Monster Hunter World Iceborne Quest List
This page contains a list of all the Optional Quests and Assignments in Monster Hunter World Iceborne. You’ll also find quick notes beneath each quest to deliver any information that is critical to the quest.
Each of these quests will link to the corresponding quest post for expanded information about the quest, as well as the carves and rewards you can obtain from the monsters involved.
1 Star Low-Rank Quests
| Quest Name: | Objective: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| Learning The Clutch | Iceborne Expansion Quest, to teach the fundamentals of the Clutch Claw | Learn to use the Clutch Claw |
| Butting Heads With Nature | Slay 12 Kestodon | Found in areas: 1, 4, and 12. |
| A Thicket of Thugs | Slay 7 Jagras | Found in area's: 2 and 7. |
| Fungal Flexin' In The Ancient Forest | Deliver 20 Gourmet Shroomcaps. | Primarily found in area 5. |
2 Star Low-Rank Quests
| Quest Name: | Objective: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| The Great Glutton | Hunt a Great Jagras | Weak to Fire, Thunder, and Ice. |
| Camp Crasher | Hunt a Kula-Ya-Ku | Weak to Fire, Thunder, Ice, Water, and Dragon. |
| Snatch The Snatcher | Capture a Kula-Ya-Ku | Given by Smart Biologist after reaching HR 3. |
| The Pain From Gains | Slay 7 Gajau | Given by Meowscular Chef after reaching HR 3. Found in Area 10. Rewards: Gajau Liver |
| Exterminator Of The Waste | Slay 14 Vespoid | Given by Meowscular Chef after reaching HR 3. Found in Sector 9. Use the slinger to kill them so that you can carve from them. Rewards: Bullion Meat |
3 Star Low-Rank Quests
| Quest Name: | Objective: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| Scatternut Shortage | Hunt a Pukei-Pukei | Weak to Thunder, Fire and Ice. |
| The Current Situation | Hunt a Tobi-Kadachi | Weak to Water, Fire, and Ice. |
| Mired In The Spire | Hunt a Barroth | Weak to Water (with mud), Fire (no mud), and Ice. |
| The Piscine Problem | Hunt a Jyuratodus | Weak to Thunder (no mud), and Water (with mud) |
| Prickly Predicament | Deliver 20 Bauble Cactuses | HR 3 or higher. Given by the Laid-Back Botanist. Unlocks many items for Cultivation. Found in Area; 6, 9, and 10. |
| Getting Yolked In The Waste | Deliver 2 Herbivore Eggs | Use the Ghillie Mantle and the Pro Transporter skill to make this easier. |
| Landing The Landslide Wyvern | Capture a Barroth | Unlocked after completing "Snatch The Snatcher" |
| Special Arena: Pukei-Pukei | Hunt a Pukei-Pukei | Unlocks after capturing a Pukei-Pukei for the first time. |
| Special Arena: Barroth | Hunt a Barroth | Unlocks after capturing a Barroth for the first time. |
| Special Arena: Tobi-Kadachi | Hunt a Tobi-Kadachi | Unlocks after capturing a Tobi-Kadachi for the first time. |
4 Star Low-Rank Quests
| Quest Name: | Objective: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| One Helluva Sinus Infection | Hunt An Anjanath | Weak to Water, Thunder, and Ice. |
| Gettin' Yolked In The Forest | Deliver 2 Wyvern Eggs | HR 4 or higher, given by Meowscular Chef. Use the Camp in area 17. Bring the Ghillie Mantle and the skill "Pro Transporter" |
| Royal Relocation | Hunt a Rathian | HR 5 or higher, given by Laid-Back Botanist. Weak to Dragon and Thunder. |
| It's a Cryin Shamos | Slay 11 Shamos | HR 6 or higher, given by Meowscular Chef. |
| A Tzitzi For Science | Hunt a Tzitzi-Ya-Ku | Weak to Fire, Thunder, Water, Ice, and Dragon. |
| Sorry You're Not Invited | Hunt a Paolumu | Weak to Fire, and Thunder. |
