Kulve Taroth

Kulve Taroth
マム・タロト (Mamu Taroto)
English Title	Brilliant Dragon Mother Goddess of Gold
Japanese Title	爛輝龍
Chinese Name	绚辉龙 (Simplified) 絢輝龍 (Traditional)
Korean Name	맘 타로트
Korean Title	난휘룡
General Information
Monster Class	Elder Dragon
Elements	Fire
Ailments	Fireblight
Weakest to	Thunder (Gold-covered) Ice (Without Gold)
Habitat	Caverns of El Dorado
Size	4573.25cm
Related Monsters	None
Generation	Fifth

Kulve Taroth is an Elder Dragon first introduced in Monster Hunter: World.

Appearance

Kulve Taroth is a very large, lizard-like dragon covered in a beautiful golden mantle. This mantle covers its entire body, with an appearance of large blocky scales on its back and a long trailing section down the length of its massive tail. Kulve Taroth's main feature is its massive spiral horns. These horns resemble lapis lazuli when the gold plating is removed. Without the mantle, its scales are gold and black with emerald-like patches. It has ram or frog-like eyes.

Behavior and Abilities

Kulve Taroth can breathe large volumes of superheated air hot enough to instantly melt gold. It can use this to melt the gold present in the walls and floor, turning large areas into fiery death and causing molten gold to fall from the ceiling in the final area. Kulve Taroth moves slowly and deliberately, but this is due to the great weight of its mantle. When it is gone, it moves with speed and force seemingly impossible for such a massive beast.

Kulve Taroth is initially docile and only attacks on rare occasions during the first phase. In this phase, the hunter's goals are to deal enough damage to it to aggravate the monster enough to make it move into the next arena, where it becomes increasingly aggressive. When its mantle is removed, it becomes enraged and attacks with full force. During this entire hunt, the monster will flee if the hunters do not deal enough damage to aggravate it further. Reports from recent sieges claim that breaking enough parts will cause it to enter Fury Mode, further increasing her power.

In the High Rank quest, the goal of the hunt is to break the horns, which will grant all of the rewards. However, in the Master Rank version, Kulve Taroth skips the first phase and the goal will be to simply slay it.

Game Appearances

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Main Series

• Monster Hunter World
• Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

Spin-offs

• Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

Crossovers

• TEPPEN

In-Game Description

Monster Hunter: World An elder dragon that protects itself with a glittering coat of metal. Its ecology and coat differ with each appearance, thus the need for a thorough investigation. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Elder Dragons that protect themselves with a glittering coat of metal over their scales. Some of the precious metal comes from the weapons of defeated Hunters who once tried to slay them.

Game Data

Physiology

Kulve Taroth Physiology for Monster Hunter: World
Cutting Damage (Click Image to Zoom)		Impact Damage (Click Image to Zoom)		Shot Damage (Click Image to Zoom)

Key:			= Non-Weak Point		= Fairly effective		= Effective		= Most effective

Weak Point Hitzone Damage Data
Hitzone	Cutting Damage	Impact Damage	Shot Damage
Head	★★★	★★★	★★
Chest	★★	★★	★★★
Forelegs	★★	★★	★★
Breakable Parts:		Horns, Tail, and Gold Plating

Key:		★ = Fairly effective	★★ = Effective	★★★ = Most effective

Element Weakness Damage Data
Fire	Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
✖(★)	★★	✖(★★★)	★★★(✖)	★★(★)
() when covered in gold

Status Effects Data
Poison	Sleep	Paralysis	Blast	Stun
★	★	★	★	★

Key:		★ = Fairly effective	★★ = Effective	★★★ = Most effective	✖ = Not effective

Rewards

• High-Rank

Icon	Item Name	Qty	Frequency	Type
	Kulve Taroth Golden Spiralhorn 爛輝龍の金巻角	1	★★★★	Horn Carve
	Kulve Taroth Golden Shell 爛輝龍の金殻	1	★★★★★	Horn Carve
	Kulve Taroth Golden Glimstone 爛輝龍の金煌玉	1	★	Horn Carve
	Melded Weapon 結合された武器	1	★★★★★	Horn Carve
	Dissolved Weapon 溶解された武器	1	★★	Horn Carve
	Sublimated Weapon 昇華された武器	1	★★	Horn Carve
	Kulve Taroth Golden Shell 爛輝龍の金殻	1	★★★★★	Gold Plating Carve
	Kulve Taroth Golden Glimstone 爛輝龍の金煌玉	1	★★★★★	Gold Plating Carve
	Kulve Taroth Golden Scale 爛輝龍の金鱗	1	★★★★★	Shiny Drop
	Kulve Taroth Golden Spiralhorn 爛輝龍の金巻角	1	★★★★★	Break Horns
	Kulve Taroth Golden Glimstone 爛輝龍の金煌玉	1	★★★★★	Break Horns
	Kulve Taroth Golden Tailshell 爛輝龍の金尾殻	1	★★★★★	Wound Tail
	Kulve Taroth Golden Glimstone 爛輝龍の金煌玉	1	★★★★★	Wound Tail
	Kulve Taroth Golden Scale 爛輝龍の金鱗	1	★★★★	Rewards
	Kulve Taroth Golden Shell 爛輝龍の金殻	1	★★★★★	Rewards
	Kulve Taroth Golden Spiralhorn 爛輝龍の金巻角	1	★★★	Rewards
	Kulve Taroth Golden Tailshell 爛輝龍の金尾殻	1	★★★	Rewards
	Elder Dragon Bone 古龍骨	1	★★	Rewards
	Elder Dragon Blood 古龍の血	1	★★	Rewards

