Every entry in the Monster Hunter series comes with a flagship monster that covers the game’s art, marketing, and gives players a look at who they will be fighting their way towards during the story. In Monster Hunter Wilds, that monster is the Guardian Arkveld, an artificial and deadly version of the Arkveld that comes into play as players progress through the narrative.

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Being the flagship creature and boasting a unique name, the Guardian Arkveld is not to be looked over in any way. It has some powerful attacks, will viciously lash out at players at all times, and takes some good planning to prepare players for success. Fortunately, players can prepare for this fight through understanding the weaknesses of the monster, the best weapons to use, and what to expect when fighting.
Monster Hunter Wilds: Guardian Arkveld Weaknesses
As is the case with its standard variant, the Guardian Arkveld is going to absorb elemental damage that players inflict upon it. As it absorbs this elemental damage, it will eventually become Empowered. This will allow it to use two more chainblades and deal Dragon damage with its attacks.
Guardian Arkveld Weaknesses & Weakpoints
Because of this, it is recommended for players to opt for weapons that deal strictly Physical damage, such as those found on the Bone Tree. This will help stop the Guardian Arkveld from being able to empower itself and keep it at a more reasonable level. However, if players want to use Elemental damage, Guardian Arkveld is most susceptible to Dragon, although it’s by a small amount. Again, focusing on Physical damage is recommended.
In terms of weakpoints to target on its body, the Guardian Arkveld is weakest on its Head, Tail, and the Chainblades. The Head and Tail are going to be the parts that are vulnerable to Dragon damage; the Chainblades are completely immune to this.
Despite it being a weakpoint, it is strongly recommended to try and avoid the Guardian Arkveld’s head during the battle. In order to get hits in on this part, players will have to get in close to the creature, right in front of it, and that opens them up to a lot of damage and attacks.
Guardian Arkveld Fight Tips
- It has a lot of the same attacks as its basic variant and can be just as predictable.
- Always keep moving after an attack; avoid its deadly combos.
- If the Guardian Arkveld is Empowered, hit its Chainblades to stop it sooner.
- All Status effects, except Exhaust, work well for the creature, so use those to take it down.
- Use an armor set like the Guardian Ebony set to have high Dragon resistance.
- The Doshaguma and Guardian Doshaguma weapon lines will provide excellent options for tools to fight with.
- Bring lots of Mega Potions, as well as Honey to craft more once the supply runs dry.
Guardian Arkveld Spawn Locations
The Guardian Arkveld can only be found in one location during a specific mission of the main story. Although it will first appear in the “The Faithful Keepers” main story quest, players won’t start to fight it until “Broken Chains.”
Because it is relegated to this one quest, there are no High Rank Guardian Arkvelds at the time of writing.
The fight takes place in the Ruins of Wyveria biome, which players will access later on in the story. The monster can roam among the many sections of this biome, so players can expect to do some chasing during the fight, as usual.

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Monster Hunter Wilds: Guardian Arkveld Rewards
Due to there only being the Low Rank version of the Guardian Arkveld available to hunt in the game, players can expect to get the following Guardian materials:
Guardian Materials |
Frequency of Drop |
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Guardian Scale |
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Guardian Pelt |
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Guardian Blood |
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Nourishing Extract |
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Tough Guardian Bone |
The types of materials that players will receive from hunting the Guardian Arkveld are primarily based on the parts of the creature that break off — and then what luck players have when carving those pieces.
Along with these drops from the monster itself, completing the quest will reward players the following:
- Armor Sphere +
- Mystery Orb – Sword
- Mystery Orb – Armor
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