Monster Hunter World: Iceborne - Rathian Monster Guide

July 15, 2019 Wolf Knight Monster Hunter World: Iceborne 0

A guide on Rathian in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, including an overview, monster stats, materials, and strategy on how to defeat it.

Rathian

Dubbed the “Queen of the Land,” Rathian is the fierce female counterpart to Rathalos. It mainly inhabits the Ancient Forest and Coral Highlands. Rathian are extremely protective of their eggs and are angered with any attempts at poaching them. Among Rathian’s deadliest attacks is a backflip that strikes its target with its poisonous tail.

Stats

Type	Element	Ailments Inflicted	Weakness
Flying Wyvern	Fire	Fireblight, Poison	Dragon, Thunder
Weak Points	Breakable Parts	Location	Tempered Level
Head, Wings, Tail	Head, Wings, Back, Tail	Ancient Forest, Coral Highlands	1

Materials

Material	How to Obtain	Notes
Rathian Scale	Body Carving, Quest Reward
Rathian Shell	Body Carving, Quest Reward
Rathian Spike	Body Carving, Tail Carving	Break Back Cut Tail
Rathian Webbing	Body Carving, Quest Reward
Rathian Wingtalon	Body Carving, Quest Reward	Break Wings
Rathian Scale+	Body Carving, Quest Reward	High rank only
Rathian Carapace	Body Carving, Quest Reward	Break Head High rank only
Rathian Spike+	Body Carving, Tail Carving, Quest Reward	Break Back Cut Tail
Rathian Plate	Body Carving, Quest Reward
Rathian Ruby	Body Carving, Quest Reward	1% body carving, 1% tail carving (+1% back break, +3% head break) 1% capture 1% quest reward 8% silver investigation reward 13 gold reward
Monster Bone L	Quest Reward
Monster Keenbone	Quest Reward
Flame Sac	Quest Reward
Inferno Sac	Quest Reward

Strategy

Fire Resistance

Rathian shoots out fireballs up close or from a distance. Unlike Rathalos, Rathian can only perform this on the ground. Wearing fire-resistant armor such as the Anja and Kulu sets mitigates damage from these attacks.

Use Flashpods

Use a flashpod when Rathian takes to the skies to force it to crash down. It will struggle to get up, giving you a brief moment to attack it at will.

Use Shock Traps

You can momentarily paralyze Rathian with shock traps to get in a good amount of hits. Note that it will develop resistance to the tool with frequent use. Use shock traps sparingly if you intend to capture Rathian using them.

Bring Antidotes

Rathian’s backflip attack inflicts poison. Before heading out, stock up on antidotes to cure yourself when needed. There will also be several spots to gather antidote herbs in the Ancient Forest and Coral Highlands to make them.

Avoiding Rathian’s Backflip Attack

You can tell if Rathian will perform its backflip attack when it pulls back and stomps with each leg. Get away as fast as you can to avoid taking damage and getting poisoned. After the move, Rathian will be airborne. Keep your guard up if you are near it as it can also perform the backflip while in the air.

Cut off Rathian’s Tail

Cutting off Rathian’s tail prevents it from poisoning you. It will also be safer to engage it up close because of the reduced range of its tail whip.
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