Hub Quests in Monster Hunter Rise have been created as a multiplayer hunting experience, with Low Rank and High Rank quests. There are Key Quests that you can set out on, which will allow you to rank up through the Hunter Ranks and on to the higher-ranked quests for even greater and more lucrative rewards.
To peruse and accept them, you will need to head to the Gathering Hub where you can speak to Minoto the Hub Maiden at the Hub Quest Counter. Starting out with the lower-ranked quests, you must complete a specified number before you are faced with overcoming an Urgent Quest to progress on to the next rank.
Below, we have listed every Hub Quest that you will be confronted with at Low Rank, marking those that are Key Quests which you will want to focus on to move upward through the ranks as quickly as possible.
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Hunter Rank 4 Hub Quests
The Swirling Gale (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Great Izuchi
Reward Money: 3240z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: For crying out loud! I moved near the Shrine Ruins because it was a nice and quiet neighbourhood… Now there’s a Great Izuchi and its little gang making a ruckus. I tried to give ’em a piece of my mind but they pulled their blades on me! Hunter, please get rid of ’em!
Divine Comedy (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt an Arzuros and a Kulu-Ya-Ku
Reward Money: 5760z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: You’re kidding me! Why’s there gotta be an Arzuros AND a Kulu-Ya-Ku on my route when I’ve got honey and eggs to deliver!? Is this some kind of punishment from the gods!?
Didn’t Get the Memo (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt 2 Great Baggi
Reward Money: 5400z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: I can take a Great Baggi, no problemo! But TWO!? Nobody said anything about two of ’em! I mean, maybe if I had like a heads up or something, I’d be alright. Someone should have told me! What-!? It’s written in the quest description? Come on! Nobody reads that stuff!
Dancing A-purr-ition (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt an Aknosom
Reward Money: 4320z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: Help, Hunter! I just saw this su-purr creepy umbrella monster! I tried to get close to see if it was real or if I was just i-meow-gining it and it tried to attack me! I’ve never been more tra-mew-tized in all my nine lives! Make it go away!
The Frost Islands Arena (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Tetranadon
Reward Money: 5040z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: Oh~yeah! You’re going nowhere. I’ve got you for fifty minutes… Fifty minutes of huntin’ time! Heard this Tetranadon was out there talkin’ smack. You gonna stand there and take that!? Or are ya gonna go out there and put ’em in a world of hurt!?
Even Cute Things Have Fangs (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Lagombi
Reward Money: 3600z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: I have this Felyne friend, and she got all scared about some big fluffy bunny/. But I don’t get it, ’cause bunnies are supposed to be cute! Can you go check it out so she’ll stop being such a scaredy-cat?
Night of the Khezu (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Khezu
Reward Money: 5040z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: I was out fishing; everything dark and gloomy. When suddenly down flew a Khezu; slimy and gooey. Horrified to find there were no eyes that would twinkle, only a blubbery neck… veiny and wrinkled.
Dango Duty
Type: Slaying
Objective: Slay a total of 20 Izuchi or Baggi
Reward Money: 2520z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: I heard the Frost Islands are crawling with Izuchi and Baggi! My ingredients supplier will be passing through there and the last thing I want is for them to get pounced on by some dumb monsters! Could you maybe go and check it out, pleeeeeeease?
Totally Not Cool, Kulu!
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt 2 Kulu-Ya-Ku
Reward Money: 5760z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: A pair of Kulu-Ya-Ku is after the eggs I had dibs on for my dango! No fair, AND rude! But if you can keep them occupied, I can grab the eggs before they eat ’em. You’ll help me out, right? Right?
Study the Sword & Shield
Type: Capture
Objective: Capture an Aknosom
Reward Money: 5760z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! An Aknosom makes clever use of its big crest to fight, right? Understand how to maneuver around these kinds of attacks and you’ll learn the very essence of the sword & shield!
Honing Your Hunting Horn
Type: Endurance
Objective: Hunt a Great Izuchi and Tetranadon
Reward Money: 6120z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! Harmonize with the sounds of nature as you serenade these monster to permanent sleep and you’re sure to find a new tune for the hunting horn!
Study the Switch Axe
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Lagombi and a Khezu
Reward Money: 6480z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! The Lagombi and the Khezu may both be white but that’s where their similarities end. If you can take on this contrasting pair at once, you’ll discover the essence of the switch axe.
