Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is chock full of side quests for RPG fanatics to grind away at. While the Monster Hunter series is known for its focus on slaying or gathering, Monster Hunter Stories 2 includes quests with a broader variety of objectives. Some simply require equipping certain weapons or armor to show off to NPCs. In the Shadows of Red 4 quest, players must equip Seltas Queen armor. This guide will help players track down a Seltas Queen and offer a few tips for beating her and claiming the necessary materials.
The Shadows of Red 4 quest can be picked up from the Kindly Old Man in Rutoh Village. Players must have already completed the previous three quests in the series before taking on the fourth and final task. Shadows of Red 4 is definitely the trickiest quest in the chain, as Seltas Queen is one of the most difficult creatures on the Monster Hunter Stories 2 monster list to track down and defeat.
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For the Shadows of Red 4 subquest, players must equip Seltas Queen armor and present it to the Kindly Old Man in Rutoh Village. This will require several pieces of materials from both the Seltas Queen and her Seltas companions.
Players will already have fought a rage-rayed Seltas Queen as a main story boss fight, but it's not likely that a single battle will yield enough materials to make the necessary armor set. Intrepid fans will have to venture out and find at least one other Seltas Queen in the wild to harvest from.
After defeating the rage-rayed Seltas Queen in a story boss fight, it will be possible to find wild Seltas Queen in monster dens around the Loloska region. As always, players should prioritize the gold-colored rare monster dens in order to find better loot such as valuable mid-grade ore while exploring. Questing players will find a Seltas Queen to battle against with a little persistence.
Players who defeated the rage-rayed Seltas Queen during the main story quests will remember that she is a tricky monster. A good rule of thumb is to use fire element, so players could get Anjanath as a Monstie.
For those who want to slay the monster quickly so they can get the materials for the Shadow of Red 4 quest, a few more helpful tips will come in handy.
To always have the advantage, players should know which type of attacks the Seltas Queen will use. The monster will start with Tech Attacks, change to Power Attacks after uniting with her Seltas minion, and then Speed Attacks when mad.
The greatest method for keeping the Seltas Queen helpless is to wait until she's about to unite with a Seltas and make sure to slay that Seltas in the same turn. This will prevent the Seltas Queen from performing any actions for that turn.
With some luck, players will only have to win one Seltas Queen encounter to get enough materials for the Shadow of Red 4 quest. Since this task involves backtracking to the Loloska region, there are some other activities for players to try that they may have been underleveled for in the past. For example, it would be a great time to visit a couple of Royal Monster locations for a chance at adding a Zinogre or other strong Monsties to the party.
Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is now available for the Nintendo Switch and PC.