The Monster Hunter Wilds platinum takes one story playthrough plus a long cleanup of hunting counters, crowns and odd endemic life catches, and PowerPyx rates it 4 out of 10 for difficulty with 75 to 100 hours to finish. There are 50 trophies in total, none are missable, and only four of them need online play, so the real challenge is patience with the crown trophies rather than skill.
We built this roadmap from PowerPyx's Monster Hunter Wilds trophy guide and roadmap, cross-checked trophy wording and unlock notes against its per-trophy tips, and read the store's own trophy service page in November 2026.
Trophy List Overview and Difficulty
The list holds 1 platinum, 2 gold, 11 silver and 36 bronze trophies. Forty-five can be earned offline, while the online set is made up of four bronze trophies plus the platinum itself, which naturally needs them. There are no difficulty settings, no glitched trophies listed and no PS4 version, so this is a single PS5 list. After the story you keep free roam in every locale, but story missions cannot be replayed, which is why none of the story trophies can be missed anyway: they all pop as you progress.
Each save holds up to three character slots, and you can save manually from the pause menu. That manual save is useful later for crown hunting, because it lets you retry a monster spawn without losing time. The estimated 75 to 100 hours assumes you hunt crowns mostly on your own; PowerPyx notes the time drops a lot if you trade crown investigations with friends.
| Trophy | Type | Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Giant Crown Master | Gold | Gold crowns for many monsters in the Hunting Log |
| Miniature Crown Master | Gold | Miniature crowns for many monsters |
| Hunters United Forever | Bronze (online) | Complete 100 quests via multiplayer |
| Someone Worth Following | Bronze | Complete 100 quests with your Palico deployed |
| Established Hunter | Bronze | Reach Hunter Rank 100 |
| Seasoned Hunter | Silver | Hunt 50 tempered monsters |
| Top of the Food Chain | Bronze | Hunt 50 apex predators |
| Capture Pro | Silver | Capture 50 monsters |
| East to West, A Hunter Never Rests | Silver | Complete 30 different side missions |
Step 1: Finish the Story Chapters
Eight trophies come straight from story missions, starting with Windward Lands for The Desert Trotters and ending with One Corner of the World for What Lies Ahead in Chapter 6-1. Along the way you get Shadow in the Downpour, Guardians of the Forge, Bringer of Harmony, New Ecosystems, A Bitter Environment and Beyond the Black Wings. PowerPyx's roadmap notes that finishing all six chapters needs Hunter Rank 40, so you will be doing optional hunts in between anyway.
Use that downtime well. Side missions are needed for East to West, A Hunter Never Rests, which asks for 30 different ones, and many unlock during the story, so clear them as they appear instead of hunting them all at the end. The same goes for your first investigation, first field survey and first side mission, which each have a small trophy of their own.
If you can play with one reliable partner, do the story online. Every quest you finish together counts toward Hunters United Forever, and if your Palico is deployed it also counts toward the 100 Palico quests for Someone Worth Following. Stacking both counters during the story saves many hours later.
Step 2: Crown Hunting for the Two Gold Trophies
The two gold trophies ask for miniature and gold giant crowns for many monsters in the Hunting Log. PowerPyx's guide counts 29 large monsters, 26 of which have both a miniature and a large gold crown, which makes 52 crowns to collect. Your first large gold crown usually comes early: PowerPyx points to the Alpha Doshaguma in Low Rank.
The tools are simple once you know them. Look at a monster through your binoculars to see its size before you fight; spotting a large gold-crown monster this way is also the Keen-eyed Observation trophy. When a crown-sized target appears in an investigation, save that investigation so you can repeat it, and trade those saved quests with online friends who need the same crown. Resting at a camp or using the BBQ to pass time rerolls which monsters are roaming the map.
PowerPyx also describes a slower fallback: save manually shortly before a monster spawns while playing offline, check its size, and reload if it is not a crown. Joining online lobbies and SOS hunts that already target crown monsters is the other common shortcut. Whatever you choose, check the Hunting Log after every hunt so you do not chase a crown you already have.
Endemic Life, Fishing and Camp Trophies
A handful of trophies ask you to catch or cook something specific, and these are the ones players forget. The two silver catches are the most specific:
- I Caught a Shooting Star! needs the Sandstar, a glowing blue creature that appears at night in Area 13 of the Windward Plains. Rest to set the time to night, chase it on your Seikret and catch it with the Capture Net. A pop-up camp at the Area 13 oasis makes repeat attempts quicker.
- A Prize Held High needs a Curioshell Crab holding an ancient wyvern coin. PowerPyx recommends the Scarlet Forest camp at Area 6, near a puddle where it often appears; if it is missing, travel to another map and come back to respawn endemic life.
