Aviarcta

**Aviarcta** (ナンキャクア *Nankyakua*) is a Bird Wyvern that inhabits arctic regions and is the female counterpart of Aviarctin.

## Physiology

Aviarcta largely resembles her smaller, male counterpart, Aviarctin. However, her body is more muscular, has broader wings, a larger "crown"-like crest at the back of her head and possesses a wyvern-like tail unlike the more eagle-like tail that Aviarctin has.

Aviarcta has feathers covering almost her entire body, even the lower part of her legs, most of which are sky blue in color. She also has azure white feathers covering a large portion of her torso and the tips of the feathers on her wings and tail tip are also azure white in color. She also has several azure white feathers throughout her wings, making it look like a snowy sky. Her feathery crest has a royal blue-colored tip and the feathers covering the lower parts of her legs are sapphire blue in color. She possesses black talons and has silver grey-colored eyes.

## Behavior

Aviarcta are aggressive and territorial Bird Wyverns like Aviarctin, but Aviarcta are even more aggressive, attacking almost anything that enters their territory. They're the ones which most commonly go out to hunt of the pair, commonly on her own, but she will also sometimes hunt with her mate.

## Ecological Information

### Placement in Food Chain

Aviarcta are powerful monsters that take a position at the top of the food chain, being capable of easily taking down small monsters and even hunting large monsters with relatively little difficulty. When together with an Aviarctin, they're sometimes even capable of driving off some Elder Dragons due to being very adept at working together.

### Behavior towards Other Monsters

Aviarcta are aggressive monsters and will quickly attack small monsters if they wander too close or provoke the large Bird Wyvern. Large monsters are also prone to getting attacked if they stay in the same area as the Aviarcta for too long, wander too close or decide to provoke the strong Bird Wyvern. Aviarcta will also challenge other powerful monsters and even Elder Dragons, often together with her Aviarctin mate,

### Tracks

Aviarcta can leave behind a variety of tracks which hunters can utilize to track the large Bird Wyvern down. These tracks include **"Large Talon Marks"**, which can be found on the ground or walls, **"Black Talon Pieces"**, which can be found on the ground, **"Large White Feathers"**, which can be found on the ground, and **"Icy Blue Feathers"**, which can be found on the ground.

### Specific Locale Interactions

Aviarcta doesn't have any specific locale interactions.

### Special Behaviors

When Aviarctin is fought together with an Aviarcta, they will form a Bond due to being male and female of the same species. The two Bird Wyverns will fly in a circle motion together, creating a large tornado after which the Aviarctin will leave the tornado. The Aviarctin will then shoot ice blasts into it, causing it to become icy due to being filled with shards of ice. The Aviarcta will then fly above the tornado and violently slam itself down through it, dispersing the tornado and sending out the many ice shards and a wave of cold wind. After this, the two Bird Wyverns will keep fighting the hunter together.

## Cutscenes

### Introduction Cutscene

* Location: Tundra
* Synopsis: A large Bird Wyvern arrives in the nest the hunter just left and took the egg from. The Bird Wyvern notices one egg is missing, followed by it roaring in anger as it flies out of the cave and goes after the Hunter together with the Aviarctin.

### Hunt Cutscene

* Location: Arctic Ridge
* Synopsis: As the hunter enters Area 8 they notice there's a powerful blizzard going in which they can barely move. They see a large shadow walking around in the blizzard which then stops as it seemingly notices the hunter. The hunter then notices the shadow shooting an ice blast at the hunter which they barely manage to dodge. The shadow rears up and spreads its massive wings as a loud roar is heard alongside the blizzard disappearing. The large shadow is revealed to have been an Aviarcta which seems very angry at the hunter for entering her territory. The large Bird Wyvern roars at the hunter, marking the start of the hunt.

