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This week we take a look at the Guiding Lands!
The Guiding Lands (Japanese 導きの地) is a mysterious area first introduced in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. This area, a mishmash of features from the Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, Elder's Recess, and Hoarfrost Reach, is where powerful monsters gather together. Like Moga Woods and the Everwood, it serves as an area to freely hunt randomly-appearing monsters and obtain unique items.
Regions[]
Intersection[]
Area 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 are accessible by Monsters bound to any one Region, they will likely however move around the closest ones to the their spawning habitat. Because of this, monsters that otherwise could not meet in-game often clash in these areas. These areas mostly provide gathering points for combination and consumables.
Forest Region[]
While much of the Intersection Area looks like part of the Forest Region, Area 6 and 7 are the ones to provide unique gathering materials of the Region, and is off-limits for monsters that did not spawn in it. The Region is directly connected to Intersection 1 and 2.
Wildspire Region[]
Area 8 and 9 are part of the Wildspire Region, located in the furthest South-west of the Guiding Lands. The closest Intersections are area 2 and 3.
Coral Region[]
Area 10 and 11 of the Guiding Land's East are part of the Coral Region. It is linked to Intersection 4.
Rotted Region[]
Covering Area 12 and 13 of the Guiding Lands lower East. This Region has Effluvium hazard similar to the middle levels of the Rotten Vale. It is connected to Intersection 3 and 5 via narrow and slanted path.
Volcanic Region[]
Only accessible after the the Special Assignment "Reveal Thyself, Destroyer" of the first major update. The Region covers Area 14 and 15 and is linked to intersection 5. Damaging heat is constantly generated in the region, as with the volcanic caverns of Elder's Recess.
Tundra Region[]
Only accessible after the the Special Assignment "Across the Lost Path" of the second major update. The Region covers Area 16 and 17 and is linked to intersection 1. This region is modeled after the icy caves and rocky summit of the Hoarfrost Reach, and is just as cold.
Region Monster List[]
A list of each region's available monsters and their approximate spawn rates, based on the Hunter's Notes. Monster names in bold are Tempered monsters. Monster names in "colored" are monsters that are unique to that region.
Forest Region[]
Level | ★★★ | ★★ | ★ |
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Lv 1 | Great Jagras, Pukei-Pukei, Tobi-Kadachi | Anjanath | |
Lv 2 | Great Jagras, Pukei-Pukei, Tobi-Kadachi, Anjanath, Banbaro | Rathian, Rathalos, Nightshade Paolumu, Nargacuga, Zinogre | Fulgur Anjanath |
Lv 3 | Anjanath, Rathalos, Nargacuga, Zinogre, Yian Garuga | Great Jagras, Pukei-Pukei, Tobi-Kadachi, Rathian, Azure Rathalos, Banbaro, Nightshade Paolumu, Glavenus, Fulgur Anjanath | Tigrex, Ebony Odogaron |
Lv 4 | Pukei-Pukei, Tobi-Kadachi, Rathalos, Azure Rathalos, Banbaro, Nargacuga, Zinogre, Yian Garuga | Anjanath, Ebony Odogaron | Great Jagras, Rathian, Nightshade Paolumu, Glavenus, Tigrex, Fulgur Anjanath, Rajang |
