Monster Hunter Wilds Achievement Guide: 100% Roadmap

Monster Hunter Wilds packs 50 achievements across story progression, hunting milestones, crown collection, multiplayer, and side activities. Most unlock naturally during normal play. The deep grinds come from gold/miniature crown collection and the Hunter Rank 100 milestone.

This guide breaks down every achievement by category with unlock tips and a recommended completion order.

Quick Stats

Total Achievements: 50
Estimated Completion Time: 150-250 hours
Difficulty: Medium-Hard
Online Required: No (multiplayer optional)
Missable Achievements: None (all repeatable)

Story Progression

Windward Lands

Unlock Rate: 95.4% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (story milestone)

How to Unlock: Reach the Windward Plains region during the main story.

Tips: Early-story unlock during the first hours of the campaign. Cannot be missed.

Shadow in the Downpour

Unlock Rate: 84.1% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (story milestone)

How to Unlock: Complete a specific story mission in the Scarlet Forest.

Tips: Triggers during a flagship monster encounter. Continue the main quest line.

Guardians of the Forge

Unlock Rate: 79.1% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (story milestone)

How to Unlock: Reach a forge or smith-related story milestone.

Tips: Tied to story progression around mid-game equipment crafting.

Bringer of Harmony

Unlock Rate: 75.0% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (story milestone)

How to Unlock: Complete a major story chapter.

Tips: Major plot beat. Watch cutscenes through to completion.

New Ecosystems

Unlock Rate: 73.9% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (story milestone)

How to Unlock: Discover new biomes during story progression.

Tips: Triggers when entering a new map region. Mid-game progression.

A Bitter Environment

Unlock Rate: 69.6% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (story milestone)

How to Unlock: Progress through a harsh-climate story chapter.

Tips: Tied to the Iceshard Cliffs or similar cold biome.

Beyond the Black Wings

Unlock Rate: 63.8% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (story milestone)

How to Unlock: Complete a late-story mission involving a major monster.

Tips: Late campaign milestone. Continue main quests through to the end.

One Corner of the World

Unlock Rate: 62.8% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (story milestone)

How to Unlock: Reach a story chapter focused on world exploration.

Tips: Tied to a major story revelation. Late-game milestone.

A Legacy Restored

Unlock Rate: 52.9% (Common) Requirement: Hidden (story milestone)

How to Unlock: Complete the main story campaign.

Tips: End-of-campaign achievement. Roughly 30-40 hours of story content.

Seasoned Hunter

Unlock Rate: 39.6% (Uncommon) Requirement: Hidden (post-game milestone)

How to Unlock: Reach a post-game story chapter.

Tips: Triggers after credits roll. Continue post-game content.

Top of the Food Chain

Unlock Rate: 16.3% (Rare) Requirement: Hidden (post-game milestone)

How to Unlock: Reach an endgame story milestone.

Tips: Late-endgame unlock. Tied to high-rank tempered monster hunts.

Basic Tutorial Achievements

The Hunt Is On!

Unlock Rate: 83.1% (Common) Requirement: Complete your first Field Survey

How to Unlock: Take any Field Survey quest from the quest board.

Tips: Early tutorial mission. Unlocks within the first hour.

The Bigger They Are…

Unlock Rate: 85.4% (Common) Requirement: Successfully mounted a monster for the first time

How to Unlock: Build up Focus Mode damage or use aerial attacks to mount a large monster.

Tips: Use Insect Glaive or jumping attacks from ledges. Once mounted, attack repeatedly without getting thrown off.

Was It a Meal to Remember?

Unlock Rate: 82.9% (Common) Requirement: Cooked over the BBQ Grill for the first time

How to Unlock: Use a BBQ Grill at any Pop-up Camp.

Tips: Access the BBQ Grill at any campsite. Cook raw meat into well-done steaks.

Mmm, So Tasty!

Unlock Rate: 36.8% (Uncommon) Requirement: Successfully cooked a well-done steak for the first time

How to Unlock: Time the cooking perfectly at the BBQ Grill.

Tips: Watch for the visual cue when the steak turns golden brown. Press the action button at exactly the right moment.

