Arkveld is a new Flying Wyvern in Monster Hunter Wilds. In this guide, you will find information about Arkveld, its weakness, location, drops, and tips on how to beat it!

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Arkveld	Weapons	Armor Sets

Arkveld Weakness

Basic Information

Type	Roar	Wind Pressure
Flying Wyvern	Strong	None
Tremor	Status Effect	Element
None	Dragonblight	Dragon

Damage Type Weakness

Hitzone Values and Weakness Breakdown

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Weapon Damage

Element

Part
Head
Torso
Left Wing
Right Wing
Left Chainblade
Right Chainblade
Left Leg
Right Leg
Tail
Overall

Part
Head
Torso
Left Wing
Right Wing
Left Chainblade
Right Chainblade
Left Leg
Right Leg
Tail
Overall

Damage Weakness Summary

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Sever

Blunt

Shot

Sever
Using Sever damage on Arkveld's Head yields the highest damage! If you are unable to reach the best part, you can opt for Arkveld's Tail to apply Sever damage! The worst part to deal Sever damage to Arkveld would be on their Torso since this zone has the least damage multiplier.

Blunt
Hitting Arkveld's Head grants the highest Blunt damage! If you are unable to reach the best part, you can opt for Arkveld's Tail to apply Blunt damage! The worst part to deal Blunt damage to Arkveld would be on their Torso since this zone has the least damage multiplier.

Shot
The best part to shoot Arkveld is on its Head since it deals the highest Shot damage!! If you are unable to shoot the best part, you can opt for Arkveld's Tail to apply Shot damage! Avoid shooting at Arkveld's Torso as it has the least damage multiplier for Shot damage.

Best Element Against Arkveld

Dragon	Dragon is the best element to use against Arkveld. Try to aim for its Head to deal the most amount of Dragon damage.

Status Ailment and Item Weakness

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

Breakable Parts

Arkveld Item Loadout

Recommend Items to Bring

Potion	Mega Potion	Honey
Pitfall Trap	Shock Trap	Flash Pod
Max Potion	Mega Demondrug	Mega Armorskin
Rocksteady Mantle	Armorcharm	Evasion Mantle
Powercharm

For a High Rank monster like Arkveld, it's to go all out on support items that increase your defense and attack power. Items like Demondrug and Armorskin along with the Power and Armorcharms, will greatly help for this hunt.

You can also bring essential mantles like Rocksteady Mantle to be able to tank hits while executing your combos. Or you can opt for the Evasion Mantle to match your weapon playstyle and gain buffs as you dodge.

Use the Flash Pods to topple Arkveld whenever it's doing the Flying Sweep attack.

List of All Items and Materials

Arkveld Locations and Quests

Known Habitats

Region	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Resting Area
Windward Plains

Quest Appearances

List of Quests

How to Beat Arkveld

Arkveld Fight Tips
Focus on Arkveld's Chains When They are Glowing Maximize the Use of Falling Boulders Use Slinger Pods to Escape Grab Attack Use Flash Pods to Topple Arkveld Use Focus Strike After the Charged Blast Attack Take Advantage of Environmental Traps

Focus on Arkveld's Chains When They are Glowing

Focus on Arkveld's Chains whenever they are glowing to disable them. Arkveld, which is guaranteed to topple over after both chains explode, becomes more passive.

Make sure to exploit the moment when Arkveld's chains are not glowing since this period allows you to deal more damage while taking less from Arkveld's attacks.

Maximize the Use of Falling Boulders

Falling Boulders deal a ton of damage to Arkveld and are very useful for toppling the monster, giving you a damage phase. Make sure to use as many of these as possible to cut your hunt short!

How to Activate Environmental Traps

Use Slinger Pods to Escape Grab Attack

You can escape Arkveld's grab attack by using any Slinger Pods. Make sure to equip any Slinger ammo in advance just in case you get grabbed.

List of Slinger Ammo

Use Flash Pods to Topple Arkveld

Whenever Arkveld does a Flying Sweep attack with its chains, use Flash Pods while it's in the air for a DPS opening. Remember that Arkveld will develop a certain resistance to flash pods when used frequently. This resistance is a recurring mechanic across all monsters.

Flash Pod: How to Get and Uses

Use Focus Strike After the Charged Dragon Blast Attack

Once Arkveld charges his chains and slams them both, there's a brief window when you can use Focus Strike to topple Arkveld down.

You can tell that Arkveld will do this attack if both his chains glow white, followed by a red glow.

How to Use Focus Mode and Focus Strike

Take Advantage of Environmental Traps

Arkveld will fly and move to different parts of the map, so it's a good idea to look out for environmental traps that you can use against it to speed up the hunt.

Falling Boulders, Windward Plains

Locale	Area
Windward Plains

There are several Falling Boulders in Area 1 of Windward Plains that you can use during your hunt. Arkveld rarely ventures here, but you can lure it with Luring Pods to this area.

Position Arkveld carefully underneath the boulders and use your Slinger to pull down the boulder and knock it off its feet!

Vine Traps, Windward Plains

Locale	Area
Windward Plains

There are two overgrown trees in Area 7 of Windward Plains where you can pull down the vines to set a Vine Trap. Lure Arkveld towards the trap so you can get a few hits!

Keep in mind that the trap won't hold Arkveld for long, so stay close to it as it approaches the trap!

Sharp Crystal Pillar, Windward Plains

Locale	Area
Windward Plains

Arkveld can rarely move to Area 5 of Windward Plains where there are 3 Sharp Crystal Pillars that you can bring down to knock it off its feet.

This area is very small so you'll need to be careful positioning Arkveld as its chain attacks can cover the entire area.

Falling Grounding Pillar, Windward Plains

Locale	Area
Windward Plains

Arkveld often flies to Area 17 of Windward Plains where Rey Dau makes it nest, even if Rey Dau itself isn't present. This area has a large Grounding Pillar that you can bring down on Arkveld to do massive damage.

Positioning Arkveld beneath the pillar though is a bit tricky as the area is very large. We recommend putting a Shock Trap below the Grounding Pillar and lure Arkveld on the trap first, then bring down the pillar when it's stunned!

Arkveld Attack Patterns

Openings and Tells

Arkveld Drops and Rewards

High Rank Materials

Target

Broken Parts

Wound Destroy

Carves

Monster Hardbone [18%] Arkveld Certificate S [8%] Arkveld Scale+ [20%] Arkveld Armorplate [20%] White Arkveld Pelt [15%] Arkveld Horn+ [8%] Arkveld Tail [8%] Arkveld Gem [3%]

Arkveld Horn+ [100% (Head)] Arkveld Calloushell [100% (Left Chainblade), 100% (Right Chainblade)]

Arkveld Scale+ [45%] Arkveld Armorplate [23%] White Arkveld Pelt [12%]

Arkveld Scale+ [30% (Body)] Arkveld Armorplate [23% (Body)] White Arkveld Pelt [18% (Body)] Arkveld Horn+ [13% (Body)] Arkveld Tail [11% (Body), 93% (Tail)] Arkveld Gem [5% (Body), 7% (Tail)]

Is Arkveld the Final Boss of Monster Hunter Wilds?

Arkveld is Currently the Final Boss of High Rank

Arkveld is currently the Final boss of Monster Hunter Wild's High Rank. For details on the final boss of Low Rank, click here!

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