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Monster hunting isn’t just about tearing down the various big and small monsters of the Monster Hunter universe, but it’s also about capturing them. inMonster Hunter Wilds, your job as a monster hunter is to preserve the ecosystem and hunt anything that threatens to unbalance the world and its inhabitants.
Because of this, capturing a monster could benefit the Hunter’s Association more to better understand a monster and its weaknesses. Unfortunately, for some it may not be entirely clear just how to capture a monster outside of knowing you need to lure it into a trap and throw Tranq Bombs.
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Benefits of Capturing a Monster
Capturing a monster in Monster Hunter Wild is very easy to do, but does require a bit of patience and coordination. You can certainly spam your attacks until the monster is dead, but that will not only add extra time to a hunt, but also put you in harm’s way of potentially deadly attacks. A monster’s still a threat, and even more so when it’s back is against a wall.
Not only that, though, you will be missing out on various rewards for not capturing a monster. Capturing a monster yields additional rewards you normally wouldn’t get for simply slaying a monster. These are added materials that can be used for crafting new armor and weapons, which is a huge part of the endgame.
How to Capture a Monster
In order to capture a monster, a couple of requirements need to be met. For starters, you will need to reduce the monster’s HP significantly before it’s capable of being captured. While not a perfect system, the general rule is that, after the monster runs away and you have to track it down three times, there’s a good chance it’s close to death. Because there can be monsters that you might be much stronger against, this isn’t a golden rule, but it gives you an idea of when it might be time to break out the trap. In addition, if you see the monster escaping but it’s also limping away, you know it’s done for.
The second thing to look for is dialogue from NPCs. If you bring in NPCs to help you in battle, they will speak up when the monster is near death. For example, Olivia will say something along the lines of “It’s on its last legs” or Alessa will say “It’s not yet over. We must stay sharp.” These pieces of dialogue will be a means of identifying when the monster is near death.
And lastly, the indicator that will 100% determine if a monster can be trapped is looking at the mini-map. While some may think about looking directly at the heartbeat icon in the bottom left, what you’re actually looking for is on the map itself. When a monster becomes weak enough, its icon on the mini-map will feature a new image. It will now have a skull that fades in and out above the monster’s icon. Really, while all the other triggers help tell you that a monster is in a state that can be trapped, they serve more as a means to tell you to look for this icon.
All you need to do now is put down aShock or Pit Trapcrafted from your camp and toss a couple ofTranq Bombsin the monster’s face, and you will reap the rewards.
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