Tigrex Guides
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This is a compilation of Guides on how to fight against a Tigrex. For a list of Special Tigrex Guides, refer to:
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[edit] Aragorn4000's Longsword Guide
Tigrex is a wyvern not to be messed with. If you're looking for the best way to kill him, you should probably go with the Tachi. The tachi i used when i fought Tigrex was an eager cleaver. I used fire dragonsword. took me about 30-35 mins(HR2) . Tigrex's natural weakness is thunder and dragon. I start with using a shock trap to stun him and cut the tail off(a real pain because of its long reach). Once done with the tail, i go to the claws and wings. I use at least 3 flash bombs to break all four parts. The last thing is the head, crack the skull of Tigrex with a spirit combo to the face and finish him off or capture it with a shock trap and at least 4 tranq bombs. If the Tigrex enters rage mode, I usually use a flash bomb and hit the parts or just be quick to attack it and be fast in avoiding the tail whip. The armor that i was wearing was ceanataur with sharpening skill increase for fast sharpening.
Aragorn4000 12:00 am, 19 december 2008 (australian time zone). hope this helps..
HR2LaoShanLungKill 1:37 pm 24 october 2009 (yelverton, near plymouth grenich winter time). hope my bit helps as well.
well, if you get in is way you will be most likely knocked down and thrown off leavin you with very low hp. so i suggest you attck by the sides and try your best.
[edit] Korangar's Guide
Tigrex is a tough wyvern with an easy pattern to get used to. Bring traps, bombs and any other materials you might need according to the terrain you're in(I found fighting Tigrex in the dessert the easiest). I used the devil slicer because it is much stronger than the Eager cleaver and fairly easy to obtain. The trick is, do not get greedy; attack once or twice and get out.He has several attacks including a rock throw an explosive scream, and a vicious rush. I found it easy to cirlcle him (at a medium distance) and I attack him when he is vulnerable. When he rushes at you evade until he stops, when he turns towards you, slice his head once or twice and dodge right. At times he will stop attacking and will just stand still, use this time to slice his wings or tail(don't get greedy!) wings break pretty easy, tail takes a bit of work. Once everything is broken continue to attack his head until he....dies.
Korangar
Personally, I find using a GS a good idea if you are able to master the timing to unleash a charged attack. Mainly there are two reasons why I say so, the Tigrex is an extremely fast and hardy monster so you need to make every hit count, and also, it is easier to cause the Tigrex to flinch when you unleash a Charge 2 to 3 attack on it's head, this gives you time to un-equip your GS and escape it's next attack. For Longswords, I've realized that the maximum number of times you can hit him without risk of being attacked is twice, and even then with traps it's going to take quite a great amount of time.GS also have the ability to block, so if you find yourself with not enough time to escape, you can always block the Tigrex's next attack, even it's Roar! Do not overdo this though, you run out of stamina fast.
Take the Tigrex on in the desert if you have the choice. Why? Because the Tigrex is fast, and Snowy Mountains doesn't have good space for you to run and avoid it's tackle. I would really recommend a GS for those who are good at timing the charge attacks as it makes the battle a whole lot faster. I used a Valkyrie Blade on my first Elder Tigrex in the Desert, and although it took 30 mins to slay it, I was able to walk off with slightly less than half my life, with no restarts. Of course I had to beat the Urgent Quest first.
If you are having trouble with the timing, you could visit GameFAQs for walkthroughs and such. The trick is to start charging after while the Tigrex has just stopped his tackle or leap attack to recover, while it's butt is still facing you, with good timing you can unleash a Level 2 Charge or above when it turns around to face you. Watch out though, when it's in rage mode it's too fast for you to do that, except for it's double-leap. Other than that, I would just recommend the Devil Slicer (LS). (To obtain devil slicer you need 2 thunder bug juice. I recommend you get a bunch of battlefield gems and trading them to the guy in the jungle to get the juice. You will need about 6, and if you don't get 1 juice from 3 trades just abandon and retry until you get the juice needed. :) )
The Alex
My strategy with the tigrex works very well for those new and very intimidated by the ferocious tigger. I use a devil slicer at first attack behind its arms first. I do the 2 hacks you start out with then i roll away I do this as it finishes charging. Its almost untouchable while its raging so i use traps. Whle its stunned wail on his head until it breaks free and repeat. If you haven't killed it yet go to another area or go to the back of area 8 till it chills out. I only recommend this strategy in the chief quests due to the reliance of shock traps. this same strategy can be applied to dual blades as well. Items i recommend are power juices you WILL run from it a lot and flash bombs because its fun to wail on its arms and break its claws. One thing that got me killed was sharpening my sword in the same area of mr. tigger. NEVER EVER EVER EVER DO THIS!!! MY biggest piece of advice is take it slow. that extra attack you want to deal will kill you alot. One last note, to those who hate the Devil slicer, There's a special place for you in the under world where you will get killed by monsters weak to thunder for EVER!
j.burns
my first Tigrex is to bring :1 shock trap-1 pitfall trap-2 genprey fangs-2 trap tools-2 lg barrel bomb+-3 lg barrel bombs-5 sm barrel bomb+s-5 lg barrels- 5 gunpowder-8 scatter fish-84 paint balls-combo books 1-4.place the portable shock trap then throw the paintball from behind the trap. when he is trapped place 2 lg barrel bombs by his neck then ignite them quick or he'll escape first for maxumum damage and broken claws. combine lg barrel bomb with scatterfish then repeat.this will usually kill him in 4 tries. also try and get behind him before the bombs go of so you can hit him if he falls over. this can be done with no loss in health if done right.
