Nargacuga are Flying Wyverns introduced in Monster Hunter Freedom Unite.
Physiology
It has black scales, black fur and nightmarish red eyes, giving it the look and style of a predatory black panther. Its dark, feral appearance suggests that it may mainly be a nocturnal predator. This wyvern has been sighted within the Great Forest at both night and daytime, the Jungle, and also the Old Swamp. When it's in Rage Mode, its eyes glow bright red and leave a trail of reddish lines when Nargacuga moves. Also, its tail erects large spikes which can be flung and linked up with its attacks for devastating hits. Their vertebrae and tail muscles are extremely flexible, making the tail of Nargacuga also prehensile. Its tail is also its most powerful weapon. The scales at the end of the tail can also be shaken to produce rattling sounds similar to that of a rattlesnake.
Like Yian Kut-Ku, they are surprised by the shock of sound (Sonic Bombs, Barrel Bombs, etc.) which will make them enter rage mode as soon as they recover.
Abilities
Nargacuga has the ability to attack with almost every part of its body, mainly its bladed wings and its spiked tail. Its head can be used for biting, similar to Tigrex. Its bladed wings are used almost for the entire battle and deal high damage. Its tail tip, which can be cut with a white bar of sharpness or above, is extremely dangerous. When in Rage Mode its tail spikes will protrude until it gets out of it (Although they will protrude when it uses tail slams and it shoots tail spikes). Nargacuga also has extremely strong muscles that let it jump long distances and tall heights at high speed.
Behavior
Nargacuga is a careful and cautious monster. It is very easy for it to sneak up to a hunter. Nargacuga lives in dark places that it has adapted to. It rests on high trees that are hard to reach, or maybe can't be reached, so hunters can't catch it by surprise for capturing it. Nargacuga will wake up when hunters are right in front of the tree due to its natural senses.
Habitat
Nargacuga is normally and mainly found in the Great Forest, although there are quests where Nargacuga can be found in the Old Swamp, Old Jungle, and Jungle. In Monster Hunter Portable 3rd Nargacuga can be found in the Misty Peaks. In Monster Hunter Generations Nargacuga can also be found in the Jurassic Frontier. As of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, they can now be found in the Ancient Forest and the Coral Highlands, as well as the Guiding Lands.
Game Appearances
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Main Series
- Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Introduced)
- Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
- Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
- Monster Hunter Generations
- Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
- Monster Hunter Rise
- Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak
Frontier
Spin-offs
- Monster Hunter Online
- Monster Hunter Stories
- Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
- Monstie Drop Monster Hunter Stories
- Monster Hunter Riders
- Monster Hunter Spirits
- Monster Hunter Explore
Crossovers
- Puzzle & Dragons
- Puzzle & Dragons X
- TEPPEN
Game Data
MHP3rd Elemental/Status Effectiveness
Information is taken from mhp3rd.net
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Head (Enraged) | 20 | 10 | 25 (30) | 15 | 15 |
Neck | 15 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 10 |
Stomach | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Wing Blade | 25 | 5 | 35 | 10 | 15 |
Front Legs | 5 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 10 |
Back Legs | 10 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 5 |
Tail Tip | 25 | 5 | 30 | 10 | 10 |
Tail (Enraged) | 5 | 0 | 10 (15) | 0 | 10 |
Hitzone | Cut. D. | Imp. D. | Shot D. |
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Head (Enraged) | 50 (55) | 50 (55) | 55 (60) |
Neck | 36 | 40 | 30 |
Stomach | 25 | 25 | 30 |
Wing Blade | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Front Legs | 30 | 30 | 25 |
Back Legs | 30 | 30 | 35 |
Tail Tip | 25 | 25 | 30 |
Tail | 36 | 36 | 25 |
MHWI Damage Effectiveness
Element | Effectiveness | Status | Effectiveness |
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Fire | ★★ | Poison | ★★ |
Water | ✖ | Sleep | ★★ |
Thunder | ★★★ | Paralysis | ★★ |
Ice | ★ | Blast | ★★ |
Dragon | ★ | Stun | ★★ |
Breakable Parts
Wing (Break) 2x | Tail (Scar) |
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Face (Break) | Tail (Sever) |
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Materials
For carves and materials, see Nargacuga Carves
Equipment
For more information, see Nargacuga Equipment
In-Game Description
Other Non-Subspecies Forms
Silverwind Nargacuga
Main Article: Silverwind Nargacuga
A Deviant of Nargacuga first appearing in Monster Hunter Generations.
