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List of Rare Endemic Life

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Monster Hunter World (MHW) along with its expansion, Iceborne, is full of endemic life. Looking to collect the rare ones? Read on to find out where to find them!

List of Monster Hunter World (MHW) Iceborne Rare Endemic Life

Name Habitat
Wintermoon Nettle
Rare Endemic Life Endemic Life Iceborne
Hoarfrost Reach 14 (Mountain Summit)
Blue Diva
Rare Endemic Life Endemic Life Iceborne
Ancient Forest 11, Wildspire Waste 5
Sealord's Crestfish
Rare Endemic Life Endemic Life Iceborne
Hoarfrost Reach 8
Arrowhead Gekko
Rare Endemic Life Endemic Life Iceborne
Wildspire Waste 15, Rotten Vale 10
Moly
Rare Endemic Life Endemic Life Iceborne
Guiding Lands 6・7・8・9・10・11・12・13・14・15
Goldspring Macaque
Rare Endemic Life Endemic Life Iceborne
Hoarfrost Reach 2・6・13

List of Monster Hunter World (MHW) Rare Endemic Life

Name Habitat
Dapper Coralbird
Rare Endemic Life
Coral Highlands 1・5・6
Moonlight Gekko
Rare Endemic Life
Rotten Vale10・13, Elder's Recess 8
Prism Hercudrome
Rare Endemic Life
(Morning Only) Ancient Forest 1, Wildspire Waste 10, Coral Highlands 11, Rotten Vale 11, Elder's Recess 3, Hoarfrost Reach 17
Augurfly
Rare Endemic Life
Ancient Forest 11・14・16, Wildspire Waste 2・10・11, Coral Highlands 3・5・7・8・13・14, Rotten Vale 11・12・15, Elder's Recess 7・8・16
Gold Hercudrome
Rare Endemic Life
Ancient Forest 6, Wildspire Waste 5
Tsuchinoko
Rare Endemic Life
Caverns of El Dorado 1・2
Gold Calappa
Rare Endemic Life
Caverns of El Dorado 1
Shiny Gold Helmcrab
Rare Endemic Life
Caverns of El Dorado 1・2
Emerald Helmcrab
Rare Endemic Life
Wildspire Waste 4・10, Rotten Vale 6・9
Pilot Hare
Rare Endemic Life
Ancient Forest 1・2・8・17, Wildspire Waste 1・2・4
Bristly Crake
Rare Endemic Life
Rotten Vale 3・13・15, Elder's Recess 5・11
Phantom Flutterfly
Rare Endemic Life
Ancient Forest 6・11
Forest Pteryx
Rare Endemic Life
Ancient Forest 5・11・15
Wiggler Queen
Rare Endemic Life
Coral Highlands 1・3 (Full Moon)
Great King Marlin
Rare Endemic Life
Ancient Forest 4, Hoarfrost Reach 9
King Marlin
Rare Endemic Life
Ancient Forest 4, Hoarfrost Reach 9
Petricanths
Rare Endemic Life
Rotten Vale 15, Elder's Recess 8
Downy Crake
Rare Endemic Life
Ancient Forest 1・3・4・8, Wildspire Waste 1・4・5・6・7・8・9・12, Coral Highlands 12・13

How To Monster Hunter World (MHW) Iceborne Rare Endemic Life

Wintermoon Nettle

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Name Habitat
Wintermoon Nettle
Rare Endemic Life Endemic Life Iceborne
Hoarfrost Reach 14 (Mountain Summit)

The Wintermoon Nettle will be there day or night, rain or shine. What makes them a challenge is that once you catch one, or attempt to, they will float away. So make sure to be patient and perfectly place the net before releasing cause there's only one shot to get it right!

Blue Diva

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Name Habitat
Blue Diva
Rare Endemic Life Endemic Life Iceborne
Ancient Forest 11, Wildspire Waste 5

The most efficient way to catch the Blue Diva is to go back and forth between the spawn spots to check if it appears. Make sure to wear the Ghillie Mantle while approaching to not scare it away.

How To Capture Blue Diva
1 Spawn at Camp 1 in the Wildspire Waste
2 Head to Area 5. Use the honey on the map as a reference point.
3 Wear the Ghillie Mantle before climbing the Ivy
4 When reaching the top, look towards the cliffside. Check the scaffolding towards the lower right.
5 Head to the Northeast Camp (11) in the Ancient Forest
6 Head towards the fruit on the left side of Area 11
7 Check the center branch at the lower part of the Area
8 Repeat steps 1 to 7

Sealord's Crestfish

Sealord

Name Habitat
Sealord's Crestfish
Rare Endemic Life Endemic Life Iceborne
Hoarfrost Reach 8

There is a shortcut to go to Area 8 where the Sealord's Crestfish through the Central Camp of the Hoarfrost Reach. This will require three small barrel bombs.

How To Capture Sealord's Crestfish
1 Spawn at the Central Camp of the Hoarfrost Reach
2 Destroy the ground on the lower left of the Area with three small barrel bombs
3 Automatically go to Area 8
4 Head to the fishing spot in the Area
5 Repeat steps 1 to 4

Arrowhead Gecko

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Name Habitat
Arrowhead Gekko
Rare Endemic Life Endemic Life Iceborne
Wildspire Waste 15, Rotten Vale 10

The Arrowhead Gecko has a higher chance of spawning during the event quest The Lord of The Underworld Beckons.

These creatures only appear when the locale has an upsurge of flora. This is made known by the map stating Flourishing: Fruits and Upsurge: Pearl Oyster.

Moly

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Name Habitat
Moly
Rare Endemic Life Endemic Life Iceborne
Guiding Lands 6・7・8・9・10・11・12・13・14・15

Moly only appears are sunrise or sunset so make sure to wait before searching for this creature.

Wearing a Ghillie Mantle will help in catching the Moly.

How To Capture Moly
1 Spawn at the West Camp of the Guiding Lands
2 Go to Area 7 and wait for sunrise or sunset and check for Moly
3 Go to the bottom of area 7 and head to area 6 through the Ivy
4 Go to Area 8 then Area 9 and look for Moly
5 Jump down from Area 9 to Area 15
6 Check area 15 then head to Area 14
7 Go To The East Camp spawn
8 Check area 10 then 11
9 Go back to the East Camp spawn and go through the hole to Area 13
10 Check area 13 then Area 12
11 Repeat steps 1 to 10

Goldspring Macaque

Goldspring Macaque.jpg

Name Habitat
Goldspring Macaque
Rare Endemic Life Endemic Life Iceborne
Hoarfrost Reach 2・6・13

The Goldspring Macaque can only be found in the hot springs of The Hoarfrost Reach. Make sure to wear a Ghillie Mantle when approaching one to not scare it away.

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