Mon Hun Generations Key Quests
Jul 13, 2016 Monster Hunter Generations is the most customizable entry in the series to date. Not only are there 14 different weapons types like the versatile Charge Blade or the fast-action Dual Blades, but.
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- Hunt all large monsters, not including Seltas: 1170HRP 2010pt: Mount and topple monster 5 times: 120HRP 240pt Guild★7 The End of the Trials.
- Aug 28, 2018 Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate is an updated version of Generations. Most notably, this game includes the brand new G-Rank quests, which are supposed to be a cut above the High-Rank quests.
- Sep 07, 2018 Key Quests were separated into their own specific group upon quest selection, making progression through the game almost trivial. Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate, on the other hand, fits squarely in line with previous Monster Hunters.
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UPDATE: Howdy, folks. To keep this guide fresh, I've decided to expand it beyond the original sets in the official Japanese guide and add some of the interesting armor I've seen on the Interwebs and what some folks call 'the YouTube.' Not sure if that's related to 'the Google' that Linda Katehi was obsessing over. Anywho, just scroll past the original 14 for more armor sets! Seen a cool Japanese video and want someone to translate the sets and skills that get shown? Let me know via the comments and I'll give it a look.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Part of the charm of the Monster Hunter series is pulling together a nice set of threads. Or skins. Or plate armor.
Whether it be equipping a full matching set from a monster or mixing and matching armor pieces to get that sweet combination of skills you desire, the mad science behind picking armor is a huge part of the allure behind Monster Hunter games.
Then again, the plethora of armor choices available can be overwhelming, not just for beginners but even some veteran hunters. The same thing holds true for Monster Hunter Generations, which still pumps out a good selection of gear despite not being a “G”-series (or “U” for Western folks) game.
To help you get started, here is a selection of recommended armor from Capcom’s official Japanese Monster Hunter X guidebook. Note that some of the endgame gear are deviant pieces that require a LOT of effort to craft to their full potential. Also note that some terms used are not the official English translation but will be updated once I’m able to verify them with the Monster Hunter Generations English release. Admittedly, this can take some time with endgame stuff so feel free to send me a note if you know the English names and thou shalt be credited for it. See any errors? Send a note for those as well and you will be rewarded with the satisfaction of doing a good deed for the monster -hunting community.
Feel free to share your favorite armor sets in the comments as well and I might just add them to the list, too!
Low rank
All-Purpose Beginner Blademaster Armor 1
A set that uses a combination of Jaggi and Hunter armor parts, this armor is easy to acquire and provides a couple of useful skills for beginning hunters.
Head: Jaggi Helm
Body: Jaggi Mail
Arm: Trapper's Gauntlets
Waist: Jaggi Faulds
Foot: Trapper's Greaves
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Decoration: Grass Jewel 1 x1 野草珠【1】
Skills: Attack Up (S) and Herb Reinforcement. This mixed ensemble still gives you the Attack +10 bonus from the full Jaggi set while adding improved health regeneration from herbs via the Trapper gear. Its Herb Reinforcement skill makes health regeneration from herbs equal to Potions and stacks with Wide Range and Recovery Up should you be so fortunate to have the requisite charms. I used this set to finish the entire Village campaign for Generations.
All-Purpose Beginner Blademaster Armor 2
Designed for added damage, this set combines Jaggi and Bulldrome parts to increase attack power.
Head: Jaggi Helm
Body: Jaggi Mail
Arm: Bulldrome Vambraces
Waist: Jaggi Faulds
Foot: Bulldrome Greaves
Skills: Attack Up (M). A full Jaggi set only grants Attack Up +10. Mixing in the Bulldrome armor increases the boost to Attack Up +15. I've seen variations where people get Attack Up (L) by using a Bulldrome Helm plus gems. This is the set I had my niece craft, which she used to go through low-rank Hunter Hub online quests with Sword and Shield as part of a two-person team with me. For someone playing Monster Hunter for the first time, she did pretty good and consistently knocked out monsters!
Low-Rank Windproof Armor
Especially ideal for Lance and Gunlance users, this armor mix combines Alloy and Ingot pieces to withstand wind pressure and grant faster sharpening speed. However, it requires use of a weapon with one gem slot.
Head: Alloy Helm
Body: Ingot Mail
Arm: Alloy Vambraces
Waist: Alloy Faulds
Foot: Ingot Greaves
Decoration: Grinder Jewel x2. Japanese: 研磨珠【1】
Skills: Windproof (Hi) and Speed Sharpening. This armor combination is great for fighting up close against Rathalos and Rathian.
Low-Rank Guard Armor
Like blocking? This armor, which is more geared toward Lance, Gunlance and Charge Blade users, just might be for you. Unlike the earlier armors, this is a straight-up set with no mixing.
