Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak is the expansion for MH Rise that brings back a lot of fan favorites and more, so you can take them all down with the new Switch Skills you can acquire. Somncacanth is a new monster, and Capcom has already upgraded it with Ice for Sunbreak to make it deadlier. So here's everything we have on Aurora Somnacanth's weaknesses, resistances, and drops in MHR Sunbreak.
All Aurora Somnacanth information and weaknesses in MHR Sunbreak
| Type | Leviathan | Threat Level | 6/10 |
| Main Weakness |  Fire | Minor Weakness |  Thunder |
| Main Status Weakness |  Blast | Monster Resistant to |   Water/Ice   Dragon/Sleep |
Light illuminates the dust scattered around this subspecies, making their fantastical appearance shimmer softly. Aurora Somnacanth sprays icy blasts in place of sleeping powder, attacking all who dare enter their territory.
Aurora Somnacanth Elemental weakness in Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak
Aurora Somncanth is resistant to most elemental types. Still, because it uses Ice attacks, you want to equip yourself with a Fire elemental weapon and focus on the head fin and forelegs. Thunder is Aurora's secondary weakness, however, every other type is useless to use.
| Parts | Fire | Water | Thunder | Ice | Dragon |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Head Fin | 25 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Neck | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Foreleg | 20 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Abdomen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Back | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Hind Leg | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Aurora Somnacanth Weapon location weakness in Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak
Blunt weaponry is the best thing to use against Aurora Somnacanth, but Cutting is exceptionally close behind. For Hammers, focus purely on the head, and let Cutting and Ammo weapons concentrate on the Neck.
| Parts | Cut | Blunt | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | 55 | 65 | 45 |
| Head Fin | 45 | 45 | 45 |
| Neck | 70 | 70 | 30 |
| Foreleg | 35 | 30 | 20 |
| Abdomen | 30 | 30 | 15 |
| Back | 25 | 25 | 25 |
| Hind Leg | 25 | 30 | 15 |
Related: Malzeno weaknesses, resistances, & drops – MHR Sunbreak
Aurora Somnacanth Status resistances and ailments in MHR Sunbreak
Like Astalos, Aurora Somnacanth is resistant to most things, as it is entirely immune to sleep. Blast is great to use if you have it, and finding a helper to inflict Fireblight for that constant damage effect will help with the fight.
| Poison | ★ | Exhaust | ★ |
| Stun | ★ | Fireblight | ★★ |
| Paralysis | ★ | Waterblight | ★ |
| Sleep | Thunderblight | ★ | |
| Blast | ★★ | Iceblight | ★ |
Aurora Somnacanth Drop Rates - Carves, capturing, breaking, & more in MHR Sunbreak
There are numerous ways to get monster parts, but it revolves heavily around a percentage system, which is RNG.
- There are multiple ways to gain items:
- You can generally carve three times once the monster is dead, but this can change with skills and the type of monster
- All chopped appendages of said monster can normally be carved once
- Capturing the monster instead of killing it can alter the percentage of rewards
- Breaking monster parts, claws, and wings increases the odds of getting more parts
- From obtaining the white drops that fall from the monster
- Gaining rewards for completing your quest.
| Materials | Target Rewards | Capture Rewards | Broken Part Rewards | Carves |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auroracanth Icescale | 21% | 17% | 16% (Head Fin) 20% (Arm) 96% (Tail) | 42% (Body) |
| Auroracanth lcecortex | 33% | 32% | --% | 32% (Body) |
| Auroracanth Fin | 14% | --% | 80% (Head Fin) | 10% (Body) |
| Monster Slogbone | 10% | 9%[x2] | --% | 14% (Body) |
| Cryo Sac | 19% | 14% | --% | --% |
| Large Wyvern Gem | 3% | 4% | 4% (Head Fin) 4% (Tail) | 2% (Body) |
| Auroracanth lceclaw | --% | 24% | 80%[x2] (Arm) | --% |
By looting white drops fallen from the monster, you can potentially acquire the following: Auroracanth Icescale 70%, Large Wyvern Gem 1%, Auroracanth Iceclaw 30%, Wyvern Tear 10%, and Large Wyvern Tear 40%.
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Published: Jul 1, 2022 01:13 am