Can’t spot a Sandstar location in Monster Hunter Wilds? These tiny mouse-like critters shouldn’t be too hard to see in the correct conditions. Landing your Capture Net onto one is a whole other story, however.
Once you’re through catching little creatures for research purposes, get back to brandishing steel against the larger monsters causing a ruckus around the wilds, using our list of popular Monster Hunter Wilds builds to inflict maximum hurt. And if you need a reminder after all those side quests, our Monster Hunter Wilds quest list should be able to get you back onto the main story path.
Where is the Sandstar location in Monster Hunter Wilds?
You can find the Sandstar around Area 13 of the Windward Plains. That’s the Oasis area where you might have spotted the Goldenfish, Curioshell Crab, and the Tracktail Lizard.
For the Sandstar, you generally want to search northwest of the Oasis, close to the border of Area 13 and Area 11.
The Sandstar is entirely nocturnal, meaning it only shows up at night. Use a nearby pop-up camp to set the time. If you haven’t unlocked that feature yet, just catch and kill other prey to pass the time.
Once the sun sets, the faint glow of the Sandstar should be visible from quite far away. They tend to travel alone and appear to like foraging for mushrooms. There should be a rocky spire between the two areas where Nitroshroom typically spawn, which acts as a great spawning point for the Sandstar, too.
With powerful hearing and a skittish nature, getting close enough to the Sandstar to capture it with the Capture Net slinger attachment can be tricky. The Ghillie Mantle can help.
If the Sandstar does decide to run away, hop on your Seikret and give chase. Keep your eyes on the prize as the Sandstar should eventually grow tired and stay relatively still. Carefully aim the net, aiming higher above the creature the further away you are, and release to snag it.
Catching the Sandstar awards the ‘I Caught a Shooting Star’ achievement. You’ll even get the Ribbon Dream: Amber nameplate design to decorate your Guild Card.
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