Angling for a Bite

Unlock Rate: 70.9% (Common) Requirement: Successfully fished for the first time

How to Unlock: Use a fishing rod at any water source.

Tips: Find a calm pond or stream, equip fishing rod from inventory, and wait for fish to bite.

Hunter-Assassin

Unlock Rate: 70.9% (Common) Requirement: Performed your first successful Sneak Attack

How to Unlock: Approach a large monster undetected and attack from behind.

Tips: Use the Ghillie Mantle to break line of sight, then attack while sneaking. Insect Glaive’s mounted attacks count.

Hit ‘Em Where It Hurts!

Unlock Rate: 74.1% (Common) Requirement: Landed 50 successful attacks on weak points or wounds in Focus Mode

How to Unlock: Use Focus Mode (default LB/L1) to target weak points and wounds on monsters.

Tips: Naturally unlocks during the first 5-10 hours. Focus Mode auto-aims at wounds for guaranteed weak hits.

Ride-or-die Companion

Unlock Rate: 69.6% (Common) Requirement: Customized your Seikret or changed its decorations for the first time

How to Unlock: Visit the Seikret customization menu at base camp and apply any cosmetic.

Tips: Open Seikret menu at any settlement. Apply decorations or change color.

Quest Achievements

A Step Toward Mutual Understanding

Unlock Rate: 76.9% (Common) Requirement: Completed your first side mission

How to Unlock: Accept and complete any side quest from a settlement NPC.

Tips: Side missions appear next to NPC names. Most early side missions take 10-15 minutes.

Let the Investigations Begin!

Unlock Rate: 63.1% (Common) Requirement: Completed your first investigation

How to Unlock: Accept an Investigation quest and complete it.

Tips: Investigations unlock after the early story. They appear on the quest board with special rewards.

A True Hunter Is Never Satisfied

Unlock Rate: 68.9% (Common) Requirement: Completed 50 quests

How to Unlock: Complete 50 total quests (main, side, optional, investigations).

Tips: Naturally unlocks during main story + side content. Around 30-40 hours of play.

East to West, A Hunter Never Rests

Unlock Rate: 33.1% (Uncommon) Requirement: Completed 30 different side missions

How to Unlock: Complete 30 distinct side quests across settlements.

Tips: Different settlements have unique side mission pools. Cycle through all camps and complete every side quest available.

Hunting Achievements

Monster Slayer

Unlock Rate: 56.9% (Common) Requirement: Hunted 100 large monsters

How to Unlock: Continuously complete hunt quests.

Tips: Mix story progression with optional hunts. Master Rank or Investigations count.

Monster Ph.D.

Unlock Rate: 54.6% (Common) Requirement: Hunted many different large monsters

How to Unlock: Hunt different species across all biomes.

Tips: Don’t grind the same monster repeatedly. Cycle through every species at least once.

Capture Pro

Unlock Rate: 28.0% (Rare) Requirement: Captured 50 monsters

How to Unlock: Use Tranq Bombs and Shock Traps to capture weakened monsters instead of killing them.

Tips: Watch for the limping animation indicating capture-ready state. Drop a Shock Trap, then throw 2 Tranq Bombs. Capture quests give bonus rewards.

Crown Achievements

Giant Crown

Unlock Rate: 85.6% (Common) Requirement: Obtained your first silver crown or higher in the Hunting Log

How to Unlock: Hunt large monsters until you encounter an oversized one.

Tips: Crown sizes are random per monster spawn. Check the Hunting Log after each hunt for crown earnings.

Miniature Crown

Unlock Rate: 49.7% (Uncommon) Requirement: Obtained your first miniature crown in the Hunting Log

How to Unlock: Hunt an unusually small specimen of any monster.

Tips: Rarer than giant crowns. Investigations with explicit size modifiers give better odds.

A Keen-eyed Observation

Unlock Rate: 19.2% (Rare) Requirement: Used the binoculars to spot a gold-crown large monster

How to Unlock: Equip binoculars and scan monsters in the field. Trigger the achievement when a gold-crown specimen is in view.

Tips: Carry binoculars in your inventory. Use them on every monster spotted in expeditions. Gold crowns are the largest size tier.

