Nerscylla

Nerscylla
ネルスキュラ (Nerusukyura)
English Title	Shadow Spider
Japanese Title	影蜘蛛
Chinese Name	影蜘蛛 (Simplified & Traditional)
Korean Name	네르스큐라
Korean Title	영지주
General Information
Monster Class	Temnoceran
Elements	None
Ailments	Poison Noxious Poison (High and G-rank) Sleep (4U Low-rank, GU High and G-rank) Webbed
Weakest to	Fire Thunder
Habitat	Sunken Hollow Primal Forest Everwood Marshlands Oilwell Basin Iceshard Cliffs Monsonne Plains Babda Rainforest
Size	1126.57 651.63
Related Monsters	Nerscylla Hatchling Shrouded Nerscylla Rakna-Kadaki Pyre Rakna-Kadaki Rachnoid Pyrantula
Generation	Fourth

Nerscylla is a Temnoceran first introduced in Monster Hunter 4.

Physiology

Nerscylla physically resembles a real life arachnid, but is much larger in size. Its body is mainly white, with dark blue and gray markings around its joints and orange hairs on its appendages and abdomen. Its front claws are a bright orange, whereas its other claws are a dark brown.

Nerscylla is armed with four powerful legs and two claws, each one tipped with a formidable barbed hook, used for holding prey as well as allowing it to grip onto many types of surfaces. At the tip of its abdomen is a large stinger it may use to attack. Sharp spikes formed from crystalized poison protrude from its back, as well as barbed spikes on its legs which it uses to keep Gypceros hides draped over its back. In addition, it possesses a massive pair of retractable jaws and fangs which can inflict a venomous bite. It can produce a strong, sticky webbing that it uses to trap prey and build nests.

Abilities

Nerscylla is adaptable to different environments and capable of spinning a large amount of silk web very quickly. The silk it uses to swing itself across the air and to capture prey is very durable and sticky, so breaking free is difficult. Nerscylla ensnares its prey with the web, then reels them in to strike. The stinger at the tip of its abdomen contains a tranquilizing fluid that can cause the Sleep status. In higher ranks, Nerscylla loses the ability to put hunters to sleep, but gains the Deadly Poison status instead.

Nerscylla found in the Forbidden Lands are known to produce their young, known as Nerscylla Hatchlings in the Iceshard Cliffs, that will swarm any hunter nearby. They also have a habit of playing with their food, as seen when one abducted Rove.

Habitat

Nerscylla weave nests of durable web in the Sunken Hollow. When they abandon their nest, they can be seen wandering in other areas such as the Primal Forest and the Everwood. They also appear in the arctic winds of the Iceshard Cliffs and the raging magma of the Oilwell Basin. They are also known to nest near farming land, where livestock are found, and prey on them with the occasional and unfortunate farmer.

Game Appearances

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Main Series

• Monster Hunter 4 (Introduced)
• Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
• Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
• Monster Hunter Wilds

Spin-offs

• Monster Hunter Stories
• Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin
• Monster Hunter Spirits
• Monster Hunter Riders

In-Game Description

Monster Hunter 4 別名”影蜘蛛”。縄張りに巣を張り、獲物を捕える鋏角種のモンスター。状態異常にして弱らせた獲物を粘着質の糸で膠着、鋏状の巨大な顎で捕喰する。この地方ではゲリョスの捕食が多くみられる。食べ残した獲物の皮を身にまとう習性がある Threat Level (危険度): ★★★★ Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate A Temnoceran that spins webs to defend territory and hunt prey. They bind foes that have been weakened by ailments and devour them with giant mandibles. They are fond of wearing the hides left by the Gypceros prey they consume. Threat Level (危険度): ★★★★ Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate A Temnoceran that spins webs to defend territory and hunt prey. They bind foes that have been weakened by ailments and devour them with giant mandibles. They are fond of wearing the hides left by the Gypceros prey they consume. Threat Level (危険度): ★★★★ Monster Hunter Wilds Temnocerans that inhabit the Iceshard Cliffs. They weave vast, sticky webs across their territory, using them and various status ailments to corner prey before utilizing pincer-like jaws to finish it off. Sometimes dead Gypceros can be found in their webs, the hides of which Nerscylla are known to adorn themselves with after devouring the rest of the carcass. Monster Hunter Stories Temnocerans that build nests of sticky webbing to ensnare prey, which they rend with their mandibles. Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin Temnocerans that build nests of sticky webbing. They rend prey with their pincer-like jaws after weakening them with abnormal statuses and ensnaring them in web. They will sometimes adorn themselves with the skin of morsels they have not completely finished eating.

