Shen Gaoren

I am currently doing the 9 Star quests for Nekoht, and one of the ones I need to do is the Shen Gaoren mission. I have faced him before, but with friends in the gathering hall. They all recommend using gunlances and such, but I'm no good with lances/gunlances, so I'd like to know some other weapon type that works well. My current armor set that I'm using is Rathalos S, but I am willing to change it if it would help. Thanks.

Heavy Bowguns with Pierce S destroy him, especially with Pierce S Up.
I used Ceanataur S and Assault Conga+ gemmed for Bullet Limit (Shot Mix skill) and wrecked the Giant Enemy Crab in 25 minutes flat with the fort at 70% integrity. Just stay behind Shen and shoot the shell with Pierce S.

Or if you prefer Blademaster, the reccomendation I keep finding is Low Rank Blango (or any other Quake negating set like Indra) with a Hammer.
However, I find that ineffective, so I prefer to use Longsword. You should be able to get the Smolder Dragonsword through Nekoht's Azure Lao-Shan Lung quest*, which has a ridiculous Dragon element of 520 and Blue sharpness by itself, white with Sharpness +1. (Defense -20 doesn't matter much when it comes to the huge/OP monsters, so you could gem Quake Resistance in without worrying much).

*You unlock the Azure Lao quest by completing all the 7 and 8 star Epic Hunt Quests, IIRC. Or if you're at High Rank, it's the HR5 urgent.

Thanks for the help! Also, should I bring materials to make more pierce shot? Or will the stacks of 60 last? Also, what other shots should I bring?

Mr Stark wrote:

Heavy Bowguns with Pierce S destroy him, especially with Pierce S Up.
I used Ceanataur S and Assault Conga+ gemmed for Bullet Limit (Shot Mix skill)

I have the Silver Spartacus, would that be better than Assault Conga+?

I suggest bringing stuff to combine extra shots, and personally I prefer Assault Conga+ because Pierce S Lv1 is cheaper to combine, while I use the Pin Tuna for Pierce Lv3 (you can only carry 30, which with Bullet Limit is just enough for another set for Pierce Lv3).
It's your choice, but that's my reccomendation.

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(This was for 6* village elder shen gaoren)

I used full Blango armour (for quake resistance) and the dead revolver hammer, I obliterated him in 1 round. I'd suggest using ANY armour with quake resistance and a powerful fire hammer.

GrashXL002 wrote:

(This was for 6* village elder shen gaoren)

I used full Blango armour (for quake resistance) and the dead revolver hammer, I obliterated him in 1 round. I'd suggest using ANY armour with quake resistance and a powerful fire hammer.

That hammer's not all that terrific. With hammer, any element its just bonus, raw damage is where it's at. A fire longsword or something is more recommended for shen if you ask me.