User blog comment:Artemis Paradox/The Official Monster Hunter Wikia Help Blog/@comment-144.131.9.151-20111026080747/@comment-969093-20111026091428

Didn't know that custom also gave those skills. And you didn't say you were solo only so please don't mind me assuming you used that other custom.

Looking at your tactic, I can say that's definitely not the problem. Anyone who Hammers would generally apply that. That brings us to the only problem there seems to be, the claws's extension.

There isn't really much for you to do. Something I could suggest is that you break 1 claw and then use several traps in conjunction with bombs (LBB+ of course) to grant yourself the opportunity to break the other one without putting yourself in considerable danger.

Another thing you could do, but that's a bit obvious and abstract, is to keep some more distance while he's in rage. I assume that you focus attacking him from a diagonal angle behind him during this period? Between the Wyvern Skull and rear legs? It doesn't guarantee safety but at least he can't instant side-slash (spam) you. Only moves you'd have to watch out for are his hydro pump and 180 slash.

Yes, purple bubbles are a sign of being capturable. But that's not just an indicator of that he can be captured. It's his sign of weakness, near death. Carapaceons don't limp but exude purple-ish bubbles when they're close to dieing.

Perhaps that if you're having too much trouble you can work on getting Narga X and gem Sharpness +1 on it. Evasion +2, Evade Distance Up & Sharpness +1 make for a good general purpose combination for players that main weapons which cannot block. Give it a thought.

I'm pretty sure you already came up with what I told you just now, but it's really the only thing that can be said.