How to beat Mizutsune in Monster Hunter Wilds

The Monster Hunter Wilds Mizutsune has gone live and is causing bubble trouble for all those who try to hunt it. This vulpine leviathan is the first major new monster to be added to Monster Hunter Wilds since its launch, as part of the Free Title Update 1, and it includes both regular and tempered variants for players to go up against.

Having fought Mizutsune, this monster hasn't changed much from its previous appearances, generating large clouds of bubbles and firing off jets of water while moving unpredictably in leaps and bounds to confuse players. The bubbles themselves act as various types of mines, floating across the battlefield, and hunters will need to keep a high level of situational awareness to ensure that they don't go crashing into something dangerous. If you need more help on exploiting Mizutsune's weaknesses and formulating a strategy that's up to date for MH Wilds, our guide below will help with that.

Mizutsune weaknesses and strategy in Monster Hunter Wilds

Mizutsune in MH Wilds has the following weaknesses and vulnerabilities that players can exploit.

• Weaknesses
  • Thunder
  • Dragon
• Immunities / Resistances
  • Water
  • Sonic Bomb
• Effective Items
  • Flash Pod
  • Shock Trap
  • Pitfall Trap
• Monster attack types and special attacks
  • Water
  • Waterblight
  • Bubbleblight
  • Fireblight

Mizutsune has two different major attack types alongside the usual range of claws and teeth: inflicting Bubbleblight and inflicting Waterblight.

Bubbleblight is triggered by hitting the bubbles that it generates. Minor Bubbleblight is actually a buff for the player, increasing their evasion and stamina use, but getting hit by another bubble during that time turns it to Major Bubbleblight, which causes the player to slip and slide around as though incredibly soapy. This condition ends either when you take damage, or if you use a Cleanser, which can be crafted with Godbug Essence and a Fire Herb.

Waterblight is much less dramatic, a special affliction from being by Water jets that simply gives you a stamina regen penalty, and wears off with time. There's also Fireblight involved in a minor way, as a few of Mizutsune's bubbles are explosive when touched. When that happens, just roll as much as possible to put it out.

In terms of strategy against Mizutsune, this is a fight about battlefield control, speed, and situational awareness. This powerful leviathan moves quickly in a manner similar to Uth Duna, leaping and diving, but leaves bubbles around the battlefield as it does so.

There's four varieties of bubble out there that I've encountered:

• Regular/Blue: Inflicts Bubbleblight.
• Red: Grants a temporary damage boost.
• Green: Heals the player.
• Fiery: Inflicts Fireblight and damage.

On top of that, Mizutsune fires jets of water from its mouth. These are continuous blasts that fire like lasers, sweeping across the battlefield, but there's usually some warning, with it firing upwards before controlling the beam for the attack. Get on its flank to avoid the shot.

Ultimately this is a fight where you're dependent on speed, control, and evasion. Mizutsune is fast, so you need to be faster, and both the Bubbleblight and Waterblight conditions are designed to make you slower and less precise. You'll need to react quickly with defensive options and avoid dangerous areas like the monster's head, meaning that weapons like the Monster Hunter Wilds Dual Blades that encourage speed are especially good here. Another valid tactic is to use something like the Monster Hunter Wilds Light Bowgun, as you can shoot the bubbles out of the air effectively to clear the battlefield.

For more help, check out our guide where we've got all the Monster Hunter Wilds weaknesses!

Mizutsune's location in Monster Hunter Wilds

If you want to hunt Mizutsune in MH Wilds, here's where you need to go and what to do.

1. Reach Hunter Rank (HR) 21+.
2. Reach the Scarlet Forest area as part of the main story.
3. Speak to Kanya in the Main Camp (she gives you the fishing related quests to find creatures like the Gravid Bowfin in Monster Hunter Wilds).
4. She'll grant you a quest called Spirit in the Moonlight, which will take you to fight the Mizutsune.

After that point, more Mizutsune (both regular and tempered) will appear randomly in both the Forest and the Ruins for you to hunt. Keep in mind that while you're in the forest, you can also go searching for Ayejack in Monster Hunter Wilds, a Wubwub who's part of "The Apple of Her Eye" side quest.

Want to see everything else you can fight in MH Wilds? We've got the Monster Hunter Wilds full roster right here, or check out our pick for all the Monster Hunter Wilds best weapons!

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