Learn how to beat Azure Rathalos in the game Monster Hunter World (MHW)! This guide explains everything about Azure 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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Azure Rathalos Weakness, Body Parts, and Resistances

Azure Rathalos Characteristics

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

Locations and Areas Visited

Map	Starting Area	Visited Areas	Rest Spot
Ancient Forest	15	1 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 16	17
Elder's Recess	11	2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12	3

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
60	65	55	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
15	15	20	30

Neck

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
30	35	25	0	Red
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	5	10	20

Torso

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

Back

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

Wings

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

Legs

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

Tail

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
18	18	20	0	Green
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
5	5	10	20

Tail Tip

Sever	Break	Bomb	Fire	Extract
55	50	45	0	Green
Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
10	10	15	25

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 Azure Rathalos

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Dragon Weapon	Azure Rathalos is weakest against dragon.
Recommended Armor Skills
Clutch Claw Boost	Azure Rathalos has tougher skin, so making its body parts tender will help.
Fire Resistance	Since Azure Rathalos's flame breath attacks have a wider range, it might be worth it to add some Fire Resistance to your build.
Poison Resistance	Azure Rathalos can poison you with his claws. If you do not want to waste time with Antidotes or Herbal Medicines, this skill will be helpful.
Stun Resistance	If you find yourself getting stunned and dying right after while fighting Azure Rathalos, try putting Stun Resistance into your build.
Earplugs	Since Azure Rathalos has a big roar, maxing out your Earplugs skill to Lvl 5 will nullify it.
Windproof	Azure Rathalos can give you major wind pressure; Windproof at Lvl 5 fully negates it.

How to Beat Azure Rathalos

Azure Rathalos and Rathalos

The approach to fighting Azure Rathalos is basically the same as that of fighting the normal Rathalos variant. Try to aim for the head and play aggressively after using a Flash Pod.

Tougher Skin

The Azure Rathalos variant has a tougher skin than the normal Rathalos variant. In particular, his back and wings are so tough that even a weapon with blue sharpness can be repelled.

Wider Range

The flame breath attacks of Azure Rathalos has a wider range than the usual. Because of this, it is a lot more difficult to dodge especially when he uses his jump back flame breath attack. You may need to focus on building up your Fire Resistance rather than building up your damage skills for this hunt.

Longer Flight Time

Similar to the normal Rathalos variant, the Azure Rathalos also has the ability to fly, but since the Azure Rathalos is a stronger specie, the flight time will take longer than the usual. This makes the Flash Pods a lot more important for the fight, use your Flash Pod to instantly bring Azure Rathalos down within the range of your melee weapons and powerful attacks.

Azure Rathalos Attack Patterns

Attack	Attack Power	Guardable	Exhaustion
Back Jump Breath	80	◯	60
Flame Breath	70	◯	60
Ground Bite	50	◯	45
Vertcal Claw Attack	30	◯	45
Continuous Kick	55	◯	45
Kick from the Sky	75	◯	60
Tail Sweep	45	◯	45

Azure Rathalos Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Azure Rathalos Tail / Tail 65 Rathalos Plate / Body 7 Azure Rathalos Scale+ / Body 33 Azure Rathalos Carapace / Body 24 Azure Rathalos Wing / Body 20 Rathalos Ruby / Body 2, Tail 2 Rathalos Medulla / Body 14
MR	Azure Rathalos Lash / Tail 65 Rathalos Ruby / Body 7, Tail 5 Azure Rathalos Shard / Body 33, Tail 20 Azure Rathalos Cortex / Body 24 Azure Rathalos Fellwing / Body 20 Rathalos Mantle / Body 2, Tail 3 Rathalos Medulla / Body 14, Tail 7

Rewards for Each Body Part

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Azure Rathalos Wing / Wing 65 Rath Wingtalon / Wing 35 Azure Rathalos Scale+ / Head 65 Rathalos Plate / Head 4 Rathalos Ruby / Head 1, Back 1 Rathalos Medulla / Back 30
MR	Azure Rathalos Fellwing / Wing 65 Rath Wingtalon+ / Wing 35 Rathalos Medulla / Torso 30 Azure Rathalos Cortex / Head 65, Torso 68 Azure Rathalos Shard / Head 65 Rathalos Ruby / Head 5 Rathalos Mantle / Head 3, Torso 2

Shiny Drops

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR Drops	Azure Rathalos Scale+ / 50 Pink Rathian Carapace / 28 Wyvern Tear / 22
MR Drops	Azure Rathalos Shard / 50 Azure Rathalos Cortex / 28 Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR Quest	Azure Rathalos Tail / 9 Rathalos Plate / 3 Azure Rathalos Carapace / 27 Azure Rathalos Scale+ / 21 Inferno Sac / 18 Azure Rathalos Wing / 12 Monster Hardbone / 10
HR Silver	Rathalos Ruby / 7 Azure Rathalos Tail / 20 Azure Rathalos Wing / 20 Inferno Sac / 14 Azure Rathalos Carapace / 14 Rathalos Medulla / 13 Azure Rathalos Scale+ / 12
HR Gold	Azure Rathalos Tail / 20 Azure Rathalos Wing / 20 Rathalos Medulla / 14 Rathalos Ruby / 14 Inferno Sac / 12 Azure Rathalos Scale+ / 10 Azure Rathalos Carapace / 10
MR Quest	Azure Rathalos Lash / 9 Rathalos Ruby / 3 Azure Rathalos Cortex / 27 Azure Rathalos Shard / 21 Conflagrant Sac / 18 Azure Rathalos Fellwing / 12 Rath Wingtalon+ / 10
MR Silver	Azure Rathalos Lash / 9 Azure Rathalos Cortex / 22 Azure Rathalos Shard / 20 Azure Rathalos Fellwing / 17 Rathalos Ruby / 10 Rathalos Mantle / 10
MR Gold	Azure Rathalos Lash / 24 Azure Rathalos Fellwing / 19 Rathalos Mantle / 18 Azure Rathalos Cortex / 16 Azure Rathalos Shard / 13 Rathalos Ruby / 10

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

	Obtain Rate (%)
HR	Azure Rathalos Carapace / 42 Azure Rathalos Scale+ / 31 Azure Rathalos Wing / 26 Rathalos Ruby / 1
MR	Azure Rathalos Cortex / 42 Azure Rathalos Shard / 31 Azure Rathalos Fellwing / 26 Rathalos Mantle / 1

Palarang

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

Quests Where Azure Rathalos Appears

Type	Quest Name
Optional	★7 - Ruler of the Azure Skies
Optional	★7 - Rathalos in Blue
Optional	★7 - The Red and Blue Crew
Optional	★7 - Special Arena: HR Azure Rathalos
Optional	★9 - New World Sky, New World Flower
Event	★7 - Rock N' Roll Recess
Event	★9 - A Nose for an Eye
Assigned	M★3 - A Smashing Cross Counter
Optional	M★1 - This Here's Big Horn Country!
Optional	M★3 - Everyone's a Critic
Optional	M★3 - Blast Warning In Effect!
Optional	M★4 - These Azure Eyes See All
Optional	M★4 - Blue Rathalos Blues
Optional	M★4 - Special Arena: Mr Azure Rathalos
Event	M★4 - In the Depths of the Forest
Event	M★6 - Alt Rock Recess
Arena Quest	★7 - Arena Quest 7

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