Balahara

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.

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.

Species	Leviathan
BaseHealth	4,400
HunterRankPoint	600


Head		50	60	45	10	20	5	5	100
Head	Wounds	70	70	75	10	20	5	5	100
Neck		50	60	45	10	20	5	5	100
Neck	Wounds	60	60	55	10	20	5	5	0
Torso		38	40	30	5	15	5	5	0
Torso	Wounds	60	60	55	10	20	5	5	0
Right Foreleg		42	40	25	5	15	5	5	0
Right Foreleg	Wounds	60	60	55	10	20	5	5	0
Left Foreleg		42	40	25	5	15	5	5	0
Left Foreleg	Wounds	60	60	55	10	20	5	5	0
Right Hind Leg		35	38	25	5	15	5	5	0
Right Hind Leg	Wounds	60	60	55	10	20	5	5	0
Left Hind Leg		35	38	25	5	15	5	5	0
Left Hind Leg	Wounds	60	60	55	10	20	5	5	0
Tail		55	45	45	10	15	5	5	0
Tail	Wounds	60	60	55	10	20	5	5	0


Head	400 HP	RED
Neck	9999 HP	RED
Torso	500 HP	GREEN
Right Foreleg	300 HP	WHITE
Left Foreleg	300 HP	WHITE
Right Hind Leg	240 HP	WHITE
Left Hind Leg	240 HP	WHITE
Tail	400 HP	ORANGE

Effective Status Effects

		BuildUp	Damage	Decay
Poison	Poison slowly drains the monster's health for a short amount of time.	150 (+100) → 550	200	-5/10sec
Sleep	The monster slumbers a short while. Attacking will awaken it, but the first attack will do more damage.	150 (+100) → 750	0	-5/10sec
Paralysis	The monster is paralyzed and cannot move for a short amount of time.	130 (+75) → 580	0	-5/10sec
Blastblight	Blast element builds as you attack. Once a certain threshold is reached, it detonates, causing damage.	70 (+30) → 670	100	-5/10sec
Stun	Attacking a monster's head many times with a blunt weapon will KO them, leaving them wide open.	120 (+100) → 720	0	-5/10sec
Exhaust	Once blunt damage buildup reaches a certain level, the monster will lose a portion of its stamina.	225 (+75) → 900	0	-5/10sec

High-rank Materials

Balahara Scale+	Carving	30%
Balahara Carapace		23%
Balahara Skull+		17%
Balahara Tail		11%
Balahara Black Pearl		14%
Wyvern Gem		5%
Balahara Scale+	Carving (Rotten Monster Carcass)	40%
Balahara Carapace		30%
Monster Keenbone		30%
Balahara Tail	Carving (Severed Part)	93%
Wyvern Gem		7%
Balahara Scale+	Carving (Rotten Severed Part)	60%
Balahara Tail		40%
Balahara Skull+	Broken Part Rewards	80%
Balahara Black Pearl		20%
Balahara Scale+	Wound Destroyed Reward	48%
Balahara Carapace		47%
Balahara Black Pearl		5%
Balahara Certificate S	Target Rewards	8%
Balahara Scale+	Target Rewards	23%
Balahara Skull+	Target Rewards	45%
Wyvern Gem	Target Rewards	100%
Balahara Scale+		20%
Balahara Carapace		23%
Balahara Black Pearl		24%
Balahara Carapace		20%
Balahara Tail		16%
Torrent Sac x2		24%
Balahara Skull+		13%
Balahara Skull+		10%
Wyvern Gem		7%
Balahara Tail		7%
Balahara Black Pearl		10%
Balahara Black Pearl		11%
Torrent Sac		15%
Torrent Sac		18%
Wyvern Gem		3%
Wyvern Gem		3%
Wyverian Bloodstone (S)	Tempered Wound Destroyed Reward	65%
Wyverian Bloodstone		35%