Welcome to the Monster Hunter Wilds achievements and trophies guide. This guide covers all 50 achievements/trophies available in the base game at launch.
Game Stats
- Difficulty: 5/10
- Time to Completion: 90-120 hours
- Low Rank Story Missions: 8-12 hours
- High Rank Story Missions: 8-12 hours
- End-Game: 60-100 hours
- Does Difficulty Affect Achievements/Trophies?: No. There are no difficulty options.
- Missable Achievements/Trophies: No. You can free roam any remaining hunts.
- Bugged Achievements/Trophies: None reported.
General Tips
- Work on the main story to unlock monster types until you finish chapter 4-1.
- Cook food in your tent/camp to always keep a food buff active.
- Increase the Camera Distance: Zoom in the camera options to make it easier to fight large monsters up close.
- Use your mount to auto-follow a monster when it moves locations. While mounted heal and sharpen your weapon so you can jump back in the fight.
- The leather armor set help in gathering additional herbs and the chain mail armor set increases yield while mining ore.
- Create loadouts for your armor, weapons, and inventory so you may quickly switch based on what you are hunting.
- When you get knocked down, call your Seikret to pick you up and move you to safety.
- Get in the habit of using binoculars before/during fights with large monsters. If you find one that has a crown, save it as an investigation so you can repeat a few times.
- Spam Y/Triangle when a monster grabs you to quickly stab your way out of it.
- Buy Trap Tools from the Provisions Stockpile.
Links
- Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide
- Mission Achievements
- Quest Achievements
- Food Achievements
- Conditional Achievements
- Gear & Collectible Achievements
- Hunting Achievements
- Multiplayer Achievements
Mission Achievements
Low Rank Story Missions
Windward Lands
10G – Completed mission: The Desert Trotters.
Automatic story achievement/trophy. This will unlock after defeating the Chatacabra and finishing Chapter 1-1: Desert Trotters.
Shadow in the Downpour
15G – Completed mission: Beyond the Deluge.
Automatic story achievement/trophy. This will unlock after defeating the Uth Duna and finishing Chapter 1-5: Beyond the Deluge.
Guardians of the Forge
15G – Completed mission: Long-forgotten Flame.
Automatic story achievement/trophy. This will unlock after defeating the Nu Udra (The Black Flame) and finishing Chapter 2-4: Long-forgotten Flame.
Bringer of Harmony
30G – Completed mission: Monster Hunter.
Automatic story achievement/trophy. This will unlock after defeating Zoh Shia and finishing Chapter 3-5: Monster Hunter.
New Ecosystems
15G – Completed mission: New Ecosystems.
Automatic story achievement/trophy. This will unlock after capturing a Yian Kut-Ku and finishing Chapter 4-1: New Ecosystems. Capture the monster by lower its health until you see a skull near it on the mini map. Then drop a shock trap and use 2 tranq bombs to catch it.
From this point on, the main story will only progress as your Hunter Rank increases. Completing side quests, hunts, and other activities will level you up quickly.
High Rank Story Missions
A Bitter Environment
15G – Completed mission: Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns.
Automatic story achievement/trophy. This will unlock after defeating Guardian Fulgur Anjanath and Lala Barina while finishing Chapter 4-3: Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns which is available after reaching Hunter Rank 20.
Beyond the Black Wings
15G – Completed mission: A World Turned Upside Down.
Automatic story achievement/trophy. This will unlock after defeating the frenzied Gore Magala and Blangonga while finishing Chapter 5-2: A World Turned Upside Down which is available after reaching Hunter Rank 35.
One Corner of the World
30G – Completed mission: What Lies Ahead.
Automatic story achievement/trophy. This will unlock after defeating the Arkveld while finishing Chapter 6-1: What Lies Ahead which is available after reaching Hunter Rank 40. Doing so will unlock the level cap and allow you to farm the remainder of the achievements or trophies.
Quest Achievements
Quests
The Hunt is On!
15G – Completed your first Field Survey.
From the map, select a large monster in your area, press A/X to select it, and choose Start a Field Survey. After defeating the monster, the achievement/trophy will unlock.
