How to Unlock All Quests (Low/High Rank)

Trying to figure out how to unlock a specific quest in Monster Hunter World (MHW)? Learn how to unlock all the quests in low/high rank through this article!

How to Unlock Optional Quests

★1 Optional Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
Butting Heads With Nature (No Condition)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Complete the quest "A Kestodon Kerfuffle"
A Thicket of Thugs (No Condition)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Clear "Jagras of The Ancient Forest"
Fungal Flexin' In The Ancient Forest (No Condition)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Clear "Jagras of The Ancient Forest"
Learning the Clutch (Solo only)	Great Jagras	Requires the Iceborne Expansion.

★2 Optional Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
The Great Glutton (No Condition)	Great Jagras	Hunt a Great jagras.
Big Brained Bandit (HR2)	Kulu-Ya-Ku	Hunt a Kulu-Ya-Ku.
Camp Crasher (HR3)	Kulu-Ya-Ku	Clear "The Best Kind of Quest"
The Pain From Gains (HR3)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Clear "The Best Kind of Quest"
Exterminator Of The Waste (HR3)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Clear "The Best Kind of Quest"
Snatch the Snatcher (HR 3 or higher)	Kulu-Ya-Ku	Clear "The Great Glutton"

★3 Optional Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
Scatternut Shortage (HR2)	Pukei-Pukei	Clear the quest "Urgent: Pukei Pukei Hunt".
Flying Sparks: Tobi-Kadachi (HR4)	Tobi-Kadachi	Clear "Flying Sparks: Tobi Kadachi"
Mired In The Spire (HR2)	Barroth	The Best Kind of Quest
The Piscine Problem (HR3)	Jyuratodus	Clear "Sinister Shadows In The Swamp"
Prickly Predicament (HR3)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Talk to the botanist after clearing the quest "Flying Sparks: Tobi Kadachi"
Gettin' Yolked In The Waste (HR3)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Clear "Flying Sparks: Tobi Kadachi"
Landing The Landslide Wyvern (HR3)	Barroth	Clear "The Best Kind of Quest"
Special Arena: Pukei-Pukei (HR3)	Pukei-Pukei	Appears after the Zorah Magdaros operation.
Special Arena: Barroth (HR4)	Barroth	Clear "Sinister Shadows In The Swamp"
Special Arena: Tobi-Kadachi (HR5)	Tobi-Kadachi	Clear the quesst "The Encroaching Anjanath" and capture a Tobi-Kadachi.
The Current Situation (HR 4 or higher)	Tobi-Kadachi	Gain access to 3 star rank quests

★4 Optional Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
One Helluva Sinus Infection (HR4)	Anjanath	Clear the quesst "The Encroaching Anjanath".
Gettin' Yolked In The Forest (HR4)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Clear the quesst "The Encroaching Anjanath" then talk with the chef.
Royal Relocation (HR5)	Rathian	Talk to the botanist after the Zorah Magdaros Operation.
It's A Crying Shamos (HR6)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Discover a campsite in the Coral Highlands then talk with the chef.
A Tzitzi For Science (HR6)	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku	Discover a campsite in the Coral Highlands.
Sorry You're Not Invited (HR6)	Paolumu	Clear the quest ”Ballooning Problems".
What A Bunch Of Abalone (HR6)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Talk to the chief after discovering a campsite in the Coral Highlands.
White Monster For A White Coat (HR6)	Paolumu	Clear the assigned quest "Ballooning Problems" and optional quest "Landing the Landslide Wyvern".
Persistent Pests (HR8)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Clear the "Radobaan Roadblock" Assigned Quest.
A Rotten Thing To Do (HR8)	Great Girros	Complete the quest "Radobaan Roadblock".
A Bone To Pick (HR8)	Radobaan	Complete the quest "Radobaan Roadblock".
On Nightmare's Wings (HR8)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Complete the quest "Radobaan Roadblock" then talk to the armor shop attendant.
Special Arena: Anjanath (HR5)	Anjanath	Complete the quest "The Encroaching Anjanath" and capture an Anjanath. Talk to the commander of the 3rd fleet after doing so.
Special Arena: Rathian (HR5)	Rathian	Complete the quest "The Encroaching Anjanath" and capture a Rathian.
Special Arena: Paolumu (HR7)	Paolumu	Complete the quest "Ballooning Problems" and capture a Paulumu.
Special Arena: Radobaan (HR8)	Radobaan	Discover a camp site in the Coral Highlands and capture a Radobaan.
Troubled Troupers (HR6)	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku	Speak to the Troupers in their camp after speaking to the Lynian Researcher in Coral HIghlands.

