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Monster Hunter Wilds

High-Rank and Tempered Monsters

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Nathan Garvin
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During the main questline (chapters 1-3) you will encounter twenty unique monsters, with “unique” being a bit generous considering that some monsters, like the "Doshaguma" iconDoshaguma and "Guardian Doshaguma" iconGuardian Doshaguma and the "Rathalos" iconRathalos, "Rathian" iconRathian and "Guardian Rathalos" iconGuardian Rathalos are very similar to each other. Once you reach the post-game (chapters 4-6) the ranks of monsters you can hunt will be reinforced by nine more variants, although one is a repeat of a main story hunt… For a grand total of 29 monsters (two of which can only be hunted once, during the story). If that doesn’t seem like a lot, you’re right! But the game is padded by introducing high-rank and tempered variants of monsters to keep you busy until DLC reinforcements can arrive. This page will explain how to unlock high-rank and tempered monster hunts in "Monster Hunter" iconMonster Hunter Wilds, including what unique rewards you get for hunting them!

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(1 of 4) Complete chapter 3 and everything that spawns in the Forbidden Lands will be high-rank monsters - hunt these strong variants,

Unlocking High-Rank Monsters

Complete the main campaign and reach chapter 4, at which point every monster you encounter (large and small) will be replaced by high-rank variants. Essentially if it’s a ★4 or higher hunt, you’re fighting a high-rank monster. In order to fight low-rank variants (everything you encounter in chapters 1-3 will be low rank) you’ll have to replay optional quests by talking to Alma - these will all be ★3 or lower. Below you’ll find a list of all the monsters and whether they are high-rank or low-rank:

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Monster Low-Rank Difficulty High-Rank Difficulty
"Chatacabra" iconChatacabra Yes ★1 Yes ★4
"Quematrice" iconQuematrice Yes ★1 Yes ★4
"Lala Barina" iconLala Barina Yes ★1 Yes ★4
"Congalala" iconCongalala Yes ★1 Yes ★4
"Balahara" iconBalahara Yes ★1 Yes ★4
"Doshaguma" iconDoshaguma Yes ★1 Yes ★5
"Uth Duna" iconUth Duna Yes ★2 Yes ★6
"Rompopolo" iconRompopolo Yes ★2 Yes ★4
"Rey Dau" iconRey Dau Yes ★2 Yes ★6
"Nerscylla" iconNerscylla Yes ★2 Yes ★4
"Hirabami" iconHirabami Yes ★2 Yes ★4
"Ajarakan" iconAjarakan Yes ★2 Yes ★5
"Nu Udra" iconNu Udra Yes ★3 Yes ★6
"Guardian Doshaguma" iconGuardian Doshaguma Yes ★3 Yes ★5
"Guardian Rathalos" iconGuardian Rathalos Yes ★3 Yes ★5
"Jin Dahaad" iconJin Dahaad Yes* ★3 Yes ★6
"Guardian Ebony Odogaron" iconGuardian Ebony Odogaron Yes ★3 Yes ★5
"Xu Wu" iconXu Wu Yes ★3 Yes ★5
"Guardian Arkveld" iconGuardian Arkveld Yes ★3 No
"Zoh Shia" iconZoh Shia Yes ★3 No
"Yian Kut-Ku" iconYian Kut-Ku No Yes ★4
"Gypceros" iconGypceros No Yes ★4
"Rathian" iconRathian No Yes ★4
"Guardian Fulgur Anjanath" iconGuardian Fulgur Anjanath No Yes ★5
"Rathalos" iconRathalos No Yes ★5
"Gravios" iconGravios No Yes ★5
"Blangonga" iconBlangonga No Yes ★5
"Gore Magala" iconGore Magala No Yes ★6
"Arkveld" iconArkveld No Yes ★7

High-Rank Monster Rewards

High-Ranks monsters offer a wide variety of new rewards compared to their low-rank counterparts. Since every high-rank monster spawns after decorations unlock, they all have a chance to drop them. In addition, high-rank monsters will yield new, high-rank variants of their low-rank materials, which can be used to craft higher-tier arms and armor. For example, a low-rank "Rompopolo" iconRompopolo will drop a "Rompopolo Hide" iconRompopolo Hide while a high-rank Rompopolo will drop a "Rompopolo Hide+" iconRompopolo Hide+. Their drop tables are almost entirely exclusive, so you will not get low-rank materials from a high-rank monster and vice versa.

(1 of 4) Hunt the Tempered Lala Barina to unlock Tempered monsters.

Tempered Monster Unlocking and Rewards

Complete the main quest "Thundering Flowers" iconThundering Flowers, a ★5 hunt where you’ll be tasked with defeating both a "Guardian Fulgur Anjanath" iconGuardian Fulgur Anjanath and a Tempered "Lala Barina" iconLala Barina. After this quest high-rank variants of most monsters will unlock, and these are simply stronger variants of high-rank monsters. Tempered monsters generally do not drop new materials, but yield greater rewards (Hunter Rank and zenny) and have a higher difficulty (★) rating than their high-rank counterparts. The one drop exclusive to tempered monsters are weapons shards, which are used to craft [Artian Weapons], which are noteworthy for being more customizable than standard weapons.

Tempered monsters are notable due to the purple aura surrounding them and the blue colored scoutflies that lead you to them. All high-rank monsters can have tempered variants, with Tempered "Arkveld" iconArkveld being the most difficult enemy the base game, being a ★8 hunt.

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  • Publisher
    Capcom
  • Platforms,
    PC, PS5, XB X|S
  • Genre
    Action RPG
  • Guide Release
    23 February 2025
  • Last Updated
    17 March 2025
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