Let the Investigations Begin!
15G – Completed your first investigation.
Complete Chapter 4-1: New Ecosystems to unlock investigations. From the map, select a large monster in your area, press A/X to select it, and choose Start as Investigation. This will save it so you can repeat the investigation by talking with Alma. Either attack it immediately or speak with Alma and start the investigation. After defeating the monster, the achievement/trophy will unlock.
A True Hunter is Never Satisfied
15G – Completed 50 quests.
Complete 50 quests, side missions, field surveys, or investigations.
Side Missions
A Step Toward Mutual Understanding
15G – Completed your first side mission.
This will unlock after completing your first side mission. These become available as you progress through the story with the first mission: Fishing, Life in Microcosm unlocking during Chapter 1-4: The Investigation Continues. Talk with Kanya by the pond in the base camp to start the mission.
East to West, A Hunter Never Rests
30G – Completed 30 different side missions.
Finish at least 30 of the side missions which unlock as you progress through the main missions and include:
- Healing Help
- Flash Course
- A Gutsy Move
- Rath-from-Above, Go!
- Purrfect Plundering
- Fishing: Life, in Microcosm
- Seeking the Goldenfish
- Fishing for Flavor
- The Catch of a Lifetime!
- Razzle Dazzle
- Dareel’s Research Report
- Samin’s Research Report
- Dareel’s Research Report (Cont.)
- Samin’s Research Report (Cont.)
- Dareel’s Special Research Report
- Samin’s Special Research Report
- High-Quality Materials
- Beware the Gypceros
- Smithy’s Seal of Quality
- Make Fluffy Dealings
- Aida’s Apprehensions
- Aberrant Atrocity
- Secure Wounded Hollow
- A Leviathan’s Temper
- Forest Doshaguma
- Succulent Scraps
- What We Protect
- Werner’s Test Run
- Astonishing Adaptability
- As Gatekeeper
- Continuing Conflict
- Fur Damagings Are Dislikeworthy
- Troublemakers
- Echoing from the Cliffs
- The Struggle to Survive
Food Achievements
Cooking
Was It a Meal to Remember?
5G – Cooked over the BBQ Grill for the first time.
After collecting rations or meat, enter your tent and choose Grill a Meal from the BBQ Menu. Choose any meal and the achievement/trophy will unlock.
Mmm, So Tasty!
5G – Successfully cooked a well-done steak for the first time.
Make sure you have raw meat in your inventory. From the quick access menu (hold LB/L1), scroll (B/Circle) to and activate the Portable BBQ Grill. Choose Grill Meat and press A/X just after your hunter flips the meat.
Fishing
Angling for a Bite
5G – Successfully fished for the first time.
During chapter 1, Jack will give you Hunting Tools which include a fishing rod. Look for a body of water with fish in it, like the pond inside the forest base camp. Hold LB/L1 to bring up the wheel, press B/Circle to cycle to the fishing rod in the bottom right corner of the UI. Hold LT/L2 to aim and press RT/R2 to cast near the fish. Once the fish bites, press RT/R2 to reel it in.
Monster (Squid) Hunter
15G – Caught a giant squid while fishing.
Work on Kanya’s side missions until she gives you the Tentacle Jig. Then travel to area 17 in Scarlet Forest, equip the jig, and set the time to evening or night. The giant squid should be swimming in the deep water opposite the waterfall. See A-fish-ionado below for details on how to catch whoppers.
A-fish-ionado
15G – Reeled in 30 whoppers while fishing.
Work on Kanya’s side missions until she gives you the Tentacle Jig. Then travel to area 17 in Scarlet Forest to farm 30 whoppers swimming in the deep water opposite the waterfall. Equip the Tentacle Jig to catch Goliath Squid at night or the Tuff Joint Bait to catch Gastronome Tuna during the day. Avoid wasting time on the Gajau. They are too picky when it comes to lures and are not worth the time. If you run out of fish, fast travel to another map, then return to the area 17 camp.
