Monster Hunter Wilds: every main mission and side quest

Capcom’s latest AAA title, Monster Hunter Wilds, boasts a plethora of activities to complete in your RPG adventure.

These range from main missions to side quests, assignments, and more. While some of these are mandatory, others are optional, but almost all of them will involve hunting a monster with a giant sword. Go figure.

The amount of information in this game can be overwhelming, so we’ve compiled an extensive list of every mission available in Monster Hunter Wilds on day one.

Monster Hunter Wilds main quests

The campaign is the cornerstone of every Monster Hunter game. You’ll be able to keep track of your progress through the “Mission Info” section of the in-game menu.

The campaign is divided into chapters, each of which includes its series of missions to complete. Beating an assignment unlocks a repeatable mission that you can undertake by speaking to your handler, Alma.

• Chapter 1 – 1
  • Desert Trotters
• Chapter 1 – 2
  • Back to Camp
  • The Beginning
  • Village of the Whispering Winds
• Chapter 1 – 3
  • To the Forest
  • Forest Findings
• Chapter 1 – 4
  • The Investigation Continues
  • A Hunter’s Pride
• Chapter 1 – 5
  • Pursuit of Solitude
  • Beyond the Deluge
• Chapter 2 – 1
  • A Looming Shadow
  • Toward Fervent Fields
• Chapter 2 – 2
  • An Unforeseen Storm
  • The Eye of the Storm
• Chapter 2 – 3
  • A Desolate Destination
  • Hopes of Home
• Chapter 2 – 4
  • A Disquieting Dawn
  • Hopes of Home
• Chapter 3 – 1
  • Born from the Flame
  • The Faithful Keepers
• Chapter 3 – 2
  • Indomitable Spirit
  • Nothing Frozen, Nothing Gained
• Chapter 3 – 3
  • Through the Dusk
  • A Path Forward
  • Full Circle
• Chapter 3 – 4
  • Dawn Breaks
  • Broken Chains
• Chapter 3 – 5
  • Visions of Hope
  • Monster Hunter
• Chapter 4 – 1
  • A Visitor from the West
  • New Ecosystems
• Chapter 4 – 2
  • Chasing Change
  • Rendezvous
  • Lurking Shadows
• Chapter 4 – 3
  • Touring History
  • To Wyvern’s Rest
  • Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns
• Chapter 5 – 1
  • Premonitions
  • Omens
  • Storm-cold Vortex
• Chapter 5 – 2
  • The Root Cause
  • A Torrent of Energy
  • The World Turned Upside Down
• Chapter 5 – 3
  • A Break in the Clouds
• Chapter 6 – 1
  • Links in a Chain
  • What Lies Ahead

Monster Hunter WIlds side quests

Side missions are optional jaunts that first start appearing once you’ve completed Chapter 4 of the campaign. Beating missions, and reaching new settlements, will unlock new side quests for you to complete, if you so choose.

Some include taking down new and returning monsters, while others may be smaller talks like collecting materials or introducing you to one of Monster Hunter Wilds many minor mechanics.

• Hunting Help – Your Palico
• Flash Course – Your Palico
• Rath-from-Above, Go! – Your Palico
• Purrfect Plundering – Your Palico
• A Gutsy Move – Your Palico
• Fishing: Life, in Microcosm – Kanya in Windward Plains
• Seeking the Goldenfish – Kanya in Windward Plains
• High-Quality Materials – Gemma
• Smithy’s Seal of Quality – Gemma
• Dareel’s Research Report – Dareel in Windward Plains
• Beware the Gypceros – Zatoh in Windward Plains
• Make Fluffy Dealings – Plumpeach in Scarlet Forest
• Aida’s Apprehensions – Aida in Oilwell Basin
• Aberrant Atrocity – Rove in Iceshard Cliffs
• Secure Wounded Hollow – Cobb in Suja
• What We Protect – Alma
• Werner’s Test Run – Werner
• A Leviathan’s Temper – Y’sai in Windward Plains
• Forest Doshaguma – Erik
• Astonishing Adaptability – Tasheen in Ruins of Wyveria
• As Gatekeeper – Rex in Suja
• Succulent Scraps – Dogard in Oilwell Basin
• Continuing Conflict – Murtabak in Windward Plains
• Fur Damagings Are Dislikeworthy – Plumpeach in Scarlet Forest
• Troublemakers – Sabal in Oilwell Basin
• The Will to Live – Ryshard in Ruins of Wyveria
• Echoing from the Cliffs – Apar in Suja

All Monster Hunter Wilds assignments

Assignments are the meat and bone of the Monster Hunter Wilds experience. Some of these assignments are featured in the campaign, while others serve as end-game content.

The campaign will allow you to encounter each of its base monster roster once, and when beaten will unlock its optional assignment.

All Monster Hunter Wilds optional quests

Optional quests can become available after defeating certain monsters in the main story or during open-world encounters.

There is an abundance of optional quests to complete in Monster Hunter Wilds, from defeating smaller creatures to high-level end-game hunts.

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