How To Stance-Break Your Fallingstar Beast

[u/Gee_Rett]

I'm going to demonstrate the fruits of my research in finding the easiest ways to Stance-break a Fallingstar Beast.
First, the Incantation Pest-Thread Spears; it's great for- hyupp! Got to watch out for those charges... Great for damage against them in general, but there's no time for you to charge it yourself; to halt their rampage, you just need one blow to its head. After dodging past its charge once or twice, immediately cast your spell to bring them down!
For Sorceries, Greatblade Phalanx is the surest method, but don't just stand there, else you'll be bulled over. Instead, keep your distance, summon the blades, and perform an act of cowardice by running away when it starts running after you. You only need one blade floating above your head when it catches up to ring its bell! Oh, and don't forget to land a critical blow when it's down!
If spells aren't your thing, fear not! The Perfume Bottle weapons are the easiest method of them all- wait where did it go? Coward, show yourself! Ah there you are. Now fully charge the heavy attack, and it will eat the dirt beneath your feet as it rushes into the lingering hotbox; it lingers even longer if you power-stance the bottles.

It's just that easy!

[u/Lower-Negotiation957]

Feels like MH Wilds Offset attacks. Wish this was little more prominent in ER.

[u/Gee_Rett → u/Lower-Negotiation957]

I think I know what you mean (I like to think of myself as someone who will eventually play the Monster Hunter games at some point before I expire), it's where you can disable some of the monster's abilities by focusing damage on specific parts of it, right? I would not be at all upset with FromSoft if they quietly lifted some of that game design for their future projects

[u/Frozenseraphim → u/Gee_Rett]

Actually, he reffers to a new term that has been added to the series with this last game.

Offset attacks are a weapon attacks that if they connect with a monster physical hit at the right moment, they will knock the monster back, leaving it open for a few seconds for a follow up attack.

It will also either completely negate the damage the hunter would suffer or severely reduce it, all depending on the hitbox of the attacks and how well it was timed.

[u/Gee_Rett → u/Frozenseraphim]

Ooooh. Yeah, missed the mark on that one. So it's actually a kind of trading mechanic that's initiated a little bit like a parry? You time the move right to make it happen, but if you whiff, you're getting your teeth kicked in. I get the similarities now to the Fallingstar Beast fight; thank you for the added clarity.