Diablos | Monster Hunter World Wiki

Diablos in greek means wateway canal and it can be used metaforically as connection.

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One of if not THE best fights for any budding Charge Blade fans, attacks kb you enough to force learning to guard point, but are slow enough that you can learn them. If you want to learn timing, aim, and positioning for CB, Diablos is a great fight.

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I translated "diablos" a bunch of times and this is what i got, "dark spirits of destruction"

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10/10 diablos is a god boy and i wish there was more info on him that you can find withoutlooking in the deep corners of internet
would absolutely get owned by the sand boy again

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stock targetting the ****ing palico

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stock targetting the ****ing palico

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this think has way to much health!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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fat noodle with horns

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Does his roar actually stun? I've never once been stunned by a roar from diablos and I've so many hours in the base game alone, add in my iceborne hours and its odd I've never seen anyone stunned by his roar. Just the usually stumbling with a large monster roar.

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Isn't that hard soloed and captured it with shock trap and two tranq bombs

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who agrees the devilijho, Diablos fight his cool

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Stop spam digging and face me like a man!!!

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Don’t you hate it when you want to wall-bang these guys but they just start digging?

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At first its difficult. And when you get used to it it get more fun. Even if its Black Diablos the fight can get pretty exciting for me. Still hard, but fun. And hey, at least they’re not planning on putting deviants in this game. Because if they did, we would have to fight one of the hardest monsters in the series.... Bloodbath...

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I'm pretty new and ended up coming across this in wildspire for the first time like ' 0Ooo whats this?!' ... Gave it a go but it totally annihilated me! haha. Omg though, the satisfaction i got when i encountered it again much later second time (hr 8 i think), outside of the cave and i was using greatsword then. Still made me faint twice, but when i slayed it, i was like yeayyy! ^^)/ It also looks very cool!

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I've been farming the diablos for barroth grinder, and this really helped! Thanks to whoever wrote this!

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he looks lik a duck but i stil lik him hes easy. just spam the sos. wait for someone with xeno set. then pretend ur helping by hitting a few times, but really ur just waiting for the other person to be done. sadly, im the one with the xeno set.stil fun tho

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i broke my ps4 controller because of this *****

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WHY WITH THE DIG SPAM???

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I also think diablos looks cool

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I’ve always thought diablos was blind because his horns pretty much were blocking his vision and he does not have good eye sight and he burrows and mostly stays underground so what’s the point of his eyes even though he could just hear around because it states “diablos can burrow to traverse quickly around the environment and shoots out of the sand and rock when it here’s loud noises and searches for prey

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Now that I tried out more weapons and hunts against this guy, I can say that my previous comment didn't really help. He is the embodiment of an endurance test, giving any slow weapons no chance to hit and light weapons little chance to combo. I found a max guard Lance would do the trick. Just block the charge, and hit the head. Either way, it is one of the more long and boring fights in the game.

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Thing is, learning the patterns is pretty easy, but for me, I just can't reach the damn thing half the time before it goes for another attack and I'm stuck waiting for it to calm down again

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Me again. Am I the only one annoyed that the hammer is not his tail club on a stick?

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Stand back until he stops charging. Cut off his tail, break the horns, break the face. And finish him off however. If he starts charging again, back up and wait.

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After 1,000 hours on MHW, Diablos is not the same hard monster you feel in the first encounter. Underground Burrowing is not the death anymore. :D Learn 3 crazy Diablos strategies I'm using on SOS these days.→ Search GamesTunnel Diablos

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OK so this is not because i´m bad playing, but this is the most BORING and OONGA BOONGA monster damn

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This thing made me quit the game

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"In search of prey" *Only eats cacti* *Diablos, hiding under the ground, listening and waiting for those cacti to make noise*

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I want the game so bad but cant afford it

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This pest has given me the biggest headache of any monster I've ever fought. Then again, brute wyverns tend to be the bain of my existence (barring uragaan and it's variants). mind you, I haven't fought 1 since MH tri. 2nd hardest would have been finding a competent group for alatreon

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(for new players). Most if not all of the Diablos weapons are good in raw attack stat, however the only things keeping the weapons back are the lack of sharpness, and the minus affinity (although that is not the biggest problem as most sets come with some kind of affinity boosting skill). All you need to be effective however is just non element boost and handicraft and you should be good to go. (also a side note, if you have any taroth horn weapon i would request you craft the actual diablos weapons as when ice borne drops the taroth and kajarr weapons will become useless after a short while...)

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For anyone farming the horns: Bring any weapon with sleep (or a Palico weapon, will take longer though) and try to get it to sleep as fast as possible. Then just put 2 Mega Barrel Bombs next to it's head and wake it up with your strongest attack to the head. That is usually enough to break one horn and damage the other one. Good luck.

