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Kushala Daora: Bestiary
Monster Hunter: World

Kushala Daora: Bestiary

Master Kushala Daora in Monster Hunter: World! Learn its weaknesses, strengths, attacks, and strategies to defeat this Elder Dragon. Includes elemental and ailment info.

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Master Kushala Daora in Monster Hunter: World! Learn its weaknesses, strengths, attacks, and strategies to defeat this Elder Dragon. Includes elemental and ailment info.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    You can hunt Kushala Daora after collecting enough Research Points in the Ancient Forest and completing the assignment "A Wound and a Thirst."
  2. 2
    The assignment "Kushala Daora, Dragon of Steel" (8 ecursive_star:) becomes available after meeting the prerequisites.
  3. 3
    The optional quest "The Winds of Wrath Bite Deep" (8 ecursive_star:) unlocks after completing the "Kushala Daora, Dragon of Steel" assignment.
  4. 4
    At Hunter Rank 50, Tempered Kushala Daora can be hunted via investigations.

Stats / Weaknesses:

  • Type: Elder Dragon
  • Vulnerable Areas: Head (Cut/Blunt), Front Limbs (all damage), Tail (Ammo)
  • Breakable Parts: Head, Wings
  • Severable Parts: Tail
  • Elemental Weakness: Thunder (***)
  • Elemental Resistance: Water (X), Ice (X)
  • Other Elemental Affinity: Dragon (**), Fire (*)
  • Ailment Susceptibility: Poison (***), Blast (***), Stun (**), Thunder (**), Sleep (*), Paralysis (*)
  • Special Abilities: Wind shroud (deflects attacks, knocks down melee attackers), Tornadoes (ground hazards).

Strategy:

  • Bring Flash Pods to counter its aerial attacks.
  • Use weapons with Elderseal to reduce its wind shroud and hinder its wind abilities.
  • Stunning Kushala Daora temporarily removes its wind armor.
  • Be mindful of its wind vortexes; reposition if too many are present.
  • Exploit its weakness to Thunder damage.
  • Target the head for Cut and Blunt damage, the tail for Ammo damage.
  • Be cautious of its sweeping claw attacks and biting maneuvers.
  • Avoid its powerful wind breath attacks, especially the ground-based ones preceded by a roar.
  • Carves: Daora Dragon Scale+ (****), Daora Carapace (****), Daora Claw+ (***), Daora Horn+ (**), Daora Webbing (***), Daora Gem (*)

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