All Monsters Weakness List In Monster Hunter Now

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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

Monster Hunter Now: All Monsters Weakness, Parts, and Location

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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

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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.