| What A Bunch Of Abalone | Deliver 10 Abalone | HR 6 or higher, given by Meowscular Chef. Found in the "Conch Shell" gather points. Area 5 has about 4 gathering points for them. |
| White Monster For A White Coat | Capture a Paolumu | HR 6 or higher, given by Smart Biologist. Weak to Fire and Thunder. |
| Persistent Pests | Slay 14 Hornetaur | HR 8 or higher, given by Chief Botanist. Grants +1 Culture Slot. Area 4 has a large number of them. |
| A Rotten Thing To Do | Hunt a Great Girros | Weak to Water, Fire, and Ice. |
| A Bone To Pick | Hunt a Radobaan | Weak to Dragon and Ice. |
| On Nightmare's Wings | Slay 5 Raphinos | HR 8 or higher, given by the Armory. Area's 6, 7, and 9 are the quickest to find them. |
| Troubled Troupers | Hunt 2 Tzitzi-Ya-Ku | HR 6 or higher, given by the Troupers in the Coral Highlands. Weak to every element. Rewards the Coral Orchestra Palico Gadget. |
| Special Arena: Anjanath | Hunt an Anjanath | Unlocked the first time you capture an Anjanath. |
| Special Arena: Radobaan | Hunt a Radobaan | Unlocked the first time you capture a Radobaan. |
| Special Arena: Rathian | Hunt a Rathian | Unlocked the first time you capture a Rathian. |
| Special Arena: Paolumu | Hunt a Paolumu | Unlocked the first time you capture a Paolumu. |
5 Star Low-Rank Quests
| Quest Name: | Objective: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| When Desire Becomes Obsession | Hunt a Rathalos | Weak to Dragon, Thunder, Water, and Ice. |
| A Fiery Throne Atop The Forest | Hunt a Rathalos | Weak to Dragon, Thunder, Water, and Ice. |
| Redefining The Power Couple | Hunt a Rathian and Rathalos | Complete the Quests; A Fiery Throne above the Forest and Horned Tyrant Below the Sands to unlock. Rewards: Bandit Mantle. Given by Armory. Both weak to Dragon and Thunder elements. |
| Twin Spires Upon The Sands | Hunt a Diablos | Weak to Ice, Dragon, and Water elements. |
| Horned Tyrant Below The Sands | Hunt a Diablos | Weak to Ice, Dragon, and Water elements. |
| A Humid Headache | Hunt a Legiana | Weak to Thunder and Fire elements. |
| Gone In A Flash | Slay a Kirin | HR 8 or higher, given by the Impatient Biologist. Must have completed: Snatch the Snatcher, Landing the Landslide Wyvern, White Monster For a White Coat, and Man's Best Fiend Quest Chain. Rewards: Thunderproof Mantle. Weak to Fire, Water, and Ice elements. |
| Scratching The Itch | Hunt an Odogaron | Weak to Ice and Thunder elements. |
| Man's Best Fiend | Capture an Odogaron | HR 8 or higher, given by Smart Biologist. Weak to Ice and Thunder elements. |
| The Meat Of The Matter | Deliver 2 Lumps of Meat | HR 8 or higher, given by Meowscular Chef. Found in Odogaron's Den in area 13. Use Ghillie Mantle to avoid getting attacked. Pro Transporter and Marathon Runner skills are very useful for delivery quests. |
| Special Arena: Rathalos | Hunt a Rathalos | Unlocked after capturing a Rathalos. Weak to Dragon, Thunder, Water, and Ice. |
| Special Arena: Diablos | Hunt a Diablos | Unlocked by capturing a Diablos. Weak to Ice, Dragon, and Water elements. |
| Special Arena: Odogaron | Hunt an Odogaron | Unlocked by capturing an Odogaron. Weak to Ice and Thunder elements. |
| Special Arena: Legiana | Hunt a Legiana | Unlocked by capturing a Legiana. Weak to Thunder and Fire elements. |
6 Star High-Rank Quests
| Quest Name: | Objective: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| A Colossal Task | Guide Zorah Magdaros | Weak to Dragon and Water elements. |