### Ecology Cutscene

* Location: Blizzard Canyon
* Synopsis: The cutscene begins with an Aviarctin trying to get away from something it seems. As soon as the camera turns around to look show what is behind the Aviarctin it is revealed to be a Kushala Daora. The Kushala Daora is chasing down the Aviarctin and trying to catch up to it. The Aviarctin tries everything it can to shake off the Kushala Daora, but to no prevail. Changing directions, shooting attacks at it, it doesn't matter, the Kushala Daora keeps chasing the Aviarctin and even seems to be catching up. Eventually the Aviarctin stops in an area and the Kushala Daora arrives not too long after. Before it can throw an attack however, the Kushala Daora gets attacked by something else. It is revealed to be an Aviarcta and as soon as the Aviarctin notices that its mate has arrived it helps the Aviarcta fight against the Kushala Daora. The three are having a very equal fight until it seems the two Bird Wyverns are winning slightly which causes the Kushala Daora to back away. The Kushala Daora decides there's no point in continuing the fight with its injuries and flies away, leaving the two Bird Wyverns victorious but wounded, still less so than the Elder Dragon. The two then fly back in the direction of their nest.

## Abilities

Aviarcta are capable of causing powerful and freezing gusts of wind just like the Aviarctin, but the winds caused by the Aviarcta are more powerful thanks to their larger wings. These massive wings also allow them to create heavy snowstorms which can quickly cause one to become frozen if they're not careful. They're also capable of shooting out blasts and streams of cold air and ice to freeze foes. By using their beak and talons in conjunction with their large and muscular body, they can easily take down prey and cause wounds to foes alike. Aviarcta are known to often stay on the ground for longer periods of time than their male counterparts, Aviarctin.

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## Rage and Tired States

* Rage State: When Aviarcta becomes enraged, it will start flapping its wings very hard several times, creating a blizzard in the area. If hunters stay still for too long in this blizzard they will first get Iceblight, followed by Severe Iceblight and finally Frozen. The Aviarcta will also have a visible, smoky breath like when someone breathes out in the cold.
* Tired State: When Aviarcta becomes tired, it will start drooling. It will also sometimes fail doing its elemental attacks and fall over after doing some of its attacks.

## Frenzy, Apex, Hyper and Tempered

Aviarcta can get affected by the Frenzy and thus become Frenzied and they've also been seen overcoming the Frenzy Virus and attaining the Apex State. They've also been found in the Hyper and Tempered States.

Frenzied Aviarcta has the usual changes of a Frenzied Monster but it also has a chance to cause winds filled with the Frenzy, but this is somewhat rare. Frenzied Aviarcta are the only Aviarcta found without an Aviarctin.

Tempered Aviarcta are considered Threat Lv2 Tempered Monsters and have the usual changes of a Tempered monster.

Hyper Aviarcta has the usual changes of a monster in the Hyper State, but it will also be more difficult to get rid of the blizzard when it becomes enraged. It also gains a new attack:

* **Icicle Shot:** Aviarcta will gather cold air and ice into its beak, creating an icicle which it will then shoot at a hunter. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Severe Iceblight.

Hyper Aviarcta can reward Hyper Extracts, Hyper Feather+'s and Hyper Claw+'s in High Rank and Potent Extracts, Hyper Plumefeathers and Hyper Solidclaws in G-Rank.

Apex Aviarcta has the usual changes of an Apex monster, but it will be even more difficult to get rid of the blizzard when it becomes enraged than with Hyper Aviarcta. It will also more commonly cause winds filled with the Frenzy than Frenzied Aviarcta. It also gets the new attack of Hyper Aviarcta and another new attack:

* **Multiple Icicle Shots:** Aviarcta will do its Icicle Shot attack multiple times in a row which can be around three to five times. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Severe Iceblight.

## Mounts

Aviarcta has a mount animation similar to that of Rathian or Rathalos and it can be mounted on its heads, body and tail.

Whenever Aviarcta is mounted on its head, the hunter will either be located in front of the crest on its head or hanging from either side of its head. The Aviarcta will try to get hunters off by violently shaking its head around, either on the ground or in the air, by running or flying around and by slamming the side of its head into walls.

Whenever Aviarcta is mounted on its body, the hunter will either be located on the back of the Aviarcta, in between the wings, or hanging from either side of the body, under the wings. The Aviarcta will try to get hunters off by shaking its body, either on the ground or in the air, by running or flying around and by slamming the side of its body into walls.

Whenever Aviarcta is mounted on its tail, the hunter will either be located on top of the tail, from the base to the tail to around the middle, or hanging from either side of the tail. The Aviarcta will try to get hunters off by violently shaking its tail around, either on the ground or in the air, by running or flying around and by slamming its tail into the ground or into walls.

