What are the Monster Hunter Wilds quests? There are a fair few ways to hunt monsters in Capcom’s latest RPG juggernaut. You can find the monster you want to slay out in the wild, hunt it down during an optional quest, or stumble upon it during a main story mission. As such, keeping track of all these methods can be rather difficult, and if you’re a completionist, you’ll want to know that you’ve done everything the game has to offer.
Monster Hunter Wilds offers main story chapters with different sub-chapters within them, and within those are assignments to hunt certain monsters that in turn become optional quests later on. Yes, that’s almost as confusing as remembering the names of all the Monster Hunter Wilds monsters or deciding which Monster Hunter Wilds weapon to main. Thankfully, we’ve created a complete list of every main mission, side quest, and assignment so you can keep on top of your to-do list.
All main Monster Hunter Wilds quests
You can find a list of every chapter you’ve completed so far in the Mission Info section of the in-game menu. In the post-game, you’ll have another chapter to complete that introduces new mechanics. Beating a monster for the first time then creates a repeatable assignment you can take on by speaking to Alma.
Here’s a complete list of every main Monster Hunter Wilds quest:
- Chapter 1 – 1
- Chapter 1 – 2
- Back to Camp
- The Beginning
- Village of the Whispering Winds
- Chapter 1 – 3
- To the Forest
- Forest Findings
- Chapter 1 – 4
- The Investigation Continues
- A Hunter’s Pride
- Chapter 1 – 5
- Pursuit of Solitude
- Beyond the Deluge
- Chapter 2 – 1
- A Looming Shadow
- Toward Fervent Fields
- Chapter 2 – 2
- An Unforseen Storm
- The Eye of the Storm
- Chapter 2 – 3
- A Desolate Destination
- Hopes of Home
- Chapter 2 – 4
- A Disquieting Dawn
- Hopes of Home
- Chapter 3 – 1
- Born from the Flame
- The Faithful Keepers
- Chapter 3 – 2
- Indomitable Spirit
- Nothing Frozen, Nothing Gained
- Chapter 3 – 3
- Through the Dusk
- A Path Forward
- Full Circle
- Chapter 3 – 4
- Dawn Breaks
- Broken Chains
- Chapter 3 – 5
- Visions of Hope
- Monster Hunter
- Chapter 4 – 1
- A Visitor from the West
- New Ecosystems
- Chapter 4 – 2
- Chasing Change
- Rendezvous
- Lurking Shadows
- Chapter 4 – 3
- Touring History
- To Wyvern’s Rest
- Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns
- Chapter 5 – 1
- Premonitions
- Omens
- Storm-cold Vortex
- Chapter 5 – 2
- The Root Cause
- A Torrent of Energy
- The World Turned Upside Down
- Chapter 5 – 3
- Chapter 6 – 1
- Links in a Chain
- What Lies Ahead
All Monster Hunter Wilds side quests
Most of the MH Wilds side quests only become available after you’ve completed Chapter 4 of the story. That said, some early-game side quests will appear as you reach new settlements before that point. These double as explainers for in-game mechanics like fishing.
Here are all the Monster Hunter Wilds side quests and their quest givers:
- Hunting Help – Your Palico
- Flash Course – Your Palico
- Rath-from-Above, Go! – Your Palico
- Purrfect Plundering – Your Palico
- A Gutsy Move – Your Palico
- Fishing: Life, in Microcosm – Kanya in Windward Plains
- Seeking the Goldenfish – Kanya in Windward Plains
- High-Quality Materials – Gemma
- Smithy’s Seal of Quality – Gemma
- Dareel’s Research Report – Dareel in Windward Plains
- Beware the Gypceros – Zatoh in Windward Plains
- Make Fluffy Dealings – Plumpeach in Scarlet Forest
- Aida’s Apprehensions – Aida in Oilwell Basin
- Aberrant Atrocity – Rove in Iceshard Cliffs
- Secure Wounded Hollow – Cobb in Suja
- What We Protect – Alma
- Werner’s Test Run – Werner
- A Leviathan’s Temper – Y’sai in Windward Plains
- Forest Doshaguma – Erik
- Astonishing Adaptability – Tasheen in Ruins of Wyveria
- As Gatekeeper – Rex in Suja
- Succulent Scraps – Dogard in Oilwell Basin
- Continuing Conflict – Murtabak in Windward Plains
- Fur Damagings Are Dislikeworthy – Plumpeach in Scarlet Forest
- Troublemakers – Sabal in Oilwell Basin
- The Will to Live – Ryshard in Ruins of Wyveria
- Echoing from the Cliffs – Apar in Suja
All Monster Hunter Wilds assignments
Assignments are split into two categories: story hunts and post-game hunts that introduce end-game content. Once completed, you’ll unlock the optional hunt for the respective monster.
