Monster Hunter Wilds: How to beat Quematrice

Learn the Quematrice’s weaknesses, drop list, and more

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Need tips on how to beat the Quematrice in Monster Hunter Wilds? The Quematrice of Monster Hunter Wilds is essentially a cockatrice - a giant chicken/wyvern hybrid capable of roasting anyone who gets to close with a blazing dose of flame. Unlike most mythological cockatrices, though, the Quematrice doesn’t unleash its flames from its mouth. Rather, it emits a flammable vapour with its tail, then ignites this vapour with a big tail slap. Keep an eye on this monster’s backside, in other words!

Chasing the Quematrice and getting used to its fire-emitting movements is good practice at recognising monster patterns for beginning hunters, who will run into this beast in the first Chapter of Monster Hunter Wilds . In this guide, we’ll explain how to beat the Quematrice , revealing useful intel including the monster’s weaknesses, the best gear to use against it, combat tips and tricks, and post-fight rewards.

In this guide:

• How to beat Quematrice
• Where to find Quematrice
• Quematrice weaknesses
• Best weapon and armor to fight Quematrice
• Quematrice tips and strategy
• Quematrice rewards and drop list

How to beat Quematrice

We’ll go into more detail on all the Quematrice’s weaknesses below and how to exploit them. For now, here are our top tips on how to beat the Quematrice in Monster Hunter Wilds.

1. Attack the head, but watch out for Quematrice’s beak strikes.
2. When the Quematrice starts wagging its tail, get out of the way!
3. If you contract the Fireblight condition, pop a Nulberry or evade repeatedly.
4. Paratoads and Vine Traps are useful for staggering the Quematrice.
5. Focus on severing the tail to end the fire effect.

Skip ahead to our tips and strategy section for more details on each of these points!

Where to find Quematrice

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The Quematrice is found in the Plains region of Monster Hunter Wilds, usually roaming around bodies of water. The first time you’ll run into the Quematrice is during the Chapter 1-2 main quest “Village of Whispering Winds”. I found this Quematrice wandering around Areas 8 and 9 of the Plains , very close to the lair of a Doshaguma.

Quematrice weaknesses

The Quematrice is weakest to physical attacks on its head region and tail. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom

The Quematrice’s weak points are its head/neck and tail. The head is breakable, letting you focus on the weak neck below, and the tail is also severable. Focus on dealing physical damage to these areas. If you’re unable to target these weak points, aiming for the torso and legs is also a decent way to create wounds, as long as you use a weapon that deals Cut Damage.

The element that the Quematrice is weakest to is Water , as long as you target the head and tail. Elemental damage in general isn’t a top priority for this monster, which is extremely resistant to Fire .

If you’re going to use status effects against the Quematrice, Poison and Paralysis work best. When it comes to traps, Flash Pods, Shock Traps, and Pitfall Traps are effective.

Best weapon and armor to fight Quematrice

Severing the Quematrice is generally the most effective way to kill this monster, so any weapon that deals Cut Damage will do the job. Since swift evasion is necessary during this fight to avoid getting roasted, you might want to go with a highly mobile option like the Dual Blades or even the Insect Glaive , but you can get by fine with a traditional go-to like the Sword and Shield or Long Sword .

Since the Quematrice is encountered very early on, chances are you’ll still be rocking a weapon carved from the Expedition Tree. I used the Hope Daggers II just fine, but if you’ve invested in the Bone Tree at all, a weapon like the Bone Blade I would be useful for more impressive physical damage.

As for armor, wearing anything with additional Fire resistance is advised. Both the Leather and Bone sets do the job.

Quematrice tips and strategy

Below, we’ll go in-depth with the main tips and overall strategy you need to beat the Quematrice. Follow these hints closely to win the fight and claim the spoils of war with ease.

Alternate between attacking the head and tail with a weapon that deals Cut Damage. Wounds can also pop up on the legs, which are also safe to target. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom

1. Attack the head, but watch out for Quematrice’s beak strikes

You’ll want to target the head and tail as much as possible in this fight, or the legs if you can’t access those. While the Quematrice’s tail is definitely the most dangerous body part to familiarise yourself with, don’t ignore the sharp pecks that this angry chicken can deliver from its front. If you’re using melee weapons, you’ll be up close for most of this fight, and a swat from the Quematrice’s beak will send you sprawling. Keep an eye on the monster’s movements and evade when its head lurches forward or when it looks ready to charge.

