Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruinis an homage to the overallMonster Hunterseries that continues to grow. At launch, the game already featured a huge roster of familiar monsters that fans could obtain as companions for riding and battling. With periodic title updates, the number of obtainable monsters inMonster Hunter Stories 2only continues to increase. With the August 2021 title update, a new co-op boss has been added, along with two new possible Monsties. This guide will explain how Riders canget Boltreaver Astalos inMonster Hunter Stories 2as a new addition to their party.
Since its launch, gamers who have kept up withMonster Hunter Stories 2have already reaped the benefits of new title update additions. A week in, players were ableto get Palamute Ticketsthat made it possible to hatch the popularMonster Hunter Risecompanions from discoverable eggs. The August update added Boltreaver Astalos and Hellblade Glavenus. With multiple updates still to come throughout the year, fans still have plenty of Monsties to collect.
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How To Get Boltreaver Astalos In Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin
Riders can search for Boltreaver Astalos eggs by taking on the(Explore) Thunder Eggsfrom the Quest Board. This is a Co-Op quest that gamers can do usingmultiplayer inMonster Hunter Stories 2. Players who plan to participate in this quest will have to exchange an Expedition Ticket, with higher tiers of Expedition Tickets yielding better Monster eggs during the quest.
During the quest, the player will explore a special den either alone or with one other companion player. As the quest name implies, all eggs from all the nests in the den will hatch into Thunder element Monsties. This means that the Thunder Eggs quest is great not only for obtaining Boltreaver Astalos but also for searching for other Thunder Monsters or farming up some Thunder Genes.
Completing the Thunder Eggs Co-Op Quest requires defeating the Boltreaver Astalos boss in the final nest of the den. While this could be considered the Monster’s specific nest, it’s actually possible to obtain Boltreaver Astalos eggs in any of the den’s nests.
Hunting down Boltreaver Astalos can be beneficial for a few different reasons. Aside from being a solid addition to any party in its own right, Boltreaver also possesses the incredibly useful Azure Voltage Gene - and one of thebest things aboutMonster Hunter Stories 2is that genes like this can be transferred to other Monsties. As for weapons, the materials gathered from a fallen Boltreaver can be used to make a new Bow or Hunting Horn, both of which are among the best Thunder weapons of their type in the game.
Defeating Boltreaver Astalos and completing the Thunder Eggs quest is a small obstacle on a Rider’s path towards getting a Boltreaver Astalos of their very own. Any player who has been engaging inMonster Hunter Stories 2’spost-game contentshould be sufficiently leveled to handle the task. In the worst case, it’s always possible to grab a friend to tackle the Co-Op Quest together.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruinis now available for the Nintendo Switch and PC.
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