Check this Monster Hunter World: Iceborne guide on how to beat Silver Rathalos! Its attacks & moves, weakness, materials, best loadout, weapons, armor, hunting tips, & more!!!
Silver Rathalos - Monster Info
- Tempered Silver Rathalos Confirmed
- Fight Tips & Tricks
- Weakness Charts
- Recommended Loadouts
- Moves & Counters
Silver Rathalos - Weapon / Armor Info
Articles On Gold Rathian & Silver Rathalos
| Gold Rathian Guide | How to Unlock Gold Rathian |
| Silver Rathalos Guide | How To Unlock Silver Rathalos |
Tempered Silver Rathalos Confirmed
Raise Coral Region Level To 7
It's been confirmed that the Tempered Silver Rathalos will only appear in Coral Region of the Guiding Lands. You need to raise the Coral region level to 7.
Check Out How To Raise Region Levels Fast!Silver Rathalos - Tips & Tricks
Silver Rathalos Overview
The Silver Rathalos is a silver-scaled subspecies of the Rathalos. It is far more lethal than its other variants due to its stronger attacks & its preference to stay airborne when in fights.
Can Only Be Found In the Guiding Lands
The Silver Rathalos can only be found in the Guiding Lands. This means that you will need to complete Iceborne's main story first & reach MR 70 before you will be able to face this monster.
Check Out How To Unlock Silver Rathalos!Preparing For Silver Rathalos
Bring Poison Resistant Gear & Items
The Silver Rathalos will be able to poison you using its talons. Despite the monster rarely poisoning you, it is still recommended to bring some Poison Resistant gear and Nulberries, just in case!
Equip Fire Resistant Skills
The Silver Rathalos will rely heavily on its fire breath attacks to deal damage to you. It's best to equip armor & skills that will allow you to resist fire damage.
Has A Weakness To Water
The Silver Rathalos has a weakness to water. Make sure to bring along a water type weapon in order to maximize the damage output against this monster!
Flinch Shot to Bring Down to Ground
Silver Rathalos stays in the air frequently and does high damaging moves while in flight. You can bring it down easily with a Flinch Shot to the head, giving you a huge opening for attacks.
Check Out How To Use Clutch Claw!Use Flash Pods when Enraged
Since monsters cannot be flinched shot when enraged, use your flash pods for these situations. Just remember that monsters build resistance to being flashed.
Silver Rathalos - Weakness & Effective Damage Type
The Silver Rathalos is weak in 3 areas: its wings, legs, and tail. The monster's wings & legs are breakable while the tail can be cut off.
Effective Damage Type Per Weak Spot
| Part | Sever | Blunt | Ammo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wings | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★・ |
| Legs | ★★・ | ★★・ | ★★・ |
| Tail | ★★★ | ★★★ | ★★・ |
Elemental Affinity Reference Chart
| Fire | Water | Ice | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| × | ★★★ | ★・・ | |||||||||
| Thunder | Dragon | - | |||||||||
| ★★・ | × | - |
Status Effect Resistance Chart
| Poison | Sleep | Paralysis | Blast | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ★・・ | ★★・ | ★★・ | ★・・ | ||||||||
| Stun | Exhaust | Mount | - | ||||||||
| ★★・ | ★★・ | ★★・ | - |
Silver Rathalos - Recommended Loadout
Recommended Elemental Weapons
| Elements | Description |
|---|---|
| Water | ★★★ Water is the most effective element against the Silver Rathalos |
| Thunder | ★★・ Thunder is also a viable element against the Silver Rathalos |
| Fire Dragon | × Leave Fire, Dragon weapons at camp as they are the least effective. |
Recommended Skills
| Skill | Recommendation Criteria |
|---|---|
| Water Attack | Allows you to deal substantial damage to the monster. Only viable when you have a water weapon equipped |
| Fire Resist | Resist fire damage to make the fight with the monster easier |
| Earplugs | Use the monster's roar as an opportunity to attack or evade |
Best Specialized Tools
| Tool | Recommendation Criteria |
|---|---|
| Fireproof Mantle | Reduces fire damage (like breath attacks), nullifies fireblight and blastblight, and prevents damage from hot environments. |
| Temporal Mantle | Nullifies damage from powerful attacks by automatically evading. Should be a priority. |
| Rocksteady Mantle | Eliminates damage reactions & some damage. Not as vital as Fireproof, Temporal Mantle |
| Evasion Mantle | Increases the invulnerability window while evading and grants a temporary attack boost for evading a monster attack at the very last moment |
| Affinity Booster | Places a smoker that increases affinity |
Silver Rathalos - Moves & Counters
| Moves | Description |
|---|---|
| Breath Jump | Does a small jump while spitting fire at the floor. Be aware of this when you're near its face. |
| Bite | Does a small jump while spitting fire at the floor. Be aware of this when you're near its face. |
| Stomp | Jump up and tries to crush the hunter. Can be dodged when you see it jump. |
| Tail swipe | Just like a normal tail swipe done by most monsters, but is much quicker. |
| Air Barrage | Unleash multiple wide-range breath attack while airborne. Dodge far, far away. |
| Air Breath attack (charged) | Fire a wide-range and very powerful charged breath attack from the skies. Dodge far, far away or use flash pods. |
Roll Away From Flames
The Silver Rathalos will leave flammable areas on the ground after its firebreath & fireball attacks. Keep away from them to avoid getting Fireblight & fire damage.
