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All new Turf Wars in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

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Turf Wars are a special mechanic introduced in Monter Hunter World, then further expanded upon with every new iteration of the game. It has returned in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak and is bigger than ever. In essence, Turf Wars means that when two big monsters meet out in the world, they might fight in a cinematic battle, during which one or both of the monstrous participants might take sizeable damage, or drop an item; or both.

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List of Monster Turf Wars in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

Aknosom

OpponentWinnerLocations
MagnamaloMagnamaloShrine Ruins, Frost Islands
Scorned MagnamaloScorned MagnamaloShrine Ruins
SomnacanthSomnacanth (both take damage)Frost Islands

Almudron

OpponentWinnerLocations
BishatenAlmudron (both take damage)Flooded Forest, Shrine Ruins
Blood Orange BishatenTie (both take damage)Sandy Plains

Anjanath

OpponentWinnerLocations
Kulu-Ya-KuAnjanathFlooded Forest, Sandy Plains, Jungle
Great WroggiAnjanathFlooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Jungle
TetranadonAnjanathLava Caverns, Jungle
Tobi-KadachiAnjanathShrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle
RathalosRathalosLava Caverns, Shrine Ruins, Citadel, Jungle
RathianRathianShrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Jungle
DiablosDiablos (both take damage)Sandy Plains
NargacugaNargacuga (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle
TigrexTigrex (both take damage)Sandy Plains, Lava Caverns
ZinogreZinogre (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle

Arzuros

OpponentWinnerLocations
TetranadonTetranadonShrine Ruins

Astalos

OpponentWinnerLocations
MizutsuneTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest Jungle

Barioth

OpponentWinnerLocations
MagnamaloMagnamaloFrost Islands
Scorned MagnamaloScorned MagnamaloFrost Islands, Citadel

Barroth

OpponentWinnerLocations
DiablosDiablosSandy Plains

Bazelgeuse

OpponentWinnerLocations
MagnamaloMagnamaloShrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Lava Caverns
Scorned MagnamaloScorned MagnamaloShrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Lava Caverns, Citadel
RajangTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Citadel, Jungle
Furious RajangTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Citadel, Jungle

Bishaten

OpponentWinnerLocations
AlmudronAlmudron (both take damage)Flooded Forest, Shrine Ruins
RathalosRathalosShrine Ruins

Blood Orange Bishaten

OpponentWinnerLocations
AlmudronTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains
RathalosRathalosShrine Ruins, Citadel

Diablos

OpponentWinnerLocations
BarrothDiablosSandy Plains
RathianDiablosSandy Plains
AnjanathDiablos (both take damage)Sandy Plains
DiablosRandom outcome which Diablos winsSandy Plains

Espinas

OpponentWinnerLocations
Kushala DaoraRandom outcome (both take damage)Citadel, Jungle

Garangolm

OpponentWinnerLocations
LunagaronLunagaronCitadel

Gore Magala

OpponentWinnerLocations
SeregiosTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Citadel

Goss Harag

OpponentWinnerLocations
TetranadonGoss Harag (both take damage)Frost Islands

Great Wroggi

OpponentWinnerLocations
AnjanathAnjanathFlooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Jungle
RathalosRathalosShrine Ruins, Lava Caverns

Kulu-Ya-Ku

OpponentWinnerLocations
AnjanathAnjanathFlooded Forest, Sandy Plains, Jungle
RathalosRathalosLava Caverns

Kushala Daora

OpponentWinnerLocations
MagnamaloTie (both take damage)Frost Islands
Scorned MagnamaloTie (both take damage)Frost Islands, Citadel
TeostraRandom outcome (both take damage)Sandy Plains, Citadel
RajangUnknownFrost Islands, Sandy Plains, Citadel, Jungle
Furious RajangUnknownFrost Islands, Sandy Plains, Citadel, Jungle
EspinasRandom outcome (both take damage)Citadel, Jungle

Lagombi

OpponentWinnerLocations
TetranadonTetranadonFrost Islands

Lunagaron

OpponentWinnerLocations
ZinogreTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Citadel, Jungle
GarangolmLunagaronCitadel
MalzenoMalzeno (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Citadel

Magnamalo

OpponentWinnerLocations
AknosomMagnamaloShrine Ruins, Frost Islands
BariothMagnamaloFrost Islands
BazelgeuseMagnamaloShrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Lava Caverns
RathalosMagnamalo (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns
Kushala DaoraTie (both take damage)Frost Islands
TeostraTie (both take damage)Lava Caverns

