Skills and Attacks
- Irukul has a charge attack that has very messed up hit-boxes. You can get hit if you are standing too close to his front or hind legs. This attack hits twice if you are in front of him and is pretty readable but very hard to avoid because he tracks where you run and it covers a large distance.
- Irukul has an Ice Breath attack that is medium range and hits up to 3 times if you are near HIS right tusk (twice immediately and once when he swings his head back) in any other position it will hit once or twice.
- Irukul has a body slam move where he rears up on his hind legs and falls forward slashing with his left hoof.
- Irukul has a wide ground sweep attack similar to that of the Red Tyrant. If he is getting attacked from either side of his body he will usually swing back and forth until the attacks cease.
- Irukul has an attack similar to that of the Red Tyrant where he will leap backwards and cause damage.
Battle Tips and Advice
- There are two phases in this battle:
- In the first phase, the Raid Party drops down to a long, narrow cave, where Irukul chases them.
- The game says that there is no fighting space, so you must move through the cave.
- Irukul is immune to all damage at this point, so fighting it is a terrible idea.
- Sprinting against the right wall is very helpful because it causes the player to run much faster down the cave as opposed to running down the center itself and Irukul tends to get stuck more on the right wall.
- The game says to stall it by throwing Spears or Small Bombs at it, especially against its tusks. However, this is NOT RECOMMENDED.
- Down the long, narrow cave where Irukul is chasing the party, it's best that a Fiona stalls Irukul with blocks as the party makes its way down the cave, causing Irukul to gradually make his way down in a controlled manner. If a Fiona is not in the group, an Evie can also use her golem to stall Irukul. However, the Evie must make sure to unsummon and resummon the golem from time to time to prevent it from disappearing automatically when the Evie runs out of range. As a last resort, Staff Evies, depending on their Mana Amber rank, can stall Irukul. But this is highly NOT recommended for it can be very difficult due to the fact that the Evie can be knocked in the wrong direction in her Mana Amber by Irukul or wedged between the boss and the wall.
- At some points, there are four walls of Ice. They cannot be destroyed until Irukul "weakens" them, which is when the beast gets close enough for icicles to fall on the ice walls.
- The second phase is where the real battle begins.
- Light of Palalas are not as effective.
- It takes two Chain Hooks to take down Irukul, it's best to have two people chain his back legs, one chain on each leg.
- Hitting Irukul's Right Tusk 5 times with Spears will Break Off the Irukul Tusk.
- At around two health bars Irukul will begin to get tired, giving your team large openings for attacks.
- There are two ladders on opposite sides of the arena. Climbing to the top of them, you can push heavy rocks down on Irukul that will stun him for a few seconds. Beware: these rocks can hit teammates and will likely kill them instantly if they do. The camera angle changes when you near the edge to an overhead view, so you can see Irukul and the block. There is a High Wisp at the top on both sides that will keep respawning and attacking you. One last note: it's very easy to fall off this area, which will cause heavy damage if you do, but if you slide off Irukul's side, you take no damage.
Additional Notes
- Irukul is considered a violent god by Yetis and worshipped by them. It also means "Ice Mountain" in Yeti. On some occasions, Yetis would take their own Heart and offer it to Irukul.
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