MHW Iceborne: Tips for fighting the Ruin Nergiant

The Nergiant has long reached cult status in Monster Hunter World. He also appears in the Iceborne expansion, and even in a new variant. We give tips on the Ruins Nergigante.

Challenge: With the ruins nergiant a really heavy chunk is waiting for you.

The nergiant in itself is wild, angry and aggressive - and that's exactly what makes it so popular. The Ruin Nergiant is in no way inferior to it.

Iceborne: Here's what you have to watch out for with the Ruin Nergiant

To fight the Ruin Nergiant, you should know the following:

• A new feature is that the Ruin Nergiant can cause bleeding. This happens after a quick attack, after which he shoots spikes. To heal the bleeding, you need to crouch down for a few seconds or eat an Astera jerky.
• Basically, the Ruin Nergiant gives you even less breathing space. He is almost constantly on the move and the pauses between roar and jump attack are uncomfortably short.
• This results in a great danger because of the combinations, which can send you back to camp with two strikes.
• His weaknesses are the dragon element as well as explosion damage with three stars each.
• As with the normal Nergigante, it is also important to pay attention to the spikes. If these are fully grown, the big jump attack soon follows.
• If you manage to break the metallic spines, they no longer grow back. You are left with the normal black and white spikes, but they deal slightly less damage.

Specially in solo play, the Ruin Nergiant is a very tough opponent, as you have its undivided attention. Because of its speed and aggression, it is even more dangerous than other monsters. In the group it plays consequently more relaxed, since you have there more time for healing and Co.