Scorned Magnamalo

OpponentWinnerLocations
AknosomScorned MagnamaloShrine Ruins, Frost Islands
BariothScorned MagnamaloFrost Islands, Citadel
BazelgeuseScorned MagnamaloShrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Lava Caverns, Citadel
RathalosScorned Magnamalo (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel
Kushala DaoraTie (both take damage)Frost Islands, Citadel
MalzenoTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel
TeostraTie (both take damage)Lava Caverns, Citadel

Malzeno

OpponentWinnerLocations
LunagaronMalzeno (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Citadel
Scorned MagnamaloTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Citadel

Mizutsune

OpponentWinnerLocations
ZinogreZinogre (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle
AstalosTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Jungle

Nargacuga

OpponentWinnerLocations
AnjanathNargacuga (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle
RathalosNargacuga (both take damage)Shrine Ruins
RathianNargacuga (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle

Pukei-Pukei

OpponentWinnerLocations
RajangRajangShrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest
Furious RajangFurious RajangShrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest

Rajang

OpponentWinnerLocations
Pukei-PukeiRajangShrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest
RathalosRajangShrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel
RathianRajangShrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest Lava Caverns, Jungle
BazelgeuseTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Citadel, Jungle
Kushala DaoraUnknownFrost Islands, Sandy Plains, Citadel, Jungle
TeostraUnknownSandy Plains, Lava Caverns, Citadel

Furious Rajang

OpponentWinnerLocations
Pukei-PukeiFurious RajangShrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest
RathalosFurious RajangShrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel
RathianFurious RajangShrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Flooded Forest, Jungle
BazelgeuseTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Citadel, Jungle
Kushala DaoraUnknownFrost Islands, Sandy Plains, Citadel, Jungle
TeostraUnknownSandy Plains, Lava Caverns, Citadel

Rathalos

OpponentWinnerLocations
AnjanathRathalosLava Caverns, Shrine Ruins, Citadel
BishatenRathalosShrine Ruins
Great WroggiRathalosShrine Ruins, Lava Caverns
Kula-Ya-KuRathalosShrine Ruins, Lava Caverns
Tobi-KadachiRathalosShrine Ruins
RajangRajangShrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel
Furious RajangFurious RajangShrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel
MagnamaloMagnamalo (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns
Scorned MagnamaloScorned Magnamalo (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel
NargacugaNargacuga (both take damage)Shrine Ruins
TigrexTigrex (both take damage)Lava Caverns, Citadel
ZinogreZinogre (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Citadel

Rathian

OpponentWinnerLocations
AnjanathRathianShrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Lava Caverns, Jungle
DiablosDiablosSandy Plains
RajangRajangShrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Jungle
Furious RajangFurious RajangShrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Jungle
NargacugaNargacuga (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle
TigrexTigrex (both take damage)Sandy Plains
ZinogreZinogre (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle

Seregios

OpponentWinnerLocations
Gore MagalaTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Citadel

Somnacanth

OpponentWinnerLocations
AknosomSomnacanth (both take damage)Frost Islands

Teostra

OpponentWinnerLocations
Kushala DaoraRandom outcome (both take damage)Sandy Plains, Citadel
MagnamaloTie (both take damage)Lava Caverns
Scorned MagnamaloScorned Magnamalo (both take damage)Lava Caverns, Citadel
RajangUnknownSandy Plains, Lava Caverns, Citadel
Furious RajangUnknownSandy Plains, Lava Caverns, Citadel

Tetranadon

OpponentWinnerLocations
ArzurosTetranadonShrine Ruins
LagombiTetranadonFrost Islands
VolvidonTetranadonLava Caverns
AnjanathAnjanathLava Caverns
Goss HaragGoss Harag (both take damage)Frost Islands

Tigrex

OpponentWinnerLocations
AnjanathTigrex (both take damage)Sandy Plains, Lava Caverns, Citadel
RathalosTigrex (both take damage)Lava Caverns, Citadel
RathianTigrex (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns

Tobi-Kadachi

OpponentWinnerLocations
AnjanathAnjanathShrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle
RathalosRathalosShrine Ruins

Volvidon

OpponentWinnerLocations
TetranadonTetranadonLava Caverns

Zinogre

OpponentWinnerLocations
LunagaronTie (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Citadel Jungle
AnjanathZinogre (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Citadel, Jungle
MizutsuneZinogre (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle
RahtalosZinogre (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Citadel
RathianZinogre (both take damage)Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle

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