The apex monster of the Scarlet Forest, Uth Duna only appears during the downpour, where the deluge allows it to leave its watery throne and demand tribute from its terrestrial subjects. When this leviathan impedes your progress, you’ll need to endure the shallows that impede your movement, cut through Uth Duna’s shroud and take the crown from the king of the Scarlet Forest! This page will provide stats and strategies for Uth Duna in Monster Hunter Wilds!

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Uth Duna Ecology¶

The leviathan that reigns supreme over the Scarlet Forest’s ecosystem. It has adapted to water-rich environments and is sighted most often during the Downpour. Uth Duna’s secretions when combined with water form a protective veil that not only absorbs hostile blows but also adds weight, which it slams down with enough force to sweep away surrounding threats in the resulting wave.

In addition to hunting Uth Duna in the open Scarlet Forest map, you can also accept the following quests to hunt one:

The Uth Duna can use the following special attacks:

There are several unlockable titles for repeatedly hunting Uth Duna:

Uth Duna Weaknesses and Breakable Parts¶

As a water leviathan, it should be no surprise that Uth Duna is immune to water attacks, and somewhat receptive to lightning attacks (although mostly its head). While receptive enough to cut and blunt damage (especially its forelegs), it’s not terrible vulnerable to most attack or damage types, and using ammo on its torso is notably less effective.

Uth Duna Status Resistances¶

As for status effects, Uth Duna is even less interesting - the leviathan is moderately susceptible to all status ailments except stun, which it’s resistant to, but it’s not particularly vulnerable to anything, either. All in all, you probably won’t suffer if you take a status-inflicting weapon over an elemental one, but raw damage isn’t a bad idea, either.

Uth Duna Item Resistances¶

The Uth Duna is vulnerable to several items, including the Flash Pod, Shock Trap and Pitfall Trap. Sonic Bombs are ineffective against this leviathan.

How to defeat Uth Duna¶

Uth Duna is big. Huge, in fact! It’s the second largest monster you’ll encounter before you see the credits roll!. Being so large is both an asset and a potential disadvantage for the beast, as it’s about as ponderous as you’d expect, with relatively slow, well-telegraphed attacks that can nonetheless be hard to avoid due to Uth Duna’s size and tricky to block due to their odd and often floaty windups. On the plus side, you won’t have any trouble hitting this foe with just about any attack you want to throw at it, as its size all but precludes evasion.

Despite its size, Uth Duna can still charge when it wants to, so range isn’t much safety. Uth Duna is also a surprisingly skilled leaper, defying gravity and treating the air as it spins around in slow-motion before crashing into the ground - much to the misery of any hunters who aren’t quick enough to get out of the way. As mentioned before, blocking can be tricky until you get used to Uth Duna’s windups, but dodging is generally more reliable so long as you play conservatively and start dodging as soon as Uth Duna signals that it’s attacking - delaying could render dodging ineffective due to the leviathan’s sheer bulk.

Despite its aerial flops, Uth Duna is a water critter, and tends to only spawn during the downpour, and when it does appear it tends to stick to areas that are at least partially flooded. The shallow water will limit your mobility somewhat unless you get your hands on armor/talismans/orbs with the Aquatic/Oilsilt Mobility skill, but many of these options won’t be available until after your first encounter with Uth Duna. Worse, when Uth Duna moves - and especially when it leaps - its mass will displace waves of water, knocking you back and hindering your mobility even more. This can be dealt with the same way, but if you don’t have two ranks of the aforementioned Aquatic/Oilsilt Mobility skill, you’re just going to have to cope.

In addition to Uth Duna’s natural bulk, the creature is also shrouded at the start of the fight, sporting massive fins that cover its entire body and reduce damage it takes, and frankly makes it hard to see what you’re doing in melee. Deal enough damage and you’ll disperse this shroud, and while this makes it easier to see what’s going on and deal full damage to Uth Duna, the beast is faster and more aggressive when the shroud is gone. You want the shroud gone, don’t be mistaken, but there are downsides to be aware of. The shroud won’t remain gone forever, and when it’s reformed it’ll do so in a massive AoE burst that deals moderate damage to all hunters round Uth Duna - when you see Uth Duna spin in circles in the water, get clear.

Aside from ponderous attacks that can be dodged if you stay wary enough, Uth Duna can inflict the Waterblight debuff (dodge repeatedly to get rid of it). It’s also fond of roaring, causing you to flinch if you’re not protecting against roars. Since Uth Duna is somewhat ponderous and incapable of leaving its watery abodes, if the fight isn’t going in your favor, summon your Seikret and ride somewhere dry to heal, sharpen your weapon, and prepare to reengage.

Uth Duna’s legs are weak to cut and blunt weapons and its head is weak to thunder and blunt, so for the best damage, stand up to the leviathan and slug it out. It’s somewhat more competent at attacking frontal foes, but its flops, spins and leaps make it a danger no matter where you’re standing. It’s not terribly vulnerable to any status effects, just avoid Stun, as it’s less effective than everything else.