Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak: Amatsu Boss Fight (PC)

G'day my fellow Hunters and todays weather forecast predicts a 99% chance of torrential rain, winds clocking in at over 300mph and the appearance of an Elder Dragon that goes by the name Amatsu... Suffice to say, the weather forecast is right (for once) but we're the Fierce; Amatsu isn't the first living Calamity we've slain and he most certainly isn't the last!!

Now without further ado, it's time to ride the lightning!

The Hunt starts at 4:23

Equipment:
Crimson Mechwing (Layered: Friede/Désastre)
Valstrax Helm - Epoch (Layered: Risen Kaiser Horns)
Valstrax Helm - Epoch (Layered: Risen Kaiser Mail)
Onmyo Tekkou (Layered: Guild Palace Brace)
Valstrax Coil - Epoch (Layered: Risen Kaiser Coil)
Chaotic Greaves (Layered: Guild Palace Greaves)

Skills:
-Defence Boost 7
-Dragon Attack 6
-Attack Boost 4
-Guard 3
-Guard Up 3
-Dragon Resistance 3
-Stun Resistance 3
-Rapid Morph 3
-Furious 3 (3 levels via Qurious Crafting)
-Coalescense 3
-Element Exploit 3 (1 level via Qurious Crafting)
-Dragon Conversion 3
-Agitator 2
-Latent Power 2
-Stamina Surge 2
-Load Shells 2
-Affinity Sliding 1 (via Qurious Crafting)
-Speed Sharpening 1
-Blood Rite 1 (1 level via Qurious Crafting)
-Bloodlust 1
-Embolden 1

What a way to bring poor Kagero's story to an end... To change the subject a bit; it suddenly occurred to me after the hunt that Amatsu was probably the reason why the Infernal Springs was so dark and depressing in the first place... heck, the Infernal Springs itself or the nearby Coral Palace may well be either Kagero/Yomogi's old home and/or just one of the many cities that Amatsu has wiped off the map in the past...

Either way; what an amazing fight! Amatsu really shows just how much of a glow up can be achieved by Old World monsters when they are brought to the modern games! And while admittedly we all saw it coming, it was still an incredible experience!

Just a few things of note in this video, firstly; I switched my CB set mid-hunt to a Dragon Element set after remembering that Amatsu isn't very weak to Thunder

And secondly, you may have noticed that there were a few mods present in the video, namely:

-The Rainbow Spiribird spawn mod
-The MHW Weapon Sounds mod
-The Slo-mo Finish and No Kill Cam mod (the former is disabled)
-The Persistant Buff Glow removal mod
-The No Wyvern Riding music mod

As you can see; none of these mods affected the hunt in any way (aside from making the killing blow less impactful)