Alatreon |
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Enemy Type | Large Monsters |
Species | Elder Dragons |
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Weakness | Fire Active:![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Dragon Active: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Ice Active: ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Location(s) | Secluded Valley |
Alatreon is a Large Monster in Monster Hunter World (MHW). アルバトリオン (Arubatorion) in Japanese.
Known as a symbol of destruction, people fear even uttering it’s name. It’s rumoured to control all of the elements, but most, if not all, records of its existence have been burned.
Alatreon Details & Locations
- Found in: Secluded Valley
- Target of Quests: Blazing Black Twilight, The Evening Star, Dawn of the Death Star, Dawn's Triumph.
- Is hostile immediately
- Size: Alatreon's size does not vary and is always 2474.69
- Species: Elder Dragon
- HP (Tempered): ~52,500(solo), 118,125(trio)
Alatreon Combat Info
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There are two events that allow you to fight Alatreon (Evening Star and Death Star). They rotate on a daily basis and differ from player to player.
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The Evening Star is the quest where Alatreon will always start in Fire Active.
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Dawn of the Death Star is the quest where Alatreon will always start in Ice Active.
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Alatreon can use attack from any element in any form, though he tends to prioritize the ones that corresponds to his active state.
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Elemental damage is primordial against Alatreon, considering doing enough elemental damage will weaken its supernova, and it will cart the hunter in almost every case if not weakened.
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Alatreon's elemental weakness changes depending on its active element.
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Alatreon is extremely resistant to all ailments and it will take a lot of time for you to inflict it just once.
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Kinsect Extracts:
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Red: Head
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Orange: Legs
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White: Wings
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You can obtain Shiny Drops by breaking his horns, performing a successful wall-slam and everytime you weaken his nova.
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It is possible to survive the unweakened supernova by putting down a Health Booster and eating a well timed Astera Jerky but it is pretty difficult, and the intended way is to deal enough elemental damage to weaken the supernova.
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Although Water and Thunder are marked as 2 stars weaknesses for Fire and Ice Actives respectively, Fire and Ice are a lot more effective against their counterpart, even though they are only marked 1 star higher.
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Dragon damage is always effective against Alatreon no matter his active element, but it is significantly less potent than any other element.
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A popular strategy is to wait until Alatreon goes into Dragon Active before wall-slamming him, since this makes breaking his horns extremely easy.
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Alatreon can be very tricky to wall-slam, as it only works if he hits one of the three big rock formations on the edge of the arena. Alternatively, Alatreon can be slammed down to the ground when he's flying.
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Alatreon can be stunned with Flash Pods (even out of the air), but only when he's not enraged.
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Getting up immediately after getting hit by Alatreon is not always a good idea considering it tends to combo a lot of its move, waiting on the floor longer while invincible could save a faint.
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Give your Palico the Plunderblade. You might not complete the quest, but you can still farm Alatreon materials until you eventually do succeed.
Alatreon's Elemental Rotatation and how to take advantage of it
Alatreon has three "Elemental States": Fire, Dragon and Ice, through which he will circle during the hunt. Alatreon switches elements every 3 minutes. Depending on the quest you fight Alatreon in, the rotation will be different.
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In the Special Assignment and the Event Quest "The Evening Star", Alatreon will start in Fire Active and switch as follows:
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Fire to Dragon to Ice to Dragon to Fire
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In the Event Quest "Dawn of the Death Star", Alatreon will start in Ice Active and switch as follows:
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Ice to Dragon to Fire to Dragon to Ice
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Every time Alatreon Switches from Dragon to the next element he will perform the Escaton Judgement attack. Hopefully, Alatreon's power has been contained enough at this point to make the attack survivable.
By breaking Alatreon's horns after he shifts to Dragon, the next Elemental State can be avoided, and Alatreon will be forced to switch to the other element next. The rotation of the elements resets back to the start.
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Example: If Alatreon switched from Fire to Dragon and you break his horns, he will be forced to switch to Fire again, after he performs the Escaton Judgement. Afterwards, he switches to Dragon, and after that to Ice, if you don't break his horns a second time.
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Unless the group uses mostly Dragon, Thunder or Water weapons, eliminating either Fire Active or Ice Active from the rotation is critical to success.
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If Alatreon starts in Fire Active, he has a 3 star weakness to Ice and is immune to Fire. Bring Ice weapons and eliminate Ice Active from the rotation.
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If Alatreon starts in Ice Active, he has a 3 star weakness to Fire and is immune to Ice. Bring Fire weapons and eliminate Fire Active from the rotation.
