You do not actually have to be HR49 for it, just the host needs to be. Just go to the questboard and search for an SOS flare, set it to high rank and specify Kirin as the target. If you do not want to wait until Hunter Rank 49, there is an easy workaround. It is recommended to bring a group of high level players and wear the Thunderproof Mantle. Note: This is a tempered Kirin and one of the hardest fights in the entire game. Hunt large monsters after the story to rank up and get this quest. To unlock the nine star tempered Kirin quest (Thunderous Rumble In The Highlands), successfully complete the story and reach Hunter Rank 49 to unlock it as a main assignment on the questboard. This will make future Kirin encounters much easier.

You also unlock the Thunderproof Mantle after completing the quest, when you report back to the Impatient Biologist. You can now fight and slay Kirin and craft armor from his drops. Optional Quest 4 (5 Stars): Man's Best Friend (capture Odogaron).Īfter those four quests are completed, the Impatient Biologist in Astera (standing in front of the Botanical Garden) will give you the Kirin quest. Optional Quest 3 (4 Stars): White Monster White Coat (capture Paolumu). Optional Quest 2 (3 Stars): Landing The Landslide Wyvern (capture Barroth). Optional Quest 1 (2 Stars): Snatch The Snatcher (capture Kulu-Ya-Ku).

More become available when you unlock higher star assignments. He will give you a series of quests that you must complete, ranging from two star to five star.

He is standing near the Botanical Garden on the lower level of Astera. The Smart Biologist will have a quest available when there is a yellow exclamation point (!) above his head. There are actually multiple Kirin quests - the first one is the 'Gone In A Flash' Low rank five star optional quest, which is unlocked by completing the following tasks:Īfter unlocking two star assignments, check the Biologist NPCs in Astera regularly. Kirin is only available in select quests, which the game does not reveal. Kirin is an extremely rare monster in Monster Hunter: World that makes a return from previous games.

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