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Hunter Notes

Monster Characteristics:
Desert-dwelling leviathans that build carapaces out of the fulgurite formed by lightning strikes. They use their flexible skeletons and serpentine bodies to create quicksand traps for unwary prey. Inside their mouths are multiple eye-like sensory organs. The mucus they secrete contains luminous bacteria and is believed to aid visibility while they are submerged and other low-light conditions like sandstorms.

Helpful Hints:
The interior of a Balahara's mouth is a soft target that can be exploited if you strike right after it expels mucus. Since they rely on heightened hearing while submerged, sonic bombs or screamer pods—obtainable from Baunos—are highly effective. Sometimes the large monster you're hunting will get sucked into a Balahara sand pit...but there's nothing stopping you from going after it.

Additional Information:
Desert-dwelling leviathans that use their supple, serpentine bodies to create quicksand traps. Weak against sonic bombs when they're submerged.

Hitzones, Ailments, Rewards & Drops

Please note, the entire table for Ailments is still under developement and it not currently accurate. We promise by the end of September (hopefully earlier) it will be.

Hitzones

Part Part IG Extract IG Extract State/Rank Severing Cutting Blunt Blunt Shot Shot Fire Fire Water Water Thunder Thunder Ice Ice Dragon Dragon Stun Stun
HEAD RED NORMAL 50 60 45 10 0 20 5 5 100
TORSO GREEN NORMAL 38 40 30 5 0 15 5 5 0
FRONT LEGS WHITE NORMAL 42 40 25 5 0 15 5 5 0
HIND LEGS WHITE NORMAL 35 38 25 5 0 15 5 5 0
TAIL ORANGE NORMAL 55 45 45 10 0 15 5 5 0
HEAD RED 🩹 WOUND 70 70 75 10 0 20 5 5 100
NECK RED 🩹 WOUND 60 60 55 10 0 20 5 5 0
TORSO GREEN 🩹 WOUND 60 60 55 10 0 20 5 5 0
FRONT LEGS WHITE 🩹 WOUND 60 60 55 10 0 20 5 5 0
HIND LEGS WHITE 🩹 WOUND 60 60 55 10 0 20 5 5 0
TAIL ORANGE 🩹 WOUND 60 60 55 10 0 20 5 5 0

Currently being edited, apologies for the inconvenience.

Ailments

Ailment Status Initial Threshold Increase Max Threshold Duration (Sec) Inflictions Damage (Per Tick) Damage Buffed (Per Tick) Damage Ticks (Sec) Reduction (Amount/Sec)
Paralysis Paralysis 130 75 580 12, 10, 8 3, 2, 0 X X X 5/10
Poison Poison 150 100 550 20 X 10 15 1 5/10
Sleep Sleep 150 100 750 40, 30, 20 3, 2, 0 X X X 5/10
Blast Blast 70 30 670 X X 100 150 X 5/10
Stun Stun 120 100 720 10, 8, 6 3, 2, 0 X X X 5/10
Exhaust Exhaust 225 75 900 X X 150 (Stamina Damage) X X 5/10
Mount Mount 75 230 995 X X X X X 0/0
Offset Offset 1 200 801 X X X X X 0/0

Traps & Utility

Ailment Status Duration (Sec) Inflictions
Flash Flash 20, 10, 0 4, 3, 0
Screamer Pod Screamer Pod X 5
Pitfall Trap Pitfall Trap 10, 8, 6, 4, 3
Shock Trap Shock Trap 8, 6, 4, 3
Vine Trap Vine Trap 10, 8, 6, 4, 3 X
Sand Trap Sand Trap X X
Endemic Life Paralysis Endemic Life Paralysis X X
Palico Shock Trap Palico Shock Trap X X

Special Mechanics

Ailment Status Activation Count Cooldown Inflictions
Power Clash Power Clash X X X
Capture Capture X X X
Lure Pod Lure Pod X X 2, 2, 0

