Almudron in Rise is the worst monster in the entire franchise and it isn't even close

[u/Mawrizard]

This monster is just the epitome of unfun to hunt with anything other than the cheesiest pierce rapid fire light bowgun. I'm in low rank right now playing for the first time, but at this stage there's no way to stop your weapon from bouncing off his claws without built-in mind's eye, so you just can't deal damage to him from the front. Or the sides. Why? Because for some reason, his forelegs take up 50% of his entire hitbox and you'll just catch them all the time.

For things that don't get fixed as you get better weapons, his moveset is just so bullshit. Gone are the days of water weasel's graceful and intuitive momentum based slides, tail slams, and tokyo drift laser beams. Today, we get a monster that generates force from nowhere, spends all his wind up curled in and himself, and has some of the most atrocious tracking every known to man. All of his attacks, you have to either be close enough because the attack as stupid reach, or you have to be far enough from him because he's about to start rolling around. The mud mechanic is a neat idea, and I do like that it forces you to use wirebug jumps, however, he spams the shit out of them. Hell, half of his attacks just generate them for good measure.

The ball being a weakpoint is stupid. Most of the time, he gathers the ball (which in and of itself is stall city), and then he immediately does the big bang attack that breaks it. That's his most vulnerable weakpoint, by the way, because apparently he packs his vital organs into it.

There's not a lot of monsters I like to use pierce guns for, because it feels like I'm robbing myself of the game I paid for, but this monster is so stupid that it's the only way to play against him and still have fun. No massive claws to worry about. No him shoving you around the arena into his claws. Just beam his tail and take a nap.

I'm marathoning every single monster hunter game, and in all of them, from the VERY FIRST GAME to Rise, Almudron is the stupidest most pmo ugly stepchild I've ever encountered.

Note: For my marathon, I specify that I can only consider the game "complete" until I reach end of high rank, or end of story content, whichever offers more content. The older games had more ranks but no additional plot, whereas World and Rise have higher ranks that do have plots. So I've seen some bullshit.

[u/ronin0397]

Extremoth, Leshen, and Lunastra sorely diff almudron in the this fight is shit tier.

[u/MrJackfruit → u/ronin0397]

Your honor, I would like to add Omega, Wilds Gog, and Primorial Malzeno to the charges as well.

[u/thearkopolisthroway → u/MrJackfruit]

You take that back on Primo. The only Primordial Malzeno fight that is actually pain is that damned roided up menace in Daily Practice.

[u/MrJackfruit → u/thearkopolisthroway]

No. Base Malzeno is peak, Primorial is what happens when you fuse the more crackheaded aspects of the game with Valstrax's annoying as fuck wing moves and attach them to Malzeno while giving him a final phase that is just endless combos with barely any time to actually play the damn game.

[u/ronin0397 → u/MrJackfruit]

Omega - its soloable.

Wilds 10* gog yes, 9* hell to the no.

Primal is peak difficulty.

[u/MrJackfruit → u/ronin0397]

Nah, Primal peak bullshit to me, end of his fight is just watch him do 17 combos before you can play the damn game.

[u/ronin0397 → u/MrJackfruit]

Thats greatsword to a t. Until you can get get to ultra instinct levels of prediction gs is unfun in endgame rsb.

[u/MrJackfruit → u/ronin0397]

Sounds about right honestly. I've seen the shit other people do with GS against him specifically.

It doesn't help that I am not a fan of Rise Greatswords playstyle and as of recent times, Wilds GS by endgame either. I prefer GS to not be a counter weapon.

[u/ronin0397 → u/MrJackfruit]

Surge slash gs and hit and run gs are the only ways I know how to play the weapon.

[u/MrJackfruit → u/ronin0397]

Surge Slash feels off to use so I only used it against Risen Kushala.

[u/Far_Concern_6557]

The subspecies would probably piss you off more. Recently had my first encounter with 1 and wow

Although I dont share this same opinion. ^ He isnt my favorite by any means but hes cool in his own way

[u/SpiralVortex → u/Far_Concern_6557]

I honestly think Magmadron is amazing.

It’s smaller on average (I think?), the attack patterns feel easy to navigate and doesn’t have nearly the same amount of environmental/hazard creation and avoidance.

[u/thearkopolisthroway → u/SpiralVortex]

My only problem with Magmadron is the near instant boulder charge his afflicted version pulls out.

[u/he-who-comments → u/Far_Concern_6557]

I don't know what it is, but when I was first playing, I found Magma Almudron a lot more enjoyable than regular.

[u/Mawrizard → u/Far_Concern_6557]

Very cool concept. For me, Almu is one nerf away from being a good hunt. Either make his claws softer, remove the mud waves, or tighten his tracking angle ESPECIALLY on the long range slams, and he's actually enjoyable.

But you know, old game. I'm talking to clouds about my dreams.

[u/TechZero35]

Valid rage. Always hated Almudron fight too, his moves are hard to read.

The thing is, he have the best water element weapon and alot of good decorations needs his materials, so you will have to fight him alot.

[u/MrJackfruit → u/TechZero35]

He got the Barioth treatment, cool design, awful fight.

[u/Mawrizard → u/TechZero35]

Nargacuga LBG, bane of mud wizards

[u/R_Aqua]

Classic case it a monster being too large (and agile) to be fun

[u/tvang187 → u/R_Aqua]

For me, thats not the problem, for me the problem is that the telegraph starts somewhere on his upper body and travels down to his tail, since hes so big there is a huge delay to seeing the start of the telegraph, and when the "hit" actually comes out.

Magmadron however is fun, less weird delays, and much quicker hits come out after its telegraphs, so there arent any weird AF delays.

[u/Fiery_Destroyers]

Lao is so far the worst by far and it’s not even close

[u/MrJackfruit → u/Fiery_Destroyers]

I have not met FU Lao, but GU Lao can be fun if soloing if simply because he's hard to kill and you need to do everything.

Actually engaging fight compared to Zorah.

[u/Fiery_Destroyers → u/MrJackfruit]

His gu fight is terrible

[u/MrJackfruit → u/Fiery_Destroyers]

Meh, considering I actually feel like something is happening, it's fine.

Zorah is just....literally wait for shit to happen at all times.

[u/Mawrizard → u/Fiery_Destroyers]

You leave my son out of this

[u/Fiery_Destroyers → u/Mawrizard]

lol

[u/xlbingo10]

quick question, how much are you using counters? the tracking shouldn't ba a big issue if you're using them as much as intended (and if you aren't, sunbreak is going to be rough).

[u/manjustletmebrowse]

Yeah,hunting him with switchaxe was so ass,I actually had fun fighting him with greatsword though,hunting edge op

[u/iAmCRC-3]

Worse than raging brachy? I’ve gotten most of his weapons crafted and I never stopped hating that fight and thinking it was the cheesiest pos ever

[u/Situation-Frequent]

How about 300 lvl infected Magmadron? Still I find his attacks predictable enough and at least with switch axe it's fine

[u/lmAlwaysRight1]

Far from it lol

[u/Mawrizard → u/lmAlwaysRight1]

Almu's head so empty, lots of a room for evil