When Jyuratodus was first shown to be returning to Monster Hunter Rise from Monster Hunter: World, fans weren't exactly too thrilled as it was one of the least popular monsters of that game. That being said, like it or not, Jyuratodus has indeed returned to Monster Hunter Rise and players will be in for a little more of a fight than they were last time.

Jyuratodus often uses mud to attack hunters. While this mud can slow down players' movement, it will also apply waterblight. This particular blight may not be too threatening for some weapon classes as it slows down the rate at which a hunter's stamina will recharge. For weapons reliant on stamina like the dual blades and bow, however, this blight can be particularly annoying. Like other elemental blights, however, eating a nullberry or continuously rolling can cure the blight. However, given that the blight reduces stamina recharge rate, continuously rolling may compound the problem, so players will want to be careful.

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Thunder element weapons are going to be the most effective at damaging Jyuratodus. Fire element weapons are slightly more effective than ice or dragon element weapons, but the damage values aren't great for all three. Jyuratodus resists the water element. However, the hunter's notes on Jyuratodus inform players that water element weapons can wash off Jyuratodus' protective mud.

While the hunter's notes don't provide hitzone values for Jyuratodus with mud, if the monster operates the same way that it did in Monster Hunter: World, then water will be the most effective element until the mud is gone and then thunder will be most effective. Given this, it seems thunder is likely the safer bet for an elemental weapon user. However, if a slow attacking weapon that relies on raw damage more than elemental damage, like the hammer or greatsword, is being used, then bringing in a water elemental weapon with high raw damage may not be a bad idea.

Regarding general hitzones, as with a lot of monsters, every weapon type will do the most damage when attacking the head. The hitzone values for Jyuratodus are actually fairly consistent across all weapon types, which is uncommon given shot type damage is usually slightly weaker. Barring the head, the legs, tail, and neck are other good places to target.

As for status ailments, Jyuratodus is very prone to exhaustion with a three-star effectiveness rating and Thunderblight and stun are listed at a two-star effectiveness rating. Jyuratodus resists sleep and blast and has a one-star effectiveness rating with every other ailment. This means that players with weapons that can deal knockout damage in Monster Hunter Rise should definitely prioritize the head.

Jyuratodus was one of the earliest monsters that players fought in Monster Hunter: World. In Rise, however, it is only available in high rank and thus has gotten some upgrades. Its attacks throw more mud around than before. It also has the same attacks it had previously where it will spit mud out of its mouth in three directions (though it occasionally spits out three globs of mud now, not just one) or right in front of it. If players get hit with mud they'll be waterblighted. If they just step in it, then their movement speed will be greatly reduced. However, mud doesn't completely impair movement the way it did in World.

Other than the mud spewing attacks, Jyuratodus' attacks are mostly physical. It will swim towards players quickly in an attempt to hit them if it is underwater. Occasionally it will dive underwater and then jump out and stand on its feet instead of swimming. It can also be knocked out of the water to this stage if enough damage is dealt to the head, but unlike in Monster Hunter: World, it will not be stunned.

Once it completely surfaces, it has more physical attacks at its disposal. It will do a tail swipe attack like most monsters with a tail, but will do it twice in a row so players aren't safe if they avoid the first swing. Like its cousin Plesioth from previous games, Jyuratodus also has a hip check move, so players aren't particularly safe at its side either.

Occasionally it will dive underwater and resurface under players while throwing mud all around it. Hunters will call out when it's about to do this move, but not until it's about to resurface. It's not like Diablos where the hunters will call out as soon as the monster goes under.

Jyuratodus will also occasionally go under the water and start swimming in place in circular motions in an attempt to cover itself in mud again. Using a sonic bomb can knock it out of this move and into a downed state for free hits. Meat bait can also be planted if the piranha-like Giganha are present in the waters Jyuratodus is in, and they will take the bait, attacking Jyuratodus in the process.

This can be done at any point, not just when the monster is refreshing its mud coat. The bait can often be found in the resource box available to hunters at camp.

Monster Hunter Rise is now available for the Nintendo Switch. A PC release is slated for 2022.

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