## Ecology

### Taxonomy

* **Kingdom:** Animalia
* **Phylum:** Chordata
* **Class:** Aves
* **Order:** Accipitriformes
* **Family:** Dracoavidae
* **Genus:** *Dominopteryx*
* **Species:** *D. arcticus*

**Name Meaning:** Arctic Ruler Wing

Aviarcta is a member of the Bird Wyvern together with her male counterpart, Aviarctin. It's known to have a Subspecies living in arid regions, known as Dustdevil Aviarcta, and a Rare Species inhabiting volcanic regions, known as Hellfire Aviarcta. There's also known to be a powerful Variant of Aviarcta known as Ancient Aviarcta.

### Habitat Range

Aviarcta are known to almost exclusively inhabit arctic regions and have been sighted in the Arctic Ridge, Tundra, Frozen Seaway, Polar Sea, Polar Field, Frigid Castle and Blizzard Canyon. They have also been sighted in the Frozen Cliffs, Alpine Peaks, Gelid Ocean, White Plateau, Mount Calamity, Frozen Forest, Glittering Falls and Misty Empire.

### Ecological Niche

Aviarcta sit at the top of the food chain and are capable of hunting almost anything in their territory without trouble. They have been seen taking down Blangonga, Tigrex, Gammoth and many other monsters for food. They are also known to kill Khezu on sight, but it's uncertain why they do this. The only things that can challenge and kill an Aviarcta is other Elder Dragon-level monsters, Deviants or Elder Dragons.

But whenever an Aviarcta is hunting together with an Aviarctin they are capable of even taking down some Elder Dragons like Kushala Daora, but due to the power of these Elder Dragons, they're still a serious threat.

### Biological Adaptions

Aviarcta have largely the same biological adaptations as their male counterparts, Aviarctin. This means they're capable of creating powerful gusts of wind, shoot icy blasts at foes, quickly freeze foes with streams of cold air and a powerful beak and talons. Their larger muscular bodies allows them to have a larger amount of physical strength, meaning they can cause heavy blizzards with their broader wings. They can also easily lift giant snowy boulders out of the ground to throw at or slam into foes, encasing them with it.

### Behavior

Aviarcta are even more aggressive and territorial than Aviarctin and will attack almost anything that enters their territory, besides possible mates. When the Aviarcta has a mate, the Aviarcta will be the one that hunts for food and will sometimes hunt together with the Aviarctin or stay at the nest to rest for a bit. The two of them will stay together until their young are old enough to fend for themselves at which point the pair will leave their young and stay together.

## Attacks

### High Rank

#### Calm

(Both)

* **Roar:** Aviarcta will roar in a similar manner to Rathian or Rathalos, both in the air and on the ground.
* **Pin:** When Aviarcta pins a Hunter it will do it in a similar manner as Rathian or Rathalos.
* **Ice Blast:** Aviarcta will shoot a ball of ice at a hunter which can knock them down and cause Iceblight.
* **Ice Blast Bombardment:** Aviarcta will shoot a large amount of small balls of ice towards hunters, spreading them out across an area. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Iceblight.
* **Triple Ice Blast:** Aviarcta will shoot three balls of ice in a row towards hunters in a similar fashion to Rathian. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Iceblight.
* **Small Blizzard Blasts:** Aviarcta will flap its wings and shoot small blasts of cold wind at hunters which can knock them down and cause Blizzardblight.
* **Tail Upswing:** Aviarcta will swing its tail upwards at a hunter in a similar manner to Rathian or Rathalos which can knock them upwards.
* **Trident Ice Blast:** Aviarcta will shoot three balls of ice towards hunters in a trident shape which can knock them down and cause Iceblight.
* **Freezing Breath:** Aviarcta will breath out a short-range cloud of cold air at close-by hunters in a similar fashion to Rathalos and his short-range flame breath, flying closer to them if it's airborne. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Frozen.
* **Cold Breath:** Aviarcta will breath out a stream of cold air towards hunters and will slightly try to track them down if they move around. This attack can knock hunters away and cause Frozen.
* **Sweeping Cold Breath:** Aviarcta will start by breathing a stream of cold air away from hunters followed by it sweeping the stream across the area. This attack can knock hunters away and cause Frozen.
* **Giant Ice Blast:** Aviarcta will rear back and shoot a large ball of ice towards a hunter which will also shatter into smaller pieces upon impact with something. If hunters are hit directly by the blast, they can be knocked away and afflicted with Severe Iceblight, and if hunters are hit by the smaller pieces, they can be knocked down and afflicted with Iceblight.
* **Grab and Slam:** Aviarcta will screech at a hunter and quickly run or fly towards them followed by it trying to grab them with either of its legs. If it succeeds, allies have a short window to use a Dung Bomb or damage the Aviarcta enough to have it let go. If they do not succeed, the Aviarcta will lift the hunter up into the air followed by it letting go of them and quickly doing a front flip, slamming its tail into the hunter and launching them back into the ground with force.

