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

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	5	1 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 14 / 15 / 16	7
Wildspire 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

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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