Best Monster Hunter Rise monsters

64 ELO points separate Rajang from Crimson Glow Valstrax at the top of the Monster Hunter Rise ranking, after 5366 duels.

Rajang dominates with 1507 ELO points, winning 82% of its duels over 39 encounters. The substantial gap to second-place Crimson Glow Valstrax at 1443 points confirms the golden ape's reputation as the most punishing hunt. Magnamalo claims third with 1396 points, while Diablos and Narwa the Allmother round out the top 5. The bottom of the ranking reveals which monsters hunters consider gentle introductions: Kulu-Ya-Ku sits at 934 points with a 16% win rate, barely edging out Arzuros at 938 points. Great Baggi completes the bottom three at 987 points. These picks suggest the community draws a clear line between early-game encounters and endgame threats.

This ranking compiles 5366 duels submitted by 31 players across 46 contenders, updated on 12 October 2026. The data captures the collective judgment of hunters who have faced these monsters in combat and assessed their difficulty. Head to VAINKEURZ to cast your own votes and shape the ranking. Each duel pits two monsters against each other: you pick the one that hits harder to hunt, and the ELO system adjusts their scores accordingly. Your experience matters, whether you struggled against a supposedly easy monster or breezed through a feared encounter.

Updated on October 12, 2026

How this ranking is computed

Every duel won lifts a contender and every loss drops them, by an amount that depends on the opponent's strength: beating the leader is worth more than beating the last. It is an ELO, the same principle as in chess. Duels are not drawn at random — an adaptive entropy sort puts the least predictable match-ups first, which settles the ranking far faster than a full round robin. A worldwide ranking is only published past 30 completed plays. Known limit: a contender who has faced few opponents keeps an approximate score, and the bottom of the table moves more than the podium.

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