Slagtoth Hide is a material inMonster Hunter Risethat is used in the crafting and upgrading of various weapons and pieces of armor. In order to obtain this material, players must kill and carve Slagtoth, small monsters that primarily appear in the Flooded Forest. This guide is here to provide details on the precise positions of these monsters, and it will help players quickly amass Slagtoth Hide inMonster Hunter Rise.
Monster Hunter Rise: How to Get Slagtoth Hide
Upon arriving inMonster Hunter Rise’s Flooded Forest, players that are in need of Slagtoth Hide should make their way toAreas 1, 2, 4, and 5. These areas have been marked on the map that is below, to make reaching them as easy as possible, and indeed fans should encounter Slagtoth at each one of them. That said, Slagtoth will only appear in Areas 2 and 5 when there is a Ludroth Outbreak in the Flooded Forest, and players that are hunting for Hides are advised to wait for those Outbreaks to pass.
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To note, players can only obtain standard Slagtoth Hide by carving Slagtoth in Low Rank, and the drop chance is 40%. Indeed, Slagtoth that are carved inMonster Hunter Rise’s High Rankand beyond will instead grant Slagtoth Hide+. While this distinction may seem unimportant, Slagtoth Hide and Slagtoth Hide+ do have different uses, and players should make sure that they are farming in the rank that will provide them with the material that they need.
Monster Hunter Rise: Slagtoth Hide Uses
With respect to exactly what players can do with Slagtoth Hide, it is used in the crafting of the Valkyrie Chordmaker Hunting Horn and the upgrading of the Bone Shooter Heavy Bowgun, Distension Lance, Hyper Bone Gun Bow, Kamura Sword, and Twin ChainsawsDual Blades inMonster Hunter Rise. Slagtoth Hide also plays a role in armor crafting, with the Edel Ribplate and Makluva Coil both requiring two of the material.
Again, the uses for Slagtoth Hide are distinct from the uses for Slagtoth Hide+. For those players that are curious about the specific function of that more-advanced material, it goes into upgrading the Guillotines Dual Blades, Journey Jelly Heavy Bowgun, Master Hunter’s Bow, and Stealth Dango Dual Blades. It is also used in the crafting of pieces from the Slagtoth and Makluva armor sets. Finally, Slagtoth Hide+ can be turned into two pieces of SlagtothLayered Armor inMonster Hunter Rise.
Monster Hunter Riseis available on PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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