| Rank | Title | Region | Monsters | Unlocks | Cutscene Triggers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR2 | No Time For Naps | Wildspire Waste | Nightshade Paolumu | Complete this quest and Play Both Ends to unlock Blizzard Blitz. | Area 2 |
Things you'll need:
- Flash Pods
In the quest, No Time For Naps you'll be venturing out into the Wildspire Waste to investigate the strange appearance of new subspecies appearing in the previous areas you've been to.
Before heading into this fight, it is also strongly recommended that you start to craft some Master Rank armor if you haven't already.Unlike the previous quests, the Handler won't be with you as she is on a venture with the Tracker as part of the story of investigation into Velkhana, so you're free to run straight to the monster. Spawn into the camp near area 1 and head north, you'll easily find the Nightshade Paolumu in Area 2, where a cutscene will trigger of the monster putting you to sleep.
After you wake up, you'll find him in Area 8 so follow your scout flies and head over there to begin the fight.
If you find yourself struggling with this monster, consider crafting or equipping some of the armor, weapons and jewels found below.
Note: These weapons and armor pieces are the ideal options for the FIRST time you fight this monster. Later in the game, there are undoubtedly better options.Strategy Shortlist:
- Sleep Resistance Jewels are a cheat code
- Flashing it works to bring it down....sometimes
- Avoid the tail attacks and cut it off
Nightshade Paolumu's greatest threat to you is the clouds of sleep spores it leaves all around the battle. Nullifying this makes this fight much much easier. We recommend a combination of Master RankTzitzi Greaves and Sleep Res Jewels or just 3 of the aforementioned Jewels to boost your Sleep Resistance up to Level 3, where Nightshade Paolumu's deadly sleep spores have zero effect on you.
After nullifying its biggest weapon against you, the fight simply becomes about avoiding a few specific attacks. Firstly, there's its tail, which it uses most often in the air to both direct the clouds of sleep spores, but also to try and hit you as the enemy. Avoid these strikes it throws your way. While in the air it will also use an attack where it will chaotically fly around and then fly at you in a straight line at breakneck speed. It's fairly easy to avoid but does a lot of damage if you happen to be hit by it.
While it won't stay on the ground long due to being a Master Rank level monster, Flash Bombing Nightshade Paolumu will bring it to the ground if in the air, evening the playing field a bit and making it easier to hit for the S&S and Dual Blades users out there.
But what if you find yourself in the fight without your sleep resistance? Well, this fight just got a whole lot tougher for you. Nightshade will shoot puffs of smoke at you that will remain on the battlefield for several minutes. This can quickly turn the environment into a war zone of sleep clouds everywhere for you to have to traverse around. Nightshade can also suck all nearby clouds into one bigger cloud around it if it so wishes, and then can use its tail to spread it out in a large blast before the clouds finally dissipate. Basically what we're saying here is, don't fight this monster without Sleep Resistance unless you're trying to prove you can.
This section will contain weakness information on Nightshade Paolumu
| Effective Element(s) (strongest to weakest) | Water(3), Fire(2), Thunder(1), Ice(1) |
| Effective Ailment(s) (strongest to weakest) | Poison(2), Paralysis(2), Blast(2), Stun(2), Sleep(1) |
| Resistance(s) | Dragon |
| Weak Points | Head (Cut-3, Blunt-3, Ammo-2) Neck Pouch (Cut-3, Blunt-3, Ammo-3) Belly (Cut-2, Blunt-2, Ammo 2) |
| Breaks and Severs | Neck Pouch, Wings, Back, Tail (breakable) |
Here you will find all the information on the materials gained from Nightshade Paolumu , most of which can be used to make Weapons and Armor.
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