Rathian Weakness and Strategy Guide

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

Rathian Characteristics

Roar	Wind	Tremor	Blight	Status
Small	Low	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	6	5 / 6 / 8 / 11 / 12 / 14	16
Wildspire Waste	3	2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 12	12

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Neck

Torso

Back

Wings

Legs

Tail

Higher values indicate higher damage.

Vulnerability to Status Effects and Items

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Countermeasures against Rathian

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

How to Beat Rathian

Avoid the Somersault

Rathian has an attack that is similar to its counterpart monster, the Rathalos. This attack can deal massive damage and inflict an additional poison status if it lands. This is the main reason why you should never stay in front or behind of Rathian during the hunt. Also, Rathian will always take two steps back before executing this attack. Use this as a signal to back away and keep your distance to completely avoid the attack.

Consecutive Somersault

When Rathian is enraged, he will sometimes use the Somersault attack twice in a row. Be sure that he is finished attacking before trying to engage again.

Triple Fire Breath

Rathian normally shoots one fireball when attacking. However, if he is enraged, he can shoot three fireballs in a row at three different locations. Moving away does not guarantee that you can avoid this attack, it is better if you move left or right and check his head movements to predict where the attack will land.

Using Flash Pods

You can use Flash Pods to shoot Rathian down when he is flying away similar to Rathalos. If you are fast enough, you can use this strategy to counter his somersault attacks to instantly stun him as soon as he lifts off from the ground.

Hitting the Head

Rathian's head takes the most damage out of all of his parts. Be sure to aim for this during the hunt whenever available to maximize your damage output. Also, when he is shooting fireballs from his mouth, his head will be vulnerable for a few seconds. Make sure to avoid the initial fireball and then focus on attacking the head for an easier break.

Rathian Attack Patterns

Rathian Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

Rewards for Each Body Part

Shiny Drops

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

Palarang

Quests Where Rathian Appears

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Related Links

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List of All Base Game Monsters

MHW (Base Game) Monsters

Anjanath	Barroth	Bazelgeuse	Behemoth
Deviljho	Diablos	Dodogama	Great Girros
Great Jagras	Jyuratodus	Kirin	Kulu-Ya-Ku
Kulve Taroth	Kushala Daora	Lavasioth	Legiana
Leshen	Lunastra	Nergigante	Odogaron
Paolumu	Pukei-Pukei	Radobaan	Rathalos
Rathian	Teostra	Tobi-Kadachi	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku
Uragaan	Vaal Hazak	Xeno'jiiva	Zorah Magdaros

Colored Variants

Ancient Leshen	Azure Rathalos	Black Diablos	Pink Rathian

Arch-Tempered Elder Dragons

Arch-Tempered Great Jagras	Arch-Tempered Kirin	Arch-Tempered Kulve Taroth	Arch-Tempered Kushala Daora
Arch-Tempered Lunastra	Arch-Tempered Nergigante	Arch-Tempered Teostra	Arch-Tempered Vaal Hazak
Arch-Tempered Xeno'jiiva	Arch-Tempered Zorah Magdaros

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