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Monster
Locale		 Staring Area Visited Area Resting Area
Acidic GlavenusAcidic Glavenus
Rotten Vale		 9 (1st time) / 8 6 / 8 / 9 / 12 12
AnjanathAnjanath
Ancient Forest		 2 / 10 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 13
AnjanathAnjanath
Wildspire Waste		 2 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 9 3
AnjanathAnjanath
Guiding Lands		 7 / 9 2 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 7 / 9
Arch-Tempered KirinArch-Tempered Kirin
Coral Highlands		 8 2 / 12 / 13 / 15 10
Arch-Tempered Kushala DaoraArch-Tempered Kushala Daora
Elder's Recess		 3 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 9 12
Arch-Tempered LunastraArch-Tempered Lunastra
Elder's Recess		 11 8 / 9 / 11 / 12 13
Arch-Tempered NamielleArch-Tempered Namielle
Coral Highlands		 4 5 / 10 / 12 8
Arch-Tempered NergiganteArch-Tempered Nergigante
Elder's Recess		 8 7 / 8 / 9 / 11 / 12 / 14 / 15 15
Arch-Tempered TeostraArch-Tempered Teostra
Elder's Recess		 12 7 / 8 / 9 / 11 13
Arch-Tempered Vaal HazakArch-Tempered Vaal Hazak
Rotten Vale		 8 9 / 10 / 12 / 14 16
Azure RathalosAzure Rathalos
Ancient Forest		 15 1 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 16 17
Azure RathalosAzure Rathalos
Elder's Recess		 11 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 3
BanbaroBanbaro
Ancient Forest		 6 / 12 1 / 4 / 6 / 12 1
BanbaroBanbaro
Wildspire Waste		 1 / 2 / 4 1 / 2 / 4 / 6 4
BanbaroBanbaro
Coral Highlands		 1 1 / 2 / 3 2
BanbaroBanbaro
Rotten Vale		 6 2 / 4 / 6 3
BanbaroBanbaro
Elder's Recess		 11 2 / 3 / 9 / 11 / 12 9
BanbaroBanbaro
Hoarfrost Reach		 4 (1st time) 1 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 10 6
BariothBarioth
Hoarfrost Reach		 7 (1st time) 1 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 11 / 14 / 15 7
BarrothBarroth
Wildspire Waste		 6 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 9
BazelgeuseBazelgeuse
Ancient Forest		 6 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 16
BazelgeuseBazelgeuse
Wildspire Waste		 6/12 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 13 / 14 12
BazelgeuseBazelgeuse
Coral Highlands		 5 / 12 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 / 15 13
BazelgeuseBazelgeuse
Rotten Vale		 9 1 / 2 / 3 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 16 4
BazelgeuseBazelgeuse
Elder's Recess		 9 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 3
BehemothBehemoth
Elder's Recess		 8 8 / 9 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 13
BeotodusBeotodus
Hoarfrost Reach		 2 (1st time) 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 3
Black DiablosBlack Diablos
Wildspire Waste		 13 6 / 13 / 14 14
Blackveil Vaal HazakBlackveil Vaal Hazak
Ancient Forest		 12 (1st time) / 8 2 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 14 14
Blackveil Vaal HazakBlackveil Vaal Hazak
Rotten Vale		 8 / 9 / 14 7 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 14 / 16 16
BrachydiosBrachydios
Elder's Recess		 5 (1st time) 5 / 8 / 11 / 12 5
Brute TigrexBrute Tigrex
Elder's Recess		 7 6 / 7 / 11 / 12 6
Brute TigrexBrute Tigrex
Guiding Lands		 13 3 / 4 / 12 / 13 12
Coral Pukei-PukeiCoral Pukei-Pukei
Coral Highlands		 4 (1st time) 2 / 4 / 5 / 8 4
DeviljhoDeviljho
Ancient Forest		 1 / 8 / 11 1 / 4 / 8 / 9 / 14 13
DeviljhoDeviljho
Wildspire Waste		 1 / 8 1 / 4 / 7 / 8 13
DeviljhoDeviljho
Coral Highlands		 1 / 5 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 8 / 10 10
DeviljhoDeviljho
Rotten Vale		 7 3 12
DeviljhoDeviljho
Elder's Recess		 7 / 9 2 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 11 / 12 8
DiablosDiablos
Wildspire Waste		 14 6 / 8 / 13 14
DodogamaDodogama
Elder's Recess		 9 2 / 3 / 7 / 8 / 9 8
Ebony OdogaronEbony Odogaron
Ancient Forest		 2 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 14 / 16 7