(Ground)

* **Bite:** Aviarcta will try to bite a hunter which can knock them down.
* **Side Bite:** Aviarcta will try to bite a hunter from either side which can knock them down.
* **Head Upswing:** Aviarcta will swing its head upwards at a hunter which can knock them upwards.
* **Peck:** Aviarcta will try to peck a hunter in a similar fashion to Yian Kut-Ku, but slower, which can knock them down.
* **Kick:** Aviarcta will try to kick a hunter with either of it legs which can knock them down.
* **Twin Side Bite:** Aviarcta will try to bite a hunter from both sides in a row which can knock them down.
* **Talon Swipe:** Aviarcta will lift either of its legs up and swipe its talons at a hunter which can knock them down.
* **Spin Bite:** Aviarcta will turn around towards a hunter when it's facing away from them and try to bite them, like Yian Kut-Ku. This attack can knock hunters down.
* **Wing Swipe:** Aviarcta will swipe either of its wings at a hunter which can knock them down.
* **Head Swing:** Aviarcta will swing its head towards a hunter from either side which can knock them down.
* **Wing Swing:** Aviarcta will swing either of its wings at a hunter while also turning with the swing, in a similar fashion to Malfestio. This attack can knock hunters down.
* **Tail Swipe:** Aviarcta will swipe its tail at a hunter which can knock them down.
* **Tail Swing:** Aviarcta will swing its tail at a hunter while also turning with the swing, in a similar fashion to Rathalos or Rathian. This attack can knock hunters down.
* **Snowball Throw:** Aviarcta will rip a ball of snow out of the ground with either of its legs which it will then throw at a hunter which can knock them down and cause Snowman.
* **Frozen Bite:** Aviarcta will cause cold air to come from its beak, partially freezing it, and will then try to bite a hunter which can knock them down and cause Iceblight.
* **Frozen Side Bite:** Aviarcta will cause cold air to come from its beak, partially freezing it, and will then try to bite a hunter from either side which can knock them down and cause Iceblight.
* **Stomp:** Aviarcta will lift either side of its body up and will try to slam the leg on that side of its body down onto a hunter, which can knock them down. This attack will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
* **Side Slam:** Aviarcta will try to slam either side of its body into a hunter which can knock them down.
* **Wingsmash:** Aviarcta will try to slam either of its wings down onto a hunter which can knock them down.
* **Twin Wingsmash:** Aviarca will try to slam both of its wings down onto a hunter at the same time which can knock them away.
* **Charge:** Aviarcta will quickly run towards a hunter and try to slam itself into them which can knock them away.

(Air)

* **Diving Scratches:** Aviarcta will quickly fly down towards a hunter and try to scratch them with its talons in a similar fashion to Rathalos which can knock them down.
* **Dive Bomb:** Aviarcta will quickly fly down towards a hunter, try to scratch them a couple times with its talons before landing and skidding across the ground. This attack can knock hunters down.
* **Flying Charge:** Aviarcta will quickly fly towards a hunter and try to slam itself into them in a fashion akin to Rathalos. This attack can knock hunters away.
* **Corkscrew:** Aviarcta will do a corkscrew or aileron roll towards hunters in a similar fashion to Legiana which can knock hunters away.
* **Blizzard Blast:** Aviarcta will flap its wings hard, shooting out a large blast of cold wind towards a hunter which can knock them away and cause Blizzardblight

#### Enraged

(Both)

