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Xeno'jiiva
Enemy Type	Elder Dragon
Elements	Fire Dragon
Ailments	Fireblight Dragonblight
Weakness	Poison
Resistances	Sleep
Locations	Elder's Recess
Tempered Lv.	3 (Arch-Tempered Only)

Xeno'jiiva is an Elder Dragon and the Final Boss in the Story Mode of Monster Hunter World (MHW). ゼノ・ジーヴァ (冥灯龍) in Japanese. It is the juvenile form of Safi'jiiva.

A new species discovered in the depths of the Elder’s Recess. Its relationship to the other elder dragons is unclear, as is its ecology.

Xeno'jiiva Details & Locations

• Found in: Elder's Recess
• A target of Quest: Land of Convergence, A Light Upon the River's Gloom, Keeper of the Otherworld, Like a Moth to the Flame
• Is immediately hostile at medium to long range
• Attacks other monsters: (No other monsters in Xeno'jiiva's arena)
• Small Monsters version: N/A
• Sizes: 4509.10 ~ 4509.10
• Species: Elder Dragon
• HP: ~15,150(Solo), ~22,875(Duo), ~34,125(3 or 4 players)
  • Arch Tempered: ~25,500(Solo), ~44,400(Duo), ~66,300(3 or 4 players)

Xeno'jiiva Combat Info

• Xeno'jiiva's Element Weakness is the same against every type of Element (Fire, Water, Thunder, Ice, and Dragon), ⭐⭐ each.
• Weaknesses: Xeno'jiiva is very weak to Poison with ⭐⭐⭐.
• Combat tactics: Be very careful. As soon as it is in rage mode, its stomp becomes lethal once up close, since it adds an explosion after the initial stomp. Usually, when it isn't raging, the stomp is a good time to damage its feet, although its best to stay away from its front feet when it is in rage mode since anyone fighting with a close-range weapon will take heavy damage. 
• Xeno'jiva will fire three kinds of projectiles while grounded. The first will be three projectiles first firing middle then 45 degrees to the right then 45 degrees from center to the left. Its second is a 180-degree beam that is fired from its mouth covering the entire distance of the map. The third is just a straight beam that is fired directly in front of it (This is a very good time to do heavy damage near the side of its face and claws.)
• The first area contains crystal formations on the ceiling which can be shot with slinger ammo and dropped on Xeno'jiva for extra damage.
• When Xeno'jiiva takes to the sky, it is best to shoot it down quickly with any slinger ammo you find ( they drop on the ground). Xeno'jiiva can perform long-range projectile attacks and a diving claw attack that causes dragon explosions in its wake. 
• Resistances: Xeno'jiva can't be put to Sleep and resists Stun and Paralysis pretty well. Flash Pods are also ineffective.
• The head and tail are the weakest areas, followed by the chest. All of them can be broken.
• Xeno'jiva is the only Elder Dragon apart from Zorah Magdaros that cannot be mounted.
• Xeno'jiva beams will heat up the ground beneath it. A way to combat this is with Uragaan armour, the Heat Guard skill, or the Fireproof Mantle, as they will protect you from Fireblight.

Xeno'jiiva Weaknesses

Each ⭐star shown below represents more weakness to each ailment

Ailment
Weakness Level	⭐⭐⭐	×	⭐	⭐⭐	⭐

 

Each ⭐star shown below represents more weakness to each damage type

Weak Point
Head (Breakable)	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐
Front Claws (Breakable)	⭐⭐	⭐⭐	⭐
Tail (Severable)	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐	⭐⭐⭐

Detailed weakness information(Legend Explanation: here)

Credits to AsteriskAmpersand, Deathcream and MoonBunnie.

Xeno'jiiva High-Rank Carves

Defeating this monster allows the player to carve the following items:

Xeno'jiiva Carves (ALL HIGH RANK)

Carves	Frequency
Xeno'jiiva Shell	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Xeno'jiiva Soulscale	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Xeno'jiiva Claw (Break forelegs)	⭐⭐⭐
Xeno'jiiva Horn (Break head)	⭐⭐
Xeno'jiiva Wing (Break wing)	⭐⭐⭐
Xeno'jiiva Gem (break head, cut tail)	⭐	5% Carve, 7% Tail Carve and 4% Head Break
Xeno'jiiva Veil (Dropped material)	⭐⭐⭐
Xeno'jiiva Tail (cut tail)		8% Body Carve, 71% Tail carve

Xeno'jiiva Rewards (ALL HIGH RANK)

Rewards	Frequency
Xeno'jiiva Shell	⭐⭐⭐⭐
Xeno'jiiva Soulscale	⭐⭐⭐
Xeno'jiiva Veil	⭐⭐⭐
Xeno'jiiva Wing	⭐⭐⭐
Elder Dragon Bone	⭐⭐⭐
Elder Dragon Blood	⭐⭐⭐
Xeno'jiiva Gem	⭐	3% Quest Reward, 3% Silver Reward and 3% Gold Reward

Xeno'jiiva Weapons & Armor

Armour and Weapons related to the Xeno'jiiva Monster.

Weapons

Armor

Notes & Trivia

• Can't be lured
• Camouflage works until ?? range
• Xeno'jiiva is known as the "Dark Light Dragon"
• Xeno'jiiva has been nicknamed by the community as the "Sapphire Star," as it is strongly implied that it arrived to the new world via the same meteor mentioned in The Tale of the Five.
  • The meteor in that story is seen as a symbol of hope (hence, "may the Sapphire Star guide your way"). This is ironic, since nobody knew it contained an extremely powerful and dangerous dragon (that is, until the player fights it themself).
• Xeno'jiiva's name has Greek, Hindu and Jain origins.
  • "Xeno" is Greek for "Alien".
    • It is implied that Xeno'jiiva came from another world via the Sapphire Star meteor, and its biology is described as "alien" by researchers.
  • In Hinduism and Jainism, a "jiva" (Sanskrit: जीव, jīva, alternative spelling jiwa; Hindi: जीव, jīv, alternative spelling jeev) is a living being, or any entity imbued with a life force.
    • Likewise, Xeno'jiiva developed from the life energy of dying elder dragons.
  • In Jainism, "jiva" is the immortal essence or soul of a living organism (human, animal, plant, etc.) which survives physical death.
    • This could explain why Xeno'jiiva comes back to life after being slain, so that the player can hunt it again.
      • A far more likely explanation is that being able to rehunt it is simply a game mechanic, like Behemoth and Leshen, and nearly every Elder Dragon in previous installments.
    • It is theorized by fans that if Xeno'jiiva was left to incubate, it could become an unstoppable, godlike being. 
      • This concept is finally realized with the reveal of Safi'jiiva.