Yian Garuga Weakness and Strategy Guide

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

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	8	5 / 6 / 8 / 9	8
Guiding Lands	3	Coming soon!	Coming soon!

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Neck

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

Back

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

Stomach

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

Wings

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

Legs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
30	30	25	0	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	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 Yian Garuga

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Water Weapon	Yian Garuga is weakest against water.
Blast Weapon	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 Yian Garuga, especially when facing him for the first time. So Stun Resistance might be the difference between getting carted or not.
Health Boost	Having more health is always a good thing!
Earplugs	Yian Garuga has a big roar, so having Earplugs at Lvl 5 will be immensely helpful, especially against Yian Garuga's somersault attack.
Mind's Eye/Ballistics	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 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 Yian Garuga

Yian Garuga Somersault

Yian Garuga will always roar before performing his somersault attack. This will disable you for a few seconds making it impossible to dodge. You can easily counter this by maxing your Earplugs skill to level 5. This will nullify any weak and strong monster roars that can disable you.

Antidote and Herbal Medicine

Yuan Garuga can sometimes inflict you poison ailments if you manage to get hit by any of his attacks. It is recommended that you always carry an Antidote or a Herbal Medicine to cure it immediately.

Plunge Attack

Be careful of Yian Garuga's plunge attack. This attack deals the most damage out of his kit. Try to avoid this as much as possible to prevent yourself from carting during the hunt. Constantly move around and never stay in one spot when fighting against Yian Garuga especially when he is flying around.

Also, try to move away as far as you can since there will be a major ground tremor in a small area around the beak for a few seconds after the attack.

Avoiding the Fire Breath

It is recommended that you always move to Yian Garuga's sides when he is attacking. This will give you an opportunity to attack without having to worry about dodging. Yian Garuga's Fire Breath attacks take a long time to finish, this is your best chance to use your strongest skills to maximize your damage output.

Which Part to Aim For

The head and tail parts of Yian Garuga are his weaknesses. It is best that you focus on these parts and use your Clutch Claws to soften up these parts. However, if you want to break his wings for specific loot. You might want to use a weapon with a purple or higher sharpness because of its toughness.

Pitfall Traps

Using Pitfall Traps will not work against Yian Garuga when he is enraged. Try not to rely much on Pitfall Traps and use them only at the beginning of the hunt.

Yian Garuga Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Tail Sweep	45	◯	40
Tail Sweep (Tail Removed)	40	◯	30
Rush	45	◯	40
Double Beak Attack	60	◯	40
Continuous Assault	30	◯	0
Somersault	85	◯	50
Somersault (Tail Removed)	75	◯	40
Air Assault	90	◯	50
Claw Attack (Airborne)	20	◯	0
Bite	20	◯	10
Tail Slam	55	◯	40
Tail Slam (Tail Removed)	50	◯	30
Intimidation	10	◯	0
Pounce	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

Yian Garuga Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Garuga Lash / Tail 70 Fancy Beak / Body 9 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

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	200	Reduce durability by 600 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 Garuga Cortex / 6 Scratched Shell / 26 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 Yian Garuga Appears

Type	Quest Name
Optional	M★6 - Special Arena: MR Yian Garuga
Assigned	M★6 - Return of the Crazy One
Challenge	M★6 - Challenge Quest 1: MR Expert
Event	M★6 - I Am Tranquil, I Am Sound
Event	M★6 - Yodeling in the Forest
Event	M★6 - Don't Forget the Earplugs!

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