Catching Whoppers
Cast the lure near or just beyond the location of the whopper. Use the Left Stick to slightly move the lure. When the fish/squid bites, press RT/R2 to hook it. Then move the Left Stick in the direction the fish moves while continuing to hold RT/R2. If the fish gets too close to an obstacle, move the stick in the opposite direction to prevent it from crashing. When the fish stops moving, quickly move the stick in up and down. Eventually an animation will play of you reeling in the whopper. Repeat the process to catch 30 whoppers and track progress in the Aquatic Life Field Guide. The whoppers will be the last 3 entries.
Conditional Achievements
Hunter-Assassin
15G – Performed your first successful Sneak Attack.
Press A/X while standing still to crouch and approach a large monster from behind. Using tall grass helps, but is not required. Once you are close enough press B/Circle to perform a sneak attack.
The Bigger They Are…
5G – Successfully mounted a monster for the first time.
Ride your Seikret near a large monster and jump (A/X) onto its back. Follow the button prompts to stab the monster and create a weak point for increased damage. Timing the jump may take a few tries.
Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts!
15G – Landed 50 successful attacks on weak points or wounds in Focus Mode.
Continue to attack the same spot/limb on a large monster to expose a weak point. Then go into focus mode and attack the weak point. Pressing RB/R1 will close it off while dealing high damage. Repeat 50 times to pop the achievement/trophy. This will unlock naturally during your playthrough.
Pop-up Camps
Glamper
15G – Customized a Pop-up Camp for the first time.
Customize your pop-up camp after unlocking the Pop-up Camp Meowster during Chapter 1-4: The Investigation Continues. Make any change to the default camp, back out, and save.
Campmaster
15G – Established Pop-up Camps in 10 places.
Setup a total of 10 pop-up camps. As you explore each zone, you will come across potential campsites. You can either place a campsite while exploring or talk with the Support Desk representative and place camps through them. Progressing further in the main story will increase the number of pop-up camps allowed in each zone. After completing Chapter 2-3: Hopes of Home you should have enough points to place 3 camps each in Windward Plains, Scarlet Forest, and Oilwell Basin. Then the achievement/trophy will unlock as you progress the story through Chapter 3-2: Nothing Frozen, Nothing Gained when the story sets up another pop-up camp.
Progression
Someone Worth Following
15G – Completed 100 quests with your Palico deployed.
Play either solo or with only 1 other player to keep your Palico deployed for 100 quests.
Refer to the Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide for additional details on collecting all endgame achievements or trophies.
Established Hunter
15G – Reached Hunter Rank 100.
Complete all main missions and side missions. Then use investigations, field surveys, and S.O.S. calls to reach Hunter Rank 100. This should unlock naturally as you work toward the crown achievements/trophies.
Refer to the Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide for additional details on collecting all endgame achievements or trophies.
Completion
Eastward Wings
5G – Obtained all other trophies.
This final achievement or platinum trophy will unlock after earning all others in the base game.
Refer to the Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide for additional details on collecting all endgame achievements or trophies.
Gear & Collectible Achievements
Ride-or-die Companion
5G – Customized your Seikret or changed its decorations for the first time.
After unlocking your own Seikret during chapter 1, head to your tent. Select Edit Seikret Decorations from the Appearance Menu. Change its decoration type, pendant type, and/or name and save the changes.
Bourgeois Hunter
15G – Possessed 1,000,000 zenny.
Have 1 million zenny in your possession at once. This will unlock naturally as you work toward the final crown achievements/trophies. Feel free to sell items after completing all other achievements/trophies if this hasn’t unlocked by then.
Rare Gear
Impregnable Defense
15G – Forged five different pieces of armor with Rarity 7 or higher.
Craft any 5 pieces of armor at Rarity 7+. Rarity 7 gear unlocks after completing Chapter 5-1: Storm-cold Vortex.
Power is Everything
15G – Forged five different weapons with Rarity 7 or higher.
Craft any 5 weapons at Rarity 7+. Rarity 7 gear unlocks after completing Chapter 5-1: Storm-cold Vortex.
A Legacy Restored
30G – Obtained an Artian Weapon of Rarity 8.
