fight her x.x

[@TheHuggableEmpire]

16:20 that doesn't even seem early it looks just in time to me.. but damn is that how close we must cut the timing

[@kitchengun1175]

this is like the oxford university of monster hunter

[@WrongAlJokawitz]

Great work! Clever Niche!

[@VileMr.Grinch]

Take my sub fam, great content

[@ninjabum817]

Topshelf - thanks for the upload

[@shakefan1484]

Her Supernova is a fucking plague. And is it just me or are the hitboxes on her tail whip worse than Teostra’s? I feel like no matter where I am the tail will hit me even if I’m at her front.

[@OfficialSNMvids]

Awesome tips, thank you ;)

[@mik3yztv378]

I'm surprised you don't have a pinoy slang... btw good stuff... I'll try to defeat lunastra now😀😀

[@GewalfofWivia]

Narrator: This brave hunter never returned.

[@AlexHeisEngholm]

This monster is my biggest wall I’m much more comfortable with Rajang and Kirin. But I didn’t know that wind resistance would help, stygan zinogra breast-armor must be buffed up.

[@mikary96]

A really good video! But, the best way to dodge Lunastra’s moves is not hunting Lunastra. With this video I can see in a more detailed way, why I hate her hahahaha. Anyways, awesome video!

[@Haepax]

I take Velkhana HH mushroomancer as well, so my teammates dont cart as often.

[@He_was_number_1]

i think mhw is a fair game for the most part but this monster is just pure BS difficulty

[@Ramotttholl]

Step 4 is hard on PC... as the clutchclaw doesn't seems to be coded as well as on console. sometimes not firing after pressing the button.. other times it just go's through the monster and doesnt connect etc.

[@v1ctoly]

nice tutorials dude

[@W0lfguard1997]

Wait, there is a mini supernove? What? My takeaway: swap out my callenger charm for wind resist, get easy kills.

[@yogarenaldi5744]

This is the hardest monster for me..i better fight rajang instead of this monster haha Good tutorial btw..

[@louishall3700]

This fight is mildly enjoyable now. Thanks. Have you thought about a safi vid?

[@landywiganda]

definitely subbed, even thou i have play 1500hrs hunt still like a casual lol.. and i hate lunastra

[@z1u512]

Explains why I keep getting randomly hit, tripped or stunlocked

[@4343ize]

Most HH has all wind pressure negated, that alone makes her not scary already

[@WizdomEdge]

If you still can't evade her move just use windproof and earplug

[@Drewster1234]

This was a very informative guide on how to counter her. Myself and some of my friends fought her last night, but she beat us after her sleep. I feel I'm partly the cause as I struggle to place myself to deal damage with my SnS. So this will help! Liked & Subbed :) Also, I've been reading that Elderseal helps to delay her charge up for the SuperNovas. Do you know if this is true? :)

[@SaltyBoy25]

Luna is pretty fun ngl.

[@K-popQueenSoo-Ah]

Personally I never found Lunastra to be that hard its just her supernova attack that causes people to cart. They won't bring a heatproof mantle. That's a solid way to counter her and drink a cool drink. If I can beat her in armor that's weak to fire you can to ^_^

[@nigoki0291]

Usually when she start super nova i'll just use farcaster xD

[@yendore.sniktaw8801]

No don't use a Farcaster you should be using FLASH PODS instead

[@yendore.sniktaw8801]

The ABSOLUTE BEST WAY to AVOID HER SUPER NOVA IS TO👏 USE👏 FLASH 👏 PODS 👏 When you you see Luna STANDING STILL charging up that means SHE'S CHARGING HER SUPER NOVA and she does this charge animation TWICE before she does her Super Nova notice after the charges are done she either roars or attacks so be careful and when she does her WAIT about 10secs maybe 30 to SHEATH YOUR WEAPON, run away....FAR AWAY and flash her and once you flash her you have successfully DRAWN OUT and AVOIDED HER SUPER NOVA

[@TK_TK811]

I appreciate this, this monster is the reason i quit the base game, all the worst mechanics came out in this semi unfair monster

[@Newnodrogbob]

Yeah, it’s like they put her in for the schmucks who whine that world is too easy. Her AoE damage sucks all of the fun out of the game. You could outbuild her in high rank, but master rank is annoying the crap out of me. Giant invisible hit boxes, nova won’t trigger the temporal mantle. Only good thing about her is she gives the fireproof mantle a reason to exist...

[@antraxosazrael8480]

@@Newnodrogbob the base game is still to easy. And yes lunastra is just bs. Even worse in older games she was weaker then teostra now its the other way around.

[@Newnodrogbob]

Antraxos Azrael well, congratulations. “Base game is too easy,” gets you lunastra. My favorite style of play uses the Val armor autohealing. For Luna, I have to forego that to max out divine blessing and tool specialist. It works pretty well. I recommend it.

[@tkmaster9254]

Back to my Gunlance build with Heat Nullified Wind Nullified Earplug All maxed. 😐😐😐

[@AzureRath97]

Absolute bain of my high rank days. But not much of a bother in master rank for me. Am I actually getting better or is it power creep armour.

[@goatseatchili1817]

Alright. Wind resistance 5 and I won’t use my frost brand set up. I found that sns shield bash does really good jumping out of range of her her attacks and jumping back in to do damage. Let’s see if I can stop bitching about lunastra being too hard now....

[@redtsun67]

The main reason I hate this boss is the ultimate ability and the weak points. The weakpoints I can begrudgingly accept and play around. However annoying they are, they are nothing but a minor inconvenience. Supernova is just straight up cancer. A massive AoE DOT attack with very little charge up, has wind pressure, and flinches you while damaging you. So in addition to max earplugs, I also need to run max wind resistance. Fighting this boss makes me want to suck start a shotgun.

[@xaldynnemo47]

How to fight Lunastra: chemotherapy.

[@legendlonewolf6009]

Nice

[@Godl1ked]

Im at end of vanilla MHW's high rank. Beat her 2 times, dont know how. Looking at all the cool items/gear in the game and how many of her Gems you need....makes my head dizzy.

[@-kingofsaiyannappa-9057]

As a lance main i hated the blue puddle so much~~~

[@Kanzenn883]

can you do namielle? thanks for the guides

[@lizziepallot3440]

i just far caster out of there for the super nova

[@Deadestest]

please utilize wind res