Balahara is a monster in Monster Hunter Wilds (MH Wilds). See weakness, how to unlock, spawn locations, and materials dropped by Balahara.
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Balahara Weakness and Breakable Parts
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| Main Habitat | Windward Plains |
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| Status Ailment Attack | Waterblight |
| Breakable Parts | Head, Tail |
Weaknesses, Resistances, and Breakable Parts
Weakness
| Cut | Blunt | Ammo |
|---|---|---|
| ★★ | ★★ | ★★ |
Elemental Weakness / Ailment Resistance
| Fire | Water | Thunder | Ice | Dragon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TBD | TBD | ★★ | ★★ | TBD |
| Poison | Paralysis | Sleep | Blast | Stun |
| ★★ | ★★ | ★★ | TBD | ★★ |
★★★ = Very effective / ★★ = Effective / ★ = Less effective / ☆ = Barely effective / X = No effect
Resistance to Traps and Items
| Shock Trap | Pitfall Trap | Flash Pod | Screamer Pod | Dung Bomb | Trap Meat |
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| ★★ | ★★ | ★★ | ★★ | ★★ | X |
Breakable Parts and Extracts
| Breakable Parts | Extracts | |
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| Head Region | Head | Red |
| Body | - | Green |
| Foreleg | - | |
| Lower Body | - | |
| Tail | Tail | Orange |
Strategy Guide
Balahara Strategy Tips
Predict Attacks by Watching Head and Tail Movements
| When Raising Its Head | - Forward Bite Attack ・Slow, Wide-Range Bite Attack ・Arm Swipe ・Left and Right Tracking Bite Attack ・Charge Before Spitting Mucus ・Side Mucus Spray ・Tracking Mucus Attack |
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| When Raising Its Tail | - Wide-Range Attacks Like Tail Sweep ・Tracking Tail Thrust Stab |
Balahara’s attacks can be predicted based on whether it raises its head or tail. Some attacks slightly track the player, so it's important to constantly reposition, increase Guard or Evade Window, or fight while staying in a fixed position.
Dealing with Attack Combinations from the Monster’s Side
Balahara seamlessly combines attacks from when it raises its head and when it raises its tail. If Balahara moves unpredictably and keeps changing direction, stay on its side to make dodging easier.
Wound the Neck and Legs When Near the front Legs
Since the hitzone from the head to the belly is soft, take advantage of moments when the attacks are not too aggressive to fight near the front legs and wound the neck and legs.
Evade Left or Right After a Rolled-Up Dash Attack
When Balahara curls up, it signals an incoming Dash Attack. Right after the Dash Attack, it will immediately follow up with a mucus attack, so be sure not to lose sight of Balahara.
Move Away When It Starts Charging
The mucus attack after Balahara raises its head and charges is more powerful than its usual mucus attacks. If you are in front of it, evade by moving far away.
Escape Quicksand by Riding Seikret
▲ Seikret allows you to maneuver within the quicksand.
When the ground begins to ripple significantly, it's a sign of an incoming quicksand attack. If you get caught, Balahara will repeatedly perform Dash attacks, so quickly escape by riding Seikret. The camera automatically tracks Balahara, so if escaping on your own, use side evasions effectively.
Seikret - Mount Features, Abilities and Controls GuideScreamer Pod or Sonic Bomb Helps for Escaping
You can also use Screamer Pod or Sonic Bomb to force Balahara out of the quicksand. Utilize this method when you need to rescue immobilized allies.
Balahara Unlock Conditions and Quest Info
Appears in Windward Plains
※ Information from Beta Version
Balahara appears in areas 11-15 of Winward Plains. Since they appear regardless of the time of the day, the encounter rate is high.
An Optional Quest will appear after Defeating Balahara
Once you defeat Balahara once, Balahara will appear in the Optional Quest that can be accepted from Receptionist Alma. After that, you will be able to fight Rey Dau as many times as you like without being affected by the environment.
Materials Dropped by Balahara
High Rank Materials
| Hunt Rewards | Balahara Certificate S Balahara Scale+ Balahara Carapace Balahara Tail Balahara Skull+ Balahara Black Pearl Torrent Sac |
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Materials Obtained by Carving
| Body | Balahara Scale+ Balahara Carapace Balahara Tail Balahara Skull+ Wyvern Gem |
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| Tail | Balahara Tail |
| Capture Rewards | Balahara Scale+ Balahara Carapace Balahara Tail Balahara Skull+ Balahara Black Pearl |
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| Head Break | Balahara Skull+ |
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| Part Break Rewards | Balahara Scale+ Balahara Carapace |
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Monster Hunter Wilds Related Guide
Monster List
Monster List
New Monster List
Returning MonsterNew Monsters
| Apex Monsters | ||
|---|---|---|
 Arkveld |  Rey Dau |  Uth Duna |
 Nu Udra |  Jin Dahaad | |
| Normal Monsters | ||
 Hirabami |  Ajarakan |  Rompopolo |
 Quematrice |  Lala Barina |  Balahara |
 Doshaguma |  Chatacabra | - |
Blangonga
Mizutsune
Rathalos
Gore Magala
Nerscylla
Gravios
Gypceros
Rathian
Congalala
Yian Kut-Ku
Ceratonoth
Dalthydon 
Bulaqchi 
Talioth 
Baunos 
Gajios 
