How to beat every Elder Dragon in Monster Hunter Stories 3

How to beat every Elder Dragon in Monster Hunter Stories 3 | PC Gamer Skip to main content Open menu Close main menu PC Gamer THE GLOBAL AUTHORITY ON PC GAMES US Edition UK US Canada Australia Subscribe Sign in View Profile Sign out Search Search PC Gamer Games Hardware News Reviews Guides Video Forum More PC Gaming Show PC Gamer Clips Software Codes Coupons Movies & TV Magazine Newsletter Affiliate links Meet the team Community guidelines About PC Gamer PC Gamer Magazine SubscriptionWhy subscribe?Subscribe to the world’s #1 PC gaming magTry a single issue or save on a subscriptionIssues delivered straight to your door or device From$1Subscribe now Jump to: Namielle Yama Tsukami Wind Serpent Ibushi and Thunder Serpent Narwa Velkhana Don’t miss these Action How to beat every Invasive Monster in Monster Hunter Stories 3 RPG All Monster Hunter Stories 3 mutations and how to get them RPG Monster Hunter Stories 3 review: An excellent monster battler bogged down by a war story without stakes Action All endangered species locations in Monster Hunter Stories 3 Action How to beat Jakotsu-baba in Nioh 3 Action How to beat Yamagata Masakage in Nioh 3 Action How to beat Baba Nobuharu in Nioh 3 Action How to find and beat the Bloodedge Demon in Nioh 3 Action If you’re struggling with bosses in Nioh 3, you need to get these two skills ASAP Action How to beat Hornsplitter in Crimson Desert Roguelike How to beat Vantom in Slay the Spire 2 Roguelike How to beat Guillotina in Mewgenics Action How to beat Marnie’s Excavatron in Crimson Desert Action In 2025, Monster Hunter fell prey to profit RPG How to beat Josee in Code Vein 2 PopularNEW: PC Gamer Clips!MarathonGDCBest PC gearQuizzes Games RPG Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection How to beat every Elder Dragon in Monster Hunter Stories 3 Guides By Diego Perez published 19 March 2026 Here’s what you need to take down each of Monster Hunter Stories 3’s toughest bosses. 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You can make them appear by defeating a bunch of monsters at night. When you’ve beaten enough battles, a short cutscene will play to let you know that an Elder Dragon has appeared somewhere in the world.You’ll need a strong team of Monsties and plenty of items to beat these Elder Dragons, but you’ll be rewarded with the best gear in the game for your efforts. Here’s how to beat all four Calamitous Elder Dragons in Monster Hunter Stories 3.Article continues below You may like How to beat every Invasive Monster in Monster Hunter Stories 3 All Monster Hunter Stories 3 mutations and how to get them Monster Hunter Stories 3 review: An excellent monster battler bogged down by a war story without stakes Namielle (Image credit: Capcom)Recommended Level: 75Elemental Weakness: Fire, Dragon, IceElemental Resistance: Water, ThunderAilment Weakness: Poison, Burn, Blastblight, DarknessAilment Resistance: Paralysis, Sleep, BleedIntroduced in Monster Hunter World’s Iceborne expansion, Namielle makes its Monster Hunter Stories debut as the Calamitous Elder Dragon threatening the kingdom of Azuria. You can find it flying above Mirror Lake once you’ve summoned it.Malzeno is the best Monstie for this battle. It comes with powerful dragon attacks that’ll demolish Namielle’s health bar, and it resists Namielle’s electric and water attacks. (Image credit: Capcom)Namielle swaps between three forms during this battle. It begins with Water Mantle activated, so use red Power attacks to counter its green Technical moves. It’ll then swap to Abyssal Charge after a few turns, starting to use electric damage and swapping to blue Speed attacks.Namielle will unleash devastating AOE attacks during Abyssal Charge, so buff your defenses and make sure your HP is topped off. If you survive Abyssal Charge, Namielle will enter its Water Depleted stage and become much more vulnerable. It’ll perform red Power attacks in this state, so win those Head-to-Heads with blue Speed attacks and try to whittle down its Wyvernsoul gauge.The biggest gaming news, reviews and hardware dealsKeep up to date with the most important stories and the best deals, as picked by the PC Gamer team.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over. (Image credit: Capcom)Make sure you come equ