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MH Rise Chameleos Combat Info

Chameleos has a meddlesome tendency to vanish suddenly, but by watching their attacks just before they do, you can somewhat predict where they'll reappear. Furthermore, there are eye-witness reports of a Chameleos not being able to vanish after its horn on the tip of its nose had been broken.

• Threat Level: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

• Physical Damage monster

• Can inflict Venom

• Weak to
  Fire (⭐⭐⭐) 
  Dragon (⭐⭐)

• Resistant to 
  Ice (Immune)
  Water

• Kinsect Extract:
  • Red: Head, Tail
  • Orange: Abdomen, Wing
  • White: Foreleg, Back, Hind Leg
• Item Effectiveness:
• Effective: Flash Bomb
• Ineffective: Shock Trap, Pitfall Trap, Dung Bomb, Sonic Bomb 

• Enraged Mode: Expels a dense fog from its mouth that covers the immediate area. The monster also steams from the mouth while enraged.
• Rampage: Chameleos currently cannot be fought in the Rampage.

Quick Combat Tips

• Chameleos' weakpoints are its head and foreleg. Consistent attacks on its foreleg will knock it down, allowing you to perform heavy attack while aiming for the head.
• Breaking Chameleos' horn severely affects its ability to turn completely invisible, allowing you to more easily see it when it is cloaked. Focus on breaking the part early in the fight.
• Use high-hitting attacks and Silkbind moves that send you flying up high to more easily break its horn.
• Take advantage of its downtime after performing its Full-body Slam attack as it leaves the monster's horn vulnerable to a quick combo. However, beware of a follow-up slam when it is enraged.
• Use Flash Bombs to knock Chameleos out of stealth temporarily, you can also interrupt Venom attacks by using Flash Bombs.
• Make use of Hunting Helpers that inflict Elemental Blights such as the Mudbeetle. These can help you see the monster more easily when it cloaks as it is covered in a glow for the duration of the blight.
• When enraged, Chameleos also has a visibly steamy breath which can be useful in tracking it when it goes invisible.
• Bring along plenty of Antidotes and Herbal Medicine as Chameleos inflicts Venom with its many breath attacks. Venom is a more potent version of Poison that more rapidly depletes health. Herbal Medicine not only removes the effect, but also heals for a moderate amount, more effectively counteracting the ailment.
• When Chameleos has its head up, the head is not out range and you can Wiredash upwards to hit it using melee attacks.
• Chameleos is most dangerous at long and mid range, the only attack you have to mind when you are close to it is the Venom Cloud Ring that can only be avoided by positioning away from the monster early enough. If you save a Wirebug charge, you can dodge it by using a Wiredash upwards and fall inside the ring. Mind that the cloud remains there for a moment.
• While atatcking the monster with melee attacks, it may quickly jump back to avoid getting hit by your combo, but you have to react quickly as it may breath venom at you quickly after leaping backwards.
• Whenever the Chameleos becomes invisible, it switches back to visible at the moment it starts performing an attack. You have to be quick to react to any surprise attacks.
• Venom attacks become much more invasive when Chameleos has lost a considerable amount of health.
• Avoid getting hit with its forelegs, as it will throw mid range in front of it and it will immediately a use very hard to avoid Venom Breath at you.
• Clouds of Venom are effective against Palamutes and Palicoes, as once caught in, they remain there until the cloud is gone. 

Chameleos Attacks & Moveset

Stealth - Chameleos' most prevalent mechanic is its ability to turn almost completely invisible. It will do this frequently throughout the hunt and will often decloak while attacking. You can temporarily knock it out of stealth mode by using Flash Bombs. Its stealth ability is powered by the horn on its nose and breaking this horn affects its ability to cloak to the point that it becomes a lot easier to discern its outline. Chameleos can also be tracked more easily during stealth mode by afflicting it with an Elemental Blight by using Hunting Helpers or Wyvern Riding other monsters that inflict said blights. Chameleos can use most of its attacks from stealth so it is imperative that you debilitate its stealth ability as soon as possible.

Swipe - Chameleos' most basic attack is a simple foreleg swipe in front of it. Deals light damage and flinches on hit.

Head Swipe - Chameleos swings its entire neck and head from side to side in front of it. If enraged, it can follow up with a second swipe going the other way.

Pounce - Chameleos lowers its head and then leaps forward at hunters. Knocks players away on hit.

Full-body Slam - Chameleos stands tall on its hind legs and then comes crashing down, attempting to flatten anything in front of it. This move has a long recovery time and the Chameleos will lay facedown and open to attacks for several seconds. Take this time to get a few hits on its horn. When enraged, Chameleos may get up immediately and follow up with a second slam. This move has a deceptively large hitbox and will temporarily disable the Wirebug on a direct hit, meaning you can't recover quickly using Wirefall. Evade at all costs and punish!

Tail Slam - If hunters spend too long behind Chameleos, it will raise its tail and send it crashing down, whipping up 3 chunks of debris which fan outwards. It can slam with its tail up to 3 times.