Unlock Artian Weapon crafting after completing Chapter 4-3: Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns. Once it is available, farm tempered apex predators for materials to craft a weapon of Rarity 8.
Explorer of the Eastlands
15G – Obtained 10 different special items of Rarity 6.
Collect 10 different Rarity 6 special items. Track your progress in the View/Sell Items menu. Tab over to Special Items/Other and look for Rarity 6 special items. Many of these can be obtained during emergence events. Watch the Environment Overview screen for when they are active.
- Great Windward Aloe – Great Windward Aloe Emergence
- Thundering Fulgurite – Thundering Fulgurite Emergence
- Eternal Scarlet Amber – Colossal Amber Emergence in Scarlet Forest
- Queensbloom Pollen – Search for Queen Rafflesia in Scarlet Forest
- Bulky Treasure – Bountiful Treasure Emergence in Scarlet Forest
- Antimite Mass – Antimite Emergence
- Large Goldenscale Vase – Complete Alma’s side mission or Remarkable Relic Emergence
- Time-honed Wylk Gem – Wylky Crystal Outcrop Emergence
- Nightflower Pollen – Found in the Plains or Forest at night/morning after being in the area and not resting for a full in-game day.
- Genesis Opal – Magnificent Fossil Emergence
You can view when an emergence will appear by going to the Environment Overview screen and pressing LB/L1 to switch to the Forecast tab. Scroll down with the Right Stick to see if an emergence you’re looking for is coming up. Once you see it, do not rest. You need to stay in the region until it activates. If you don’t see any emergences, rest until the next morning.
Refer to the Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide for additional details on collecting all endgame achievements or trophies.
Hunting Achievements
Monster Ph.D.
30G – Hunted many different large monsters.
Hunt and kill one of each large monster in Monster Hunter Wilds. Additional monsters will unlock as you progress the main story and side quests with a few species that only spawn during exploration. Check your Large Monster Field Guide for details.
- Chatacabra
- Quematrice
- Lala Barina
- Congalala
- Balahara
- Doshaguma
- Uth Duna
- Rompopolo
- Rey Dau
- Nerscylla
- Hirabami
- Ajarakan
- Nu Udra (The Black Flame)
- Guardian Doshaguma
- Guardian Rathalos
- Jin Dahaad
- Guardian Ebony Odogaron
- Xu Wu
- Guardian Arkveld
- Zoh Shia
- Yian Kut-Ku
- Gypceros
- Rathian
- Guardian Fulgur Anjanath
- Rathalos
- Gravios
- Blangonga
- Gore Magala
- Arkveld
Gravios (#26) is the toughest to initially spawn. It will show up during other hunts/investigations in Oilwell Basin. When I spotted it, I stopped tracking my current target until it dropped. Once you have seen a Gravios, the villagers in the region will have a few new side missions and Gravios will start to randomly spawn.
Seasoned Hunter
30G – Hunted 50 tempered monsters.
After completing Chapter 4-3: Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns, tempered monsters will roam the world. Hunt or capture a total of 50 tempered monsters by following the blue scout flies. Combine 50 tempered monsters with captures and apex predators to save time.
Refer to the Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide for additional details on collecting all endgame achievements or trophies.
Monster Slayer
15G – Hunted 100 large monsters.
Hunt or capture a total of 100 large monsters. This will unlock naturally as you work toward the crown achievements/trophies.
Refer to the Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide for additional details on collecting all endgame achievements or trophies.
Top of the Food Chain
15G – Hunted 50 apex predators.
Hunt or capture a total of 50 apex predators. Pair this with hunting 50 tempered monsters and 50 captures. The apex predators include:
- Jin Dahaad
- Nu Udra
- Rey Dau
- Uth Duna
Refer to the Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide for additional details on collecting all endgame achievements or trophies.
Capture
A Prize Held High
30G – Caught a creature that bears an ancient wyvern coin.
Travel to the Scarlet Forest area 8 camp in the cave behind the waterfall. A small crab will occasionally appear near the campsite holding an ancient wyvern coin. When it does, use your net to catch it.
