Nerscylla is a Termnoceran located in the Iceshard Cliffs in Monster Hunter Wilds. In this guide, you will find information about Nerscylla, its weakness, location, drops, move set, and tips on how to beat it!

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Nerscylla	Weapons	Armor Sets

Nerscylla Weakness

Basic Information

Type	Roar	Wind Pressure
Temnoceran	None	None
Tremor	Status Effect	Element
None	Poison, Sleep, Webbed	None
Gold Crown Sizes
658.76 ~ 914.85

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	13	10
Torso	7	7	8
Left Foreleg	7	7	5
Right Foreleg	7	7	5
Left Claw	4	6	4
Right Claw	4	6	4
Belly	13	10	9
Stinger	6	7	13
Left Hind Leg	6	7	4
Right Hind Leg	6	7	4
Mantle	9	9	7
Overall	7	8	7

Part
Head	3	0	0	1	0
Torso	5	0	0	1	0
Left Foreleg	4	0	0	1	0
Right Foreleg	4	0	0	1	0
Left Claw	1	0	2	1	0
Right Claw	1	0	2	1	0
Belly	3	0	4	1	0
Stinger	5	0	0	1	0
Left Hind Leg	2	0	0	1	0
Right Hind Leg	2	0	0	1	0
Mantle	4	0	0	1	0
Overall	3	0	1	1	0

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
Hit Nerscylla's Belly to deal the most amount of Sever damage. If you are unable to reach the Belly, you can go for Nerscylla's Head to apply good Sever damage! Hitting Nerscylla's Claws deals the lowest Sever damage.

Blunt
Hit Nerscylla's Head to deal the most amount of Blunt damage. If you are unable to reach the Head, you can go for Nerscylla's Belly to apply good Blunt damage! Hitting Nerscylla's Claws deals the lowest Blunt damage.

Shot
Shoot Nerscylla's Stinger to deal the most amount of Shot damage. If you are unable to shoot the Stinger, you can go for Nerscylla's Head to apply good Shot damage! Hitting Nerscylla's Claws deals the lowest Shot damage.

Fire	Fire is the best element to use against Nerscylla. Try to aim for its Torso to deal the most amount of Fire 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

Nerscylla Item Loadout

Recommend Items to Bring

Mega Potion	Antidote	Energy Drink
Pitfall Trap	Shock Trap	Flash Pod
Tranq Bomb	Max Potion	Cleanser

The Nerscylla inflicts a variety of status effects such as Poison, Webbed, and Sleep. It is recommended to bring items such as Antidote, Cleanser, and Energy Drink to combat these ailments. You can also use Pitfall Traps, Shock Traps, and Flash Pods to gain an offensive advantage during the hunt.

List of All Items and Materials

Nerscylla Locations and Quests

Known Habitats

Region	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Resting Area
Iceshard Cliffs
Oilwell Basin	-
Ruins of Wyveria	-

Interactive Map and List of Locations

Quest Appearances

After defeating Nerscylla in Chapter 2, Hopes of Home, it will start to randomly appear in Oilwell Basin, Iceshard Cliffs, Ruins of Wyveria, and Wounded Hollow on Low and High Rank. You're able to hunt it in Low and High Rank Field Surveys or Investigations by then.

List of Quests

How to Beat Nerscylla

Nerscylla Monster Fight Tips
Do Not Attack Its Claws Focus Strike Its Pincers During Pincer Attack Its Elemental Weakness Changes After Its Mantle Breaks Flinch It on Webbing Use Slinger Ammo When It's Hanging Upside Down Use Flash Pods on Nerscylla Hatchlings Bring Antidotes, Energy Drinks, and Cleansers

Do Not Attack Its Claws

Nerscylla's hard, orange claws deflect attacks, making it difficult to deal damage through its front. If you're using Sever weapons, it's best if you aim for its belly for maximum damage output. If you're using Shot weapons, aim for the big purple stinger on its back.

For Blunt weapon users, the head is the best place to aim for, which is difficult due to Nerscylla's claws being in the way. The upside to this is that blunt weapons deal the most damage to the claws among any other weapon type, making them viable to break Nerscylla's left claw. Once broken, the head is easier to access!

Blunt, Sever, and Shot: Weapon Damage Types Explained

Focus Strike Its Pincers During Pincer Attack

After Nerscylla does its Pincer Attack, its pincers can become a Weak Spot. When this spot glows red in Focus Mode, use Focus Strike on it to stagger Nerscylla and deal extra damage.

How to Use Focus Mode and Focus Strike

Its Elemental Weakness Changes After Its Mantle Breaks

You'll usually find Nerscylla wearing a mantle on its back. This is actually Gypceros hide. As Gypceroses are resistant to Thunder attacks and susceptible to Fire attacks, the mantle applies the same effects to Nerscylla.

Once the mantle is broken, Nerscylla will be more susceptible to Thunder attacks and more resistant to Fire attacks.

How Does Weapon Elemental Damage Work?

Flinch It on Webbing

Staggering Nerscylla over webbing will cause it to get stuck in the webbing. Break its wounds in order to flinch it into getting trapped. Using Flash Pods while Nerscylla is hanging upside-down from the ceiling can also topple it into the webbed floor.

