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Description

Desert-dwelling leviathans that use their supple, serpentine bodies to create quicksand traps for unwary prey.

Ecology & Habitat

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.

Physiology

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

Attacks & Abilities

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.

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 Damage Reduction (Amount/Seconds)

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 Type Part Item Icon Quantity Chance
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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