MH4U Breakable Parts

Hide (x1)

Poison Spikes (x2)

Claw (x1)

Notes

• General
• MH4U
• MHWilds

General Notes

• Nerscylla's name is named after Nergal, the Mesopotamian god of plague and war, and Neoscona scylla, the scientific name of an orb-weaver spider.
  • Potential name candidates for Nerscylla included Azravel and Thranid.
• Nerscylla was voted 108th place in the Hunters' Choice for Top Monster during Monster Hunter's 20th Anniversary.
  • This is the highest placement for a Temnoceran class monster in the poll.
• The Gypceros hide on Nerscylla can be broken along with its claw and the poison spikes on its back twice.
• Its body structure is somewhat similar to Carapaceons like Daimyo Hermitaur and Shogun Ceanataur.
• When climbing upside down, poison will drip from Nerscylla's back.
  • This will sometimes leave a shiny.
  • This will not happen if its back is broken twice.
  • If Nerscylla is infected by Frenzy Virus, frenzy drip will fall instead of poison.
• If Nerscylla puts a hunter to sleep and the hunter falls asleep, Nerscylla will close in on the hunter, observing to make sure the hunter is asleep. Nerscylla will then back up and then do its mandible attack on the hunter while he/she is waking up.
• Nerscylla's web attack can cause an Ailment Web Bound, which is similar to Muddy and Snowman, but differs by leaving the hunter stuck in place. In addition, Nerscylla will uniquely close in on the hunter and wrap the hunter up or it can use a small thin strand of web and pull the hunter closer to itself and will either attempt to sleep/poison the hunter or attack the hunter while he/she is recovering.
  • It can also wrap the hunter and their Palicoes in webbing if they get stuck in some of the balls of webbing on the ground, and will then proceed to drag them up into the top part of the area.
• When weak Nerscylla will sleep upside down hanging on a web, making it a perfect time to sleep-bomb and break its back.
• Gypceros is the favored prey of Nerscylla, and it wears the Bird Wyvern's hide on its back and other parts of its body. It kills Gypceros to gain their rubbery hides, and will also replace the skin when needed or after molting. In the Sunken Hollow's area 5 there are multiple web-covered Gypceros corpses hanging from the ceiling, confirming that Nerscylla preys on Gypceros.
• When low on stamina, its web shot attack will fail. It will also trip and fall on its back after every attempt at launching itself with its web.
  • It will feed on carcasses to regain stamina.
• Sometimes when enraged, it will perform a "Fake Taunt", in which it will rub its claws, then instantly turn at the hunter and bite with its extended jaws.

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

Nerscylla first appears in 4-star Village Quests.

It can be infected by the Frenzy Virus.

In High-rank, Nerscylla loses its ability to inflict sleep on hunters but its poison works twice as fast.

In G-rank, After it extends its mandibles, it can walk forward before it does its mandible attack.

Monster Hunter Wilds

It has a Turf War with Gypceros where it attempts to consume the Bird Wyvern.

In Wilds, Nerscylla now has a juvenile form, known as Nerscylla Hatchlings, that appear in the Iceshard Cliffs. They mostly serve to distract the hunter in great numbers, in addition to attacking them.

It was redesigned after its movie version.