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Gypceros Weakness and Drops
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Gypceros is a Bird Wyvern found in multiple habitats in Monster Hunter Wilds. Learn how to beat Gypceros, its attack patterns and weakness, locations, drops, and more!
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List of Contents
Gypceros Locations and Quests
Known Habitats
| Region | Starting Area | Visited Areas | Resting Area |
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 Oilwell Basin |
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Gypceros can also appear in the Wounded Hollow. When hunting for Gold Crowns, that locale is a good place to scout and reroll for monster sizes.
Interactive Map and List of Locations
Quest Appearances
| Quest Type | Lvl. | Quest Name |
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| Optional | 4★ | Mysterious Poison |
Gypceros will start to spawn on High Rank in its locales in Chapter 4 after completing the New Ecosystems mission. You're able to hunt it in High Rank Field Surveys or Investigations by then.
Gypceros Weakness
Basic Information
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| Type | Roar | Wind Pressure |
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| Bird Wyvern | None | Weak |
| Tremor | Status Effect | Element |
| None | Poison, Flash | None |
| Gold Crown Sizes | ||
 858.08 ~  1,195.53 |
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Note: Gold Crown Sizes have ranges and may vary between hunters.
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Hitzone Values and Weakness Breakdown
※ Click the tabs to switch between Damage Type and Elemental Damage Hitzone effectiveness.
Weapon Damage
Element
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| Head | 9 | 11 | 9 |
| Neck | 10 | 5 | 8 |
| Torso | 9 | 6 | 4 |
| Left Wing | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Right Wing | 8 | 6 | 6 |
| Left Leg | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Right Leg | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Tail |  14 | 8 | 16 |
| Overall | 9 | 7 | 8 |
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| Head | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Neck | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Torso | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Left Wing | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Right Wing | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 |
| Left Leg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Right Leg | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Tail | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Overall | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 |
The numbers shown above showcase the effectiveness of damage types 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 |  Charge Blade Charge Blade is a transforming weapon that stores energy in Sword Mode and delivers an elemental slash in Axe Mode.  Dual Blades The Dual Blades that excels at rapid successive attacks and lets you transform into a demon to enhance your attack power.  Great Sword The Great Sword uses slow but powerful swings to attack.  Gunlance The Gunlance is a weapon that offensive and defensive weapon that uses artillery fire as its main attack.  Insect Glaive The Insect Glaive is a weapon that specializes in aerial combat and strengthens itself using monster extracts from hunting insects.  Lance The Lance is a weapon that boasts extremely high defensive performance. It can be used to charge and guard against enemy attacks.  Long Sword The Long Sword uses quick continuous attacks and allows you to perform a parry slash when avoiding a monster's attack.  Switch Axe Switch Axe is a transforming weapon that switches between Axe Mode and Sword Mode. Axe Mode allows you to perform all kinds of attacks while Sword Mode lets you perform high speed attacks.  Sword and Shield The Sword and Shield is a versatile weapon with balanced attack and defense. |
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 Hit Gypceros's Tail to deal the most amount of Sever damage.  If you are unable to reach the Tail, you can go for Gypceros's Neck to apply good Sever damage!  Hitting Gypceros's Legs deals the lowest Sever damage. | |
| Blunt |  Hammer The Hammer is a weapon that delivers powerful ranged attacks and is especially good at aiming at a monster's head to stun it.  Hunting Horn The Hunting Horn is a support weapon that plays a melody that strengthens allies. It is best used in multiplayer. Sword and Shield The Sword and Shield is a versatile weapon with balanced attack and defense. |
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| Hit Gypceros's Head to deal the most amount of Blunt damage. If you are unable to reach the Head, you can go for Gypceros's Tail to apply good Blunt damage! Hitting Gypceros's Legs deals the lowest Blunt damage. | |