| Left Quite The Impression | Guide Zorah Magdaros | Weak to Dragon and Water elements. This will show up in the quest list randomly after completing quests or investigations. |
| Hard To Swallow | Hunt a Great Jagras | Find a Great Jagras during a High-Rank Quest or Expedition to unlock. Weak to Fire, Thunder, and Ice. |
| Googly-Eyed Green Monster | Hunt a Pukei-Pukei | Find a Pukei-Pukei during a High-Rank Quest or Expedition to unlock. Weak to Thunder, Fire, and Ice elements. |
| A Hair-Raising Experience | Hunt a Tobi-Kadachi | Find a Tobi-Kadachi during a High-Rank Quest or Expedition to unlock. Weak to Water, Fire, and Ice elements. |
| It Can't See You If You Don't Move | Hunt an Anjanath | Find an Anjanath during a High-Rank Quest or Expedition to unlock. Weak to Water, Thunder, and Ice elements. |
| The Sleeping Sylvan Queen | Hunt a Rathian | Find a Rathian during a High-Rank Quest or Expedition to unlock. Weak to Dragon and Thunder. |
| Stuck In Their Ways | Capture a Tobi-Kadachi | HR 11 or higher, given by Shy Scholar in the Third Fleet Research Base. Weak to Water, Fire, and Ice. |
| Keep Your Hands To Yourself! | Hunt a Kulu-Ya-Ku | Find a Kulu-Ya-Ku during a High-Rank Quest or Expedition to unlock. Weak to Fire, Water, Thunder, Ice, and Dragon. |
| A Crown Of Mud And Anger | Hunt a Barroth | Find a Barroth during a High-Rank Quest or Expedition to unlock. Weak to Ice, Water (when covered in mud), Fire (when not covered in mud). |
| Pukei-Pukei Ambush | Hunt a Pukei-Pukei | Weak to Thunder, Fire, and Ice. |
| Up To Your Waist In The Waste | Hunt a Jyuratodus | Find a Jyuratodus while on a High-Rank Quest or Expedition to unlock. Weak to Thunder (when not covered in mud), Water (when not covered in mud). |
| Brown Desert, Green Queen | Hunt a Rathian | Find a Rathian during a High-Rank Quest or Expedition to unlock. Weak to Dragon and Thunder. |
| Trespassing Troublemaker | Hunt an Anjanath | Weak to Water, Thunder, and Ice elements. |
| Say Cheese! | Hunt a Tzitzi-Ya-Ku | Find a Tzitzi-Ya-Ku during a High-Rank Quest or Expedition to unlock. Weak to Fire, Water, Thunder, Ice, and Dragon. |
| Loop The Paolumu | Hunt a Paolumu | Find a Paolumu during a High-Rank Quest or Expedition to unlock. Weak to Fire and Thunder elements. |
| A Tingling Taste | Hunt a Great Girros | Part of the quest chain: A Tingling Taste, A Master's Toast (delivery), Stuck In Their Ways, A Fire-spewing Delivery (delivery), A Sore Site, and RRRRumble In The Waste! Weak to Water, Fire, and Ice elements. |
| Stuck In A Rut | Hunt an Radobaan | Find a Radobaan while on a High-Rank Quest or Expedition to unlock. Weak to Dragon and Ice elements. |
| Chef Quest! Pumped To Deliver | Deliver 4 Forgotten Fossils | HR 11 or higher, given by Meowscular Chef. Can be gathered from "Ancient Fossil" gathering points. (They look like fossilised sprial shells.) |
| Chef Quest! A Rotten Request | Slay 10 Girros | HR 11 or higher, given by Meowscular Chef. |
| A Meow For Help | Slay 13 Gastodon | Found in areas; 5, 11, and 7 for this quest. |
| A Scalding Scoop | Slay 5 Barnos | Found in areas; 2 and 9. |
| Dodogama Drama | Hunt a Dodogama | Find a Dodogama during a High-Rank Quest or Expedition. Weak to Thunder, Water, Ice, and Dragon. |
| Chef Quest! Gajalaka Lockdown | Defeat 10 Gajalacka | HR 13 or higher, given by Meowscular Chef. Found in areas; 8, 3, 6, and 11. |
| Special Arena: HR Pukei-Pukei | Hunt a Pukei-Pukei | Capture a High-Rank Pukei-Pukei. Weak to Thunder, Fire, and Ice elements. |
