How to Grill Meat in Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

The beginning of Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin starts like any other Monster Hunter game. The player’s character is new and inexperienced when it comes to the ways of the world, only knowing what has been passed down to them from elders in the game and basic training. Weapon and armor crafting mechanics will be recognizable as well to veteran Hunters and Riders, as players will need to defeat Monsters in order to be rewarded with their parts for improved gear. While most Monsters only offer crafting materials there are a handful of Monsters that offer Raw Meat. This is an item players can make use of to cook Well-Done Steaks.

Other titles in the Monster Hunter series use Well-Done Steaks as a stamina recovery item. Typically the player’s stamina becomes low over time during missions and expeditions, and the Well-Done Steak replenishes what they lost. It could also be used to increase a player’s stamina temporarily for the mission if the player’s stamina wasn’t already at its maximum. In Monster Hunter Stories 2, Well-Done Steaks are items that can only be used during combat. A Well-Done Steak will restore 150 HP upon use, then it gradually recovers more HP for five turns. It’s a single-use item and was traditionally available to players who used the Grill to cook Raw Meat.

How to Grill Meat in Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin

The Grill in Monster Hunter Stories 2 is a Key Item located in the Item Bag that players have at the beginning of the game. Although the description of the item is “A tool used for grilling delicious Raw Meat,” players can’t actually grill the meat in Monster Hunter Stories 2. Instead, players will have to turn to the Quest Board and accept Sub Quests that reward Well-Done Steaks in exchange for Raw Meat. As players progress through the story and travel to new villages, new repeatable food quests will become available rewarding other food items in exchange for Raw Meat. For example, here are some examples of Sub Quests and their rewards involving Raw Meat:

• Mahana Village – Well-Done Steak Coming Up! (Rewards 2 Well-Done Steaks)
• Rutoh Village – Muscle Meat on the Heat (Rewards 4 Muscle Meat)
• Kuan Village – Toughness MEar is a Treat (Rewards 2 Toughness Meat)
• Lulucion – Fast Food: Quickness Meat (Rewards 2 Quickness Meat)
• Lulucion – High Stakes: Gourmet Steak (Rewards 2 Gourmet Steaks)

Each Raw Meat Sub Quest after the Mahana Village quest asks for one additional ingredient, like Mint or Honey, to be delivered as well that can be found in the respective area. Once players collect all the ingredients for Sub Quest they can return to the Quest Board to complete the task and claim their grilled reward. The source of Raw Meat changes from place to place and can be found by winning fights against the more docile Monsters. These Monsters are the herbivores of Monster Hunter Stories 2, and can usually be found upon leaving the starting area of a village. Aptonoth, Larinoth, Apceros, Popo, and Slagtoth are examples of Monsters that award Raw Meat when defeated.

Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Ruin is available for the Nintendo Switch and PC.

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