How to Beat and Capture Hirabami in Monster Hunter Wilds

Conquering the formidable Hirabami in Monster Hunter Wilds: A comprehensive guide. The harsh weather and aggressive Hirabami packs in the game's unknown region present a significant challenge. This guide provides strategies for defeating these airborne adversaries.

Hirabami Battle Strategies:

• Known Habitats: Iceshard Cliffs
• Weak Points: Head and Tail
• Elemental Weakness: Fire
• Effective Status Effects: Poison (3x), Sleep (3x), Paralysis (2x), Blastblight (2x), Stun (2x), Exhaust (2x)
• Effective Items: Pitfall Trap, Shock Trap, Flash Pod

Essential Tactics:

1. Disperse the Pack: Large Dung Pods are invaluable for separating the Hirabami, allowing you to focus on one at a time.

2. Grounding the Flyers: Hirabami's aerial nature makes melee combat difficult. Utilize Heavy Slicing Pod Slinger ammo, or, if unavailable, sever its tail for a Tail Claw Shard to craft this ammo.

3. Environmental Hazards: The Iceshard Cliffs arena offers environmental traps (Ice Spikes, Floating Rubble, Brittle Ice Pillars). Strategically dropping these onto a Hirabami's head inflicts significant damage and stun.

4. Prioritize Headshots: The head remains the primary target. Ranged weapons have an advantage, while melee users should exploit opportunities when the creature descends. Avoid the highly-defended torso.

5. Tail Awareness: Be mindful of the Hirabami's tail attacks; its sweeping strikes can be devastating. Maintain distance and observe its movements.

Capturing Hirabami:

To capture Hirabami, reduce its health to 20% or less (indicated by a skull icon on the minimap). Quickly deploy a Pitfall Trap or Shock Trap, followed immediately by a Tranquilizer. Success requires swift action; failure results in escape. Capture provides rewards but reduces the chance of obtaining extra materials from weak point hits.

Remember to utilize Large Dung Pods or the SOS feature for assistance.

Monster Hunter Wilds is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.