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Monster Hunter Wilds

Desert Trotters Mission Walkthrough

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Monster Hunter Wilds - Dessert Trotters
A walkthrough for Desert Trotters in Monster Hunter Wilds. Read on for a detailed guide of Desert Trotters, including mission rewards, and bosses, as well as useful tips for the quest, and completing this mission!

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- Back to Camp

Desert Trotters Walkthrough

Main Objectives
1 Rescue the Girl in the Desert
Changing Your Appearance
Use Your Slinger
Choose Your Preferred Weapon
2 Defeat the Monster in the Cave
Unlock the SOS Flare
▶︎ Monster Hunt: Chatacabra
3 Arrive at the Base Camp

Rescue the Girl in the Desert

1 Monster Hunter Wilds - Character Customization
After being introduced to the story and your goal of returning Nata Home. Finish your character customization. You will immediately be thrown into a cut scene after this.
Changing Your Appearance
2 Monster Hunter Wilds - Rescue the Girl
You see a girl beeing chased by Monsters and jump overboard your ship to rescue her. Dodge the monsters from the opening cut scene and rescue the girl.
Use Your Slinger
3 Monster Hunter Wilds - Weapon Selection
After rescuing the girl, your unit takes a short break at an Oasis. Speak with Alma and choose your weapon. After choosing, mount the Seikret and follow the brother's scent to a cave.
Choose Your Preferred Weapon

Changing Your Characters Appearance

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You can edit your character's appearance after the start of the game in the save data selection screen. Remember that you have a limited number of times you can change your appearance. You can also change your appearance in the Tent at the Base Camp.

Character Creator Guide

Use Your Slinger

Monster Hunter Wilds - Get Screamer Pods
During the chase to rescue the girl you can target the flying Wingdrake with your slinger to get Screamer Pods. Use the Screamer Pods to disrupt the Balahara. You can also use the Slinger to bring the Fulgurite Pillar down on it.

List of Slinger Ammo

Choose Your Preferred Weapon

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Depending on how you play the game, you should take careful consideration of the weapon that you choose. make sure to choose one that will mesh well with your play style.

Best Weapons Tier List

Defeat the Monster in the Cave

1 Monster Hunter Wilds - Slimy Situation
Following the brother's scent will lead you to a cave. Fight the Chatacabra and complete the Slimy Situation quest.
Unlock the SOS Flare
Monster Hunt: Chatacabra
2
Make sure to keep an eye on fissures in the wall you can trap the Chatacabra there to give yourself more time to deal damage.
3 Monster Hunter Wilds - Complete the Assigned Quest
After defeating the Chatacabra, harvest the materials from the monster and complete the Assignment Quest. Speak with Y'sai and make your way back to the Base Camp.

Use the SOS Flare to Recruit Allies

Monster Hunter Wilds - SOS Flare
After a quest begins, you can use the SOS Flare to request help from other players if you are playing online. Parties can be made to a maximum of four players per hunt. If nobody joins your party, NPC Support Hunters will be sent instead.

How to Use the SOS Flare

Return to the Base Camp

1 Monster Hunter Wilds - Base Camp
Return to the Base Camp and check on the others. You will formally meet Y'sai and Nona after that.
2 Monster Hunter Wilds - Information on the Keepers
After the siblings reunite, ask Y'sai if they are familiar with the Keepers.

Desert Trotters Monsters

How to Beat Chatacabra

Chatacabra Image - Monster Hunter Wilds
Sever Icon Blunt Icon Shot Icon
Chatacabra Sever Weakness Chatacabra Blunt Weakness Chatacabra Shot Weakness
Fire Icon Water Icon Thunder Icon Ice Icon Dragon Icon
Chatacabra Fire Weakness Chatacabra Water Weakness Chatacabra Thunder Weakness Chatacabra Shot Weakness Chatacabra Shot Weakness
Chatacabra Fight Tips
CheckmarkAttacking the same area over and over again will cause a wound, use focus mode to target wounds and deal more damage.

CheckmarkMake use of items like Barrel Bombs when the enemy is staggered. Plant the bomb on the enemy while it's down and throw another barrel at it to deal big damage.

CheckmarkBreak the stone on its arms and target its weak points.

CheckmarkMake sure to dodge its charge attacks.

Chatacabra Monster Guide and How to Beat

Desert Trotters Rewards

Mission Rewards

Rewards Qty.
3
5

On top of the Mission Rewards, you will also receive 10 Guild Points after completing this mission.

Background Rewards

You will receive the March of the Chatacabra upon completion of this mission.

Hunter Profile Features Explained

Receive the Award

You will receive the award Windward Lands.

List of All Trophies and Achievements

Nameplate Rewards

You will receive the Harelequin Prints: Blue nameplate upon completion of this mission.

How to Unlock Desert Trotters

Available at the Beginning of the Game

Desert Trotters Image - Monster Hunter Wilds

This quest is unlocked by default and is automatically accepted after creating a character when you start a new game.

Monster Hunter Wilds Related Guides

Story Walkthrough Monster Hunter Wilds

Walkthrough and List of Main Story Chapters

List of All Chapters

Chapters Missions
Chapter 1 Desert Trotters
Back to Camp
The Beginning
Village of Whispering Winds
To the Forest
Forest Findings
The Investigation Continues
A Hunter's Pride
Pursuit of Solitude
Beyond the Deluge
Chapter 2 A Looming Shadow
Toward Fervent Fields
An Unforseen Storm
The Eye of the Storm
A Desolate Destination
Hopes of Home
A Disquieting Dawn
Long-forgotten Flame
Chapter 3 Born from the Flame
The Faithful Keepers
Indomitable Spirit
Nothing Frozen, Nothing Gained
Through the Dusk
A Path Forward
Full Circle
Dawn Breaks
Broken Chains
Visions of Hope
Monster Hunter
Chapter 4 A Visitor from the West
New Ecosystems
Chasing Change
Rendezvous
Lurking Shadows
Touring History
To Wyvern's Rest
Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns
Chapter 5 Premonitions
Omens
Storm-Cold Vortex
The Root Cause
A Torrent of Energy
A World Turned Upside Down
A Break in the Clouds
Chapter 6 Links in a Chain
What Lies Ahead
An Unexpected Summons
A First Cry

List of Side Missions

Fishing Missions
Fishing: Life, in Microcosm Seeking the Goldenfish
Fishing for Flavor The Catch of a Lifetime
Razzle Dazzle -
Material Retrieval Missions
Aida's Apprehensions Beware the Gypceros
Astonishing Adaptability Make Fluffy Dealings
Palico Missions
Healing Help Flash Course
Rath-from-Above, Go! Purrfect Plundering
A Gutsy Move -
Charm Missions
Secure Wounded Hollow As Gatekeeper
Hunting Assistant Missions
Werner's Test Run Smithy's Seal of Quality
Great Hunt Missions
Continuing Conflict Fur Damagings Are Dislikeworthy
Echoing from the Cliffs Troublemakers
The Struggle to Survive -
Endemic Research Missions
Dareel's Research Report Samin's Research Report
Dareel's Research Report (Cont.) Samin's Research Report (Cont.)
Dareel's Special Research Report Samin's Special Research Report
Other Missions
High-Quality Materials What We Protect
Forest Doshaguma A Leviathan's Temper
Succulent Scraps Aberrant Atrocity
The Apple of Her Eye -

All Side Mission Guides

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