Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Trophy Guide & Roadmap

By defeating a monster a new one will spawn shortly. On your map you see if the monster is from the region you want to level or not. There will be a cap at level 4 when Guiding Lands first unlock, so don’t bother trying to get to level 7 immediately.

Finishing the MR49 assigned quest will remove to cap to level 5. Finishing MR69 will remove to cap to level 6 and removing cap to level 7 will require finishing MR99 assignment for defeating Ruiner Nergigante.

Once a bar with somewhere in the range of 3 to 6 tracks appear you can now level it up. You can gain a track by hunting a monster or breaking a part of it. You will get multiple tracks at once if the monster you performed an action on is one of the types you are collecting the tracks for (example would be breaking a part of Legiana when collecting bird wyvern tracks).

Once you have collected all the tracks you will be able to lure out the monster, whose name appeared on the screen after getting the final track, by talking to the handler in a camp. Those can be helpful for leveling up a certain region, since you can call a monster into a region you need one to be when there isn’t one at the moment. Additionally defeating a tempered monster at higher levels will earn you a full track immediately.

Getting 50 of those will take a while, so prepare for some grinding.

He fights similar to his normal form with additional spikey attacks which will cause bleeding quickly. He likes to shoot those spikes from his side after a dash so be careful. He is weak to Dragon and Thunder Elements.

• Animal Name: Goldspring Macaque
• Type: Primate (looks like a little monkey with gold fur)
• Map: Hoarfrost Reach
• Daytime: Any (personally caught it during dusk, so when the sun goes under just before it gets dark)
• Caught With: Capture Net
• Rarity: Extremely Rare

This is simply a golden version of the little monkeys enjoying the hot springs everywhere in the Hoarfrost Reach. I caught mine in the hot spring in area 2. Make sure you’re using the Ghillie Mantle and leave your Palico behind so it doesn’t scare the creature. If it doesn’t spawn, you can also check the other hotsprings, then fast travel to a different map and return to check again. It can take a few hours to get it to spawn.

Tip: Iceborne has added a new skill called “Feline Zoomaster” that makes rare endemic life more likely to appear. You can get this buff from the cook in Seliana. First you need to gather the cooking ingredients by finishing all of the Seliana cook’s optional quests and her gathering quests and also you must gather all rare research plants in Hoarfrost Reach (Butterbur, Frozen Foilage and Upsurge-exclusive items). You’ll know it’s a rare one when your character does a longer gathering animation than usual. For the Upsurge-exclusives you need to check the map that this effect is currently on Hoarfrost Reach. Once you have the ingredients you can put them in a custom meal at Seliana cook to get a maxed out “Feline Zoomaster” skill. Make sure you pay with a voucher for a guaranteed chance to trigger the skill. Always do this before looking for rare endemics to greatly improve the odds of finding them.

• Animal Name: Arrowhead Gekko
• Type: Lizard (it actually looks nothing like other gekkos, it looks like a small blue glowing blob or jellyfish on the ground eating at the fruit-bearing trees that give you research points)
• Map: Rotten Vale, Wildspire Waste
• Daytime: Any – but it’s only found at fruit-bearing trees, the ones that give you research points when harvesting them
• Caught With: Capture Net
• Rarity: Extremely Rare

This is a luminescent, blue-glowing little blob on the floor (looks like a jellyfish) that is found eating at the fruit-bearing trees that give research points when harvested. It has an arrow-shaped head, just as seen on the trophy icon, but it’s a very small creature. Due to its blue glowing color it stands out from the environment when near it. Look for it in Rotten Vale.

Tip #1: During the release week from September 06 – September 13 it will always spawn during the timed event “The Lord of the Underworld Beckons” (MR1). This will become unavailable in the future and then you have to get lucky to find it randomly again.

Tip #2: Iceborne has added a new skill called “Feline Zoomaster” that makes rare endemic life more likely to appear. You can get this buff from the cook in Seliana. First you need to gather the cooking ingredients by finishing all of the Seliana cook’s optional quests and her gathering quests and also you must gather all rare research plants in Hoarfrost Reach (Butterbur, Frozen Foilage and Upsurge-exclusive items). You’ll know it’s a rare one when your character does a longer gathering animation than usual. For the Upsurge-exclusives you need to check the map that this effect is currently on Hoarfrost Reach. Once you have the ingredients you can put them in a custom meal at Seliana cook to get a maxed out “Feline Zoomaster” skill. Make sure you pay with a voucher for a guaranteed chance to trigger the skill. Always do this before looking for rare endemics to greatly improve the odds of finding them.

Location #1: Rotten Vale

Location #2: Wildspire Waste

It can sometimes (rarely) be found on the path to the “creature that creates a beautiful melody” for trophy “Sweet Melody”. By a cactus on the path leading to the highest point of Wildspire Waste (Area 5). Go up the path from the north, then climb up the vines.

