Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-222.131.70.35-20121223143703/@comment-5923841-20130225212431

I use the maxed out Alatreon SnS, not sure what the best offline weapon would be. I'd reccomend the Lagiacrus armor with SnS. I upgraded and gemmed the low rank--the high rank has Awakening which is kind of a worthless skill. You definately want the Olympic Swimmer Skill, and gem in Current Res Lo or Hi if you can.

With the SnS though it takes 2 quests to successfully kill him. When I go after him, I focus on his horn as he's swimming down the path. I usually break his beard by accident, sometimes his back too. I won't get his horn until we get into the battle chamber. I use the ballista to break his tail, though sometimes I don't get it in the first fight.