Silver Rathalos Weakness and Strategy Guide

Learn how to beat Silver Rathalos in the Iceborne expansion for Monster Hunter World (MHW)! This guide explains everything about Silver Rathalos's weakness, carves, rewards, and a complete strategy guide for beating and capturing it. Find out what parts are breakable and severable, and what drops and Monster materials are available.

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How to Unlock Silver Rathalos

Silver Rathalos Unlock Conditions

①	Complete the Main Story of MHW: Iceborne
②	Reach Master Rank 49 Complete the Special Assignment: Sleep Now in the Fire
③	Reach Master Rank 69 Complete the Special Assignment: Big Burly Bash
④	Level Up Guiding Lands Coral Region to Level 6

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Silver Rathalos Weakness Overview

Silver Rathalos Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Big	High	None	Fire	Poison
Breakable Parts
Head, Wings, Back, Tail

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
20(50)	20(60)	15(50)	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10(30)	5(20)	5(10)	0

Neck

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
20(30)	20(35)	15(25)	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10(25)	5(20)	5(10)	0

Stomach

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
22	22	20	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	10	10	0

Back

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
22	22	20	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
20	15	5	0

Wings

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
50	45	40	0	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
25	15	10	0

Legs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
38	38	32	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	10	5	0

Tail

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
18	18	16	0	Green
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	5	5	0

Tail Tip

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
55	50	45	0	Green
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	10	5	0

Higher values indicate higher damage.

Vulnerability to Status Effects and Items

Poison	★	Flash	★★
Paral	★★	Shock	★★
Sleep	★★	Pitfall	★★
Stun	★★	Ivy	？
Blast	★	Dung	★★
Exhaust	？	Meat	❌
Mount	★★	Screamer	❌

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Countermeasures against Silver Rathalos

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Water Weapon	Silver Rathalos is weakest against water.
Guard	For shield weapons (Lance, Gunlance, etc.), having Guard at Lvl 3 or Lvl 5 (if you have the space) is highly recommended against Silver Rathalos.
Evade Window	For the rest of the weapon types, Evade Window and the extra invincibility frames it gives you will be important against Silver Rathalos.
Stun Resistance	Silver Rathalos is much more aggressive than Rathalos and Azure Rathalos, so chances are you are going to get stunned easier. Stun Resistance at Lvl 3 is indispensable.
Free Meal	When you go up against Silver Rathalos, you can easily run out of Antidote, Herbal Medicine, Max Potions, and Ancient Potions. Getting Free Meal (up to Lvl 3 if you have Free Meal Secret) is a great solution to this.
Earplugs	Silver Rathalos has a big roar, so Earplugs Lvl 5 would be immensely helpful.

How to Beat Silver Rathalos

Normal Mode and Hellfire Mode

Normal Mode	Hellfire Mode

As the fight goes on against Silver Rathalos, his chest will gradually glow red until he reaches the Hellfire Mode. This mode increases all the capabilities of his fire attacks as well as increases the damage it can deal.

How to Remove Hellfire Mode

Hellfire Mode can be removed by inflicting enough damage to the head. So try to focus the head by using traps or riding Silver Rathalos to deal damage to the head as fast as you can.

Also, take note that this is the only way to remove it. Silver Rathalos' Hellfire Mode will not release on its own.

Dealing with Poison

Silver Rathalos can inflict poison status if you get hit with his talons. It is recommended that you equip gears with at least 3 Poison Resistance to negate this effect. However, if you are not able to equip any Poison Resistance, you can always remove the poison using an Antidote or a Herbal Medicine.

Resisting Fire Damage

Silver Rathalos can also deal massive damage with his fire attacks. Try to also increase your Fire Resistance with your gears or choose a meal with vegetables as it can also increase your Elemental Resistance. It is best to get at least +20 Fire Resistance to negate most of the fire attacks.

Targeting the Legs and Wings

Aiming for the Legs and the Wings of the Silver Rathalos can greatly increase your damage output. The Legs and the Wings are the softest part the Silver Rathalos has. You can ignore the Head and the Tail if you do not need any of the specific material these parts can drop.

