Yian Garuga is a Bird Wyvern officially introduced in Monster Hunter Freedom Unite. Despite technically appearing after the debut of Scarred Yian Garuga, Scarred Yian Garugas are officially considered Variants of Yian Garuga.
Physiology
Yian Garuga has a striking purple coloration, large defensive spikes, and an extremely tough shell. Its beak is sharp and jagged, and it possesses a silver mane around the edge of its face. It's body is much like that of a Yian Kut-Ku's
Abilities
Yian Garuga possesses a poisonous tail club and can produce ear-splitting roars to stop foes in their tracks. It is quite crafty and will avoid pitfall traps. In addition, it is unaffected by sonic bombs.
Behavior
Highly aggressive for a Bird Wyvern, Yian Garuga is known to behave similar to a Rathian, as well as sharing a very similar set of attacks.
Habitat
Yian Garuga has been observed in forested areas such as the Jungle, Gorge, Great Forest, Forest and Hills, Esther Lake, Everwood, Jurassic Frontier, and Guiding Lands.
Game Appearances
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Main Series
- Monster Hunter Freedom (Introduced as scarred appearance)
- Monster Hunter 2
- Monster Hunter Freedom 2
- Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (Introduced as without scars)
- Monster Hunter 4
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
- Monster Hunter Generations
- Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
Frontier
- Monster Hunter Frontier
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 2.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 3.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 4.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 5.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 6.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 7.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 8.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 9.0
- Monster Hunter Frontier Season 10
- Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.1
- Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.2
- Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.3
- Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.4
- Monster Hunter Frontier Forward.5
- Monster Hunter Frontier G
- Monster Hunter Frontier G2
- Monster Hunter Frontier G3
- Monster Hunter Frontier G Genuine
- Monster Hunter Frontier G5
- Monster Hunter Frontier G6
- Monster Hunter Frontier G7
- Monster Hunter Frontier G8
- Monster Hunter Frontier G9
- Monster Hunter Frontier G10
- Monster Hunter Frontier Z
- Monster Hunter Frontier Z Zenith
Spin-offs
Analysis and Guides
For details on older games this monster has appeared in, see Yian Garuga Guides.
Yian Garuga Analysis for Monster Hunter 4 | |||||
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Raw Hitzone Damage Data | |||
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Hitzone | Cutting Damage | Impact Damage | Shot Damage |
Head | 65 | 60 | 60 |
Neck | 40 | 40 | 40 |
Back | 10 | 10 | 10 |
Belly | 10 | 10 | 60 |
Wings | 25 | 45 | 10 |
Legs | 25 | 25 | 35 |
Tail | 45 | 25 | 10 |
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Head | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
Neck | 0 | 30 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
Back | 5 | 70 | 5 | 15 | 15 |
Belly | 15 | 40 | 15 | 30 | 30 |
Wings | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
Legs | 0 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 5 |
Tail | 5 | 30 | 5 | 20 | 15 |
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Status Effects Data | |||||||
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Poison | Paralysis | Sleep | Stun | Fatigue | Blast | Mount | |
Initial Tolerance | N/A | N/A | |||||
Max Tolerance | N/A | N/A | |||||
Tolerance Increase | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Duration | N/A | N/A | N/A | ||||
Damage | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Item Effectiveness Data | ||||||
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Item Name | Able Effectiveness |
Duration | ||||
Normal | Enraged | Fatigued | ||||
Pitfall Trap | Yes | N/A | N/A | (?) | ||
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Shock Trap | Yes | N/A | N/A | (?) | ||
Flash Bomb | Yes | N/A | N/A | (?) | ||
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Sonic Bomb | No | N/A | ||||
Meat | No | N/A |
Analysis Data Source/s:
MHWI Element/Status Effectiveness
Element | Effectiveness | Status | Effectiveness |
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Fire | ✖ | Poison | ★ |
Water | ★★★ | Sleep | ★ |
Thunder | ✖ | Paralysis | ★★ |
Ice | ★ | Blast | ★★★ |
Dragon | ★★ | Stun | ★★ |
MH4U Breakable Parts
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Materials
For carves and materials from other games, see Yian Garuga Carves
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
Equipment
For more information, see Yian Garuga Equipment
In-Game Description
Other Non-Subspecies Forms
Scarred Yian Garuga
Main Article: Scarred Yian Garuga
A Variant of Yian Garuga introduced in Monster Hunter Freedom.
