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Monster Hunter: World requires method beyond the credits. Research and crowns progress through different hunts, while rare wildlife and guild cards follow their own logic. Choose a monster or counter before each session instead of making every hunt random. Iceborne has its own list; this roadmap separates base-game milestones from new master-rank requirements. The monster journal prevents repeated hunts without a purpose: inspect crowns, captures and sightings rather than chase a single kill total and overlook other requirements.
Base-game trophy roadmap; expansions with additional trophy groups are excluded from the platinum.
- Required difficulty: Progress through high rank and the base list’s tempered monsters.
- Missable trophies: Collections are recoverable; crowns and rare wildlife require suitable encounters.
- Online: Multiplayer objectives, SOS responses and guild cards are required.
Gather tracks during assignments
Finish assignments that unlock ranks and gather target tracks while pursuing them. Visit the research centre to verify the updated level; having fought a monster many times is not the only useful check. Combine optional quests with missing tools and camps. This foundation shortens journeys when you begin looking for specific specimens.
- Gather tracks and verify levels at Ecological Research.
Choose captures or kills by the counter
The list distinguishes captures, large-monster hunts, elder dragons and tempered monsters. Before departing, inspect the missing category and bring the right tools; traps and tranquilisers are not interchangeable with damage alone. One action can advance several objectives, but not every monster can be captured. Keep notes to avoid long sessions on a category already complete.
- Choose targets according to missing captures, tempered hunts or elder dragons.
Check the log before crown hunting
Miniature and gold large crowns are different collections; a silver large crown does not finish a gold requirement. Use the log to choose a missing species and inspect available events for favourable conditions. Do not expect a crown every attempt; many sizes depend on the quest and randomness. Record only results the game actually confirms.
- Audit miniature and gold large crowns separately.
Prepare dedicated rare-wildlife sessions
Small-creature trophies require particular captures rather than combat. Bring the capture net and follow a route that allows observing habitats before disturbing wildlife. If the target is absent, combine the trip with collection or research instead of assuming a guaranteed spawn. Mark the confirmed creature in the trophy list separately from monsters in the crown log.
- Use the capture net and check the species required by wildlife trophies.
Advance SOS and guild cards together
Multiplayer quests can accompany research hunts, but responding to SOS flares and collecting guild cards remain separate requirements. Exchange cards with players you meet rather than assume a shared quest records them. For the mission counter, ensure hunts finish under the required conditions. Hunter rank continues growing during the project, so audit it alongside other categories.
- Finish multiplayer quests, SOS responses and guild-card collection.
Trophies to watch
Miniature Crown Master
Obtain a miniature crown for many monsters in your hunting log.
Check the miniature crown for each required species.
Giant Crown Master
Obtain a gold crown for many monsters in your hunting log.
A silver crown does not replace a gold large crown.
Monster Ph.D.
Max out the research level (up to high rank) for many monsters.
Gather tracks and verify updated levels at the research centre.
Spreading the Word
Collect over 50 Guild Cards.
Exchange and accept cards; playing together alone is insufficient.
Frequently asked questions
Is Iceborne required for this platinum?
This guide follows World’s base list. Iceborne adds its own list and should not automatically be added to these requirements.
Are silver large crowns enough?
Not for Giant Crown Master, which requires the relevant gold large crowns. Inspect the log icon.
Can everything be done offline?
The list includes multiplayer missions, SOS and guild cards. Solo campaign play does not replace them.
Sources
- PlayStation – Monster Hunter World
- PowerPyx – roadmap e ricerca delle corone
- PlayStationTrophies – lista e categorie
Trophy lists
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