Arch Tempered Xeno’jiiva is one of the strongest monster in Monster Hunter World. The non-arch tempered version of this monster is a menace by itself that the game has it as one of the final bosses you will encounter in the story mode of the game.

This is one hell of a monster in terms of its size, and it can execute attacks that will surely kill hunters in one blow. This monster might not be as fast as other monsters you would encounter, but its sheer size will bring about attacks that is almost impossible to dodge due to its crazy hit boxes.

But what if we don’t really need to dodge most of the time at all? And what if we can use its huge size to our advantage? Well, this is what the guide is all about – to exploit Arch Tempered Xeno’jiiva’s absolute weakness with some state of the art strategies and actions!

Build

On this strategy, you will need an HBG specialized in Pierce ammo. The best ones are Taroth Assault Support or Kjarr Assault Water, but an alternative in case you don’t have it is the Legiana HBG. So, the ammo that we will use here is Pierce level 3 and you will augment it with health augment and with recoil x1, shield x1, and ranged up mods.

Recommended Build for those who killed it with a party, but would want to solo it

NOTE: The most important skill on this strategy is guard up (Shield jewel or find the charm for it or armor piece that has it) and heat guard (so you don’t get toasted by the molten lava on the ground).

I know you don’t have Xeno Y armors yet, so just try to make prototypes for now. Some good skills to consider are ammo up 3, crit boost, 100% crit rate, and some attack. You can also use Xeno B armors to get the rapidshot skill if it is something you really prefer. Then again, IMPORTANT SKILLS ARE: GUARD UP and HEAT GUARD. Here’s an example of a prototype that will surely work.

Budget Build if you are about to solo it from start

Food

I also advice to eat x6 meat that will activate Felyne Moxie (as seen at the picture above). This will prevent the monster from 1 shot KO’ing you once. If you don’t have enough ingredients to activate this, then enter a session with many people like what I did (I usually join a KT session but will do other stuffs just to leech on their food ingredients as I don’t have complete ingredients prior to this run too).

Strategy

The strategy is very easy. Shoot its head or arms while xeno is not on rage, and guard every atk it does to you. Its attacks are very easy to predict and somewhat slow as stated above, so you will definitely know when to stop hitting and just simply point your gun towards xeno and you will automatically guard any of its attacks considering you have guard up skill. I also advise bringing your Palico so you have a decoy.

Xeno’s Rage Mode

When Xeno starts to glow, it is an indication that it will go on Rage Mode. Xeno’s Rage Mode will activate after it explodes and you will get knockback with no damage if you are too near, and then it will be followed with eruptions on the ground which could 1 hit a hunter if he only has 150 HP! So make sure to stand firm and be ready to guard any of these explosions.

While Rage Mode is scary because literally all of its attack will one shot kill you (at least it does to me), it is also a very good advantage because during Rage Mode, Xeno’s body will become a huge weak spot. Shoot Xeno’jiiva’s body repeatedly with Pierce 3 and it will soon trip where you can get a HUGE window for free hit. Repeat the process and try not to be so greedy. Just shoot when you are free to shoot, and take note of the rage mode. It should die real soon like in this video.

An Attack That You Must Dodge

While our build is an absolute winner, there is a certain attack of Arch Tempered Xeno’jiiva that will pierce through our guard if we decide to simply just guard it. It is not because guard up will not work, but because that specific move will chain up parallel explosions that will zero your stamina and health points when you get caught by it.

While it is scary to know that our strategy has a little loop hole, that attack is at least very easy to dodge. This attack is specific when Arch Tempered Xeno’jiiva is at its rage mode, and he will stand on its rear limbs and will dive at you. This move is really slow, but you might get tempted to simply just guard it. So, instead of guarding and getting caught by the chain explosions, just dodge 2-3 times backward until it is about to land. When it lands, it will summon explosions that will chain 5 times parallel to where Xeno is facing.

Full Run Sample and Why You Should Get AT Xeno Gamma Y

AT Xeno’s Gamma armor set (y) is essential for bowgun users. 3 pieces of this armor set will yield the skill rapidshot which will give you a chance not to spend any ammo when firing it, enabling you to spam shots without reloading depending on how many times it will proc. While this skill can still be gotten with the normal Xeno armor sets (A or B), the slots and other skills (Critical boost, etc.) the AT Xeno Gamma (y) could have makes it an almost must for gunners to have.

So let’s take a look at how strong Arch Tempered Xeno’jiiva’s armors are while fighting Arch Tempered Xeno’jiiva itself using this strategy we come up with.