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This is a list of Game Mechanics and FAQ guides for Monster Hunter Rise (MH Rise) and the Sunbreak DLC. Learn the ins and outs of how the game works, and what each feature means and how to use it.

List of Contents

Core Game Mechanics

CheckmarkStarting Hunts or Quests
CheckmarkWeapons and Armor
CheckmarkHP and Stamina
CheckmarkMovement and Wirebug
CheckmarkHunting Monsters
CheckmarkStatus Effects and Resistances
CheckmarkItems and Materials
CheckmarkEnvironment and Endemic Life
CheckmarkCompanions and Followers
CheckmarkHow Multiplayer Works

Starting Hunts or Quests

MH Rise Sunbreak - A9 Anomaly Quests

Quests are at the core of game progression in Monster Hunter Rise. Quests let you hunt monsters, gather certain materials, or take on special challenges.

Quest Type Description
Village Quests These are single-player, story-driven quests usually to get new players started.
Base Game Hub Quests These are quests in Gathering Hubs that can be multiplayer to increase Hunter Rank and Master Rank.
Sunbreak Hub Quests
Arena Quests These are quests set in an enclosed Arena that provides pre-set Equipment and gives rank-based rewards based on time completion.
Challenge Quests These are similar to Arena Quests but were added content from Free Title Updates.
Anomaly Quests These quests let you hunt Afflicted Monsters in Sunbreak for Rarity 10 weapon materials.
Follower Quests These are quests that let you unlock Followers that you can bring on hunts in Sunbreak.
Support Surveys These are quests where you can choose Followers to bring to.
Side Quests These are special requests from Characters or optional quests that appear during hunt.
Event Quests These are globally-timed quests for events that can be downloaded as add-on content.
Collaboration Quests These are special quests to unlock collaboration items from other IPs.

Weapons and Armor

MH Rise - Rarity 7 Weapons

Your weapons and armor measure how effective you are in damaging monsters and how long you can survive and take hits.

You'll be forging your weapons and armor in the Blacksmith with monster materials to keep up with more difficult hunts.

How to Forge How to Unlock Weapon Trees Best Beginner Weapons
Damage Types How Does Sharpness Work? -

HP and Stamina

Maximum Stamina

Managing your HP is important since quests have a limited number of faints or when your health drops to zero. Meanwhile, Stamina is crucial in performing weapon moves, sprinting, or dodging.

How to Raise Max Stamina

Movement and Wirebug

MH Rise Sunbreak - Redirection Wirebug Gauge Recovery

You can traverse the environment in a variety of ways such as sprinting, riding your Palamute, scaling walls, or using Wirebugs. Wirebugs provide additional mobility that lets you hang mid-air, dash away from enemies, or even ride Wyverns.

List of Controls How to Use Wirebugs

Hunting Monsters

MH Rise Sunbreak - Silver Rathalos Forlorn Arena

Monsters appear in different environments, exhibit distinct behaviors, and even engage with other monsters. You hunt them to complete quest objectives or collect their parts for weapon and armor materials.

How to Capture Monsters How to Make Monsters Sleep How to Break Monster Parts
How to Hit Flying Monsters How to Beat Fish Monsters -

Status Effects and Resistances

Teostra Increase Your Fire Resistance.png

Status Effects are buffs or debuffs such as defense boosts or health-draining poisons, and you get them in multiple ways such as eating Dangos or being afflicted by monsters.

Resistances mitigate elemental effects or damage. Monsters also have Elemental Resistances or Weaknesses which you can take advantage of when using an elemental weapon.

Status Boost and Elemental Blight Guide Elemental Damage and Resistances Guide List of Monster Weaknesses

Items and Materials

MH Rise - Using Nulberries when Iceblighted
Items provide various utility such as HP potions, temporary buffs, and monster traps. You can buy items or craft them with materials, which you can obtain from the environment or from trading.

Crafting List and How to Craft Items Argosy and Trading Guide Best Item Loadouts: Which Items to Bring

Environment and Endemic Life

Trapbugs in action

The environment and Endemic Life in the game can be used to enhance your hunting experience. You can use environmental traps to stagger monsters or collect buffs from certain wildlife species.

Endemic Life How to Get and Use Trapbugs

Companions and Followers

MH Rise Sunbreak - Raise Strong Palicoes and Palamutes.png

You can bring extra aid to help you in hunts, such as Palicoes that provide buffs, Palamutes that you can ride for faster travel, and Followers who bring their own weapon expertise.

