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The Ragetail is the first large Kemono you will face inWild Hearts. This massive rat has fused with the natural landscape of its surroundings, growing flowers around its body. Its tail has grown into a mace-like plant that it uses for brute-force attacks.
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As the first large Kemono you fight, the Ragetail isn’t too difficult to deal with. It has some high-damage attacks that can be hard to see coming, but these leave wide openings for counterattacks. Below, we’ll take a look at everything you need to know before hunting the Ragetail, including its weaknesses, attacks, and drops.
Ragetail - Strengths And Weaknesses
The Ragetail is especiallyweak to Fire attribute damage and the Ablaze ailment. Itsweakest point is its head, where it will take the most damage from attacks, while theglowing blue spots on its hind legs and sideare weak to yourHunter Arm, allowing you to easily mount the Kemono and draw out Karakuri Thread. In general, any weapon type will deal good damage to the Ragetail, butSlash and Pummel weaponshave a slight advantage.
Best Equipment To Fight Ragetail
The Ragetail’s attribute isWood,meaning armor that resists this attributewill provide the most defense. Since the Ragetail is the first large Kemono you fight, you probablywon’t need to craft a full set of Wood resistant armor, but it can be a nice bonus if you’re struggling. TheFresh Fern sethas good Wood resistance and can be easily crafted using materials found around the map or from small Kemono.
As for your weapon, choose the one that feels the best to use. For your first hunt, you will only have access to five weapons, and you won’t be able to upgrade them much without hunting more Kemono. However, if you’re fighting the Ragetail later on,weapons that have high fire damage work best, especially when paired with theTorch Karakuri.
Ragetail - Fight Breakdown And Moves
The Ragetail is an aggressive Kemono, butleaves large openings after most of its attacks. It will mainlyattack with its large tail, but will use some forward-charging attacks as well, allowing it to quickly move around the battlefield.
Itsdouble bite attackhas the Ragetail lunge forward slightly, dealing low damage twice but willknock you down if you are hit. While the Ragetail is using this attack, you canfreely hit it on its sides or back. Similarly, itsforward charge attack deals high damage while it moves forward, but leaves the Kemonovulnerable to its sides and backwhile it’s moving. Exploiting these openings is the key to victory.
Occasionally, the Ragetail willswipe its tail to the front, dealing damage in a large area around itself. Dodging to the side or behind the Kemono will allow you toremain in position for a counterattack. Additionally, the Ragetailraises its tail high into the air before slamming it downin front of its head, dealing high damage.Dodge slideor use aSpring Karakurito get out of the way, butremain closeto its back to counterattack.
After the Ragetail has taken enough damage, it will enter itsenraged state. During this time, the white flowers on its side will bloom, and itstail and mouth will glow red. While enraged, the Ragetail attack much faster, and willuse a few new attacks.
The Ragetail’s main enraged attack will have it perform aspinning dance, weaving wood from the earth into amassive treethat deals high damage and knocks you back. When the Ragetail starts performing this dance, it’sbest to get out of the way, positioning yourself for a quick counterattack after the tree is summoned.
Additionally, while enraged, the Kemono’stail will occasionally increase in size, allowing it to perch on it. When this happens, the Ragetail willleap high into the air before slamming its enlarged tail on the ground, dealing high damage in the area. When you see the Ragetail sit on its tail,get ready to dodge out of its way. A few Crates or Springs will be helpful to avoid this attack.
Ragetail - Drops And Materials
Upon successfully hunting the Ragetail, you can obtain the following materials. These are mainly used in conjunction with Sapscourge materials to craft theYoung Samurai armor set, but they have other uses as well, such asWood attribute weapons.
