Monster Hunter Wilds: How to beat Uth Duna

Learn the Uth Duna’s weaknesses, drop list, and more

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Need tips on how to beat the Uth Duna in Monster Hunter Wilds? The Uth Duna is a watery leviathan that splashes and swivels violently, and it secretes a substance that forms a protective veil over its body to absorb blows. Fighting this beast is a tough affair that requires you to keep up the damage while avoiding huge waves that will knock you right onto your back.

You’ll face the Uth Duna for the first time in the conclusion of Monster Hunter Wilds’ Chapter 1, where you’ll only be tasked with repelling it. You’ll be able to hunt it properly following this mission, and in many ways, the Uth Duna acts as the culmination of all of the monsters you’ll face in Monster Hunter Wilds’ early game. In this guide, we’ll explain how to beat the Uth Duna , 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 Uth Duna
• Where to find Uth Duna
• Uth Duna weaknesses
• Best weapon and armor to fight Uth Duna
• Uth Duna tips and strategy
• Uth Duna rewards and drop list

How to beat Uth Duna

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

1. Apply consistent pressure on the Uth Duna’s protective veil.
2. Target the head, tail, and forelegs once the veil is down.
3. Watch out for the Uth Duna’s belly flop.
4. Use environmental hazards to hit the Uth Duna.
5. Bring plenty of Nulberries to dispel the Waterblight status

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

Where to find Uth Duna

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The Uth Duna is found in the Forest region of Monster Hunter Wilds. The first time you’ll run into the Uth Duna in the story of Monster Hunter Wilds is during the Chapter 1-4 main quest “Beyond the Deluge,” which sees you helping Olivia during an Uth Duna battle. Following this mission, you can hunt the Uth Duna whenever you like, and it will appear more regularly during a downpour. I’ve mostly found it walking around Areas 12 and 13 of the Scarlet Forest map. It can also be found around Areas 2, 5, 9, 10, and 15.

Uth Duna weaknesses

As you might expect, the Water element is completely useless against the Uth Duna. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom

The Uth Duna’s weak points are its head and forelegs . The monster’s protective veil will reduce damage to these areas at first, but if you keep applying attacks, the veil will eventually shatter, letting you bash away with maximum impact. Physical damage is key here, especially Blunt Damage , which works equally well on the head and left/right forelegs. Cut Damage is also good, but not as effective on the head.

Thunder damage is effective against the Uth Duna’s head, and is the only Element we recommend bothering with here. Avoid Water damage at all costs - this is a watery dragon, after all.

All status effects aside from Stun are fairly effective against the Uth Duna, and I’ve found myself relying on Paralysis more than others. Keeping up with the Thunder theme, bring Shock Traps when you fight this leviathan, and it won’t hurt to have Flash Pods and Pitfall Traps by your side as well.

Best weapon and armor to fight Uth Duna

Any Blunt or Cut weapon will serve you well against the Uth Duna. I used the Lance , but the Hammer is an excellent choice for smashing its head in. Hunters who find themselves struggling to avoid the monster’s huge belly flops may want something with slightly more mobility, like the Dual Blades or Insect Glaive . For the best of both worlds when it comes to both Blunt and Cut damage, you can’t go wrong with the ever-reliable Sword and Shield .

If you’ve harvested enough Lala Barina materials to build out the Paralysis Tree, then the Jail Hammer I will work well during your first few fights against the Uth Duna, thanks to its Element association with Paralysis. Any Lala Barina weapons work well, actually - try the Barina Dague I and Barina Sarissa I while you’re at it. Avoid weapons from the Balahara Tree, as they’re all connected with the Water element.

You’ll ideally want an armor with Water resistance in this fight, so all of the pieces in the Lala Barina set work well. Once you’ve defeated your first Uth Duna, you can start wearing pieces from the Uth Duna set , all of which offer superb Water protection.

Uth Duna tips and strategy

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

Keep up the attacks on the Uth Duna’s veil - it’ll break with enough pressure! |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom

1. Apply consistent pressure on the Uth Duna’s protective veil

When you first start attacking the Uth Duna, you’ll notice that all of the damage numbers that pop up are blue with a little shield icon, indicating that the monster’s protective veil is active and reducing the strength of your strikes. There are a few areas that this veil doesn’t fully cover, notably the mouth, which is a major weak point. Keep targeting the veil as much as you can to do it in, and if you’re having trouble dodging the Uth Duna, try attacking it while you’re riding your Seikret. This is a decent way to avoid strikes while the veil is active.

2. Target the head, tail, and forelegs once the veil is down

As soon is the veil goes down, focus on the Uth Duna’s head, tail, and forelegs. The Uth Duna becomes noticeably more aggressive without its protective covering, so you may benefit from using Flash Pods, Shock Traps, and Pitfall Traps during this critical moment. Pile on the damage and go for a full-on assault.

3. Watch out for the Uth Duna’s belly flop

At times, the Uth Duna will rear up before flopping onto the ground like a whale, spraying water everywhere and inflicting massive hurt to anyone underneath it. This is the attack that caused my hunter to faint the most when I battled the Uth Duna for the first time, so learn to recognise it and dodge accordingly. You should also beware of the Uth Duna’s roar, which can temporarily immobilise you. It’s especially painful when this roar is followed up with a belly flop, so try attacking the Uth Duna from behind to avoid this foul combination.

4. Use environmental hazards to hit the Uth Duna

When you encounter the Uth Duna during Monster Hunter Wild’s main story, you’ll face it near a dam where you can use your grapple to pull down dam rubble onto its head, inflicting a solid chunk of damage. In repeat fights with the Uth Duna, always take advantage of the environment in this fashion.

5. Bring plenty of Nulberries to dispel the Waterblight status

Like the Balahara , the Uth Duna’s many water-based attacks inflict the Waterblight status effect. This reduces your Stamina recovery and can be a real drain when using highly mobile weapons like the Dual Blades, which rely on Stamina above all else. Stock up on Nulberries to dispel Waterblight, especially if you aren’t wearing a water resistant armor.

Hit the Uth Duna from the rear to avoid the brunt of its belly flop and the temporarily immobilisation of its roar. |Image credit:Rock Paper Shotgun/Capcom

Uth Duna rewards and drop list

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

Low-Rank Materials:

High-Rank Materials:

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

Low-Rank Materials:

• Broken Head: 1x Uth Duna Tentacle
• Broken Left/Right Foreleg: 1x Uth Duna Claw
• Broken Tail: 88% 1x Uth Duna Cilia, 12% 1x Uth Duna Plate

High-Rank Materials:

• Broken Head: 1x Uth Duna Tentacle+
• Broken Left/Right Foreleg: 1x Uth Duna Claw+
• Broken Tail: 93% 1x Uth Duna Cilia+, 7% 1x Uth Duna Watergem

That wraps up our strategy guide on how to beat the Uth Duna in Monster Hunter Wilds. For more help, head to our Monster Hunter Wilds walkthrough and our expansive list of all monsters in the game!

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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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