Giant Crown Collector

Unlock Rate: 14.9% (Very Rare) Requirement: Obtained a gold crown for 10 or more monsters in the Hunting Log

How to Unlock: Collect gold (largest size) crowns for 10 different species.

Tips: Use Investigation quests with explicit large-size modifiers. Plan 50-80 hours of dedicated crown hunting.

Miniature Crown Collector

Unlock Rate: 9.5% (Very Rare) Requirement: Obtained a miniature crown for 10 or more monsters in the Hunting Log

How to Unlock: Collect miniature crowns for 10 different species.

Tips: Even rarer than gold. Pay attention to monster size during scanning before initiating combat. Plan 50-80 additional hours.

Giant Crown Master

Unlock Rate: 5.1% (Very Rare) Requirement: Obtained a gold crown for many monsters in the Hunting Log

How to Unlock: Collect gold crowns for nearly every monster species.

Tips: Endgame grind. Requires 30+ species with gold crowns. Plan 100+ hours.

Miniature Crown Master

Unlock Rate: 4.8% (Ultra Rare) Requirement: Obtained a miniature crown for many monsters in the Hunting Log

How to Unlock: Collect miniature crowns for nearly every monster species.

Tips: Hardest grind in the game alongside Giant Crown Master. Combine sessions with crown spotting and farm Investigations with explicit size modifiers.

Hunter Rank & Wealth

Established Hunter

Unlock Rate: 40.0% (Uncommon) Requirement: Reached Hunter Rank 100

How to Unlock: Continue completing High Rank quests after the main story.

Tips: Post-story grind. Naturally happens during the crown grind. Plan 50-80 hours.

Bourgeois Hunter

Unlock Rate: 39.4% (Uncommon) Requirement: Possessed 1,000,000 zenny

How to Unlock: Save zenny by selling unneeded materials and avoiding unnecessary armor crafting.

Tips: Sell rare gems and high-tier monster parts not needed for crafting. Investigations with money rewards stack quickly.

Equipment & Crafting

Power Is Everything

Unlock Rate: 45.6% (Uncommon) Requirement: Forged five different weapons with Rarity 7 or higher

How to Unlock: Craft Rarity 7+ weapons at the Smithy.

Tips: Focus on flagship monster weapons and late-game tempered monster weapon trees. Five different weapon types count (each different weapon).

Impregnable Defense

Unlock Rate: 57.2% (Common) Requirement: Forged five different pieces of armor with Rarity 7 or higher

How to Unlock: Craft five distinct armor pieces (head, chest, arms, waist, legs) at Rarity 7+.

Tips: Tempered Monster material requirements are heavy. Save Decorations and Talismans for the best armor sets.

Explorer of the Eastlands

Unlock Rate: 8.4% (Very Rare) Requirement: Obtained 10 different special items of Rarity 6

How to Unlock: Loot rare materials from end-game monster hunts and exploration.

Tips: Special items drop from gathering nodes, rare endemic life, and high-rank monster carves. Use Wide-range Skill armor for better drop rates.

Camp & Exploration

Campmaster

Unlock Rate: 61.8% (Common) Requirement: Established Pop-up Camps in 10 places

How to Unlock: Set up Pop-up Camps at 10 different valid locations.

Tips: Each biome has multiple camp spots. Use the world map to find pre-marked locations.

Glamper

Unlock Rate: 51.4% (Common) Requirement: Customized a Pop-up Camp for the first time

How to Unlock: Access camp customization at any Pop-up Camp.

Tips: Use cosmetic items earned from quests to personalize a camp. Just one customization triggers the achievement.

Multiplayer

Hunters United

Unlock Rate: 79.6% (Common) Requirement: Completed a quest via multiplayer

How to Unlock: Join an SOS Flare or host a multiplayer hunt and complete it.

Tips: Use SOS Flares from your tent to call random players, or invite friends to your Squad.

Hunters United Forever

Unlock Rate: 32.1% (Uncommon) Requirement: Completed 100 quests via multiplayer

How to Unlock: Continue multiplayer hunts long-term.