Going blindly for the horns can be detrimental to the hunt! If you fail to break Alatreon's horns and are stuck with the wrong Elemental state DO NOT break the horns once Alatreon switches back to Dragon!
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Example: Your team is running 3 Ice weapons, one Light Bowgun. If Alatreon switches to Ice, you can't effectively contain his power in this stage. Once it switches to Dragon again, you may contain Alatreon's power once to survive the Escaton Judgement. But, if you break the horns, Alatreon will SWITCH BACK TO ICE NEXT! The horns should NOT be broken in this case!
Surviving the Supernova (Escaton Judgement)
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Alatreon's Ultimate Attack. It is indicated by the entire Arena filling with Frost of Fire and the Sound getting notably muffled. After roughly five seconds, Alatreon releases a massive, arena-wide elemental blast, that deals a set amount of damage in 5 seconds.
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The Supernova functions identically to Lunastras Supernova. Only this time, there is no running from it.
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Dodging, including the Superman-Dive, and most mantles are useless. The Vitality Mantle will give you 100 additional health, reducing the effects of the Supernova somewhat.
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The damage is dealt in form of red health without stagger or knockback. It is not possible to i-frame it, and it will not trigger Vigorwasp Revival.
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- Dealing enough elemental damage to Alatreon will cause him to do a special topple animation (similar to Velkhana when you break her ice armor). Once this happens, the next Escaton Judgment will be severely weakened.
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The damage dealt by the nova is dependant on how many times Alatreon has been toppled through elemental damage before Escaton Judgment. This counter resets after every EJ.
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0 Times: The supernova deals over 400 damage in 5 seconds. It is only possible to survive this nova through extreme coordination and perfect timing, but you shouldn't count on that.
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1 Time: Deals around 280 damage. Easily survivable with two Astera jerkies / Sushifish scales without Health Boost or Health Booster.
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2 Times: The supernova now only deals 140 damage in 5 Seconds, making it completely survivable without healing if you start at full 150 health.
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3 Times: Alatreons Power is fully contained and the Supernova deals a miniscule amount of damage.
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- Players can survive Escaton Judgment more easily by getting together and placing down their Health Boosters at the same spot, since they stack. Lifepowder and Dust of Life can be also be beneficial.
Recommended Skills
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Health Boost: Extremely useful considering Alatreon's high damage output.
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Blight Resistance: All Alatreon attacks are elemental, and can inflict blights, this skill eliminates a huge part of the hassle of this fight.
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Dragon Resistance: Since Dragonblight shuts down your elemental damage (required to weaken Escaton Judgment), it is very important to make sure you aren't hit by this blight. Having a dragon resistance of 20 or more will prevent him from inflicting Dragonblight, but you still will be hit by other blights, which in turn will proc Coalescence.
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Coalescence: This is almost a free damage boost considering how many blights Alatreon inflicts to the hunters. Note that Blight Resistance lv3 will nullify Coalescence (use lv2 instead).
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Agitator: Alatreon stays in enraged state for a very long time, making this skill very good.
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Fortify: Mainly useful if you intend to bruteforce Alatreon by ignoring his elemental damage mechanics.
