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The Nargacuga is a Flying Wyvern monstie in Monster Hunter Stories 3 (MHS3). Learn how to get a/an Nargacuga, plus their weaknesses, skills, stats, and locations.

Variants
Nargacuga
Nargacuga 		Green Nargacuga
Green Nargacuga 		Silverwind Nargacuga
Silverwind Nargacuga

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How to Get Nargacuga

Force Invasive Nerscylla to Retreat

Invasive Monster Map Location Retreat Requirement
Invasive Nerscylla Invasive Nerscylla
Invasive Nerscylla
Canalta Timberland		 • Use a Gunlance With Wyvern's Fire or Wyvern's Blaze
• Wait and build stamina until it attacks you

Nargacuga can be acquired by finding the Invasive Nerscylla in the location shown above and forcing it to retreat. After it retreats, a den will spawn where you will be able to acquire the Nargacuga egg.

List of All Invasive Monsters

Restore Habitats With Nargacuga

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To begin getting the eggs of Nargacuga in Egg Dens, restore them in the habitats of your choice. This should not only allow you to get its eggs, but also integrate dual elements.

Habitat Restoration Guide

Nargacuga Overview

Nargacuga Basic Info

Icon Egg Image
Nargacuga Icon Nargacuga Egg
Monstie Rank Riding Actions
4★ ・Jump
・Wall Climb
・Stealth
・Melee Attack
Genus
Flying Wyvern
Monstie Attack Type and Element
Speed Icon Non-Elemental Icon
Description
Cloaked in fur as dark as night, this Flying Wyvern lurks in the shadows to then pounce upon prey with frightening speed and agility.
Baby Monstie Image
Baby Nargacuga

Nargacuga Enemy Transformations, Attack Types, and Elements

Transformation Attack Type and Element
Normal
Speed Icon Non-Elemental Icon
Enraged
Technical Icon Non-Elemental Icon

Nargacuga Skills

Nargacuga Innate Skills

Skill Level Unlocked Details
Dark Thrash
(Kinship Skill) 		1 Target: -
Effect: Deals non-elemental damage to one enemy. High chance of landing a critical hit.
Killer Tail Icon Killer Tail 1 Type: Active
Target: Single Enemy
Effect: Deals non-elemental damage to one enemy. Very high chance of landing a critical hit.
Sharpen Blades Icon Sharpen Blades 30 Type: Active
Target: User
Effect: Grants Critical Up to the user.
Spike Bomb Icon Spike Bomb 40 Type: Active
Target: All Enemies
Effect: Deals non-elemental damage to all enemies.

These are skills that the Nargacuga will always have.

Nargacuga Skill Pool

Skill Details
Anti 1-Hit KO Type: Passive
Effect: Low chance to survive a hit that would have otherwise been fatal.
Darkness Resistance Type: Passive
Effect: Low chance to negate Darkness.
Health Boost Type: Passive
Effect: Slightly increases maximum HP.
Inflict Rate Up Type: Passive
Effect: Slightly increases abnormal status inflict rate.
Non-Elem Atk Boost Type: Passive
Effect: Slightly increases damage dealt by non-elemental attacks.
Non-Elem Def Boost Type: Passive
Effect: Slightly reduces damage taken from non-elemental attacks.
Partner Type: Passive
Effect: Kinship Gauge fills slightly faster at 50% HP or less.
Salt in Wound Type: Passive
Effect: Slightly increases damage dealt to enemies with abnormal statuses.

These are skills that the Nargacuga can potentially have when hatched.

Nargacuga Weaknesses and Resistances

Note that some monsters change weaknesses and resistances when they transform.

Normal
Enraged
Ailment Resistances
Poison Burn Paralysis Sleep Blastblight Bleeding Darkness
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Elemental Resistances
Non-Elemental Fire Water Thunder Ice Dragon
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Ailment Resistances
Poison Burn Paralysis Sleep Blastblight Bleeding Darkness
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Elemental Resistances
Non-Elemental Fire Water Thunder Ice Dragon
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Nargacuga Parts

Normal
Enraged
Main Body Main Body
Head Head
Wings Wings
Tail Tail
Main Body Main Body
Head Head
Wings Wings
Spikes Spikes

These determine which weapon type will be most effective in breaking the specific targetable parts of the monster.

Nargacuga Stat Trends

HP
5
Attack
5
Speed
10
Defense
10

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Kulu-Ya-Ku IconKulu-Ya-Ku Lagiacrus IconLagiacrus Legiana IconLegiana
Lunagaron IconLunagaron Magnamalo IconMagnamalo Malzeno IconMalzeno
Mizutsune IconMizutsune Namielle IconNamielle Nargacuga IconNargacuga
Nerscylla IconNerscylla Odogaron IconOdogaron Paolumu IconPaolumu
Pink Rathian IconPink Rathian Plesioth IconPlesioth Pukei-Pukei IconPukei-Pukei
Purple Gypceros IconPurple Gypceros Purple Ludroth IconPurple Ludroth Rakna-Kadaki IconRakna-Kadaki
Ratha Icon Ratha Rathalos IconRathalos Rathian IconRathian
Red Khezu IconRed Khezu Rey Dau IconRey Dau Royal Ludroth IconRoyal Ludroth
Sand Barioth IconSand Barioth Seregios IconSeregios Shogun Ceanataur IconShogun Ceanataur
Shrouded Nerscylla IconShrouded Nerscylla Silverwind Nargacuga IconSilverwind Nargacuga Somnacanth IconSomnacanth
Soulseer Mizutsune IconSoulseer Mizutsune Stygian Zinogre IconStygian Zinogre Tetranadon IconTetranadon
Thunderlord Zinogre IconThunderlord Zinogre Tigrex IconTigrex Tobi-Kadachi IconTobi-Kadachi
Velkhana IconVelkhana Velocidrome IconVelocidrome Yian Garuga IconYian Garuga
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