KCGemini | MHGU: EX-Dreadking Rathalos Solo Prowler (Part 6/18) @KCGemini | Uploaded October 2018 | Updated October 2024, 1 hour ago.
Fun fact: This took twice as long for me to finish time-wise in comparison to soloing Dreadking X in Generations.
RIP cat damage.
Fun fact: This took twice as long for me to finish time-wise in comparison to soloing Dreadking X in Generations.
RIP cat damage.
![Grounded: Wasp Queen solo [Whoa! difficulty - No damage]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/B94OS_xr6gw/hqdefault.jpg "Grounded: Wasp Queen solo [Whoa! difficulty - No damage]
Official Release v1.2.2.4118
The Wasp Queen transitions lost their random nature when the game updated from 1.2.1 to 1.2.2. One of the most significant changes is now her HP gates her wasp callings based on whats left. If she reaches a certain threshold, shell immediately stop attacking to call more wasps rather than continuing whatever phase she is on - making the battle far more chaotic than it was on 1.2.1.
:: Phase 1
Its best to zone her to pelt her with salt/bomb arrows, though the former is more effective. I recommend switching to a shield to block the stinger shot if shes above you or at an odd angle.
You can switch to melee if she gets close by, but for consistency (and safety), its easier to keep your distance in this phase.
If she does her poison bomb barrage, take care not to step in any of it. While the first variant aims around the arena, she has a more dangerous second version where she purposely aims for you, which she often uses when her health is lower.
:: Phase 2
Shell be in this phase quite a lot more due to the 1.2.2 changes, as she tends to call wasps at around 65% - 50% - 35% health if one is doing high damage quickly. She also tends to do this if a certain amount of time has passed. If you havent already, you should swap to bomb arrows to AoE blast the wasp and wasp drones.
For wasps, you can run from them or hold your shield to block their charging sting attack. When the Wasp Queens health is 50% or lower, I recommend the latter rather than the former.
Wasp drones are by far the largest problem, as they can fly erratically when not positioned near you. If you cant immediately nail the wasp drone with a bomb arrow, I suggest switching to a shield and holding block until they either buff/heal or shoot their stinger at you, as this will give you some breathing room.
(Her wasp calling can sometimes glitch out, causing her to use it twice in rapid succession. 6 wasp/wasp drones are not fun to deal with.)
:: Phase 3
She tries to body slam you, so take care that youre not in the radius of the attack. The easiest way to avoid it is to back up while shes hovering towards you, as she will not perform any other attack while attempting to do so.
(This attack can also sometimes glitch out, and shell body slam the ground again immediately after recovering.)
:: Phase 4
Outside of phase 3, this is the best opportunity for melee damage, as she will only aim poison bombs at you. Circle around her (but towards the slopes in the arena or near the arena wall) and then give her the pain. Due to the HP threshold, she will likely repeat phase 2 again afterward, but otherwise, you should immediately switch to a shield and block, as her phase 1 AI will attempt to do the charged stinger, normal stinger, or three-sting combo.
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Items and Equipment:
Black Ox Crossbow - Lv. 9 (what comes up must come down) :: Paired with salt arrows for the boss and bomb arrows for the minions.
Club of the Mother Demon (w/ Salt Upgrade) - Lv. 9 (pain bat)
Fire Ant Shield - Chaos control
Moth Armor Set (Sleek) - Each piece has a 20% chance of applying bleed to the enemy. Bleed is pretty strong, for now.
Eyepatch (Sleek) - Adds 10% more to ones attack but at the cost of taking 25% extra damage.
Fire Ant Chestplate + Leggings (Sleek) (Sleek) - Each piece has a 10% chance to inflict corrosion on the enemy, which reduces defense by 15% for 10 seconds. Add the attack buffs with the high attack of the Club of the Mother Demon, and the damage can get pretty silly.
Entomologist Badge - 10% more attack? Yes, please. Barbarian already gives imperfect block, so this redundancy can be used to the players advantage.
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Drinks and Food:
Empanadust - For faster stamina recovery (+50%)
Spider Slider - For extra crit chance (+5%)
Green Machine - For faster stamina recovery (+20%)
Boost Juice - For more base stamina (+20)
Liquid Rage - For more attack (+10%)
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Mutations:
Barbarian Lv. 3 - Gives a significant attack buff (25%) but sacrifices the ability to perfect block.
Buff Lungs - 50 more stamina; cant go wrong with that.
Coup De Grass Lv. 2 - 5% crit chance, amplify the pain.
Cardio Fan Lv. 3 - Constant movement needs fast stamina regeneration.
Sharpshooter Lv. 3 - Having essentially unlimited sprinting as long as you land an arrow every 5 seconds is quite an advantage with charging wasps.
Trapper Peep.R Lv. 3 - 60% more damage from critical hits is a sight to see.
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Extra buff:
A Wasp Mount was activated to make the wasp and wasp drones take 20% more damage. It becomes necessary if the Moth armor doesnt apply bleed, as it guarantees a three-shot with bomb arrows if one gets unlucky.
Note: If you dont care about accuracy, I suggest block-canceling to turbo-shoot bomb arrows on wasps and wasp drones to proc bleed on them quickly, as it will always kill them. I didnt do so in this video because I thought it would be rather cheesy, but its *by far* a better strategy.")
![Elden Ring - Malenia [Level 1 - Star Fist / No Damage / No Parries]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/C8Uqw2lmcqY/hqdefault.jpg "Elden Ring - Malenia [Level 1 - Star Fist / No Damage / No Parries]
Revenge
Equips:
Cold Star Fist +25
Blue Dancer Charm
Radagons Soreseal
Ritual Sword Talisman
Green Turtle Talisman")
