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Wild Hearts

Small Kemono Carapace Locations and Where to Find

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Small Kemono Carapace is an item that can be found in Wild Hearts. Read on to learn about this Forging Material's locations, possible drop sources, and how to use them!

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Basic Information

Item Small Kemono Carapace
Type Forging Material
Description Material obtained from small, shell-clad kemono. It comes in numerous guises, but all types are hard and make good armor.

How to Get

Kill Grassghoul Decapods or Deadleaf Slaters Before Chapter 3

Wild Hearts - How to Get Small Kemono Carapace

Small Kemono Habitat
Grassghoul Decapod Natsukodachi Isle
Deadleaf Slater Akikure Canyon

Small Kemono Carapaces can be obtained by killing and finishing off Grassghoul Decapods and Deadleaf Slaters before you reach Chapter 3 of the Main Story. If you find yourself beyond this point already, simply switch back to Chapter 2 via the Main Map Screen.

Use the Detailed Map to Find Small Kemono Locations

Wild Hearts - How to Find Small Kemono

Since the amount of Small Kemonos that spawn vary by map instance, players will need to use their own Detailed Map View to track the locations of ones they want to hunt.

To track Small Kemono, open up the Detailed Map and switch to the Small Kemono Filter at the bottom left of the map screen. Hover over any of the circular icons on the map to see the Kemono name.

How to Use

Used in Weapon and Armor Crafting

Small Kemono Carapace can be used to craft and upgrade specific weapons. Weapon crafting and upgrade unlocks once you reach Chapter 2.

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Silken Thread Kingtusk Bristle Kingtusk Horn
Kingtusk Thorn Kingtusk Hide Kingtusk Ivory
Sapscourge Amber Sapscourge Tail Sapscourge Horn
Ragetail Plum Ragetail Claw Ragetail Fang
Ragetail Pelt Ancient Lumber Corestone
Small Scale Lizard Bloom Small Kemono Skin
Spineglider Claw Spineglider Hide Spineglider Dripstone
Spineglider Horn Supple Lumber Small Crystal Ore
Coral Fragment Bluestone Small Kemono Carapace
Ore Sapscourge Leaf Beard Fumebeak Wing
Fumebeak Claw Fumebeak Skin Fumebeak Bill
Fumebeak Toxic Lung Fumebeak Tail Feather Dreadclaw Sickle Feather
Dreadclaw Talon Dreadclaw Skin Dreadclaw Corona
Lavaback Spine Lavaback Mudstone Lavaback Beard
Lavaback Tail Lavaback Hide Lavaback Fang
Giant Kemono Essential Oil Sporetail Claw Sporetail Fang
Sporetail Hide Sporetail Stipe Gritdog Iron Nugget
Gritdog Incisor Gritdog Fur Gritdog Claw
Gritdog Enteric Sack Gritdog Tail Giant Kemono Petal
Giant Kemono Gem Giant Kemono Slack Giant Kemono Luminous Dust
Wild Dog Pampas Batrachian Dragon Stone Obsidian Snapspine Needle
Serpent Slough Crustaceous Moss Slater Exoskeleton
Simian Yin Organ Gem Strigine Plume Strigine Flight Bone
Canine Ice Crystal Mirror Stone Cobalt Lavaback Fang
Cobalt Lavaback Hide Cobalt Lavaback Tail Cobalt Lavaback Molten Rock
Icetusk Ivory Icetusk Horn Icetusk Tail
Icetusk Frost Limb Pointed Scale Lightstone
Goldshard Incisor Goldshard Tail Goldshard Claw
Goldshard Spine Kingtusk Tail Deathstalker Pelt
Deathstalker Ice Tail Deathstalker Hide Deathstalker Claw
Deathstalker Fang Deathstalker Icicle Sharp Kingtusk Ivory
Sharp Kingtusk Horn Thick Kingtusk Thorn Long Kingtusk Tail
Kingtusk Hoof Ripclaw Corona Spray Ripclaw Petal Derm
Sharp Ripclaw Talon Ripclaw Sickle Feather Ripclaw Bloom Beak
Sharp Scale Demon Rock Long Pearlbeak Tail Feather
Pearlbeak Light Orb Sharp Pearlbeak Bill Pearlbeak Razor Wing
Sharp Pearlbeak Talon Amaterasu Bast Diabolic Amaterasu Talon
Diabolic Amaterasu Tail Amaterasu Backbone Diabolic Amaterasu Pinion
Diabolic Amaterasu Horn Diabolic Amaterasu Beak Peculiar Cocoon
Sakura Stone Golden Hematite Blue Columnar Ore
Large Scale Gleaming Pet Kemono Shell Small Kemono Membrane
Scarlet Pet Kemono Spores Snapspine Cotton Pet Kemono Tail Feather
Serpent Flotation Cutis Small Kemono Shell Skin Pet Kemono Seed
Grim Strigine Bone Simian Yang Organ Gem Large Piece of Ore
Lump of Ore Onyxshard Rock Incisor Onyxshard Tail
Onyxshard Rock Claw Onyxshard Spine Spinous Onyxshard Hide
Venomglider Bloom Horn Venomglider Toxic Lintel Venomglider Petal Derm
Venomglider Bloom Claw Venomglider Patagium Sharp Spineglider Horn
Saturated Spineglider Dripstone Spineglider Patagium Spiny Gritdog Tail
Heavy Gritdog Claw Thick Gritdog Incisor Gritdog Hard Iron Nugget
Gritdog Gastric Wall Tall Dreadclaw Corona Sharp Dreadclaw Talon
Dreadclaw Beak Ripe Ragetail Plum Hard Ragetail Fang
Ragetail Whiskers Lavaback Fire Rock Long Lavaback Tail
Thick Lavaback Beard Long Goldshard Tail Sharp Goldshard Spine
Spinous Goldshard Hide Thick Sapscourge Beard Lustrous Sapscourge Amber
Sapscourge Claw Sharp Lavaback Fang Sharp Lavaback Spine
Thick Sporetail Stipe Hard Sporetail Fang Sporetail Whiskers
Long Fumebeak Tail Feather Fumebeak Heavily Toxic Lung Sharp Fumebeak Bill
Fumebeak Razor Wing Fumebeak Rib Stone Freezing Icetusk Ivory
Sharped Icetusk Frost Limb Icetusk Hoof Frozen Deathstalker Pelt
Deathstalker Floe Tail Glacial Deathstalker Icicle Deathstalker Ice Water
Emberplume Fire Crown Emberplume Fire Claw Emberplume Tail Feather
Emberplume Fire Skin Emberplume Display Feather Emberplume Wing Feather
Emberplume Fire Beak Golden Tempest Auric Saber Golden Tempest Auric Claw
Golden Tempest Tail Golden Tempest Auric Pelt Steely Golden Tempest Hide
Golden Tempest Celestial Robe Golden Tempest Auric Ruff Celestial Dragon Scale
Celestial Dragon Limb Celestial Dragon Tail Celestial Dragon Horn
Celestial Dragon Spine Celestial Dragon Claw Celestial Dragon Essence
Spirit Stone Hard Cobalt Lavaback Tail Cobalt Lavaback Liquid Rock
Cobalt Lavaback Bristle Icy Deathstalker Fang

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