Deadeye Yian Garuga
Main Article: Deadeye Yian Garuga
A Deviant of Yian Garuga that appears in Monster Hunter Generations.
Hardcore (HC) Yian Garuga
HC Yian Garuga has a poison stained beak, more spikes on its tail and new attacks including: releasing a mist of poison during a tail flip; screaming extremely loud while charging at a target; screaming while jumping into the air and spitting 3 fire balls directly below.
One-Eared Yian Garuga
Main Article: One-Eared Yian Garuga
A Variant of Yian Garuga featured in Monster Hunter Online.
Gallery
For more images, see Yian Garuga Photo Gallery
Music Themes
MHF: Yian Garuga Music Theme
Notes
General Notes
- Yian Garuga's name may come from garou, the French word for "wolf". It may also be derived from Garuda, a legendary bird in Hindu and Buddhist mythology.
- It is possible to dodge the Garuga's short screams. If timed perfectly with its roar players can simply avoid it by rolling or by diving without the use of Earplugs.
- To unlock Yian Garuga, players need to have killed/captured at least 10 Yian Kut Ku.
- Yian Garuga is sly and will avoid Pitfall Traps, except when not enraged or limping.
- To make Yian Garuga drop an item, simply get it onto a Pitfall Trap.
- Unlike Yian Kut-Ku, Garuga comes with many "breakables". The tail, for instance, can be severed. The beak, back-spines, both wing claws, and the "mane" can also be broken.
- Yian Garuga's roar requires Earplugs to block.
- Throughout the series history, Yian Garuga and Scarred Yian Garuga were treated as the same monster, often with one making an appearance while the other was absent. However, as of the 15th Anniversary Monster Hunter Size Comparison video, Scarred Yian Garuga is officially considered to have debuted prior to Yian Garuga.
Monster Hunter Freedom
Monster Hunter Freedom Unite
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
- Its tail spin will also fail to poison the hunter when low on stamina.
Monster Hunter Generations
Monster Hunter: World
- It now uses an aerial tail slam
- It can also take off into the air and perform a homing dive onto a player
- It receives the charged fireball that Rathian and her subspecies have
Monster Hunter Frontier
Monster Hunter Online
References
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter G (edit) | |
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Herbivore | |
Fanged Beast | |
Lynian | |
Neopteron | |
Bird Wyvern | |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | |
Elder Dragon |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Freedom (edit) | |
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Herbivore | |
Fanged Beast | |
Lynian | |
Neopteron | |
Bird Wyvern | |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | |
Elder Dragon |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter 2 (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Carapaceon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Snake Wyvern | ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Freedom 2 (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() |
Carapaceon | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | |
Snake Wyvern | ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter Freedom Unite (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() |
Carapaceon | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | |
Snake Wyvern | ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter 4 (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Amphibian | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Temnoceran | ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brute Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Wyvern | ![]() ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() |
Snake Wyvern | ![]() ![]() |
Flying Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Elder Dragon | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
??? | ![]() |
▷ Monsters appearing in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (edit) | |
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Herbivore | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Amphibian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Beast | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Lynian | ![]() ![]() |
Carapaceon | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Neopteron | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Temnoceran | ![]() ![]() |
Bird Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Brute Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Fanged Wyvern | ![]() ![]() |
Piscine Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Snake Wyvern | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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 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 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
??? | ![]() |
Unclassified | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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