Capcom's long-standing franchise has reached its pinnacle with the success of Monster Hunter World. The series's return to a major console platform has yielded it an insurmountable success, being the highest-grossing Capcom title of all time. It is hard to deny that the series has always been destined for greatness. Its impressive monster designs, interesting weapons and gear, charisma, and depth to the world and environments, and the major factor bolstering its success is that Monster Hunter as a series is fun. There is no better feeling than staring down a behemoth of a creature who has all the intent of defeating you and your squadmates in an intense boss fight. However, what makes Monster Hunter as a series so fun and exciting, is that there is always a bigger and badder monster around the metaphorical corner. Making every new creature face feels like an ever-increasing difficulty, forcing players to upgrade and adapt to the challenges.
As players progress through Monster Hunter World, they will begin to face creatures of ever-growing difficulty. Starting with the pushover creatures like The Great Jagras, then facing the first major challenge of their career in the Ajanath, and moving on to face the poster child of the franchise in the Rathalos. Player's new to Monster Hunter will find the power differences between monsters to be striking. But as you acclimate to the formula facing these imposing obstacles will be second nature. However, as players begin to reach the final monsters of the game, things take a sudden shift to the impossibly hard. Facing the titular antagonists of World, the Elder Dragons is challenges as difficult as their name warrants. However, how would a player gain access to these 8 star Elder Dragons? This guide will walk new players through the challenges of unlocking these intimidating creatures.
How to Unlock 8 Star Monsters in Monster Hunter World
The allure to unlocking 8 Star Quests is rooted in the Elder Dragon's fun but challenging fights, the incredible armor, and weaponry they provide, and to progress in the story. However, meeting the conditions to unlock these quests can be a difficult process.
To unlock the initial battle with any Elder Dragon, players must go to the area in which the Dragon resides and undergo a lengthy investigation. During the investigation, players need to pick up footprints, gashes, scale/spikes/feathers, and any other traces of the Elder Dragons' existence in the area. After completing these requirements you will gain access to the Required Quest for each Elder Dragon.
Once a player has defeated a given Elder Dragon in the Required section they will be given the Optional quests for the Dragon. The Dragons available for players to face are the Nergigante, Teostra, Vaal Hazak, and Kushala Daora.
Monster Hunter World is available on PS4, Xbox One, and PC.