• Animal Name: Blue Diva
• Type: Bird (it’s a blue bird, flying among other pink birds)
• Map: Wildspire Waste
• Daytime: Any
• Caught With: Capture Net
• Rarity: Extremely Rare

This is a small blue bird that sings a nice melody. It can rarely spawn at the highest point of Wildspire Waste, which is found in Area 5. Walk up the hill as far as you can (from the north of the red-circled map location below) and climb up the vines. At the very top there are usually some pink birds flying around (any daytime). Among them a rare blue bird can spawn. It can either be sitting (see first screenshot sample) or it can be flying with the other birds in circles (second screenshot sample). Either way you must catch it with the capture net. Make sure you put on the Ghillie Mantle (select at item box) before approaching the bird and leave your Palico behind at the camp so that the bird doesn’t get scared! It can also be hard to spot between the other birds so make sure you climb all the way up the hill to get a good look.

Note: All of the below screenshots are captured at the exact same location (Area 5, Wildspire Waste), the only difference is that in the first picture the bird was sitting and in the second picture the bird started the fly around.

Tip: Iceborne has added a new skill called “Feline Zoomaster” that makes rare endemic life more likely to appear. You can get this buff from the cook in Seliana. First you need to gather the cooking ingredients by finishing all of the Seliana cook’s optional quests and her gathering quests and also you must gather all rare research plants in Hoarfrost Reach (Butterbur, Frozen Foilage and Upsurge-exclusive items). You’ll know it’s a rare one when your character does a longer gathering animation than usual. For the Upsurge-exclusives you need to check the map that this effect is currently on Hoarfrost Reach. Once you have the ingredients you can put them in a custom meal at Seliana cook to get a maxed out “Feline Zoomaster” skill. Make sure you pay with a voucher for a guaranteed chance to trigger the skill. Always do this before looking for rare endemics to greatly improve the odds of finding them.

• Animal Name: Sealord’s Crestfish
• Type: Fish (looks like a sea serpent with a bright dot like a “lantern” on its head)
• Map: Hoarfrost Reach
• Daytime: only at Night
• Caught With: Fishing Rod
• Rarity: Extremely Rare

You can only catch it at night in the dirty looking water of the underground tunnel area in Hoarfrost Reach. It looks a bit like a sea serpent with a bright dot like a “lantern” on its head. If it doesn’t spawn, fast travel to another map and return to Hoarfrost Reach, check again at night time. It can take a few hours to get it to spawn.

Tip: Iceborne has added a new skill called “Feline Zoomaster” that makes rare endemic life more likely to appear. You can get this buff from the cook in Seliana. First you need to gather the cooking ingredients by finishing all of the Seliana cook’s optional quests and her gathering quests and also you must gather all rare research plants in Hoarfrost Reach (Butterbur, Frozen Foilage and Upsurge-exclusive items). You’ll know it’s a rare one when your character does a longer gathering animation than usual. For the Upsurge-exclusives you need to check the map that this effect is currently on Hoarfrost Reach. Once you have the ingredients you can put them in a custom meal at Seliana cook to get a maxed out “Feline Zoomaster” skill. Make sure you pay with a voucher for a guaranteed chance to trigger the skill. Always do this before looking for rare endemics to greatly improve the odds of finding them.

• Animal Name: Wintermoon Nettle
• Type: Giant Flying Jellyish (glides through the air)
• Map: Hoarfrost Reach
• Daytime: only at Night (during CLEAR WEATHER, not raining)
• Caught With: Capture Net
• Rarity: Extremely Rare

This animal looks like a huge flying Jellyfish (glides through the air). It can only spawn during clear nights (no rain) at the highest point of Hoarfrost Reach. It’s hard to get there, see the video below. Basically, you must latch on to the wedge beetles on the ceiling of Area 14. After 4 Wedge Beetles you will reach a section where you can walk a little. Put on the Glider Mantle and jump down the opening at the end of the path, but immediately look up to find a very well hidden Wedge Beetle above you. This leads to another hidden area with air coming through the floor. Wait until a big burst of air comes and let it lift you up to the next area, then climb up and use another Wedge Beetle. Lastly, take the path on the left and follow the path all the way to the end up the hill.

Tip: Iceborne has added a new skill called “Feline Zoomaster” that makes rare endemic life more likely to appear. You can get this buff from the cook in Seliana. First you need to gather the cooking ingredients by finishing all of the Seliana cook’s optional quests and her gathering quests and also you must gather all rare research plants in Hoarfrost Reach (Butterbur, Frozen Foilage and Upsurge-exclusive items). You’ll know it’s a rare one when your character does a longer gathering animation than usual. For the Upsurge-exclusives you need to check the map that this effect is currently on Hoarfrost Reach. Once you have the ingredients you can put them in a custom meal at Seliana cook to get a maxed out “Feline Zoomaster” skill. Make sure you pay with a voucher for a guaranteed chance to trigger the skill. Always do this before looking for rare endemics to greatly improve the odds of finding them.