★5 Optional Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
When Desire Becomes An Obsession (HR8)	Rathalos	Hunt a Rathalos.
Redefining The "Power Couple" (HR9)	Rathalos	Talk to the armor shop attendant after reaching HR 10 or higher.
Twin Spires Upon The Sands (HR8)	Diablos	Complete the quest "Horned Tyrant Below The Sands"
A Humid Headache (HR8)	Legiana	Clear the assigned quest "Legiana: Embodiment of Elegance".
Gone In A Flash (HR8)	Kirin	Complete the optional quest "Man's Best Friend".
Scratching The Itch (HR8)	Odogaron	Complete the quest "Into The Bowels of The Flame".
Man's Best Friend (HR8)	Odogaron	Clear the assigned quest "Into the Bowels of the Vale" and optional quest "White Monster For A White Coat".
The Meat Of The Matter (HR8)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Complete the quest "Into The Bowels of The Flame" then talk to the chef.
Special Arena: Legiana (HR9)	Legiana	Complete the quest "The Embodiment of Legiana" and capture a Legiana.
Special Arena: Odogaron (HR10)	Odogaron	Clear the assigned quests "Horned Tyrant Below The Sands" and "A Fiery Throne Atop The Forest" and capture an Odogaron.
Special Arena: Rathalos (HR10)	Rathalos	Clear the assigned quests "Horned Tyrant Below The Sands" and "A Fiery Throne Atop The Forest" and capture a Rathalos.
Special Arena: Diablos (HR10)	Diablos	Clear the assigned quests "Horned Tyrant Below The Sands" and "A Fiery Throne Atop The Forest" and capture a Diablos.

★6 Optional Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
Left Quite The Impression (HR11)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Complete the quest "Invader In The Waste"
Hard To Swallow (HR11)	Great Jagras	Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei and discover a high rank Great Jagras.
Google-eyed Green Monster (HR11)	Pukei-Pukei	Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei.
A Hair-Raising Experience (HR11)	Tobi-Kadachi	Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei and discover a high rank Tobi-Kadachi.
It Can't See You If You Don't Move (HR11)	Anjanath	Clear the assigned quest "Tickled Pink".
The Sleeping Sylvan Queen (HR11)	Rathian	Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei and discover a high rank Rathian.
Stuck In Their Ways (HR11)	Tobi-Kadachi	Discover a high rank Tobi-Kadachi after clearing the assigned quest "Tickled Pink" and the delivery "A Master's Toast".
Keep Your Hands To Yourself! (HR11)	Kulu-Ya-Ku	Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei and discover a high rank Kulu-Ya-Ku.
A Crown Of Mud And Anger (HR11)	Barroth	Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei and a high rank barroth.
Pukei-Pukei Ambush (HR11)	Pukei-Pukei	Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei.
Up To Your Waist In The Waste (HR11)	Jyuratodus	Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei and discover a high rank Jyuratodus.
Brown Desert, Green Queen (HR11)	Rathian	Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei and discover a high rank Rathian.
Trespassing Troublemaker (HR11)	Anjanath	Complete the mission "Tickled Pink".
Say Cheese! (HR11)	Tzitzi-Ya-Ku	Discover and Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei.
Loop the Paolumu (HR11)	Paolumu	Discover and Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei.
A Tingling Taste (HR11)	Great Girros	Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei and discover a high rank Great Girros.
Stuck in a Rut (HR11)	Radobaan	Hunt a high rank Pukei-Pukei and discover a high rank Radobaan.
Chef Quest! Pumped to Deliver (HR11)	No Large Monster Target Available.	After hunting a high rank Pukei-Pukei, talk with the chef.
Chef Quest! A Rotten Request (HR11)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Complete the assigned quest "Tickled Pink" and the optional quest "Chef Quest! Pumped to Deliver".
Special Arena: HR Pukei-Pukei (HR11)	Pukei-Pukei	Discover a high rank Pukei-Pukei and capture a high rank Pukei-Pukei.
Special Arena: HR Barroth (HR11)	Barroth	Discover a high rank Pukei-Pukei and capture a high rank Barroth.
Special Arena: HR Tobi-Kadachi (HR12)	Tobi-Kadachi	Complete the quest "Tickled Pink" and capture a Tobi-Kadachi.
Special Arena: HR Anjanath (HR12)	Anjanath	Complete the quest "Tickled Pink" and capture a Anjanath.
Special Arena: HR Rathian (HR12)	Rathian	Complete the quest "Tickled Pink" and capture a Rathian.
Special Arena: HR Paolumu (HR12)	Paolumu	Complete the quest "Tickled Pink" and capture a Paolumu.
Special Arena: HR Radobaan (HR12)	Radobaan	Complete the quest "Tickled Pink" and capture a Radobaan.
Dodogama Drama (HR13)	Dodogama	After your first visit in Elder's Recess and after discovering a Dodogama.
A Scalding Scoop (HR13)	No Large Monster Target Available.	After your first visit in Elder's Recess.
A Meow for Help (HR13)	No Large Monster Target Available.	After your first visit in Elder's Recess.
Chef Quest! Gajalaka Lockdown (HR13)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Talk to the chef after completing the quest "Chef Quest! A Rotten Request".