Head: Hermitaur Helm
Body: Hermitaur Mail
Arm: Hermitaur Vambraces
Waist: Hermitaur Faulds
Foot: Hermitaur Greaves
Decoration: Grinder Jewel x5. Japanese: 研磨珠【1】
Skills: Guard +1 and Speed Sharpening. This reduces block damage by 10 while also granting reduced knockback and stamina loss. The Speed Sharpening is optional so feel free to mix in your preferred decoration instead.
Low-Rank Bow Armor
If you enjoy getting your bow on at low rank, here’s another straight-up set to help maintain that stamina gauge. This set uses Royal Ludroth pieces that are easy to get early in the game. For Shiny Bugs, just do a Paw Pass at the desert stage and go to areas 6, 7, 9, 10 and 11.
Head: Ludroth Cap
Body: Ludroth Vest
Arm: Ludroth Guards
Waist: Ludroth Coat
Foot: Ludroth Leggings
Decoration: Hungerless Jewel x3. Japanese: 無食珠【1】
Skills: Stam Recov Up and Negate Hunger. This set keeps bow users in the fight by not only negating stamina depletion but also doubling the rate of stamina recovery.
Low-Rank Gunner Armor
This one’s aimed at Light and Heavy Bowgun users, though Bow lovers can still use it as well. It uses a mix of mostly Rathalos parts with Bulldrome leggings. It also swaps the Rathalos Cap with the Rathalos Helm.
Head: Rathalos Helm
Body: Rathalos Vest
Arm: Rathalos Guards
Waist: Rathalos Coat
Foot: Bulldrome Leggings
Decoration: Attack Jewel 1 x2, Attack Jewel 2 x1. Japanese: 攻撃珠【1】and【2】
Skills: Attack Up (M) and Weakness Exploit. This set greatly increases the damage you pump out while the Bulldrome Leggings take out the defensive penalty from the Rathalos set.
High rank
High-Rank Aerial Style Armor
Now we’re getting to the more advanced armor sets. As a Gunner who primarily mains the Insect Glaive when I switch to Blademaster, I am loving the new Aerial Style. This melee set allows you to really take advantage of aerial shenanigans, though you have to fight one of the more annoying monsters in the game to acquire its mats. You will also need a two-slot charm or weapon if you want to gain the optional five-jewel Mushromancer skill.
Head: Plesioth Helm
Body: Plesioth Mail
Arm: Plesioth Vambraces
Waist: Nargacuga Tassets S
Foot: Plesioth Greaves
Decoration: Fungiform Jewel x5. Japanese: 茸好珠【1】
Skills: Mounting Master, Airborne, Capture Expert and Mushromancer. Now here’s a fun armor set, though the Aerial Style-using Insect Glaive lover in me might be biased. Needless to say, this is the first High Rank armor I made in the Western version of Monster Hunter Generations after sticking with the Low Rank TrapperJaggi set throughout the entire Village campaign and 5-star Hunter Hub. In addition to making it easier to mount and topple foes, you also get to consume mushrooms with Mushromancer and earn an extra reward after missions from Capture Expert. For your mushroom diet, bring a Dragon Toadstool to gain a Max Potion effect when consumed and a Mopeshroom for a Dash Juice effect when eaten. This requires a 2-slot charm if you want the Mushromancer effect, though. I've also made variations where I take out Mushromancer and swap in Negate Poison for Dreadqueen Rathian farming. Just keep in mind that it's weak against Fire and really bad against Thunder so you might want to factor that into your pre-fight meal depending on the monster you're facing. On the plus side, it's excellent against Water.
All-Purpose High Rank Blademaster Armor 1
If you literally want to look sharp, the full Glavenus (Dinovald for you MHX players) armor set just might cut it for you. This one provides two skills that focus on sharpness, allowing you to wail on monsters with a weapon that’s cutting edge in more ways than one.
Head: Glavenus S Helm
Body: Glavenus S Mail
Arm: Glavenus S Braces
Waist: Glavenus S Faulds
Foot: Glavenus S Greaves
Decorations: Handicraft Jewel 2 x3. Japanese: 匠珠【2】
Skills: For taking down enough Glavenus monsters to create this set, your efforts will be rewarded with Sharpness +2 and Heavy Polish (which I guess sounds better than my original rought translation 'Strong Grinding'). In addition to gaining two additional levels of sharpness, using a whetstone or other sharpening item will grant you extra strength for a limited amount of time. Otherwise, you can try to gem in Speed Sharpening as well. This armor is especially ideal for Bushido mode as you won’t need to gem in Evasion. Just remember that you'll need 8 Great Maccao Hide+ as well, which you should easily acquire from the 4-star double Great Maccao Hub quest, 'So Notable: Great Maccao.'
All-Purpose High Rank Blademaster Armor 2
Now we're getting into the Deviant sets, which require hunting tougher versions of certain monsters and leveling them up to unlock some cool skills. First off is the 'Black Flame King' Rathalos — or Dreadking Rathalos in the Western version of the game. That is such a cool name. Just as cool is the skill set this sucker comes with. Once again, you get three skills with one of them being a twofer. This set is on fire.