• Animal Name: Moly
• Type: Mole that digs hole in the ground
• Map: Guiding Lands in Wildspire Waste district (Do not confuse with Wildspire Waste Map, it’s in the Guiding Lands Endgame Map after beating the story)
• Daytime: Any
• Caught With: Capture Net
• Rarity: Extremely Rare

This animal looks just like a mole that digs holes. You can sometimes see it looking through the floor – beware it appears in groups of 5 moles and is not just a single creature. It only spawns around the Guiding Lands (the endgame area after beating the story), but there it can actually spawn in all of the sections. One possibility is in the Wildspire Waste section (see location below). The problem is that nearby monsters will scare the Moly away. Also make sure you have the Ghillie Mantle on so the creature doesn’t get scared. Leave your Palico behind to play it safe and not scare the creature. Its spawn point is in Area 8 of Guiding Lands, on the sand dune where some ants are running in a line.

The problem is that nearby monsters and grimalkyne (cats) will scare the Moly away. Also make sure you have the Ghillie Mantle on and leave your own Palico behind at camp as to note scare the creature.

Always check for these when you are in the guiding lands, it takes a while to get lucky enough to find them in each area.

Tip: Iceborne has added a new skill called “Feline Zoomaster” that makes rare endemic life more likely to appear. You can get this buff from the cook in Seliana. First you need to gather the cooking ingredients by finishing all of the Seliana cook’s optional quests and her gathering quests and also you must gather all rare research plants in Hoarfrost Reach (Butterbur, Frozen Foilage and Upsurge-exclusive items). You’ll know it’s a rare one when your character does a longer gathering animation than usual. For the Upsurge-exclusives you need to check the map that this effect is currently on Hoarfrost Reach. Once you have the ingredients you can put them in a custom meal at Seliana cook to get a maxed out “Feline Zoomaster” skill. Make sure you pay with a voucher for a guaranteed chance to trigger the skill. Always do this before looking for rare endemics to greatly improve the odds of finding them.

Example of what Moly look like:

Spawn #1 – Area 6 (Guiding Lands, Forest Section)

Spawn #2 – Area 8 (Guiding Lands, Waste Section)

Spawn #3 – Area 12 (Guiding Lands, Vale Section)

Spawn #4 – Area 10 (Guiding Lands, Highlands Section)

Remember at least one of them should be the rarer Moly variation e.g. “Rocky Moly” or “Mossy Moly” to make it count for the trophy. The rest can be the normal Moly variant.

Next time you open your item box (by the quest board), you will receive a tutorial about pendants. They let you customize the looks of your weapons. Open the item box, click “Pendant Settings” and select any pendant to pop the trophy.

Once you have unlocked the feature you can give stuff to each of the 3 grimalkynes. You will have to give then stuff they like and at some point they will drop a hint of where to find a treasure.

Stuff they like:

• Max Potion
• Ancient Potion
• Raw Meat
• Burnt Meat
• Poisoned Meat
• Tinged Meat
• Drugged Meat
• Astera Jerky
• Farcaster
• Tranq Bomb
• Mega Nutrients
• Honey
• Well-done Steak
• Rare Steak
• Ration

Those are the things I tested to work fine and those should be enough for them to drop all 10 treasure hints. You can give all of these to each grimalkyne. Sadly you can only give them 3 items at a time before you have to travel to another region and come back again for another swapping session. This will take a lot of time but having the locations of the treasures will cut a lot of time searching for them.

For the locations click on the links below:

• Ancient Forest Treasures
• Wildsprire Waste Treasures
• Rotten Vale Treasures
• Coral Highland Treasures
• Elder’s Recess Treasures
• Hoarfrost Reach Treasures

To get 120 items you will have to finish a lot optional stuff. Simply buying all the available stuff will not be enough. Here’s what you will have to do:

• Buy all the stuff from Housekeeper
• Finish delivery request from the cat in the window next to your room
• Finish all the photo-challenges from the researcher (see Lynian Research Requests Guide)
• Finish optional quests from the Housekeeper
• Treasure Hunts (see Treasure Locations Guide)

Doing all of this will get you slightly over 120 items.

Now you need to press 20 button sequences in any order. For this trophy you do NOT need to guess the correct button combo. It can be the wrong combination, just complete 20 button combos total, doesn’t matter if it’s the correct or wrong combo.

Now you must get many correct button combos while the steamworks is active to bring it into overdrive. “Overdrive” means you get a cutscene where the handler puts items in the oven and then the machine blasts out flames and stuns the tech chief. Bringing it into overdrive also gives some very rare items as a reward.

