Greetings my fellow Hunters who plays Monster Hunter Online.
Today’s guide will be catered to those who are wondering how to kill the latest
12 Man Raid against Shen Gaoren.
As all of you might know, Tencent just recently introduce the 12 Man Raid against Shen Gaoren and people are wondering how to fight against it. You are give 99 lives and 9 free cat revives before you start consuming your own cat tickets. It is possible to do it without consuming any cat tickets speaking from experience. Before we proceed into the gameplay. There are certain things we need to take note of. The weapons that are mostly recommended and the types of party that are highly recommended. For blademasters, unless you are using a Hammer or Greatsword, I strongly advise to get the ESP (Weapon won't bounce off the monster) skill while fighting against Shen Gaoren. Other than that weapons with Fire/Lightning element are strong against him as those are his two weaknesses. As for the type of party that is recommended to fight against him, I strongly suggest at least 2-3 Hunting Horn users, and out of those Hunting Horn users, 1 of them should have the quake resist skill as Shen Gaoren's stomp will cause you to lose balance if you do not have quake resist. Why Hunting Horn you might ask? Very simple, Hunting Horn is the alpha weapon when fighting against Shen Gaoren as you are able to flinch him and make him fall. Your other party members can be a different variety of weapons. Next up would be Shen Gaoren's move list. Shen Gaoren has a couple of move list. 3 of which are able to instantly 1 hit KO you if your armour defense is not above 100. The 1st one hit KO move is when his back (Lao Shan Long's face) spits out water in a 360 degree motion. The 2nd KO move is when you flinch him and he drops down on the ground, or can happen when he decides to slam the ground even without flinching him and the last KO move concerns you if you are standing on the bridge and firing cannon balls at him. The last KO move is when Shen Gaoren raises his claws and try to smash the bridge. So be careful when you are up there. Besides this 1 hit KO moves, Shen Gaoren also has another attack where he spits Acid balls from his back which will summon a noxious cloud of acid. Anyone standing in it will receive damage overtime. So we have talk about what party you should go for as well as elements and also his move list, we will now talk about the different areas in the map and what you are suppose to do.
Above is a map reference of how Shen Gaoren will move. Area 1 > Area 2 > Area 3. During the start of the fight, I highly recommend you do not try to take him on in Area 1 due to how congested it is. But instead, head over there to collect the mines (Same picture as shock Trap) and then proceed to Area 2. That is more or less what you are suppose to do in Area 1.
We will now proceed to Area 2. In Area 2 when you enter, you will notice that there are hemitaurs lying around the area. DO NOT KILL THEM. The reason I emphasize not to kill them is because you want them to actually hit you so that you can start gaining your Special Attack Bar (F Skill). So at least when you are up against Shen Gaoren you can deal a huge ton of damage. By right, you are suppose to transfer your Special Attack Buff to your Hunting Horn users (By pressing X), but apparently we have tried it and it doesn't work (Might be a bug). Also in Area 2, there are cannons situated along the path of how Shen Gaoren will walk. The cannons are located on top and you must find a way to climb it. AT ALL TIMES ONLY 2 PEOPLE ARE SUPPOSE TO BE UP THERE. There are only 2 cannons and please do not waste the cannonballs. Only use it when you see Shen Gaoren. Also in Area 2, you will find barrel bombs lying around. Only use it when Shen Gaoren is in Area 2. So we have covered the 3 different types of tools that will be able to damage Shen Gaoren, 1. The trap you took from Area 1, 2. The Cannonballs, 3. The Barrel Bombs. Shen Gaoren takes around 10 minutes to walk over into Area 2. The moment he reaches Area 2 is the most crucial portion where you try to deal as much damage to him and flinch him before he reaches Area 3. It is possible to kill him in Area 2, I've done it before. So, when he walks in, start laying down the mines you took from Area 1, plant it below his legs, you will suddenly see his legs turning red, this is the part where you can deal a lot of damage to his legs as it is weak. Continue laying the traps and repeating the same process. After everyone has use their mines, gather the barrel bombs and again plant it near his legs it will have the same effect as the mines. Again repeat the process. While all this is happening, the two people who are controlling the cannon should try to fire the cannonballs on his back. You might be wondering, "his leg is red but he keeps moving and it is difficult to hit him." This is the time where Hunting Horn plays the most important role. As I said above, HH users are able to flinch him and make him drop to the ground. So meaning once his legs turn red, it is the best time to flinch him. HH users are advise to stack and co-ordinate on who has ulti and is going to flinch him. One way we came up with was to type 1 and 2. 1 being: I am going to flinch him, those under him please back out. 2 being: Shen Gaoren is successfully flinch and the next HH can get ready to flinch him again. So what if we do not have bombs or mines anymore? HH users are still advise to flinch him down, when he is down, head towards his face and near his mouth and chin area, you are able to hit it without bouncing off. When he stands up, go back and return to focusing on one leg and damaging it. Can we break his back for achievement points? Yes you can but you can only break his back when he reaches Area 3. So if you want to break it, have a rough gauge on when to stop your attacks while he is walking in Area 2.
Finally we reach Area 3, the castle walls. Along the castle walls are spikes which are also known as dragonators. USE THIS ONLY WHEN HE IS CLIMBING THE WALLS. You are able to gather cannonballs and Harpoon bullets which are located along the castle walls. The only reason you want him to reach Area 3 is because you want to break his back. During this phase, HH users still try to flinch him down while the rest starts focusing on the back by hitting it or using the cannonballs/harpoon bullets to fire at it. Once the horn on his back breaks, it means that you have successfully destroyed his back and then proceed on to kill him.
That is it for the guide if you do have any questions, do feel free to drop me and email at mh0singapore@gmail.com
Happy Hunting~!
