

The inability to crit with Explosive Breath means it can’t be fully taken advantage of, even if you discount crit-based builds.ĭreadking Rathalos is so average it’s okay might as well wait for the next update.Navirou will tell the players some of the identifiers when the player first collects the egg.

It can’t quite stand out from its peers such as Dreadqueen Rathian, Teostra, or Hellblade Glavenus. Once again, as with Molten Tigrex, Dreadking Rathalos doesn’t bring anything especially exciting to Monster Hunter Stories 2. Do note that neither Dreadking Rathalos’ or Molten Tigrex’s Kinship costs for skills can be reduced to 15 or below – all Monsties start with 15 Kinship in PVP – making them less desirable for use in PVP, when there are other, better skills that can deal AOE damage at similar Kinship cost. Its low chance to inflict ailments doesn’t make it better than Firepowder, even if it is 4 Kinship cheaper. Explosive Breath does come with the downside that it cannot crit.Įxplosive Burst works similarly to Molten Tigrex’s Firepowder. You can further complement this with passives from Inflict Ailment genes & Bombardier genes. Explosive Breath is a great skill that can combo well with Ignition Kick for single target damage.

With how closely they’ve been released, the intended synergy seems pretty obvious.

It also comes with Ignition Kick, which Molten Tigrex already introduced. Fire – Power – Explosive Burst – Deals heavy fire damage to all enemies.Fire – Power – Explosive Breath – Deals heavy fire damage to one enemy.The latter two are unlikely to be found in PVP, if that’s your intention. This Rathie does have the benefit of Dragon being its weak element, as there are only 2 Monsties that naturally use Dragon attacks i.e. The speed stat between these two monsties is the same, so there’s probably not going to be much difference in terms of usage. This Rathie loses 1 point of crit, with overall lower defense. Going by numbers alone, Dreadking Rathalos is comparable to Hellblade Glavenus.
