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

Shrieking Legiana Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Big	High	None	Ice	None
Breakable Parts
Head, Back, Left Wing, Right Wing, Tail

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Hoarfrost Reach	15 (1st time)	13 / 14	13

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
65	70	45	15	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	15	0	10

Neck

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
35	40	30	15	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	10	0	5

Torso

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
25	25	50	25	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	10	0	5

Back

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
25	25	45	15	Orange
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	10	0	5

Wings

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
50	45	40	15	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	15	0	5

Legs

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
35	35	20	20	White
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
0	5	0	0

Tail

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
45	40	35	20	Green
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	10	0	5

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 Shrieking Legiana

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Fire Weapon	Shrieking Legiana is weakest against fire.
Recommended Armor Skills
Ice Resistance	Building Ice Resistance to Lvl 3 can mitigate a lot of Shrieking Legiana's damage.
Blight Resistance	Shrieking Legiana can inflict Iceblight a lot. It will be worth it to get Blight Resistance to Lvl 3, especially if your weapon is a stamina-hungry one.
Earplugs	Shrieking Legiana's screech is no different from Legiana's! (Or should we say shriek?) Getting the Earplugs skill to Lvl 5 will be worth it.
Fire Attack	Shrieking Legiana can heal by covering itself in ice. Constantly attacking the icy body part with fire attacks will remove the ice, so enhancing your fire weapon's damage will be good if you have extra slots.

How to Beat Shrieking Legiana

Wider Attack Range

Most of Shrieking Legiana's attack patterns are similar to the normal Legiana variant. The only notable difference from the attacks is its range. Shrieking Legiana's attacks have a slightly wider attack range than the normal variant. If you are having a hard time hunting Shrieking Legiana, practicing against a normal Legiana can help to learn all the patterns.

Breaking Frozen Parts

Shrieking Legiana regenerates damaged parts by covering them with ice. Breaking a body part that is covered in ice will further weaken it. Be sure to keep an eye on these parts and focus on attacking them during the hunt.

It is also recommended that you use weapons with a fire affinity to greatly improve your damage against frost.

Preparing Nullberries

When you get hit by any of Shrieking Legiana's ice attacks. It is guaranteed that you will be inflicted with Iceblight, this will double your stamina consumption which can be dangerous if you need to dodge. Try to cure it whenever it is present by using a Nullberry.

Building Ice Resistance

It is highly recommended that you equip the skill Lv 3 Ice Resistance to build up 20 ice resistance and 10 defense. This will help you reduce the damage you take from any of Shrieking Legiana's ice attacks.

Ice Attack

Shrieking Legiana will sometimes shoot an ice attack that covers a wide area with multiple lines of ice in a cone shape. Try to immediately run into areas where the ice shards won't reach to avoid getting hit by the attack.

Move and Dodge

Shrieking Legiana will dive down to exactly where you were currently standing before it jumps. Make it a habit to constantly move around and never stay in one position whenever Shrieking Legiana jumps to avoid taking damage from any of its dive attacks.

Shrieking Legiana Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Rotating Tail Attack	30	◯	25
Roating Tail Attack (Gliding)	45	◯	25
Slow Bite	25	◯	25
Bite	25	◯	25
Rush	40	◯	25
Forward Bite (Gliding)	35	◯	30
Claw Attack (Gliding)	25	◯	20
Jump Attack	35	◯	25
Glide Attack	35	◯	25
Vertical Claw Swipe	40	◯	35
Vertical Claw Swipe (Gliding)	40	◯	35
Rush (Gliding)	30+ Ice(10)	◯	25
Cold Tail Attack	30+ Ice(35)	◯	50
Cold Tail	30+ Ice(35)	◯	50
Dive	40+ Ice(35)	◯	50
Ice Attack	35+ Ice(35)	◯	45
Frost	0	x	0
Throw	20	◯	0

Shrieking Legiana Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Legiana Shard / Body 34 Legiana Mantle / Body 3 Rimed Hide / Body 26 Obsidian Icetalon / Body 21 Stark Wing / Body 16

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Stark Wing / Wings 70 Legiana Tail Webbing+ / Tail 63 Rimed Hide / Head 60, Torso 98, Wings 70, Tail 33 Legiana Mantle / Head 5, Torso 2, Tail 4 Legiana Shard / Head 35

Breakable Body Parts

	Defense Value	How to Break
Head	210	Set durability to 0, twice.
Torso	300	Set durability to 0, once.
Left Wing	210	Set durability to 0, once.
Right Wing	210	Set durability to 0, once.
Tail	270	Set durability to 0, once.

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Drops	Obsidian Icetalon / 50 Legiana Hardclaw / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR Quest	Cryo Sac / 27 Rimed Hide / 21 Legiana Shard / 18 Obsidian Icetalon / 13 Legiana Tail Webbing+ / 11 Stark Wing / 10
MR Silver	Legiana Tail Webbing+ / 19 Stark Wing / 18 Obsidian Icetalon / 16 Rimed Hide / 14 Cryo Sac / 12 Legiana Shard / 11 Legiana Mantle / 10
MR Gold	Obsidian Icetalon / 18 Stark Wing / 18 Legiana Mantle / 18 Legiana Tail Webbing+ / 14 Rimed Hide / 13 Cryo Sac / 10 Legiana Shard / 10

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Legiana Shard / 42 Rimed Hide / 31 Obsidian Icetalon / 26 Legiana Mantle / 1

Palarang

	Obtain Rate (%)
MR	Obsidian Icetalon / 50 Legiana Hardclaw / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quests Where Shrieking Legiana Appears

Type	Quest Name
Assigned	M★4 - When the Mist Taketh You
Optional	M★3 - The Purr-fect Room: Stone
Optional	M★4 - Noblefrost Hunter
Optional	M★4 - Duet of Rime
Optional	M★4 - Treasure in the Snow
Event	M★6 - Ballad to the Hoarfrost

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