Story Quests
Low Rank
Character Creation and 1★ Story Quests
- After the opening cutscenes, create your character.
- Follow the tutorial to reach the research base.
- Clear 1★Jagras of the Ancient Forest to reach hunter rank 2.
- The workshop becomes available.
2★ Story Quests
- Clear 2★A Kestodon Kerfuffle
- Clear 2★The Great Jagras Hunt
- Great Jagras Monster Guide (found in area 2)
- Resource center becomes available
- 2★ optional quests become available
- Head to the resource management center
- Go on an expedition in the Ancient Forest and establish a camp site in area 11.
- Clear 2★Bird-brained Bandit to reach hunter rank 3.
3★ Story Quests
- Talk to the field team leader at the research base.
- Clear 3★ Pukei-Pukei Hunt
- Pukei-Pukei Monster Guide (found in area 6)
- 3★ optional quests become available
- Wildspire Waste becomes available
- Clear 3★ The Best Kind of Quest
- Barroth Monster Guide (found in area 8)
- Clear 3★ Sinister Shadows in the Swamp
- Jyuratodus Monster Guide (found in area 10)
- Head to the botanical research center to get a mantle
- Clear 3★ Flying Sparks: Tobi-Kadachi
- Tobi-Kadachi Monster Guide (found in area 14)
- Canteen levels up
- Botanical research cultivation becomes available
4★ Story Quests
- Talk to the chief ecologist
- Clear 4★ The Enroaching Anjanath
- Anjanath Monster Guide (found in area 12)
- 4★ optional quests become available
- Armor upgrading becomes available
- Clear 4★ One for the History Books
- Zorah Magdaros Monster Guide
- First phase: Attack with cannons and ballistae
- Second phase: Destroy magma cores
- Third phase: Engage Nergigante
- Get health booster
- Head to the Great Ravine
- Discover Coral Highlands
- Head to the Coral Highlands research base
- Talk to the third fleet master
- Obtain a defense jewel
- Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Monster Guide (found in area 2)
- Head to the campsite (found in area 12)
- Get the glider mantle
- Clear 4★ Ballooning Problems
- Paolumu Monster Guide (found in area 5)
- Talk to the third fleet master and head to the Rotten Vale
- Discover Great Girros
- Explore the Rotten Vale and discover Radobaan
- Clear 4★Radobaan Roadblock
- Radobaan Monster Guide (found in area 1)
5★ Quests
- Talk to the third fleet master
- Clear 5★ Legiana: The Embodiment of Elegance
- Legiana Monster Guide (found in area 12)
- Since Legiana is found far from area 1, visit the resource management center to set up camp in area 12.
- More tailraider safari expeditions become available
- Additional armor upgrades become available
- 5★ optional quests become available
- Legiana Monster Guide (found in area 12)
- Talk to the third fleet master
- Clear 5★ Into the Bowels of the Vale
- Odogaron Monster Guide (found in area 8)
- Item alchemy becomes available
- Go on an expedition in the Ancient Forest
- Find the first wyverian in the forest
- Head to area 16 by following the tracks
- Clear 5★ A Fiery Throne Atop the Forest
- Rathalos Monster Guide (found in area 16)
- Clear 5★ Horned Tyrant Below the Sands
- Diablos Monster Guide (found in area 8)
- Talk to the handler at the research base
- Clear 6★ A Colossal Task
- More tailraider safari expeditions become available
- Appearance settings for armor becomes available in supply box
- Additional armor upgrades become available
- Trading items with the ship becomes available
- 6★ optional quests become available
High Rank
6★ Quests
- Talk to the handler at the research base
- Head to Wildspire Waste
- Find the ???Dragon tracks
- These are in areas 2 and 3
- Find more ???Dragon tracks in expeditions and investigations
- Clear 6★ Invader in the Waste
- Pukei-Pukei Monster Guide (found in area 3)
- After gathering enough ???Dragon tracks, talk to the chief ecologist
- Clear 6★ Tickled Pink
- Anjanath Monster Guide (found in area 6)
- Upgrades to the canteen become available
- After completing the ???Dragon investigations, talk to the chief ecologist and the commander
7★ Quests
- Clear 7★ Old Monster in the New World
- Pink Rathian Monster Guide
- Additional armor upgrades become available
- 7★ optional quests become available
- Head to the location to meet the admiral
- Discover the Elder’s Recess
- Gather ecological information on Nergigante
- Discover large monsters in the Elder’s Recess
- Uragaan Monster Guide (found in area 2)
- Lavasioth Monster Guide (found in area 11)
- Dodogama Monster Guide (found in area 8)
- New arena quests added
- Talk to the chief ecologist, commander, and handler.
8★ Quests
- Clear 7★ A Wound and a Thirst
- Nergigante Monster Guide (found in area 9)
- Additional tailraider safari expeditions become available
- Additional armor upgrades become available
- 8★ optional quests become available
- Talk with the huntsman and field team leader at the research base
- Search for elder dragon tracks in the Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, and the Rotten Vale.
- Clear 8★ Teostra the Infernal
- Teostra Monster Guide (found in area 13)
- Clear 8★ Kushala Daora, Dragon of Steel
- Kushala Daora Monster Guide (found in area 3)
- Clear 8★ Hellish Fiend Vaal Hazak
- Vaal Hazak Monster Guide (found in area 16)
- Clear 9★ Land of Convergence
- Xeno’jiiva Monster Guide
- Second specialized tool slot becomes available
- Additional armor upgrades become available
- New features in armor coloring become available
- Watch the ending.