[edit] Dual Tigrex Guide
[edit] Today, I'm going to give tips on how to beat this HR5 - HR6 urgent quest.
Hammer-Ok this is a little harder than GS but it still works. You might want to use Onslaught or anything with high atk.,but i recommend this one. Ok first have lots of stamina(yes we are going to charge) and healing items.(optional:traps, flashes etc.) If Tigrex charges dodge and charge up the superpound and slam him in the face. If Tigrex taunts(bites into the air) position yourself between the front and the back legs not too far not too near. Then after the second bite do a triple pound and what should happen is that the golfswing hits if Tigrex staggers great! if not, you`re in trouble and that is why superpound is useful so it will contribute to the stagger limit.Timing is up to you(be aware that Tigrex is faster in rage mode). Soon after several golfswings, Tigrex should get KO`D. Then do 2 triple pounds on his face.Do the same to the other one.After some time Tigrex should go to sleep, do a triple pound and make sure the golfswing hits.Tigrex should die.
GS-This one is easier because all you need is to time the charge right and smash Tigrex`s face. To get more accustomed,watch a guide on gs charging:Tigrex. And I recommend Siegmund for this mission.
Ok for the armor, better use Deathstench S gemmed with strength jewels.
Credits to Paolo and Andrei and to my little brother Gabbi. Pls. tell if this guide sucked so I can improve it.
[edit] Strategies by Ianskie
Long Sword Items to bring X10 Potion X5-10 Mega potion X5 Cool Drink(If in Dessert) Hot Drink(If in Snowy mountains) X5-10 Armor Seed, Power Seed X3-5 Flash Bombs X1 Shock Trap X2 Trap Tool(Combine with Genprey fang after using ST) X2 Genprey Fang(Combine with Trap tool after using ST)
Always use armor seeds to lessen the damage inflicted by Tigrex and always use power seed To maximize attack inflicted to Tigrex. Try to lessen the use of mega potion only use it if necessary.
Blango Armor Set is Also Fine (i used it to defeat Elder tigrex quest. The best weapon to fight Tigrex is LS because it is easy to use and very powerful. The weakness of Tigrex is Thunder weapons and The weapon fit to defeat tigrex is Eager cleaver, devil slicer, and True devil Slicer. Fire Dragonsword is also good (720 raw, 350 dragon, green sharpness. D K). All ways cut its tails off, it will decrease the range of its 360 attack.Try to brake its claws when in Rage mode (My friends And I call it Blood rage because it looks like blood coming out of its Body)when you brake its claw it will flinch and you can take some hits to tigrex. You can Break two front Clwas Of tigrex And Cut of its tail And Break Its Head.After breaking its two claws try to focus on breaking its head to gain Tigrex Skull Shell in reward or carve. When you cut off its tail don't carve it yet wait for it to change to another map then carve it. Use flash bomb when and only in blood rage then plant a shock trap the if the tigrex is still confused attack it and then to to the back of the shock trap and wait for it to charge to you (Be careful It may Use its "Sandball/Snowball" attack) attack it at will. Then combine another Shock trap(Genprey Fang and Trap tool)The use another Flash then plant and kill.
ALWAYS REMEMBER NEVER LOOK AT THE TIME, You WILL BECOME RECKLESS AND CARELESS WHEN TIME IS RUNNING OUT!!!
I used this Technique In the quest solo "Land of Tremors" (HR6 urgent Dual Tigrex) I only used an normal Tigrex set and defeated it solo flight. OMG!!!!
Hope This Helps all of you Strategy By IanSkie
[edit] Absolute Power! Urgent Quest: Tiggy Slaying For Noobs
Hey all If your troubling with the Tigrex than this might just help you. When i first Defeated the Tigrex I had full Ceanetaur Mail and a Ravager Blade+ But some of you cant or don't have this armor so I recommend using Full Cephalos and a Valkryrie Blade. Some items you will probably wnat to bring are 10 potions, 5 flash bombs, 2 shock traps, 2 trap tools(to mix with genprey fangs), 2 genprey fangs(to mix with trap tool), as many armor and power seeds and as many combo books you have...( Btw for some ppl you might have to use a bit less stuff gunners more specifically because of ammo) As soon as you encounter Tigrex put down one of your shock traps and make him charge into it, when hes stuck go hitler on his a.. y'know... Once he gets out you should flash him and serve him a combo. By now he would probably be in rage mode so he will most likely charge at you so dodge or block him (Be careful...if you run around you might get hit because when he is in rage mode he tends to change path at the end of each charge) Then flash him again and attack him until the stars circling his head are gone or until he attacks you...sorry... ok moving on, when your done attacking he might move to the next area so run run run run run! Now that you have stalked him to the next area use another flash bomb on him and attack (if you get the chance try to attack the tail more when you flash him cuz you will probably cut it off after a while and stop the annoyingness...) as soon as your flash runs out on him he will most likely enter rage mode again so do the above, flash him, and give him a whoop'n!!! Hope fully if you have successfully attacked him enough he should begin to limp and he will leave to the cave area once you go to him he will be sleeping. So to end his pain and misery Charge your Great sword up aiming for his head and WAMMO! You have completed the quest!
I hope that this article will help those in need of DE-NOOBIFICATION... By:Hosho