★7 Optional Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
A Cherry Wind upon the Reefs (HR12)	Pink Rathian	Complete the quest "Old World Monster In The New World"
Pretty in Pink (HR12)	Pink Rathian	Complete the quest "Old World Monster In The New World"
A Fiery Convergence (HR13)	Lavasioth	Discover a Lavasioth and Uragaan in Elder's Recess. Speak to the Armory NPC in Astera to receive the quest.
Ruler of the Azure Skies (HR13)	Azure Rathalos	Discover an Azure Rathalos.
Ore-eating Occupier (HR13)	Uragaan	Discover Uragaan.
Lavasioth, Master of Magma (HR13)	Lavasioth	Discover Lavasioth.
Legiana: Highlands Royalty (HR13)	Legiana	Discover a high rank Legiana.
Well, That Diablos! (HR13)	Diablos	Discover a high rank Diablos.
Rathalos in Blue (HR13)	Azure Rathalos	Discover an Azure Rathalos.
Rathalos Rematch (HR13)	Rathalos	Discover a High Rank Rathalos.
The Red and Blue Crew (HR13)	Rathalos	After discovering a high rank Rathalos and Rathian, talk to the armor shop attendant.
Two-horned Hostility (HR13)	Black Diablos	Discover a Black Diablos.
RRRRRumble in the Waste! (HR13)	Diablos	Clear the quest "A Sore Site" then talk to the 3rd commander after discovering a Black Diablos.
A Sore Site (HR13)	Odogaron	Discover a High Rank Odogaron. Speak to the airship engineer at the Research Base after completing the delivery request "A Fire-Spewing Brew" to receive the quest.
Talons of Ire and Ice (HR13)	Odogaron	Discover a High Rank Legiana and Odogaron.
Odogaron Unleashed (HR13)	Odogaron	Discover a high rank Odogaron after the first visit in the Elder's Recess.
Bazelgeuse In The Field Of Fire (HR13)	Bazelgeuse	Complete the quest "Man's Best Friend"
Special Arena: HR Pink Rathian (HR13)	Pink Rathian	Complete the quest "Old World Monster In The New World" and capture a high rank Pink Rathian.
Special Arena: HR Legiana (HR13)	Legiana	Complete the quest "A Wound and a Thirst" and capture a high rank Legiana.
Special Arena: HR Odogaron (HR13)	Odogaron	Complete the quest "A Wound and a Thirst" and capture a high rank Odogaron.
Special Arena: HR Azure Rathalos (HR13)	Azure Rathalos	Complete the quest "A Wound and a Thirst" and capture an Azure Rathalos.
Special Arena: HR Diablos (HR13)	Diablos	Complete the quest "A Wound and a Thirst" and capture a High Rank Diablos.
Special Arena: HR Black Diablos (HR13)	Black Diablos	Complete the quest "A Wound and a Thirst" and capture a Black Diablos.
Special Arena: HR Uragaan (HR13)	Uragaan	Complete the quest "A Wound and a Thirst" and capture a high rank Uragaan.
Special Arena: HR Rathalos (HR13)	Rathalos	Complete the quest "A Wound and a Thirst" and capture a high rank Rathalos.
Today's Special: Hunter Flambe (HR13)	Deviljho	Complete the assigned quest "Old World Monster In The New World". Speak to the Jovial Scholar in Astera after collecting enough ??? Tracks (Deviljho).