Here’s a complete list of every Monster Hunter Wilds assignment:
| Quest name | Monster |
| Slimy Situation | Chatacabra |
| Hot on Their Tails | Quematrice |
| A Stage of Rose and Thorn | Lala Barina |
| Drive Off the Congalala! | Congalala |
| Balahara of the Sandsea | Balahara |
| Pinnacle of the Pack | Alpha Doshaguma |
| A Feast in the Deep | Uth Duna |
| A Fuse Ignited | Rompopolo |
| A Merciless Glare | Rey Dau |
| The Quiet, Cunning Assassin | Nerscylla |
| Fight or Flight | Hirabami |
| Ajarakan Ablaze | Ajarakan |
| The Black Flame Quietly Manifests | Nu Udra |
| An Ominous Encounter | Guardian Doshaguma |
| The Ashen King | Guardian Rathalos |
| Repel the Guardian Arkveld | Guardian Arkveld |
| The Rimechain Trial | Jin Dahaad |
| Watcher of the Ancient Capital | Guardian Ebony Odogaron |
| A Hunter in the Void | Xu Wu |
| The Pale Dream of a Lone Shadow | Guardian Arkveld |
| Guardian Zoh Shia | Guardian Zoh Shia |
| Lured by Abundance (post-game) | Yian Kut-Ku |
| Investigating the Frenzied Shadow (post-game) | Frenzied Nerscylla |
| Thundering Flowers | Guardian Fulgar Anjanath and Tempered Lala Barina |
| Frozen Lord on the Precipice | Jin Dahaad |
| Roaring Rey Dau | Rey Dau |
| Tide Overtaking Timber | Uth Duna |
| Scorching the Earth Once More | Nu Urda |
| Shrouded in Black | Frenzied Gore Magala and Frenzied Blangonga |
All Monster Hunter Wilds optional quests
You can unlock optional quests by defeating specific monsters during the main story assignments or by simply facing them in the wild.
Here’s a complete list of every Monster Hunter Wilds optional quest:
| Quest name | Monster |
| Buggin’ in the Desert | 12 Bulaqchi |
| The Desert is Demanding | 8 Talioth |
| Buggin’ in the Scarlet Forest | 8 Vespoid |
| A Sharp Sort | 8 Piragill |
| Beware the Chatacabra | Chatacabra |
| Fire Starter | Quematrice |
| Every Rose… | Lala Barina |
| Tussle in Pink | Congalala |
| Sand Sea Surges | Balahara |
| Forest Outlaw | Doshaguma |
| March of the Kranodath | 6 Kranodath |
| Veiled by the Tide | Uth Duna |
| Oilwell Basin Blast | Rompopolo |
| Sultan of the Sand | Rey Dau |
| Dance of Shadows | Nerscylla |
| Fleet Flight | Hirabami |
| Scorching Simian | Ajarakan |
| Creeping Flames | Nu Udra |
| Pallid Beast’s Lament | Guardian Doshaguma |
| His Eternal Reign | Guardian Rathalos |
| Red Eyes in the Night | Guardian Ebony Odogaron |
| Consumer of Void | Xu Wu |
| Time to Exorcise | 12 Bulaqchi |
| A Futile Fight | Chatacabra (High Rank) |
| The Pursued and the Pursed and the Pursuer | Quematrice (High Rank) |
| The Desert Knows Not the Sea | Balahara (High Rank) |
| Flower of Eternal Rest | Lala Barina (High Rank) |
| Flippant Flatulence | Congalala (High Rank) |
| Profusion of Poison | Rompopolo (High Rank) |
| Mysterious Poison | Lala Barina (High Rank) |
| Fleeting Victory | Yian Kut-Ku (High Rank) |
| The Nerscylla’s Hunting Grounds | Nerscylla (High Rank) |
| Small White Feathers | 6 Guardian Seikret (High Rank) |
| Guardian Fulgur Anjanath Hunt | Guardian Fulgur Anjanath (High Rank) |
| When Frost Falls | Jin Dahaad (High Rank) |
| Rath-from-Above, Go! | Quematrice (High Rank) |
| Smithy’s Seal of Quality | Lala Barina (High Rank) |
| Aberrant Atrocity | Yian Kut-Ku (High Rank) |
| Secure Wounded Hollow | 2 Hirabami (High Rank) |
| Succulent Scraps | Gravios (High Rank) |
| What We Protect | Blangonga (High Rank) |
| Werner’s Test Run | Guardian Doshaguma (High Rank) |
| Astonishing Adaptability | Xu Wu (High Rank) |
| Purrfect Plundering | Guardian Ebony Odogaron (High Rank) |
| As Gatekeeper | 2 Ajarakan (High Rank) |
| A Leviathan’s Temper | Tempered Balahara (High Rank) |
| Continuing Conflict | Tempered Rathian and Tempered Quematrice (High Rank) |
| Troublemakers | Tempered Ajarakan and Tempered Gravios (High Rank) |
| Echoing from the Cliffs | Tempered Hirabami and Tempered Blangonga (High Rank) |
| The Struggle to Survive | Tempered Xu Wu and Tempered Guardian Ebony Odogoron (High Rank) |
With all the Monster Hunter Wilds quests complete, you likely still have quite a lot of monster slaying ahead of you before you craft the ultimate Monster Hunter Wilds build. We’ve also got a guide to the Monster Hunter World map, plus a list of every MH Wilds armor piece to collect.