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9-star Quests
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

9-star Quests

Master Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate's 9-star quests. Learn strategies for Black Gravios, Azure Rathalos, Brute Tigrex, Stygian Zinogre, Brachydios, Deviljho, Apex Seregios, Kushala Daora, and more.

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Master Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate's 9-star quests. Learn strategies for Black Gravios, Azure Rathalos, Brute Tigrex, Stygian Zinogre, Brachydios, Deviljho, Apex Seregios, Kushala Daora, and more.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Talk to NPCs in Dundorma to receive your first 9-star key quest.
  2. 2
    Hunt a Black Gravios in Volcanic Hollow for the quest 'Black Rock Down'. The subquest is to wound its back.
  3. 3
    Hunt an Azure Rathalos in Volcanic Hollow for the quest 'An Omen in the Skies'. The subquest is to deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear. Seregios will appear; use Dung Bombs.
  4. 4
    Secure the mines in Heaven's Mount by hunting a Brute Tigrex in Area 5 for the quest 'The Echoing Roar'. The subquest is to wound its head. Seregios may interfere.
  5. 5
    Hunt a Stygian Zinogre in Area 8 of Volcanic Hollow for the quest 'Forge Ahead'. The subquest is to wound its back. Bring Cool Drinks.
  6. 6
    Receive an introduction to Wystones at the Wyceum. Equip and use a Wystone to defeat frenzied monsters.
  7. 7
    Hunt a Brachydios in Frozen Seaway for the quest 'Advanced: Glacier’s Bane'. The subquest is to suppress its Frenzy. Use your equipped Wystone.
  8. 8
    Hunt a Deviljho in Area 4 of Primal Forest for the quest 'Advanced: Tyrant’s Maw'. The subquest is to topple the monster while mounted. Bring your Wystone.
  9. 9
    Talk to His Immenseness in the previously blocked-off area of Dundorma.
  10. 10
    Hunt an Apex Seregios in the Everwood for the urgent quest 'URGENT: Death of a Thousand Cuts'. Bring a Wystone.
  11. 11
    Repel a Kushala Daora in Battlequarters for the urgent quest 'URGENT: Kushala Kushowdown'. This is a scripted battle using the Tracking Cannon, Dragonator, and Demolisher.
  12. 12
    Complete the remaining 9-star quests: 'Thunder and Stone' (Hunt a Zinogre and a Gravios in Primal Forest, subquest: Wound the Gravios’s wing), 'Hunting Vicariously' (Hunt a Yian Garuga in Everwood, subquest: Wound the Yian Garuga’s ears), 'Advanced: Risky Research' (Hunt a Rathalos and a Seltas Queen in Ancestral Steppe, subquest: Suppress the Rathalos’s Frenzy), and 'Advanced: Whale of a Hammer' (Hunt 2 Black Gravios in Volcanic Hollow, subquest: Deliver 2 Coal).
Tips
  • For Black Gravios, use attacks with built-in ESP or break its armor to prevent weapon bouncing.
  • Bring Cool Drinks for quests in Volcanic Hollow.
  • Bring Dung Bombs when Seregios appears.
  • Wystones are invaluable for defeating frenzied monsters; they reverse frenzy effects and nullify increased durability.
  • Apex monsters are faster, stronger, cannot be captured, and are more aggressive.
  • The 'URGENT: Kushala Kushowdown' is a scripted event.
  • Completion of 'Thunder and Stone' unlocks more trade materials at the Wycoon.

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