Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Endgame – What Is It And How It Works – Guide

Monster Hunter World: The end of Iceborne's game is about hunting. Hunting, hunting and still hunting. Hunting until you have sore thumbs. Hunt until you have the biggest and meanest weapon of all. In this guide, we will review what the end game of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne asks you. What is it, how does it work and what is the best way to approach it.

This guide does not contains story-related spoilers for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne, but it details the gameplay you can expect after the credits. If you are cool with that, then read on!

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Endgame – What's That?

What is the final phase of Monster Hunter World: Iceborne? Well, the result is that the end game allows you to make the best weapons in Iceborne, and some great sets of armor too. The end of Iceborne game offers a brand new location and a number of new monsters that you will not encounter during the main story of the expansion.

The governing lands

The Guiding Lands is the new place that opens once you have defeated the history of Iceborne. This is the game's largest environment. It is made up of different ecosystems, all broken together. On the same map, you'll find a forest region, a desert region, a coral region and a rotten region. Several "neutral" zones connect these regions.

You can explore the Guide Lands with up to three other players, no time limit, much like a normal expedition.

What is the interest of the guideline lands?

In the Guiding Lands, you can meet any monster in Monster Hunter World. Monsters appear randomly and spend some time in the Guiding Lands before they leave. Engaging monsters in battle makes them stay longer. Up to three monsters can be active in the Guide Lands at a time.

The monsters that appear in the governing lands give up exclusive materials, and many of them. These materials are mainly used to increase your Master Rank weapons, turning them into the most effective equipment of the game. Again, the materials you find on the governing lands can not be found anywhere else.

Guide Lands are also used to host special mine outcrops and heaps of bones. These materials are also needed to increase your weapons.

How do the guideline lands work?

So, how do the Guide Lands work in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne? Below, we will detail the main points to know.

Levels of the Guiding Lands Region

In the governing lands, each region (forest, desert, coral and rotten) has a level. As these levels increase, rarer and more powerful monsters begin to appear, including drenched monsters with their own materials. The level of a region increases when you hunt monsters.

However, region levels decrease over time if you do not fight monsters in this area. Region levels are not reset after leaving the control lands.

Increase in the region level ceiling

You can increase the level cap of the Guiding Lands Region by performing major ranking quests. that are unlocked when you reach certain key ranking thresholds. For example, at rank 69, you get a quest. Complete it and the guide lands area ceiling will increase from 5 to 6. This allows even more powerful monsters to appear in the guide lands.

And yes, killing monsters in the Guide Lands helps increase your master rank.

Attract specific monsters in the guiding lands

If you want to hunt a specific monster in the Guiding Lands, you can attract it. When you explore the Guide Lands, you can trigger an "analysis" when inspecting monster tracks or fighting a monster. As you continue to explore and fight, the scan counter on the right side of the screen will be upgraded. When the counter is full, a monster is added to the list of monsters you can attract. The type of monster analyzed is indicated next to the counter. One could read "Fyver Wyvern", or "Brute Wyvern" or even "Elder Dragon".

Once the analysis is complete, talk to the manager at a Guiding Lands camp. You can then select the monster you wish to attract in a list. The monster should soon appear in the Guide Lands.

Exploitation of Mineral Outcrops and Heaps of Bones in the Guiding Lands

Special mining outcrops and heaps of bones are scattered in the governing lands. All give materials that can only be found in the Guide Lands. Mineral outcrops and bones contain different materials depending on the region in which they are located. For example, in the forest region, you will find bones different from those found in the desert region.

In order to find rarer mining materials and piles of bones, you must continue harvesting. The more you interact with mine outcrops and heaps of bones, the more likely you are to see larger or "giant" outcrops. Mining outcrops and more extravagant bones are more likely to create rarer materials, with giant materials guaranteeing an extremely rare object.

When a giant mining outcrop or bunch of bones pops up, you receive a message to the right of the screen confirming that it has appeared. You will be able to find this harvest point in your current area, so be sure to look around.

Monster Hunter World: Guided Lands on Ice – Summary of the Endgame Process

There is a lot of information to consider regarding the final phase of Iceborne and the guideline lands. As such, we put everything together in a handy summary. Below you will find the complete end-of-game process in several simplified steps.

1. Go for the Guiding Lands from the quest chart or the shipping screen.
2. Gather tracks and hunt monsters to raise the levels of the region.
3. Collect mine outcrops and heaps of bone whenever you see them to increase the chances of obtaining rarer materials.
4. Gather tracks, hunt monsters and break monster parts to trigger an analysis.
5. Keep exploring and fighting to advance the analysis.
6. Attract specific monsters discovered through analysis via the manager.
7. Return of expedition.
8. Use your Guide Earth materials to increase ice weapons.
9. Repeat.