Wind Serpent Ibushi

Learn how to defeat the Wind Serpent Ibushi in Monster Hunter Rise. Discover its weaknesses, attack patterns, and strategies for this Rampage Quest boss.

Fighting Wind Serpent Ibushi at the Red Stronghold.

At the time of writing, you can only fight Ibushi during Rampage Quests. The Wind Serpent is a sight to behold and can cause devastation to hunters and structures alike. Interestingly, Ibushi spends most of its time floating upside down. True to its name, it can usher wind drafts with its attacks and can unleash sinister red blasts of energy.

Weaknesses

Wind Serpent Ibushi’s parts/elemental susceptibility.

Attack Patterns

Bite

While hovering upside down like normal, Ibushi opens its mouth. It’ll twist its neck so its head is sideways and then move forward to try and bite you.

Corkscrew Dash

Ibushi rotates on the Z-axis until its head is upright (or close). It’ll make a shrill noise as it does so. Next, Ibushi will twist its body and dash straight forward in the air. If you’re hit by this, you’ll get sent flying up. If Ibushi is enraged (red eyes), it’ll generally perform a second dive, which can be in the opposite direction if it missed/hit you. Or the same direction if it’s targeting an installation or the gate. You’ll hear the same shrill sound beforehand.

Tail Slam

Ibushi floats forwards right-side up for a change, while dragging its tail slightly behind. Also, its arms will flail around eerily. Ibushi will then somersault and bring its tail slamming down forward. The impact will cause a wind draft in front of its tail and Ibushi will idle for a while. If you’re hit by the tail, your wirebugs will be disabled for a bit.

Tail Sweep

Ibushi digs one of its arms into the ground, while floating horizontally and looking sideways. Multiple wind drafts will appear near it. It’ll then sweep its tail to attack whatever’s in front of itself.

Tail Blast

While Ibushi is hovering upside down, it’ll rotate slightly back on the X-axis while growling. Its tail will be in front of its face, with red sparks appearing at the tip of its tail. If you’re too close to notice its tail, look out for Ibushi’s mouth, which opens and closes. Afterwards, Ibushi will somersault and unleash a ball of red energy onto the floor, which travels in a straight line. If you’re hit by the red ball, you’ll fly upwards.

Mouth Blast

Ibushi rotates its body so its horizontal and it makes a swallowing kind of sound. While doing this, red energy will appear from its mouth. Ibushi will then shoot a big ball of red energy onto the floor, which travels in a straight line. Sometimes, Ibushi can follow up with another mouth blast after rotating the other way.

Arm Blast

Ibushi performs a 270 rotation and touches the ground with one of its arms. Its back will be facing you. Red energy will appear from that arm. Ibushi will rotate the opposite way and unleash a red energy ball that travels in a straight line across the floor. Getting hit will send you flying.

Energy Slam

A ball of red energy appears from one of Ibushi’s arms. Ibushi will rotate on the Z-axis until that arm is directly above. Then it’ll pounce forward and slam the ground with that arm. The impact will also cause a few wind drafts to appear close by. After using this move, Ibushi will follow up with a tail sweep. However, if Ibushi is tired, it will pause for several seconds before doing so.

Wind Blasts

There will be a quiet humming sound, while Ibushi hovers slightly back. Ibushi will look like its doing a handstand, with its two wing arms touching the ground.