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Monster Hunter Stories - Best Monsters Tier List
This is a tier list of the best Monsters to hatch in Monster Hunter Stories (MH Stories). Read on for a Monsters tier list, including explanations and the criteria why they are the best Monsters!

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Best Monsters Tier List

S RankTier
Yian Garuga IconYian Garuga Brute Tigrex IconBrute Tigrex Ratha IconRatha Qurupeco IconQurupeco
A RankTier
Uragaan IconUragaan Gravios IconGravios Pink Rathian IconPink Rathian Tigrex IconTigrex
Kecha Wacha IconKecha Wacha Black Diablos IconBlack Diablos Shrouded Nerscylla IconShrouded Nerscylla Purple Ludroth IconPurple Ludroth
B RankTier
Rathian IconRathian Red Khezu IconRed Khezu Diablos IconDiablos Barroth IconBarroth
Zamtrios IconZamtrios Royal Ludroth IconRoyal Ludroth Blue Yian Kut-Ku IconBlue Yian Kut-Ku Basarios IconBasarios
C TierTier
Cephadrome IconCephadrome Gypceros IconGypceros Khezu IconKhezu Yian Kut-Ku IconYian Kut-Ku
Lagombi IconLagombi Arzuros IconArzuros - -
D TierTier
Bulldrome IconBulldrome Great Jaggi IconGreat Jaggi Gendrome IconGendrome Velocidrome IconVelocidrome
Iodrome IconIodrome Apceros IconApceros Popo IconPopo Aptonoth IconAptonoth

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Tier List Explanation

S-Tier

Monsters Reasons for Ranking
Yian Garuga IconYian Garuga ・One of the best Technical attackers.
・High damage and outspeeds most encounters.
・Makes full use of the poison status with Poison Tail and Poison Chaser.
・Has the Fly rider ability and is a fast mount.
Brute Tigrex IconBrute Tigrex ・Boasts high damage capabilities.
・Has access to Savage Roar, which can trivialize the Agnaktor fight.
・Flexible enough to build Thunder and Ice elements.
Ratha IconRatha ・Earliest Monstie you can get that has Fly.
・Can carry you until High Rank as Ratha is essentially a Rathalos.
・High innate Fire damage.
Qurupeco IconQurupeco ・Has the Monster Call rider ability, allowing you to get more Monsters.
・Possesses the best healing skills and genes.

A-Tier

Monsters Reasons for Ranking
Uragaan IconUragaan ・One of the best tanks.
・Quick Blast activation with Megaton Stomp.
・Suffers from poor damage.
Gravios IconGravios ・High Defense and HP.
・Deals out decent damage with Spreading Beam.
・Suffers from low speed
Pink Rathian IconPink Rathian ・Best Fire Monstie in the early game.
・Has access to Spread Fire Breath.
・Decent Speed attacker.
Tigrex IconTigrex ・Solid Power attacker with high damage.
・Overshadowed by Brute Tigrex.
・Inaccurate with Stampede.
Kecha Wacha IconKecha Wacha ・Can channel Spitball, a strong water attack.
・Fast Technical Attacker.
Black Diablos IconBlack Diablos ・Boasts the highest damage at this stage of the game.
・One of the most frail Monsters.
・Proper usage of Merciless Horn is required.
Shrouded Nerscylla IconShrouded Nerscylla ・Technical Attacker with high bulk and damage.
・Access to Sleep Needle and Sleep Chaser, a synergistic combo.
Purple Ludroth IconPurple Ludroth ・Power Attacker with decent bulk and damage.
・Can channel Poison Spit, a water attack that can poison.

B-Tier

Monsters Reasons for Ranking
Rathian IconRathian ・Average Fire Monstie.
・More reliable with poison, so it needs Poison Chaser for maximum damage.
・Can channel Poison Spike, a solid speed move that can inflict poison.
Red Khezu IconRed Khezu ・Strong Thunder Monstie.
・Can channel Savage Thunder Breath, a consistent Thunder move.
Diablos IconDiablos ・Solid Power Attacker, but is slow.
・Can channel Power Charge, a move that buffs attack.
Barroth IconBarroth ・Early tank Monstie.
・Can channel Mud Throw, a water attack that can inflict Skillseal.
Zamtrios IconZamtrios ・Best early game Ice Monstie.
・Can channel Spread Ice Breath, one of the strongest Ice skills early on.
Royal Ludroth IconRoyal Ludroth ・Water Monstie with no early Water attacks.
・Water Soak can strengthen your other Thunder Monsters.
Blue Yian Kut-Ku IconBlue Yian Kut-Ku ・Can channel Blazeball, a solid Fire skill that can inflict burn.
・Decent Technical attacker.
Basarios IconBasarios ・Average Monstie overall.
・Rock Shield is situational to purely physical attackers.

C-Tier

Monsters Reasons for Ranking
Cephadrome IconCephadrome ・Decent Tank with high evasion skills and blinds.
・Subpar damage.
Gypceros IconGypceros ・Can channel Flash, a blind that targets all enemies.
・Outshined by Rathian as a poison Monstie.
Khezu IconKhezu ・Can channel Roar, which can be used to set up criticals or obtain specific Monsters.
・No access to early Thunder moves, unlike Red Khezu.
Yian Kut-Ku IconYian Kut-Ku ・First Fire Monstie with decent speed but subpar damage.
・Outshined by Blue Yian Kut-ku with Blazeball.
Lagombi IconLagombi ・An upgrade to Arzuros in terms of damage and element.
・Gives good Ice Element genes.
Arzuros IconArzuros ・Non-Elem Power Attacker.
・Decent regeneration with Honey skills.

D-Tier

Monsters Reasons for Ranking
Bulldrome IconBulldrome ・Boasts high damage with okay speed.
・Dies in only 1-2 hits.
Great Jaggi IconGreat Jaggi ・Solid coverage of all attack types and has quick levels.
・Weak stats across the board
Gendrome IconGendrome ・High speed and access to paralysis.
・Weak stats across the board.
Velocidrome IconVelocidrome ・High speed and Critical genes.
・Weak stats across the board.
Iodrome IconIodrome ・High speed and poison capabilities, but outshined by Rathian
・Weak stats across the board.
Apceros IconApceros ・Best herbivore out of the three
・Herbivore = low combat stats centered around defense and healing.
Popo IconPopo ・First tank accessible.
・Herbivore = low combat stats centered around defense and healing.
Aptonoth IconAptonoth ・First power attacker and healer.
・Herbivore = low combat stats centered around defense and healing.

Tier List Criteria

Monstie Tier Criteria
S Rank S Tier The Monsters included here are the cream of the crop. They have some of the best stats, skills, and genes that round them all out, essentially securing the playthrough!
A Rank A Tier The Monsters in A-tier are some of the stronger Monsters available. They have some of the better stats, skills, and genes available in the game.
B Rank B Tier The Monsters can be strong with proper set-up and cover only some niches. Most of the Monsters here are used as fodder for solid genes.
C Tier C Tier The Monsters included here are decent but are hard to set up properly. Also, what they accomplish, some Monsters do better.
D Tier D Tier The Monsters here are only useful in the early game as they quickly fall off in stats, skills, and genes.

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2 Anonymous6 months

kirins are fast

1 Anonymous6 months

what about kirins for high speed

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