Dodogama Guide: How to Hunt, Defeat, and Craft Gear

This Dodogama guide will help you understand how to tackle the powerful Fanged Wyvern in Monster Hunter: World. Known for its explosive abilities, this creature will give you a tough fight. Understanding its attack patterns, weaknesses, and the best strategies to defeat it can help you tackle this monster with ease. Here’s everything you need to know to defeat Dodogama.

Dodogama Information

• Difficulty: 7⭐
• Location: Elder’s Recess (High Rank Only)
• Size: LargeSpecies: Fanged Wyvern
• Reward Money: Varies (Optional Quest)
• Tracking Points:
  • Footprints: 10pts
  • Broken Rock: 20pts
  • Old Footprints: 10pts

Weaknesses

Dodogama has several elemental weaknesses. Exploit these to make your hunt easier:

• Thunder: 3⭐
• Water: 2⭐
• Ice: 2⭐

Severable/Breakable Parts

• Tail (Weak Point)
• Head (Weak Point)
• Stomach (Breakable)

Materials (Carves + High Rank Rewards)

• Scale+ (5⭐)
• Hide+ (4⭐)
• Jaw (3⭐)
• Tail (3⭐)
• Talon (3⭐)
• M Keenbone (3⭐)
• Nourishing Extract (3⭐)
• Jaw (2⭐)

Dodogama’s Characteristics

Dodogama feeds on rocks, combining them with its saliva to create explosive projectiles. This unique behavior makes it an unpredictable and dangerous foe. When it consumes rocks, its jaw weakens, providing an opening for attacks.

Dodogama Fight Mechanics

Main Fight Mechanics

• Roar: Dodogama can roar, disrupting your actions and briefly stunning you.
• Blastblight: This affliction builds up over time and causes an explosion once it reaches maximum intensity. To cure Blastblight, you’ll need to roll three times.

Dodogama’s Attacks

Dodogama is a mobile monster with several long-range attacks, especially when it consumes rocks. Here’s a breakdown of its main attacks:

• Roll: Dodogama will roll over on top of the hunter, similar to Great Jagras.
• Bomb Shot: When Dodogama eats rocks, it gains the ability to shoot bombs from its mouth (its mouth glows red when it’s ready).
• Charged Bomb Shot (Vertical): A charged attack that shoots a series of bombs in a straight line.
• Charged Bomb Shot (Horizontal): Similar to the vertical shot but sweeps in a horizontal arc.
• Charge: Dodogama quickly charges toward the hunter.
• Stomach Smash: Dodogama raises up on its back legs and slams down with its large belly.
• Tailwhip: A tail whip attack when the hunter is behind Dodogama.

Fight Strategy: How to Defeat Dodogama

Preparation

• Eat a Meal: Always head into a fight with a full stomach. Eating a meal at the Canteen will give you valuable buffs that can make the fight easier.
• Bring Antidotes and Healing Items: Make sure you bring plenty of healing items, including Antidotes to cure Blastblight.
• Fire Mantle: If you have the Fire Mantle available, equip it, as Dodogama’s lava areas can deal significant damage.

Combat Tips

• Focus on Dodogama’s Jaw: After Dodogama eats rocks, aim for its jaw to cause the minerals to detonate. This weakens its attack power and gives you an opportunity to land some solid hits.
• Stay Close to Dodogama’s Sides: Position yourself near its sides to avoid the roll attack, but watch out for its sweeping bomb shots.
• Exploit Elemental Weakness: Dodogama is particularly weak to Thunder attacks. Use Thunder-elemental weapons to deal significant damage.
• Flash Pods: If Dodogama takes to the air, use Flash Pods or Flash Bombs to bring it back down and stop it from flying.
• SOS Flares: If you’re having trouble, don’t hesitate to send out an SOS and summon other hunters to assist you.

Dodogama Armor and Rewards

After defeating Dodogama, you’ll be able to craft armor from its materials. Here’s a look at the Dodogama α+β set (Rarity 5).

Armor Set Requirements

• Helm:
  • 4x Scale+
  • 2x Hide+
  • 1x Jaw
  • 3x Gastodon Horn*
• Mail:
  • 4x Hide+
  • 1x Tail
  • 3x Jaw
  • 1x Firecell Stone
• Vambraces:
  • 4x Hide+
  • 4x Talon
  • 4x Scale+
  • 6x Fucium Ore
• Coil:
  • 4x Scale+
  • 2x Hide+
  • 1x Jaw
  • 5x Gastodon Carapace*
• Greaves:
  • 6x Hide+
  • 2x Tail
  • 4x Talon
  • 1x Wyvern Gem

Dodogama Set Bonus:

• Pink Rathian Mastery: Increases the duration of Poison effects on monsters when landing critical hits.

Dodogama is a unique and challenging monster to fight in Monster Hunter: World. By exploiting its weaknesses, targeting its jaw, and avoiding its powerful blast attacks, you can bring this explosive creature down. Once defeated, you’ll gain access to the Dodogama armor sets, which are great for high rank builds. Ready for more challenges? Check out our guide for Uragaan to continue your monster hunting adventures.

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