Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin - Monsters

The Monsties of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin, the hatchable monsters a Rider raises from stolen eggs. Each entry covers the monster family, its element and what it brings to a three-on-three party.
of 19 entries · updated 2026-09-15
Name Type Description Stats Abilities Source
Velocidrome Bird Wyvern The pack-leading raptor that serves as the game's first reliable Monstie. Element: None Attack Type: Speed High mobility Pack tactics Early Speed-type attacks Hakolo Island dens in the opening hours
Yian Kut-Ku Bird Wyvern A fire-breathing bird wyvern with a huge beak and a famously bad temper. Element: Fire Fire breath Area fire Kinship Skill Forest and coastal dens
Kulu-Ya-Ku Bird Wyvern A small, curious bird wyvern that picks up rocks and boulders to smash with. Element: None Rock smashing Blunt part damage Egg theft resistance Desert and scrub dens
Pukei-Pukei Bird Wyvern A colourful bird wyvern built around poison and a long tongue. Element: None (Poison) Poison status Ranged tongue attacks Status pressure Jungle dens
Khezu Flying Wyvern A blind, pale wyvern that hunts by electricity and hangs from cave ceilings. Element: Thunder Thunder discharge Paralysis Cave ambush Cave dens
Basarios Flying Wyvern A juvenile Gravios that looks like a boulder until it moves. Element: None (Poison gas) Hard hide Poison gas High defence Rocky cave dens
Rathian Flying Wyvern The female Rathalos counterpart and a staple fire Monstie. Element: Fire Fire breath Tail poison Aerial dive Forest and highland dens
Rathalos Flying Wyvern The flagship flying wyvern of the series and the template for the story's Razewing Ratha. Element: Fire Flight Fireball volleys Area fire Kinship Skill Highland dens, later regions
Nargacuga Flying Wyvern A nocturnal wyvern that fights from the air with bladed wings and a spiked tail. Element: None Extreme speed Bleed Evasive flight Forest dens at night
Tigrex Flying Wyvern A roaring, charging wyvern that runs down anything in its path. Element: None Charge attack Roar High raw damage Snowfield and rocky dens
Zinogre Fanged Wyvern A thunder wolf wyvern that charges itself with electrical bugs before fighting. Element: Thunder Charge state Thunder attacks High speed Mountain dens in the later regions
Mizutsune Leviathan A graceful leviathan that fights with soapy bubbles and water jets. Element: Water Water jet Bubble status Evasive sliding Wetland and riverside dens
Astalos Flying Wyvern A violent wyvern with electrified wings and tail. Element: Thunder Charged wing strikes Thunder tail Aerial pressure Highland dens
Gammoth Fanged Beast A mammoth-sized fanged beast that fights with its trunk and body weight. Element: Ice Ice stomp Trunk sweep Very high health Snowfield dens
Glavenus Brute Wyvern A brute wyvern that sharpens its own tail into a blade and swings it like a greatsword. Element: Fire Tail blade Fire slash Heavy single-target damage Volcanic dens
Legiana Flying Wyvern An elegant ice wyvern that controls the air and calls other Legiana. Element: Ice Ice projectiles Flight Speed debuffs High-altitude dens
Diablos Flying Wyvern A horned desert wyvern that burrows and charges from below. Element: None Burrow charge Horn gore Guard-ignoring attacks Desert dens
Deviljho Brute Wyvern A permanently hungry brute wyvern that eats other monsters mid-fight. Element: Dragon Dragon element Monster devouring Massive attack Late-game dens and expeditions
Rajang Fanged Beast A furious ape that enters a golden charged state when enraged. Element: Thunder Rage charge Thunder beam Fast combo strings Post-game dens
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