Lv 5 | Anjanath, Rathalos, Azure Rathalos, Kushala Daora, Velkhana, Zinogre, Yian Garuga | Pukei-Pukei, Tobi-Kadachi, Rathian, Banbaro, Nightshade Paolumu, Nargacuga, Fulgur Anjanath, Savage Deviljho, Rajang | Great Jagras, Glavenus, Tigrex, Ebony Odogaron, Ruiner Nergigante |
Lv 6 | Azure Rathalos, Kushala Daora, Nargacuga, Savage Deviljho, Zinogre, Scarred Yian Garuga | Anjanath, Rathalos, Ebony Odogaron, Velkhana, Rajang | Great Jagras, Pukei-Pukei, Tobi-Kadachi, Rathian, Banbaro, Nightshade Paolumu, Glavenus, Tigrex, Fulgur Anjanath, Ruiner Nergigante |
Lv 7 | Kushala Daora, Ruiner Nergigante (sometimes Tempered), Scarred Yian Garuga, Rajang | Azure Rathalos, Nargacuga, Velkhana, Savage Deviljho, Zinogre | Great Jagras, Pukei-Pukei, Tobi-Kadachi, Anjanath, Rathian, Rathalos, Banbaro, Nightshade Paolumu, Glavenus, Tigrex, Fulgur Anjanath, Ebony Odogaron |
Wildspire Region[]
Level | ★★★ | ★★ | ★ |
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Lv 1 | Kulu-Ya-Ku, Barroth | Pukei-Pukei | Rathian, Nightshade Paolumu |
Lv 2 | Kulu-Ya-Ku, Barroth, Rathian, Nightshade Paolumu | Anjanath, Diablos, Pink Rathian, Glavenus | Pukei-Pukei, Banbaro, Fulgur Anjanath |
Lv 3 | Rathian, Diablos, Nightshade Paolumu, Glavenus | Kulu-Ya-Ku, Barroth, Anjanath, Pink Rathian, Black Diablos, Fulgur Anjanath | Pukei-Pukei, Banbaro, Tigrex, Ebony Odogaron |
Lv 4 | Barroth, Diablos, Black Diablos, Glavenus | Pukei-Pukei, Rathian, Nightshade Paolumu, Ebony Odogaron | Kulu-Ya-Ku, Anjanath, Pink Rathian, Banbaro, Tigrex, Fulgur Anjanath, Rajang |
Lv 5 | Rathian, Diablos, Black Diablos, Teostra, Lunastra, Nightshade Paolumu, Velkhana | Barroth, Anjanath, Pink Rathian, Glavenus, Fulgur Anjanath, Savage Deviljho, Rajang | Kulu-Ya-Ku, Pukei-Pukei, Banbaro, Tigrex, Ebony Odogaron, Ruiner Nergigante |
Lv 6 | Black Diablos, Teostra, Lunastra, Glavenus, Savage Deviljho, Gold Rathian | Rathian, Diablos, Nightshade Paolumu, Ebony Odogaron, Velkhana, Rajang | Kulu-Ya-Ku, Pukei-Pukei, Barroth, Anjanath, Pink Rathian, Banbaro, Tigrex, Fulgur Anjanath, Ruiner Nergigante |
Lv 7 | Teostra, Lunastra, Ruiner Nergigante (sometimes Tempered), Gold Rathian, Rajang | Black Diablos, Glavenus, Velkhana, Savage Deviljho | Kulu-Ya-Ku, Pukei-Pukei, Barroth, Anjanath, Rathian, Diablos, Pink Rathian, Banbaro, Nightshade Paolumu, Tigrex, Fulgur Anjanath, Ebony Odogaron |
Coral Region[]
Level | ★★★ | ★★ | ★ |
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Lv 1 | Tzitzi-Ya-Ku | Banbaro | Paolumu, Coral Pukei-Pukei |
Lv 2 | Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, Paolumu, Pink Rathian, Coral Pukei-Pukei | Legiana | Banbaro, Fulgur Anjanath |
Lv 3 | Paolumu, Legiana, Pink Rathian, Coral Pukei-Pukei, Nargacuga | Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, Odogaron, Fulgur Anjanath, Ebony Odogaron, Zinogre | Banbaro |
Lv 4 | Paolumu, Legiana, Ebony Odogaron | Pink Rathian, Coral Pukei-Pukei, Nargacuga, Zinogre | Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, Odogaron, Banbaro, Fulgur Anjanath, Rajang |
Lv 5 | Legiana, Kirin, Pink Rathian, Coral Pukei-Pukei, Velkhana, Namielle | Paolumu, Fulgur Anjanath, Ebony Odogaron, Savage Deviljho, Zinogre, Rajang | Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, Odogaron, Banbaro, Nargacuga, Ruiner Nergigante |