Head: Dreadking Helm
Body: Dreadking King Mail
Arm: Dreadking Braces
Waist: Dreadking Faulds
Foot: Dreadking Greaves
Skills: So what do you get with this set? First are HG Earplugs for folks who want to continue the fight without being affected by monster roars. It also comes with Weakness Exploit for extra damage to vulnerable enemy parts. Then you get Dreadking Soul, which grants Attack Up (L) and Windproof (Hi). This set is all about getting you up close and personal to the action without pause. It also doesn't have any slots, which honestly makes sense lest it become OP. Easily one of the best armor sets in the game.
All-Purpose High Rank Blademaster Armor 3
This set is from the “Jinmetsujin” Glavenus or Dinovald, which roughly translates to Ruinous Ember Blade or something. That’s the kind of name that makes me want to stand atop a telephone pole and do hero poses. Folks in the West know it as the Deviant Hellblade Glavenus, which sounds nice, too. Anyway, here ya' go.
Head: Hellblade Helm
Body: Hellblade Mail
Arm: Hellblade Braces
Waist: Hellblade Faulds
Foot: Hellblade Greaves
Skills: This set comes with Heavy Polish, which has no relation whatsoever to our friends from the wonderful country of Poland. For added survivability, it also features Divine Blessing, which grants a 25 percent chance to receive 30 percent less damage when hit. Lastly, it also comes with Hellblade Soul, which is three skills in one but only two of those apply to Blademasters. That would be Sharpness +2 and Speed Sharpening with the third skill, Shot Booster, being a Bowgun and Bow skill.
High Rank Status Dual Blade Armor
OK, so I understand that a straight-up armor build can be boring for some folks. But the skills for the Dreadqueen Armor is just oodles of fun. As someone who totally loves Status sets, I absolutely adore this one, which I like calling the 'PPP' or Purple Poison Princess' set, or Prince, I guess, which actually sounds fitting, too (Purple Rain, baby). You technically get three skills but one of them is actually two skills in one so you actually get four overall. While this can work with any status weapon, it’s especially effective for Dual Blade users or folks who like rocking a Sword and Shield weapon such as the paralyzing Deathprize. I like this armor so much, I made two Level 10 sets for Blademaster and Gunner.
Head: Dreadqueen Helm
Body: Dreadqueen Mail
Arm: Dreadqueen Braces
Waist: Dreadqueen Faulds
Foot: Dreadqueen Greaves
Skills: Alright, so what do we have here, hm? First you get Critical Eye +2, which increases your affinity by 20 percent. Then you get Status Crit, which makes critical hits increase status infliction by 20 percent. Next is Dreadqueen Soul, which grants Status Atk +2 and Wide-Range +2. Like that girl that Bell Biv DeVoe likes to sing about, this set is poison. Farming for this armor inspired me to create my first Negate Poison armor set, which makes Dreadqueen fights more manageable. By the way, the Gunner variant is good, too.
All Purpose High Rank Gunner and Bow Armor
OK, so Deviant armors are nice and all but what about stuff that's easier to get? And how about some love for ranged hunters? Well, here you go my friends. This one primarily uses high-rank Rathalos Armor parts with Shagaru Greaves. Throw some Forceshot Jewels into the mix and you’ve got a set designed to really pump out some damage for Bow and Bowgun users. This one swaps the Rath S cap for the helm version.
Head: Rathalos S Helm
Body: Rathalos S Vest
Arm: Rathalos S Guards
Waist: Rathalos S Coat
Foot: Shagaru S Leggings
Decorations: Forceshot Jewel x6.
Japanese: 強弾珠【1】
Skills: Giant enemy crabs just might have to watch out for this set’s potential massive damage. You get three skills starting with Attack Up (S), which is ‘aight I guess. But you also get Normal Up, which powers up Normal shots for Bowgunners and Rapid Arrows for Bow users. Rounding out the skill set is Weakness Exploit, which ramps up your damage even more. The nice defense for a Gunner set is an extra plus. Requires a 1-slot charm for placing 6th Forceshot Jewel.
High Rank Pierce Gunner Set
Aaaand we're back to another Deviant set. Well, partly Deviant, to be more accurate. So you want an armor set that’ll pierce the heavens? Then try this mish-mash of gear from various monsters that’s geared toward Pierce gunners. You'll just need to hunt a monster that folks in the Land of the Rising Sun like to call the 'Spearbreaker' or the Stonefist Daimyo Hermitaur for Western audiences. Unlike most of the sets in this list, this also requires some luck with a certain type of Talisman.