Learning the Light Bowgun
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Great Baggi and a Great Wroggi
Reward Money: 5760z
Locale: Arena
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! The path to light bowgun mastery is paved by the Great Baggi and the Great Wroggi. Their sly and agile combat is full of potential for new hit and run tactics for this weapon!
Donning Toxicity
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Great Wroggi
Reward Money: 3600z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: I’ve hit a bit of a slump, and I’m looking for something to rekindle my creativity. Hmm… Aha! Yes, a Great Wroggi hide! Its vivid hues make for great inspiration, and there just so happens to be one in the area!
Lost and Found
Type: Slaying
Objective: Slay a total of 20 Jagras or Bullfango
Reward Money: 2520z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: Oh, man… On my way home, I dropped my wallet somewhere near the Ruins. My mom’s gonna be SO mad if I don’t bring it back, but there’re too many monsters around there to go look for it… Please help me, Hunter!
Blue, Round, and Cute
Type: Capture
Objective: Capture an Arzuros
Reward Money: 4680z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: You there! Tell me, don’t you think Arzuros are the cutest!? Fuzzy blue fur, a soft tubby belly; what I wouldn’t give to hug ’em! Sooo, can you capture one form- Whaddya mean, “only if I promise not to hug it?”
Hunter Rank 5 Hub Quests
Foul Play in the Forest (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Royal Ludroth
Reward Money: 5760z
Locale: Flooded Forest
Summary: Hey, listen here. Don’t go tellin’ people what I’m about to tell you, capiche? Some of our “special ingredients” come from the Flooded Forest, but now some rivals are tryin’ to move in on our turf. This is not good for business. And, we can’t have that, can we?
Rise above the Mud (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Barroth
Reward Money: 5760z
Locale: Sandy Plains
Summary: Aaaargh! I was SO close! *sigh* Right as I was about to land the final blow on a Barroth, my feet got stuck in some mud! Not only did it proceed to stomp the crap out of me, but then it got away! Once I’m better – *ouch* I’m gonna go and finish what I started!
Bowled Over (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt 2 Volvidon
Reward Money: 8280z
Locale: Sandy Plains
Summary: Man, I cannot catch a break! I was making my way through the Plains when I started hearing this, *boingy* *boingy* *boingy* noise. Then suddenly two Volvidon appear out of nowhere and roll over my cart! To make matters worse, any produce that didn’t get squashed was covered in their nasty spit!
Rotten Fruit (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Bishaten
Reward Money: 7200z
Locale: Flooded Forest
Summary: It was my fur-st time seeing a Bishaten up close. It looked so playful and fur-iendly! It even started throwing fruit to me. I thought they were purr-esents but one of them blinded me with a flash and the other zapped my tail! What a meanie! Go teach it a lesson fur me!
Go Away, Pukei! (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Pukei-Pukei
Reward Money: 7200z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: I am absolutely fuming right now! I spent months, MONTHS, breaking my back to have a good harvest this year, and it takes only one day for that googly-eyed monster to wipe out all my crops. Think you can go harvest its hide for me?
Miner Problem (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Basarios
Reward Money: 7200z
Locale: Sandy Plains
Summary: Had a new guy on the team get pretty messed up by a Basarios. He came across a boulder juttin’ up out of the ground and thought he hit the jackpot. Poor kid didn’t know what he was doing when he planted a pickaxe square in the monster’s rocky rear.
Charmed by a Queen (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Rathian
Reward Money: 7200z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: Hunter Hunter HUNTER! We must go at once! As we speak the queen herself is gracing the Shrine Ruins! I must capture her majesty in all its glory! But I hear Rathian are rather… difficult to work with. Perhaps you can assist me?
The Restless Swamp
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Jyuratodus
Reward Money: 7200z
Locale: Flooded Forest
Summary: One of our scouts tracking a Jyuratodus has gone missing in the Flooded Forest. If you would hunt the beast so that it is safe enough to dispatch a search party, it would be much appreciated. Now, hop to it-to it!
Grasp the Great Sword
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt 2 Bishaten
Reward Money: 10080z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! The Bishaten may move and attack in its own unique way, but when it hits big, it hits BIG! See for yourself what I mean, and you’ll definitely find new ways to swing a great sword!