You have to guess the correct button combos, it’s only 3 possible buttons that you must press in a random order. If you press them in the wrong order it will show you. One way to guess this is to pick as first button the one that wasn’t first in the previous 2-3 combos. Then it’s a 50/50 chance to get the next button correct.

» Monster Hunter World Iceborne – All Lynian Research Request Locations

It only counts if the person you are joining has NOT unlocked Master Rank yet (they either don’t have the Iceborne DLC at all or have not beaten the Main Game’s Story yet).

Even if a friend who has reached Master Rank were to revert to a previous save before Iceborne, it would not work as the game keeps Guild Cards of Master Rank progress. A potential way to “boost” this is by having a friend start a completely new game on a new account and inviting you to their quests. This is just in case you can’t find low rank hunters.

After the story you will unlock new Main Assignments at MR49, MR69, MR99. These are tough monster encounters, the one at MR99 being Ruiner Nergigante. After defeating the MR99 Ruiner Nergigante quest it removes your level cap and you can reach MR200.

Even if you’ve hit a level cap the game keeps counting any XP earned in the background and awards them to you after doing the quest that removes the cap, so nothing gets wasted.

Especially Lunastra is easy to miss and has its own Master Rank research level. It spawns in the Guiding Lands when the Wildspire Waste part is at Level 5.

New Monsters:

1. Beotodus
2. Banbaro
3. Viper Tobi-Kadachi
4. Nightshade Paolumu
5. Coral Pukei-Pukei
6. Barioth
7. Nargacuga
8. Glavenus
9. Tigrex
10. Brachydios
11. Shrieking Legiana
12. Fulgur Anjanath
13. Acidic Glavenus
14. Ebony Odogaron
15. Velkhana
16. Seething Bazelgeuse
17. Blackveil Vaal Hazak
18. Namielle
19. Savage Deviljho
20. Ruiner Nergigante
21. Shara Ishvalda
22. Zinogre
23. Yian Garuga
24. Scarred Yian Garuga
25. Brute Tigrex
26. Gold Rathian
27. Silver Rathalos

Old Monsters:

1. Great Jagras
2. Kulu-Ya-Ku
3. Pukei-Pukei
4. Barroth
5. Jyuratodus
6. Tobi-Kadachi
7. Anjanath
8. Rathian
9. Tzitzi-Ya-Ku
10. Paolumu
11. Great Girros
12. Legiana
13. Odogaron
14. Rathalos
15. Diablos
16. Kirin
17. Zorah Magdaros (*not needed for trophy)
18. Pink Rathian
19. Radobaan
20. Bazelgeuse (*not needed for trophy)
21. Dodogama
22. Lavasioth
23. Uragaan
24. Azure Rathalos
25. Black Diablos
26. Nergigante (*not needed for trophy)
27. Teostra
28. Kushala Daora
29. Vaal Hazak (*not needed for trophy)
30. Xeno’jiiva (*not needed for trophy)
31. Lunastra (THIS IS NEEDED – spawns in Guiding Lands, Wildspire Waste section at level 5)

Additionally, you can measure the monsters by standing next to them. Try to remember a point on its body and take it as a way of measurement to see if a monster is bigger or smaller than usual. Putting on a mantle can make it’s easier to take accurate measurements (no armor pieces or hair sticking out over your head). If the monster you are farming is the usual size you quit out and try an investigation again. No need to kill the monster every time if you are sure it’s not the big or small version (which saves a ton of time). Playing in a party of 4 can also speed it up quite a bit. If you platinumed the main game you’ll already be familiar with the process. This will be by far the longest task for platinum, but on your way to Master Rank 200 you can combine it and get the majority of crowns done by then.

Under Pause Menu > Hunter’s Notes > Large Monsters Field Guide, you can keep track of what Gold Crowns you got. Under the monster where it says “Smallest” and “Largest” must be a gold crown.

IMPORTANT: You need ALL gold crowns from the main game (Monster Hunter World) too, including Lunastra & Deviljho that were added in free updates!

All Monsters List:

• All New Monsters (Iceborne)
• All Old Monsters (Main Game)

Monsters that DON’T have gold crowns (can be skipped):

• Xenojiva
• Zorah Magdaros
• Shara Ishvalda
• Leshen
• Ancient Leshen
• Behemoth

• Kushala Daora
• Teostra
• Kirin
• Blackveil Vaal Hazak
• Shara Ishvalda
• Namielle
• Ruiner Nergigante

Remember that you must be on Master Rank difficulty for this to make it count.

• Shrieking Legiana
• Seething Bazelgeuse
• Blackveil Vaal Hazak
• Savage Deviljho
• Ruiner Nergigante
• Scarred Yian Garuga (Tempered Version only in Guiding Lands)