How to Bring Followers in Quests Palico Guide Palamute Guide and Controls

How Multiplayer Works

Play with Other Hunters in Multiplayer.png

You can hunt with other players by Sending Join Requests or creating your own lobby in the Gathering Hub. You can opt to join friends on your list, or join a random hunt that has the same objective.

Co-op Multiplayer Guide Gathering Hub Guide Solo and Multiplayer Guide

Characters and Facilities

Quest Handlers Smithy Item Merchants Argosy
Buddy Scouts Meowcenaries Tea Shop Research Lab
- Other Characters Other Facilities -

Quest Handlers

Name Location
Chichae the Quest Damsel.pngChichae the Quest Damsel Chichae can be found at the Central Plaza in Elgado Outpost.
Chichae can be found at the Central Plaza in Elgado Outpost.
Hinoa the Quest Maiden.pngHinoa the Quest Maiden Hinoa can be found at the Steelworks in Kamura Village.
Hinoa can be found at the Steelworks in Kamura Village.
Master Arlow.pngMaster Arlow Master Arlow can be found at the Market in Elgado Outpost.
Master Arlow can be found at the Market in Elgado Outpost.
Master Utsushi.pngMaster Utsushi Master Utsushi can be found at the Gathering Hub in Kamura Village.
Master Utsushi can be found at the Gathering Hub in Kamura Village.
Minoto the Hub Maiden.pngMinoto the Hub Maiden Minoto can be found at the Gathering Hub in Kamura Village.
Minoto can be found at the Gathering Hub in Kamura Village.

You can accept Quests from handlers found both on Kamura Village and Elgado Outpost.

Quest Types and List of Quests

Smithy

Name Location
Hamon the Blacksmith.pngHamon the Blacksmith Hamon can be found at the Steelworks in Kamura Village.
Hamon can be found at the Steelworks in Kamura Village.
Minayle the Smithy.pngMinayle the Smithy Minayle can be found at the Central Plaza in Elgado Outpost.
Minayle can be found at the Central Plaza in Elgado Outpost.

Check weapons and armors you can forge or buy on Blacksmiths. You can also forge layered equipments, ramp-up weapons, and create jewel decorations.

How to Forge Weapons and Armor

Item Merchants

Name Location
Kagero the Merchant.pngKagero the Merchant Kagero can be found at the Steelworks in Kamura Village.
Kagero can be found at the Steelworks in Kamura Village.
Oboro the Merchant.pngOboro the Merchant Oboro can be found at the Central Plaza in Elgado Outpost.
Oboro can be found at the Central Plaza in Elgado Outpost.

Merchants are where you can buy or sell items for gold. Sometimes, they also hold discounts for purchases and you can play the Lottery for a prize.

Sunbreak Lottery Prizes

Argosy and Trading

Name Location
Rondine the Trader.pngRondine the Trader Rondine can be found at the Buddy Plaza in Kamura Village.
Rondine can be found at the Buddy Plaza in Kamura Village.

The Argosy is a trading hub where you can order preferred items, apply bargains, and exchange items for points.

Argosy and Trading Guide

Buddy Scouts

Name Location
Buddy Handler Iori.pngBuddy Handler Iori Buddy Handler Iori can be found at the Buddy Plaza in Kamura Village.
Buddy Handler Iori can be found at the Buddy Plaza in Kamura Village.

Buddy Scouts let you recruit more Palico and Palamute companions.

Meowcenaries

Name Location
Felyne Chief Kogarashi.pngFelyne Chief Kogarashi Felyne Chief Kogarashi can be found at the Buddy Plaza in Kamura Village.
Felyne Chief Kogarashi can be found at the Buddy Plaza in Kamura Village.

Meowcenaries is where you dispatch your Buddies to locales with a chance for them to return with special items and equipment.

Meowcenaries Guide

Tea Shop

Name Location
Yomogi the Chef.pngYomogi the Chef Yomogi can be found between the Steelworks and the Gathering Hub Entrance in Kamura Village.
Yomogi can be found between the Steelworks and the Gathering Hub Entrance in Kamura Village.

The Tea Shop or Canteen is where you can order Dangos to gain boosts and skills, or have a Motley Mix to cook raw ingredients for rations.

Canteen (Tea Shop) and Food Skills

Anomaly Research Lab

Name Location
Bahari the Scientist.pngBahari the Scientist Bahari can be found at the Tea Shop in Elgado Outpost.
Bahari can be found at the Tea Shop in Elgado Outpost.

The Research Lab is where you'll see your Anomaly Research Level and accept Research Requests for coins you can exchange for items.