Lv 6 | Kirin, Namielle, Savage Deviljho, Silver Rathalos | Legiana, Pink Rathian, Coral Pukei-Pukei, Ebony Odogaron, Velkhana, Zinogre, Rajang | Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, Paolumu, Odogaron, Banbaro, Nargacuga, Fulgur Anjanath, Ruiner Nergigante |
Lv 7 | Kirin, Namielle, Ruiner Nergigante (sometimes Tempered), Silver Rathalos, Rajang | Velkhana, Savage Deviljho | Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, Paolumu, Legiana, Odogaron, Pink Rathian, Banbaro, Coral Pukei-Pukei, Nargacuga, Fulgur Anjanath, Ebony Odogaron, Zinogre |
Rotted Region[]
Level | ★★★ | ★★ | ★ |
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Lv 1 | Great Girros | Banbaro | Radobaan |
Lv 2 | Great Girros, Radobaan | Odogaron, Banbaro, Tigrex, Fulgur Anjanath | |
Lv 3 | Radobaan, Odogaron, Tigrex | Great Girros, Fulgur Anjanath | Banbaro, Acidic Glavenus, Ebony Odogaron |
Lv 4 | Radobaan, Odogaron, Tigrex, Acidic Glavenus | Ebony Odogaron | Great Girros, Banbaro, Fulgur Anjanath, Rajang |
Lv 5 | Odogaron, Acidic Glavenus, Velkhana, Blackveil Vaal Hazak | Radobaan, Tigrex, Fulgur Anjanath, Savage Deviljho, Rajang | Great Girros, Banbaro, Ebony Odogaron, Ruiner Nergigante |
Lv 6 | Tigrex, Acidic Glavenus, Blackveil Vaal Hazak, Savage Deviljho, Brute Tigrex | Odogaron, Ebony Odogaron, Velkhana, Rajang | Great Girros, Radobaan, Banbaro, Fulgur Anjanath, Ruiner Nergigante |
Lv 7 | Blackveil Vaal Hazak, Ruiner Nergigante (sometimes Tempered), Brute Tigrex, Rajang | Tigrex, Acidic Glavenus, Velkhana, Savage Deviljho | Great Girros, Radobaan, Odogaron, Banbaro, Fulgur Anjanath, Ebony Odogaron |
Volcanic Region[]
Level | ★★★ | ★★ | ★ |
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Lv 1 | Dodogama | Lavasioth, Banbaro | |
Lv 2 | Dodogama, Lavasioth | Uragaan | Banbaro, Brachydios, Fulgur Anjanath |
Lv 3 | Rathalos, Lavasioth, Uragaan, Brachydios | Dodogama, Glavenus, Fulgur Anjanath | Banbaro, Tigrex, Ebony Odogaron, Rajang |
Lv 4 | Lavasioth, Uragaan, Azure Rathalos, Brachydios | Rathalos, Ebony Odogaron, Seething Bazelgeuse, Rajang | Dodogama, Banbaro, Glavenus, Tigrex, Fulgur Anjanath |
Lv 5 | Rathalos, Uragaan, Teostra, Lunastra, Kushala Daora, Seething Bazelgeuse, Rajang | Lavasioth, Azure Rathalos, Brachydios, Fulgur Anjanath, Savage Deviljho | Dodogama, Banbaro, Glavenus, Tigrex, Ebony Odogaron, Ruiner Nergigante |
Lv 6 | Azure Rathalos, Brachydios, Seething Bazelgeuse, Savage Deviljho, Rajang | Rathalos, Uragaan, Teostra, Lunastra, Kushala Daora, Ebony Odogaron, Gold Rathian, Silver Rathalos | Dodogama, Lavasioth, Banbaro, Glavenus, Tigrex, Fulgur Anjanath, Ruiner Nergigante |
Lv 7 | Teostra, Lunastra, Kushala Daora, Seething Bazelgeuse, Ruiner Nergigante (sometimes Tempered), Gold Rathian, Silver Rathalos, Rajang | Azure Rathalos, Brachydios, Savage Deviljho | Rathalos, Dodogama, Lavasioth, Uragaan, Banbaro, Glavenus, Tigrex, Fulgur Anjanath, Ebony Odogaron |
Tundra Region[]
Level | ★★★ | ★★ | ★ |
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Lv 1 | Banbaro | Viper Tobi-Kadachi | |
Lv 2 | Viper Tobi-Kadachi | Legiana, Banbaro, Barioth | Fulgur Anjanath |
Lv 3 | Legiana, Viper Tobi-Kadachi, Barioth, Tigrex | Shrieking Legiana, Fulgur Anjanath, Stygian Zinogre | Banbaro, Ebony Odogaron |
