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Monster Hunter Stories 3 Bosses
This is a list of all the Bosses in Monster Hunter Stories 3 (MHS3). See a list of all the bosses dividied by all the main bosses, optional bosses, invasive monsters, and secret bosses in the game!

List of All Bosses

Main Story Bosses

Monster Elemental Resistance Status Resistance Patterns
Feral Chatacabra Feral Chatacabra
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Rock Mantle : Technical
Honed Glavenus Honed Glavenus
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Overheated Throat : Technical
Overheated Tail : Power
Feral Velocidrome (Ice) Feral Velocidrome (Ice)
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Enraged : Power
Feral Velocidrome (Fire) Feral Velocidrome (Fire)
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Enraged : Power
Feral Gypceros Feral Gypceros
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Enraged : Technical
Dual Honed Glavenus Dual Honed Glavenus
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Overheated Throat : Technical
Overheated Tail : Power
Magnamalo Magnamalo
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Hellfireblight Mantle : Power
Hellfireblight Critical : Technical
Feral Somnacanth Feral Somnacanth
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Technical
Balancing : Speed
Balancing (Storing Power) : Speed
Feral Great Izuchi Feral Great Izuchi
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Enranged : Power
Feral Aknosom Feral Aknosom
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Technical
Enranged : Power
Almudron Almudron
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Enraged : Technical
Large Mudbulb : Speed
Feral Ajarakan Feral Ajarakan
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Technical
Overheated : Power
Feral Rakna-Kadaki Feral Rakna-Kadaki
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Technical
No Web : Technical
Web Mantle (Cocoon) : Speed
Rey Dau Rey Dau
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Fulgurite Mantle : Power
Feral Blangonga Feral Blangonga
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Enraged : Speed
Goss Harag Goss Harag
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Enraged (Frost Knuckles) : Technical
Enraged (Frost Blade) : Speed
Malzeno Malzeno
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Blood Rite Active : Technical
Exposed : Speed
Arkveld Arkveld
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Technical
Dragon Mantle : Power
Bound Azure Rathalos Bound Azure Rathalos
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Enraged (Airborne) : Speed
Battle-Bound (Unleashed) : Technical
Bound Lunagaron Bound Lunagaron
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Enraged : Power
Battle-Bound (Unleashed) : Technical
Final Boss Final Boss
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Technical
Blightstone Unleashed : Power

Main Story Bosses are the bosses you encounter by plaing the game's main missions. Defeating them will let you progress the game's storyline and progress the game.

List of All Main Story Bosses

Invasive Monsters

Invasive Monster Map Location Egg Reward Retreat Requirement
Invasive Yian Garuga Invasive Yian Garuga
Azuria Rathian Egg Rathian Egg • Target its legs with a Slash type weapon
• Cure severe poison with Antidote Powder
• Inflict Blastblight and Paralysis
Invasive Plesioth Invasive Plesioth
Azuria Lagiacrus Egg Lagiacrus Egg • Hit it with a Fire Attack
• When it enrages, break its head
• Restore stamina to mitigate debilitate status
Invasive Seregios Invasive Seregios
Azuria Astalos Egg Astalos Egg • Use a hammer that hits multiple enemies
• Survive the 2nd Turn
• Check the color of its shout and then use an AoE skill with that attribute
Invasive Arzuros Invasive Arzuros
Canalta Timberland Canyne Egg Canyne Egg • Use a weapon that hits multiple enemies with fire and defeat small Arzuros
• Take advantage of its low ailment resistances
Invasive Nerscylla Invasive Nerscylla
Canalta Timberland Nargacuga Egg Nargacuga Egg • Use a Gunlance With Wyvern's Fire or Wyvern's Blaze
• Wait and build stamina until it attacks you
Invasive Shogun Ceanataur Invasive Shogun Ceanataur
Canalta Timberland Mizutsune Egg Mizutsune Egg • Focus on the Shell to cut its Thunder/Ice resistance and AoE skills
• Block attack with Armor Skin
• Block attack with Defensive Ditty and Spring Staccato's Hunting Horn skills
• Defend with Mega Armorskin
Invasive Diablos Invasive Diablos
Tarkuan Tigrex Egg Tigrex Egg • Use a Hammer with a meteor skill
• Time the meteor skill input on the ground's eruption.
Invasive Odogaron Invasive Odogaron
Tarkuan Zinogre Egg Zinogre Egg • Bring a Monster With Mudblight
• Break its Claws
Invasive Khezu Invasive Khezu
Serathis Barioth Egg Barioth Egg • Have a way to remove Paralysis
• Use Speed double attacks
• Use Kinship on prompt