Honing Your Hammer
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Pukei-Pukei and a Barroth
Reward Money: 9720z
Locale: Sandy Plains
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! The secret to hammer – Well, let’s not kid ourselves here… Hammer equals thrashing and pummeling your target. Go hunt this Pukei-Pukei and Barroth and you’ll know exactly what I mean!
Learn the Lance
Type: Capture
Objective: Capture a Rathian
Reward Money: 9360z
Locale: Sandy Plains
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! A knight wields their lance to protect the weak – just like a Rathian fiercely protects her young! Capture the queen and you’ll acquire some new Skills for your lance!
Charge Blade Coalescing
Type: Endurance
Objective: Hunt a Royal Ludroth and a Jyuratodus
Reward Money: 9720z
Locale: Flooded Forest
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! Like the Royal Ludroth and Jyuratodos, you’ll need to be in water – Wait, no… You’ll need to be “AS water.” Meaning you’ll have to be flexible according to the situation. Understanding this is the key to unlocking the charge blade’s potential!
Hone Your Heavy Bowgun
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Basarios and a Volvidon
Reward Money: 9720z
Locale: Arena
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! Strategically strike from a distance like the Volvidon, or get up close and personal like a Basarios. Add their fighting styles to the long-range, high-powered heavy bowgun, and you should learn something new!
Bad Review
Type: Slaying
Objective: Slay a total of 20 Rhenoplos or Kestodon
Reward Money: 3240z
Locale: Sandy Plains
Summary: I just got done talking to my best friend and her neighbor’s daughter had THE WORST experience out in the Sandy Plains. Apparently, the locals were extremely rude and wouldn’t stop butting in to her business. The nerve…
Flooded Forest Fiasco
Type: Slaying
Objective: Slay a total of 20 Ludroth or Wroggi
Reward Money: 3240z
Locale: Flooded Forest
Summary: *sniff* Papa promised we’d go fishin’ ‘cuz I was a good boy, I did all my chores. Brushed my teeth. Even cleaned my room! But now we can’t *sniff* because *sniff* a bunch of dumb monsters. *sob* It’s not fair! *sniff*
Shadows Over the Frost
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Khezu and a Tetranadon
Reward Money: 8280z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: It has come to the board’s attention that one of our members has not returned from the Frost Islands. We have to assume that the trader must have been attacked thus we are requiring the assistance of a hunter. We will send out a rescue team (or cleap-up crew) once you have completed your task.
Hunter Rank 6 Hub Quests
Skies Flash, Clouds Boom (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Zinogre
Reward Money: 10800z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: Eep! WH-WHAT WAS THAT!? Don’t sneak up on me, Hunter! I-I’ve been on edge ever since a Zinogre j-jumped out on me! Brr. my fur’s still on end from the fear… a-and static! Could y-you help me-me-meow-t?
A Somniferous Elegy (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Somnacanth
Reward Money: 8640z
Locale: Lava Caverns
Summary: Had a group of travelers come in last night fleeing a Somnacanth. Dang monster must have got ’em good because they’re still sleepin’! I can’t have guests stayin’ past check out time! Hunter, can ya go do something ’bout that thing?
Sharpening Amber Fangs (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Barioth
Reward Money: 8640z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: My boyfriend’s on his way here for my birthday! Oh, thank you! Anyway, he’ll be passing through the Frost Islands to get here and I just heard that a Barioth has been spotted! Hunter, I didn’t get all dolled up for nothing! You gotta get rid of it so he (and his presents) arrive safely!
Skies are Gray (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Tobi-Kadachi
Reward Money: 8640z
Locale: Flooded Forest
Summary: When the skies cloud over, ya think there’s rain on the way, don’tcha? Well, this time, it weren’t no storm, it was a dang Tobi-Kadachi! Can’t do no fishin’ when you’re getting’ zapped in the rear every other minute! I want that varmint gone, ya hear me!?
Closer Than it Appears (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt an Anjanath
Reward Money: 10080z
Locale: Lava Caverns
Summary: I was en route to do some business when I started hearing this stomping noise behind me. It was faint at first, but then started getting louder and louder! I turn around and there’s an Anjanath right behind me! I’ve never screamed and run so hard in my life!
