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Farming materials to craft a new weapon that makes it easier to farm more materials for a newer weapon is a core part of Monster Hunter Rise's gameplay loop, or any MH game for that matter, past or present. For example, one material that is used in a wide variety of Monster Hunter Rise's equipment is the Colossal Bone. Colossal Bone can be obtained as a reward in a variety of Low and High-Rank quests. And, the quests will be the best way for players to farm the material as only one monster even has a chance of dropping this item.

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When farming Colossal Bone or any other Monster Hunter crafting component, patience is the name of the game. It may take several hunts to get one component to drop. Thankfully, there are a few methods and routes players can use to hopefully get this done a bit quicker and go back to the actual fun part of Rise, which is, of course, hunting monsters.

Updated October 2nd, 2023 by Jacob Buchalter: While some may think that Monster Hunter Rise is a bit of a 'dead game' nowadays considering (at the time of writing this) the last Title Update was 5+ months ago, they'd be wrong. There are still thousands of players every year discovering or rediscovering this franchise for the first time using games like Monster Hunter World or Monster Hunter Rise to do so. And, while Monster Hunter Now does seem to be the new MH game to talk about these days, there are still plenty of people playing Rise that need some help with certain materials. So, with that in mind, let's go in-depth on all the specifics of the Colossal Bone material.

Where To Get Colossal Bone

Monster Hunter Rise - Looking At A Colossal Bone In The Item Box

There are two ways to get Colossal Bone: One, as a quest reward from specific quests. Two, very rarely (about 8 percent) as a quest reward for hunting Goss Harag. To be more specific, here are all the quests that have a chance of rewarding the Hunter with Colossal Bone:

Name Of Quest

Quest Type & Rank

Colossal Bone Chance

Abominable Snow-Beast

6-Star Village Quest

20 Percent

The Blizzard Blender

3-Star Low-Rank Hub Quest

20 Percent

Tail to Tail

3-Star Low-Rank Hub Quest

18 Percent

Beastly Chaos

3-Star Low-Rank Hub Quest

18 Percent

The Frost Islands Arena

4-Star High-Rank Hub Quest

10 Percent for 2x Bone

Even Cute Things Have Fangs

4-Star High-Rank Hub Quest

10 Percent for 2x Bone

Blue, Round, and Cute

4-Star High-Rank Hub Quest

10 Percent for 2x Bone

Heart of a Warrior

3-Star Low-Rank Event Quest

18 Percent

The Tiniest Snowbaron!

4-Star High-Rank Event Quest

10 Percent for 2x Bone

Out of Sight, Out of Mind's Eye

6-Star High-Rank Event Quest

10 Percent for 2x Bone

Because a lot of these are relatively quick quests or 'easier' quests in the grand scheme of Monster Hunter Rise's difficulty, it's actually efficient to farm Colossal Bone in a co-op environment. This way, the mission is completed faster, multiple players get something out of it, and the co-op party can even delegate one person towards farming another type of material while the other person focuses on the Colossal Bone.

Crafting Recipes Where Colossal Bone Is Used

Monster Hunter Rise - Looking At Goss Harag Gauntlets At The Smithy

Now, compared to some other Monster Hunter: Rise materials, the Colossal Bones are used in quite a few Equipment blueprints. Primarily, it's weapons, but there's also the Goss Harag armor set, which is by far one of the best-looking sets for players to make Layered Armor of.

Item Name

Item Type

Item Rarity

# Of Colossal Bones Used

Gossblade I

Great Sword

3

4

Goss Lance I

Lance

3

1

Gossgun I

Light Bowgun

3

1

Cunning Riposte II

Sword and Shield

3

3

Cerulean Axes I

Dual Blades

4

4

Great Bagpipe

Hunting Horn

3

2

Kadachi Glaive II

Insect Glaive

3

2

Mincing Blade I

Sword and Shield

3

2

Blazeblades II

Dual Blades

3

2

Cyclo-Hammer I

Hammer

3

2

Yeti Hammer I

Hammer

3

2

Barbarian Tusk I

Lance

4

1

Flaming Gunlance II

Gunlance

3

2

Bone Blade II

Charge Blade

4

2

Gossglaive I

Insect Glaive

3

2

Bone Buster

Heavy Bowgun

3

2

Anteka Burst I

Heavy Bowgun

3

2

Cornupion II

Hunting Horn

3

3

Fiore Nulo Green II

Gunlance

3

3

Arko Nulo Red II

Bow

3

3

Kelbi Stingshot I

Bow

3

3

Goss Harag Helm

Head Armor

3

1

Goss Harag Braces

Arm Armor

3

1

Diablos Helm

Head Armor

3

1

Skull Visage

Head Armor

3

1

Total Colossal Bones Needed

52

Colossal Bone Farming Tips

Monster Hunter Rise - Looking At Goss Harag Low Rank Item Drops

And lastly, let's just go over a few simple tips for farming Colossal Bones for any players who plan to build quite a few of the items that require them. These are just basic things that players can do to make the whole process just a bit less painful:

Tip

Explanation

Bring Two Palicos

Bring two Palico with the Pilfer skill instead of a Palamute on any quests that have a Goss Harag.

Farm 'The Abominable Snow-Beast' Quest

The Abominable Snow-Beast quest is one of the quickest for farming Colossal Bones, as the target is a Goss Harag, there's a percentage to get the item as a reward, and monsters in Village quests are much easier than their Hub quest counterparts.

Use the Event Quest 'Heart of a Warrior'

Alternatively, the Event Quest 'Heart of a Warrior' can make it a bit easier as well, since this is an Arena quest where players fight a Goss Harag (and a Magnamalo). This way, they don't need to waste time collecting Spiribirds or getting from Point A to B, and they can use Wyvern Riding to have Mangamalo deal a ton of damage to Goss Horag pretty early on.

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Monster Hunter Rise

Franchise
Monster Hunter
Platform(s)
Switch , PC , PS5 , PS4 , Xbox Series X , Xbox Series S , Xbox One
Released
March 26, 2021
Developer(s)
Capcom
Genre(s)
Action , RPG