Monster Hunter Wilds Chatacabra weakness, tips and strategy
Oct. 30, 2024The first monster in MH Wilds is the Chatacabra, an armored frog/turtle beast
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The Monster Hunter Wilds Chatacabra is one of the new monsters that appear in MH Wilds - and in fact, the first monster you fight in the Beta, as part of the attempt to save a trapped local. Not only that, but there’s numerous Chatacabras roaming around the environment, so understanding how to fight them is a very important thing. With that in mind, we’ve tested out strength against these thundering amphibians, so you can experience as much of theMonster Hunter Wilds betaas possible in the time available. Here’s how to slay the Chatacabra, with weaknesses, tips, and strategies to play out.
How to beat Chatacabra in Monster Hunter Wilds
The Chatacabra in Monster Hunter Wilds has several qualities that players can exploit. Elemental attacks on the player’s behalf aren’t really a thing in the beta, as the onlyMonster Hunter Wilds weaponsavailable are the most standard, default models. Still though, there are methods, techniques and weaknesses you can exploit.
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Chatacabra has all sorts of drops - but at the time of the beta, most of them are useless, as weapon and armor crafting isn’t currently an included feature. Still, killing this will let you move on to the next step of the beta, and you can find more of these monsters throughout.
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