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- How to Hatch Eggs
- Where to Find Monster Dens
- Rare Monster Dens
- Complete Monster Egg List
One of the main things you'll be focusing on in Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is collecting different kinds of monster eggs so that you can build your perfect monstie party. There are 217 kinds of monsters throughout the game that you can encounter, though some are variants of each other. Out of those, there are 125 that can become monsties who join your team.
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You can obtain monster eggs from nests inside of Monster Dens, but you won't know what is inside of each egg unless you are already familiar with the egg pattern. For everything you need to know about monster eggs, dens, and more, we've got it all covered right here.
Where to Find Eggs
You can grab yourself some new monster eggs from nests, which can be found in Monster Dens. You can only get one egg from each nest, but you'll have a few chances to change it out in the hopes of a better one. There are only a finite number of times you can swap an egg before the nest empties. Nests relating to the storyline will generally empty after you grab the first egg. Nests are marked on the map by an egg icon.
Some nests will be guarded by a monster, some will have a sleeping monster in the nest, and some will be empty. Regardless of how the nest is when you reach it, if you keep swapping out eggs and spend more time there, it increases the chance of a monster attack, either by waking up or appearing. Sleeping monsters cannot be woken any other way, so don't worry about running into them or having to sneak around.
You have to carry the egg out of the nest to properly obtain it, after which a pop-up box will appear asking if you want to leave the den. You can choose to immediately leave the den, or remain (and the egg will be put into your Egg Carton) while you continue exploring the den for gathering spots and monsters.
Your Egg Carton can carry 12 eggs at a time. You can access your Egg Carton from the Camp menu to view your current eggs and their information, such as where you acquired them, their egg type, and their Navirou assessment. You can choose to discard eggs from your Egg Carton from your menu at any time, even if you have visited the stable and seen your eggs in there, they will go back in your Egg Carton if left unhatched
Navirou's Egg Assessment
When you grab an egg, Navirou will give you his assessment of the egg, commenting on its smell and weight. The heavier and smellier the egg is, the better it is — this means you will have an increased chance of obtaining a monstie with better or rare genes.
If a glow appears when selecting an egg, you know it will be better than average with genes, if a glow and sparkles appear when selecting, it is even higher quality when it comes to genes. Each egg belongs to a different type of monster family, which it will be identified as once in your Egg Carton
How to Hatch Eggs
You can hatch your eggs by visiting the stables, there is one in each village within the game and it will be marked on your map with a little egg logo. The felyne outside of the stables will have a yellow speech bubble above its head when there is an egg you can hatch. If the egg was of higher quality, you'll see more stat boosts appear on the screen when it is born, and it will likely have better genes too.
Once your monstie is hatched, it will be placed in the stable by default, so remember to move it into your party if you want to use it right away. You can expand the size of your stable, increasing the number of monsties you can keep at any given time, by purchasing stable upgrades with Bottle Caps from the Melynx Inc. NPC.
At the stables, as well as hatching eggs, you can always manage your monstie party, as well as perform the Rite of Channeling and send out an Expedition Party once you have unlocked those features.
Where to Find Monster Dens
Monster Dens are the rocky outcrops with entrances that appear on the main map of each area, as well as any off-shooting smaller map area. The location of Monster Dens changes every time you enter the map. Each Monster Den layout is randomly generated with different gathering spots and monsters residing within. The Monster Den map will mimic similar locales in terms of gathering spots, so if the Monster Den is a cave, it will not have gathering spots not found in caves, such as hives.
You can also make special Monster Dens spawn by making a monster retreat in battle. When monsters retreat, a special Monster Den will appear with an egg above the doorway and it will be indicated on your map. These Monster Dens result in a guaranteed egg of the monster that created the den.
If you're after a particular type of egg, you can battle the monster in question and make it retreat to force spawn a den. Once inside, as you know every egg you grab will be that monster, you can keep swapping out eggs until you see the glow/sparkles to ensure a better quality egg. These special types of Monster Dens can be spawned within another Monster Den.
Rare Monster Dens
Sometimes a Monster Den will be gold instead of the normal grey rock — this is a Rare Monster Den. The nests within Rare Monster Dens have an increased chance of yielding a better egg, so you should definitely explore any of these that you come across.
Even if you don't necessarily want another monstie, you can use the Rite of Channeling (once you unlock it) to pass the rare genes onto one of your favorite monsties to make it stronger. Additionally, Rare Monster Dens can be home to monsters that don't normally spawn in the immediate locale, perfect for farming materials or causing the monster to retreat and spawn its own den.
Complete Monster Egg List
Some eggs will not begin to appear in the area they are native to until you have progressed further through the storyline. For example, Pukei-Pukei eggs will not appear until you have defeated the Pukei-Pukei for Mahana Village.
We will continue to add to this list as necessary.