Weapon: LV3 Seregios 1-slot Heavy Bowgun recommended Japanese: 叛逆砲イーラレギオン
Head: Stonefist Cap
Body: Mizutsune (Tamamitsune) S Vest
Arm: Stonefist Guards
Waist: Stonefist Coat
Foot: Akantor R Leggings
Decorations: Pierce Jewel x1, Pierce Jewel 3 x1 (in 3-slot charm), Dilemma Jewel x2. *Requires 3-slot Timeworn Charm with Spear Crusher +3
Japanese: 貫通珠【1】 貫通珠【3】窮地珠【1】
Skills: This puppy grants several skills, starting with Bubbly Dance. The skill grants you immunity from Mizutsune's (Tamamitsune for MHX players) Bubble Status Large, which is the blight that makes it difficult to move. However, it also grants you the milder Bubble status, which provides benefits to evasion when you dodge. To build on that, the set also grants Resuscitate, which gives you Attack +20 when you have a status ailment active. Skill No. 3 is Pierce Up, which lets bowgun and arrow pierce shots deal 1.10 times damage. Lastly, you get Stonefist Soul, which is a multilayered skill. This activates Razor Sharp, which is more of a Blademaster perk but also comes with Recoil Down +2 and Divine Blessing.
High Rank Bow Set
Outside of the almighty Teostra Bow, one thing folks who played Monster Hunter X will notice was the popularity of the Shagaru bow. Raw attack power of 230 plus 25% affinity is definitely nothing to scoff at. This set is designed to work well with the bow thanks to its particular set of skills — skills that you can acquire over a long monster-hunting career.
Weapon: THE DESIRE (LV3 Shagaru 1-slot Bow) recommended
Head: Shagaru R Cap
Body: Uragaan S Vest
Arm: Rathalos R Guards
Waist: Shagaru R Coat
Foot: Ukanlos Leggings
Decorations: Charger Jewel 1 x2, Charger Jewel 3 x2 (one in 3-slot charm), Flawless Jewel 2 x1. *Requires 3-slot Timeworn Charm with Pellet Up +4
Japanese: 短縮珠 【1】and【3】無傷珠【2】
Skills: The two key skills for this set are Focus and Pellet/Spread Up. Focus shortens charge time for weapons by 20 percent. Pellet/Spread Up increases Spread arrow damage by 1.30 times (or Pellet shot damage by 1.20 times otherwise). After these two, you can be a bit more liberal with the other skills (some folks, for example, like to add on Weakness Exploit and Challenger). This particular set also comes with Attack Up (S), which grants +10 attack. It also comes with Peak Performance, which gives a +20 attack bonus when you’re in full health, the idea being that you’ll be fighting at range and shouldn’t get hit as much.
Moar, er, more armor
What’s better than 14 armor sets to try? Even more armor sets to try that’s what. Part of the fun of figuring out armor sets in Monster Hunter is to see what the crazy folks in the Interwebs are using. I’ll start to list some of the more interesting ones I’ve seen online here. Got one you like or perhaps want me to translate? Leave a request in the comments and I shall give it a look!
Berserker Barrage Gunner Armor
With apologies to Wolverine. As someone who started playing Monster Hunter by exclusively gunning at first, I still have a soft spot for Bowguns in my heart. This armor is tailored toward the Eldra/Lost Musket, which looks like the non-status shooting cousin of one of my favorite Light Bowguns ever, God’s Isle.
Weapon: Eldra/Lost Musket [亡国の宝銃バイジン] (3 slots)
Head: Barrage Earring (Loading +10, Def: 22 to 51)
Body: Battle Vest S (Recoil +2, Anti-Theft +3, 2 Slots, Def: 22 to 53)
Arm: EX Arc Guards (Recoil +2, Chance +2, Light Eater +3, Def: 36 to 67)
Waist: Hermitaur Coat R (Recoil +6, Reload Speed -5, Def: 22 to 53)
Foot: Hermitaur Leggings R (Recoil +6, Reload Speed -5, Def: 22 to 53)
Talisman: Recoil +4, 3 slots
Decorations: Artillery Jewel 1 x5, Irregular Jwl 1 x5
Armor Skills: Recoil +3, Load Up, Haphazard, Artillery Novice, Reload Speed -1
Hunter Style: Striker
Hunter Arts: Full House III, Absolute Evasion, Absolute Readiness
Food Skills: Felyne Bombardier
If you’re a closet pyromaniac, chances are, you’ll love this set. It basically reduces recoil, lets you load extra ammo, powers up you internal shots and gives a boost to your Crag Shots (the Musket rapid-fires Crag LV1). Admittedly, getting the Eldra/Lost Musket, Barrage Earrings and a Recoil +4 Talisman with 3 slots can be a bit of a pain. Then again, your reward is that you get to have as much fun as this guy did in this Japanese video. For the Musket, you’ll need to get your grubby paws on an Extravagant Artifact via the Meownster Hunter game. Barrage Piercings, meanwhile, require clearing all 10 Arena quests with Rank A or better. For the Talisman, well, Sakura method charm farming the “Coal-Hearted” quest is your best friend. Otherwise, you can just stick with Recoil +2 and use any 3-slot Talisman you have.