2. When the Quematrice starts wagging its tail, get out of the way

In many ways, the Quematrice fight serves as a tutorial to help you learn the telltale signs of monster attacks. Periodically throughout the fight, this big chicken will swish its tail back and forth and flames will begin to emerge, spreading quickly throughout nearby foliage. Duck and roll out of the way. At other occasions, the Quematrice will either raise its tail high in the air before slamming it down on the ground, or will sometimes swish it from side to side. All are telltale signs to dodge.

3. If you contract the Fireblight condition, pop a Nulberry or evade repeatedly

Chances are you’ll probably get hit by that tail at least once over the course of this combat. If you do, check to see if your hunter has flames swirling around them, or if their health bar is rapidly depleting. If this is the case, you’ve got the Fireblight status, and your health will continue to topple. If you have Nulberries, use them to remove this status effect. If you don’t, start rolling as much as your stamina will let you to smother the flames.

4. Paratoads and Vine Traps are useful for staggering the Quematrice

If you’ve captured a Paratoad, the paralysis gas released by these funky frogs will go a long way towards immobilising the Quematrice. Vine Traps are even easier to use, as they can be found atop many trees across the Plains, and the Quematrice will often run under them while switching up its locale in the midst of a fight. Whenever this happens, try to get up on the monster’s back, or goad it into attacking the tree. The vine will fall, temporarily immobilising it.

On that note, when it comes to other environmental events during this fight, there’s a good chance that the Quematrice will stumble its way into the Doshaguma lair in Area 9 of your map, activating a turf war. This might be the first turf war you’ll witness in Monster Hunter Wilds, so feel free to observe, but beware of antagonising the Doshaguma too much.

5. Focus on severing the tail to end the fire effect

The Quematrice’s strength will be greatly dampened if you manage to sever the tail, which removes the danger of contracting Fireblight and turns this battle into a relatively easy affair. Once the tail falls, concentrate your efforts on the head and neck region for maximum damage, and the Quematrice should go down before long. Don’t forget to go back and harvest the tail once you’ve won the fight!

Once again, watch out for those fire attacks and Fireblight, lest you end up like this… |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom

Quematrice rewards and drop list

Here are all the rewards and drops you can get from Quematrice and its broken parts.

Low-Rank Materials:

High-Rank Materials:

In addition, if you break the following Quematrice parts during the fight, you’ll get these rewards for carving them:

Low-Rank Materials:

• Broken Head: 1x Quematrice Crest
• Severed Tail: 1x Quematrice Tail

High-Rank Materials:

• Broken Head: 1x Quematrice Crest+
• Severed Tail: 93% 1x Quematrice Tail, 7% 1x Wyvern Gem

That wraps up our strategy guide on how to beat the Quematrice in Monster Hunter Wilds. For more help, head to our Monster Hunter Wilds walkthrough and our expansive list of all monsters in the game! Alternatively, if you want to know more about the weapons we recommend using against Quematrice, head to our primers on the Dual Blades , Insect Glaive , Sword and Shield and Long Sword

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All 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints and where to get them

These areas have the highest chance of giving you Blueprints

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Looking for more Arc Raiders Blueprints? It’s a special day when you find a Blueprint, as they’re among the most valuable items in Arc Raiders. If you find a Blueprint that you haven’t already found, then you must make sure you hold onto it at all costs, because Blueprints are the key to one of the most important and powerful systems of meta-progression in the game.

This guide aims to be the very best guide on Blueprints you can find, starting with a primer on what exactly they are and how they work in Arc Raiders, before delving into exactly where to get Blueprints and the very best farming spots for you to take in your search.

We’ll also go over how to get Blueprints from other unlikely activities, such as destroying Surveyors and completing specific quests. And you’ll also find the full list of all 75 Blueprints in Arc Raiders on this page (including the newest Blueprints added with the Cold Snap update , such as the Deadline Blueprint and Firework Box Blueprint), giving you all the information you need to expand your own crafting repertoire.

In this guide:

• What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?
• Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes
• Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders Blueprints obtained from quests Blueprints obtained from Trials Best Blueprint farming locations

What are Blueprints in Arc Raiders?

Blueprints in Arc Raiders are special items which, if you manage to extract with them, you can expend to permanently unlock a new crafting recipe in your Workshop. If you manage to extract from a raid with an Anvil Blueprint, for example, you can unlock the ability to craft your very own Anvil Pistol, as many times as you like (as long as you have the crafting materials).