| Special Arena: HR Anjanath | Hunt an Anjanath | Capture a High-Rank Anjanath. Weak to Water, Thunder, and Ice elements. |
| Special Arena: HR Barroth | Hunt a Barroth | Capture a High-Rank Barroth. Weak to Ice, Water (when covered in mud), Fire (when not covered in mud). |
| Special Arena: HR Paolumu | Hunt a Paolumu | Capture a High-Rank Paolumu. Weak to Fire and Thunder elements. |
| Special Arena: HR Tobi-Kadachi | Hunt a Tobi-Kadachi | Capture a High-Rank Tobi-Kadachi. Weak to Water, Fire, and Ice elements. |
| Special Arena: HR Rathian | Hunt a Rathian | Capture a High-Rank Rathian. Weak to Dragon and Thunder elements. |
| Special Arena: HR Radobaan | Hunt a Radobaan | Capture a High-Rank Radobaan. Weak to Dragon and Ice elements. |
7 Star High-Rank Quests
| Quest Name: | Objective: | Notes: |
|---|---|---|
| Rathalos Rematch | Hunt a Rathalos | Weak to Dragon, Thunder, Water, and Ice. |
| Rathalos In Blue | Hunt an Azure Rathalos | Weak to Dragon and Ice. |
| The Red And Blue Crew | Hunt a Rathalos and an Azure Rathalos | HR 13 or higher, given by the Armory after completing "Brown Desert, Green Queen." Rewards the Challenger Mantle. Rathalos weak to Dragon and Thunder. Azure Rathalos weak to Dragon and Ice. |
| Pretty In Pink | Hunt a Pink Rathian | Weak to Dragon and Thunder. |
| Well, That Diablos! | Hunt a Diablos | Weak to Ice, Dragon, Water, and Thunder. |
| Two-Horned Hostility | Hunt a Black Diablos | Weak to Ice and Water. |
| RRRRRumble In The Waste! | Hunt a Diablos and a Black Diablos | Requires research level of 3 stars or more for Diablos. Requries having discovered Black Diablos in a Quest or Expedition. Requires completing of other quests including; A Tingling Taste, A Master's Toast (delivery), Stuck In Their Ways, A Fire-Spewing Brew (delivery), and A Sore Site. Rewards the Affinity Booster. Both Diablos and Black Diablos share a weakness to Water and Ice. |
| A Cherry Wind Upon The Reefs | Hunt a Pink Rathian | Weak to Dragon and Thunder. |
| Legiana: Highlands Royalty | Hunt a Legiana | Weak to Thunder and Fire. |
| A Sore Site | Hunt an Odogaron | Given by Airship Engineer in Third Fleets Base. Requires completing of other quests including; A Tingling Taste, A Master's Toast (delivery), Stuck In Their Ways, and A Fire-Spewing Brew (delivery). Odogaron is weak to Ice and Thunder. |
| Talons Of Ire And Ice | Hunt a Legiana and an Odogaron | HR 13 or higher, given by the Chief Botanist. Must complete Persistent Pests Quest first. Rewards an Ancient Tree Upgrade (+1 slot). Legiana weak to Thunder and Fire. Odogaron weak to Ice and Thunder. |
| Odogaron Unleashed | Hunt an Odogaron | Odogaron is weak to Ice and Thunder. |
| Lavasioth, Monster Of Magma | Hunt a Lavasioth | Weak to Water when lava has hardened. Weak to Thunder and Ice when the lava has not hardened. |
| Ore-Eating Occupier | Hunt an Uragaan | Weak to Water, Ice, and Dragon. |
| Ruler Of The Azure Skies | Hunt an Azure Rathalos | Weak to Dragon and Ice. |
| Bazelgeuse In The Field Of Fire | Hunt a Bazelgeuse | HR 13 or higher, given by Smart Biologist. You need to have completed the capture quests for: Kula-Ya-Ku, Barroth, Paolumu, and Odogaron. Weak to Thunder, Dragon, Ice, and Water. |
| A Fiery Convergence | Hunt a Lavasioth and an Uragaan | HR 13 or higher, given by Armory after completing "The Sleeping Sylvan Queen" and "Dodogama Drama". Rewards the Fireproof Mantle. |
| Today's Special: Hunter Flambe | Hunt a Deviljho | Unlocks after completing the Special Assignment: The Food Chain Dominator. Weak to Thunder and Dragon. |
