Monster Hunter Now - Personal Notes
These are just my personal notes for the game. Information may be inaccurate, out of date, or personalized for my needs only. Feel free to use my notes as a template for your own notes!
Resources
- mhn.quest: I use it for gear planning, checking material costs, comparing weapon damage, and monster hitzone/break tables.
- MHN Discord: Find meta builds here.
Monster Break Order
Legend:
- (S): Breakable with sever damage only.
- (B): Breakable with blunt damage only.
Bonus Break is usually not possible, but I like trying to see if I can get a break anyway. In the table below, if I list nothing for Bonus Break, then there are no other breaks available. Just kill it.
Kill-Only is what you’d focus on if you don’t want to risk running the hunt timer, optimizing for best hitzone value with good accessibility. If I list nothing for Kill-Only, then it is implied that you can just focus on the first break part. This keeps the table simple.
I tend to prefer starting with the tail since we also hit the head when the monster turns to maximize uptime anyway.
Reminder: If you’re short on a particular material, check the drop tables and adjust your break order.
Sword and Shield, up to 7-star
| Monster | Break | Kill-Only | Bonus Break | Break (5* and lower) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Great Jagras | Head → Forelegs | Stomach | ||
| Kulu-Ya-Ku | Head → Forelegs | |||
| Pukei-Pukei | Tail (S) → Head | Head | Wings? | |
| Barroth | Forelegs → Tail (S) | Head (B) | ||
| Great Girros | Head → Forelegs | Tail (S) | ||
| Tobi-Kadachi | Tail → Forelegs → Head | Head | Do Tail last. | |
| Paolumu | Tail → * Neck Pouch | Head | Wings? | |
| Jyuratodus | Body → Tail → Head | Head | Hindlegs | Body → Head → Tail |
| Anjanath | Tail (S) → Hindlegs | Head | Head | |
| Rathian Pink Rathian Rathalos | Tail (S) → Head | Head | Wings/Back? | |
| Diablos Black Diablos | Tail (S) → 2x Horns | Head | Back? | |
| Legiana | Tail → Head | Head | Wings? | |
| Radobaan | Body → 2x Hindlegs → Head → Tail (S) | Head | Do Body last. | |
| Banbaro | 2x Horns → 2x Hindlegs | Tail (S) | 2x Hindlegs → Tail (S) | |
| Barioth | Both Arms → Head | Tail (S) | Tail (S) instead of Head. | |
| Zinogre | Forelegs → Head | Head | Head | Tail (S) instead of Head |
- Kulu-Ya-Ku:
- I prefer prioritizing the head since we can target the forelegs during rock phase.
- Great Girros
- Prefer forelegs over tail due to drops. Also happens to be easier to hit.
- Paolumu
- *Can you only break Neck Pouch during flight phase? I’m not sure.
- Jyuratodus
- I’m not sure if the body is targetable. It has good rewards though.
- Diablos / Black Diablos
- I’ll need to practice tail-cutting since it’s difficult for Diablos.
- Legiana
- Bonus rewards are terrible for melee. Prefer to use ranged.