Power Overwhelming Blademaster Set
I first found out about this set after I got asked by a Redditor a while ago to translate the skills in this Japanese video featuring a hunter using this set. My, my, what do we have here? Admittedly, putting it together is a bit of a pain because of the Hayabusa Feather, which requires you to clear all Village Quests. This will then unlock the Yukumo Chief’s 6th Request Log mission “Out of the Fry Pan,” which requires you to fight a Deviljho, Tigrex and Nargacuga before you can add the Hayabusa Feather to your cap. Yikes.
Head: Hayabusa Feather (Expert +15, Def: 20 to 51)
Body: Silver Solmail (Tenderizer +1, Critical Up +3, Stun -2, No Slots, Def: 66 to 128)
Arm: Silver Solbraces (Tenderizer +2, Critical Up +2, Stun -2, 1 Slot, Def: 66 to 128)
Waist: Vaik Faulds S (Sharpness +4, 2 Slots, Def: 46 to 108)
Foot: Silver Solgreaves (Tenderizer +3, Critical Up +2, Stun -2, 1 Slot, Def: 66 to 128)
Talisman: Sharpness +5, 3 slots
Decorations: Razor Jwl 1 x1, Tenderizer Jwl 3 x1, Critical Jwl 1 x3
Armor Skills: Critical Eye +2, Razor Sharp, Weakness Exploit, Critical Boost
This is a pretty straightforward with one simple goal: pumping out damage. Lots of damage. Critical Eye +2 increases affinity by 20 percent while Critical Boost raises the damage of critical hits. Razor Sharp halves the rate at which your weapon loses sharpness, allowing you to inflict higher damage longer. Weakness Exploit also boosts affinity when striking monster weak points. I’ve seen this set used with Switch Axes (Sword Mode for the win!) as well as Great Swords. If you’re willing to drop sharpness, you can also swap in different pieces to get either Crit Chain or Bludgeoner. For speed running, eat for that Felyne skill that boosts damage at the beginning of a quest and you’ll be inflicting the kind of massive damage to take down historically accurate giant enemy crabs faster.
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LATEST UPDATE: Just got my Japanese copy of Monster Hunter X so I've started a Monster Hunter X Key Quests Guide! As for previous updates, I posted a guide on how to unlock every guild quest monster from low rank to G-rank via the Everwood. Make sure to check it out if you haven't unlocked all the guild quest monsters yet! Now on to the Key Quest guide.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
A wise person once said, 'Haste makes waste.'
That is, unless you've played the Japanese version of the latest Monster Hunter game to death like I did and now need to blaze through your village/caravan and gathering hall quests to reach the endgame quickly in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. Maybe it's your first crack at the latest game in the series but you still want to progress in a jiffy.
Then it becomes 'He who strikes first, wins.' Just ask Charlie 'Tigrex Blood' Sheen.
For newcomers to the game, you don't have to finish every quest to unlock the next rank or batch of missions in Monster Hunter. Instead, you can finish what are called 'key quests' to unlock the next set of missions right away.
If you're in a rush to get to 10-star village/caravan quests or those tougher Gathering Hall missions to be able to craft better gear, here's a list of key quests to speed up your progress.
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CARAVAN AND VILLAGE QUESTS
These refer to the campaign mode of the game, which progresses the story. Monsters are not quite as tough as they are in online/multiplayer mode but you have to solo them.
LOW RANK
1-star
Steak Your Ground
Deliver 1 Well-done Steak or Rare Steak
A Winning Combination
Deliver 1 Mega Potion
Subquest: Slay 3 Jaggi
— Pretty basic stuff. Just talk to your caravan leader, the hat maniac to unlock. No, your goofy little hat ain't worth risking my life by jumping onto a Dah'ren Mohran. But, hey, I'll do it anyway.
2-star
Ancestral Steppe Fungus Run
Deliver 5 Unique Mushrooms
Sub: Deliver 1 Choice Mushroom
Den Mothers
Slay 5 Jaggia
Kelbi Cure-All
Deliver 3 Kelbi Horns
Sub: Slay 8 Kelbi
— These quests are unlocked once you finish 'A Winning Combination.'
Chip Off the Old Blockade
Slay 8 Konchu
— Unlocked by finishing any of the quests mentioned above.
The Stinking Seltas
Hunt a Seltas
Sub: Break the Seltas's horn
— Unlocked by finishing 'Chip Off the Old Blockade.' Finishing this mission upgrades your grain/bread and vegetable ingredients at the canteen. For the full scoop, check out my MH4U Canteen Food Ingredients Upgrade Guide. It also unlocks expeditions, which lets you do free hunts in the Everwood. To progress further, you'll need to do two expeditions: Kill Velocidrome and Kill Yian Kut Ku. These unlock:
Urgent Quest: Swing Into Action
Hunt a Kecha Wacha
Sub: Topple monster while mounted
— Finish this 3-star quest and you unlock the 3-star caravan/village quests.