Hokolo Island
| Hatched Monster | Appearance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Anjanath | Pink with black zigzag stripes | Burning Brute Wyvern egg |
| Aptonoth | Green with purple horizontal oblongs | Humble Herbivore Egg |
| Bulldrome | Brown with cream spikey blotches | Humble Fanged Beast Egg |
| Kulu-Ya-Ku | Cream with pink splotches | Humble Bird Wyvern Egg |
| Pukei-Pukei | Green with cream splotches | Humble Bird Wyvern Egg |
| Velocidrome | Blue with orange splotches | Humble Bird Wyvern Egg |
| Yian Kut-Ku | Magenta with blue blotches | Burning Bird Wyvern Egg |
Alcala Region
| Hatched Monster | Appearance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Apceros | Orange with cream horizontal oblongs | Humble Herbivore Egg |
| Arzuros | Blue with green spikey splotches | Humble Fanged Beast Egg |
| Basarios | White and brown tiger stripes | Burning Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Blue Yian Kut-Ku | Green with yellow splotches | Burning Bird Wyvern Egg |
| Great Jaggi | Purple with red blotches | Humble Bird Wyvern Egg |
| Nargacuga | Pink and purple tiger stripes | Humble Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Paolumu | White and pink tiger stripes | Humble Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Qurupeco | Green with purple splotches | Burning Bird Wyvern Egg |
| Rathian | Cream and green tiger stripes | Burning Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Royal Ludroth | Yellow and green circular stripes | Soggy Leviathan Egg |
| Yian Garuga | Dark purple with lilac splotches | Burning Bird Wyvern Egg |
Loloska Region
| Hatched Monster | Appearance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Anjanath | Pink with black zigzag stripes | Burning Brute Wyvern egg |
| Barioth | White and orange tiger stripes | Frozen Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Barroth | Brown with yellow zigzag stripes | Soggy Brute Wyvern Egg |
| Congala | Fuchsia with green spikey splotches | Humble Fanged Beast Egg |
| Great Baggi | Blue with yellow splotches | Humble Bird Wyvern Egg |
| Gypceros | Light blue with pink splotches | Humble Bird Wyvern Egg |
| Jade Barroth | Turquoise with light blue zigzag stripes | Frozen Brute Wyvern Egg |
| Kecha Wacha | Yellow with orange spikey splotches | Soggy Fanged Beast Egg |
| Khezu | Pale blue with pink tiger stripes | Pulsing Fanged Wyvern egg |
| Lagombi | White with purple spikey splotches | Frozen Fanged Beast Egg |
| Legiana | White and dark blue tiger stripes | Frozen Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Nerscylla | Purple with pink vertical stripes | Humble Temnoceran Egg |
| Popo | Brown with yellow horizontal oblongs | Frozen Herbivore Egg |
| Red Khezu | Red and baby pink tiger stripes | Pulsing Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Tobi-Kadachi | White with black vertical zigzag stripes | Pulsing Fanged Wyvern egg |
| Zamtrios | Blue egg with orange vertical oblongs | Frozen Amphibian Egg |
Lamure Region
| Hatched Monster | Appearance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Ash Kecha Wacha | White with orange spikey splotches | Burning Fanged Beast |
| Black Diablos | Black and grey tiger stripes | Humble Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Crimson Qurupeco | Pink with yellow splotches | Pulsing Bird Wyvern Egg |
| Diablos | Brown and cream tiger stripes | Humble Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Cephadrome | Dark green with red circles | Humble Piscine Wyvern Egg |
| Gendrome | Green with orange splotches | Humble Bird Wyvern Egg |
| Green Nargacuga | Green and yellow tiger stripes | Humble Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Lagiacrus | Blue and red curved stripes | Pulsing Leviathan Egg |
| Mizutsune | Pink and white curved stripes | Soggy Leviathan Egg |
| Monoblos | Dark orange and light orange tiger stripes | Humble Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Purple Gypceros | Purple with green splotches | Humble Bird Wyvern Egg |
| Purple Ludroth | Pink and baby pink curved stripes | Soggy Leviathan Egg |
| Ruby Basarios | Green and pink tiger stripes | Burning Flying Wyvern |
| Tigrex | Orange and blue tiger stripes | Humble Flying Wyvern Egg |
Terga Region
| Hatched Monster | Appearance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Astalos | Black and green tiger stripes | Pulsing Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Black Gravios | Grey and red tiger stripes | Burning Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Brachydios | Blue with green zigzag stripes | Pulsing Fanged Wyvern Egg |
| Brute Tigrex | Black and orange tiger stripes | Humble Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Emerald Congalala | Green with orange spikey splotches | Humble Fanged Beast Egg |
| Gravios | White and orange tiger stripes | Burning Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Iodrome | Red with purple splotches | Humble Bird Wyvern Egg |
| Ivory Lagiacrus | Blue and yellow curved stripes | Pulsing Leviathan Egg |
| Nergigante | Black with intricate orange patterns | Humble Elder Dragon Egg |
| Shrouded Nerscylla | White with yellow vertical stripes | Humble Temnoceran Egg |
| Uragaan | Yellow with dark brown zigzag stripes | Burning Brute Wyvern Egg |
Hokolo Region (Before Final Battle)
| Hatched Monster | Appearance | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Brute Tigrex | Black and orange tiger stripes | Humble Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Sand Barioth | Orange and pink tiger stripes | Humble Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Seregios | Orange and yellow tiger stripes | Humble Flying Wyvern Egg |
| Stygian Zinogre | Dark blue with verticle white zigzag stripes | Gnarly Fanged Wyvern Egg |
| White Monoblos | White and grey tiger stripes | Humble Flying Wyvern Egg |
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