Monster Hunter Wilds: Key Quests Guide

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If you want to progress in Monster Hunter Wilds without wandering aimlessly, you’ll need to focus on Key Quests. These are the main story hunts that unlock new areas, mechanics, and, most importantly, tougher monsters.

Here’s a simple breakdown of what you need to do in each chapter and the key quests.

Chapter 1: The Basics

This is where you learn how not to get eaten. Expect tutorials, basic hunts, and unlocking your first major areas.

• 1-1: Desert Trotters – Hunt Chatacabra (Unlocks Windward Plains, basic game systems)

• 1-2: Village of Whispering Winds – Hunt Quematrice (Unlocks cooking, because eating matters)

• 1-3: Forest Findings – Hunt Lala Barina & Congalala (Unlocks Scarlet Forest, side quests)

• 1-4: A Hunter’s Pride – Hunt Balahara & Alpha Doshaguma (Unlocks Hunter Rank 3)

• 1-5: Beyond the Deluge – Hunt Uth Duna (Unlocks more pop-up camps)

Chapter 2: Stronger Monsters, New Places

Now that you know how to swing a weapon, things get serious.

• 2-1: Toward Fervent Fields – Hunt Rompopolo (Unlocks Oilwell Basin, Azuz city)

• 2-2: The Eye of the Storm – Hunt Rey Dau (Unlocks Hunter Rank 4, more camps)

• 2-3: Hopes of Home – Hunt Nerscylla & Hirabami (Unlocks Iceshard Cliffs)

• 2-4: Long-forgotten Flame – Hunt Ajarakan & Nu Udra (Unlocks Hunter Rank 5)

Chapter 3: The First Climax (Credits Roll Here)

The final tests of Low Rank before you move into the real grind.

• 3-1: The Faithful Keepers – Hunt Guardian Doshaguma & Guardian Rathalos, Repel Guardian Arkveld (Unlocks Ruins of Wyveria)

• 3-2: The Rimechain Trial – Repel Jin Dahaad (Unlocks Suja city, Hunter Rank 6)

• 3-3: Full Circle – Hunt Guardian Ebony Odogaron & Xu Wu (Unlocks more pop-up camps)

• 3-4: Broken Chains – Hunt Guardian Arkveld (Unlocks Hunter Rank 7)

• 3-5: Monster Hunter – Hunt Guardian Zoh Shia (Unlocks Hunter Rank 8, High Rank starts)

Chapter 4: Welcome to High Rank

Monsters hit harder, and your rank is now uncapped.

• 4-1: New Ecosystems – Capture Yian Kut-Ku (Unlocks high-rank environments)

• 4-2: Lurking Shadows – Hunt Frenzied Nerscylla (Unlocks Wounded Hollow arena)

• 4-3: Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns – Hunt Guardian Fulgur Anjanath & Tempered Lala Barina (Unlocks Ruins of Wyveria High Rank, Tempered Monsters)

Chapter 5: The Toughest Fights Yet

Here’s where the six-star monsters come in, and your patience starts wearing thin.

• 5-1: Storm-cold Vortex – Hunt Jin Dahaad (Unlocks Hunter Rank 33)

• 5-2: A World Turned Upside Down – Hunt Uth Duna, Rey Dau, Nu Udra, Gore Magala, Frenzied Blangonga (Unlocks endgame side quests)

Chapter 6: Endgame Begins

The final challenge. Beat this, and you’re officially done with the main story—but the hardest hunts are still ahead.

• 6-1: What Lies Ahead – Hunt Arkveld (Unlocks Palico level cap increase, HR 42, all pop-up camps)

Final Blurb

• Finish Chapter 3? Congrats, but the real grind starts now.

• Reach High Rank? Expect Tempered Monsters and harder fights.

• Beat Chapter 6? Welcome to the endgame, where everything can kill you even faster.

Now you know what key quests actually matter, so get hunting.

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