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Monster Hunter Rise

The Secret Ingredient

By
Shane Williams

How to complete The Secret Ingredient

This page is a walkthrough for the Quest, The Secret Ingredient. It will navigate you through the necessary steps to successfully capturing Somnacanth.

The Secret Ingredient Quest becomes available when you reach 5* Village Quests.

Reward Locale Time Limit
4680z Frost Islands 50 minutes

Somnacanth Location

Once you’ve accepted the quest, be sure to consume some delicious Bunny Dango and equip yourself with a Thunder based weapon, then make sure to bring along some Pitfall Traps and Tranquilizers as you’ll need to capture Somnacanth this time. You’ll be able to find Somnacanth in the following locations.

Area Chance
7 60%
8 30%
11 10%

How to capture Somnacanth

(1 of 2) Head to area 8 to find Somnacanth roaming around.

Head to area 8 to find Somnacanth roaming around. (left), When your Palico informs you that the monster is weak, then stop attacking and place a trap! (right)

Somnacanth is a leviathan type monster which was first introduced in Monster Hunter Rise. This monster has a major weakness to Thunder. Somnacanths main form of defense is its breathing attacks, as getting caught by it can cause you to fall asleep for a short period of time. For an in-depth strategy to tackling Somnacanth, refer to our separate Somnacanth page.

Return to Kamura Village

Once you’ve defeated Somnacanth, return to Kamura Village and speak with Hinoa to bring this quest to a close.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Capcom
  • Platforms,
    PC, Switch
  • Genre
    Action RPG
  • Guide Release
    29 March 2021
  • Last Updated
    26 May 2021
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This guide for Monster Hunter Rise includes:

  • A detailed How to play Section
  • Complete Companion coverage - everything you need to know about Palicos and Palamutes.
  • Full coverage on Kamura Village, Requests, Village, Rampage and Hub Quests.
  • In depth info on every Monster.
  • A detailed Weapons and Armor section.
  • Information on every Armor Skill.
  • Full breakdown on every location.

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