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Monster Hunter Wilds

Mystery Bone Location: How to Get and Uses

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Mystery Bone is an Equipment Material in Monster Hunter Wilds (MH Wilds). See the location of Mystery Bone and how to get it, as well as how to farm it and its uses.

Mystery Bone Farming Route

Best Farmed in Low Rank Windward Plains

Windward Plains Bone Farming Route

  1. Start at the Lookout Hill camp and gather the bones in Area 9 and 10.
  2. Fast travel to the Mineral Cave camp and grab the bones in Areas 4 and 5 then jump down and get the ones in Area 1.
  3. Fast travel to Area 16: Bone Desert and gather from the bonepiles in that area.

Mystery Bones are best farmed in Low Rank Windward Plains as it has the most Bonepile nodes compared to other locations. Note that Mystery Bones can also be obtained in the High Rank version of Windward Plains.

Make sure to set the environment to Plenty by resting in your tent, if it isn't already, to increase the chances of getting Mystery Bones.

All Bonepile Map Locations

How to Get Mystery Bone

Mystery Bone Locations

Locale Areas
Monster Hunter Wilds - Windward Plains IconWindward Plains
Windward Plains 1 Windward Plains 4 Windward Plains 5 Windward Plains 9 Windward Plains 10 Windward Plains 16
Monster Hunter Wilds - Scarlet Forest Icon Scarlet Forest
Scarlet Forest 4 Scarlet Forest 6 Scarlet Forest 10 Scarlet Forest 15
Monster Hunter Wilds - Oilwell Basin Icon Oilwell Basin
Oilwell Basin 2 Oilwell Basin 3 Oilwell Basin 5 Oilwell Basin 7 Oilwell Basin 13
Monster Hunter Wilds - Iceshard Cliffs Icon Iceshard Cliffs
Iceshard Cliffs 4 Iceshard Cliffs 6 Iceshard Cliffs 9 Iceshard Cliffs 14
Monster Hunter Wilds - Ruins of Wyveria Icon Ruins of Wyveria
Wyveria 1 Wyveria 4 Wyveria 5 Wyveria 6 Wyveria 8 Wyveria 11 Wyveria 12

Quest Rewards

Type Rank Quest Name
Assignments 1 Hot on Their Tails
Optional 1 Forest Outlaw
Optional 1 Sand Sea Surges
Optional 1 Tussle in Pink
Optional 1 Every Rose...
Optional 1 Fire Starter
Optional 1 Beware the Chatacabra
Optional 1 A Sharp Sort
Optional 1 Buggin' in the Scarlet Forest
Optional 1 The Desert is Demanding
Optional 1 Buggin' in the Desert
Assignments 1 Balahara of the Sandsea
Assignments 1 Pinnacle of the Pack
Assignments 1 Drive Off the Congalala
Assignments 1 A Stage of Rose and Thorn
Assignments 1 Slimy Situation
Optional 2 Buggin' in the Cliffs

Bypass Bonepile Cooldowns with Optional Quests

Mystery Bones can also be obtained from regular Bonepiles found in all locales. These Bonepiles have a 15 minute cooldown, but can be bypassed by starting an Optional Quest and then selecting "Return from Quest" in the menu.

List of Optional Quests

Wear Armor with Geologist Skill

Equip the Geologist Skill

Equip armor with at least 1 level in Geologist to maximize efficiency when gathering from Bonepiles. You can find a Chainmail Armor Set in your item box which is available at the start of the game.

Geologist Skill Effects

Bonepiles from Small Monsters

After defeating a small monster, its corpse will decay before turning into a bonepile if not carved within 6 minutes. When the corpse enters its decaying state, it has a chance of yielding a Mystery Bone when carved. Upon becoming a bonepile, it will be gatherable three times, just like a regular bonepile.

Corpse State Materials Yielded
Decaying (after 5 minutes) 1 gathering attempt x 2 bones
Bonepile (after 6 minutes) 3 gathering attempts x 2 bones

Bonepiles that are spawned from small monsters will yield twice as much materials as a regular bonepile with the downside of having to wait for at least 6 minutes.

Mystery Bone Bonepile Locations Interactive Map

To search for a specific item or material, press the magnifying glass icon on the bottom right. Select from the dropdown button to see other levels and areas

List of Bonepile Farming Locations for Mystery Bone

Oilwell Basin

Scarlet Forest

Iceshards Cliffs

Ruins of Wyveria

How to Use Mystery Bone

Used to Forge Weapons

HunterHunter's Bow I (x2) Bone Strongarm IBone Strongarm I (x2)
Bone Hatchets IBone Hatchets I (x) Bone Blade IBone Blade I (x2)
Bone Gunlance IBone Gunlance I (x2) Bone Bludgeon IBone Bludgeon I (x2)
Bone Shooter IBone Shooter I (x2) Bone Horn IBone Horn I (x2)
Bone Staff IBone Staff I (x2) Bone Lance IBone Lance I (x2)
HunterHunter's Rifle I (x2) Bone Shotel IBone Shotel I (x2)
Bone Axe IBone Axe I (x2) Bone Kukri IBone Kukri I (x2)

Used to Forge Armor

Bone VambracesBone Vambraces
Bone Vambraces (×1)
Bone MailBone Mail
Bone Mail (×1)
Vespoid MailVespoid Mail
Vespoid Mail (×1)
Bone HelmBone Helm
Bone Helm (×1)
Vespoid HelmVespoid Helm
Vespoid Helm (×1)
Chatacabra GreavesChatacabra Greaves
Chatacabra Greaves (×1)
Bone GreavesBone Greaves
Bone Greaves (×1)
Bone CoilBone Coil
Bone Coil (×1)

Used to Forge Palico Equipment

Felyne Bone HelmFelyne Bone Helm (×1) Felyne Bone MailFelyne Bone Mail (×1)
Felyne Bone HammerFelyne Bone Hammer (×1)

Used in Trading

Mystery BoneMystery Bone x3
Aida
BlastnutBlastnut x12
Mystery BoneMystery Bone x3
Aida
NitroshroomNitroshroom x5

Mystery Bone Overview

Mystery BoneMystery Bone
Description A weathered bone taken from a bonepile. Erosion has left it too fragile to use in crafting.
Rarity 4 Type Equipment Material
Sell Price
Zenny 1z
Pouch Limit -

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