Ebony OdogaronEbony Odogaron
Wildspire Waste		 4 / 6 / 7 1 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 13 13
Ebony OdogaronEbony Odogaron
Coral Highlands		 8 (1st time) / 2 / 12 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 10
Ebony OdogaronEbony Odogaron
Rotten Vale		 10 / 3 3 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 13
Ebony OdogaronEbony Odogaron
Elder's Recess		 8 3 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 11 / 14 6
Ebony OdogaronEbony Odogaron
Hoarfrost Reach		 4 / 11 1 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 8
Ebony OdogaronEbony Odogaron
Guiding Lands		 7 2 / 3 / 4 / 7 7
Fulgur AnjanathFulgur Anjanath
Ancient Forest		 3 / 8 1 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 8 / 13 / 14 13
Fulgur AnjanathFulgur Anjanath
Coral Highlands		 3 / 8 1 / 2 / 3 / 8 / 10 10
Fulgur AnjanathFulgur Anjanath
Rotten Vale		 2 / 3 / 4 1 / 3 / 4 1
Fulgur AnjanathFulgur Anjanath
Elder's Recess		 8/2 2 / 3 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 9
Fulgur AnjanathFulgur Anjanath
Hoarfrost Reach		 6 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 6
Furious RajangFurious Rajang
Hoarfrost Reach		 7 3 / 14 / 15 6
GlavenusGlavenus
Ancient Forest		 8 1 / 4 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 15 15
GlavenusGlavenus
Wildspire Waste		 12 (1st time) 4 / 6 / 8 / 9 / 12 12
GlavenusGlavenus
Elder's Recess		 12 6 / 9 / 11 / 12 6
Gold RathianGold Rathian
Elder's Recess		 15 15 15
Gold RathianGold Rathian
Guiding Lands		 9 9 9
Great GirrosGreat Girros
Rotten Vale		 7 6 / 7 / 8 7
Great JagrasGreat Jagras
Ancient Forest		 2 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 2
Great JagrasGreat Jagras
Guiding Lands		 6 2 / 6 6
JyuratodusJyuratodus
Wildspire Waste		 10 4 / 9 / 10 10
KirinKirin
Coral Highlands		 8 2 / 12 / 13 / 15 15
Kulu-Ya-KuKulu-Ya-Ku
Ancient Forest		 5 1 / 2 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 14 / 15 / 16 7
Kulu-Ya-KuKulu-Ya-Ku
Wildspire Waste		 5 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 6
Kushala DaoraKushala Daora
Ancient Forest		 5 5 16
Kushala DaoraKushala Daora
Elder's Recess		 3 3 4
LavasiothLavasioth
Elder's Recess		 10 7 / 11 10
LegianaLegiana
Rotten Vale		 12 12 / 13 / 15 15
LunastraLunastra
Wildspire Waste		 8 13 14
LunastraLunastra
Elder's Recess		 11 8 / 9 / 12 13
NamielleNamielle
Coral Highlands		 15 4 / 8 / 13 / 15 15
NargacugaNargacuga
Ancient Forest		 9 1 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 14 14
NargacugaNargacuga
Coral Highlands		 2 1 / 2 / 3 / 5 / 6 / 7 7
NergiganteNergigante
Elder's Recess		 14 2 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 11 / 12 / 14 15
Nightshade PaolumuNightshade Paolumu
Ancient Forest		 9 8 / 9 8
Nightshade PaolumuNightshade Paolumu
Wildspire Waste		 2 (1st time) 2 / 3 / 7 / 8 / 9 3
OdogaronOdogaron
Ancient Forest		 2 1 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 8 4
OdogaronOdogaron
Coral Highlands		 2 2 / 4 / 5 / 8 7
OdogaronOdogaron
Rotten Vale		 10 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 14 / 16 13
PaolumuPaolumu
Coral Highlands		 5 3 / 5 / 10 9
Pink RathianPink Rathian
Wildspire Waste		 1 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 13 / 14 12
Pink RathianPink Rathian
Coral Highlands		 5 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 8 / 12 / 13 / 15 10
Pukei-PukeiPukei-Pukei
Ancient Forest		 6 6 / 8 6
Pukei-PukeiPukei-Pukei
Wildspire Waste		 6 2 / 3 / 6 3
RadobaanRadobaan
Rotten Vale		 1 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 2
Raging BrachydiosRaging Brachydios
Guiding Lands		 2 3 / 14 / 15 15
RajangRajang
Ancient Forest		 4 / 5 1 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 13 13
RajangRajang
Wildspire Waste		 4 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 9 / 10 2
RathalosRathalos