Equipment

For more information, see Kulve Taroth Equipment

Kulve Taroth materials can be used to craft five different armor sets: Kulve Taroth α Armor, Kulve Taroth β, Kulve Taroth γ, Kulve Taroth α+, and Kulve Taroth β+. The third one comes from Arch-Tempered Kulve Taroth.

Completing the Kulve Taroth siege rewards unique weapons. Unlike the Relic Weapons of Monster Hunter 4 and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate, they have preset stats and names. There are too many to list here, so see the equipment page for a complete list.

With the introduction of Master Rank Kulve Taroth, its weapons, both the "Taroth" and the "Kjárr", can now be upgraded in a similar manner of upgrading armors using its Master Rank materials. The upgraded "Taroth" weapons will gain one point of Kulve Taroth Essence set skill, in a similar manner to Safi'jiiva weapons with a set bonus awakened ability, while the "Kjárr" keep the Critical Element/Critical Status.

Notes

• General
• MHST2

General Notes

• Kulve Taroth debuted into the game on April 19, 2018 (UTC) for the console version. Master-Rank Kulve Taroth was added on April 23, 2020 (UTC).
• Kulve Taroth is the first Siege quest in the game.
  • Collecting Kulve Taroth traces and breaking its body parts increases its pursuit level. Higher pursuit levels increase the time limit and make it easier to break body parts.
• High-Rank Kulve Taroth cannot be killed, just repelled.
  • Hunters must break Kulve Taroth's horns to complete the Siege.
• Before the 4th phase of the siege, Kulve Taroth can dig underground to restore its broken gold platings with the exception of its horns. It will be very likely to do this when most of its breakable platings are destroyed.
• Kulve Taroth's roar requires Earplugs Lv5 to block.
• Kulve Taroth's horn plating must be broken and her horns must be chipped and then severed, yielding three carves for the horn plating and two for each horn. Aside from that, its armor on the left and right of its chest, front and hind legs, and tail can be broken, and after the mantle has been removed its tail can be broken.
• Attacking Kulve Taroth's chest or repeatedly dealing fire damage will cause its armor to weaken. The armor will naturally weaken in her third phase.
• Arch-Tempered Kulve Taroth has permanently replaced the standard High-Rank version.
• Repeatedly breaking Arch-Tempered Kulve Taroth's parts during a run will cause it to enter Fury Mode shortly into the fourth phase. Breaking its horns while it is in Fury Mode will give additional rewards.
• Kulve Taroth is not confirmed to be female, despite often being referred to as such in the games.
• Master-Rank Kulve Taroth is fought in a single, standard event quest and can be slain.
  • MR Kulve Taroth appears to be the standard, non-Arch-Tempered version.
  • The fight will start in the second area, skipping the first phase.
  • Like the High Rank siege, Kulve Taroth will retreat if hunters take too long in each phase. Unlike the siege, progress is not carried over and you will have to start over if it flees. The retreat timer starts once it spots a hunter, so it is wise to wait for others to join if firing a SOS Flare.
  • MR Kulve Taroth will release at the end of the first phase and will always enter Fury Mode in the third phase.
  • In the final area, it gains an ultimate attack where it breathes at the ceiling, creating an explosion that causes a large amount of molten gold to fall down, dealing massive damage.
  • Each horn, if broken, yields 2 carves. The body yields 5 carves. This yields a total of 9 carves.
• Prior to the 13.50 update, Kulve Taroth was immune to Flinch Shots and Clutch Claw attacks.
  • When it is flinch shot into a wall, similar to Shara Ishvalda, it will not get knocked down.
• Kulve Taroth was voted 49th place in the Hunters' Choice for Top Monster during Monster Hunter's 20th Anniversary.
• For unexplained reasons, Kulve Taroth has Magnet powers in TEPPEN, pulling in a Felyne holding Nero's (DMC) robot arm.
  • In his Hero Story, this same Felyne brought back a piece of gold dropped from Kulve Taroth, accidentally luring Nergigante to destroy his village due to the Elder Dragon bioenergy in the gold.

Monster Hunter Stories 2

Kulve Taroth was added in a Free Title Update on August 5th 2021.

• Unlike the two new Monsties, Hellblade Glavenus and Boltreaver Astalos, Kulve Taroth is excluaive to co-op quests.

Like in Monster Hunter: World, Kulve Taroth's quest involves a time limit and the reward you get varies depending on the time of completion.

Upon breaking its armor three times, Kulve Taroth will flee.

• Kulve Taroth can be fought again in its Fury Mode.

It cannot be a Monstie.

When close to death, it appears to be in a fatigue state similar to Great Jagras, despite Kulve Taroth not having a fatigue state in the mainline games.