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Monster Hunter World

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Rathalos - A Fiery Throne Atop the Forest

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Nathan Garvin
Quest Info
Objective: Hunt a Rathalos
Reward Money: 5400z
Time Limit: 50 min.
Conditions: HR 8 or higher
Failure Conditions: Time Expires / Faint 3 Times
Other Monsters: Aptonoth / Jagras / Mernos
Elements .
Fire X
Water *
Thunder * *
Ice *
Dragon * * *
Ailments .
Poison *
Sleep * *
Paralysis * *
Blast *
Stun * *

Hunt - Rathalos

The Rathalos at first glance looks awfully similar to a Rathian. At second and third glance, too! In fact, the Rathalos is virtually identical to the Rathian, although their behaviors are different enough to warrant mention. First, however, the similarities. You can expect most of the same attacks from the Rathalos that you saw the Rathian used, including the standing fireball attack (sometimes in a triple-fireball variant), the “pace-back-and-forth” “attack”, the aerial tail flip along with the standard bites and tail sweeps.

Where the Rathalos differs is in how it prosecutes these attacks, largely preferring to stay aerial, where it’ll perform flying charges, clawing dives, breath fire both as a fireball and as an arc, this last attack mostly being close range. In addition, the Rathalos also has a diagonal aerial tail swipe, although it’s much less common than the vertical one, which it’ll spam even more relentlessly than the Rathian did. Fortunately, being in the air often means it’s less likely to use its ground-based attacks. Like the Rathian, the Rathalos makes liberal use of fire attacks and can inflict poison with its tail attacks.

Since it tends to remain flying a good portion of the time, Flash Pods will prove to be invaluable for this fight. On top of that, you can save yourself a lot of grief by wearing armor with the Fire Resistance or Poison Resistance skills. The Rathalos will still have no trouble dealing damage to you, either way, but eliminating at least one of the damage-over-time effects and mitigating fire damage will help quite a bit, and at this point in the game, you should be able to grind for an craft armor that suits your needs well enough.

The Rathalos’s lair is in AREA 16, same as the Rathian, and it’s not uncommon to find the two together in the Ancient Forest. Ideally, you’ll avoid fighting them both at the same time… that’s a quest for another day. That said, the Rathalos is highly mobile, venturing between AREAS 14 and 15, and its wings allow it to traverse vertical areas much faster than you can manage, which may make tracking it down a chore at times.

The Rathalos’s weak points include its head, wings and tail, the former of which is the most damage-receptive target, but the tail, being severable, might be the easiest and most appealing… same as with the Rathian, really. Since the Rathalos prefers to stay in the air much more than the Rathian, taking pains to target its wings may also be worth your while. It is vulnerable to Dragon element attacks and resistant to fire, but it’s not particularly vulnerable to any ailments.

Carves Frequency
Rathalos Scale * * * * *
Rathalos Shell * * * *
Rathalos Webbing * * * *
Rathalos Marrow * * *
Rathalos Plate *
Rewards Frequency
Rathalos Shell * * * *
Rathalos Scale * * *
Rath Wingtalon * * *
Rathalos Webbing * *
Rathalos Tail * *
Rathalos Plate *
Monster Bone+ * * *
Flame Sac * * *
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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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