How to get the Deviljho early in Monster Hunter Stories 3 and farm its parts

The Deviljho is one of the best monsties to find in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection, and it allows you to craft some of the best equipment in the game.

Monster Hunter Stories 3 allows you to find high-tier monsties early if you want. This guide will help you to find the Deviljho for the first time, and then farm its parts.

Deviljho location in Monster Hunter Stories 3

To find the Deviljho, you’ll need to unlock the Canalta Timberland region. This will take at least a few hours as you proceed through the Azuria region. To be precise, you have to head to the northeast section near the river. I have marked the spot to make it easier for you to locate it. You can simply explore the riverbank, and you should be able to spot a Deviljho if it appears on the bank.

The Deviljho isn’t your ordinary monstie, and you’ll need to coordinate your efforts to bring it down. For starters, you have to understand its attack patterns.

How to defeat the Deviljho in Monster Hunter Stories 3

Before we deep dive into the strategy for defeating the Deviljho, let’s look at its attack patterns. The Devilkjo has two attacks.

• In the Normal state, it will do Power attacks, so you can counter it with Speed.
• In the Enraged state, it will do Speed attacks, so you can counter it with Technical.

When it switches from Normal to Enraged, look out for visual cues when it transitions.

Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to defeat the Deviljho.

• You’ll want to begin with a monstie that excels in Speed attacks. The Deviljho will always begin with Power attacks.
• Keep targeting it with Speed attacks until it loses a chunk of its health. Once it enters the Enraged state, it will have a red glow. Now, you’ll need to switch to Technical attacks.

While these are the basics, here are some key pointers to remember when selecting your gear.

• You’ll want to bring weapons (or monsties) that can exploit Dragon and Thunder weaknesses.
• You’ll also want to utilize skills that apply Sleep or Paralysis. When the Deviljho is enraged, you’ll need skills that can break its momentum and give you a free attack.
• Once you’ve unlocked Kayna and Avinia, fighting the Deviljho gets easier. Avinia is great as support, while Kayna helps to deal more damage.

Once the Deviljho has lost most of its health, you’ll want to throw a Paintball. This raises the chance for it to retreat, and it could lead you to its den. This will allow you to get your own Deviljho by hatching an egg.

Of course, you’ll want to defeat the Deviljho repeatedly for its different parts, which can be obtained when you break them. The Deviljho allows you to make some of the best gear in Monster Hunter Stories 3.

Best Deviljho weapons and armors in Monster Hunter Stories 3

Here’s a list of some of the best gear items you can make from Deviljho parts.

• Deviljho Hammer: One of the best hammers due to its raw damage and ability to break different parts.
• Deviljho Great Sword: Ideal against monsties where you need to deal a lot of damage from single blows.
• Deviljho Armor: The armor has several important skills like Tenacity (allows you to withstand one fatal damage) and Vigilance (deals more critical damage when your HP is low).

The Deviljho Armor is one of the best ones to craft in the entire game, and it can be extremely good against the Invasive Monsters. Hence, the Deviljho is one of the best monsties to hunt down, but be careful about when you decide to take it on.

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Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection has a fair number of monstie mutations to collect, and you can start your grind pretty early in the game.

In fact, all four regions in the world of Monster Hunter Stories 3 have monster mutations to collect. They’re strongly related to the concept of Invasive Monsters (more on that later). This guide will help you figure out how to get every mutated endangered species unlocked on your adventure.

How to get all monstie mutation variants in Monster Hunter Stories 3

Since you can find mutation variants in all four regions, I have used four tables. You’ll find all the detailed separated region-wise. The tables also include the mutations for all native species for regions where applicable.

Azuria

Variant	How to Get
Pink Rathian	To get the Pink Rathian mutation, you need to defeat the Yian Garuga and release the Rathian from the clutches of its Invasive predator.
Dreadqueen Rathian	First, you need the Rathian or Pink Rathian’s Ecoystem Rank to be S. Then, it should be in the same region that has three poison monsties. The region of Sunpetal Plains already has Gypceros, and you’ll get Rathian and Pink Rathian in the same region.
Ivory Lagiacrus	Get a regular Lagiacrus’ Ecosystem Rank to A in any region.
Boltreaver Astralos	Get Astalos’ Ecosystem Rank to S. It should also reside in thunder elemental areas that have three or more thunder elemental monsters. Only monsties with base thunder elements can qualify for this requirement.

Canalta Timbaland

Variant	How to Get
Green Nargacuga	Get Nargacuga’s Ecosystem Rank to A.
Silverwind Nargacuga	You have to get Nargacuga or Green Nargacuga’s Ecosystem Rank is S. You’ll also need it to reside in an area that has two or more monsters who can control the winds. Some examples include the Legiana, Great Izuchi, and Paolumu.
Soulseer Mizutsune	You need to get your Mizutsune’s Ecosystem Rank to S.
Deadeye Yian Garuga	Get the Yian Garuga’s Ecosystem Rank to S. The creature also needs to have three or more monsties that have equal or greater rank than the Yian Garuga (the Ecosystem Rank).

Tarkuan

Variant	How to Get
Stygian Zinogre	Get the Zinogre’s Ecosystem Rank to A.
Thunderlord Zinogre	Get the Zinogre or Stygian Zinogre’s Ecosystem Rank to S. You also need the monstie to reside in a habitat that has one or more endangered species with enchanting, purple fur and considered bitter rivals of the Zinogre. The Soulseer Mizutsune can qualify for this requirement.
Brute Tigrex	Get the Tigrex’s Ecosystem Rank to A.
Grimclaw Tigrex	You need to get Tigrex or Brute Tigrex’s Ecosystem Rank to S. The creature should reside in a habitat that has four or more Power Type monsters. Your best option is to choose the Colossal Dragon’s Remains area as there are two native Power type in this region.
Hellblade Glavenus	Get the Glavenus’ Ecosystem Rank to S. The monstie should reside in habitats with four or more monsties that have appendages, like the Shogun Ceanataur, Seregios, Great Izuchi, and Magnamalo.
Bloodbath Diablos	Get the Diablos or Black Diablos’ Ecosystem Rank to S. The creature must reside in its native habitat in Tarkuan’s Bountiful Dunes.

Seranthis

Variant	How to Get
Sand Barioth	Get the Barioth’s Ecosystem Rank to A.
Azure Rathalos	Get Rathalos’ Ecosystem Rank to A.
Dreadking Rathalos	You need to get Rathalos or Azure Rathalos’ Ecosystem Rank to S. The monstie must reside in habitats that have four or more Flying Wyverns. To meet the requirement, you can place creatures like the Barioth, the Sand Barioth, or the Nargacuga.

Of course, you’ll also need to find the eggs of Endangered species to get most of the mutations noted above. To do so, you have to repel different Invasive Species, which itself is a job easier said than done.

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