Material Drops

Low Rank

Reward Type Part Item Icon Quantity Chance
Carving Balahara Scale
1 33%
Carving Balahara Shell
1 25%
Carving Balahara Skull
1 18%
Carving Balahara Tail
1 13%
Carving Balahara Black Pearl
1 11%
Carving (Severed Part) Balahara Tail
1 100%
Broken Part Rewards Head Balahara Skull
1 80%
Broken Part Rewards Head Balahara Black Pearl
1 20%
Wound Destroyed Reward Balahara Scale
1 48%
Wound Destroyed Reward Balahara Shell
1 47%
Wound Destroyed Reward Balahara Black Pearl
1 5%
Target Rewards Balahara Certificate
1 8%
Target Rewards Balahara Scale
1 20%
Target Rewards Balahara Shell
1 20%
Target Rewards Balahara Skull
1 15%
Target Rewards Balahara Tail
1 11%
Target Rewards Balahara Black Pearl
1 8%
Target Rewards Aqua Sac
1 18%
Carving (Rotten Monster Carcass) Balahara Scale
1 40%
Carving (Rotten Monster Carcass) Balahara Shell
1 30%
Carving (Rotten Monster Carcass) Sturdy Bone
1 30%
Carving (Rotten Severed Part) Balahara Scale
1 60%
Carving (Rotten Severed Part) Balahara Tail
1 40%
Spewed Mucus Monster Tracks Balahara Scale
1 100%
Burrowing Traces Monster Tracks Balahara Scale
1 100%

High Rank

Reward TypePartItemIconQuantityChance
Carving Balahara Scale+
1 30%
Carving Balahara Carapace
1 23%
Carving Balahara Skull+
1 17%
Carving Balahara Tail
1 11%
Carving Balahara Black Pearl
1 14%
Carving Wyvern Gem
1 5%
Carving (Severed Part) Balahara Tail
1 93%
Carving (Severed Part) Wyvern Gem
1 7%
Broken Part Rewards Head Balahara Skull+
1 80%
Broken Part Rewards Head Balahara Black Pearl
1 20%
Wound Destroyed Reward Balahara Scale+
1 48%
Wound Destroyed Reward Balahara Carapace
1 47%
Wound Destroyed Reward Balahara Black Pearl
1 5%
Target Rewards Balahara Certificate S
1 8%
Target Rewards Balahara Scale+
1 20%
Target Rewards Balahara Carapace
1 20%
Target Rewards Balahara Skull+
1 13%
Target Rewards Balahara Tail
1 7%
Target Rewards Balahara Black Pearl
1 11%
Target Rewards Torrent Sac
1 18%
Target Rewards Wyvern Gem
1 3%
Investigation (Basic) Balahara Scale+
1 23%
Investigation (Basic) Balahara Carapace
1 23%
Investigation (Basic) Balahara Tail
1 16%
Investigation (Basic) Balahara Skull+
1 10%
Investigation (Basic) Balahara Black Pearl
1 10%
Investigation (Basic) Torrent Sac
1 15%
Investigation (Basic) Wyvern Gem
1 3%
Investigation (Valuable) Balahara Skull+
1 45%
Investigation (Valuable) Balahara Black Pearl
1 24%
Investigation (Valuable) Torrent Sac
2 24%
Investigation (Valuable) Wyvern Gem
1 7%
Investigation (Guaranteed) Wyvern Gem
1 100%
Tempered Wound Destroyed Reward Wyverian Bloodstone (S)
1 65%
Tempered Wound Destroyed Reward Wyverian Bloodstone
1 35%
Carving (Rotten Monster Carcass) Balahara Scale+
1 40%
Carving (Rotten Monster Carcass) Balahara Carapace
1 30%
Carving (Rotten Monster Carcass) Monster Keenbone
1 30%
Carving (Rotten Severed Part) Balahara Scale+
1 60%
Carving (Rotten Severed Part) Balahara Tail
1 40%
Spewed Mucus Monster Tracks Balahara Scale+
1 100%
Burrowing Traces Monster Tracks Balahara Scale+
1 100%

Armour

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Other Armours (Shared Materials)

Weapons

Talismans

Palico Armour and Weapons

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