★8 Optional Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
The Eater of Elders (HR13)	Nergigante	Complete the quest "A Wound and a Thirst"
Lightning Strikes Twice (HR14)	Kirin	Clear the assigned quest "A Wound and a Thirst". Speak to the Chief Ecologist after collecting enough ??? Tracks (Kirin) in Coral Highlands.
Master of the Gale (HR14)	Kushala Daora	Complete the quest "Kushala Daora, Dragon of Steel"
Stirrings From The Grave (HR14)	Vaal Hazak	Complete the quest 'Hellish Fiend Vaal Hazak"
The Winds of Wrath Bite Deep (HR14)	Kushala Daora	Complete the quest "Teostra the Infernal"
The Fires of Hell Bite Deep (HR14)	Teostra	Complete the quest "Teostra the Infernal"
A Portent of Disaster (HR14)	Kushala Daora	Reach the maximum research level of 10 or more monsters. Speak to the Smithy Vendor in the Research Base after clearing the "Kushala Daora, Dragon of Steel" assigned quest.
Hellfire's Stronghold (HR14)	Teostra	Complete the quest "Teostra the Infernal"
A Blaze in the Sand (HR14)	Teostra	Reach the maximum research level of 15 or more monsters. Speak to the Smithy Vendor in the Research Base after clearing the "Teostra The Infernal" assigned quest.
Infernal Monarchy (HR16)	Lunastra	Complete the quest "No Remorse, No Surrender".
Blue Prominence (HR16)	Lunastra	Complete the quest "No Remorse, No Surrender".

★9 Optional Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
Beyond the Blasting Scales (HR29)	Bazelgeuse	Reach HR 29.
Thunderous Rumbles in the Highlands (HR50)	Kirin	Reach HR 49.
A Light Upon the River's Gloom (HR16)	Xeno'jiiva	Randomly appears after discovering the "Confluence of Fates" location.
The White Winds of the New World (HR15)	Odogaron	Complete all quests available during this time then talk to the commander.
The Sapphire Star's Guidance (HR100)	Kushala Daora	After reaching 100HR, talk with the commander.
Showdown: the Muck and the Maul (HR15)	Radobaan	Hunt five or more tempered monsters with threat level one. Speak to the Armory NPC to receive the quest.
A Summons from Below (HR15)	Odogaron	Clear three or more tempered hunts with at least threat level three. Speak to the Armory NPC in Astera to receive the quest.
New World Sky, New World Flower (HR15)	Pink Rathian	Hunt seven or more tempered monsters with threat level two. Speak to the Armory NPC in Astera to receive the quest.
A Visitor From Eorzea (HR16)	Behemoth	Complete the quest "He Taketh It With His eyes".

How to Unlock Assigned Quests

★1 Assigned Quests

★2 Assigned Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
A Kestodon Kerfuffle (No Condition)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Clear "Jagras of The Ancient Forest"
The Great Jagras Hunt (No Condition)	Great Jagras	Clear "A Kestodon Kerfuffle"
Bird-Brained Bandit (HR2)	Kulu-Ya-Ku	Clear "The Great Jagras Hunt"

★3 Assigned Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
Urgent: Pukei Pukei Hunt (HR2)	Pukei-Pukei	Clear "Bird-Brained Bandit"
The Best Kind of Quest (HR3)	Barroth	Clear "Urgent: Pukei Pukei Hunt"
Sinister Shadows In The Swamp (HR3)	Jyuratodus	Clear "The Best Kind of Quest"
Flying Sparks: Tobi Kadachi (HR4)	Tobi-Kadachi	Clear "Sinister Shadows In The Swamp"

★4 Assigned Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
The Encroaching Anjanath (HR4)	Anjanath	Clear "Flying Sparks: Tobi Kadachi"
One For The History Books (HR5)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Clear "The Encroaching Anjanath"
Ballooning Problems (HR6)	Paolumu	Clear the "One For The History Books" Assigned Quest.
Radobaan Roadblock (HR7)	Radobaan	Clear the quest "Ballooning Problems".

