The the good news is you only need to do certain Required Quests to unlock the next rank. The bad news is the game does not tell you which ones you need. The great news is I will let you know everything in this guide!
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This guide will go over the Hunter Rank requirements in Monster Hunter Generations including:
How to Raise Hunter Rank - What you need to increase it. Required Quests - These are the quests required to unlock the urgent quest for the next rank. Urgent Quests - The quests needed to move up to the next rank. Low-Rank Quests - These are from HR 1-3. High-Rank Quests - These are from HR 4-7.
How to Raise Hunter Rank
You must complete specific HR quests at the Hunters Hub to unlock an Urgent Quest. When you complete the Urgent Quest, you move up to the rank I have listed next to it.
The game doesn’t tell you which quests are needed and there are several extra quests you don’t need to do. I’ll list only the required and urgent quests for each rank.
Required Quests
The below info is listed by what rank you need to be to do each mission, Completing the Urgent Quest puts you up one rank.
Low-Rank (1-3)
HR 1 Quests
Tackling The Tetsucabra
Main Objective - Hunt a Tetsucabra Reward - 4200z Subquest - Mount and topple monster twice Reward - 600z Fee - 500z
Lost in the Jurassic Frontier
Main Objective - Hunt a Gypceros Reward - 3600z Subquest - Deliver 1 Wyvern Tear Reward - 600z Fee - 400z
Local Threat
Main Objective - Hunt a Yian Kut-Ku Reward - 3000z Subquest - Mount and topple monster twice Reward - 600z Fee - 300z
Snow with Occasional Lagombi
Main Objective - Hunt a Lagombi Reward - 3000z Subquest - Mount and topple monster twice Reward - 300z Fee - 300z
Royal Spit Take
Main Objective - Hunt a Royal Ludroth Reward - 4200z Subquest - Wound Royal Ludroth’s mane Reward - 600z Fee - 500z
Urgent Quest HR 2
The New Tenant
Main Objective - Hunt a Blangonga Reward - 5400z Subquest - Wound Blangonga’s Fangs Reward - 900z Fee - 600z
HR 2 Quests
The Desert Gourmand
Main Objective - Hunt a Nibelsnarf Reward - 4500z Subquest - Mount and topple monster twice Reward - 900z Fee - 500z
Noise Violation
Main Objective - Hunt a Najarala Reward - 5700z Subquest - Mount and topple monster twice Reward - 900z Fee - 600z
In Search of the Yian Garuga
Main Objective - Hunt a Yian Garuga Reward - 6300z Subquest - Sever Yian Garuga’s Tail Reward - 900z Fee - 700z
Operation: Secure Specimen
Main Objective - Capture a Nargacuga Reward - 7500z Subquest - Deliver 1 Wyvern Tear Reward - 600z Fee - 800z
Royal Assassination
Main Objective - Hunt a Rathian Reward - 5400z Subquest - Deliver a Wyvern Egg Reward - 1200z Fee - 600z
Malfestio Festival
Main Objective - Hunt a Malfestio Reward - 4800z Subquest - Wound Malfestio’s Tail Reward - 900z Fee - 500z
Urgent Quest HR 3
A Shocking Scoundrel
Main Objective - Hunt an Astalos Reward - 8700z Subquest - Mount and Topple monster twice Reward - 1200z Fee - 900z
HR 3 Quests
Dark Wings, Dark Work
Main Objective - Hunt a Gore Magala Reward - 8400z Subquest - None Reward - 0z Fee - 900z
A Thousand Scales of Dread
Main Objective - Hunt a Seregios Reward - 9000z Subquest - Break Seregios’ Horn Reward - 1200z Fee - 900z
Fury Run Afoul
Main Objective - Hunt a Gammoth Reward - 8700z Subquest - Deliver 1 Beast Tear Reward - 600z Fee - 900z
Moonlit Bubble Bath
Main Objective - Hunt a Mizutsune Reward - 8700z Subquest - Mount and Topple monster twice Reward - 1200z Fee - 900z
Heaven and Earth
Main Objective - Hunt a Rathalos and a Rathian Reward - 9300z Subquest - Deliver a Wyvern Tear Reward - 600z Fee - 1000z
Bladed Glavenus
Main Objective - Capture a Glavenus Reward - 11400z Subquest - None Reward - 0z Fee - 1200z
Urgent Quest HR 4
Two-Headed Carcass
Main Objective - Repel a Nakarkos Reward - 15000z Subquest - Break Nakarkos’ outer shell Reward - 1200z Fee - 1500z