* **Heavy Snowstorm:** When Aviarcta becomes enraged, it will start by flapping its large wings with force, creating a large snowstorm or blizzard in the area. If hunters stand still for too long in this blizzard, they can first get afflicted with Iceblight, followed by Severe Iceblight and finally Frozen. The blizzard can be stopped by stunning the Aviarcta a couple of times or by knocking it out of the air a couple times.
* **Ice Feathers:** Aviarcta will use cold air to freeze several feathers on its wings which it will then try to throw towards a hunter which can knock them down and cause Frostbite.
* **Freezing Wave:** Aviarcta will tilt either of its wings far back before swiping it forwards with a large amount of force, releasing a large gust of cold wind to either the left or right, depending on which wing it used. This attack can knock hunters away and cause Blizzardblight.
* **Frozen Hurricane:** Aviarcta will screech and flap its wings hard several times, creating a large icy tornado which will slowly move throughout the area randomly before dissipating. This attack can send hunters flying away and cause Severe Blizzardblight.

(Ground)

* **Frozen Peck:** Aviarcta will cause cold air to come from its beak, partially freezing it, and will then try to peck a hunter in a similar fashion to Yian Kut-Ku, but slower, which can knock them down and cause Iceblight.
* **Twin Frozen Side Bite:** Aviarcta will cause cold air to come from its beak, partially freezing it, and will then try to bite a hunter from both sides in a row which can knock them down and cause Iceblight.
* **Snowy Tail Swing:** Aviarcta will swing its tail at a hunter several times, grazing the ground each time and causing snow to be kicked up. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Iceblight.
* **Snowball Slam:** Aviarcta will rip a ball of snow out of the ground with either of its legs after which it will quickly fly over to a hunter. It will then try to slam the snowball down onto a hunter, landing afterwards, which can knock them down and cause Snowman.
* **Beak Slam:** Aviarcta will run towards a hunter and try to slam its beak down onto a hunter several times in a row, even slamming it into the ground in a similar fashion to Yian Garuga. This attack can knock hunters away and will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
* **Giant Snowball Throw:** Aviarcta will rip a giant ball of snow out of the ground with either of its legs which it will then throw at a hunter, also causing it to break into smaller pieces upon impact. If hunters are hit directly by the giant snowball, they can be knocked away and afflicted with Snowman, and if hunters are hit by the smaller pieces, they can be knocked down and might be afflicted with Snowman.

(Air)

* **Body Slam:** Aviarcta will quickly fly over a hunter and then try to slam itself down on top of a hunter which can knock them down. This attack will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
* **Cold Corkscrew:** Aviarcta will do a corkscrew or aileron roll towards hunters in a similar fashion to Legiana while cold air is coming from it. This attack can knock hunters away and cause Blizzardblight.
* **Cold Breath Charge:** Aviarcta will quickly fly towards hunters and try to slam itself into them while shooting a stream of cold air out. If hunters are hit directly by the Aviarcta, they can be knocked away, and if hunters are hit by the stream of cold air, they can be knocked away and afflicted with Frozen.

### G-Rank

#### Calm

(Both)

* **Ricocheting Ice Blast:** Aviarcta will shoot a blast of ice towards a hunter which will ricochet once if it misses, going flying into another direction before breaking down when hitting something again. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Iceblight.
* **Triple Ricocheting Ice Blasts:** Aviarcta will shoot three blasts of ice towards hunters which will ricochet once if they miss, going flying into another direction before breaking down when hitting something again. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Iceblight.
* **Ice Beam:** Aviarcta will shoot out a beam of ice towards a hunter and will slightly try to track them down if they move around. This attack can knock hunters away and cause Frozen.

(Ground)

* **Cold Wing Swipe:** Aviarcta will cause cold air to surround either of its wings, freezing several of the feathers, after which it will swipe that wing at a hunter. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Frostbite.
* **Cold Wing Swing:** Aviarcta will cause cold air to surround either of its wings, freezing several of the feathers, after which it will swing that wing at a hunter, turning with the swing. This attack can knock hunters down and cause Frostbite.
* **Snowy Wingsmash:** Aviarcta will try to slam both of its wings down onto a hunter at the same time which will also cause a bunch of snow to kick up, causing vision to be limited for the hunters. If hunters are hit directly by the Aviarcta, they can be knocked away, and if hunters are hit by the snow, they can be knocked down and might be afflicted with Snowman.