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I got one shotted from this guy's horn attack lol

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I just got a Majestic Horn as a *Quest Reward* from a HR Investigation (+ another Majestic Horn for actually breaking both horns in that mission). That's why I do not recommend leaving after breaking both horns. Just a quick tip for people farming the horns.

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My first kill of the Diablos was using the first tier of the Legiana bow. Didn't really use the special ammo skill, just made use of dodging and firing arrows in 1/2/3 bursts. Fainted once, but won first go with using it.

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For dual blades, which is what i use, use flash pods, maxpotion, rations, demondrug and armorskin both demondrung and armorskin last until you cart, and use immunizer to recover red health faster ,before even starting the fight, I always go and GET AN EXTRA PALICO or GRIMALKIN, open the map and right click the white cat icons then follow the green sparkles to get the extra cat. and hit diablos legs to knock it over. and then lure diablos outside where there is a cat on a hill blowing this horn and jump off a ledge and mount him there and he will get stuck in vines, thats what i did and it worked for me. and i was using dual blades.

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I had a harder time fighting Rathalos than Diablos. Diablos armor helped me take on the Rathalos better. Idk why people are bitter about him. Get gud is all I gotta say about that.

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To everyone who is confused about why Diabolos is not a brute wyvern: Usually the build of a monster determines what it is. That is why the Diabolos is a flying Wyvern: He shares anatomic similarities to Rathalos, Legiana and the rest. Pukei-Pukei falls under a different category tho: it is an early game monster. All early game monsters that were winged (usually Yian Kut-Ku or Gypceros in previous games) are also bird wyverns. Also all Raptor-Like Monsters and monsters Related to other bird Wyverns (Yian Garuga) fall under the Bird Wyvern category.

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Diablos like to spam his underground sand attack towards me. I can avoid sometimes but when he hit me with that attack.. half of my health is gone. Which armor should i use? To receive lesser damage towards his underground attack.

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fuuuuuuck i got two twisted horns when i need a majestic :( i dislike farming this boi cos im*****, always at least 1 cart

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Ok, I see a lot of people that are trash talking Diablos, and some have tried to help. But, it seems that nobody takes the hint. I don't even know why, but maybe one more person giving some of the BEST HINTS for hunting Diablos will finally get it through to some people. Ok, so. As mentioned in other comments below, Diablos has a very generic, timed, and learn-able patter. I personally learned Diablos' patterns by just doing the mission over and over until I got it down. So, just learn his pattern would probably be the best tip for any and all players. There is no amount of button-mashing, roll spamming, or just attacking whenever it seems right that will help you through this fight. Secondly, I have tips for two different types of weapon users. If you use hammers, you are going to want to go for the horn first. The best time to attack is right after Diablos pops out of the ground after a dig. BUT, if you are a Longsword user (like me), you will want to go for the tail. I say this because it is easier for said weapons to do said tasks. Of course, you have the option to switch to hacking at the other side, and then work your way to the chest. As a third: Environmental Tips. if you are above, in area 8 I believe (correct me if im wrong), you will want to lure the Diablos into charging into the spires, as much as possible, so you can have the best possible way to have as much damage output. If you are below, in area 12 (again, correct me if i'm wrong), you will also want to do the same things. However, the flashflys can be much more important. After the spires have been worn out, and the Diablos has not been caught or killed, then the flash flys will come in handy. To put them into greatest effect, you will want to use them right before Diablos charges you. The reason I say this is because, although it takes some pretty good timing, on both environmental tips, the Diablos will not turn away if it is on the path of charging. After all of that, you should be able to complete your mission on hunting the Diablos. Hopefully, this was really helpful to somebody out there still struggling. If I did help, or you feel the need to correct me if I misspelled or anything, please do. Your welcome to anyone and everyone. Good day.

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Funny my biggest is 2756.34 I'm pretty sure the game file says max size for large beast is 3k otherwise I can't see how it can fit In The caverns if it was over 3k

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diablos eats cacti not meat (prey)

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fight that takes 15 min+instant kill attacks=into the trash it goes

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people here never saw a chicken

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Anyone wonder why he has wings in the first place? All he uses them for is to dig.

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All these people trash talking Diablos and I'm just sitting here thinking "Why is its species 'Flying Wyvern'?"

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People say he’s the most annoying boss there I don’t s try fighting pleisoth

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If you having trouble getting horns get handing craft and kush gun lance a few shells and Wyvern fire will break them easy and you haft to break both of his horn to get one it’s stupid

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Diablos is always female.