Strike Its Head When In Special Stance
Silver Rathalos will enter a special stance other than enraged. It will have boosted damage and defence while its active, unless you do enough damage to its head and knock it down. This stance will NOT go away with time.
Try To Start A Turf War
If Savage Deviljho is around, initiating a turf war between them is a viable tactic. Not only will Silver Rathalos take huge damage, many of its parts will be broken as well, so just sit back and let them fight!
Check Out Turf Wars Here!Silver Rathalos Weapons & Armor
Silver Rathalos Weapons List
| Weapon | Materials Needed |
|---|---|
| Rathalos Gleamsword (Great Sword) | - Silver Rathalos Shard x 8 - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 4 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 3 - Rath Gleam x 2 |
| Platinum Dawn (Sword & Shield) | - Silver Rathalos Shard x 8 - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 4 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 3 - Rath Gleam x 2 |
| Wyvern Blade Pale (Long Sword) | - Silver Rathalos Shard x 8 - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 4 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 3 - Rath Gleam x 3 |
| Wyvern Strife (Dual Blades) | - Silver Rathalos Shard x 4 - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 4 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 2 - Rath Gleam x 2 |
| Leonid Starcrusher (Hammer) | - Silver Rathalos Shard x 8 - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 6 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 1 - Rath Gleam x 2 |
| Silver Prominence (Lance) | - Silver Rathalos Shard x 8 - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 4 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 3 - Rath Gleam x 2 |
| Chariot Gun (Gunlance) | - Silver Rathalos Shard x 8 - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 4 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 3 - Rath Gleam x 2 |
| Silver Rathbringer (Switch Axe) | - Silver Rathalos Shard x 8 - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 4 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 3 - Rath Gleam x 2 |
| Hellsire Blade (Charge Blade) | - Silver Rathalos Shard x 8 - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 4 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 3 - Rath Gleam x 2 |
| Blossomajesty (Insect Glaive) | - Silver Rathalos Shard x 8 - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 4 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 3 - Rath Gleam x 2 |
| Argent Ray (LBG) | - Silver Rathalos Shard x 8 - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 6 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 1 - Rath Gleam x 2 |
| Silver Wrathbow (Bow) | - Silver Rathalos Shard x 8 - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 6 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 1 - Rath Gleam x 2 |
Silver Sol α + & β + Armor Set
| Armor | Materials Needed |
|---|---|
| Silver Solhelm α + & β + | - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 4 - Silver Rathalos Shard x 3 - Silver Rathalos Fellwing x 2 - Rathalos Mantle x 1 |
| Silver Solmail α + & β + | - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 4 - Silver Rathalos Fellwing x 4 - Rath Gleam x 3 - Guiding Reef Dragonbone x 3 |
| Silver Solbraces α + & β + | - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 6 - Silver Rathalos Fellwing x 3 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 1 - Dragonvein Solidbone x 8 |
| Silver Solcoil α + & β + | - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 4 - Silver Rathalos Shard x 3 - Rath Gleam x 2 - Guiding Reef Crystal x 3 |
| Silver Solgreaves α + & β + | - Silver Rathalos Cortex x 6 - Silver Rathalos Shard x 3 - Silver Rathalos Lash x 1 - Large Wyvern Gem x 1 |
Silver Rathalos - Breakable Parts & Material Drops List
Breakable Parts & Body Carves List
| Break Head | Silver Rathalos Cortex Silver Rathalos Shard Rath Gleam Rathalos Mantle |
|---|---|
| Break Back | Silver Rathalos Cortex Rath Gleam Rathalos Mantle |
| Break Wings | Silver Rathalos Fellwing Rath Wingtalon+ |
| Carve Tail | Silver Rathalos Lash Silver Rathalos Shard Rath Gleam Rathalos Mantle |
| Body Carve | Silver Rathalos Shard Silver Rathalos Cortex Silver Rathalos Fellwing Rath Gleam Rathalos Mantle |
| Shiny Drops | Silver Rathalos Shard Silver Rathalos Cortex Large Wyvern Tear |
Quest & Capture Rewards List
| Complete Quest | Silver Rathalos Cortex Silver Rathalos Shard Silver Rathalos Fellwing Silver Rathalos Lash Rathalos Mantle Conflagrant Sac Rath Gleam |
|---|---|
| Capture | Silver Rathalos Shard Silver Rathalos Cortex Silver Rathalos Hardfang Silver Rathalos Hellshell Silver Rathalos Tailedge Silver Rathalos Mantle |
Silver Rathalos Guiding Lands Material List
| Non-Tempered | Scorching Scale Dragonvein Bone |
|---|---|
| Tempered | Tempered Silver Scale Spiritvein Solidbone Great Spiritvein Gem |
