In Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak (MHR Sunbreak), players get to encounter the formidable Afflicted Monsters, versions that are more powerful than Master Rank ones. Get to know how to beat afflicted monsters, how to target Qurio, how to unlock anomaly quests, and more using this guide.
Read the Afflicted Monsters list here.
What makes the Afflicted Monsters different from Master Rank ones? They have far more HP and hit harder. Also, all of them have a move called “Anomaly Burst”. They also inflict Bloodblight, a status ailment first seen in Malzeno. Use Master Rank weapons and armor, and upgrade them to the maximum before you venture out and try battling these challenging monsters.
When battling afflicted monsters, you’ll notice that they spawn red glowing spots around their body parts. Known as “Anomaly Cores”, hit these parts continuously until they pop and get destroyed. At the moment they get destroyed, these red spots explode, dealing a lot of damage to the monster. Use these spots to deal significant damage to prevent an Anomaly Burst.
If you fail to deal enough damage to the monster while it is glowing red, it stops and charges for a couple of seconds and then explodes. Anything caught in this explosion is dealt a significant amount of damage and is left stunned. Be wary of this and do not over commit when attacking after some time has passed since the monster turned red. Most of the time, players getting caught in the blast are ones in the middle of combos.
Also, orbs of Qurio spawn and circle the monster after a few seconds. Getting hit by these can be deadly so keep distance and attack once these orbs pass.
When an afflicted monster hits you, chances are you’re going to get infected with Bloodblight. Bloodblight slowly reduces your HP but grants you the ability to get HP back by hitting the monster that infected you with it. It also reduces the effects of healing. This incentivizes aggression but as afflicted monsters are stronger, best be smart about attacking and going on the offensive.
MHR Sunbreak’s Afflicted Monsters are way easier when done with friends or other players. If you usually use only one weapon type, you might find it hard to reach and hit other parts of the monster. This can be remedied by having other players with different weapons to hit parts that you find hard to reach. Work with others and pop those Anomaly Cores to greatly shorten the hunting time.
One important thing to take note of is that afflicted monsters cannot be captured. While they can be trapped, you cannot use Tranquilizers on them to take them back home. Attack and battle until your slay and loot these afflicted monsters!
Gaismagorm is the “last” boss of MHR Sunbreak’s story. Beat Gaismagorm first and reach MR10 afterwards. You can replay previous quests to reach MR10.
Read the Gaismagorm Guide here.
In order for the Anomaly Quest of a monster to appear, you first have to beat that monster’s Master Rank version. You can unlock the monsters with either their own solo quests or quests with multiple monsters. Also, you can unlock and re-do the Anomaly Quest by clearing it with players that have already unlocked it.
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