Balahara Balahara
Monster Size Large Monster
Monster Type Leviathan
Weakness Element Thunder

Basic Information

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

Main Features: 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.

Hunting Guide: 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.

Multi-language

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沙海龙 沙海龍 Balahara バーラハーラ

Monster Hitzones

Part Sever Blunt Ammo Fire Water Ice Thunder Dragon
Head 50 60 45 10 0 5 20 5
Head (Wound) 70 70 75 10 0 5 20 5
Neck 50 60 45 10 0 5 20 5
Neck (Wound) 60 60 55 10 0 5 20 5
Torso 38 40 30 5 0 5 15 5
Torso (Wound) 60 60 55 10 0 5 20 5
Right Foreleg 42 40 25 5 0 5 15 5
Right Foreleg (Wound) 60 60 55 10 0 5 20 5
Left Foreleg 42 40 25 5 0 5 15 5
Left Foreleg (Wound) 60 60 55 10 0 5 20 5
Right Hind Leg 35 38 25 5 0 5 15 5
Right Hind Leg (Wound) 60 60 55 10 0 5 20 5
Left Hind Leg 35 38 25 5 0 5 15 5
Left Hind Leg (Wound) 60 60 55 10 0 5 20 5
Tail 55 45 45 10 0 5 15 5
Tail (Wound) 60 60 55 10 0 5 20 5

Status Effectiveness

Status Effect Initial Value Increment Max Value Damage Decay Every 10s
PoisonPoison 150 100 550 200 5
SleepSleep 150 100 750 0 5
ParalysisParalysis 130 75 580 0 5
BlastBlast 70 30 670 100 5
StunStun 120 100 720 0 5
ExhaustExhaust 225 75 900 0 5

Part Information

Part Break Threshold Kinsect Extract
Head 400 Red
Neck 9999 Red
Torso 500 Green
Right Foreleg 300 White
Left Foreleg 300 White
Right Hind Leg 240 White
Left Hind Leg 240 White
Tail 400 Orange

Monster Materials

Some high-rank materials found in data mining do not match the rates in the monster field guide. They are gathered in a separate tab.

Name Qty Prob Method
Sturdy Bone 1 30
Balahara Shell 1 25
Balahara Shell 1 30
Balahara Shell 1 47
Balahara Shell 1 20
Balahara Scale 1 33 Carving
Balahara Scale 1 48 Wound Destroyed Reward
Balahara Scale 1 40 Carving (Rotten Monster Carcass)
Balahara Scale 1 60 Carving (Rotten Severed Part)
Balahara Scale 1 20
Balahara Skull 1 80 Broken Part Reward
Balahara Skull 1 18
Balahara Skull 1 15
Balahara Tail 1 100 Carving (Severed Part)
Balahara Tail 1 13
Balahara Tail 1 40
Balahara Tail 1 11
Balahara Certificate 1 8 Target Reward
Aqua Sac 1 18
Balahara Black Pearl 1 11
Balahara Black Pearl 1 20
Balahara Black Pearl 1 5
Balahara Black Pearl 1 8
Name Qty Prob Method
Balahara Tail 1 93 Carving (Severed Part)
Balahara Tail 1 11
Balahara Tail 1 40
Balahara Tail 1 7
Wyvern Gem 1 5
Wyvern Gem 1 7
Wyvern Gem 1 3
Balahara Scale+ 1 30 Carving
Balahara Scale+ 1 48 Wound Destroyed Reward
Balahara Scale+ 1 40 Carving (Rotten Monster Carcass)
Balahara Scale+ 1 60 Carving (Rotten Severed Part)
Balahara Scale+ 1 20
Balahara Carapace 1 23
Balahara Carapace 1 30
Balahara Carapace 1 47
Balahara Carapace 1 20
Balahara Skull+ 1 80 Broken Part Reward
Balahara Skull+ 1 17
Balahara Skull+ 1 13
Balahara Certificate S 1 8 Target Reward
Torrent Sac 1 18
Monster Keenbone 1 30
Wyverian Bloodstone (S) 1 65 Tempered Wound Destroyed Reward
Wyverian Bloodstone 1 35
Balahara Black Pearl 1 14
Balahara Black Pearl 1 20
Balahara Black Pearl 1 5
Balahara Black Pearl 1 11
Name Qty Prob Method
Balahara Tail 1 16
Wyvern Gem 1 100 Target Reward
Wyvern Gem 1 7
Wyvern Gem 1 3
Balahara Scale+ 1 23 Target Reward
Balahara Carapace 1 23
Balahara Skull+ 1 45 Target Reward
Balahara Skull+ 1 10
Torrent Sac 2 24
Torrent Sac 1 15
Balahara Black Pearl 1 24
Balahara Black Pearl 1 10