Monster Hunter Rise: How To Get Dragonbone Relic And What To Use It For

Monster Hunter Rise is completely unapologetic in the way it expects its players to gather hundreds of different materials in the pursuit of slightly better gear and weapons. In fact, this gathering, hunting, and crafting gameplay loop is what made many people fans of the franchise to start with and it's what will always keep them coming back for the next installment.

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Dragonbone Relics are just another example of an item that hunters have no idea how to find until they need it for some random piece of gear. So, for the players who are just trying to craft some High-Rank Dober Set pieces or even just a fancy Bnahabra Bow, here's where to find these Relics in Monster Hunter: Rise.

Updated April 20th by Jacob Buchalter: With the addition of Sunbreak to Monster Hunter Rise, a lot of different materials in the game received new farming locations or easier methods to gather them. Dragonbone Relics are an example of this, as there are now more locations in which this item can be found. And, since many people are coming back to the game to check out Title Update 5, Amatsu, Risen Gore Magala, or even the mystery final monster coming in about 2 months (at the time of writing this), it seemed like a good time to go over how to find this material once again.

Dragonbone Relic Locations

First of all, to get access to the areas required to gather Dragonbone Relics as well as many other materials, players will need to reach High-Rank (AKA Rank 4 in the Hub Quests). After doing this, they have two routes to gather Relics, either hope they get them from the few Quests in which they might appear as a Quest Reward or simply farm foraging Bonepiles on High-Rank versions of some of the maps. Obviously, the second option is the better choice here, but for those who would rather do the Quests, both the 6-Star Lava Caverns Sweep Quest and the 7-Star Can't Kill It With Fire Quest have a 6 percent chance to reward Dragonbone Relics in the results screen.

Now, for everyone else who wants to go the simpler route, there are three maps in which Dragonbone Relics can be found by foraging Bonepiles:

1. Frost Islands (might as well grab the Relic Records while here)
2. Flooded Forest
3. Lava Caverns

But, just so players are aware, there are a variety of different items that can be obtained from these Bonepiles, and it's completely random. So, it might take a bit of time to gather the number of Relics needed depending on the player's luck. And finally, there is one additional way to get Dragonbone Relics, and that's from sending the Meowcenaries out to the Flooded Forest when there's a sparking Bonepile Icon on it somewhere, though this also isn't a guarantee.

Bonepile Map Locations

Let's be honest, with every Icon turned on in the Detailed Map, it's pretty visually overwhelming. There's a lot that Rise's Detailed Map keeps track of, which is still absolutely a good thing. To narrow this down to Bonepiles specifically, players just need to pull up the Icon List, go over to either the Materials 1 or 2 pages, and then select Bonepiles.

From there, the map should show where all of the Bonepiles are located exactly. Just make sure to look at both the above and below-ground levels, as a lot of maps have lower cave areas that house a Bonepile or two. To break down all the Bonepile locations in these three maps, there are:

What The Relic Is Used For

Now, after all this work, what are the Dragonbone Relics even used for? Frankly, it's primarily for weapons. Dragonbone Relics are a component in quite a lot of different weapons from Charge Blades to Bows, a few different High-Rank Armor Sets, and even a Decoration. To go over all of these in more detail:

Monster Hunter Rise is available on Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Xbox S/X, PS5, PS4, and PC.

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