Ancient Forest		 16 1 / 5 / 8 / 14 / 16 16
RathalosRathalos
Elder's Recess		 4 3 / 4 / 9 4
RathalosRathalos
Guiding Lands		 7 6 / 7 7
RathianRathian
Ancient Forest		 6 5 / 6 / 8 / 11 / 12 / 14 16
RathianRathian
Wildspire Waste		 3 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 12 12
Ruiner NergiganteRuiner Nergigante
Ancient Forest		 6 / 8 1 / 2 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 12 12
Ruiner NergiganteRuiner Nergigante
Wildspire Waste		 6 / 8 3 / 4 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 10 3
Ruiner NergiganteRuiner Nergigante
Coral Highlands		 3 / 8 1 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 8 / 9 / 12 4
Ruiner NergiganteRuiner Nergigante
Rotten Vale		 14 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 / 8 / 9 / 12 / 14 14
Ruiner NergiganteRuiner Nergigante
Elder's Recess		 9 7 / 8 / 9 / 11 / 12 / 14 / 15 15
Ruiner NergiganteRuiner Nergigante
Hoarfrost Reach		 1 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 13 / 14 / 15 6
Ruiner NergiganteRuiner Nergigante
Guiding Lands		 9 3 / 9 9
Savage DeviljhoSavage Deviljho
Ancient Forest		 1 / 5 1 / 2 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 13 / 14 13
Scarred Yian GarugaScarred Yian Garuga
Ancient Forest		 9 5 / 6 / 8 / 9 8
Scarred Yian GarugaScarred Yian Garuga
Guiding Lands		 6 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 7
Seething BazelgeuseSeething Bazelgeuse
Elder's Recess		 9 (1st time) / 7 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 11 3
Shrieking LegianaShrieking Legiana
Hoarfrost Reach		 15 (1st time) 13 / 14 13
Silver RathalosSilver Rathalos
Elder's Recess		 15 15 15
Silver RathalosSilver Rathalos
Guiding Lands		 11 11 11
Stygian ZinogreStygian Zinogre
Hoarfrost Reach		 14 3 / 14 / 15 14
TeostraTeostra
Wildspire Waste		 13 8 / 13 / 14 14
TeostraTeostra
Elder's Recess		 13 7 / 8 / 9 / 11 / 12 13
TigrexTigrex
Ancient Forest		 7 / 12 1 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 9 / 12 / 15 15
TigrexTigrex
Wildspire Waste		 2 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 10 3
TigrexTigrex
Rotten Vale		 4 (1st time) / 2 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 6 2
TigrexTigrex
Elder's Recess		 12 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 11 / 12 6
TigrexTigrex
Hoarfrost Reach		 7 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 13 / 14 / 15 6
Tobi-KadachiTobi-Kadachi
Ancient Forest		 14 5 / 11 / 12 / 14 / 15 14
Tzitzi-Ya-KuTzitzi-Ya-Ku
Coral Highlands		 2 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 8 7
UragaanUragaan
Elder's Recess		 2 2 / 3 / 5 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 11 / 12 6
Vaal HazakVaal Hazak
Rotten Vale		 16 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12 / 14 16
VelkhanaVelkhana
Ancient Forest		 6 4 / 5 / 6 6
VelkhanaVelkhana
Wildspire Waste		 6 2 / 3 / 6 3
VelkhanaVelkhana
Coral Highlands		 4 1 / 2 / 4 4
VelkhanaVelkhana
Rotten Vale		 2 2 / 3 3
VelkhanaVelkhana
Elder's Recess		 8 6 / 8 / 9 6
VelkhanaVelkhana
Hoarfrost Reach		 14 6 / 7 / 14 / 15 16
Viper Tobi-KadachiViper Tobi-Kadachi
Hoarfrost Reach		 10 (1st time) 4 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 8
Yian GarugaYian Garuga
Ancient Forest		 8 5 / 6 / 8 / 9 8
Yian GarugaYian Garuga
Guiding Lands		 3 / 7 2 / 5 / 6 / 7 7
ZinogreZinogre
Ancient Forest		 12 / 8 1 / 7 / 8 / 12 / 13 13
ZinogreZinogre
Coral Highlands		 4 4 / 5 / 8 5
ZinogreZinogre
Guiding Lands		 7 6 / 7 7

Guiding Lands

Guiding Lands Coral And Forest

The Guiding Lands is the Iceborne endgame expedition area that houses all the locales and where most monsters can spawn.

This area is also where you will farm most of the endgame materials for augments, layered armor, and even discover new monsters!

Guiding Lands Monsters and Locations

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