To use a Blueprint, simply open your Inventory while in the lobby, then right-click on the Blueprint and click “Learn And Consume” . This will permanently unlock the recipe for that item in your Workshop. As of the Stella Montis update, there are allegedly 75 different Blueprints to unlock - although only 68 are confirmed to be in the game so far. You can see all the Blueprints you’ve found and unlocked by going to the Workshop menu, and hitting “R” to bring up the Blueprint screen.

It’s possible to find duplicates of past Blueprints you’ve already unlocked. If you find these, then you can either sell them, or - if you like to play with friends - you can take it into a match and gift it to your friend so they can unlock that recipe for themselves. Another option is to keep hold of them until the time comes to donate them to the Expedition.

Full Blueprint list: All crafting recipes

Below is the full list of all the Blueprints that are currently available to find in Arc Raiders, and the crafting recipe required for each item:

Note: The missing Blueprints in this list likely have not actually been added to the game at the time of writing, because none of the playerbase has managed to find any of them. As they are added to the game, I will update this page with the most relevant information so you know exactly how to get all 75 Arc Raiders Blueprints.

Where to find Blueprints in Arc Raiders

Below is a list of all containers, modifiers, and events which maximise your chances of finding Blueprints:

• Certain quests reward you with specific Blueprints .
• Completing Trials has a high chance of offering Blueprints as rewards.
• Surveyors have a decent chance of dropping Blueprints on death.
• High loot value areas tend to have a greater chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Night Raids and Storms may increase rare Blueprint spawn chances in containers.
• Containers with higher numbers of items may have a higher tendency to spawn Blueprints. As a result, Blue Gate (which has many “large” containers containing multiple items) may give you a higher chance of spawning Blueprints.
• Raider containers (Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, Medical Bags, Grenade Tubes) have increased Blueprint drop rates. As a result, the Uncovered Caches event gives you a high chance of finding Blueprints.
• Security Lockers have a higher than average chance of containing Blueprints.
• Certain Blueprints only seem to spawn under specific circumstances: Tempest Blueprint only spawns during Night Raid events. Vulcano Blueprint only spawns during Hidden Bunker events. Jupiter and Equaliser Blueprints only spawn during Harvester events.

Raider Caches, Weapon Boxes, and other raider-oriented container types have a good chance of offering Blueprints. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints have a very low chance of spawning in any container in Arc Raiders, around 1-2% on average. However, there is a higher chance of finding Blueprints in particular container types. Specifically, you can find more Blueprints in Raider containers and security lockers.

Beyond this, if you’re looking for Blueprints you should focus on regions of the map which are marked as having particularly high-value loot. Areas such as the Control Tower in Dam Battlegrounds, the Arrival and Departure Buildings in Spaceport, and Pilgrim’s Peak in Blue Gate all have a better-than-average chance of spawning Blueprints somewhere amongst all their containers. Night Raids and Electromagnetic Storm events also increase the drop chances of certain Blueprints .

In addition to these containers, you can often loot Blueprints from destroyed Surveyors - the largest of the rolling ball ARC. Surveyors are more commonly found on the later maps - Spaceport and Blue Gate - and if one spawns in your match, you’ll likely see it by the blue laser beam that it casts into the sky while “surveying”.

Surveyors are quite well-armoured and will very speedily run away from you once it notices you, but if you can take one down then make sure you loot all its parts for a chance of obtaining certain unusual Blueprints.

Blueprints obtained from quests

One way in which you can get Blueprints is by completing certain quests for the vendors in Speranza. Some quests will reward you with a specific item Blueprint upon completion, so as long as you work through all the quests in Arc Raiders, you are guaranteed those Blueprints.

Here is the full list of all Blueprints you can get from quest rewards:

• Trigger Nade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Sparks Fly”.
• Lure Grenade Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Greasing Her Palms”.
• Burletta Blueprint: Rewarded after completing “Industrial Espionage”.
• Hullcracker Blueprint (and Launcher Ammo Blueprint): Rewarded after completing “The Major’s Footlocker”.

