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Monster Hunter Wilds Crown Hunting Guide: How to Find Miniature and Gold Crowns

A complete guide to crown hunting in MH Wilds. Learn the best event quests, investigations, and measurement techniques to earn your miniature and gold crown achievements.

By WildsBuilder TeamMonster Hunter Experts
Published: March 13, 2026Last Updated: March 13, 2026
Monster Hunter Wilds Crown Hunting

Compiled by the WildsBuilder team, utilizing thousands of community data points to find the absolute best crown hunting methods.

Crown hunting is one of the ultimate endgame accomplishments in Monster Hunter Wilds. Earning the achievements for collecting a miniature crown and a large gold crown for every monster in the game requires patience, strategy, and a bit of luck.

This guide breaks down the core mechanics of crown sizes, the best quests to farm them in, and how to measure monsters to save time.

Understanding Monster Sizes and Crowns

Every time a monster spawns in an expedition, investigation, or standard quest, its size is determined by a random multiplier. Most monsters have a base size, and their actual size fluctuates within a small set of percentages (e.g., 88% to 125% of the base size).

  • Miniature Crown (Mini Crown): Awarded when a monster is significantly smaller than average (usually the smallest 2-3 size percentages).
  • Silver Crown: A large monster, but not quite large enough for the top achievement. (Does not count toward the Platinum trophy).
  • Gold Crown (Large Crown): Awarded when a monster is significantly larger than average (usually the largest 2-3 size percentages).

    • If you want the prestigious crown achievements, you need the Miniature Crown and the Gold Crown for almost every monster in the base game. (Title Update monsters usually are not required for the base achievements, but they have their own trackers).

    The Best Quests for Crown Hunting

    Not all quests have the same probability of spawning crown-sized monsters. If you want to efficiently farm crowns, you must focus on specific quest types.

    1. Music-Themed Event Quests (The Crown Quests)

    Historically in Monster Hunter, and continuing in MH Wilds, Capcom releases special multi-monster event quests with significantly boosted crown chances (often 12% for Mini and 12% for Gold). These quests usually feature 4-5 monsters from a specific biome.

    Current Crown Event Quests in MH Wilds:

  • Windward Melody (Windward Plains): Features Doshaguma, Chatacabra, Balahara, Rey Dau.
  • Scarlet Symphony (Scarlet Forest): Features Lala Barina, Congalala, Uth Duna.
  • Oilwell Overture (Oilwell Basin): Features Rompopolo, Ajarakan, Nu Udra.

    • Tip: You do not need to hunt all monsters to get a crown. If you only need a crown for Rey Dau, you can hunt just the Rey Dau and then select "Return from Quest" (NOT Abandon Quest). The crown will be saved.

    2. High-Level Anomaly / Tempered Investigations

    If a monster doesn't have a dedicated crown quest yet, your best bet is high-reward investigations.

  • Look for investigations with at least 1 Gold and 1 Silver reward box.
  • Investigations with stricter conditions (1 faint limit, 15-minute time limit, 2 player max) have a slightly higher chance of yielding crowns.
  • Arch-Tempered Quests: Generally have a moderate chance of spawning crowns, but they are too slow to farm efficiently for crowns alone.

    • 3. Guaranteed Crown Event Quests

    Capcom often releases crossover or special event quests where the monster is ridiculously small or impossibly large. These guarantee a crown.

  • Always check the event quest descriptions. If a quest mentions a "tiny terror" or a "gargantuan beast," it's likely a guaranteed crown.

    • The Art of "Measuring" Monsters

    Hunting every single monster to check its size takes hundreds of hours. Elite crown hunters save time by "measuring" the monster. If it doesn't look like a crown, they abandon the quest and try again.

    How to Measure

  • The Sleep Method: Equip a weapon with sleep ammo or a sleep coating. Put the monster to sleep on a perfectly flat surface.
  • The Barrel Bomb Marker: Place a Mega Barrel Bomb near a specific body part (usually the head, leg, or horn).
  • Compare Heights: Take a screenshot and compare the monster's height to the bomb. If the monster's knee is lower than the bomb, it might be a mini crown. If it's much taller, it could be a gold crown.
  • Use Community References: The MH Wilds community shares precise visual milestones for every monster. Check our database for specific monster measuring visuals.

    • General Measuring Tips

  • Ghillie Mantle is your best friend. Throw it on, walk right up to the monster, and stand next to a specific leg joint.
  • Use your hunter's height as a measuring stick. For example, if Doshaguma's elbow is taller than your hunter's head, it's likely a gold crown.
  • If you are unsure, hunt it. It's better to waste 10 minutes hunting a normal monster than to abandon a quest containing the gold crown you've been seeking for a week.

    • Conclusion

    Crown hunting is a marathon, not a sprint. Take advantage of the biome-specific event quests whenever they are available, and use the measuring technique to save your sanity on the stubborn monsters. Good luck, and happy hunting!

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