I Caught a Shooting Star!
30G – Caught a creature in the desert that shines like a shooting star.
Travel to area 13 in Windward Plains at night during plenty (rest if you need to change it). Search the area for a glowing blue mouse. From a distance, use the Screamer Pod to shoot and stun the mouse. Then quickly approach it and snag it with your Capture Net.
Capture Pro
30G – Captured 50 monsters.
Capture 50 monsters by lowering their health until you see a skull near their icon on the mini map. Then drop a shock/pitfall trap and use 2 tranq bombs to catch it. If you capture 50 tempered apex predators, you will work on all 3 at the same time.
Refer to the Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide for additional details on collecting all endgame achievements or trophies.
Hunting Log – Miniature Crowns
Miniature Crown
15G – Obtained your first miniature crown in the Hunting Log.
Hunt your first miniature crown monster. See Miniature Crown Master for details.
Miniature Crown Collector
30G – Obtained a miniature crown for 10 or more monsters in the Hunting Log.
Hunt 10 miniature crown monsters. See Miniature Crown Master for details.
Miniature Crown Master
90G – Obtained a miniature crown for many monsters in the Hunting Log.
Hunt 26 different miniature crown monsters. Use your binoculars to identify monsters that have a crown and say smallest in the text below it. You will need 1 miniature crown hunt per crowned monster (26/29). Track your progress in the Large Monster Field Guide. The following monsters do not have crowns:
- Jin Dahaad
- Guardian Arkveld
- Zoh Shia
Refer to the Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide for additional details on collecting all endgame achievements or trophies.
Hunting Log – Giant Crowns
A Keen-eyed Observation
15G – Used the binoculars to spot a gold-crown large monster.
Equip the binoculars from the radial/quick access menu and check all large monsters you encounter. The first time you see one will be the Alpha Doshaguma during Chapter 1-4: A Hunter’s Pride. If you missed the alpha, don’t worry. This will unlock naturally as you hunt for crowns in the end game.
Giant Crown
15G – Obtained your first silver crown or higher in the Hunting Log.
Automatic story achievement/trophy. This will unlock after defeating the Alpha Doshaguma during Chapter 1-4: A Hunter’s Pride. See Giant Crown Master for details.
Giant Crown Collector
30G – Obtained a gold crown for 10 or more monsters in the Hunting Log.
Hunt 10 gold crown monsters. See Giant Crown Master for details.
Giant Crown Master
90G – Obtained a gold crown for many monsters in the Hunting Log.
Hunt 26 different gold crown monsters. Use your binoculars to identify monsters that have a gold crown and say biggest in the text below it. You will need 1 gold crown hunt per crowned monster (26/29). Track your progress in the Large Monster Field Guide. The following monsters do not have crowns:
- Jin Dahaad
- Guardian Arkveld
- Zoh Shia
Refer to the Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide for additional details on collecting all endgame achievements or trophies.
Multiplayer
Hunters United
15G – Completed a quest via multiplayer.
Finish 1 quest in multiplayer. See Hunters United Forever for details.
Hunters United Forever
15G – Completed 100 quests via multiplayer.
Post a quest, join a quest, or use S.O.S. while in multiplayer lobbies 100 times. If you are in a party with more than 1 other player, your palico will not be with you to earn the Someone Worth Following achievement/trophy. Talk with Alma, select Post/Join Quest – Settings and change Max Members to 2. Then set Automatic SOS Flare to On and players may join you while working on hunts.
Refer to the Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide for additional details on collecting all endgame achievements or trophies.
Gossip Hunter
15G – Viewed 30 different Hunter Profiles.
Join a Recommended Lobby or a lobby with at least 30 players in it. From the Member List, select each individual player and choose View Hunter Profile. Repeat 30 times to unlock the achievement or trophy. This should only take a few minutes to unlock.
Newly Forged Bonds
15G – Followed someone for the first time.
Join a Recommended Lobby. From the Member List, select each individual player and choose Follow.
That’s it for the Monster Hunter Wilds achievements and trophies guide. Please post any questions or comments below. Thanks.