How to Unlock the New Monsters

There are certain monsters in the Iceborne expansion that require specific conditions to be met before they unlock. These conditions include collecting monster tracks, finishing the story, or gaining access to the Guiding Lands. The unlockable monsters in Iceborne expansion are from previous Monster Hunter games or subspecies of monsters found in Monster Hunter World. You will find most of these unlockable monsters at the end-game hunting ground, the Guiding Lands. To spawn them you will need a specific region level or Master Rank level. Check out our How to Unlock Monsters Guide to find out everything you need to know.

Unlock Savage Deviljho

To unlock Savage Deviljo you must first defeat Velkhana in the Master Rank main story of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. Once this requirement has been met Savage Deviljo will randomly spawn in all locales. Once the Savage Deviljho starts appearing, you can collect its tracks to unlock Investigations for this monster. Investigations give you extra rewards that can be quite valuable in crafting gear.

Unlock Zinogre

To unlock Zingore you need to complete Iceborne's main story due to the Guiding Lands being locked out until all Assigned Quests have been cleared. The Guiding Lands is a new area unlocked by talking to specific NPCs in Seliana. Travel to the Guilding Lands and continue progressing through the new storyline until you get a cutscene with Zinogre. To lure out Zinogre you will need to increase your analysis level for Fanged Wyverns, a new feature introduced in the Guiding Lands that involves breaking or seveing specific parts of the monster's body while fighting them.

Unlock Brute Tigrex

To unlock Brute Tigrex you need to complete the main story of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. Doing so will unlock the Guiding Lands, an endless hunting area that you can reach via Expeditions. Once the Guilding Lands has been unlocked you will need to raise the Rotted Region's level to 6 in order for the Brute Tigrex to spawn. Raising the region's level is achieved by collecting Special Tracks or breaking monster parts.

Unlock Gold Rathian

To unlock Gold Rathian you need to complete the main story of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. Once you have accomplished this the Guilding Lands will be available to explore and you will then have to raise its Wildspire Waste Region Level to 6 for the Gold Rathian to spawn. You can get Investigations for Gold Rathian by collecting monster tracks.

Unlock Silver Rathalos

To unlock Silver Rathalos you first need to unlock the Guilding Lands by completing the main story of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne so you can go on an expedition. To then spawn Silver Rathalos you will need to meet the requirement of leveling up your hunter to Master Rank 70.

Un lock Scarred Yian Garuga

To unlock Scarred Yian Garuga you need to complete the main story of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne so you can access the Guilding Lands where you will need to raise the Ancient Forest Region Level to 6 for the Scarred Yian Garuga to spawn. You can get Investigations for Scarred Yian Garuga by collecting monster tracks.

Check out our How to Unlock Camps Guide to find the location of the hidden camps in Hoarfrost Reach.