Fishing covers three more: your first catch, a Goliath Squid for Monster (Squid) Hunter, and 30 whoppers for A-fish-ionado. Our Monster Hunter Wilds fishing guide explains the rod unlock and the whopper tug-of-war. On the cooking side, Mmm, So Tasty! wants a well-done steak from the BBQ Grill and Was It a Meal to Remember? wants any grilled meal, both covered in our Monster Hunter Wilds best meals guide. Finally, Campmaster asks for pop-up camps in 10 places, Glamper wants one camp customized and Ride-or-die Companion wants your Seikret customized.
Step 3: Counters, Gear and Zenny Cleanup
Most of the remaining list is counters that rise naturally as you play: 50 quests, 100 large monsters hunted, 50 captures, 50 tempered monsters and 50 apex predators. PowerPyx lists the apex predators as Rey Dau, Uth Duna, Nu Udra and Jin Dahaad, tempered versions included. Tempered monsters, which show a purple outline on the map, unlock after Chapter 4-3.
The gear trophies ask you to forge five different armor pieces and five different weapons of Rarity 7 or higher, and to obtain a Rarity 8 Artian weapon for A Legacy Restored. Rarity 8 Artian parts drop only from tempered Rey Dau, Uth Duna, Nu Udra, Jin Dahaad, Gore Magala and Arkveld. Explorer of the Eastlands asks you to own 10 different Rarity 6 special items, such as Queensbloom Pollen, Nightflower Pollen, the Large Goldenscale Vase and the emergence items like Genesis Opal and Bulky Treasure.
Someone Worth Following is easy to forget because it needs no effort, only consistency. Keep your Palico deployed on every quest from the start of the game, including investigations and field surveys, and the 100 count arrives without any dedicated grinding. The same applies to Capture Pro: get into the habit of carrying a Shock Trap and Tranq Bombs and capturing any monster you do not need carves from, since PowerPyx counts both slain and captured monsters toward Monster Slayer.
A sensible order for the cleanup is to work from the counters that need specific targets toward the ones that fill on their own. Apex and tempered hunts both point you at the same late High Rank monsters, so mix them with crown checks and Artian part farming, and let the quest, capture and Palico counters climb in the background. When only a few counters remain, the in-game Hunting Log and your Guild Card are the quickest places to check monster counts and crowns before you plan the next session.
Two last counters catch people out. Bourgeois Hunter needs 1,000,000 Zenny held at one time, so stop spending for a while once you are close. Established Hunter needs Hunter Rank 100, which comes slowly after the story; our Monster Hunter Wilds HR farm guide covers the quickest ways to raise it. Monster Ph.D. asks you to defeat every large monster at least once, and most fall during the story.
The Four Online Trophies
Hunters United needs one multiplayer quest and Hunters United Forever needs 100. Assignments, optional quests, field surveys and investigations all count when other players are in the party. Gossip Hunter asks you to view 30 different Hunter Profiles, which you can do by opening the member list in a lobby and selecting each player, and Newly Forged Bonds pops the first time you follow another player.
The multiplayer counter is the only one worth planning around. If you hunt solo, join SOS flares or invite a friend for routine farming, such as the armor sphere event quests in our armor sphere farm guide, so the count climbs while you collect materials you need anyway. If you are also eyeing the 2027 expansion, see our Monster Hunter Wilds Ascendance overview; no Ascendance trophies have been listed yet.
If You Would Rather Have It Done for You
Crown hunting is where most players stall. If your goal is the platinum itself rather than the hours behind it, the store's Monster Hunter platinum trophy service covers every bronze, silver and gold trophy plus the platinum on your own account. The page works across the series, so you name the title you want at checkout, and for Monster Hunter Wilds that means the PS5 list. You can choose real timestamps, spread over different days with realistic gaps, or instant timestamps that unlock within seconds.
The trophy service sits on the same Monster Hunter services hub as the PS4 and PS5 modded saves, so you can compare it with the other Wilds listings before deciding.
Frequently Asked Questions
How long does the Monster Hunter Wilds platinum take?
PowerPyx estimates 75 to 100 hours. Trading crown investigations with friends cuts that down considerably.
Are there missable trophies in Monster Hunter Wilds?
No. All 50 trophies stay available after the story, because you keep free roam in every locale and the counters keep running.
How many trophies does Monster Hunter Wilds have?
Fifty: 1 platinum, 2 gold, 11 silver and 36 bronze.
Which Monster Hunter Wilds trophies are online?
Hunters United, Hunters United Forever, Gossip Hunter and Newly Forged Bonds. The platinum needs them, so it effectively needs online play too.
What is the hardest Monster Hunter Wilds trophy?
Giant Crown Master and Miniature Crown Master, because crown-sized monsters appear at random. Saving crown investigations and trading them is the fastest route.
Where is the Sandstar for I Caught a Shooting Star?
Windward Plains, Area 13, at night. Use the Capture Net.