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Monster Hunter World

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A Kestodon Kerfuffle

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Nathan Garvin
Quest Info
Objective: Slay the required number of Kestodon
Reward Money: 1200z
Time Limit: 50 min.
Conditions: None
Failure Conditions: Time Expires / Faint 3 Times
Other Monsters: Aptonoth / Jagras / Mernos

Accept this assignment, and when you arrive at the Southwest Camp, plunder your Supply Box then follow the Field Team Leader to the north. Drop down to the river-crossed lowlands where Aptonoth roam and follow him until he points out a herd of Kestodon, which are smaller, bipedal monsters. This pack includes a male leading a pair of females, and you can tell the two apart by the size disparity, with males being significantly larger. Poor girls. Not that it matters, anyways, because you’re tasked with exterminating them all.

(1 of 2) Follow the Field Team Leader, making use of Scoutflies if necessary

Follow the Field Team Leader, making use of Scoutflies if necessary (left), and kill any Kestodons he happens to lead you to (right)

Do so, and after a brief commendation you’ll have to follow the Field Team Leader northeast to AREA 4, where you can find another, larger herd of Kestodon loitering on a beach, along the southern end of the area. There are more of them here - just enough to get you the number of kills you need to complete your objective, in fact - but Kestodon are not serious threats, regardless of their number. Just don’t attack frontally lest your attacks bounce off their shielded heads, and dodge if you see them readying to charge. The males are more of a threat due to their size and aggressiveness.

(1 of 2) After killing your quota of Kestodons, the Field Team Leader will follow some more monster tracks

After killing your quota of Kestodons, the Field Team Leader will follow some more monster tracks (left), which ultimately lead him to a greater threat - the Great Jagras (right)

When your kill quota has been met, return uphill to the Field Team Leader, who will find some tracks and, naturally, have to follow them. At the end of these tracks he’ll find more Kestodon, along with a much larger, much more dangerous enemy, the Great Jagras, who promptly makes a snack out of one. Now that’s a monster! This ends the quest A Kestodon Kerfuffle, after which the follow-up quest The Great Jagras Hunt seamlessly begins. Your time limit is not refreshed, however, and depending on how beat up you are, you may want to spend the time gathering resources, crafting potions, and perhaps even return to town so you can start the hunt for the Great Jagras fresh. The choice is up to you.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Capcom
  • Platforms,
    PS4, XB One
  • Genre
    Action RPG
  • Guide Release
    13 February 2018
  • Last Updated
    7 December 2020
  • Guide Author
    Nathan Garvin

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This guide features a full, beginning-to-end walkthrough written in an “ideal chronological order of events” format. Main quests are interspersed with side quests in the order in which they unlock, although some side quests and arena challenges may only be referenced instead of fully explained. These are typically quests that have you facing a monster you’ve already fought under similar circumstances that offer no unique reward for completion. For example, after completing most main quests you won’t be able to attempt that quest again, but you’ll usually unlock an identical side quest allowing you to hunt the same monster in the same area with the same success/failure conditions.

Monster strategies will be discussed in detail as you encounter them throughout the walkthrough, featuring elemental and status information and drop lists. The guide also features a fully detailed bestiary for those who just want information about specific monsters unaccompanied by a walkthrough. Trophy/achievement information can also be found in a separate trophy/achievement guide, although be warned: many trophies/achievements in Monster Hunter World are easier said than done.

Other features of this guide include:

  • Information on crafting/harvesting.
  • Side quests that unlock mantles, ingredients and other useful features.
  • Field Researcher quests including where to catch rare fish, how to capture small monsters, and where to locate Grimalkynes/Gajalaka.
  • Grimalkyne/Gajalaka quests.
  • How to upgrade the Ancient Tree/Harvest Box and how to unlock various fertilizers.
  • How the Elder Melder works, melding different items and decorations.
  • Where to find the Powertalon and Armortalon, and how to upgrade them into the Powercharm and Armorcharm.
  • Detailed information on how to unlock Tempered Monsters, the difference between Threat Level 1, 2 and 3 Tempered Monsters.
  • Information on Feystones, including drop rates, the differences between the types (Mysterious, Gleaming, Worn and Warped).
  • How to get Warrior’s Streamstones and Hero’s Streamstones.

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