Iceborne Walkthrough
- Talk to the fifth fleet member near the entrance of the base.
- Investigate the Ancient Forest
- Follow the Legiana tracks.
- Follow the handler to easily pick up Legiana tracks.
- Master rank becomes available after talking with the commander at the research base.
- Talk to the commander again.
- Board the third fleet airship.
- Find a spot to land the airship.
- After talking to the handler, you will get the Direwolf layered armor set. Collect hot peppers near the camp to craft two hot drinks.
- Collect Legiana tracks.
- Beotodus will appear, beginning 1★ Baptism by Ice.
- Beotodus Monster Guide
- Going to a hot spring instantly removes all ice-related status ailments.
- Continuously attacking Beotodus causes it to emerge from the snow. Strike when its legs are exposed to break them. This will greatly reduce the power of its ice abilities.
- After clearing the quest, talk to the handler.
1★ Master Quests
- 1★ optional master quests will be accessible at various locations
- Astera smithy
- Astera Elder Melder
- Seliana canteen
- Seliana armor shop
- Seliana shared window
- Explore Hoarfrost reach
- Access Hoarfrost reach from the field map.
- Meet the handler at area 6 for a cutscene.
- Banbaro will appear, beginning 1★ Banbaro Blockade.
- Banbaro Monster Guide
- Return to the base after clearing the quest.
- Depart on another mission to explore Hoarfrost Reach again.
- Meet with the handler and the field team leader at area 5.
- Follow the handler and collect the monster tracks.
- Investigate areas 6, 7, and 10.
- Viper Tobi-Kadachi will appear, beginning 1★ Ready to Strike.
- Viper Tobi-Kadachi Monster Guide
- Return to the base after clearing the quest.
2★ Master Quests
- 2★ optional master quests will be accessible at various locations
- Seliana Smithy
- Seliana armor shop
- Seliana elder melder
- Clear 2★ No Time for Naps.
- Clear 2★ Play Both Ends.
- Head to Seliana’s central area to begin 2★ Blizzard Blitz.
- Depart on the quest.
- Follow the traces of the handler (found between areas 1 and 3, and between areas 3 and 7).
- Barioth will appear when you arrive at area 7.
- Barioth Monster Guide
- Return to the base after clearing the quest.
3★ Master Quests
- 2★ optional master quests will be accessible at the Seliana armor shop
- Investigate the Ancient Forest
- Collect Velkhana tracks while following the handler.
- Watch the cutscene after reaching area 5.
- Clear 3★ Ever-present Shadow
- Clear 3★ The Scorching Blade
- Clear 3★ Absolute Power
- Clear 3★ Smashing Cross Counter
- Accept 3★ A Tale of Ice and Fire
- Depart for the quest
- Head to area 8 for a cutscene
- Velkhana will appear.
- Repel Velkhana to clear the quest.
- Return to the base after clearing the quest.
- Investigate Hoarfrost Reach
- Follow the handler to area 7 for a cutscene.
- Shrieking Legiana will appear, beginning 3★ Mist Taketh You.
- Shrieking Legaian Monster Guide
- Dung pods will be especially useful during this quest as other large monsters tend to interfere with your hunt. Shoot a dung pod to force monsters to relocate.
4★ Master Quests
- 4★ optional master quests will be accessible at various locations.
- Seliana smithy
- Seliana armory
- Clear 4★ The Thunderous Troublemaker
- Clear 4★ The Disintegrating Blade
- Acidic Glavenus Monster Guide (found in area 9)
- Clear 4★ Bad Friends, Great Enemies
- Ebony Odogaron Monster Guide (found in area 8)
- Accept 4★ Defense of Seliana
- Be sure to eat at the canteen to increase health, stamina, and ice resistance as you will automatically be pitted against Velkhana.
- Whittle down Velkhana’s health. When it is weak enough, the other hunters will immobilize it with the binder.
- Head for the dragonrazer and load it with fuel twice to deal massive damage and clear the quest.
- Accept 4★ The Iceborne Wyvern
- A cutscene as you pass areas 14 to 16.
- Velkhana Monster Guide
5★ Master Quests
- Investigate Elder’s Recess
- Collect monster tracks by following the scoutflies.
- A cutscene will play in area 9.
- Seething Bazelgeuse will appear, beginning 5★The Second Coming.
- Seething Bazelgeuse Monster Guide
- Return to the base after clearing the quest.
- Search for elder dragon tracks.
- Clear 5★ Under the Veil of Death
- Black Veil Vaal Hazak Monster Guide (found in 12)
- Search for more elder dragon tracks.
- Clear 5★ A Light from the Abyss
- Namielle Monster Guide (found in area 15)
- Talk to the field team leader.
- Accept 5★ To the Guided, A Paean
- Prepare for a series of battles ahead. Eat a meal at the canteen for increased health, stamina, and defense.
- Defeat Ruiner Nergigante.
- Defeat Shara Ishvalda
- Shara Ishvalda Monster Guide
- You can head back to camp to resupply yourself with items if you need to.
- Watch the ending.
After Clearing Iceborne’s Main Story
- Talk to the field team leader.
- Investigate the Guiding Lands
- A cutscene will play in area 1.
- Hunt Zinogre.
- Zinogre Monster Guide (found in area 2)
- After clearing the quest, return to Seliana
- Master rank limit will be increased upon clearing the quest.
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