Bugger Off Bugs Optional Quest Monster Hunter World Iceborne

Our next optional quest in Monster Hunter World Iceborne is the Master-Rank quest, Bugger Off Bugs. We’re headed to the Rotten Vale to slay 20 Hornetaur and 15 Vespoid. This quest rewards the valuable Antipara Jewel +4.

Hornetaur are the small jumping bugs you’ll find on the ground in the Rotten Vale, your first encounter is usually when they disrupt you carving something near them. Vespoid, on the other hand, appear in many of the different Biomes, they are flying insects, with the ability to inflict Paralysis.

Area 3 seems to have the best spawn rate for Hornetaur, although you’ll struggle to get all you need so grab as many as you can before heading underground to Area 10 to slay the Vespoids. By the time you’re done with the Vespoids return to Area 3 and finish the respawned Hornetaurs.

At Master-Rank you’ll be able to carve Hornetaur Razorwing and Monster Essence from the Hornetaur, and Vespoid Razorwing from the Vespoids. The trick to getting them to leave a corpse behind to carve is to use slinger ammo or poison status to kill them. Otherwise the chance they will leave behind a corpse is very low. Crafting and using Poison Smokebombs is also very effective.

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