Learn how to beat Scarred Yian Garuga in the Iceborne expansion for Monster Hunter World (MHW)! This guide explains everything about Scarred Yian Garuga'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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Scarred Yian Garuga Weakness, Body Parts, and Resistances

Scarred Yian Garuga Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Big	High	None	Fire	Poison
Breakable Parts
Head (Beak, Ear), Torso, Wings, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Ancient Forest	9	5 / 6 / 8 / 9	8
Guiding Lands	6	2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6	7

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
60	65	45	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
30	0	10	15

Neck

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
34	40	30	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	0	5	10

Stomach

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
34	34	30	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
25	0	5	10

Back

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
18	18	15	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	0	5	10

Legs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
30	30	25	0	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	0	5	10

Wings

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
18(24)	18(24)	40	0	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
20	0	5	10

Tail

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
40	35	30	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
20	0	5	10

Tail Tip

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
46	40	35	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
25	0	5	10

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 Scarred Yian Garuga

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Water Weapon	Scarred Yian Garuga is weakest against water.
Blast Weapon	Scarred Yian Garuga is also weak to blast, so if you have a better weapon that inflicts blast, feel free to bring that one instead.
Recommended Armor Skills
Evade Window	Evade Window gives you extra invincibility frames, making it easier to dodge attacks.
Guard	Instead of Evade Window, Guard will be more useful to have as a shield user.
Stun Resistance	You might get hit a lot by Scarred Yian Garuga, especially when facing him for the first time (though it should be noted that his attacks patterns are the same as the normal variant). So Stun Resistance might be the difference between getting carted or not.
Windproof	Scarred Yian Garuga can give you a lot of wind pressure, incapacitating you long enough to freely attack you. Getting Windproof to Lvl 5 will prevent this.
Health Boost	Having more health is always a good thing!
Earplugs	Scarred Yian Garuga has a big roar, so having Earplugs at Lvl 5 will be immensely helpful, especially against his somersault attack.
Mind's Eye/Ballistics	Like the normal variant, Scarred Yian Garuga's wings are tougher than the rest of his body, so your weapon will probably bounce off of it. Mind's Eye/Ballistics can help you attack his wings normally if ever you want to break them.
Free Meal	If you find yourself running out of Antidote and Herbal Medicine (or maybe even Max and Ancient Potions) against Scarred Yian Garuga, you can get Free Meal, especially up to Lvl 3 if the secret levels are available.
Clutch Claw Boost	Clutch Claw Boost is important for any hunter who uses lighter weapons, as it can make you tenderize in one go.

How to Beat Scarred Yian Garuga

Similarities With the Normal Variant

Most of Scarred Yian Garuga's attack patterns are the same as its normal variant. It is suggested that you practice fighting against the normal variant first to memorize his attack patterns if you are having a hard time.

Scarred Yian Garuga's Fire Attacks

Scarred Yian Garuga will sometimes shoot multiple fire breaths that can cover a wide area that can be difficult to dodge. The best way to avoid taking damage from these attacks is by moving directly below of Scarred Yian Garuga to get out of the fire's range.

Moving under Scarred Yian Garuga will make you vulnerable to his somersault attacks. Always be prepared to roll away and prioritize dodging over attacking during the whole fight.

Using Flash Pods

The Scarred Yian Garuga will have a longer flight time than the normal variant. Because of this, it will make the fight a bit harder and it will take longer to finish. You can counter his long flight time easily by shooting him down using a Flash Pod with your slinger.

However, if you use too much Flash Pods during the fight, Scarred Yian Garuga will eventually be resistant to it. Try to use it only whenever necessary.

Earplugs for Somersault

Scarred Yian Garuga will always use his roar before executing the somersault. Depending on your position, you may get disabled by his roar making you vulnerable to the somersault. It is best that you equip gears with at least level 5 earplugs to completely negate any effect from Scarred Yian Garuga's roar.

Extreme Wind Pressure

Some of Scarred Yian Garuga's attacks can also release a wind pressure before attacking. This wind pressure can stop you from dodging some of his attacks that can deal massive damage. To counter this, you can equip gears with the Windproof skill and raise it to level 5 to counter any wind pressure.

Status Ailments

The Scarred Yian Garuga's somersault attack can inflict a poison status ailment if you manage to get hit. Be sure to prepare an Antidote or a Herbal Powder to cure any poison ailments immediately.

Aiming for the Head and the Tail

You can maximize your damage by focusing your attacks on the head or the tail part of Scarred Yian Garuga. Also, you can soften these parts using your clutch claws to further increase your maximum damage output.

Keep in mind that attacking the wings with low weapon sharpness will just bounce off any of your attacks. It is recommended that you only focus on this part if you have a white or higher sharpness with your current weapon.

Scarred Yian Garuga Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Sweeping Tail Attack	45	◯	40
Sweeping Tail Attack (Tail Removed)	40	◯	30
Rush	45	◯	0
Double Beak Attack	60	◯	40
Continuous Barrage	30	◯	0
Somersault	85	◯	50
Somersault (Tail Removed)	75	◯	40
Air Assault	90	◯	50
Claw Attack (Glide)	20	◯	0
Bite	20	◯	0
Tail Slam	55	◯	40
Tail Slam (Tail Removed)	50	◯	30
Intimidation	10	◯	0
Leap	10	◯	0
Flame Breath	30+ Fire(30)	◯	40
Triple Flame Breath	30+ Fire(30)	◯	0
Enhanced Flame Breath	35+ Fire(35)	◯	60
Flame Breath (Airborne)	30 +Fire(30)	◯	40
Flame Barrage	25+ Fire(25)	◯	40
Moving Flame Barrage	25+ Fire(25)	◯	40

Scarred Yian Garuga Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Garuga Lash / Tail 70 Fey Wyvern Gem / Body 5, Tail 5 Garuga Shard / Body 32, Tail 25 Garuga Cortex / Body 24 Garuga Silverpelt / Body 19 Garuga Fellwing / Body 11 Fancy Beak /

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Garuga Fellwing / Wings 65 Garuga Cortex / Torso 30, Wings 35 Garuga Silverpelt / Head 70, Torso 70 Garuga Auricle / Head 70 Fancy Beak / Beak 65 Garuga Shard / Beak 35

Breakable Body Parts

	Defense Value	How to Break
Head	215	Set durability to 0, twice.
Torso	260	Set durability to 0, once.
Left Wing	200	Set durability to 0, once.
Right Wing	200	Set durability to 0, once.
Tail	260	Reduce durability by 400 using cut damage.

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Drops	Garuga Shard / 50 Garuga Silverpelt / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Quest	Garuga Fellwing / 9 Garuga Lash / 8 Scratched Shell / 26 Garuga Cortex / 18 Fancy Beak / 14 Garuga Shard / 13 Garuga Silverpelt / 12
MR Silver	Fancy Beak / 24 Garuga Silverpelt / 20 Garuga Fellwing / 18 Garuga Auricle / 14 Garuga Lash / 14 Fey Wyvern Gem / 10
MR Gold	Garuga Silverpelt / 9 Garuga Fellwing / 24 Garuga Auricle / 18 Fey Wyvern Gem / 18 Garuga Lash / 18 Fancy Beak / 13

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Garuga Shard / 41 Garuga Cortex / 33 Fancy Beak / 25 Fey Wyvern Gem / 1

Palarang

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Garuga Shard / 50 Garuga Silverpelt / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quests Where Scarred Yian Garuga Appears

Type	Quest Name
Event	M★6 - Scars Tell the Whole Story
Challenge	M★6 - Fear No Scars

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