Invasive bosses are monsters that appear in the map and posses unique mechanics that are only encounterable by fighting invasive variant of the said monster.
List of All Invasive Monsters

Elder Dragon Bosses

Elder Dragon Map Location Rewards
Yama Tsukami Yama Tsukami
Canalta Timberland
Main Story Progression
Namielle Namielle
Azuria • Namielle Hide
• Elder Dragon Blood
• Namielle Webbing
• Namielle Tail
• Battle Ally Skill Enhancement Follower Testament
• Decoration Heroic Testament Enhancement
• Appearance of Namielle Eggs in Dens
Yama Tsukami (Green) Yama Tsukami (Green)
Tarkuan • Dragonmoss
• Elder Dragon Blood
• Battle Ally Skill Enhancement Follower Testament
Velkhana Velkhana
Serathis • Velkhana Shells
• Elder Dragon Blood
• Velkhana Claws
• Battle Ally Skill Enhancement Follower Testament
• Decoration Heroic Testament Enhancement
• Appearance of Velkhana Eggs in Dens
Wind Serpent Ibushi Wind Serpent Ibushi
Canalta Timberland • Wind Serpent Ibushi Horn
• Wind Serpent Ibushi Hide
• Ibushi Windsac
• Elder Dragon Blood
• Battle Ally Skill Enhancement Follower Testament
Thunder Serpent Narwa Thunder Serpent Narwa
Canalta Timberland • T Serpent Narwa Hide
• Elder Dragon Blood
• Narwa Sparksac
• Battle Ally Skill Enhancement Follower Testament
Nergigante Nergigante
Azuria Side Story Rudy DLC Progression

Elder Dragons are high level monsters which players can encounter by continuously defeating enemies in an area at night.
List of All Elder Dragons

Feral Monsters

Monster Elemental Resistance Status Resistance Patterns
Feral Paolumu Feral Paolumu
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Technical
Airborne : Speed
Feral Nerscylla Feral Nerscylla
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Technical
Enraged : Speed
Feral Brachydios Feral Brachydios
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Slime Active : Speed
Feral Tobi-Kadachi Feral Tobi-Kadachi
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Enraged : TBA
Feral Bishaten Feral Bishaten
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Technical
Balancing : Speed
Feral Espinas Feral Espinas
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Enraged : Speed
Feral Tetranadon Feral Tetranadon
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Stuffed : Technical
Feral Glavenus Feral Glavenus
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Enraged : Technical
Overheated (Tail) : Power
Feral Legiana Feral Legiana
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Airborne : Technical
Enraged (Airborne) : Power
Feral Gravios Feral Gravios
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Enraged : Technical
Feral Magnamalo Feral Magnamalo
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Speed
Hellfireblight Mantle : Power
Hellfireblight Critical : Technical
Feral Deviljho Feral Deviljho
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Enraged : Speed
Starving : Power

Feral Monsters are those afflicted with the blightstone, causing them to go on a frenzy. Furthermore, they have different elements compared to their usual species and unique feral attacks. The ones included here are those that reside in key habitats for habitat restoration.

List of All Feral Monsters

Optional Bosses

Monster Elemental Resistance Status Resistance Patterns
Espinas Espinas
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Sleep : Power
Enraged : Speed
Deviljho Deviljho
Non-Elemental:text
Fire:text
Water:text
Thunder:text
Ice:text
Dragon:text
Poison:text
Burn:text
Paralysis:text
Sleep:text
Blastblight:text
Bleeding:text
Darkness:text
Regular : Power
Enraged : Speed
Starving : Power

These are bosses that are not part of the main missions and instead are those you encounter secretly in regions.

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