3-star
Boulder-bash
Hunt a Tetsucabra
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— Unlocked after finishing 'Swing Into Action.'
Shipshape Skin
Hunt a Gypceros
Sub: Wound the Gypceros's crest
— Unlocked after finishing 'Boulder Bash.'
Road Work
Capture a Gendrome (Village: 3 Star)
Sub: Slay 5 Genpreys
— Unlocked after finishing 'Shipshape Skin.' Finish this to trigger:
Urgent: Nerscylla Thrilla
Hunt a Nerscylla
Sub: Break Nerscylla's poison spikes.
— Finish this to unlock 4-star caravan/village quests.
Before going further, I also noticed one more urgent pop up while I was doing 3-star quests. I believe this appeared after I finished 'Kecha Wacha Wallop,' which is not considered a key quest.
Urgent: Research Basarios
Hunt a Basarios
Sub: Topple monster while mounted
— Makes Basarios show up in the Everwood.
4-star
Pink Stink
Hunt a Congalala
Sub: Wound the Congalala's comb
— Maybe I was just sleep-deprived, but I could've sworn this was called 'Wild Palico Panic' when I first tried it. Anyway, now it says 'Pink Stink' in my mission board so 'Pink Stink' it is.
An Ice Surprise
Hunt a Zamtrios
Sub: Wound the Zamtrios's top fin
— I could've sworn this one was named 'Meownster Hunt Havoc' the first time I did it, too. Seriously, I think I'm losing my mind. Maybe I already did.
Najarala Hunt
Hunt a Najarala
Sub: Wound the Najarala's back
— Take down this snake in the grass and you'll get an emergency Gore Magala expedition if I remember correctly. Repel that sucker and you should unlock:
Urgent: Tipping the Scales
Hunt Gore Magala
Sub: Wound Gore Magala's feelers
— Gore! Gore! Gore! With apologies to JR's Barbecue Sauce. Bring down the flagship monster and say hello to 5-star quests.
5-star
Major Miner Problem
Hunt a Gravios
Sub: Wound the Gravios' chest
— Hello, big guy. Just bring him down, baby
Advanced: Odd Ape Out
Hunt a Congalala
Sub: Break the Congalala's claw
— I was reading a Japanese forum once and some dude didn't even mention him by name and just said 'that filthy ape.' I don't know why but that made me laugh. Yes, I'm easy to please.
Now do two of the following quests:
Zinogre Zone
Hunt a Zinogre
Sub: Wound the Zinogre's head
The Royal Guard
Hunt a Seltas Queen
Sub: Hunt a Seltas
King of the Skies
Hunt a Rathalos
Sub: Sever the Rathalos' tail
This will unlock:
Advanced: Tigrex Terror
Hunt a Tigrex
Sub: Break the Tigrex's claw
— Tigrex, he's grrrreat. At unlocking the next quest:
6-star
Urgent: Advanced: Heaven's Wheel
Slay Shagaru Magala
Sub: Break Shagaru Magala's horns
— Finish Gore Magala's true form after shedding its skin and you're on the fast track to high rank questing.
HIGH RANK
7-star
Skiff Scuttler
Hunt a Daimyo Hermitaur
Sub: Break D. Hermitaur's claw
— I was in a rush to go through quests so I waltzed into this quest while still using a bone weapon. Can you say Bounce City?
Hot-air Buffoon
Hunt an Emerald Congalala
Sub: Deliver 1 Territorial Dung+
Facility Facilitation
Hunt a Cephadrome
Sub: Hunt 6 Cephalos
Hunt-a-thon: Nerscylla
Hunt 2 Nerscylla before time expires or deliver a Paw Pass ticket
Sub: Deliver 1 Queen Substance
These missions will unlock:
Urgent: Skiff Competition
Hunt a Monoblos
Sub: Break the Monoblos's horn.
— Charge! Have fun Guard Point masters. Oh yeah, welcome to 8-star quests
8-star
Finish one of the two following missions:
Hide-and-Freak
Hunt a Khezu
Sub: Wound the Khezu's head
— Man, this guy… A bonafide troll.
Take a Powderstone
Deliver 1 Powderstone
Sub: Hunt an Iodrome
Either of the previous missions will unlock:
In the Pink
Hunt a Pink Rathian
Sub: Wound the Pink Rathian's head
— One of my favorite monsters to hunt. I personally find her more challenging than Azure Rathalos. Whatever you do, stay away from her left cheek… Take her down and you get:
Ladykiller
Hunt a Seltas Queen
Sub: Wound the Seltas Queen's head
— Lets… volt… in! I still remember the first time my cousins saw the docking manuever while playing the Japanese version of the game. 'Wait, did they just combine? That's awesome!' Finishing this also unlocks the Wyceum research center, which will be key later when fighting frenzied and extreme monsters, especially those that make your weapons and bullets bounce.
