Monster Guide
All monsters with weaknesses, hitzones, drops, and combat strategies.
Small Monsters (7)
Great Jagras
The pack leader of the Jagras. Swallows prey whole to balloon its stomach, then uses its enlarged body to attack hunters.
Kulu-Ya-Ku
A bird wyvern that uses rocks and eggs as weapons, picking them up with its strong forelimbs to smash at hunters.
Tzitzi-Ya-Ku
A bird wyvern with photophores that emit blinding flashes. Uses its flash to stun both prey and predators.
Pukei-Pukei
A bird wyvern that stores poisonous plants in its body. Spews toxic clouds from its mouth and tail.
Paolumu
A flying wyvern that inflates its neck sac to float through the air. Uses wind pressure to knock down prey.
Jyuratodus
A piscine wyvern that coats itself in mud for defense. Lives in swampy areas and uses mud-based attacks.
Radobaan
A brute wyvern that rolls through bone piles to coat its body in bones as armor, then rolls at targets.
Large Monsters (17)
Barroth
A brute wyvern that charges with its hardened mud crown. Coats itself in mud for defense and shakes it off as projectiles.
Tobi-Kadachi
A fanged wyvern that generates static electricity by rubbing its fur against trees. Extremely agile in the forest canopy.
Anjanath
A large brute wyvern that patrols the Ancient Forest. Breathes fire when enraged, deploying its nose crest and tail fan.
Rathian
The Queen of the Land. A female flying wyvern that guards her territory fiercely, using poisonous tail flips and fireballs.
Rathalos
The King of the Skies. An apex predator that attacks from the air with fireballs and venomous talons. Iconic flagship monster.
Legiana
The ruler of the Coral Highlands. Uses ice attacks and sonic blasts to disorient prey while soaring through the skies.
Odogaron
An extremely aggressive fanged wyvern. Relentless in its attacks and can inflict bleeding with its razor-sharp claws.
Diablos
The tyrant of the desert. Burrows underground to ambush prey and charges with devastating horn attacks. Extremely territorial.
Deviljho
A nomadic brute wyvern driven by insatiable hunger. Uses its massive jaws and dragon element breath to devastate everything.
Banbaro
A brute wyvern with massive horns that scoops up trees and rocks while charging, using them as weapons against threats.
Barioth
A swift flying wyvern from frozen lands. Uses its saber teeth and spiked wing claws to grip icy surfaces and pounce.
Nargacuga
A stealthy flying wyvern that stalks prey in darkness. Its razor-sharp tail can launch spines and inflict bleed.
Brachydios
A brute wyvern that coats its fists in explosive slime mold. Each punch leaves behind timed explosives on the ground.
Tigrex
A ferocious flying wyvern known for relentless charging attacks. Its deafening roar can stun nearby hunters.
Glavenus
A brute wyvern with a blade-like tail it sharpens with its jaws. When heated, its tail cuts can cause fireblight.
Zinogre
A fanged wyvern that commands thunder bugs to charge its body with electricity. Devastating in its fully charged state.
Rajang
An ultra-aggressive fanged beast. Goes Super Saiyan when enraged, gaining golden fur and devastating thunder-charged attacks.
Elder Dragons (13)
Zorah Magdaros
A colossal elder dragon with a volcanic shell. Its migration threatens the entire ecosystem. A scripted siege battle.
Kirin
A mythical elder dragon resembling a unicorn. Cloaks itself in lightning and summons thunderbolts from the sky.
Teostra
The flame king dragon. Commands fire and explosive blast powder. Its supernova attack can one-shot unprepared hunters.
Kushala Daora
The steel dragon encased in metal skin. Creates powerful wind barriers and tornadoes that deflect projectiles.
Vaal Hazak
An elder dragon that commands effluvium, a miasmic gas that halves maximum health. Drapes itself in corpse flesh.
Nergigante
The Eater of Elders. An ultra-aggressive elder dragon that hunts other elder dragons. Regenerates white spikes that harden to black.
Xeno'jiiva
A newborn elder dragon that feeds on bioenergy. The final boss of the base game. Fires powerful laser beams.
Velkhana
An ice elder dragon that creates crystalline structures. The flagship of Iceborne. Freezes everything in its path.
Namielle
An abyssal elder dragon that controls water and electricity. Floods areas then electrifies the water for devastating combos.
Shara Ishvalda
The true final boss of Iceborne. Controls vibrations to manipulate the earth. Reveals its true form with unsettling eyes.
Fatalis
The legendary Black Dragon and ultimate challenge. Destroyed a kingdom in a single night. The hardest fight in MHW: Iceborne.
Alatreon
The Blazing Black Dragon that wields every element. Shifts between fire and ice modes. DPS check prevents Escaton Judgement.
Safi'jiiva
The adult form of Xeno'jiiva. A siege raid boss that drains bioenergy from the earth. Drops customizable awakened weapons.