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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

Hitzones

Part Part IG Extract IG Extract State Cutting 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

Ailments

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

Material Drops

Low Rank

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

High Rank

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