this guide will tell you how to act on jhen moran quest and not failing it
and answer general question
what you have to do:
your objective is to repel or kill jhen moran, while protecting your ship
repel will happen when enough damage were done to moran but didn't kill it when times up
and like all huge monster in MH series, you are protecting thing, and this time, its your ship
how to use ballista binder:
get a yellow bullet with ballista binder in the supply box when the quest start, or you fall from your ship. there is only 1 binder in a quest, means even though you got 4 ppl, if you have B.binder, you are the only 1 who can shoot it
binder DID not stall jhen attacks, only use it to stop an attacking moran when he is approaching your ship
how to use hunting gong:
the button below the sail pillar of your ship, close to cannon ammo's, again, only use this to stop an attacking moran
how to use dragonator
the button on the end of your ship, above ballista S gath, only use this when moran try to swallow your ship
if you fail, your ship will receive damage and so are you and your team
moran ship damaging:
almost all moran attack deal damage to your ship, but these are the heaviest
when he slam the right side of ship with his body
when he ram into your ship from left side
when he try to swallow your ship
when he belly flop on your ship directly (even only if its fang reach your ship)
stop this attack at all cost if its possible
now to the guide, i will only describe moran phase, and suggestion on how you should act, the rest depends on you
ship deck
on HR30- moran, you will be given
2x 4 ballista S
4x 3 FirstAidMed (i called it FAM)
4x 2 rations
1x ballista binder
4x map
1x 4 iron pickaxe
other BG ammo's (sorry lol)
1x lifepowder
1x 2 anti dragon bomb
on HR30+ moran, you will be given
4x 3 FirstAidMed (i called it FAM)
4x 2 rations
1x ballista binder
4x map
1x 4 iron pickaxe
other BG ammo's (sorry lol)
1x 2 anti dragon bomb
get your portions of supply, and binder if you want to be as ship defender, get pickaxe if you forgot yours, on HR30- moran, get ballista S ASAP, who ever late, got to gather their own ammo's >
1st phase
gather ballista ammos, 3-4 shot on normal, 6 with speed gather, by this time moran will appear on the right side of your ship, shot its horn or arm with ballista, when you ran out of ballista, change to cannon when jhen enter cannon range.
cannon deal damage faster than ballista, if you consider how long/load, so use only cannon when its on the range
now jhen will almost touch your right side of your ship.
order who ever have rust weapon or alatreon on HR30+ to attack its arm
when jhen is slightly swimming away from your ship and approaching it again, this is his slam
-if you have binder shot your ballista binder
-if your binder is busy doing something (no one on ballista), use hunting gong
-if u used your gong & every1's an idiot, block it using your shield or get away from the right side of your ship
on this phase, jhen will try to slam your ship about 4 time, you should stop at least 2 of it
when he do 1st slam, use binder to stop it
by the time u use binder, he will do it again soon, use gong now
now to the right side of right wing of your ship, you can see a red arrow pointing jhen moran climbing point
if you decide to climb:
-attack his cracked fin, there are 2 spot, 1st near his tail, and 2nd in his spine
on this phase, ONLY attack his spine fin spot from the right side on this phase, since moran try to slam your ship with his left side, any1 who is on his left side of spine will be thrown, back to the ship, or kissing sands
if you decide to attack his spine fin crack on this phase, attack it from right side
green sharpness will bounce on non weak spot of its fin, but blue & white will just cut through everything, so on HR30+ moran, if its aren't breaking when your green should've, you're doing it wrong, other than that, bugs / internet lag
-mine it on green like crystal on his fins, again, do not approach his left side spine on this phase
- put anti dragon bombs, i dunno where it will be effective, since its a bomb and deal that amount of damage to that part, DO NOT try to approach moran horn on this phase, i tried on this phase, and i;m kissing sand for it
after moran finish with 4 slam, moran will start hissing and wriggling a bit, abandon him or keep attacking if the crack aren't broken yet, try to break at least 1 crack
abandon him -> no damage dealt to you
stay -> about 50+ on HR31- with 100 defense, about 75+ on HR31 with 200/370 defense
and by the time you pull yourself back, binder & gong will be ready, and moran will try to jump to the left side of your ship, entering 2nd phase
2nd phase
moran will try to submerge at this point, attack him with cannon / ballista as much as possible, when he submerge, order your binder to stand by, and shot its FANG when he appear, i cap the FANG, any part wouldn't stop its ram unless you shot binder to its fang
now moran will submerge again
now stand by on the gong, wait for his 2nd ram and stop it when it appear
by this time, moran will stay and on your left side and showing its fang above your ship
shot it with cannon/ ballista, or you can attack his mouth as a reasonable hitzone
moran eventually will try to swing its fang, this damage the ship, but you ran out of stuff to stop it anyway ;
after you block/bite the swing, red dot will appear on its fang, climb him to mine or finishing its fin breaking
now its safe to attack/mine both side at the same time
if you finish breaking/mining, back to the ship and keep shooting with cannon/ballista its fang to break it
when moran start hissing and wriggling, get away from his fang, and abandon him, he will wriggle and deal damage to any1 on the ship if you are anywhere near his fang or on him
2.5th phase
by this time, moran will try to approach your ship front, get some ballista for later, and becareful for catapults, its at 90% accuracy to aim at ballista gath zone
go to the dragonator, and DO NOT PUSH IT right away, moran will swim to your ship, and then submerge a little, then will dive to the left, press it now!
i can't really describe this point, so any1 who can explain it better, please reply
3rd phase
by this time, its just like 1st phase, but since you already break all its part except fang ;=3 keep shooting it and stop its attack, but do not use gong at all
when his arm are nearing right wing portal, order some1 with damage to attack its arm to break it
when this phase ends, moran will jump again to the left, stand by on the gong
if he try to flop on your ship, use gong
if not, well shit, he tricked you
final phase:
by this time, go back to your ship, and get to ballista, aim a little higher from moran, or make sure you see the ballista's blasted
this time, try to aim his fang and break it, once you can see moran clearly, order your assaulter to attack his right arm, 1 ppl is enough, DO NOT order more
if you manage to make him fall (like dead fish on a beach), order/run to its mouth, and enter it, attack it or carve it, this is his weakest spot, with GS you can deal HUGE damage, when he rise he will HUGE damage to you to, about 110 on 370 def for HR30+, haven't try the HR30-
notes:
-you can heal a dying partner if they ran out of health before they touch the ground
- there are time moran flinch seem to be its fall, only order some1 to appoach it if you sure it is a fall
once the arm broken, and moran enter cannon range, order 4 ppl to keep shooting with cannon, and when it fall, any1 with GS/ LS/SnS should enter its mouth an deal damage
by the 5 minutes left on this quest, dragonator will be ready, use it if moran literally stick onto your ship
if he didn't die, keep shooting cannon and hit its mouth inside when it fall
my best time
HR30- moran 8 minute left (not reall sure)
HR30+ 1:46 left
you can carve his armpit ;

, and his fang, each carve zone have 4 carve
i dunno which part can be carved other than those 2