The Abyss Stares Back (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Nargacuga
Reward Money: 10080z
Locale: Flooded Forest
Summary: I still see it. Even now when I close my eyes. A moving void. The darkest dark you could ever imagine. You don’t even know it’s there until it’s too late. From the abyss of night, two streaks of red surge towards you. Before you can even react, it has you.
Red Skies at Night (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Rathalos
Reward Money: 10800z
Locale: Lava Caverns
Summary: I saw it one night: a stunning firework rising up above the Caverns, so bright, the night looked like day. If that was the doing of a monster, it’s got to be a pro at using fire. I need to know what it was.
A Bewitching Dance
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Mizutsune
Reward Money: 10800z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: Ah, Nanami. A Mizutsune has become quite aggressive in the Shrine Ruins. They’re normally not like this – What could have caused it to go hopping mad!? We’ll investigate while you take care of it.
Do It for the Dango!
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Nargacuga and a Jyuratodus
Reward Money: 12240z
Locale: Flooded Forest
Summary: Grrrr! Stupid. Monsters. Everywhere! Why won’t they leave me alone? I go to one fishing spot – Monster. I go to a different spot – ANOTHER MONSTER. Why are they so rude!? Can you go let those meanies know just how mad I am!?
Learn the Long Sword
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Zinogre and a Mizutsune
Reward Money: 14040z
Locale: Flooded Forest
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! Sharp, flowing strikes are the soul of long sword combat. The fearlessness of a Zinogre and the elegance of a Mizutsune combined are just the thing you’ll need to master ’em!
Dissect the Dual Blades
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt an Anjanath and a Rathian
Reward Money: 12240z
Locale: Sandy Plains
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! Fending off an Anjanath and a Rathian at the same time may sound crazy, but it’s just the challenge for any hunter who’s looking to develop their dual blade technique!
Grasp the Gunlance
Type: Capture
Objective: Capture a Barioth
Reward Money: 11520z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! Getting in your target’s face and remaining calm is the key to unleashing the true potential of the gunlance. And no monster teaches “in-your-face” better than the Barioth!
Invoke the Insect Glaive
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Somnacanth and an Aknosom
Reward Money: 10440z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! Swift, graceful, dance-like: that sounds like the attacks of a Somnacanth, an Aknosom, and an insect glaive, right? Try combining the three, and see what you end up learning!
Be One with the Bow
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt 2 Tobi-Kadachi
Reward Money: 12240z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: Alright, Ace, lesson time! Speed, agility, and positioning are the signatures of the Tobi-Kadachi. Have you ever noticed how similar they are to the bow? Well, now you know, go see it for yourself!
The Lava Caverns Sweep
Type: Slaying
Objective: Slay a total of 20 Uroktor or Rachnoid
Reward Money: 4320z
Locale: Lava Caverns
Summary: A great horde of monsters has gathered in the Lava Caverns, but I must pass through! My guards and I cannot defeat them, I know this – but I also know that a hunter as skilled as you can. Will you help us?
Showdown in the Arena
Type: Endurance
Objective: Hunt all target monsters
Reward Money: 16200z
Locale: Arena
Summary: Gather ’round, gather ’round! Today we have a show packed with fur and fury! Anjanath! Mizutsune! Zinogre! Sparks will fly! Fire will burn! Bubbles – d-does that say bubbles? It does. Uh… OK. Bubbles will, um, bubble! Who dares challenge this trifecta of trepidation!
Hunter Rank 7 Hub Quests
It’s Gonna Get You! (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Goss Harag
Reward Money: 12240z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: Mom always says, “If you don’t behave, the snow demon from the Frost Islands is gonna come and gobble you up!” Yeah, right! There’s no snow demon out there! … Is there? Uh, on second thought, maybe you could go check for me?
Clad in Hellfire (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt Magnamalo
Reward Money: 12240z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: What an embarrassment. My best armor was about as effective as wet paper against Magnamalo. I tell ya, that hellfire is a one-way ticket back to camp… I guess I need to hit up the Smithy again. Think you can finish up the quest for me?
A Muddy Invitation (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt an Almudron
Reward Money: 12240z
Locale: Flooded Forest
Summary: Just look at me… Yuck! Covered from head to tail in mud. Meow I have to take a bath with Meowster… And you know Felynes hate baths! Can you go take care of that nasty creature while I go scrub Meowster’s back?
