Monster Hunter: World - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dave Irwin)

The post-campaign of Monster Hunter: World opens up a new challenge for those wishing to take on even harder versions of the monsters in exchange for better rewards. These tempered monsters are harder to kill and require a bit of legwork to even get the chance to hunt them. It’s a little confusing as to how it all works, so this guide will take you through where to track them and how to get the decorations and Streamstones that they can often yield.

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Monster Hunter: World - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dave Irwin)

Are the items being obtained through hunts in Monster Hunter: World not good enough for you? Perhaps you didn’t get the decoration you needed to complete your set? Item melding could very well be the answer and this guide will take you through how to unlock it and how item melding works.

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Monster Hunter: World - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dave Irwin)

Despite Monster Hunter: World having a rather substantial set of monsters to fight, including Elder Dragons that will surely test your skills as a monster hunter, the console versions currently have a few monsters that are not currently in the game. Some are permanent additions, while others are limited time events and collaborations. This guide will go over some background information of the four monsters currently not available in the PC version, as well as tell you when they are coming.

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Counter-Strike 2 - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (John Walker)

Thank God you’re here. Listen, I don’t want to over-hype things, but this might be the most essential and life-changing article you ever read. Because if you only click through to read this, you will LITERALLY find out the top ten (nine) grossing games on Steam last week, and seriously, if you bought one of them, you will feel so bloody validated.

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Monster Hunter: World - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dave Irwin)

With Monster Hunter: World recently being released on PC, it can be a little daunting for new players who hadn’t played any of the previous games in the series. Console players have had at most a decade’s head start with new things being introduced steadily, but for PC players there’s a lot of concepts which can seem unnecessarily complex. So in order to ease the newer players in a bit more smoothly, this guide will bring everyone up to speed with what to expect in this deceptively taxing game.

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Monster Hunter: World - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dave Irwin)

With the main campaign’s monsters beaten in Monster Hunter: World, there is one more optional Elder Dragon to track down. This horse-like lighting wyvern is incredibly fast and capable of turning around fights . All that stands before you and total victory is this huge sparkly dragon, born into the world through crystals gained from the Elder Dragons that have died before it. This guide will go through this final showdown, detailing what its weaknesses are and how to kill it.

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Monster Hunter: World - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dave Irwin)

This is it. The final fight of the main campaign of Monster Hunter: World. All that stands before you and total victory is this huge sparkly dragon, born into the world through crystals gained from the Elder Dragons that have died before it. This guide will go through this final showdown, detailing what its weaknesses are and how to kill it.

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Monster Hunter: World - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dave Irwin)

We’re now into the final stretch in our Monster Hunter: World guides and perhaps the most unorthodox of all the Elder Dragons – Vaal Hazak. This zombified monstrosity is always surrounded by a gassy cloud that if you’re not prepared for will make this a short and unsuccessful hunt. This guide will go through why the cloud is bad for you and Vaal Hazak’s attacks, as well as how to kill it and what its weaknesses are.

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Monster Hunter: World - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dave Irwin)

We’re now into the final stretch in our Monster Hunter: World guides and it’s time to go up against the wind dragon – Kushala Daora. This dragon can be initially deceptive as it is relatively passive until it’s attacked. However it can quickly make killing it a nightmare thanks to its tornados, particularly when it is cornered. This guide will go through each of Kushala Daora’s attacks, including the wind-based projectiles to watch out for, as well as tell you how to kill it and what its weaknesses are.

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Monster Hunter: World - contact@rockpapershotgun.com (Dave Irwin)

We’re now into the final stretch in our Monster Hunter: World guides and first up is the great lion-faced Elder Dragon itself – Teostra. As one of the few Elder Dragons, this beast can’t be caught, so must be slain, which is no easy feat given its rather explosive character. This guide will go through each attack that Teostra can execute and how to dodge them, as well as tell you how to kill it and what its weaknesses are.

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