★5 Assigned Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
The Embodiment of Legiana (HR8)	Legiana	Discover a Great Girros and hunt a Radobaan.
Into The Bowels of The Vale (HR8)	Odogaron	Clear the quest "The Embodiment of Legiana".
A Fiery Throne Atop The Forest (HR8)	Rathalos	Clear the assigned quest "Into the Bowels of the Vale".
Horned Tyrant Below The Sands (HR8)	Diablos	Clear the assigned quest "Into the Bowels of the Vale".

★6 Assigned Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
A Colossal Task (HR10)	No Large Monster Target Available.	Clear the assigned quests "Horned Tyrant Below The Sands" and "A Fiery Throne Atop The Forest".
Invader In The Waste (HR11)	Pukei-Pukei	Clear the assigned quest "A Colossal Task".
Tickled Pink (HR11)	Anjanath	Complete the assigned quest "Invader of the Waste".

★7 Assigned Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
Old World Monster In The New World (HR12)	Pink Rathian	Clear the assigned quest "Tickled Pink" and collect enough ??? Tracks (Pink Rathian).

★8 Assigned Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
A Wound and a Thirst (HR13)	Nergigante	Speak to the Chief Ecologist in Astera after collecting enough Nergigante tracks in Elder's Recess.
Kushala Daora, Dragon of Steel (HR14)	Kushala Daora	Clear the assigned quest "A Wound and a Thirst". Speak to the Chief Ecologist after collecting enough ??? Tracks (Kushala Daora) in Ancient Forest.
Teostra the Infernal (HR14)	Teostra	Clear the assigned quest "A Wound and a Thirst". Speak to the Chief Ecologist after collecting enough ??? Tracks (Teostra) in Wildspire Waste.
Hellish Fiend Vaal Hazak (HR14)	Vaal Hazak	Clear the assigned quest "A Wound and a Thirst". Speak to the Chief Ecologist after collecting enough ??? Tracks (Vaal Hazak) in Rotten Vale.

★9 Assigned Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
Land of Convergence (HR15)	Xeno'jiiva	Complete the quests, "Kushala Daora, Dragon of Steel", "Teostra the Infernal", "Hellish Fiend Vaal Hazak".

How to Unlock Special Quests

Quest (Rank Req.)	Target	Unlock Req.
The Food Chain Dominator (HR13)	Deviljho	Complete the assigned quest "Old World Monster In The New World". Speak to the Jovial Scholar in Astera after collecting enough ??? Tracks (Deviljho).
The Blazing Sun (HR16)	Teostra	Speak to The Huntsman once you reach HR16 or higher. Those who already acquired the Iceborne DLC without finishing the base game's story first may not have access to this quest.
Pandora's Arena (HR16)	Lunastra	Complete the quest "The Blazing Sun".
No Remorse, No Surrender (HR16)	Lunastra	Complete the quest "Pandora's Arena"
A Visitor from Another World (HR16)	Kulu-Ya-Ku	Speak to the Serious Handler in Astera once she has a blue exclamation point above her.
The Legendary Beast (HR16)	Behemoth	Return to Astera after clearing the special assignment "A Visitor From Another World".
He Taketh It With His Eyes (HR16)	Behemoth	Return to Astera after clearing the special assignment "The Legendary Beast".
Contract: Trouble in the Ancient Forest (HR16)	Leshen	Finish the Base Game's story. Speak to the Felynes near Astera's Tradeyard to receive the Special Assignment chain.

How to Unlock Investigations

Large Monster Investigations

You can easily accumulate lots of Large Monster Investigations through the following: collecting their tracks, breaking parts, and by either slaying or capturing them.

It should be noted that Large Monsters in Low Rank locales will only be Low Rank Monsters as well, and will therefore produce Low Rank Investigations. The same goes for High Rank monsters.

Elder Dragon Investigations

Elder Dragon Investigations are different from Large Monster Investigations in that it is necessary to complete a quest wherein they are a target. After that, you will start getting Investigations from collecting tracks, breaking parts, and slaying them.

Another thing about getting Elder Dragon Investigations is that it can be random. For example, you are following Kirin's footprints. You pick one up and you get an Investigation. Rather than getting a Kirin Investigation, it is possible that you get a Nergigante Investigation instead.

Small Monster Investigations

Small Monsters, unlike Large Monsters, do not have tracks you can pick up. To get investigations for Small Monsters, simply hunt some down until the Investigation added! notification pops up.

Take note that, like Large Monsters, your locale's current rank will also generate Investigations of the same rank.

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