Rathian
Rathian Locations
| Locale | Lava Caverns, Flooded Forest, Sandy Plains, Shrine Ruins |
|---|---|
| Starting Location | |
| Nest Location |
Rathian Stats
| Type | Element | Ailments Inflicted |
|---|---|---|
| Flying Wyvvern | Fire | Fireblight, Poison |
| Roar | Wind Pressure | Vibration |
| Level 1 | Level 1 | None |
Rathian Weaknesses and Resistances
Weak Points
| Weak Points | Head, back, wings, tail |
|---|---|
| Breakable Parts | Head, back, wings |
| Severable Parts | Tail |
Elemental Affinities
| Fire | Water | Thunder | Ice | Dragon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| × | △ | ✰✰ | △ | ✰✰✰ |
Resistances
| Poison | Paralysis | Sleep |
|---|---|---|
| 〇 | 〇 | 〇 |
| Blast | Stun | Desperate |
| 〇 | 〇 | 〇 |
| Mounting | Pitfall Trap | Sweetbread Trap |
| 〇 | 〇 | 〇 |
| Flash Bomb | Sonic Bomb | Trap Meat |
| 〇 | × | × |
| Dung Bomb | Dragonseal | |
| 〇 | None |
Materials
| Material | How to Obtain | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rathian Scale | Body carving, tail carving, capture, drop | Break head |
| Rathian Shell | Body carving, capture, drop | Break head, break back |
| Rathian Spike | Body carving, tail carving, drop | Break back |
| Rathian Webbing | Body carving | Break wing |
| Rathian Plate | Body carving, tail carving, capture, drop | Break head, break back |
| Flame Sac | Body carving, capture | |
| Monster Bone L | Target reward | |
| Rath Wingtalon | Capture, drop | Break wing |
| Rathalos Marrow | Tail carving, capture | |
| Wyvern Tear | Drop | |
| Rathian Scale+ | Break head, High rank only | |
| Rathian Carapace | Break head, break back, High rank only | |
| Rathian Spike+ | Body carving, tail carving, drop | High rank only |
| Rathian Ruby | Body carving, tail carving, capture, drop | Break head, break back, High rank only |
| Inferno Sac | Body carving, capture | High rank only |
| Monster Keenbone | Target reward | High rank only |
| Rathian Ruby | Body carving, tail carving, capture, drop | Break head, break back, High rank only |
| Rath Wingtalon+ | Capture, drop | Break wing, High rank only |
| Rathalos Marrow | Tail carving, capture | High rank only |
| Rathalos Medulla | Tail carving, capture | High rank only |
| Large Wyvern Tear | Drop | High rank only |
Strategy
Aim for its head, legs, and tail.
You will deal significant damage to Rathian by attacking its head. You can get in a few good hits with a fast melee weapon like the Dual Blades or Sword and Shield after it misses with its frontal charge, fireball (and triple fireball), and bite attacks. You may, however, need to settle with sheathed attacks using heavier weapons like the hammer or Great Sword before repositioning yourself as Rathian recovers.
Attacking Rathian’s legs is also a good strategy as doing enough damage will cause Rathian to fall down. It will struggle to get up for a brief period, allowing you to unload on it to stack even more damage.
Rathian’s tail, meanwhile, is a relatively safe part to attack. Its length makes it somewhat easy to hit near the tip with wide-swinging melee weapons.
Avoid Rathian’s Somersault
Move away from Rathian when you see it slowly step back. This is the tell for its somersault attack that deals massive damage, inflicts poison, and will knock you down if it connects. Rathian will then become airborne after the move.
Be careful of approaching Rathian while it is airborne as it can perform another somersault. It will usually do the move in the air after flying sideways near your position.
Bring antidotes.
Bring a stock of antidotes to heal yourself of poison if Rathian does manage to hit you with its somersault attack. Having a good supply of potions is also recommended.
Multiple Charge Attacks
When Rathian is enraged, it will perform a series of charge attacks where it will dash forward in a straight line and immediately turn around to do another one. It is recommended to pull back and run sideways until Rathian ends the sequence with a charging bite before engaging it again.
Triple Fireballs
Rathian can throw out three fireballs in a row which shoot out forward, diagonally to the right, and diagonally to the left. Note that staying relatively close to Rathian instead of at a considerable distance gives you time to run to its side, making the monster miss all three shots. You can also use the opportunity to attack Rathian’s head as the move has a bit of windup and recovery before the monster can move again.
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