Xeno Jiiva Armor (2024)

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What is the best armor to fight Xeno Jiiva? ›

Monster Hunter World Xeno'jiiva Guide

We would recommend either the Nergigante or the Kushala gear however, given that both sets can enhance your attack power, while also offering some of the best pure defense statistics in Monster Hunter World.

The Xeno'jiiva Armor has the highest defense in the game. After augmenting, each piece caps out at level 11 with 92 defense per piece. 2nd Highest is the Commission, starting at 70 defense per piece. All other sets start at 64 defense and below.

Xeno horns have a 64% drop rate if you break the head yet it still took me 6 hunts to get even one. The desire sensor is real.

Xeno'jiiva strengths and weaknesses

Poison weapons are however perhaps your best bet against it, while wearing any gear orientated to combat dragon moves is ideal. Blast can also be good for dealing bursts of damage at a time, but this dragon cannot be put to sleep.

Each Elder Dragon that it works on (it has no effect on Nergigante, Zorah Magdaros, or Xeno'jiiva) has an ability that has multiple levels. What Elderseal does is that it lowers the current level of that ability, but does not negate it.

Xeno'jiiva Strategy

You'll want to focus on the tail first. It's severable and often is close to the ground in the first stage and map before he begins flying in the second zone. After you've cut off his tail, or if you find yourself near them, go for his front legs. These are both breakable.

Due to the sheer ferocity of the Diablos' attacks, you're going to want to go with the armor that gives you the best defense rating. We'd recommend the Odogaron armor set, not only because it has a fantastic defense stat of 156, but the set skill bonus increases this rating by +5.

Teostra armor is a good choice because it comes with heat guard and improves both Weakness Exploit and sharpness. Dragon weapons that do Elderseal damage are especially effective because they drain the monster of the energy it drains from each room, speeding up the hunt noticeably.

Xeno has a repeatable quest similar to Zorah's where it randomly shows up after completing a quest, expedition or investigation. Your best bet is to just play and hope it pops up.

The Xeno Staff has a 1/6 (16.67%) chance of being dropped by the Martian Saucer during the Martian Madness event.

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Arguably one of the most difficult foes to take down in the entire series, Extreme Behemoth (or 'Extremoth', as he's affectionately known by players) is an absolute titan that effortlessly ranks as Monster Hunter World's hardest monster.

Xeno'jiiva being an adult, and not a baby like many people assumed, finally confirmed via official Capcom books! Xeno'jiiva is called the "Dark Light Dragon" from the glowing organ in its chest.

Mounting. None, if you attempt to mount the Everlasting Xeno'jiiva, you will rapidly lose health as the bioenergy irradiating off its body melts you.

Heat guard and blight resistance are handy to have, but any build can be effective. Teostra armor is a good choice because it comes with heat guard and improves both Weakness Exploit and sharpness.

Xeno'jiiva is extra weak to poison, so you can also bring a poison weapon if you have a strong one. A lot of Xeno'jiiva's attacks are fire-based, so stacking Fire Resistance can mitigate some of his damage. Xeno'jiiva can cause a lot of tremor that will incapacitate you, so getting Tremor Resistance can be helpful.

The Shadow Assassin Armor is a great choice for players in need of high damage. It can boost damage done by the player if one teleports towards the dragon with the Aspect of the End.