High-Rank (4-7)
HR 4 Quests
Swing into Action
Main Objective - Hunt a Kecha Wacha Reward - 5100z Subquest - Mount and Topple monster twice Reward - 1200z Fee - 600z
A Bug Appetit
Main Objective - Hunt a Seltas Reward - 3000z Subquest - Slay 10 Konchu Reward - 900z Fee - 300z
Shells of Steel
Main Objective - Hunt a Daimyo Hermitaur Reward - 6000z Subquest - Slay 10 Hermitaurs Reward - 1800z Fee - 600z
Birds of a Feather
Main Objective - Hunt a Yian Kut-Ku and a Gypceros Reward - 6600z Subquest - Deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear Reward - 2700z Fee - 700z
Urgent Quest HR 5
A Plesioth in the Misty Peaks
Main Objective - Hunt a Plesioth Reward - 7500z Subquest - Wound Plesioth’s Top Fin Reward - 1500z Fee - 800z
HR 5 Quests
The Intelligent Malfestio
Main Objective - Hunt a Malfestio Reward - 6900z Subquest - Wound Malfestio’s Head and Wings Reward - 1500z Fee - 700z
Serpentine Samba
Main Objective - Hunt a Najarala Reward - 8100z Subquest - Wound Najarala’s Back Reward - 1500z Fee - 900z
Fin Finder
Main Objective - Hunt a Zamtrios Reward - 6900z Subquest - Deliver 5 Monster Guts Reward - 600z Fee - 700z
Worst. Tip. Ever!
Main Objective - Hunt a Yian Garuga Reward - 9000z Subquest - Wound Yian Garuga’s Wingtalon Reward - 1500z Fee - 900z
You Caught this? I Caught this
Main Objective - Hunt a Lavasioth Reward - 7500z Subquest - Mount and Topple monster twice Reward - 1500z Fee - 800z
Urgent Quests HR 6
A Bewitching Dance
Main Objective - Hunt a Mitzutsune Reward - 12000z Subquest - Deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear Reward - 2700z Fee - 1200z
The Unshakable Mountain God
Main Objective - Hunt a Gammoth Reward - 12000z Subquest - Deliver 5 Popo Tongues Reward - 300z Fee - 1200z
HR 6 Quests
The Lightning Crown
Main Objective - Hunt an Astalos Reward - 12000z Subquest - Deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear Reward - 2700z Fee - 1200z
Bug Buffet
Main Objective - Hunt a Seltas Queen Reward - 10500z Subquest - Wound Seltas Queen’s Tail Reward - 1800z Fee - 1100z
Master of the Molten Deep
Main Objective - Hunt an Agnaktor Reward - 11400z Subquest - Slay 10 Uroktor Reward - 3000z Fee - 1200z
Duel in the Volvanic Hollow
Main Objective - Hunt a Glavenus Reward - 12000z Subquest - Sever Glavenus’ Tail Reward - 1800z Fee - 1200z
For Whom the Gong Tolls
Main Objective - Hunt a Duramboros Reward - 12600z Subquest - Wound Duramboros’ Hump Reward - 1800z Fee - 1300z
Urgent Quest HR 7
Seer of Swords
Main Objective - Hunt a Sergios Reward - 12600z Subquest - Mount and Topple monster twice Reward - 2100z Fee - 1300z
HR 7 Quests
Stop the Wheel
Main Objective - Hunt a Shaguru Magala Reward - 15600z Subquest - Mount and Topple monster twice Reward - 2100z Fee - 1600z
A Gathering of Wyverns
Main Objective - Hunt an Astalos and a Rathian Reward - 13800z Subquest - Deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear Reward - 2700z Fee - 1400z
A Song of White and Lapis
Main Objective - Hunt a Mitzutsune and a Malfestio Reward - 13500z Subquest - Deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear Reward - 2700z Fee - 1400z
A Cold Set of Armor
Main Objective - Hunt a Gammoth and a Zamtrios Reward - 13500z Subquest - Earn 500 Wycademy Points Reward - 1800z Fee - 1400z
Rocked and Rolled
Main Objective - Hunt a Brachydios Reward - 12600z Subquest - None Reward - 0z Fee - 1300z
Hammer vs Blade
Main Objective - Hunt a Glavenus and a Uragaan Reward - 15300z Subquest - Deliver 1 Large Wyvern Tear Reward - 2700z Fee - 1600z
Final Urgent Quest
Two-Headed Carcass
Main Objective - Slay Nakarkos Reward - 21000z Subquest - None Reward - 0z Fee - 2100z
That’s it for my guide on how to raise Hunter Rank in Monster Hunter Generations. Let me know if you have any questions or if I missed anything!
