Balahara is a Leviathan in Monster Hunter Wilds. Learn how to beat Balahara, its weaknesses, drops, locations, quests, attack patterns and more!

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Balahara	Weapons	Armor Sets

Balahara Locations and Quests

Known Habitats

Region	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Resting Area
Windward Plains

Interactive Map and List of Locations

Quest Appearances

Balahara is Available In Windward Plains

After completing the Village of Whispering Winds quest, Balahara will be available and can be found roaming around Windward Plains. Hunting them this way will not turn into a quest until you have finished the A Hunter's Pride quest.

List of Quests

Balahara Weakness

Basic Information

Type	Roar	Wind Pressure
Leviathan	None	None
Tremor	Status Effect	Element
None	Waterblight	Water
Gold Crown Sizes
1,702.22 ~ 2,371.64

Note: Gold Crown Sizes have ranges and may vary between hunters.

Damage Type Weakness

Hitzone Values and Weakness Breakdown

※ Click the tabs to switch between Damage Type and Elemental Damage Hitzone effectiveness.

Weapon Damage

Element

Part
Head	10	12	9
Neck	10	12	9
Torso	8	8	6
Left Foreleg	8	8	5
Right Foreleg	8	8	5
Left Hind Leg	7	8	5
Right Hind Leg	7	8	5
Tail	11	9	9
Overall	9	9	7

Part
Head	2	0	4	1	1
Neck	2	0	4	1	1
Torso	1	0	3	1	1
Left Foreleg	1	0	3	1	1
Right Foreleg	1	0	3	1	1
Left Hind Leg	1	0	3	1	1
Right Hind Leg	1	0	3	1	1
Tail	2	0	3	1	1
Overall	1	0	3	1	1

The numbers above showcase damage types' effectiveness against the monster's hitzones. Parts with higher numbers mean the damage type is more effective, with 1 being the lowest and 20 as the highest.

Hitzone DPS Summary

Sever

Blunt

Shot

Sever
Hit Balahara's Tail to deal the most amount of Sever damage. If you are unable to reach for the Tail, you can go for Balahara's Head or Neck to apply good Sever damage! The worst part to deal Sever damage to Balahara would be on their Hind Legs since these zones have the least damage multiplier.

Blunt
Hit Balahara's Head or Neck to deal the most amount of Blunt damage. If you are unable to reach for the Head or Neck, you can go for Balahara's Tail to apply good Blunt damage! The worst part to deal Blunt damage to Balahara would be on theirHind Legs since these zones have the least damage multiplier.

Shot
Shoot Balahara's Head, Neck, or Tail to deal the most amount of Shot damage. If you are unable to shoot any of those, you can go for Balahara's Torso to apply good Shot damage! Avoid shooting at Balahara's Forelegs or Hind Legs as these have the least damage multiplier for Shot damage.

Thunder	Thunder is the best element to use against Balahara. Try to aim for its Tail to deal the most amount of Thunder damage.

Status Ailment and Item Weakness

Status Ailment		Items
Poison		Pitfall Trap
Stun		Shock Trap
Paralysis		Meats
Sleep		Flash Pod
Blast		Sonic Pod
Exhaust		Dung Pod

Breakable Parts

Balahara Item Loadout

Recommend Items to Bring

Potion	Mega Potion	Nulberry
Pitfall Trap	Shock Trap	Flash Pod
Screamer Pod	Max Potion

Screamer Pods are highly recommended when hunting Balahara as it negates its ability to stay underground by bringing it up from the sand and stunning it. Other items such as Pitfall Traps, Shock Traps, and Flash Pods gives an advantage by stopping the nimble leviathan in its tracks.

Before hunting Balahara, make sure to stock up on healing items such as Potions, Mega Potions, and Max Potions. Bring Nulberries as well if your Water Resistance is low, as Balahara can inflict Waterblight.

List of All Items and Materials

How to Beat Balahara

Balahara Monster Fight Tips
Focus Strike Its Mouth After it Spits Mud Dodge to the Side Use Screamer Pods When It Submerges Ride Seikret When It Spawns Quicksand Knock Down the Fulagrite Pillar

Focus Strike Its Mouth After it Spits Mud

When Balahara spits from its mouth, you can see its mouth become a weak point, signified by the red glow when you use Focus Mode. Use Focus Strike on Balahara's mouth whenever it spits mud. Performing a Focus Strike during this time can topple the monster and give you a damage window.