Venom Cloud Attacks - Chameleos' other signature staple is its ability to breathe out a potent Venom substance which is a more potent version of the Poison ailment and deals rapid damage-over-time. If left unchecked, Venom can deplete almost the entire health bar of even the hardiest hunters in just a few seconds. Chameleos has several methods of attacking with Venom:

• Venom Jet - Chameleos raises its head as a purple cloud forms in its mouth. It then forcefully ejects a high pressure jet of venom a few paces in front of it. At the point of impact, the venom fans out into a cloud that travels forward in a cone. Getting hit directly by the beam is highly damaging but the area directly underneath its head is relatively safe. If enraged, it can follow this move up with a Venom Glob Barrage or vice versa. Chameleos will sometimes leap into flight and use a much quicker version of this attack which travels linearly.
• Full Venom Breath - Chameleos raises its head with its mouth filling with a large cloud of Venom. It then violently expels a large beam of Venom in an erratic crisscross pattern in front of it. Easily avoided by staying around its forelegs or dodging further to its side. If enraged, Chameleos can follow up with a Venom Glob Barrage or vice versa.
• Venom Glob - Chameleos spits out a glob of Venom which travels forward and leaves a cloud on the ground which persists for several seconds. If enraged, Chameleos may spit out up to 3 globs in succession.
• Venom Glob Arc - Chameleos spits out 5 globs of Venom which fall in an arc directly in front of it, leaving clouds of venom on the ground. It then fans the clouds with its wings, sending them rushing forward a few paces. There is a gap between each cloud which gets bigger the further out the clouds travel and these are where you want to dodge towards to remain safe. If a hunter manages to get within melee range, Chameleos may follow up by vacuuming the clouds towards it. Dodge to the side when this happens.
• Venom Glob Barrage - Chameleos raises its head and bombards the area with several Venom Globs which form many clouds on the ground. The globs do not have a set pattern and hunters should look up to see where they fall and dodge accordingly. If enraged, Chameleos may follow up with a Venom Jet, Full Venom Breath or vice versa.
• Venom Cloud Ring - Chameleos lowers its head while its tail is raised. It then screeches and flies straight up while spitting a Venom Glob on the ground which quickly expands into a ring formation. Take note of Chameleos' position after the ring expands. If it hovers or lands in the middle of the ring, it will fan the clouds and expand it further several paces. If Chameleos hovers outside of the ring, it will vacuum up the ring, causing it to collapse into the center. Both follow-up moves will cause the clouds to deal damage along their path. If you are caught in the center of the cloud, sheathe your weapon immediately and Wiredash out of there.

Chameleos Weaknesses

The table below indicates the various parts of Chameleos, including the damage values for each weapon type. This information is specific to MHRise.

Chameleos Parts
Head	55	50	45
Foreleg	45	45	20
Abdomen	23	30	22
Back	25	22	25
Wing	22	22	20
Hind Leg	30	25	20
Tail	35	22	45

 

The table below indicates the various parts of Chameleos, including the damage values for each element. This information is specific to MHRise.

Chameleos Parts
Head	25	0	10	0	20
Foreleg	20	0	10	0	10
Abdomen	20	5	10	0	15
Back	25	0	10	0	20
Wing	20	0	10	0	15
Hind Leg	25	0	10	0	20
Tail	10	0	10	0	5

 

Chameleos Ailment Effectiveness

The higher the bars on the graphs and the more stars, the more advantageous it will be for the player. This information is specific to MHRise.

Master Rank Chameleos

The table below indicates the various materials obtained from the Master Rank variation of Chameleos and the drop rates for each.

Material	Target Rewards	Capture Rewards	Break Part Rewards	Carves	Dropped Materials
Chameleos Finehide	22%	--	12% (Horn), 20% (Wing)	36% (Body), 12% (Tail)	30%, 50%
Chameleos Hardclaw	31%	--	--	28% (Body)	30%
Chameleos Fellwing	27%	--	80% (Wing)	10% (Body)	--
Chameleos Lash	12%	--	--	80% (Tail)	--
Chameleos Gem	5%	--	5% (Horn)	5% (Tail)	--
Large Elder Dragon Gem	3%	--	3% (Horn)	2% (Body), 3% (Tail)	1%
Chameleos Hardhorn	--	--	80% (Horn)	24% (Body)	--
Pure Dragon Blood	--	--	--	--	15%, 20%
Ultimas Crystal	--	--	--	--	14%
Dragon Treasure	--	--	--	--	15%
Old Dragon Treasure	--	--	--	--	25%

High Rank Chameleos

The table below indicates the various materials obtained from the High Rank variation of Chameleos and the drop rates for each.

Material	Target Rewards	Capture Rewards	Break Part Rewards	Carves	Dropped Materials
Chameleos Hide+	21%	-	17% (Horn), 20% (Wing)	36% (Body), 17% (Tail)	30%, 50%
Chameleos Claw+	28%	-	-	29% (Body)	30%
Chameleos Wing	26%	-	80% (Wing)	12% (Body)	-
Chameleos Tail	12%	-	-	80% (Tail)	-
Chameleos Gem	3%	-	3% (Horn)	2% (Body), 3% (Tail)	1%
Fucium Ore	10%[x2]	-	-	-	14%
Chameleos Spike	-	-	80% (Horn)	21% (Body)	-
Elder Dragon Blood	-	-	-	-	15%, 20%
Dragon Treasure	-	-	-	-	40%

Low Rank Chameleos

This monster is not available in Low Rank content.

Chameleos Weapons

Chameleos Armor

Palico

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