Wounding Mechanic Explained

Use Slinger Ammo When It's Hanging Upside Down

When under webbed ceiling, Nerscylla can latch on to it and hang upside down, attacking from above. You can use your Slinger to bring it back down faster and topple it.

How to Use the Slinger

Flinch Nerscylla While It Swings

You can also flinch Nerscylla midswing to either topple it or just interrupt its Swing Attack. You can use your Slinger Ammo, or have your Palico do it for you if they can get the timing just right. Do note that Flash Pods may not topple Nerscylla during this maneuver, but it will stop its swing and blind it.

List of Slinger Ammo

Use Flash Pods on Nerscylla Hatchlings

While fighting Nerscylla, you may get attacked by its hatchlings. Using a Flash Pod on the group of hatchlings will immobilize them long enough for you to deal significant damage to Nerscylla. You can also use this opportunity to dispose of the hatchlings yourself without hassle.

Flash Pod Location: How to Get and Uses

Bring Antidotes, Energy Drinks, and Cleansers

Nerscylla can inflict numerous ailments such as Poison, Sleep, and Webbed. If you don't have the Armor Skills to combat these ailments, don't forget to bring Antidotes, Energy Drinks, and Cleansers. Antidotes cure Poison, Energy Drinks cure Sleep, and Cleansers cure Webbed.

Best Items to Bring on Hunts

Nerscylla Attack Patterns

Moveset and Openings

Nerscylla Variants

Tempered Nerscylla

Monster	Basic Information
Tempered Nerscylla	Habitats: Iceshard Cliffs Oilwell Basin Ruins of Wyveria First Encounter: After Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns Completion

Tempered Nerscylla can be encountered after completing the High Rank mission Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns. It can appear in the Iceshard Cliffs, Oilwell Basin, Ruins of Wyveria, and Wounded Hollow.

Tempered Nerscylla Appearance

Tempered Nerscyllas 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 increase damaged and even knock them down to the ground!

Tempered Monsters Guide

Tempered Nerscylla Rewards

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

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

Destroying a Tempered Nerscylla's tempered wound will also reward Wyverian Bloodstone Shard and Wyverian Bloodstone (S) used for Relic Melding.

Frenzied Nerscylla

Monster	Basic Information
Frenzied Nerscylla	Habitats: Iceshard Cliffs First Encounter: Investigating the Frenzied Shadow

Frenzied Nerscyllas are unlocked after completing the quest Investigating the Frenzied Shadow which first introduces the Frenzied mechanic in-game. Completing the quest will cause Frenzied Nerscylla to randomly spawn in the Iceshard Cliffs.

Frenzied Nerscyllas 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 Nerscylla Appearance

Frenzied Nerscylla looks similar to their regular variants, but have a slight purple colored aura to indicate that they are infected by the Frenzy Virus.

Frenzied Nerscylla Rewards

Difficulty	Possible Rewards
4★	Hunt Completion Frenzy Shard

Hunting Frenzied Nerscylla will reward Frenzy Shards which are used in creating Gore Magala Weapons, Artian α Armor, and Sanity Charms.

Nerscylla Drops

Low Rank Materials

Target

Broken Parts

Wound Destroy

Carves

Nerscylla Claw [15%] Rubbery Hide [8%] Nerscylla Shell [20%] Nerscylla Spike [8%] Nerscylla Chelicera [20%] Sleep Sac [21%] Nerscylla Certificate [8%]

Nerscylla Claw [100% (Left Claw)] Rubbery Hide [100% (Mantle)] Nerscylla Spike [100% (Stinger)]

Rubbery Hide [38%] Nerscylla Shell [50%] Nerscylla Spike [12%]

Nerscylla Claw [20% (Body)] Nerscylla Shell [35% (Body)] Nerscylla Spike [15% (Body)] Nerscylla Chelicera [30% (Body)]

For the highest, constant chance to obtain Nerscylla's rarest Low Rank material, the Nerscylla Certificate, it's best to grind its Low Rank Optional Quests. Quests such as Dance of Shadows is suitable for grinding this material with its 8% max drop chance.

High Rank Materials

Target

Broken Parts

Wound Destroy

Carves

Nerscylla Claw+ [15%] Nerscylla Carapace [20%] Rubbery Hide+ [8%] Nerscylla Shear [20%] Coma Sac [21%] Nerscylla Certificate S [8%] Nerscylla Spike+ [8%]

Nerscylla Claw+ [100% (Left Claw)] Rubbery Hide+ [100% (Mantle)] Nerscylla Spike+ [100% (Stinger)]

Nerscylla Carapace [63%] Rubbery Hide+ [12%] Nerscylla Spike+ [25%]

Nerscylla Claw+ [20% (Body)] Nerscylla Carapace [35% (Body)] Nerscylla Shear [30% (Body)] Nerscylla Spike+ [15% (Body)]

Similar to its Low Rank counterpart, the Nerscylla Certificate S is the monster's rarest High Rank material, with its 8% max drop rate. Look to grinding its High Rank Optional Quests, such as The Nerscylla's Hunting Grounds.

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