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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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| Monsters | Reasons for Ranking |
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 Yian Garuga
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・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
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・Boasts high damage capabilities. ・Has access to Savage Roar, which can trivialize the Agnaktor fight. ・Flexible enough to build Thunder and Ice elements. |
 Ratha
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・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
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・Has the Monster Call rider ability, allowing you to get more Monsters. ・Possesses the best healing skills and genes. |
| Monsters | Reasons for Ranking |
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 Uragaan
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・One of the best tanks. ・Quick Blast activation with Megaton Stomp. ・Suffers from poor damage. |
 Gravios
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・High Defense and HP. ・Deals out decent damage with Spreading Beam. ・Suffers from low speed |
 Pink Rathian
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・Best Fire Monstie in the early game. ・Has access to Spread Fire Breath. ・Decent Speed attacker. |
 Tigrex
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・Solid Power attacker with high damage. ・Overshadowed by Brute Tigrex. ・Inaccurate with Stampede. |
 Kecha Wacha
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・Can channel Spitball, a strong water attack. ・Fast Technical Attacker. |
 Black Diablos
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・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
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・Technical Attacker with high bulk and damage. ・Access to Sleep Needle and Sleep Chaser, a synergistic combo. |
 Purple Ludroth
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・Power Attacker with decent bulk and damage. ・Can channel Poison Spit, a water attack that can poison. |
| Monsters | Reasons for Ranking |
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 Rathian
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・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
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・Strong Thunder Monstie. ・Can channel Savage Thunder Breath, a consistent Thunder move. |
 Diablos
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・Solid Power Attacker, but is slow. ・Can channel Power Charge, a move that buffs attack. |
 Barroth
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・Early tank Monstie. ・Can channel Mud Throw, a water attack that can inflict Skillseal. |
 Zamtrios
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・Best early game Ice Monstie. ・Can channel Spread Ice Breath, one of the strongest Ice skills early on. |
 Royal Ludroth
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・Water Monstie with no early Water attacks. ・Water Soak can strengthen your other Thunder Monsters. |
 Blue Yian Kut-Ku
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・Can channel Blazeball, a solid Fire skill that can inflict burn. ・Decent Technical attacker. |
 Basarios
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・Average Monstie overall. ・Rock Shield is situational to purely physical attackers. |
| Monsters | Reasons for Ranking |
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 Cephadrome
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・Decent Tank with high evasion skills and blinds. ・Subpar damage. |
 Gypceros
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・Can channel Flash, a blind that targets all enemies. ・Outshined by Rathian as a poison Monstie. |
 Khezu
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・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
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・First Fire Monstie with decent speed but subpar damage. ・Outshined by Blue Yian Kut-ku with Blazeball. |
 Lagombi
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・An upgrade to Arzuros in terms of damage and element. ・Gives good Ice Element genes. |
 Arzuros
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・Non-Elem Power Attacker. ・Decent regeneration with Honey skills. |
| Monsters | Reasons for Ranking |
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 Bulldrome
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・Boasts high damage with okay speed. ・Dies in only 1-2 hits. |
 Great Jaggi
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・Solid coverage of all attack types and has quick levels. ・Weak stats across the board |
 Gendrome
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・High speed and access to paralysis. ・Weak stats across the board. |
 Velocidrome
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・High speed and Critical genes. ・Weak stats across the board. |
 Iodrome
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・High speed and poison capabilities, but outshined by Rathian ・Weak stats across the board. |
 Apceros
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・Best herbivore out of the three ・Herbivore = low combat stats centered around defense and healing. |
 Popo
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・First tank accessible. ・Herbivore = low combat stats centered around defense and healing. |
 Aptonoth
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・First power attacker and healer. ・Herbivore = low combat stats centered around defense and healing. |
| Monstie Tier Criteria | |
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 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 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 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 |
The Monsters included here are decent but are hard to set up properly. Also, what they accomplish, some Monsters do better. |
 D Tier |
The Monsters here are only useful in the early game as they quickly fall off in stats, skills, and genes. |
Beginner's Guide: Tips and Tricks
| General Tips and Tricks | |
|---|---|
| Combat Guide: All Monster Attack Patterns | Trophy List and Guide |
| How to Save Your Game | Character Creation Guide |
| All amiibo Unlocks and Compatibility | Multiplayer Guide: Is Co-Op Available? |
| Eggs and Genes Guides | |
| All Egg Locations and Patterns | Egg Smell and Weight Guide |
| Rite of Channeling and Gene Guide | - |
| Location Guides | |
| All Poogie Locations | All Catavan Locations |
| Barrel Felyne Location and How to Defeat | - |
| Tier List Guides | |
| Best Team | Best Monsters Tier List |
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