Monster Hunter Wilds: How to Beat Balahara

The Balahara either rears back and/or opens its mouth a little before it spits. To avoid it, roll or run around the spit; if its mouth is open, you don't want to be in front of it. If Balahara is on the ledge, knock it down with a ranged weapon or Flash Pod after dodging. There are several levels of Spit attack, but you dodge each the same way.

When you are close to the Balahara, it can do a lunge attack with its mouth. It will open its mouth, then lunge forward. The best way to avoid this attack is to roll to the side. Since the Balahara's weakness is the inside of its open mouth, this is a great time to dodge and smash it in the face with your weapons in this highly customizable action RPG.

A drill attack is when the Balahara spins at you with its whole body, cutting through the air and dealing a lot of damage. It will curl up, then will throw itself at you backward, tail first, to spin at you and try to knock you down. Its mouth drills into you, so make sure to dodge to the left or right instead of forward or backward. Make sure your Monster Hunter Palico is ready to heal you in case you get hit with this one.

The Balahara can roar while you are attacking it, which doesn't deal damage but can knock you out of your attack. Some skills and hunting horn buffs protect you from sonic attacks, but there isn't a way to dodge this one. However, you probably won't have any of these skills yet, so you just have to put up with its roar for now.

The Balahara will sweep its tail across the ground after lifting its tail, as shown in the picture. It hits a large area behind it, so you want to make sure to get in front of it. To avoid this move, you need to roll away from it towards its head. It can also sweep its hand if you are in front of it, which can be easily dodged as its arms are super short. Just roll towards its tail to get away.

If the Balahara is about to poke you with its tail when it picks up its tail. The wind-up is pretty long, so you should see this coming at you. You can easily dodge, as this move doesn't seem to have tracking for your movement. Just dodge towards its head and start whaling on it.

This move is a leap out of the sand that will knock you down. It will jump towards you, dive down into the sand, and then come out of the sand in about the same place. If you are close to it, it will lunge at you; if you are further from it, it will spit instead. You can get it to come out of its dive early and stun it if you use a Screamer Pod.