Weapon Match-Ups
Dual Blades |
Champion of elemental damage, it can benefit from Alatreon's high sever hitzones as well. Keep in mind some of his attacks might be hard to see if you're focusing the backlegs. |
Insect Glaive |
The kinsect alone has higher elemental output than most weapons in the game, making it possible to hit the elemental topple even without any element on the weapon. Alatreon also has plenty of openings to use Descending Thrust on him. |
Sword and Shield |
The weapon could have some issues hitting Alatreon's head sometimes, but overall its high raw damage output allows it to clear the hunt easily. |
Bow |
Bow suffers a little against Alatreon due to the awkward shot hitzones (see Bowguns below for more details). It can still hit elemental topples easily thanks to the high elemental damage output. |
Hunting Horn |
Alatreon might not get stunned easily but it is possible. The best part about the Hunting Horn are the songs though. Especially Elemental Resist Up and Remove Blights will be very helpful. Ultimately more of a support weapon against Alatreon. |
Longsword |
Overall pretty moderate elemental damage, but a relatively safe weapon overall. |
Charge Blade |
Can score topples very easily thanks to the high elemental damage output of phials and Savage Axe ticks. The weapon has also a relatively high modifier when it comes to the elemental topple buildup. |
Switch Axe |
In sword mode, the weapon has pretty high elemental output, especially when using power element phials. In axe mode, the increased part break values of Power Axe will contribute towards tripping Alatreon. |
Greatsword |
Greatsword is surprisingly good against Alatreon because of its high innate part break values, which count towards the elemental topple. However, unexperienced players might struggle because of the low elemental output of the weapon. |
Hammer |
Like Greatsword, it has comparatively poor elemental damage. It is recommended to abuse spinning bludgeons on the head or the forelegs to rack up as much elemental damage as possible. |
Lance |
It can apply elemental damage decently, but it might have issues catching up with Alatreon while he jumps around the arena. |
Gunlance |
It is recommended to use melee attacks rather than shelling on Gunlance until Alatreon topples. |
Bowguns |
While Elemental Ammo can score the elemental topple pretty easily, the awkward shot hitzones (which are very low on parts that have high elemental hitzones) and the inability to use Farcaster to restock makes it one of the worst match-ups against Alatreon. For this reason, it is recommended to use Pierce Ammo instead and focus Alatreon's chest. Note that this will likely require you to cart during the nova. |
Best Armor Sets
Safi'jiiva |
Best elemental set for Kjarr weapons and bowguns. Increases the elemental damage significantly but at the cost of health. If you are confident in your abilities to avoid damage, go ahead. Keep in mind however that Alatreon can quickly cut your health bar in half with most attacks. |
Raging Brachy |
Two pieces for Agitator Secret is a pretty good deal, especially since Alatreon stays enraged for long periods of time. |
Silver Sol |
True Critical Element will amp up your Elemental Damage. However it requires 4 equipment slots and is vastly inferior to Kjarr weapon + Safi set bonus. |
Alatreon Weaknesses
Each ⭐star shown below represents more weakness to each ailment
Good Luck Pal! You're gonna need it!
Alatreon Low and High Rank Carves
Defeating this monster allows the player to carve the following items:
Alatreon Carves
Carves | Frequency | % |
Alatreon Mantle | ⭐⭐⭐ | |
Alatreon Pallium | ⭐⭐⭐ | |
Alatreon Riptalon | ⭐⭐⭐ | |
Alatreon Diretail | ⭐⭐ | |
Alatreon Direwing (Wing Broken) | ⭐⭐ | |
Skyswayer (Horn Broken) | ⭐⭐ |
Alatreon Rewards
Rewards | Frequency | % |
Alatreon Pallium | ⭐ | |
Alatreon Mantle | ⭐ | |
Alatreon Riptalon | ⭐ | |
Alatreon Direwing | ⭐ | |
Alatreon Diretail | ⭐ |
Alatreon Weapons & Armor
Armor and Weapons related to the Alatreon Monster.
Weapons
Armor
Notes & Trivia
- It is known as the "Blazing Black Dragon".
- Alatreon has the most physiology diagrams of any monster, one for each of its active states.
- Unlike Shara Ishvalda, the displays only differ in terms of elemental weaknesses, not physical design.
Large Monsters |
Acidic Glavenus ♦ Ancient Leshen ♦ Anjanath ♦ Azure Rathalos ♦ Banbaro ♦ Barioth ♦ Barroth ♦ Bazelgeuse ♦ Behemoth ♦ Beotodus ♦ Black Diablos ♦ Blackveil Vaal Hazak ♦ Brachydios ♦ Brute Tigrex ♦ Coral Pukei-Pukei ♦ Deviljho ♦ Diablos ♦ Dodogama ♦ Ebony Odogaron ♦ Fatalis ♦ Frostfang Barioth ♦ Fulgur Anjanath ♦ Furious Rajang ♦ Glavenus ♦ Gold Rathian ♦ Great Girros ♦ Great Jagras ♦ Jyuratodus ♦ Kirin ♦ Kulu-Ya-Ku ♦ Kulve Taroth ♦ Kushala Daora ♦ Lavasioth ♦ Legiana ♦ Leshen ♦ Lunastra ♦ Namielle ♦ Nargacuga ♦ Nergigante ♦ Nightshade Paolumu ♦ Odogaron ♦ Paolumu ♦ Pink Rathian ♦ Pukei-Pukei ♦ Radobaan ♦ Raging Brachydios ♦ Rajang ♦ Rathalos ♦ Rathian ♦ Ruiner Nergigante ♦ Safi'jiiva ♦ Savage Deviljho ♦ Scarred Yian Garuga ♦ Seething Bazelgeuse ♦ Shara Ishvalda ♦ Shrieking Legiana ♦ Silver Rathalos ♦ Stygian Zinogre ♦ Teostra ♦ Tigrex ♦ Tobi-Kadachi ♦ Tzitzi-Ya-Ku ♦ Uragaan ♦ Vaal Hazak ♦ Velkhana ♦ Viper Tobi-Kadachi ♦ Xeno'jiiva ♦ Yian Garuga ♦ Zinogre ♦ Zorah Magdaros |
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13 Dec 2020 15:28
I told myself I'll solo him , since I have a sort of rivalry with him from 3U.