Alas, that’s only 4 Blueprints out of a total of 75 to unlock, so for the vast majority you will need to find them yourself during a raid. If you’re intent on farming Blueprints, then it’s best to equip yourself with cheap gear in case you lose it, but don’t use a free loadout because then you won’t get a safe pocket to stash any new Blueprint you find. No pain in Arc Raiders is sharper than failing to extract with a new Blueprint you’ve been after for a dozen hours already.

One of the best ways to get Blueprints is by hitting three stars on all five Trials every week. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Embark Studios

Blueprints obtained from Trials

One of the very best ways to get Blueprints is as rewards for completing Trials in Arc Raiders. Trials are unlocked from Level 15 onwards, and allow you to earn rewards by focusing on certain tasks over the course of several raids. For example, one Trial might task you with dealing damage to Hornets, while another might challenge you to loot Supply Drops.

Trials refresh on a weekly basis, with a new week bringing five new Trials. Each Trial can offer up to three rewards after passing certain score milestones, and it’s possible to receive very high level loot from these reward crates - including Blueprints. So if you want to unlock as many Blueprints as possible, you should make a point of completing as many Trials as possible each week.

Best Blueprint farming locations

The very best way to get Blueprints is to frequent specific areas of the maps which combine high-tier loot pools with the right types of containers to search. Here are my recommendations for where to find Blueprints on every map, so you can always keep the search going for new crafting recipes to unlock.

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Dam Battlegrounds

The best places to farm Blueprints on Dam Battlegrounds are the Control Tower, Power Generation Complex, Ruby Residence, and Pale Apartments . The first two regions, despite only being marked on the map as mid-tier loot, contain a phenomenal number of containers to loot. The Control Tower can also contain a couple of high-tier Security Lockers - though of course, you’ll need to have unlocked the Security Breach skill at the end of the Survival tree.

There’s also a lot of reporting amongst the playerbase that the Residential areas in the top-left of the map - Pale Apartments and Ruby Residence - give you a comparatively strong chance of finding Blueprints. Considering their size, there’s a high density of containers to loot in both locations, and they also have the benefit of being fairly out of the way. So you’re more likely to have all the containers to yourself.

Buried City

The best Blueprint farming locations on Buried City are the Santa Maria Houses, Grandioso Apartments, Town Hall, and the various buildings of the New District . Grandioso Apartments has a lower number of containers than the rest, but a high chance of spawning weapon cases - which have good Blueprint drop rates. The others are high-tier loot areas, with plenty of lootable containers - including Security Lockers.

Spaceport

The best places to find Blueprints on Spaceport are the Arrival and Departure Buildings, as well as Control Tower A6 and the Launch Towers . All these areas are labelled as high-value loot regions, and many of them are also very handily connected to one another by the Spaceport wall, which you can use to quickly run from one area to the next. At the tops of most of these buildings you’ll find at least one Security Locker, so this is an excellent farming route for players looking to find Blueprints.

The downside to looting Blueprints on Spaceport is that all these areas are hotly contested, particularly in Duos and Squads. You’ll need to be very focused and fast in order to complete the full farming route.

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Blue Gate

Blue Gate tends to have a good chance of dropping Blueprints, potentially because it generally has a high number of containers which can hold lots of items; so there’s a higher chance of a Blueprint spawning in each container. In my experience, the best Blueprint farming spots on Blue Gate are Pilgrim’s Peak, Raider’s Refuge, the Ancient Fort, and the Underground Complex beneath the Warehouse .

All of these areas contain a wealth of containers to loot. Raider’s Refuge has less to loot, but the majority of the containers in and around the Refuge are raider containers, which have a high chance of containing Blueprints - particularly during major events.

Stella Montis

On the whole, Stella Montis seems to have a very low drop rate for Blueprints (though a high chance of dropping other high-tier loot). If you do want to try farming Blueprints on this map, the best places to find Blueprints in Stella Montis are Medical Research, Assembly Workshop, and the Business Center . These areas have the highest density of containers to loot on the map.

In addition to this, the Western Tunnel has a few different Security Lockers to loot, so while there’s very little to loot elsewhere in this area of the map, it’s worth hitting those Security Lockers if you spawn there at the start of a match.

That wraps up this primer on how to get all the Blueprints in Arc Raiders as quickly as possible. With the Expedition system constantly resetting a large number of players’ Blueprints, it’s more important than ever to have the most up-to-date information on where to find all these Blueprints.

While you’re here, be sure to check out our Arc Raiders best guns tier list , as well as our primers on the best skills to unlock and all the different Field Depot locations on every map.

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