Pleae note that i did try a vaal recovery setup but too much negativity went into dragon and even though i solo'd him was the hardest battle i ever did.

Still needed the vaal mail though because i only have 1 recovery jewel and no slots left.

Logic: not only does this give you +20 resistance to his elemental damage but also adds 10+ additional defence against his raw damage attacks.

Logic: This adds 20+ to defence plus an additional 3+ in all Elementals.

This should hit you up at around 400 Defence, (if you have some upgrades on your gear)
Some of my gear has freshly been aquired today for deviljho so i just put what i had on them and will work on more armor upgrades soon.

Take into consideration that with taking a bit of time away from Deviljho to fully augment your gear, you are looking at around 490 defence in total.

Logic: this skill procs quite a lot so i decided to make this a priority in my set, reducing damage by 50% when it does proc.(He will hit you a lot and this will proc constantly.)

Logic: This is there to conserve my mega potion supply, and buff the normal and Mega Potion strength. This also makes the normal Potions have more to offer than just using Honey to get 10 more Mega Potions during battle. (Potions now have a job and a role as you will see below.)

Logic: this helps a lot, bringing your HP to 150. rounding your max in battle HP to 200 after popping a Max Potion.

Logic: I decided to add this to the mix when i noticed how many times he hits you leaving a large chunk of red HP.

This also opens up what i have named potion rotation principle, use a Potion for small HP loss and Mega Potion for large hits. Always try to keep your HP full. (This is only a guidline but proves to betters your survivability with less chance of being 1 shot.)



Wait until you have recovered red HP before healing. (If possible.)

Your palico can be used for tanking or buffing. I tried both and they are both good.

Also as mentioned by ✠ Requiescat in pace ✠ in the comment section, find gajalaka for extra help.

(Thank you ✠ Requiescat in pace ✠ for pointing that out, i felt i should give credit to you and add your advice to this guide..)

Only take what you need, don't carry things that won't help in battle.
Also, when deviljho wants a rest go stock up or eat if availible. (Yes i know. My choice though, flash pods and stuff are a pain for me i am old and struggle with too many buttons.)
Confusion is the lass thing i need in a battle where i need to think and react.

This time i wasn't lucky enough to kill him without dying. (The fortify skill buff boosted my moral, my attack and my defence.)
You won't always perform your best, mistakes are inevitable. 30 minutes of perfection is wishful thinking but rarely happens.


This saves you from doing the final battle and speeds up the grind.
Logic: He runs away and falls asleep, either capture him or suffer longer.


Take your streamstones and get some augmented weapons, i recommend the Health Regen to compliment this setup.
Side note: you won't always get stones so if you don't get anything first time remember RNG is not your friend but it isn't your enemy either, they will drop. (Try again and good luck.)

32'39"11 How much can you earn in an hour.

I solo'd him with a few setups including a nergigante HP regen build.
The setup i give today is not only minimal due to the lack of stuff i have but, is also the least difficult than most setups i tried.

Always have bounties active, tap up your armor a little and repeat.

If your struggling slightly with this build, i highly recommend an immediate armor upgrade grind.
also study during battle, try to figure out what you need in skills and what you don't need.

Example: if you get stunned a lot in a certain battle, you may need to trade something you feel you can play without for stun resist.

You may be able to modify this build more towards your play style with a bit of forward thinking.