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What are Kulu-Ya-Ku weaknesses, resistances, & drops | Monster Hunter Rise

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Mark Carpenter

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Tai Hofmann

Published: Jan 12, 2022 08:32 pm

Monster Hunter Rise tasks players with tracking and defeating an extensive array of monsters, each with its behaviors, strengths, and weaknesses. The Scratching Bird, Kulu-Ya-Ku, is a Bird Wyvern capable of using tools with its front claws and can prove formidable for inexperienced hunters. Make sure to prepare for battle with this unruly bird by studying its mannerisms beforehand.

All Kulu-Ya-Ku Weaknesses

Kulu-Ya-Ku Elemental Weakness

The Kulu-Ya-Ku's most prominent weakness is its aversion to water. If you don't have a weapon with the water element, fire, thunder, ice, or dragon elements are viable options, as this monster has no elemental resistances.

When using an elemental weapon, be sure to focus your attacks on the Head, Torso, Foreleg, and Tail, as striking here will impact the Kulu-Ya-Ku the most.

Location Damage	Fire	Water	Thunder	Ice	Dragon
Head	15	20	15	15	15
Torso	15	20	15	15	15
Foreleg	15	20	15	15	15
Tail	15	20	15	15	15

Kulu-Ya-Ku Location Weakness

If you are not wielding an elemental weapon, you want to attack places where you deal extra damage. These places on a monster differentiate depending on the weapon type you use—Cutting, Impact, or Shot.

Location Damage	Cutting Damage	Impact Damage	Shot Damage
Head	68	68	60
Torso	45	45	40
Foreleg	52	56	45
Tail	55	50	35

If using a cutting weapon focus on the head and tail.
If using a blunt weapon focus on the head/break and the forelegs.
If using a bow weapon focus on shooting the head and the forelegs.

Kulu-Ya-Ku Resistances and Ailments

The Kulu-Ya-Ku boasts several ailment resistances, but Blast, Stun, and Waterblight ailments can injure this Bird Wyvern. If you've got fast attacking weapons like Dual Blades with these elements infused, they should make short work of your prey.

Kulu-Ya-Ku Drop Rates - Carves, Capturing & Breaking

Depending on your quest, you can get different rewards to forge armor and weapons, but each has a drop rate percentage, ultimately RNG. It is pure luck what you receive.

There are multiple ways of gaining items
- You can carving three times once the monster is dead.
- You can capture the monster instead of killing it.
  - Or carving the broken appendage of said monster.
- From looting the drops from the monster
- After successfully compleing your quest

Most monsters have breakable parts, and Kulu-Ya-Ku is no different. Aim for the Head and Foreleg of the Kulu-Ya-Ku repeatedly to knock pieces of the beast off. If you can break pieces off of your prey during the hunt, you will earn extra rewards after completing the quest.

The tables below are each material's percentage and drop rates from Kulu-Ya-Ku, Low and High rank.

Low Rank

Target Rewards	Capture Rewards
Item and Percentage Chance	Item and Percentage Chance
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide 41% Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale 25% Monster Bone M 14% Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume 13% Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak 7%	Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide 43% Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume 23% Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale 22% (x2) Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak 12%

Carving
Item and Percentage Chance
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide 41% Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale 25% Monster Bone M 14% Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume 13% Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak 7%

Broken Parts Drops
Item and Percentage Chance
Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume 80% (Foreleg) Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak 80% (Head) Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale 20% (Foreleg) Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide 20% (Head)

White Drops
Item and Percentage Chance
Wyvern Tear 50% Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide 40% Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale 35% Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume 15%

High Rank

Target Rewards	Capture Rewards
Item and Percentage Chance	Item and Percentage Chance
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide+ 41% Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ 24% Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ 13% Monster Bone+ 12% Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ 7% Bird Wyvern Gem 3%	Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide+ 41% Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ 22% (x2) Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ 20% Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ 12% Bird Wyvern Gem 5%

Carving
Item and Percentage Chance
Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ 44% Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide+ 35% Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ 18% Bird Wyvern Gem 3%

Broken Parts Drops
Item and Percentage Chance
Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ 80% (Head) Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ 80% (Foreleg) Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ 20% (Foreleg) Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide+ 15% (Head) Bird Wyvern Gem 5% (Head)

White Drops
Item and Percentage Chance
Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide+ 40% Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ 34%, 60% Wyvern Tear 30% Large Wyvern Tear 20% Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ 15% Bird Wyvern Gem 1%

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