Mining for ores in Monster Hunter Wilds is an extremely important part of building the best weapons and armor. If you want to survive the Forbidden Lands, you will need to start hoarding ore.
Ore locations list in Monster Hunter Wilds
Leave no stone unturned
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However, like with bones, there is a huge variety of ores in Monster Hunter Wilds — from the usual Iron Ore to Dragonite Ore and Novacrystals — to new ones that are only dropped by the new monsters.
Each biome has its own mining spots and list of large monsters, so you’ll need to know where to look if you want to build your character quickly.
This page covers where to get all ores in Monster Hunter Wilds by location within Low Rank and High Rank.
What is ore in Monster Hunter Wilds?
Ore is just one of several resources you will need to build weapons and armor for you and your Palico in Monster Hunter Wilds. The other components to look out for are bones and, of course, monster parts.
Naturally, there is some overlap between monster parts and the other two main categories, but know that ore is primarily sourced from Mining Outcrops. They all look the same, no matter your biome, so keep an eye on your mini map for the ore icon and the amethyst-like geode in the overworld.
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As with previous games, you will get three ores per Mining Outcrop provided you keep striking it. In keeping with the spiritual precursor game Worlds (Wilds isn’t a strict sequel) you don’t need a pickaxe to mine ore. Collecting your loot is also much quicker than it has been in previous games, too.
Remember, as with previous games, if you’re specifically after ore, you can use your map to locate Mining Outcrops. If you set the Outcrop as a waypoint, you can hop on your trusty Seikret and autopilot your way there.
Low rank ore locations list
Everything in Monster Hunter Wilds can be split into Low Rank and High Rank. Low Rank monsters are easier to subdue than High Rank monsters, and Low Rank ores are, understandably, more common than those you can only find once you unlock High Rank.
Anything marked as Rarity 4 or 5 can be found at Low Rank.
Mining Outcrops and quest rewards at Low Rank
- Iron Ore – Rarity 4; Windward Plains
- Machalite Ore – Rarity 4; Scarlet Forest Plains. Piragill (Small monster; 20% target reward)
- Dragonite Ore – Rarity 4; Oilwell Basin
- Firestone – Rarity 4; Oilwell Basin
- Icium – Rarity 4; Iceshard Cliffs
- Earth Crystal – Rarity 4; Windward Plains and Scarlet Forest. Talioth (Small monster; 20% target reward)
- Light Crystal – Rarity 5; Anywhere except Scarlet Forest
Special Item locations at Low Rank
- Fulgrite Shard – Rarity 4; Windward Plains
- Scarlet Amber Shard – Rarity 4; Scarlet Forest
- Antimite – Rarity 4; Oilwell Basin
- Wylk Pebble – Rarity 4; Windward Plains, Oilwell Basin, Ruins of Wyveria
Monster Parts at Low Rank
- Krano Copper – Rarity 4; Krandath (Small Monster (100% dropped item))
- Ajarakan Jewel – Rarity 4; Ajarakan (15% target reward, 12% wound destroyed, 18% carving)
- Golden Corneum – Rarity 4; Xu Wu (88% break head, 25% target rewards, 50% wound destroyed, 23% carving)
- Crushed Crystal – Rarity 4; Any Guardian
- Drearisite – Rarity 4
- Specklite – Rarity 5
- Argecite – Rarity 5
High rank ore locations list
Once you unlock High Rank, the list of ores you can collect expands significantly. However, since you can still collect Rarity 4 and 5 ores amongst the High Rank ores, their becomes much more noticeable.
The exception to this rule is monster parts. Some Low Rank monster parts are available at High Rank (particularly tails), but most are not. These are often replaced by a High Rank version of the same item — a Spike+ instead of a Spike, or Krano Copper becoming Krano Pyrite, for example.
[Ed. note: The follow section includes spoilers for names of the High Rank monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds.]
Mining Outcrops and quest rewards at High Rank
- Gracium – Rarity 6; Iceshard Cliffs
- Carbalite Ore – Rarity 6; Anywhere except Oilwell Basin
- Novacrystal – Rarity 7; Windward Plains, Scarlet Forest and Oilwell Basin. Gypceros (30% break head, 12% destroy wound)
- Fucium Ore – Rarity 6; Ruins of Wyveria
Special Item locations at High Rank
- Time-honed Wylk Gem – Rarity 6; Windward Plains
- Eternal Scarlet Amber – Rarity 6; Scarlet Forest
Monster Parts at High Rank
- Krano Pyrite – Rarity 6; High Rank Kranodath (small monster)
- Ajarakan Jewel+ – Rarity 6; High Rank Ajarakan (16% target reward, 12% wound destroyed, 18% carving)
- Golden Corneum+ – Rarity 7; High Rank Xu Wu (93% break head, 22% target rewards, 50% wound destroyed, 23% carving)
- Firecell Stone – Rarity 7; Gravios (40% break back, left leg or right leg, 20% wound destroyed)
- Wyverian Bloodstone (S) – Rarity 6; (Tempered Monster wound break)
- Wyverian Bloodstone – Rarity 7; (Tempered Monster wound break)
- Wyverian Bloodstone (L) – Rarity 7; (Tempered Monster wound break)
- Orcalcite – Rarity 6
- Drearisite Scraps – Rarity 6
Good luck collecting scores of ore in Monster Hunter Wilds!
Our Monster Hunter Wilds guides can outline your progress with our main story walkthrough and monster list ahead of reaching High Rank, plus help you settle on an armament with our weapons list and best weapons explainers.