Tips: Combine crown hunting with multiplayer for double XP. SOS Flare quests count.

Newly Forged Bonds

Unlock Rate: 31.5% (Uncommon) Requirement: Followed someone for the first time

How to Unlock: Open another hunter’s profile and tap “Follow.”

Tips: Any player. Easy unlock once you understand the social menu.

Gossip Hunter

Unlock Rate: 7.7% (Very Rare) Requirement: Viewed 30 different Hunter Profiles

How to Unlock: Open and view 30 unique hunter profiles.

Tips: Use the social menu to browse profiles. Lobbies and SOS hunts give access to other players’ profiles.

Someone Worth Following

Unlock Rate: 36.2% (Uncommon) Requirement: Completed 100 quests with your Palico deployed

How to Unlock: Keep your Palico active in solo hunts.

Tips: Default behavior—just leave your Palico equipped during normal play. Naturally unlocks during the rank grind.

Fishing Achievements

Monster (Squid) Hunter

Unlock Rate: 14.9% (Very Rare) Requirement: Caught a giant squid while fishing

How to Unlock: Fish in coastal or deep-water locations.

Tips: Giant squids spawn in specific deep-sea biomes. Use the highest-tier fishing rod and visit Iceshard Cliffs coast or similar deep water.

A-fish-ionado

Unlock Rate: 5.7% (Very Rare) Requirement: Reeled in 30 whoppers while fishing

How to Unlock: Catch 30 unusually large fish.

Tips: Whoppers are oversized fish variants. Use high-tier bait and visit calm waters with abundant fish spawns. Best done in dedicated fishing sessions of 30-60 minutes each.

Hidden Achievements

A Prize Held High

Unlock Rate: 28.2% (Rare) Requirement: Hidden achievement

How to Unlock: Tied to winning a competitive event or reaching a Hunter Rank milestone.

Tips: May trigger after completing a specific arena quest or hunting competition.

I Caught a Shooting Star!

Unlock Rate: 27.3% (Rare) Requirement: Hidden achievement

How to Unlock: Likely tied to spotting a meteor or rare environmental event.

Tips: Stay alert during nighttime expeditions. Meteor showers occur during specific in-game weather conditions.

Completion

Eastward Wings

Unlock Rate: 4.0% (Ultra Rare) Requirement: Obtained all other awards

How to Unlock: Complete every other achievement in the game.

Tips: Platinum-style cap achievement. Requires full crown collection, all story content, and every miscellaneous unlock.

100% Completion Roadmap

Phase 1: Main Story (30-40 hours)

Complete the main campaign through credits
Knock out all tutorial and first-time achievements
Capture, mount, fish, sneak attack, cook well-done steak
Set up 10 Pop-up Camps across all biomes

P2: Post-Story Progression (20-30 hours)

Continue post-credits story
Push toward Hunter Rank 100 (Established Hunter)
Forge Rarity 7+ armor and weapons
Stack 1,000,000 zenny

P3: Multiplayer & Social (10-15 hours)

Complete 100 multiplayer quests via SOS Flares
Browse 30 hunter profiles
Follow other hunters
Continue Palico-assisted hunts

P4: Crown Hunting Grind (80-150 hours)

Use binoculars on every monster encountered
Run Investigation quests with size modifiers
Build dedicated armor with luck/observer skills
Collect gold and miniature crowns for 10+ species each
Push toward all-monster crown completion

Phase 5: Final Cleanup (5-10 hours)

Catch giant squid and 30 whoppers
Trigger remaining hidden achievements
Earn Eastward Wings for full completion

Conclusion

Monster Hunter Wilds’ 50 achievements demand 150-250 hours of total playtime. Story and quest content unlock the bulk naturally over 50-80 hours. The remaining 100+ hours come from the crown grind and Hunter Rank 100.

Plan for parallel grinds. Hunt crowns while completing Investigations to also tick off Master Crown progression. Run multiplayer SOS hunts during crown grinds to chip away at Hunters United Forever simultaneously.

Save the rarest fishing achievements (Monster Squid Hunter, A-fish-ionado) for relaxation sessions when you want a break from monster hunts.