The first few times I tried, I failed utterly, mostly because it took me a while to realise my safi-resentment set didn't work, because of my health regen augment.
Switched my armour to an agitator build, had 560 Element with IG.
Killed him first try with that set, 23minutes, was far from a perfect run, could definetly shave the time down by 2-3 minutes.
I really like what they did with the fight, I'm one of the few people who has nothing against the Escaton Judgement, and even though you can argue it's "fake" difficulty, I still enjoy more of a challenge. With my set, I toppled him in 2 minutes, and then proceeded to bully him to the ground. I really think they did him well, the weapons could've been more diverse though.
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06 Dec 2020 23:27
Made it (the short one, but still). Switched to support for this fight (lancer primary, to fast for me yet). Kulve Taroth + Frostfanng Barioth SnS.
But to be honest - Raging Brachy was way more harder, maybe because he is the first of an end game challenge.
Good luck to everyone!
- Anonymous
05 Dec 2020 16:27
so glad they didn't bring back skypiercer from 3 ultimate had to break both horns for a CHANCE TO GET IT AND YOU NEEDED IT TO MAKE EVERY ALATREON WEAPON OR ARMOR while skyswayer is better its not that much better you still need to break the horn like your going to get a chance to go for the head
- Anonymous
23 Nov 2020 12:34
Man, this guide is really laying out all the helpful tips and tricks right down to weapon match ups. I wish all of the pages were like this, but I guess it would be pretty demanding to emulate this for every minor monster fight.
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11 Nov 2020 13:42
Feel kinda bad for the guy. first got beaten up by Fatalis and retreated with only 30% of his health left, and in "Dawn Triumphs" we just come in and finish him off. btw can anybody confirm this is true? I heard that Alatreon was weak because Fatalis beat him up badly but can anyone clarify?
- Anonymous
03 Nov 2020 23:51
Why is he not called a black dragon D: Also are these the official monster hunter wikis
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31 Oct 2020 22:37
finally solo's the bastard and not the reddit mode one either Im talking ACTUAL alatreon. Damn I feel good I just wanted to share even though most won't find it impressive.
- Anonymous
28 Oct 2020 22:41
I’ve tested this btw, you can wear a vitality mantle and survive his supernova while he is NOT weakened as long as you drink a mega potion and have close to max health
- Anonymous
27 Oct 2020 21:13
people still think oroshi kirin is coming but i dont think so. we got fatalis instaed.
- Anonymous
27 Oct 2020 12:51
“The Damage the Attack deals is dependant on how many times Alatreon has been KO'd due to elemental damage prior to the supernova” what does KO’d mean here? what visual cue am I looking for?
- Anonymous
25 Oct 2020 08:29
Freaking impossible with Switch Axe, I tried 10+ times with it to no avail. Got him 3rd try with sword and shield
- Anonymous
18 Oct 2020 02:43
I don’t know why but in case your wondering you can get riptalons from flinch shots probably useless now but I don’t know
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11 Oct 2020 20:42
Does anyone know how much elemental damage has to be done solo to KO this beauty to weaken the nova?
- Anonymous
09 Oct 2020 02:28
I solo'd this bastard now i'm going for it's armour ready for fatalis...currently donning Stygian//Tigrex with max heath charm - managed to get 2 azure dragonspires, one from carve and one from 4x cart part break (1st horn).
Literally Fatalis is my favourite monster i'm hyped to had unlocked him solo but. i'm telling you all now, be ready for the fatalis as even with maxed out armour, he can still OHTK cart you
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07 Oct 2020 21:25
needs an electric, dragon and, water special move but lets be honest waterblight is kinda lame
10 Jan 2021 08:06
Now after 6 solo tries I still fail this quest but I broke its first horn within 4 minutes! I am using longsword so my strategy is primarily perfect iai spirit slash timing. My goal is not to play safe, rather I need to counter all his attacks and maximize elemental/ raw dps. The only way to kill this solo is by speedrunning it.
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