Like in the mainline games and other RPGs, giant monsters in Monster Hunter Now have weakness against certain Elemental damages. Crafting the proper weapons and exploiting these chinks in monsters’ hides will help you finish fights faster than usual. Below is the list of weaknesses and which body parts you can break for all 13 monsters featured in Monster Hunter Now.
Monster Hunter Now: List of All Monsters Weakness, Parts, and Location
In Monster Hunter Now, the monster weaknesses list can be accessed through the Monster Guide menu. Nevertheless, it will only show monsters that you have previously defeated. Do keep in mind that utilizing Elemental damage is a pretty good way to deal even more damage. Unlike in mainline games, in Monster Hunter Now Elemental attack can actually do critical damage. Adding a 1.25x damage multiplier to your attacks when active.
Aside from Elemental weaknesses, monsters in Monster Hunter Now also have a list of breakable body parts. Destroying these parts will yield more materials at the end of the fight. [Blunt] refers to parts that can only be broken by weapons with blunt damage like the Hammer. [Sever] refers to bladed weapons like the Great Sword, Sword and Shield, and Long Sword.
| Monster | Element/Status Type | Element/Status Weakness | Breakable Parts | Location |
| Great Jagras | None | Fire | Head Stomach Forelegs |
Forest, Desert, Swamp |
| Kulu-Ya-Ku | None | Water | Head Forelegs |
Forest, Desert, Swamp |
| Pukei-Pukei | Poison | Thunder | Head Back Wing (Left, Right) Tail [Sever] |
Forest, Desert, Swamp |
| Barroth | Water | Fire, Poison | Head [Blunt] Forelegs Hindlegs (Left, Right) Tail [Sever] |
Desert, Swamp |
| Great Girros | Paralysis | Water | Head Forelegs Tail [Sever] |
Forest, Swamp |
| Tobi-Kadachi | Thunder | Water, Poison | Head Back Forelegs Tail [Sever] |
Forest, Swamp |
| Paolumu | None | Fire, Thunder | Neck Pouch Back Wing (Left, Right) Tail |
Desert, Swamp |
| Jyuratodus | Water | Thunder | Head Body Hindlegs (Left, Right) Tail |
Swamp |
| Anjanath | Fire | Water, Ice | Head Hindlegs (Left, Right) Back Tail [Sever] |
Forest, Desert |
| Rathian | Fire, Poison | Thunder, Dragon | Head Back Wing (Left, Right) Tail [Sever] |
Forest, Desert, Swamp |
| Legiana | Ice | Fire, Thunder, Poison | Head Wing (Left, Right) Tail |
Forest, Swamp |
| Rathalos | Fire, Poison | Thunder, Dragon | Head Back Wing (Left, Right) Tail [Sever] |
Forest, Desert, Swamp |
| Diablos | None | Ice, Dragon, Paralysis | Horn [Left, Right] Back Wing (Left, Right) Tail [Sever] |
Desert |
Small Monsters Locations
Aside from the Large ones, sometimes you will need to hunt Small Monster as well. Either for gathering Wingdrake Hides and Sharp Claws or to fulfill quest objectives faster. Small Monsters in Monster Hunter Now don’t have Elemental weaknesses and can be easily defeated by 2-3 attacks. Here are the locations where you can find the 5 Small Monsters featured in the game.
- Jagras: Found in Forest
- Shamos: Found in Swamp
- Mernos: Found in Forest
- Raphinos: Found in Swamp
- Noios: Found in Desert
Those are the list of all weaknesses, breakable parts, and locations of monsters in Monster Hunter Now. Stay tuned at The Nerd Stash for more guides on Monster Hunter and your other favorite action RPGs.
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Monster Hunter Now is now available for Android and iOS.
