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

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What Lurks in the Forest Basic Information

How to Unlock What Lurks in the Forest

Available from the Event start time

Quest Basic Information

Lv ★7 Destination Ancient Forest
Type  Challenge Research Points  -
Time Limit  50 minutes Reward Money 3240z
Objective Slay all target monsters:
Great Jagras, Anjanath, Rathalos
Other Conditions  HR16

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Monsters Appearing in What Lurks in the Forest

Name Starting Area Visited Areas Rest Spot
RathalosRathalos 16 1 / 5 / 8 / 14 / 16 16
AnjanathAnjanath 2 / 10 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 13
Great JagrasGreat Jagras 2 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 2

Ancient Forest Maps and Materials

Monster Weaknesses

Monster Fire.png Water.png Thunder.png Ice.png Dragon.png
Rathalos ImageRathalos ❌ ★ ★★ ★ ★★★
Anjanath ImageAnjanath ❌ ★★★ ★★ ★★ ★
Great Jagras ImageGreat Jagras ★★★ ❌ ★★ ★★ ★

What Lurks in the Forest Rewards

Main Rewards

Items and Appearance Rate (★/%)
Well-done Steak Lifepowder
Voucher Hunter King Coin
Steel Egg

Monster Materials

Rathalos

Rathalos Tail Rathalos Medulla
Rathalos Plate Rathalos Carapace
Rathalos Ruby Rathalos Scale+
Rathalos Wing

Anjanath

Anjanath Plate Anjanath Tail
Anjanath Pelt+ Anjanath Scale+
Anjanath Fang+ Anjanath Nosebone+
Anjanath Gem

Great Jagras

Great Jagras Mane Great Jagras Hide+
Great Jagras Scale+ Great Jagras Claw+

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