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Kulu-Ya-Ku Weakness and Strategy Guide

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

Kulu-Ya-Ku Characteristics

Monster Hunter World Kulu-Ya-Ku
Roar Wind Tremor Blight Status
None None None None None
Breakable Parts
Head, Hindlegs

Locations and Areas Visited

Map Starting Area Visited Areas Rest Spot
Ancient Forest ImageAncient Forest 5 1 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 14 / 15 / 16 7
Wildspire Waste ImageWildspire Waste 5 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 6

*The starting location may change depending on the Quest.

Weakness, Body Parts, Extracts

Head

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
68 68 60 15 Red
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
20 15 15 15

Hindlegs

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
52 56 45 15 Red
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
20 15 15 15

Torso

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
45 45 40 15 White
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
20 15 15 15

Tail

Sever Break Bomb Fire Extract
55 50 35 15 Red
Water Thunder Ice Dragon
20 15 15 15

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 Kulu-Ya-Ku

Recommended Weapon Element and Armor Skills

Recommended Weapon Element
Water Weapon Kulu-Ya-Ku is weakest against water.
Recommended Armor Skills
Water Attack Since you do not need a lot of skills to fight Kulu-Ya-Ku, you can invest in a few Water Attack levels to make your water weapon stronger.
Mind's Eye/Ballistics If you do not want to waste time to trying to get Kulu-Ya-Ku to drop his rock, you can also bring Mind's Eye/Ballistics to stop having your weapon bounce on it.
Stun Resistance Kulu-Ya-Ku's rock attacks can cause stun more easily, which can easily lead to you getting carted. If you are not doing well in dodging him, consider putting Stun Resistance in your build.

How to Beat Kulu-Ya-Ku

Kulu-Ya-Ku Rock

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Kulu-Ya-Ku has a unique characteristic wherein he holds a small rock in front of him to use as a weapon and as a shield to bounce off melee weapons.

It is recommended that you focus on attacking Kulu-Ya-Ku on the sides when he is holding a rock or you can try to drop his rock by using a Flash Pod directly on to his head.

Jump Attack

Kulu-Ya-Ku's jump attack can be dangerous because of its fast animation. Stay alert and always be prepared to dodge or keep your distance to avoid getting hit by this attack.

Also, after Kulu-Ya-Ku performs his jump attack, he will be stationary for a few seconds. You can use this opportunity to attack and dish out some damage for efficiency.

Kulu-Ya-Ku Attack Patterns

Attack Attack Power Guardable Exhaustion
Peck 20 ◯ 5
Scratch 30 ◯ 10
Jump Attack (Holding Rock) 80 ◯ 100
Jump Attack 20 ◯ 0
Rock Thrust 40 ◯ 80
Rock Rush 30 ◯ 15
Rock Crush 70 ◯ 0
Rock Attack 70 ◯ 0

Kulu-Ya-Ku Carves and Rewards

Carvings and Hunt Rewards

Obtain Rate (%)
LR Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale / Body 36
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide / Body 28
Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak / Body 21
Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / Body 15
HR Bird Wyvern Gem / Body 5
Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ / Body 34
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide+ / Body 27
Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ / Body 20
Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ / Body 14
MR Fey Wyvern Gem / Body 5
Kulu-Ya-Ku Shard / Body 34
Kulu-Ya-Ku Thickhide / Body 27
Large Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak / Body 20
Large Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / Body 14

Rewards for Each Body Part

Obtain Rate (%)
LR Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / Hindlegs 100
Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak / Head 100
HR Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ / Hindlegs 100
Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ / Head 100
MR Large Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / Hindlegs 100
Large Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak / Head 100

Breakable Body Parts

Defense Value How to Break
Head 180 Set durability to 0, twice.
Torso 200 -
Legs 160 -
Tail 150 -

Shiny Drops

Obtain Rate (%)
LR
Drops		 Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale / 50
Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / 28
Wyvern Tear / 22
HR
Drops		 Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ / 50
Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ / 28
Wyvern Tear / 22
MR
Drops		 Kulu-Ya-Ku Shard / 50
Large Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / 28
Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quest Clear & Investigation Rewards

Obtain Rate (%)
LR
Quest		 Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak / 9
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide / 32
Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale / 23
Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / 20
Monster Bone S / 16
LR
Silver		 Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / 30
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide / 25
Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak / 25
Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale / 20
LR
Gold		 Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / 40
Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak / 30
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide / 16
Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale / 14
HR
Quest		 Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide+ / 32
Bird Wyvern Gem / 3
Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ / 21
Monster Bone+ / 18
Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ / 15
Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ / 11
HR
Silver		 Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ / 28
Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ / 23
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide+ / 20
Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ / 18
Bird Wyvern Gem / 11
HR
Gold		 Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ / 30
Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ / 24
Bird Wyvern Gem / 17
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide+ / 16
Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ / 13
MR
Quest		 Kulu-Ya-Ku Thickhide / 32
Fey Wyvern Gem / 3
Kulu-Ya-Ku Shard / 21
Monster Toughbone / 18
Large Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / 11
Large Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak / 11

Plunderblade Rewards

Plunderblade

Obtain Rate (%)
LR Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale / 43
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide / 35
Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / 22
HR Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ / 43
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide+ / 33
Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ / 22
Bird Wyvern Gem / 2
Bird Wyvern Gem / 2
MR Kulu-Ya-Ku Shard / 43
Kulu-Ya-Ku Thickhide / 33
Large Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / 22
Fey Wyvern Gem / 2

Palarang

Obtain Rate (%)
MR Kulu-Ya-Ku Shard / 50
Large Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume / 28
Large Wyvern Tear / 22

Quests Where Kulu-Ya-Ku Appears

Type Quest Name
Assigned ★2 - Bird-Brained Bandit
Optional ★2 - Big Brained Bandit
Optional ★2 - Camp Crasher
Optional ★3 - Gettin' Yolked In The Waste
Optional ★6 - Keep Your Hands To Yourself!
Optional ★6 - Up To Your Waist In The Waste
Optional ★6 - Brown Desert, Green Queen
Event ★4 - Ya-Ku With That?
Event ★7 - Wildspire Bolero
Event ★6 - Egg Lovers United
Challenge ★2 - Challenge Quest 1: Beginner
Special Assignment ★6 - A Visitor from Another World
Optional M★1 - Literary Thief
Optional M★1 - Wildspire Treasure Hunt
Optional M★1 - Taster's Tour
Optional M★1 - Jyura in My Way
Event M★2 - Colorful Carnival
Optional ★2 - Snatch the Snatcher
Arena Quest ★2 - Arena Quest 2

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