Subterranean Disturbances (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Diablos
Reward Money: 12240z
Locale: Sandy Plains
Summary: We’ve recently been getting earthquakes, as if something is shuffling beneath our feet. Everyone’s scared and rightly so! It’s hard enough trying to keep it together when we can barely keep things on the shelves!
A Resounding Roar (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Tigrex
Reward Money: 12240z
Locale: Sandy Plains
Summary: Did you hear that? It was that Tigrex! That monster’s invaded the Plains and has been hollerin’ up a storm ever since. Now all our Popo are spooked and won’t budge. Can’t blame ’em… they are a Tigrex’s favorite snack. Please, Hunter. You gotta help us out!
Evil Afoot (Key Quest)
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Rajang
Reward Money: 13680z
Locale: Lava Caverns
Summary: A d-d-demon, I tell you! A demon! No one’s safe with that thing around! No one! The Felynes, the dango, the twins – ME! Oh my Gog! ME! I’m not safe! AHHHHHH! Hunter! What are you doing!? Go get rid of that thing!
Can’t Kill It with Fire
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Rakna-Kadaki
Reward Money: 12240z
Locale: Lava Caverns
Summary: Rakna-Kadaki inhabit a select few regions, and yet one has just been sighted in the Lava Caverns… I just don’t get it-get it! All of this strange activity around the region. And now Minoto is acting strange as well…
Serpent Goddess of Thunder
Type: Slaying
Objective: Slay the Thunder Serpent Narwa
Reward Money: 17280z
Locale: Coral Palace
Summary: At last! The chance to end this miserable calamity is at hand! You must defeat Thunder Serpent Narwa once and for all! Hunter of Kamura, go and be victorious! I and the rest of your family are awaiting your triumphant return!
Seared Situation
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Rathalos and Magnamalo
Reward Money: 15840z
Locale: Lava Caverns
Summary: Bunny Dango slow-cooked over lava: sounds super yummy, right!? I was gonna go out to the Lava Caverns to try it out… WAS until I heard there was a Rathalos and Magnamalo. How rude! Could you go get rid of them please!?
Ruckus in the Ruins
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt an Almudron and a Mizutsune
Reward Money: 16200z
Locale: Shrine Ruins
Summary: Whoa! It is TOTALLY going down right now in the Shrine Ruins! One minute there’s mud everywhere. Then the next, there’s bubbles everywhere. Mud. Bubbles. Mud! Bubbles! I think you need to go out and clean up this mess!
A Frosty Stalemate
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Goss Harag and a Tetranadon
Reward Money: 15120z
Locale: Frost Islands
Summary: Hey, um, sorry to interrupt you, but I think there’s something out in the Frost Islands that “may” need your attention. These two monsters have been going at it for a while now and it seems to be getting worse. Just, uh, thought you should know.
Fought, Failed, Fired Up
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Diablos and an Anjanath
Reward Money: 15840z
Locale: Sandy Plains
Summary: *sigh* I took on a Diablos and failed… I took on an Anjanath – failed. I just can’t anymore. How can it even be done? You’ve challenged all sorts of beats, surely these are nothing to you. Maybe if I watch you defeat them, it’ll rekindle the fire inside me.
Occupational Hazards
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Rajang and a Zinogre
Reward Money: 16560z
Locale: Flooded Forest
Summary: I love when monsters keep destroying my carts and my livelihood – said no trader ever! First a Lagombi, then a Diablos, then two Volvidon, and NOW a Rajang and Zinogre! I just want, for once, to get from point A to point B without getting beat up by monsters!
Omnidirectional Threats
Type: Hunting
Objective: Hunt a Rakna-Kadaki and a Khezu
Reward Money: 15120z
Locale: Lava Caverns
Summary: Hi, I’d like to speak to whoever is in charge here. Yes, I heard that there were two monsters in the Lava Caverns. This is completely unacceptable! If something is not done about this right away, I WILL be contacting the guild to file a complaint!
A Whirlwind of a Stage
Type: Endurance
Objective: Hunt all target monsters
Reward Money: 18000z
Locale: Arena
Summary: I’ve been suffering from a severe case of writer’s block, so I asked an acquaintance of mine to set up a grand stage performance. All you have to do, Hunter, is play your part, and surely I will find the inspiration I need to finish my romance novel!
