Somnacanth · Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak: Body-part hitzones and elements

Using this reference

For Somnacanth, select the body part before comparing physical and elemental values. A hitzone value belongs to a particular part and damage type. Taking the highest number from each column can accidentally combine values from different targets.

Use the table to find a part that suits the attack you intend to land, then compare that same row across damage types. The planner reports the recorded values, not final hit damage. Weapon stats, attack motion, sharpness and other modifiers are outside this lookup.

What changes between variants

Somnacanth includes 2 recorded variants. Comparing Somnacanth with Aurora Somnacanth changes these fields: Highest displayed shot HZV: 60 → 45, Highest displayed fire HZV: 15 → 25, and Highest displayed thunder HZV: 30 → 15. Select the variant that matches your situation before using its figures in the calculator. The intermediate records remain in the full table if you need a closer comparison.

One useful comparison

For Displayed body-part rows, Somnacanth is listed at 8, compared with 7 for Almudron: a difference of 1. This compares that field in the recorded variants only. Read the other fields before deciding whether the trade-off matters to your use.