The base game of Monster Hunter: World has a total of five ecosytems. Each ecosystem is home to a variety of large monsters. There are various locations teeming with wildlife. Expeditions into these locales are bound to turn up interesting discoveries. The five ecosystems are Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, Coral Highlands, Rotten Vale, and Elder's Recess.
Ancient Forest is a vast forest that supports a complex ecosystem. A network of trees stretch high into the sky, creating the ancient tree that looms tall over the rest of the forest.
Wildspire Waste is a massive strip of parched land conjoined with a swampland that takes in water from the Ancient Forest. Ant colonies have built massive spires within the desert, while varied vegetation has sprung up along many watering holes. This locale is now home to creatures that take advantage of the two unique, coexisting ecosystems.
Coral Highlands is a mysterious ecological highland that mimics the ebb and flow of the ocean itself. Eggs from the corals ride upon the rising currents and spread to the rest of the New World, where they become a part of the natural food chain.
Rotten Vale is a deep valley that rests beneath the Coral Highlands. Monster corpses fall to the Vale from above, creating a layer of decomposing remains that seems to serve an important ecological role. Also unique to the Vale is the bacteria known as the effluvium, which devours organic matter.
The Elder's Recess is an uncharted land brimming with powerful energy. Its geography is dominated by mysterious, gigantic crystalline structures, but also features hazardous caverns seething with magma, some of which has cooled into stretches of uneven basalt.
Monster Hunter: World is a 2018 action role-playing game developed and published by Capcom. The fifth mainline installment in the Monster Hunter series, it was released worldwide for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in January 2018, with a Windows version following in August 2018.
In the game, the player takes the role of a Hunter, tasked to hunt down and either kill or trap monsters that roam in one of several environmental spaces. If successful, the player is rewarded through loot consisting of parts from the monster and other elements that are used to craft weapons and armor, amongst other equipment.
The game's core loop has the player crafting appropriate gear to be able to hunt down more difficult monsters, which in turn provide parts that lead to more powerful gear. Players may hunt alone or in a group of up to four players via the game's online multiplayer.
The pack leader of the Jagras, the Great Jagras is known to go out of control when hungry. It balloons to unbelievable proportions after swallowing prey.
A flying wyvern known to possess poisonous toxins in its body. It's been spotted storing scatternuts in its mouth or tail, coating them with poison and spitting them out at threats.
A fanged wyvern that flies among the trees of the Ancient Forest. Its penchant to brush against the ground and the trees as it moves around builds up static electricity within its fur.
The Anjanath patrols the Ancient Forest looking for its favorite meal, Aptonoth. This belligerent monster will attack anything without the slightest provocation.
The apex monster of the Ancient Forest. A fierce wyvern that descends upon invaders, attacking with poisonous claws and fiery breath.
An odd bird wyvern that has developed limbs capable of carrying weapons. It's been spotted stealing eggs from nests found in the Ancient Forest and Wildspire Waste.
Barroths seek out ants, their favorite snack, and mark their territory with mud. They attack potential rivals with their devastating charging attack.
A large piscine wyvern that inhabits the swamps of the Wildspire Waste. It uses mud to capture prey, and it's known to battle other monsters over territory.
A wyvern known as the "Queen of the Land." Terrestrial predator, it overpowers its prey with a venomous tail and powerful legs.
The apex monster of the Wildspire Waste. A menacing, territorial beast that lurks underground. Loud noises will cause it to lunge out of the sand in search of prey.
This odd monster blinds both prey and enemies with a special pulsing organ near its head. It then uses its strong legs to deliver finishing blows.
Paolumu feast on eggs found in the Coral Highlands. They are able to propel through the air using unique sacs in their bodies, and attack with their extremely hard tails.
The apex monster of the Coral Highlands, whose diet primarily consists of Raphinos. It emits a chilling wind from its body, which dulls its prey's ability to escape.
A monster that scavenges for meals dropped from the Coral Highlands. It acts as the alpha leader of a Girros pack, and sports giant fangs that paralyze its prey.
A gigantic brute wyvern that eats the bones of carcasses found in the Rotten Vale, using some of it as armor. It also rolls into a ball as a form of attack and transportation.
A terrifying monster that scours the Rotten Vale for carrion. Its highly aggressive nature means that anything, be it monster or man, is a potential meal.
A grotesque elder dragon that inhabits the deepest part of the Rotten Vale. It uses the fatal vapor of the vale in what appears to be a symbiotic relationship.
A mysterious monster encountered by the Research Commission. It bears a penchant for wanton destruction.
A brutal elder dragon wreathed in flames that spits blazing fire. Teostra are of such a fierce and deadly nature that the Guild closely monitors their movements.
An elder dragon that shields itself with fierce winds, preventing anyone from approaching it. Its skin consists of hard, metallic scales.
A monster that devours rocks as its primary diet. The crystals it devours mix with its saliva to produce explosive minerals that it can spit at its enemies.
