Nu Udra Monster guide for Monster Hunter Wilds (MH Wilds). This includes Nu Udra behavior, location, attacks, moves, and more!
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Nu Udra - Latest Information
Hellfire Cephalapod

Habitat | Oilwell Basin |
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Status Effect | - |
Part Destruction | Tentacle |
This mysterious monster is known to the people of Azuz as the Black Flame.
Oilwell Basin's Apex Monster
Nu Udra, previously known as just the Black Flame, has been named in an exclusive video by IGN. It is the Apex Monster of the Oilwell Basin.
Nu Udra's IGN Exclusive Gameplay Video
Unique Trait of Using Oil to Ignite Itself

Nu Udra deal Fire-based attacks. In addition to this, it covers itself in black oil, which it can then ignite to set itself on fire. This gives it basic attack additional Fire damage. In the video, it was confirmed that the fire is extinguished when enough damage is done.
Moves Reminiscent of Octopi
Nu Udra is a giant Octopus-like monster that attacks by through its tentacles. It does not stay in a specific area, but seems to repeatedly move in a tricky manner. The tentacles can be cut!
Nu Udra - Confirmed Attacks
Ignition
The oil covering its body can be ignited, giving additional Fire damage to its attacks. When on fire, the ground explodes with a tentacle slap. In the video, it's seen that the flame is extinguished when it receives a certain amount of damage.
Flame Breath
It spits flames that spread to the ground. It can be guarded against, but since it is a multi-hit attack, it can deplete your Stamina enough to drop the Guard.
Grab Attack
In the video, Nu Udra's grab attack is shown. It restrains the hunter with its tentacle arms before spewing fire on them. In previous titles, grab attacks can be interrupted by Flash Bombs, but in Wilds, this will not work anymore.

Monster Lists
New Monsters
Apex Monsters
![]() | 【???】 Type: Unknown (Extinct) Akveld is the title monster of Monster Hunter Wilds. A monster known among the commission as the White Wraith, described as having unique chain-like appendages extending from its wings.A species long thought to have been extinct, its ecology remains shrouded in mystery. |
![]() | 【Apex of Windward Plains】 Type: Flying Wyvern Ray Dau is a flying Wyvern that rules the Windward Plains as its apex predator. It has adapted to the lightning accompanying the Sandtide, with most sightings occurring during the storm. Its ability to discharge electricity in powerful attacks poses a threat to even the most experienced hunters. |
![]() | 【Apex of Scarlet Forest】 Type: Leviathan A Leviathan that rules the Scarlet Forest as its apex predator. It has adapted to water-rich environments and is sighted most often during the Downpour. It makes use of the moisture and its bodily fluids to create a protective veil around itself. |
![]() | 【Apex of Oilwell Basin】 Type: Unknown A mysterious monster that is passed down by the people of Azuzu as the "Black Flame". |
New Monsters Revealed
![]() | Type: Leviathan It uses the large, sharp claws on its tail and a special membrane on its neck to catch the wind and fly. It is also known as Wind Scissors. | ![]() | Type: Fanged Beast A fanged beast characterized by the flame-like protrusions that cover its back. A fanged beast that will scrape its claws against its metal-infused carapace to create a red-hot, molten-like effect. |
![]() | Type: Brute Wyvern A brute wyvern that inhabits areas of deep oil silt. A brute wyvern can spray toxic gas from the tip of its tongue and inject gas into the ground with its tail, causing noxious explosions to well up from underfoot. |
![]() | Type: Brute Wyvern A brute wyvern with disproportionately long tails.They spread a flammable substance, and then ignite it by dragging their tails along the ground.They can often be seen fighting with other, smaller carnivores over carrion. |
![]() | Type: Temnoceran A Temnoceran that resides in the Scarlet Forest. It employs needles and thorns to paralyze and attack its target. Its thorax, which can be opened at will, resembles a rose in bloom. |
![]() | Type: Leviathan Desert-dwelling leviathans that use their supple serpentine bodies to create quicksand traps for unwary prey. |
![]() | Type: Fanged Beast Characterized by its strong physique. Rigged, territorial fanged beasts that exhibit an aggressive disposition and inhabit a large range. Sometimes observed in large packs. |
![]() | Type: Amphibian A large species of amphibians that use the adhesive quality of their saliva to affix stones on their forelimbs to power up their attacks. |
Returning Monsters List & Predictions
![]() | Gravios a flying dragon monster that has appeared since the first Monster Hunter game. Gravios has a sturdy armor-like shell that sets it apart from other Flying Wyverns. It is a moving fortress, able to emit heat rays from its mouth. It is very slow and skittish, but it's very intimidating. |
![]() | Gypceros is confirmed to be back in-game based on the official website. Gypceros is a very cunning and tricky monster. In addition to its ability to spit venom, it has a long, rubbery tail and can even emit flashes of light with its head organs. The biggest feature is It can pretend that it is dead and deals a powerful counter to those who easily approach the monster thinking that it is dead. |
![]() | Rathian has been confirmed to be appearing in Monster Hunter Wilds officially from X. The iconic Queen of the Land, Rathian, was depicted as protecting its nest as usual. |
![]() | Congalala has been confirmed to return in Monster Hunter Wilds. Similar to Doshaguma, it will appear in packs of smaller members with an alpha leading them. |
![]() | Yian Kut-Ku could be seen in a group in an area that looks to be ruins. They don't attack the hunters and they are approached by hunters. |
![]() | Rathalos can be seen flying above the hunter in the reveal trailer. It has appeared in all Monster Hunter games so far and is the series' title monster. |