Monster Hunter World: Iceborne players are still discovering new tricks against the Velkhana monster over three years since the major expansion first launched. One Monster Hunter World: Iceborne player discovered a method for evading the Velkhana's attacks while staying ready for the offensive at all times.
Iceborne launched as the sole expansion for Monster Hunter World in September 2019. The expansion broke away from the base game's dense forests and volcanic locales to introduce frigid winters and the unforgiving tundra. In addition, Monster Hunter Rise: Iceborne players would face dangerous monsters imbued with ice resistances such as Velkhana and Lunagaron. Over the years, players would devise their own tricks for taking down some of the expansion's most powerful Elder Dragons and arch-tempered beasts. One of these tricks involves using Velkhana's ice powers to benefit the player's mobility during combat.
Reddit user u/TimotheusHani discovered the ability to slide on Velkhana's ice pools while being on the hunt for the creature in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. These ice pools form when Velkhana enters its icicle-covered form, which acts as the dragon's armor. At first glance, these ice pools may hinder player movement while evading Velkhana's powerful attacks, but the ice allows players to slide and move out of a dangerous situation. Moreover, players may slide through these ice pools while charging attacks up. As shown in the Reddit video, u/TimotheusHani successfully performed a fully-charged hammer attack after sliding through Velkhana's ice.
Velkhana is able to unleash a devastating ice breath attack and form ice walls during combat, so players must time their sliding attacks accordingly in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. While fighting Velkhana, players are rewarded for using fire-based weapons since attacks cause greater damage against the monster's icy armor. These rewards come in the form of additional carves and drops from Velkhana in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.
The sliding trick is a boon for skilled Monster Hunter World: Iceborne players wanting to take full advantage of movement around the dangerous monster. u/TimotheusHani's discovery is one of many examples showing why players continue to enjoy Monster Hunter World: Iceborne's combat three years after the initial release.
Those moving on from Monster Hunter World: Iceborne may look forward to more challenges in Monster Hunter Rise. Monster Hunter Rise comes to PlayStation and Xbox platforms for the first time in January 2023, and the tricks learned in Iceborne may be useful for the new release.
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne is available now for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.