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Rathian is a Flying Wyvern located in the Scarlet Forest in Monster Hunter Wilds. In this guide, you will find information about Rathian, its weakness, location, drops, move set, and tips on how to beat it!
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| Type | Roar | Wind Pressure |
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| Flying Wyvern | Weak | Weak |
| Tremor | Status Effect | Element |
| None | Fireblight, Poison | Fire |
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※ Click the tabs to switch between Damage Type and Elemental Damage Hitzone effectiveness.
| Part | | | |
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| Head |  14 | 15 | 13 |
| Torso | 7 | 6 | 5 |
| Left Wing | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Right Wing | 11 | 10 | 9 |
| Left Leg | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Right Leg | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Tail | 9 | 8 | 7 |
| Overall | 10 | 9 | 8 |
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| Head | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 |
| Torso | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Left Wing | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Right Wing | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Left Leg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Right Leg | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Tail | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Overall | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
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.
| 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 Rathian's Head to deal the most amount of Sever damage.  If you are unable to reach the Head, you can go for Rathian's Wings to apply good Sever damage!  Hitting Rathian's Torso 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 Rathian's Head to deal the most amount of Blunt damage. If you are unable to reach the Head, you can go for Rathian's Wings to apply good Blunt damage! Hitting Rathian's Torso 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 Rathian's Headto deal the most amount of Shot damage. If you are unable to shoot the Head, you can go for Rathian's Wings to apply good Shot damage! Hitting Rathian's Torso deals the lowest Shot damage. | |
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Dragon is the best element to use against Rathian. Try to aim for its Back to deal the most amount of Dragon damage. |
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 Poison |
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 Pitfall Trap |
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 Stun |
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 Shock Trap |
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 Paralysis |
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 Meats |
TBD |
 Sleep |
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 Flash Pod |
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 Blast |
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 Sonic Pod |
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 Exhaust |
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 Dung Pod |
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| Breakable |
・Wings ・Tail (Severable) |
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 Potion
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 Mega Potion
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 Antidote
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 Energy Drink
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 Pitfall Trap
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 Shock Trap
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 Armorskin
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 Demondrug
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 Max Potion
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 Rocksteady Mantle
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 Armorcharm
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 Powercharm
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For survivability, it's recommended to bring healing items like Mega Potions and Antidotes, to deal with the Rathian's Fireblight and Poison. You'll also want Armorcharm and Powercharm slotted in your item pouch to increase your damage and defense, similar to Armorskin and Demondrug.
For your essentials item, it's best to bring a Rocksteady Mantle, to be able to tank Rathian's hits while unleashing your combos.
List of All Items and Materials
| Region | Starting Area | Visited Areas | Resting Area |
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| Quest Type | Lvl. | Quest Name |
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| Assignment | 4★ | All Hail the Queen |
| Optional | 4★ | Rathian Investigation |
Rathian can inflict Poison using its claws and tail. Make sure to bring Antidotes before fighting Rathian to cure yourself of Poison when needed.
To get rid of one of its poison attacks, and to lower its effective melee range, prioritize cutting the Rathian's tail off. You can do this by using a Slashing weapon like a Long Sword or Great Sword.
Weapons Guide: All Weapon Types Explained
Use a Luring Pod to bring the Rathian to a Quematrice or vice-versa. They will initiate a turf war wherein the Rathian will be distracted and deal massive damage to the Quematrice.
How to Start Monster Fights and Turf Wars
| Attack | Description |
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| Tail Swipes | Before swiping its tail around, Rathian will look back and wiggle its tail. To avoid getting hit by the swipes, dodge towards the monster. |
| Dashes | With its mouth agape, Rathian will choose a direction and dash straight through, being able to change direction twice before ending it with a bite. If this attack is directed at you, keep dodging diagonally through the dashes and the final bite. |
| Fireball | Rathian will rotate its neck in a half-circle before releasing a fireball. Dodge sideways from the fireball if it's headed your way. When angered, Rathian will spew out three fireballs instead of one, in a cone formation, starting from the middle first then the sides. Make sure to position your dodges carefully. |
| Tail Swing | Rathian can swing its tail towards you from the ground or in the air, in an attempt to inflict Poison. From the ground, you can tell it's coming when it looks like it's appearing to leap. In the air, it will swing its tail at you once you see it rear its tail backwards. Dodge sideways from both variations of the attack. When angered, Rathian will swing its tail much quicker, so be wary of that. |
| Charged Fireball | With fire in its mouth, Rathian will take steps back before unleashing a big, charged fireball. Once you see it rear backwards, start running to the side and dodge away before the fireball hits you. |
 Rathian Webbing [15%]  Rathian Scale+ [20%]  Rathian Carapace [20%]  Rathian Spike+ [8%]  Inferno Sac [18%]  Rathian Ruby [3%]  Rath Medulla [8%] |
| Rathian Webbing [100% (Left Wing), 100% (Right Wing)] |
| Rathian Scale+ [50%] Rathian Carapace [42%] Rathian Spike+ [8%] |
| Rathian Webbing [18% (Body)] Rathian Scale+ [30% (Body)] Rathian Carapace [23% (Body)] Rathian Spike+ [13% (Body), 80% (Tail)] Rath Medulla [11% (Body), 13% (Tail)] Rathian Ruby [5% (Body), 7% (Tail)] |
Rathian Weakness and Drops
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