The monster Zoh Shia has returned as a repeatable hunt with the 1st Title Update in Monster Hunter Wilds. In particular, its crystals are causing trouble for many players, who suspect a bug – but there is more to it than that.
Why do players suspect a bug? When fighting against Zoh Shia, sooner or later you will become familiar with its crystals. It creates them scattered around during the fight, and then explodes them with a powerful attack shortly after.
Players are advised by NPCs to destroy the crystals as quickly as possible with sling ammunition to prevent this. They can find the corresponding ammunition scattered across the battlefield and can easily collect it.
However, sometimes the ammunition has no effect on the crystals despite hitting them. Therefore, players suspect a bug that prevents any damage from being inflicted. However, this is not a bug, but an intended effect by the game that you can easily circumvent.
Null Berries against Dragon Plague
Why does the ammunition sometimes have no effect? As user never_safe_for_life points out in his Reddit thread, this “bug” mainly occurs when infected with the dragon plague. This causes any elemental damage to be negated – including that of the sling ammunition.
This means that they no longer cause damage to the crystals as long as the dragon plague is present – so they cannot be destroyed. Players infect themselves by standing too close to crystals they shot with dragon ammunition and getting hit by them. Zoh Shia itself does not cause dragon plague, only fire and thunder plague.
How can this be circumvented? It’s best to avoid getting infected by the dragon plague altogether. If it happens anyway, a null berry provides relief – so you should always have some with you when facing Zoh Shia. If you forget them, you can still find and collect some in close proximity to your camp in the area.
Alternatively or additionally, you can rely on the chest piece and arm guards of the Arkveld Guardian armor, as these pieces give you level 3 plague resistance. Also, parts that have high resistance against dragon damage are beneficial. Elemental ranged weapons like the bow gun can also destroy the crystals without getting too close and becoming infected with the plague.
Many players are currently facing Zoh Shia, especially because of its armor and new weapons. Many players are particularly fond of its armor, as all parts can be combined into completely different outfits. Among other reasons, this is why Monster Hunter Wilds has the best armor system in the entire series: New armor shows why Monster Hunter Wilds has the best armor system in the series