Blinking Nargacuga
Main Article: Blinking Nargacuga
Blinking Nargacuga (Japanese: 極み駆けるナルガクルガ) is an Extreme Individual version of Nargacuga first appearing in Monster Hunter Frontier G10.
Fiercewater Nargacuga
Main Article: Fiercewater Nargacuga
A Special Species of Nargacuga first appearing in Monster Hunter Explore.
Gallery
For more images, see Nargacuga Photo Gallery
Music Themes
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MHFU/MHP3rd/MH3U/MHX: Nargacuga Theme |
References
Notes
General Notes
- Nargacuga's face, wings, and tail can be broken. Nargacuga's tail can be cut off, but only during a state of Rage prior to Monster Hunter Portable 3rd.
- If the tail spikes come into contact with a Large Barrel Bomb, the bomb will detonate.
- When Nargacuga is very close to death in the Great Forest, it will rest in the trees in Area 5. It will wake up and come back to the ground once the hunter gets close to it. The same goes for Area 5 of the Flooded Forest and Area 9 of the Misty Peaks in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd, where a similarly large tree lives.
- Pitfall traps work only when the Nargacuga is in Rage mode. They work for a greater length of time if it reverts to normal while trapped.
- If a loud noise is made (Sonic Bombs, bombs) the Nargacuga will flinch. However it will immediately go into Rage Mode.
- If the hunter throws a Sonic Bomb while the Nargacuga is in its Prowler Stance in Rage Mode, it falls over and drops a shiny.
- When flinching, it moves 2 steps backward and shakes its head. This is also done by Tigrex.
- Upon entering Rage Mode, it will jump horizontally quickly and roar.
- Prior to Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Nargacuga could fly off from any part of the area, unlike other wyverns, which must limp to a certain spot to flee.
- As of Iceborne, Nargacuga now moves to other areas on foot.
- Nargacuga's roar requires Earplugs to block.
- According to one of the Uniqlo Monster Hunter 10th Anniversary T-Shirts, the size of the foot of a Nargacuga is 139 centimeters.
- Prior to Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, Nargacuga would sometimes stand on its hind legs when idle.
- As of Iceborne, Nargacuga no longer assumes this bipedal stance at any point.
Monster Hunter Portable 3rd
- Nargacuga may jump out of Pitfall Traps in High Rank Quests.
Monster Hunter Generations
Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
- Similarly to Fiercewater Nargacuga the tail spines in this game will stick to the ground for a few seconds after being thrown before disappearing, and inflict Bleeding if Hunters touch them.
- While Nargacuga's tail spikes are extended, it will launch more tail spikes during its spike bomb attacks.
- Throwing a Screamer Pod at a Nargacuga while it is in the process of extending its tail spikes causes it to fall and drop an item[1]. This only works if the Nargacuga is not enraged.
Monster Hunter Rise
Monster Hunter Frontier
- It's believed that these Nargacuga are a different species similarly to Old World Rathalos vs New World Rathalos.
Monster Hunter Explore
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (edit) | |
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Neopteron | ![]() |
Carapaceon | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | |
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Flying Wyvern | |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Portable 3rd (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brute Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Wyvern | ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() |
Leviathan | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fish | ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brute Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Wyvern | ![]() ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Leviathan | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Generations (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Amphibian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() |
Carapaceon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brute Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Wyvern | ![]() ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Leviathan | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Snake Wyvern | ![]() ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
??? | ![]() |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Amphibian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() |
Carapaceon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Temnoceran | ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brute Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Wyvern | ![]() ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Leviathan | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Snake Wyvern | ![]() ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
??? | ![]() ![]() |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fish | ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brute Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Wingdrake | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Relict | ![]() ![]() |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Rise (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Amphibian | ![]() ![]() |
Fish | ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() ![]() |
Temnoceran | ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brute Wyvern | ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Leviathan | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() ![]() |
Snake Wyvern | ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Amphibian | ![]() ![]() |
Fish | ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() |
Carapaceon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Temnoceran | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brute Wyvern | ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Leviathan | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() ![]() |
Snake Wyvern | ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
??? | ![]() |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Frontier (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Carapaceon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brute Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Leviathan | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Snake Wyvern | ![]() |
Fanged Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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Unclassified | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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