| Shot |  Bow The Bow is a weapon that can be used from a distance with a large number of shots and can be used to deal more damage using charged shots or special arrows.  Heavy Bowgun Heavy Bowguns can aim for great damage by releasing powerful bullets, and can be equipped with shields for added defense.  Light Bowgun The Light Bowgun is long-range weapon with excellent mobility and a variety of agendas using status inflicting ammunition and support ammunition! |
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| Shoot Gypceros's Tailto deal the most amount of Shot damage. If you are unable to shoot the Tail, you can go for Gypceros's Head to apply good Shot damage! Hitting Gypceros's Torso deals the lowest Shot damage. | |
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Fire is the best element to use against Gypceros. Try to aim for its Head to deal the most amount of Fire damage. |
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Kinsect Extract From Parts
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Left Leg | |
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Best Kinsects and All Kinsect Trees
Status Ailment and Item Weakness
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Breakable Parts
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Gypceros Item Loadout
Recommend Items to Bring
 Potion
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 Mega Potion
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 Antidote
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 Energy Drink
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 Honey
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 Herb
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 Pitfall Trap
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 Herbal Medicine
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 Armorskin
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 Demondrug
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 Tranq Bomb
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 Rocksteady Mantle
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For survivability, it's recommended to bring healing items like Herbal Medicines and Antidotes, to deal with the Gypceros's barrage of Poison attacks. You'll also want Armorskin and Demondrug slotted in your item pouch to increase your damage and defense, speeding up your hunt time.
While Gypceros is immune to Shock Traps, you can use Pitfall Traps to get decent damage on its head.
List of All Items and Materials
How to Beat Gypceros
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Break Its Head Twice to Stop Flash Attacks
The Gypceros's crest, located on its head, is the source of its blinding attacks. Break its head twice to render its flash attacks useless.
If you're caught in the flash radius, you can hide behind cover or block with your weapon to avoid getting flashed.
How to Block and Perfect Guard
Be Wary When It Fakes Its Death
Gypceros can fake its death during battle, complete with music stopping! This is to trick hunters into carving it before it unleashes a flailing attack that deals a lot of damage. Stay away or dodge from this attack as soon as you see Gypceros start to twitch.
Remember that the hunt is only over once you see the quest complete text.
Carve Twice While it Fakes its Death
You can carve Gypceros up to two times before it unleashes its powerful flailing attack. Although this strategy is not advisable given the danger, people who are looking to gain rewards may find it useful.
Focus Strike Its Head Before It Does Its Flash Attack
Gypceros's head can become a Weak Point whenever it tries to do a Flash Attack. When it glows red in Focus Mode, Focus Strike its head to cancel the Flash Attack and stagger Gypceros. Keep in mind that the Weak Point only shows up if the head hasn't been broken twice.
How to Use Focus Mode and Focus Strike
Use Puddle Pods on Poison Puddles
Gypceros produces poison puddles during the hunt. The ones that come from its Ceiling Poison Drop attack covers a wider area and stays for much longer. You can pick up Watermoss with your Slinger and use Puddle Pods to clear these poison puddles.
Use Pitfall Traps to Damage the Head
While Gypceros is immune to Shock Traps, you can still use Pitfall Traps against it. You can utilize this trap to damage its head and break it.
Bring Antidotes to Counter Poison
Gypceros can inflict Poison quite easily during the hunt. It's important to bring Antidotes and even Herbal Medicine before fighting this monster.
Gypceros Attack Patterns
Moveset and Openings
Moves labeled with a sword icon indicate that you can counter them with an Offset Attack.
