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Xu Wu is a Cephalopod in Monster Hunter Wilds. Check out our guide to learn how to Beat Xu Wu, its weaknesses, attack patterns, drops and more!
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One of Xu Wu's attacks requires it exposing its mouth. Focus all attacks on the mouth to topple it and deal massive damage to the Xu Wu.
You can escape the Xu Wu's grab attack by using any Slinger Pods. Prepare these items in advance in case you get grabbed by the Xu Wu.
Focus on attacking the Xu Wu's mouth, head, and arms to break them, with the mouth being its main weakness once it is exposed. Additionally, breaking the parts and severing 4 of its hind tentacles will yield more rewards.
 Use Shock Traps and Pitfall Traps Use Sneak Attacks whenever the Xu Wu changes areasUse the Ghillie Mantle mid-fight to get Sneak AttacksUse Great Thunderbugs to Paralyze Xu WuUse Lump of Wyrmsbane to deal burst damageTake advantage of Mounting as often as possible |
Interact with the environment and use traps to disrupt the Xu Wu and gain advantage during the hunt.
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| Type | Roar | Wind Pressure |
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| Cephalopod | None | None |
| Tremor | Status Effect | Element |
| None | None | None |
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※ Click the tabs to switch between Damage Type and Elemental Damage Hitzone effectiveness.
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| Head |  14 | 13 | 10 |
| Membrane | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Mouth | 20 | 20 | 14 |
| Torso | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Tentacle | 6 | 10 | 4 |
| Front Left Arm | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Front Right Arm | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Middle Left Arm | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Middle Right Arm | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Rear Left Arm | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Rear Right Arm | 10 | 9 | 6 |
| Overall | 10 | 11 | 7 |
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| Head | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |  0 |
| Membrane | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Mouth | 3 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| Torso | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Tentacle | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Front Left Arm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Front Right Arm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Middle Left Arm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Middle Right Arm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Rear Left Arm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Rear Right Arm | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Overall | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 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.
| 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 Xu Wu's Mouth to deal the most amount of Sever damage.  If you are unable to reach the Mouth, you can go for Xu Wu's Head to apply good Sever damage!  Hitting Xu Wu's Membrane 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 Xu Wu's Mouth to deal the most amount of Blunt damage. If you are unable to reach the Mouth, you can go for Xu Wu's Head to apply good Blunt damage! Hitting Xu Wu's Arms 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 Xu Wu's Mouthto deal the most amount of Shot damage. If you are unable to shoot the Mouth, you can go for Xu Wu's Head to apply good Shot damage! Hitting Xu Wu's Arms deals the lowest Shot damage. | |
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Ice is the best element to use against Xu Wu. Try to aim for its Mouth to deal the most amount of Ice damage. |
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 Pitfall Trap |
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 Shock Trap |
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 Paralysis |
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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 |
TBD |
| Breakable |
・Head ・Mouth ・Arm (Severable) |
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| Region | Starting Area | Visited Areas | Resting Area |
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 Ruins of Wyveria |
 
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| Quest Type | Lvl. | Quest Name |
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| Assignments | 3★ | A Hunter in the Void |
| Optional Quests | 3★ | Consumer of Void |
| Attack | Description |
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| Tentacle Strike | Xu Wu uses two of its tentacle blades to do a frontal strike. Avoid taking damage by blocking the attack or dodging backwards. |
| Leaping Tentacle Strike | Xu Wu dashes backwards and performs a leaping tentacle strike using one of its arm. Avoid taking damage by blocking the attack or dodging backwards. |
| Tentacle Slam | Xu Wu raises its tentacles and slams it to the ground. Avoid taking damage by dodging to the opposite side of the tentacles. |
| Piercing Tentacle | Xu Wu dashes backwards and performs a quick stabbing strike using its tentacle blades. Time the piercing strike and dodge or prepare to block it. |
| Tentacle Sweep | Xu Wu raises one of its front tentacles and slams it down to the ground before rotating clockwise to do a damaging sweep. You can avoid this using the Superman Dive (Dive-Evade) to distance yourself from its range. |
| Blade Projectiles | Xu Wu exposes the blades in its front tentacle and swings it, firing blade projectiles towards the Hunter. Block the blades or dodge it to the side. |
| Blade Slam | Xu Wu jumps high and fires blade projectiles before slamming down to where the Hunter is standing. Avoid taking damage by using the Superman Dive (Dive-Evade) to distance yourself from its range. |
| Dig Attack | Xu Wu disappears as it digs under the ground. It then appears from above, charging towards the Hunter with its mouth exposed. Dodge this attack to the side or anticipate where it will appear and prepare a powerful attack aimed towards its mouth. |
| Grab Attack | Xu Wu does a front attack before attempting to grab the Hunter. It is recommended to use any slinger ammo to break free from the grab attack. |
 Xu Wu Hide [25%]  Xu Wu Claw [15%]  Xu Wu Certificate [8%]  Xu Wu Tentacle [11%]  Xu Wu Fang [11%]  Golden Corneum [25%] |
Xu Wu Claw [100% (Front Left Arm), 100% (Front Right Arm)]  Xu Wu Cerebrospinal Fluid [12% (Head)] Xu Wu Fang [100% (Mouth)] Golden Corneum [88% (Head)] |
| Xu Wu Hide [50%] Golden Corneum [50%] |
| Xu Wu Hide [28% (Body)] Xu Wu Claw [18% (Body)] Xu Wu Cerebrospinal Fluid [7% (Body), 7% (Arm)] Xu Wu Tentacle [11% (Body), 93% (Arm)] Xu Wu Fang [13% (Body)] Golden Corneum [23% (Body)] |
 Xu Wu Tentacle+ [11%]  Xu Wu Certificate S [8%]  Xu Wu Claw+ [16%]  Xu Wu Fang+ [11%]  Xu Wu Hide+ [22%]  Golden Corneum+ [22%]  Xu Wu Umbragem [3%] |
| Xu Wu Claw+ [100% (Front Left Arm), 100% (Front Right Arm)] Xu Wu Fang+ [100% (Mouth)] Golden Corneum+ [93% (Head)] Xu Wu Umbragem [7% (Head)] |
| Xu Wu Hide+ [50%] Golden Corneum+ [50%] |
| Xu Wu Tentacle+ [11% (Body), 95% (Arm)] Xu Wu Claw+ [18% (Body)] Xu Wu Fang+ [13% (Body)] Xu Wu Hide+ [30% (Body)] Golden Corneum+ [23% (Body)] Xu Wu Umbragem [5% (Body), 5% (Arm)] |
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