Monster Hunter Rise offers players the chance to tackle a horde of enemies from various biomes and areas. There are dozens of towering giants for hunters to track and defeat across the game’s campaign. One of the adversaries must beat the Somnacanth, a Leviathan that lurks in lakes and rivers. This serpent could spell the end for an unprepared team, so make sure you’ve studied up on your prey before heading out to the field. Here are Somnacanth’s weaknesses, resistances, and drop rates.
All Somnacanth Weaknesses
Somnacanth Elemental Weakness
The Somnacanth’s main weakness isthunder, so make sure to bring a weapon infused with this element for the highest damage output. If you lack athunderweapon, be sure to pick up afireweapon instead, as this is a solid second option. The beast is immune to several elements, sodo not use water,ice,or dragonweapons on Somnacanth.
If you brought elemental weapons to fight the Somnacanth, focus your attacks on itsHead,Neck,Hind Leg, andTailwhen battling. Attacking these areas yields the highest damage output.
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Somnacanth Location Weakness
If you are not wielding an elemental weapon, you want to attack places where you deal extra damage. These places on a monster differentiate depending on the weapon type you use—Cutting, Impact,orShot.
Somnacanth Resistances and Ailments
Few ailments deal substantial damage to Somnacanth, butBlastandThunderblightare excellent options should you have weaponry with these effects. Make sure to attack quickly and impact the beast with ailments to chip away at its health and stamina. The Somnacanth has no Ailment resistances, but all other ailments are slightly effective on this Leviathan.
Somnacanth Drop Rates - Carves, Capturing & Breaking
Depending on your quest, you can get different rewards to forge armor and weapons, but each has a drop rate percentage, ultimately RNG. It is pure luck what you receive.
Most monsters have breakable parts, and Somnacanth is no different. TheHead Fin,Foreleg, andTailwill all break with enough pressure. If you shatter these pieces during the hunt, you will earn extra rewards after completing the quest.
The tables below are the percentage and drop rates of each material from Somnacanth, Low and High rank.
