Zorah Magdaros - tactics, resistance & weak points Monster Hunter World Guide
Last update: 08 February 2018
Advice on fighting Zorah Magdaros in Monster Hunter World: the monster's strong and weak sides and its hunting strategy:
General Description
Characteristics: An Elder Dragon towering over its enemies like a volcano. Where is it going? What's its purpose? The commission of inquiry is working around the clock to figure out just that.
Habitat:
In order to stand the best chance against this enemy, consider the following information:
- Regular attacks are no good. Use larger weapons, such as a ballista, or attack the magma cores.
- The fight unfolds during a few stages. You have to attack the cores on the beasts' body, win a duel with Nergigante and shoot at Zorah Magdaros from the ground.
- The mission with Zorah Magdaros is comprehensively described in a separate chapter - check it out to learn all the intricacies of that fight.
Resilience and physiology
The monster's weak spots are:
- The head (can be broken)
- Magma (can be broken)
- The chest (can be broken)
The table below represents the monster's susceptibility to different attacks. The more asterisks (*), the more the beast is susceptible to the given type of attacks.
Elements | Susceptibility |
Fire | X (none) |
Water | *** |
Thunder | * |
Ice | ** |
Dragon | *** |
Negative effects | Susceptibility |
Poison | X (none) |
Sleep | X (none) |
Paralysis | X (none) |
Blast | X (none) |
Stun | X (none) |
High-level Rewards
Monster's material | Zorah Magdaros' Carapace |
Broken head | Zorah Magdaros' Magma |
Broken chest | Zorah Magdaros' Pleura |
Broken magma | Zorah Magdaros' Carapace |
Cleft off parts | Rewards for defeating the monster |
None | Zoraha Magdaros' Scale |
Zoraha Magdaros' Ridge | |
Zoraha Magdaros' Pleura | |
Zoraha Magdaros' Magma | |
Zoraha Magdaros' Carapace | |
Zoraha Magdaros' Gem |