| Attack | Description |
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| Feign Death | Note: The Tempered version of the monster is shown in the clip. The Gypceros will pretend to die, luring hunters to come closer to it. After some time, the Gypceros will spring back to life, dealing huge damage to anyone close to it. Stay away from its body when it fakes its death and wait for the Quest Complete notification before trying to carve the Gypceros. |
| Flash Bomb | The Gypceros will prime its crest twice before emitting a flash that will Stun any hunter in its radius. Find cover or block to avoid getting flashed This can also be avoided by panic jumping. |
| Tail Smashes | Gypceros will hop around and flail its wings before turning around to smash its tail violently four times. Either run towards the monster or away from the tail's reach once you see it start to flail around. |
Poison Splashes |
Note: The Tempered version of the monster is shown in the clip. Gypceros will charge forward while spitting poison all over the place. Avoid this by blocking either the charge or the poison spit. Otherwise, dodge to the side opposite the poison spit and avoid the charge. |
| Tail Whip | Using its flexible tail, the Gypceros will whip at the hunters. Caution is needed as thanks to its flexible nature, the tail can extend and hit hunters who are far away. This attack can be blocked, as well as avoided by dodging to the side. |
| Peck Attacks | Gypceros will look downwards before pecking the ground in front of it. Dodge backwards or to the side of this attack to avoid getting damaged and poisoned. |
| Ceiling Poison Drop | Gypceros will spit poison up towards the ceiling, causing poison to drop from above and pool unto the floor. Avoid the poison puddles or use Puddle Pods to clear them. |
| Poison Spit | Note: The Tempered version of the monster is shown in the clip. Gypceros will spit a ball of poison that can apply poison if you are hit. Blocking it with your weapon prevents the poison effect. Either block the attack or dodge to the side. |
Gypceros Variants
| All Gypceros Variants | |
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| Tempered | Frenzied |
Tempered Gypceros
| Monster | Basic Information |
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 Tempered Gypceros |
Habitat: First Encounter: After completing Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns |
Tempered Gypceros can be encountered in its locales after completing the Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns mission.
Tempered Gypceros Appearance
Tempered Gypceros 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 damage and even knock them down to the ground!
Tempered Gypceros Rewards
| Difficulty | Possible Rewards |
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| 5★ | Hunt Completion Breaking Tempered Wounds |
As a 5★ difficulty monster, hunting Tempered Gypceros will reward Damaged Weapon Shards that are used to create and upgrade Artian Weapons.
Destroying a Tempered Gypceros' tempered wound will also reward Wyverian Bloodstone, which is used for Relic Melding.
Frenzied Gypceros
| Monster | Basic Information |
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 Frenzied Gypceros |
Habitats: First Encounter: Investigating the Frenzied Shadow |
Frenzied Gypceroses are unlocked after completing the quest Investigating the Frenzied Shadow which first introduces the Frenzied mechanic in-game. Completing the quest will cause Frenzied Gypceros to randomly spawn in the Iceshard Cliffs.
Frenzied Gypceross have a 4★ difficulty rating and are infected by the Frenzy Virus which they can inflict on hunters. You can slown down the Frenzy build up by using Nulberries or constantly attacking the monster.
Frenzied Gypceros Appearance
Frenzied Gypceros looks similar to their regular variants, but have a slight purple colored aura to indicate that they are infected by the Frenzy Virus.
Frenzied Gypceros Rewards
| Difficulty | Possible Rewards |
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| 4★ | Hunt Completion |
Hunting Frenzied Gypceros will reward Frenzy Shards which are used in creating Gore Magala Weapons, Artian α Armor, and Sanity Charms.
Gypceros Drops
High Rank Materials
Target
Broken Parts
Wound Destroy
Carves
 Rubbery Hide+ [22%]  Gypceros Head [10%]  Gypceros Wing [22%]  Gypceros Tail [15%]  Toxin Sac [20%]  Bird Wyvern Gem [3%] |
Gypceros Head [70% (Head)]  Novacrystal [30% (Head)] |
Rubbery Hide+ [45%]  Dash Extract [43%] Novacrystal [12%] |
| Rubbery Hide+ [33% (Body)] Gypceros Head [15% (Body)] Gypceros Wing [27% (Body)] Gypceros Tail [20% (Body)] Bird Wyvern Gem [5% (Body)] |
With only a 3% chance to drop, the Gypceros Certificate S is the rarest Gypceros drop. Since it can only be obtained as a Target Reward, it's best to farm its Optional Quest, Investigations, and Field Surveys.
Monster Hunter Wilds Related Guides
All Monsters Guides
Arch-Tempered Monsters
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 AT Rey Dau |
 AT Uth Duna |
 AT Nu Udra |
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All Large Monsters
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