How to Use Focus Mode and Focus Strike

Dodge to the Side

Most of Balahara's attacks are frontal attacks that only go in one direction, so make sure to dodge to the side to avoid getting inflicted by Waterblight.

Use Screamer Pods When It Submerges

We recommend stocking up on Screamer Pods as these will bring out and stun the Balahara whenever it buries beneath the sand. Use this as much as possible to give you more openings for executing your highest damage combo.

Screamer Pods can be picked up from flying Baunos that can be found throughout the area.

List of Slinger Ammo

Ride Seikret When It Spawns Quicksand

When Balahara uses its quicksand attack, you can call and ride your Seikret to easily avoid being sucked by the area. This is an alternative in case you have no Sceamer Pods in hand.

Seikret Mount Features and Abilities

Knock Down the Fulagrite Pillar

When Balahara starts climbing a Fulagrite Pillar, aim your Slinger at the pillar to bring it down and cause it to fall, dealing huge damage and knocking down the Balahara.

Once it's knocked down, deal as much damage as you can during this period to eventually defeat the Balahara and complete the hunt.

How to Set and Activate Traps

List of Balahara Moves

Moveset and Openings

Balahara Variants

Tempered Balahara

Monster	Basic Information
Tempered Balahara	Habitat: Windward Plains First Encounter: Unlocked after finishing the Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns quest.

Tempered Balahara can be encountered in a Field Survey in Windward Plains. It will start appearing after finishing the Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns quest, making it a high rank hunt.

Tempered Balahara Appearance

Tempered Balahara are stronger and covered in large scars across their bodies which you can damage and open into Tempered Wounds which you can break with a Focus Strike to deal increased damaged and even knock them down to the ground!

Tempered Monsters Guide

Tempered Balahara Rewards

Difficulty	Possible Rewards
5★	Hunt Completion Damaged Weapon Shards Hunter Symbol I Breaking Tempered Wounds Wyverian Bloodstone Wyverian Bloodstone Shard

As a 5★ difficulty monster, hunting Tempered Balahara will reward Damaged Weapon Shards and Hunter Symbol I used to create and upgrade Artian Weapons.

Destroying a Tempered Balahara's tempered wound will also reward Wyverian Bloodstone Shard and Wyverian Bloodstone used for Relic Melding.

There Is No Frenzied Balahara

There are no Frenzied Balaharas as there are only 5 existing Monsters infected with the Frenzy Virus.

Frenzied Monsters Guide

Balahara Drops

Low Rank Materials

Target

Broken Parts

Wound Destroy

Carves

Balahara Scale [20%] Balahara Shell [20%] Balahara Skull [15%] Balahara Tail [11%] Aqua Sac [18%] Balahara Certificate [8%] Balahara Black Pearl [8%]

Balahara Skull [80% (Head)] Balahara Black Pearl [20% (Head)]

Balahara Scale [48%] Balahara Shell [47%] Balahara Black Pearl [5%]

Balahara Scale [33% (Body)] Balahara Shell [25% (Body)] Balahara Skull [18% (Body)] Balahara Tail [13% (Body), 100% (Tail)] Balahara Black Pearl [11% (Body)]

High Rank Materials

Target

Broken Parts

Wound Destroy

Carves

Balahara Scale+ [20%] Balahara Carapace [20%] Balahara Skull+ [13%] Balahara Tail [7%] Torrent Sac [18%] Balahara Certificate S [8%] Balahara Black Pearl [11%] Wyvern Gem [3%]

Balahara Skull+ [80% (Body)] Balahara Black Pearl [20% (Head)]

Balahara Scale [48%] Balahara Shell [47%] Balahara Black Pearl [5%]

Balahara Carapace [23% (Body)] Balahara Skull+ [17% (Body)] Balahara Tail [11% (Body), 93% (Tail)] Balahara Black Pearl [14% (Body)] Wyvern Gem [5% (Body), 7% (Tail)]

Monster Hunter Wilds Related Guides

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