There's no big difference in attacks between the ranks, but his AI probably gets more aggressive, which makes it harder.

I'd go with a dragon weapon, as you can't break his head or tail without dragon damage. The LS would probably be easiest, just stick to his side and attack the body most of the fight. If you're bouncing off of the body, try artisan or ESP (fencing) armor.

Anyway, best of luck, and if you get like 15-20 minutes in, have two deaths, and feel like you've done enough damage, you can just sit till he flees. You'll still get rewards and clear the quest, so there's not really a downside. If you haven't done enough damage, keep attacking until he does flee. Just remember that you don't have to rush the quest, if you're getting hit a lot, just hang back and wait for super safe chances, it's a little taxing on patience, but much less frustrating than failing repeatedly.

Nov 7, 2009 -- 2:01AM, Aftermath wrote:

I'd go with a dragon weapon, as you can't break his head or tail without dragon damage. The LS would probably be easiest, just stick to his side and attack the body most of the fight. If you're bouncing off of the body, try artisan or ESP (fencing) armor.

You can cut his tail off with any cut weapon, my first cham tail got sliced with Devil slicer.