Sunbreak Anomaly Research Lab Guide

Other Characters

Name Location
Admiral Galleus.pngAdmiral Galleus Admiral Galleus can be found at the Command Post in Elgado Outpost.
Admiral Galleus can be found at the Command Post in Elgado Outpost.
Dame Luchika.pngDame Luchika Dame Luchika can be found at the Command Post in Elgado Outpost.
Dame Luchika can be found at the Command Post in Elgado Outpost.
Doctor Tadori.pngDoctor Tadori Doctor Tadori can be found at the Command Post in Elgado Outpost.
Doctor Tadori can be found at the Command Post in Elgado Outpost.
Fiorayne the Knight.pngFiorayne the Knight Fiorayne can be found at the Command Post in Elgado Outpost.
Fiorayne can be found at the Command Post in Elgado Outpost.
Fugen the Elder.pngFugen the Elder Fugen can be found at the Steelworks in Kamura Village.
Fugen can be found at the Steelworks in Kamura Village.
Guild Master Hojo.pngGuild Master Hojo Guild Master Hojo can be found at the Gathering Hub in Kamura Village.
Guild Master Hojo can be found at the Gathering Hub in Kamura Village.
Komitsu the Sweettooth.pngKomitsu the Sweettooth Komitsu can be found between the Steelworks and the Gathering Hub Entrance in Kamura Village.
Komitsu can be found between the Steelworks and the Gathering Hub Entrance in Kamura Village.
Sir Jae.pngSir Jae Sir Jae can be found at the Command Post in Elgado Outpost.
Sir Jae can be found at the Command Post in Elgado Outpost.

More characters can be found around Kamura Village and Elgado outpost. Characters may give out Requests or you may talk to them for interesting dialogues.

Other Facilities

Facility Location
Housekeeper MH Rise - Housekeeper Kamura
You can find the Housekeeper in the Hub Prep Area or in your room.
Courier Courier at Kamura Village
You can find the Courier at the central area of Kamura Village.
Item Box MH Rise - Item Box Kamura
You can find Item Boxes in various locations and usually at the starting camp when on a Quest.
Buddy Board MH Rise - Buddy Board Kamura
You can find Buddy Boards usually next to your Item Box to manage your Buddies.
Cohoot MH Rise Sunbreak - Eurekacorn Elgado Cohoot Nest
Your Cohoot can be found on nests in Buddy Village or Elgado Outpost.

Other Game Mechanics

Sunbreak Guides
New Silkbind Attacks and Switch Skills How to Switch Skill Swap
How to Get from MR 6 to MR 100 Fast Anomaly Research Level: How to Get Max Level Fast
How to Bring Followers - List of Followers Special Investigations: How to Unlock
Village Facility Guides
Room Guide: Things To Do Inside Your Room Training Area Guide
Canteen and Food Skills Gathering Hub Guide
Getting Started
Character Creation Guide List of Controls
Palico Guide Palamute Guide
Cohoot Guide List of Settings
Can I Change My Name? Can I Change Gender?
Hunter and Monster Stats
Explanation of Hunter Stats Monster Stats Explained
Attack and Elemental Attack Defense and Elemental Defense
Affinity and Negative Affinity Monster Size and Effects
Abnormal Status and Elemental Blight Guide Buff Duration: How Long Do Buffs Last?
Weapon and Armor-Related Guides
How to Rollback Weapons How to Forge Weapons and Armor
Damage Types: Difference Between Sever, Blunt, Projectile Damage How to Use Weapon and Armor Designs
How to Change Armor Pigment How to Hide Armor Pieces
How to Upgrade Kinsects How Does Sharpness Work?
Qurious Crafting:
Armor Augments		 Chaotic Gore Magala Weapons Explained
Gameplay Features
Wirebug Moves and Controls Silkbind Attacks
How to Lock-On and Target Settings Switch Skills Guide
Wyvern Riding Guide Turf Wars
What is the Rampage? Hunter Rank (HR) Guide
Unchangeable Appearance Features How to Fast Travel
Fishing Guide Quest Completion Rewards
How to Carry Eggs Respawn Timers
Melding Pot Guide Solo and Multiplayer Guide
Crafting List How to Use Photo Mode
List of Lottery Prizes How to Save the Game
Character Edit Vouchers
Online Play
Multiplayer and Co-op Guide Hunter Connect and Like Function
How to use the Chat Feature How to Use Gestures
Join Requests Guide How Does Difficulty Scaling Work?

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2 Anonymous Anonymous almost 6 years

i agree plz brig that function back ]\

1 Anonymous Anonymous almost 6 years

Can you bring back the function to put endemic life in your house from monster Hunter world in rise

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