Nocturnal Commission
Capture a Rathian
— This unlocks a pretty cool cut scene, plus your next urgent.
Urgent: Dance of a Thousand Blades
Hunt a Seregios
Sub: Topple monster while mounted
— Say hello to the flagship monster of Monster Hunter 4G. This, by the way, provides the earliest opportunity to craft those Seregios weapons, which was quite helpful when I started doing Guild Hall quests.
9-star
Say hello to key quests galore. Here's the order that I went through them:
Black Rock Down
Hunt a Black Gravios
Sub: Wound Black Gravios's back
An Omen in the Skies
Hunt an Azure Rathalos
Sub: Deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear
The Echoing Roar
Hunt a Brute Tigrex
Wound the Brute Tigrex's head
Forge Ahead
Hunt a Stygian Zinogre
Sub: Wound Stygian Zinogre's back
Advanced: Glacier's Bane
Hunt a Brachydios
Sub: Suppress Brachydios's frenzy
Advanced: Tyrant's Maw
Hunt a Deviljho
Sub: Topple Monster While Mounted
These will unlock
Urgent: Death by a Thousand Cuts
Hunt an Apex Seregios
— Whee, apex monsters! Don't forget to use that Wystone.
Urgent: Kushala Kushowdown
Hunt a Rusted Kushala Daora
— This a siege-style battle in Dundorma with your NPC allies. Finish it and you level up your Wystone and unlock 10-star quests, which are the final batch of hunts for offline mode. Enjoy!
GATHERING HALL QUESTS
Say hello to the multiplayer part of MH4U. Yes, you can still solo missions if you want but keep in mind that the monsters will be tougher. For the bulk of these, I basically formed a two-man party with my cousin, which provides just the right balance difficulty-wise. Plus we only had to do the urgents twice as opposed to three or four times with a bigger team. Then again, feel free to do whatever works for you.
LOW RANK
Hunter Rank 1
Bug Burger
Hunt a Seltas
Sub: Break the Seltas's horn
Kecha Konundrum
Hunt a Kecha Wacha
Sub: Wound the Kecha Wacha's ears
Tackling a Tetsucabra
Hunt a Tetsucabra
Sub: Wound the Tetsucabra's jaw
The Gypceros Project
Capture a Gypceros
Sub: Slay 5 Konchu
2-star Urgent: Web Sighting
Hunt a Nerscylla
Sub: Break Nerscylla's poison spikes
HR2
Royal Assassination
Hunt a Rathian
Sub: Wound the Rathian's head
A Ghastly Gift
Capture a Khezu
Sub: Wound the Khezu's body
Zamtrios of the Deep
Hunt a Zamtrios
Sub: Wound the Zamtrios's head
Nix the Najarala
Hunt a Najarala
Sub: Wound the Najarala's back
3-star Urgent: Dark Wings, Dark Work
Hunt Gore Magala
Wound Gore Magala's wing
HR3
Tigrex Tough Love
Hunt a Tigrex
Sub: Break the Tigrex's Claw
Temper Tantrum
Hunt a Gravios
Sub: Wound the Gravios's back
Royal Audience
Capture a Rathalos
Sub: Wound the Rathalos's wings
Tuff Turf
Hunt a Zinogre
Sub: Wound the Zinogre's head
The Royal Guard
Hunt a Seltas Queen
Sub: Wound the Seltas Queen's tail
4-star Urgent: Sand Sailor
Slay a Dah'ren Mohran or repel it.
Sub: Btreak Dah'ren Mohran's horn
— Unlocks drinks at the canteen and High-Rank Expeditions
HIGH RANK
HR4
Face Two Face
Hunt 2 Kecha Wacha
Sub: Deliver 1 Large Beast tear
Purple People Eater
Hunt a Purple Gypceros
Sub: Wound Purple Gypceros's chest
Buffoonish Baboon
Hunt an Emerald Congalala
Sub: Wound Emerald Congalala's comb
Dastardly Duo
Hunt a Gendrome and Tetsucabra
Sub: Wound the Gendrome's head
5-star Urgent Quest: Rathian's Wrath
Hunt a Pink Rathian
Sub: Wound the Pink Rathians wings
HR5
Writer's Block
Hunt a Najarala and a Rathian
Sub: Deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear
The Red Menace
Hunt a Red Khezu
Sub: Wound the Red Khezu's head.
