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The Spineglider is a Kemono inWild Heartsthat resembles a flying squirrel. Using the sacs on its tail, it can draw in water from its surroundings, then turn it into mineral rocks that it fires at its opponent, or uses to create pillars for gaining the high ground.
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The Spineglider makes use of its surroundings to dart around the battlefield, always looking to put you in a corner. If you want to beat this Kemono, you’ll have to use tools of your own. Below, we’ll take a look at the Spineglider’s weaknesses, the best equipment to use to fight it, and each of its attacks.
Spineglider - Strengths And Weaknesses
The Spineglider is a Water attribute Kemono that isweakest to Wood and Fire attacks. Unlike other Kemono, the Spineglider’sweakest part is its body, not its head. All ailments are equally as effective as each other, at three stars.
Pummel damage works the best, but Slash and Lunge are not far behind. Additionally, the Spinegliderresists Water and Earth attributeattacks, so keep this in mind when planning your equipment.
Best Equipment To Fight Spineglider
Due to its high number of Water Attribute attacks, wearingarmor that resists this elementwill provide the best defense.The Basara armor set, crafted withKingtusk materials, is a great choice for this fight, due to its high innate and Water attribute defense. If youupgrade this set to its Human-path, you can unlock a few nice skills as well.
A Wood or Fire Attribute weaponwill deal the best damage, like the ones crafted from theKingtusk or Ragetail lines. The weapon type you use depends entirely on which one feels the best to play, as all damage types are roughly equal against the Spineglider.
Spineglider - Fight Breakdown And Moves
The Spineglider mainly uses itsmassive tailfor its attacks, either byswinging it around in a circleorfilling it with water to shoot out. Because of this,breaking its tail can make this fight much more manageable, as its main method of attack is now less effective.
The Spineglider hastwo tail attacksto watch out for. This first is a simpletail swipein which it turns slightly to attack thearea to its front. Dodge into the Kemono to get a hit or two in, but don’t expect this window to be open for long. Its second tail attack has the Spinegliderrapidly and repeatedly spinning around, slashing in a full circle with its tail. This attack can be difficult to avoid, but aSpring Karakuriwill enable you to get out of the way.
Throughout the fight, the Kemono will quicklyfire pelletsat you. These don’t deal much damage, but they willflinch you for a moment, which the Kemono will then use to get closer or attack.
After the Spineglider has taken a bit of damage, it willenrage, increasing the size of its tail as itfills it with water. When enraged, the Kemono’sattacks will be empoweredand it will even use new ones.
The main difference in the enrage phase is the Spineglider’sability to create rock pillars. After creating one, it willjump onto it and repeatedly fire pellets at youbefore jumping off and attacking. Luckily, if you have theSpring Karakuri equipped, you canawaken to the Pounder Fusion Karakuri, made withthree Springs in a column. With this device, you can deal a chunk of damage to the Spineglider whileknocking it off its pillar.
Additionally, the Spineglider willfill its tail with water all the way, enabling it tobounce around on its water balloon-esque tail. The Spineglider will then attempt tobounce on top of you with it, dealing high damage. The best way to escape this attack is to use aSpring Karakurito get far away, as the Spineglider willrepeat its bounce a number of timesbefore its tail returns to normal.
While enraged, the Spineglider’s usualtail swipe attack will be empowered. Now, it will have anincreased area of effect, and it willfollow up with a second swipe. Dodge twice to the side of the Kemono to avoid this combo.
Spineglider - Drops And Materials
By defeating the Spineglider, you will earn materials that can be used in conjunction with Dreadclaw parts to craft theRoaming Bard armor set. Additionally, these materials can be used for Water Attribute weapon upgrades.