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A lot of people think monoblos is the male of this species if anything diablos are only males sense you can fight black dioblos any time so it’s always mating season

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Diablos is often seen as a wall for a lot of players new to the series. If you feel like you breezed through the game but are stuck at Diablos, slow down, sheathe your weapon and just run around watching his attacks. All of his attacks are extremely telegraphed and easy to avoid with an obvious wind up. For his burrow, simply run perpendicular to the direction he is coming at you from and he will miss if he is not enraged. If he is enraged and he does a burrow, you may still get hit by this because he comes up much faster and closer to you, so either superman dive to avoid the damage or use a screamer pod as soon as he burrows to give yourself a damage opportunity. If your weapon is sheathed and you just keep running or even just jogging in a circle around him, none of his attacks will hit you allowing you to easily learn his attacks and his tells. He hits very very hard, often hard enough to 1 shot you if you're fighting him without higher level armor so take it slow and get familiar with his moves. He is designed specifically to punish mistakes, and becomes one of the easiest monsters in the game once you learn him due to the telegraphed nature of his attacks. This advice is applicable to most monsters, so try this any time you feel like you've hit a wall and found a monster you can't beat.

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On period GF vs Diablos

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the only monster i don't want in MH franchises

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Frustrating, cheating monster. Has a larger reach than its model, gets up from prone in less than a second and attacks relentlessly - One screwup can lead to a KO from full, no amount of button mashing will save you, enjoy the faint. As a hammer user, you can cheese him by luring him to a ramp and jump attacking him over and over. In order to get him to follow you outside of bonds, he needs to burrow. Avoid the "sandfall" room where he goes to rest, there's no point in fighting him there, wait for him to burrow and run outside.

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Why is it that Rathalos a FREAKING RATHALOS is 100% easier than him!? I go ham on Rath with maxed out leg gear and a leg LS and bam easy day not one faint...Go ham on Diablos he laughs , says a yo mama so stupid joke and makes me faint out of utter humiliation....seriously??

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Howcome he doesn't have a plate or gem/ruby like the other apex monsters?

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WOAH WOAH WOAH CAPCOM, YA FORGOT SOMETHIN HERE! Why exactly does Diablos not have a plate or gem/ruby? I want an explanation!

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This fight is relatively easy if you played previous games and used the blangonga weps to fight, literally the same move set and highly predictable charges. Just bait him in the pillars and hack at the horns until both are off for majestic horn drops. Only thing is that tail pain to chop off.

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He's pretty tough but it really pays off. His weapons do extreme damage and have ice (that's something, I guess). His armour's okay too, it's a bit bulky though... somebody needs to fire the person that designs the armour at cap com :/

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The first time I got really good armour I went out and hunted a diablos, got stunned, and watch it use its ram attack on me. "Oh god I'm dead" *kills 1/8 of my health bar* O_O MAGIC

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The Diablo is a pain if you have full fire armour (mainly me)

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Am I the only one who thinks that a cacti eater that looks for prey is weird ?

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If I may offer some advice on fighting this... thing, the wings are a weak point, but they can't be broken. I usually try to go for wings first to reduce mobility, but Diablos' will not break. Instead, go for the head first and get those horns broken off. The hit boxes on those things are gigantic and breaking them will severely limit his reach.

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Glacial Cannon I Gunlance with Legiana Helm, Vambraces, Coil, Odogaron Chestplate, Anja Greaves. Makes this guy pretty simple, just hold up guard whenever he does anything and use the Guard Stabs, Shelling, and occasionally dash stab.

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I started getting hurt a lot less, once I figured out a handy tell of his. Whenever he starts taking a few slow steps forward, RUN! He's about to charge. Even if you're behind him, he can do a quick 180 turn and charge straight at you. I used to get hit by this a lot, because did not look at all like a windup for a damaging attack.

At this point, his burrowing attack had stopped being a problem for me. After all, he leaves himself open for so long when he's climbing out of the ground. Once avoiding it becomes second nature, it changes from a nuisance to an opportunity.

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I feel like lately, he has just been spamming his Dig attack, first time I fought him, he seemed a hard but fair boss, now he just wants to dig, an I have been pretty miffed from him doing it three times in a row, pops out, digs down and pops out moments later, I understand the need for a screamer pod but this is insanity lol

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Most annoying Boss in Monster Hunter history. In every Quest there are two of them (in High rank). and they are always together in one zone. Even if it's limping it's nowhere near death. First I was like: Yeah I'll farm it to build Cera-Ringbeuger, but everytime I did the Quest there was a Diablos too and they teamed up and ragdolled me throu the map. Not worth it. Way to hard boss for way to low pay.