Fire Breath Stepback

Similar to the normal variant of the Silver Rathalos, he will frequently shoot a large fireball directly in front of him whenever he steps back. Try to position yourself beside the Silver Rathalos and focus on dodging any fire attacks.

Watch Out for the Stomp

Silver Rathalos will sometimes do a stomp attack that targets the surrounding area near the legs. Most of the time you will be staying near the legs. Try to read Silver Rathalos' movements and immediately move away when he jumps.

Silver Rathalos Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Gliding Bite Attack (Flying)	40	◯	45
Gliding Claw Attack (Flying)	30	◯	35
Talon Attack (Flying)	75	◯	60
Tail Attack (Flying)	45	◯	45
Continuous Kick (Flying)	55	◯	45
Rush	45	◯	45
Tail Attack	35	◯	35
Talon Grab	45	Guard Up	0
Vertical Claw Attack	55	◯	45
Dive Kick	75	◯	60
Dive Kick Impact	55	◯	45
Tail Spin	35	◯	35
Continuous Bite	45	◯	45
Claw Attack	70	◯	50
Tail and Claw Attack	50	◯	40
Jump Assault	60	◯	50
Ground Bite (On Fire)	30(40)+Fire 30(40)	◯	40(50)
Ground Bite	30	◯	35
Flame Breath	30(40)+Fire 30(40)	◯	60
Head Attack	30	◯	25
Back Jump Flame Breath	30(40)+Fire 30(40)	◯	60
Backstep Flame Breath	30(40)+Fire 30(40)	◯	40
Blue Flame Breath	40(50)+Fire 40(50)	◯	60
High Power Flame Breath	35+Fire 30	◯	60

Silver Rathalos Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Silver Rathalos Lash / Tail 65 Silver Rathalos Shard / Body 36, Tail 20 Rathalos Mantle / Body 3, Tail 5 Silver Rathalos Cortex / Body 28 Silver Rathalos Fellwing / Body 19 Rath Gleam / Body 14, Tail 10

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Silver Rathalos Fellwing / Wings 65 Rath Wingtalon+ / Wings 35 Silver Rathalos Cortex / Head 62, Torso 67 Rathalos Mantle / Head 5, Silver Rathalos Shard / Head 23 Rath Gleam / Head 10, Torso 30

Breakable Body Parts

-	Defense Value	How to Break
Head	250	Set Durability to 0, twice.
Torso	400	Set Durability to 0, once.
Left Wing	280	Set Durability to 0, once.
Right Wing	280	Set Durability to 0, once.
Tail	300	Reduce durability by 600 using cut damage.

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Drops	Silver Rathalos Shard / 50 Silver Rathalos Cortex / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Quest	Silver Rathalos Lash / 9 Silver Rathalos Cortex / 28 Silver Rathalos Shard / 21 Rathalos Mantle / 2 Conflagrant Sac / 18 Silver Rathalos Fellwing / 12 Rath Gleam / 10
MR Silver	Silver Rathalos Cortex / 22 Silver Rathalos Shard / 19 Silver Rathalos Fellwing / 19 Silver Rathalos Lash / 18 Rath Gleam / 12 Rathalos Mantle / 10
MR Gold	Rath Gleam / 22 Silver Rathalos Fellwing / 19 Silver Rathalos Lash / 19 Rathalos Mantle / 18 Silver Rathalos Cortex / 12 Silver Rathalos Shard / 10

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Gold Rathian Cortex / 42 Gold Rathian Shard / 31 Silver Rathalos Fellwing / 26 Rathalos Mantle / 1

Palarang

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Silver Rathalos Shard / 50 Silver Rathalos Cortex / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quests Where Silver Rathalos Appears

Type	Quest Name
Optional	M★6 - Hymn of Moon and Sun
Optional	M★6 - Special Arena: MR Silver Rathalos
Event	M★6 - A Glance of Silver

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Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Elder's Recess	15	15	15
Guiding Lands	11	11	11

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

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