The 30 side missions and the ones that ask you to catch endemic life

East to West, A Hunter Never Rests sits at 36.3%, half of the first side mission. How they unlock, which quest types count towards the 50 and where to find every creature Dareel, Samin and the Palico ask for.

Completing them unlocksA Step Toward Mutual Understanding trophyA Step Toward Mutual UnderstandingBronze73.40%

And it counts towards East to West, A Hunter Never Rests, A True Hunter Is Never Satisfied, Let the Investigations Begin!, The Hunt Is On!, required for the platinum.

The EveryTrophy team2 min readPublished on 12/10/2026Updated on 12/10/2026Covers 5 of the 50 trophies

What counts as a quest

Three trophies come on their own through play: The Hunt Is On! (79.0%), the first Field Survey, which opens by attacking a large monster on the map; Let the Investigations Begin! (59.6%), the first Investigation, created by saving a monster from the map and accepted from Alma; and A True Hunter Is Never Satisfied (65.6%), 50 quests of any kind.

For those 50, everything counts: story missions, side missions, optional quests, event quests, Field Surveys and Investigations. The Investigation is also the crown tool, so it pays to master it early.

The 30 side missions and the endemic life they ask for

From A Step Toward Mutual Understanding (73.4%) to East to West, A Hunter Never Rests (36.3%), half of players drop off. There are more than 30 side missions and any 30 different ones will do, but they open through story progress, Hunter Rank or by finishing the previous one in their chain, so you cannot do them all at once. They show up with a yellow icon on the world map.

The ones that ask you to hunt a specific monster are accepted from Alma. The ones that stall people are those that ask you to catch endemic life with the Capture Net: the Palico's, Dareel's and Samin's, and Kanya's five fishing missions, which have their own guide. Here is the endemic life and where to look.

MissionWhat to catchWhere
Healing HelpVigorwaspsWindward Plains, oasis (area 13)
Flash CourseFlashfliesWindward Plains, underground (area 15)
A Gutsy MoveGiant VigorwaspsWindward Plains, oasis (area 13)
Dareel's Research ReportTracktail LizardWindward Plains, between areas 12 and 13
Samin's Research ReportDapperwingScarlet Forest, areas 12 and 17
Dareel's Research Report (Cont.)Ember RufflizardOilwell Basin, areas 7, 8 and 15
Samin's Research Report (Cont.)Rime BeetleIceshard Cliffs, areas 2, 7 and 11
Dareel's Special Research ReportGillopod (rare)Ruins of Wyveria, between areas 7 and 8
Samin's Special Research ReportSandstar (at night)Windward Plains, oasis (area 13)
Key

Endemic life does not always spawn. If it is not where it should be, travel to another region and back, or rest and set Plenty: everything that spawns on the map is reset.

The trophies involved

Each one links to its section inside the full Monster Hunter Wilds trophy guide.

A Step Toward Mutual UnderstandingBronze73.40%
Completed your first side mission.
Original name: A Step Toward Mutual Understanding
East to West, A Hunter Never RestsSilver36.30%
Completed 30 different side missions.
Original name: East to West, A Hunter Never Rests
A True Hunter Is Never SatisfiedBronze65.60%
Completed 50 quests.
Original name: A True Hunter Is Never Satisfied
Let the Investigations Begin!Bronze59.60%
Completed your first investigation.
Original name: Let the Investigations Begin!
The Hunt Is On!Bronze79.00%
Completed your first Field Survey.
Original name: The Hunt Is On!

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