How many monsters are there in Monster Hunter Wilds? Believe it or not, Capcom's series has always revolved around hunting monsters (did the name give it away?), and in particular, progression is built upon taking down big beasties. Fortunately, Wilds has plenty of unique creatures to slay (or capture, if you're feeling merciful).

How Many Monsters Are There in Monster Hunter Wilds?

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There are a total of 29 'large' monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds at launch. You discover and fight the majority of these creatures during the main Low Rank campaign. Several more are then introduced through High Rank assignments.

You battle against these monsters in the Low Rank main story missions:

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And then you battle against these monsters in High Rank assignments, post-campaign:

You can click the monster names for more information on each opponent, or check out our full All Monsters and How to Beat Them guide:

Capcom is committed to adding more monsters through free updates, the first of which is set to drop in April 2025.

For comparison's sake, Monster Hunter World launched with a total of 37 large monsters, and it reached a staggering 71 large monsters with the release of its expansion, Iceborne. It's not unfair to assume that Wilds will feature a similar number of large monsters once Capcom's done supporting it.

Did you find this page on how many monsters there are in Monster Hunter Wilds useful? Check out our Monster Hunter Wilds guide for more help with the game, and tell us all about your favourite monsters in the comments section below.