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For heavy bowgun's fighting the diablos. Just keep distance once he starts trying to attack you keep the distance at a range that you can hit his horns. Once those horns are off light it up. Load up wyvern heart if you want to get up close and deal some serious damage or if your a wyvern snipe get your self positioned to a reasonable position and fire the shot either at the chest or the back. Good luck hunters and may the tides show your luck. : 3

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Easy way to kill him is to use lance and powerguard his extremely slow telegraphed attacks. Easy mode.

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This thing is fun to mess with one high rank cause you can dance around him and he'd still not hit you lol. I do have to say that this boi is like a triceratops on steroids. All in all I kinda enjoy this fight.

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I downed it on my second attempt solo. His attacks are super telegraphed. Used a paralyzing hammer and traps, I was able to break his horns and chest. Paralyze is key.

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What is worse then having having a Diablo burrow and erupt from beneath you?

Being stunned, low health and seeing that the palico who got the aggro ( aka: eye icon atop his name) is chilling besides you, without a care int the world....

*faints*

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Tactic for taking this beast down. Only possible with the legiana light bow gun. for this bring 60 freeze ammo and then 60 snow herbs. now down to business first off the charge attack is a glaring big exploit for wyvern fire so if you think he is gonna to charge place down 3 wyvern fire rounds and run from them, then when you see him actually charge dodge to the side. rinse and repeat until both horns are broken, also when possible fire freeze rounds. secondly with his dig attack, don't bother with your weapon and run around in a big circle this should be your not hit. rinse and repeat. The real problem is when he gets angry, I myself haven't predicted the AI enough to know what attack he will do, All I can say is if your far enough away he will either dig or charge at you both even if you have full legiana gear maxed out will take a chunk out of your health. Good luck and Praise The Sun. \('-')/
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I dunno what yall are crying about, my shattercryst with shields made him easier than a mini kut ku

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This guy is easy mode compared to black diablos

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A few quick noob tips. (Noobs=people who haven't fought diablos since day 1)
1: Keep your stamina up as you will need to constantly evade his attacks.
2: Keep weapon sharp as often as possible.
3: When attacking legs stay to his right as you are less likely to be body slammed that way.
4: When attacking tail stand right underneath by legs so if he does tail swipe you won't be interrupted.
5: Don't pass out

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WHAT THE HECK!!! THIS BEAST IS OVERPOWERED!!! HE HITS YOU ONCE, THEN, WHILE YOUR STUNNED, HE KILLS YOU!!! 100% NEEDS A NERF

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So what damage does it deal?

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And getting Majestic horns is ####### impossible , I've spent like 4 hours of farming to get 2 majestic horns. AND YOU NEED 5 TO MAKE THE HIGH RANK SET.

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For me this boss is a massive **** off, honestly just overkill, spamming the same attacks that stun you instantly then finishing you with a bash

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Using Great Girros Charged Blade is highly recommended when fighting Diablos the first time. Fairly easy to get.
You can break the horn and sever its tail fairly easily when she is spasming from paralysis.

I think this page needs to provide info, the use of screamer pod to catch/entrap her when she is underground.
Yesterday I helped bunch of newbies and they died twice already. They are confused when I throw Screamer pod.
wiki needs to guide em with this trivial but critical method

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There is nothing fun about fighting this guy or black diablows. Theyve only got like 5 different attacks, 3 of which stun you so it just spams the same stupid***** over and over again.

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Is it assumed he does fire damage and you should wear fire resistance gear, how can you tell?

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Is using a bow viable against this guy?

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this guide has to be updated because some infos are missing

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Will also enter a turf war with the rathian if it is near

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variant called black diablos in hard mode, there can also be a dioblos at the same time

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Been goin' toe to toe with these Horned Grumps since the early days. I gotta say, still fun to hunt a Diablos down- couple Ham whacks to those big ol' sweet potato horns will bring this fella down quicker than a well-done steak becomes a burnt steak. Happy huntin' folks, stay safe.


-You're friendly Ham Usin' Hunter, The Ham Lord. PSN: TheLordOfHams

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This monster is big, but it's hitbox is enormous

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After many tries solo finally got him down with two other players. The hit boxes on this guy are whack. And that burrow attack. . . Amazing game but my god I hate this boss.

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One of the hardest bosses ever...

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diablos tree for weapons is after the Anjanath tree, so it will be difficult hunting since it has a resistance to fire, that is if you use the Anjanath weapon, unlock that part of the tree after hunting Legiana

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always hunt this in a expadition..

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also i am planning to try and hunt him with a few friends, maybe try solo cuse my cat has ice gear

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'I wonder what kind of prey is meant since the Diablos is a pure herbivore'

did you read?
The apex monster of the Wildspire Waste.
A menacing, territorial beast that lurks underground.
Loud noises will cause it to lunge out of the sand in search of prey.

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I wonder what kind of prey is meant since the Diablos is a pure herbivore

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