Dread Locked
Hunt a Gore Magala
Sub: Wound Gore Magala's wingarm
Advanced: Frenzied Foe
Hunt a Tigrex
Sub: Break the Tigrex's claw
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6-star Urgent Quest: Ore D'Ouvre
Hunt a Black Gravios
Sub: Wound Black Gravios's back
HR6
Bring Down the Sky King
Hunt an Azure Rathalos
Sub: Wound the Azure Rathalos's wing
Infernal Overlord
Hunt a Stygian Zinogre
Sub: Wound Stygian Zinogre's head
Ear Ache
Hunt a Brute Tigrex
Sub: Wound the Brute Tigrex's head
Brimstone and Brachydios
Hunt a Brachydios
Sub: Wound the Brachydios's head
7-star Urgent: Advanced: Stop the Wheel
Slay Shagara Magala
Sub: Break Shagaru Magala's horns
HR7
Advanced: Grim Tidings
Slay an Akantor
Sub: Wound Akantor's head
Advanced: Storm Front
Slay a Kushala Daora or repel it
Sub: Wound Kushala Daora's head
Advanced: Teostra Tangle
Slay a Teostra or repel it
Sub: Wound Tesotra's head
Advanced: Fleet Action
Slay Dah'ren Mohran or repel it
Sub: Break Dah'ren Mohran's horns
Monhun Generations Key Quests Village
Urgent: Advanced: Speartip Menace
Slay a Dalamadur
Sub: Wound Dalamadur's head
— Finish this and you unlock the cap on your hunter rank, which should jump up pretty high. It also unlocks:
Urgent: Advanced: Glacial Grinder
Slay an Ukanlos
Sub: Topple monster while mounted
— This unlocks G-rank quests. Woot!
While I've sunk in a ton of time in the Japanese version of the game, I haven't gone through all the G-rank quests in the Western version so I don't know the English names of all the stuff yet. For such quests, I will name the monsters you need to hunt as part of G-rank key quests. I'm adding subquests, too, in case there are non-key quests that feature the same monster. I will update this section as I verify information in my U.S. copy:
G-Rank 1
Sculptural Seltas
Hunt a Desert Seltas
Seeing Spots
Hunt an Ash Kecha Wacha
Sub: Wound Ash Kecha Wacha's ears
— Apparently, someone in Monster Hunter's localization team is an Ash Ketchum fan..
Berserker Rage
Hunt a Berserk Tetsucabra
Sub: Wound the B. Tetsucabra's jaw
Line in the Sand
Hunt 2 Cephadrome x2
Sub: Wound the Cephadrome's tail
Fashion Victim
Hunt a Daimyo Hermitaur
Sub: Break D. Hermitaur's shell
— These missions will unlock…
Hit List: Plum Daimyo Hermitaur
Hunt a Plum Daimyo Hermitaur
Sub: Break P.D. Hermitaur's Claw
— The Diablos skull accessory always cracks me up
Grand Finals Confrontation
Hunt a Tigerstripe Zamtrios
Sub: Wound T.Zamtrios's dorsal fin
— This guy loves switching to Jabba the Hutt mode
Serpent Serenade
Hunt a Tidal Najarala
Sub: Wound Tidal Najarala's head
Hunter in Green and Red
Hunt a Rathian and a Red Khezu
Sub: Deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear
— No matter the color, Khezu remains a cave-dwelling troll.
Urgent:Seer of the Swords
Hunt a Seregios
Sub: Sever the Seregios's tail
— Bring dung bombs just in case he grabs ya'.
G-Rank 2
Course Correction
Hunt a Shrouded Nerscylla
Sub: Wound S.Nerscylla's outer hide
The Azure King and the Tyrant
Hunt an Azure Rathalos and a Tigrex
Sub: Deliver 1 large Wyvern Tear
Temper Tantrum
Hunt a Gravios
Sub: Wound the Gravios's head
How to Zap your Zinogre
Hunt a Zinogre
Sub: Slay 5 Slagtoth
These quests will unlock:
Brute Force
Hunt a Brute Tigrex
Sub: Wound the Brute Tigrex's head
Pestering Pest
Hunt a Desert Seltas Queen
Sub: Wound D.Seltas Queen's tail
Hollow Promise
Hunt a Black Gravios
Sub: Wound the Black Gravios's chest
Fire Drill
Hunt a Brachydios and a Stygian Zinogre
Sub: Sever the Stygian Zinogre's tail
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Showdown at High Noon
Hunt a Diablos
Sub: Sever the Diablos's tail
Then..
Hunt Black Diablos (Sub: break both horns)
Urgent: Chaos Gore Magala
G-Rank 3
Advanced Chameleos (Sub: break horns)
Advanced Kushala Daora (Sub: cut tail)
Advanced Teostra (Sub: wound wings)
Advanced Ukanlos (Sub: wound front feet)
Urgent: Gogmazios (Sub: destroy back)
Well, that's it for now. Make sure to check out the Technobubble hub for more of our guides for Monster Hunter Ultimate 4!