| Special Arena: HR Uragaan | Hunt an Uragaan | Unlocks after capturing a High-Rank Uragaan. Weak to Water, Ice, and Dragon. |
| Special Arena: HR Pink Rathian | Hunt a Pink Rathian | Unlocks after capturing a High-Rank Pink Rathian. Weak to Dragon and Thunder. |
| Special Arena: HR Odogaron | Hunt an Odogaron | Unlocks after capturing a High Rank Odogaron. Weak to Ice and Thunder. |
| Special Arena: HR Rathalos | Hunt a Rathalos | Unlocks after capturing a High-Rank Rathalos. Weak to Dragon and Thunder. |
| Special Arena: HR Azure Rathalos | Hunt an Azure Rathalos | Unlocks after capturing a High-Rank Azure Rathalos. Weak to Dragon and Ice. |
| Special Arena: HR Diablos | Hunt a Diablos | Unlocks after capturing a High-Rank Diablos. Weak to Ice, Dragon, Water, and Thunder. |
| Special Arena: HR Black Diablos | Hunt a Black Diablos | Unlocks after capturing a High-Rank Black Diablos. Weak to Ice and Water. |
| Special Arena: HR Legiana | Hunt a Legiana | Unlocks after capturing a High-Rank Legiana. Weak to Thunder and Fire. |
8 Star High-Rank Quests:
- A Portent Of Disaster
- Hunt a Kushala Daora
- Lightning Strikes Twice
- Hunt a Kirin
- Stirrings from the Grave
- Hunt a Vaal Hazak
- The Eater Of Elders
- Hunt a Nergigante
- Hellfire’s Stronghold/The Fires of Hell Bite Deep
- Hunt a Teostra
- The Winds Of Wrath Bite Deep/Master Of The Gale
- Hunt a Kushala Daora
- Blue Prominence
- Hunt a Lunastra
- Infernal Monarchy
- Hunt a Teostra and Lunastra
- A Blaze On The Sand
- Hunt a Teostra
9 Star High-Rank Quests:
- A Visitor From Eorzea
- Hunt a Behemoth
- A Light Upon The River’s Gloom
- Hunt Xeno’Jiva
- Showdown: The Muck and the Maul
- Hunt a Tempered Barroth and Tempered Radobaan
- Unlock: Hunt 5 different Tempered monsters threat level 1.
- New World Sky, New World Flower
- Hunt a Tempered Pink Rathian and Tempered Azure Rathalos
- Unlock: Hunt 7 different Tempered monsters from threat level 2.
- A Summons From Below
- Hunt a Tempered Vaal Hazak and Tempered Odogaron
- Unlock: Hunt 3 Different Tempered monsters threat level 3.
- The White Winds Of The New World
- Hunt a Legiana, Odogaron, Diablos, and Rathalos.
- Unlock: Clear all optional quests from 1 to 8 stars, and complete a Light Upon The River’s Gloom Quest.
- The Sapphire Star’s Guidance
- Hunt a Tempered Kushala Daora, Tempered Teostra, and Tempered Nergigante.
- Unlock: Reach Hunter’s Rank 100
- Beyond The Blasting Scales
- Hunt 2 Bazelgeuse
- Thunderous Rumble In The Highlands
- Hunt a Tempered Kirin
1 Star Master-Rank Quests:
- Deep Snow Diver
- Hunt a Beotodus
- Taking Charge
- Hunt a Banbaro
- Ice Catch!
- Capture a Beotodus
- Call Of The Wild
- Slay 10 Wulg
- Greetings From The Tundra
- Deliver Young Butterburs
- The Great Jagras Returns!
- Hunt a Great Jagras
- Literary Thief
- Hunt a Kulu-Ya-Ku
- New World Problems
- Hunt a Pukei-Pukei
- Beating Around The Bush
- Hunt a Tobi-Kadachi
- Trapping The Tree-Thrasher
- Capture a Banbaro
- Wildspire Treasure Hunt
- Hunt a Kulu-Ya-Ku
- Taster’s Tour
- Hunt a Pukei-Pukei
- Dragged Through The Mud
- Hunt a Barroth
- Jyura In My Way
- Hunt a Jyuratodus
- All The Wrong Signals
- Hunt a Tzitzi-Ya-Ku
- Grinding My Girros
- Hunt a Great Girros
- Can’t Bring Yourself To It
- Hunt a Dodogama
- This Here’s Big Horn Country!
- Hunt a Tempered Banbaro
- Rewards: Vitality Mantle + Upgrade
- Special Arena: MR Pukei-Pukei
- Hunt a Pukei-Pukei
- Special Arena: MR Barroth
- Hunt a Barroth
- Special Arena: MR Tobi-Kadachi
- Hunt a Tobi-Kadachi
- Special Arena: MR Banbaro
- Hunt a Banbaro