Monster Hunter Wilds brings you as a Hunter from the Guild that is sent to the Forbidden Lands; once you’re there, you must help a boy called Nata to find his home while also discovering the mystery behind the violent attacks from a specimen dubbed The White Wraith.
There are 29 monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds, and even though they’re not all new, some of the fan-favorites make appearances, so there’s a monster for every taste! Here’s all that you need to know about the best monsters in the game.
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Uth Duna
The Red Leviathan
The apex predator of the Scarlet Forest opens this list; its cool scales and translucent fins make Uth Duna one of the best designs in the whole game, and its combat prowess brings a challenge in the early stages of the game, proving to be a hard fight if you’re not prepared.
However, as it’s one of the first monsters in the main story, it gets quickly eclipsed by some cooler specimens. Better luck tomorrow, less spongy Royal Ludroth.
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Rey Dau
The Blue Thunder
Rey Dau is a violent monster that lives as the apex predator of the Windward Plains; its yellow-scaled body goes very well with its blue lightning powers, creating a color combination that goes along with its menacing horns and wings.
This monster is a hard rival to beat, but once you learn the fight properly, it doesn’t bring any real suprise in subsequent attempts, which is quite a letdown, especially coming from such a cool designed monster. Eh, at least the weapons are great for the endgame.
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Jin Dahaad
The Frozen Behemoth
The first time you face this gigantic powerhouse of a monster, you can’t even achieve a victory, and instead, you only get away with your life intact after repelling it. However, once you reach High Rank, you are more prepared to challenge it; man, it does not disappoint.
It’s not just the rusty-scaled design or even the size of Jin Dahaad that makes the fight great. Every attack move in its arsenal, from ice beams to massive storms, makes you feel like your Hunter is quite close to face the music, and it’s only after beating it several times, that you grow comfortable enough with fighting this juggernaut.
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Xu Wu
The Guardian Hunter
Reader, I will admit that when this abhorrent creature snatched me during the main story, I almost screamed in sheer terror; you cannot blame me for that, and I resent any accusations of cowardice. I dare you to go and fight it without knowing what you’re going to find.
Xu Wu might be the grossest yet coolest monster to ever show up in this series; it has a callus near its brain-looking head that emulates a creepy smile, and yet, it isn’t, as the true mouth rests on top of its head. Truly an abomination of nature, and its very existence is a mistake. We stan.
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Rathalos
The King Of The Skies
The King Of The Skies Rathalos comes back, and what can I tell you? You can’t beat the classics, c’mon. Its red scales accompany the fiery attacks that you’ll suffer in this battle, sporting a pair of leathery wings to go along with them and with a tail and talons that will tear you apart like you’re a Well-Done Steak.
Surprisingly, this wyvern stays as one of the coolest and most iconic designs in the whole series, even more than two decades after its first appearance.
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Gore Magala
The Frenzied Beast
The triumphant return of the Frenzy Virus incarnated comes in the form of a post-game story, not as meaty as the Low Rank one, but it has its fair share of cutscenes and callbacks to Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. The coolest one, perhaps, is the opening song of the MH4U, hidden in the fight theme song, which made me smile and think about my favorite game in the series.
About Gore Magala itself, and even though we’ve seen it in Sunbreak, it’s nice to witness in its full might a powerful monster like this, especially on the scale that Wilds uses. A classic monster that can still be a nightmare to fight against, even for seasoned players, Gore Magala remains an all-time badass.
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Arkveld
The White Wraith
The crown of this list, unsurprisingly, goes to the White Wraith, Arkveld, not only because of its white scales, the chainblades that it uses to attack and hold onto things, or even its cool-looking dragon attacks, but because this monster, even as a concept, is fundamentally awesome.
As an artificial creation that represents the hubris of a fallen civilization, the Guardian Arkveld struggled to come to terms with its very own existence, putting the entirety of the Forbidden Lands at the very real risk of complete annihilation. What’s cooler is that after you slay it, its offspring succeeds in reverting to the original monster species, becoming even more powerful!
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