Lv 4 | Banbaro, Barioth, Shrieking Legiana, Stygian Zinogre | Legiana, Viper Tobi-Kadachi, Tigrex, Ebony Odogaron | Fulgur Anjanath, Rajang |
Lv 5 | Legiana, Viper Tobi-Kadachi, Shrieking Legiana, Velkhana, Stygian Zinogre | Banbaro, Barioth, Fulgur Anjanath, Savage Deviljho, Rajang | Tigrex, Ebony Odogaron, Ruiner Nergigante |
Lv 6 | Barioth, Shrieking Legiana, Velkhana, Savage Deviljho, Stygian Zinogre | Legiana, Viper Tobi-Kadachi, Tigrex, Ebony Odogaron, Rajang | Banbaro, Fulgur Anjanath, Ruiner Nergigante |
Lv 7 | Velkhana, Ruiner Nergigante, Rajang, Stygian Zinogre | Barioth, Shrieking Legiana, Savage Deviljho | Legiana, Banbaro, Viper Tobi-Kadachi, Tigrex, Fulgur Anjanath, Ebony Odogaron |
Gallery[]
Food Chain[]
Bottom[]
- Banbaro
- Barroth
- Dodogama
- Great Girros
- Great Jagras
- Kulu-Ya-Ku
- Paolumu
- Nightshade Paolumu
- Pukei-Pukei
- Coral Pukei-Pukei
- Tobi-Kadachi
- Viper Tobi-Kadachi
- Tzitzi-Ya-Ku
Middle[]
Top[]
- Barioth
- Brachydios
- Raging Brachydios
- Diablos
- Black Diablos
- Fulgur Anjanath
- Glavenus
- Acidic Glavenus
- Gold Rathian
- Legiana
- Shrieking Legiana
- Nargacuga
- Odogaron
- Ebony Odogaron
- Rajang
- Rathalos
- Azure Rathalos
- Silver Rathalos
- Savage Deviljho
- Seething Bazelgeuse
- Tigrex
- Brute Tigrex
- Yian Garuga
- Scarred Yian Garuga
- Zinogre
- Stygian Zinogre
Special[]
Camps[]
- First Western Camp (1) - Starting Camp
- Eastern Camp (3) - Up some vines and through a crawl space on the path between zones 3 and 4
Last Week[]
If you missed last week's Monster Appreciation Week, Frostfang Barioth, you all are still more then welcome to comment on it!
Next Week[]
Suggestions[]
Any suggestions for possible future DotW blogs?
Questions[]
- 1. Did you like the Guiding Lands overall? Why or why not?
- 2. What is your favorite region in the Guiding Lands? Why?
- 3. What is your least favorite region in the Guiding Lands? Why?
- 4. If you could add three more regions to the Guiding Lands, what would they be and why?
- 5. Would you like the Guiding Lands, or a similar locale, to appear in the future? Why or why not? If yes, what changes would you want to see?
- 6. Do you think it was worthy endgame for Monster Hunter? Why or why not?
- 7. What if the Guiding Lands was combined with the randomized areas of the Everwood? What do you think you would get and do you think it would be fun?
- 8. How do you feel about certain monsters being locked behind the Guiding Lands and investigations? Think it should be changed in the future?
- 9. What kind of monsters would you add to the Guiding Lands?
- 10. What kind of things could be added to the Guiding Lands to make it more interesting?
- 11. Besides the Moly, do you think the Guiding Lands should've had more unique endemic life like some other locales in Iceborne?
- 12. Think the Guiding Lands, as well as other locales, in Iceborne could use more fights similar to Raging Brachydios's? Why or why not?
- 13. Currently, how do you feel about the region leveling as a whole in the Guiding Lands? Go into as much detail as possible on the subject.
You can skip any of these questions if you can't think up anything, or just leave a simple comment if you don't feel like answering any of them.