Monster Hunter World: Iceborneplayers are still discovering new tricks against the Velkhana monster over three years since the major expansion first launched. OneMonster Hunter World: Iceborneplayer discovered a method for evading the Velkhana’s attacks while staying ready for the offensive at all times.
Icebornelaunched asthe sole expansion forMonster Hunter Worldin September 2019. The expansion broke away from the base game’s dense forests and volcanic locales to introduce frigid winters and the unforgiving tundra. In addition,Monster Hunter Rise: Iceborneplayers would face dangerous monsters imbued with ice resistances such as Velkhana and Lunagaron. Over the years, players would devise their own tricks for taking down some of the expansion’s most powerful Elder Dragons and arch-tempered beasts. One of these tricks involves using Velkhana’s ice powers to benefit the player’s mobility during combat.
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Reddit user u/TimotheusHani discovered the ability to slide on Velkhana’s ice pools while being on the hunt for the creature inMonster Hunter World: Iceborne. These ice pools form when Velkhana enters its icicle-covered form, which acts as the dragon’s armor. At first glance, these ice pools may hinder player movement while evading Velkhana’s powerful attacks, but the ice allows players to slide and move out of a dangerous situation. Moreover, players may slide through these ice pools while charging attacks up. As shown in the Reddit video, u/TimotheusHani successfully performed a fully-charged hammer attack after sliding through Velkhana’s ice.
Velkhana is able to unleash a devastating ice breath attack and form ice walls during combat, so players must time their sliding attacks accordingly inMonster Hunter World: Iceborne. While fighting Velkhana, players are rewarded for using fire-based weapons since attacks cause greater damage against the monster’s icy armor. These rewards come in the form of additional carves and drops fromVelkhana inMonster Hunter World: Iceborne.
The sliding trick is a boon for skilledMonster Hunter World: Iceborneplayers wanting to take full advantage of movement around the dangerous monster. u/TimotheusHani’s discovery is one of many examples showing why players continue to enjoyMonster Hunter World: Iceborne’scombatthree years after the initial release.
Those moving on fromMonster Hunter World: Icebornemay look forward to more challenges inMonster Hunter Rise.Monster Hunter Risecomes to PlayStation and Xboxplatforms for the first time in January 2023, and the tricks learned inIcebornemay be useful for the new release.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborneis available now for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.
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