Monster Hunter World (MHW)

Big Brained Bandit Quest and Rewards

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This is a guide for Big Brained Bandit, a Quest appearing in Monster Hunter World (MHW). Learn about Big Brained Bandit's availability, unlock conditions, target Monsters, and rewards for completing the Quest here.

Big Brained Bandit Basic Information

How to Unlock Big Brained Bandit

Hunt a Kulu-Ya-Ku.

Quest Basic Information

Lv ★2 Destination Ancient Forest
Type  Optional Research Points  140
Time Limit  50 minutes Reward Money 1800z
Objective Hunt a Kulu-Ya-Ku
Other Conditions  HR2

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Monsters Appearing in Big Brained Bandit

Name Starting Area Visited Areas Rest Spot
RathalosRathalos 16 1 / 5 / 8 / 14 / 16 16
Kulu-Ya-KuKulu-Ya-Ku 5 1 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 14 / 15 / 16 7

Ancient Forest Maps and Materials

Monster Weaknesses

Monster Fire.png Water.png Thunder.png Ice.png Dragon.png
Rathalos ImageRathalos ★★ ★★★
Kulu-Ya-Ku ImageKulu-Ya-Ku ★★ ★★★ ★★ ★★ ★★

Big Brained Bandit Rewards

Main Rewards

Item Appearance Rate
Ancient Bone 16%
Iron Ore 18%
Bitterbug 12%
Honey 15%
Machalite Ore 10%
Armor Sphere 1%
Monster Bone S 28%

Monster Materials

Rathalos

Rathalos Shell Rathalos Marrow
Rathalos Tail Rathalos Webbing
Rathalos Plate Rathalos Scale

Kulu-Ya-Ku

Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide
Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak

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