(Air)

* **Tail Upswing Charge:** Aviarcta will quickly fly towards a hunter and then try to swing its tail upwards at them which can knock them high up into the air.
* **Triple Blizzard Blasts:** Aviarcta will flap its wings hard several times in a row, shooting out three large blasts of cold wind towards hunters which can knock them away and cause Blizzardblight.
* **Corkscrew Smash:** Aviarcta will do a corkscrew or aileron roll towards hunters in a similar fashion to Legiana before stopping with the roll and using the momentum to quickly fly down and slam both of its wings down onto a hunter. If hunters are hit by the corkscrew, they can be knocked away, and if hunters are hit by the dual wing slam, they can be knocked away.

#### Enraged

(Both)

* **Big Ricocheting Ice Blast:** Aviarcta will shoot a large blast of ice at a hunter which will ricochet three times in a row if it misses each time, going flying into another direction before breaking down into small pieces when hitting something after the third ricochet. If hunters are hit directly by the blast, they can be knocked away and afflicted with Severe Iceblight, and if hunters are hit by the small pieces, they can be knocked down and afflicted with Iceblight.
* **Sweeping Ice Beam:** Aviarcta will start by firing a beam of ice away from hunters, but will then quickly sweep it across the area in front of it which can knock hunters away and cause Frozen.
* **Twin Freezing Wave:** Aviarcta will tilt both of its wings far back before swiping both forwards with a large amount of force, releasing two large gusts of wind that go forwards due to preventing each other from going to the left or right. This attack can send hunters flying away and cause Blizzardblight.
* **Frozen Hurricane Blasts:** Aviarcta will first screech towards hunters, followed by it creating a large icy tornado like with the Frozen Hurricane move that will also slowly move around the area randomly. Aviarcta will then fire several blasts of ice into the tornado, causing them to be send flying outwards randomly while surrounded with the freezing wind. If hunters are hit directly by the tornado, they can be send flying away and afflicted with Severe Blizzardblight, and if hunter are hit by the blasts, they can be knocked away and afflicted with Severe Blizzardblight.

(Ground)

* **Blizzard Slash:** Aviarcta will cause cold air to surround either of its wings, causing several feathers to become frozen, and will then swipe that wing at a hunter which can knock them away and cause Blizzardblight.
* **Cold Wing Slam:** Aviarcta will cause cold air to surround both of its wings, causing several feathers to become frozen, after which it will try to bash both of its wings into a hunter which can knock them away and cause Frostbite.
* **Frozen Beak Slam:** Aviarcta will cause cold air to come from its beak, partially freezing it, and will then run towards a hunter and try to slam its beak down onto a hunter several times in a row, even slamming it into the ground in a similar fashion to Yian Garuga. This attack can knock hunters away and cause Iceblight. This attack will also cause Tremors which require Tremor Res +1 to block.
* **Giant Snowball Slam:** Aviarcta will rip a giant ball of snow out of the ground with either of its legs after which it will quickly fly over to a hunter. It will then try to slam the giant snowball down onto a hunter, causing it to also break into smaller pieces and landing afterwards. If hunters are hit directly by the giant ball of snow, they can be knocked away and afflicted with Snowman, and if hunters are hit by the smaller pieces, they can be knocked down and might be afflicted with Snowman.

(Air)

* **Mobile Ice Beam:** Aviarcta will start shooting a beam of ice while flying around in a similar manner to Teostra and its flamethrower breath. This attack can knock hunters away and cause Frozen.
* **Cold Corkscrew Smash:** Aviarcta will do a corkscrew or aileron roll towards hunters in a similar fashion to Legiana while releasing cold air. The Aviarcta will then stop the roll and use the momentum to quickly fly down at a hunter and slam both of its wings down onto that hunter. If hunters are hit by the corkscrew, they can be knocked away and afflicted with Blizzardblight, and if hunters are hit by the dual wing slam, they can be knocked away and afflicted with Blizzardblight.
* **Ice Beam Charge:** Aviarcta will quickly fly towards hunters and try to slam itself into them while shooting a beam of ice out. If hunters are hit directly by the Aviarcta, they can be knocked away, and if hunters are hit by the beam of ice, they can be knocked away and afflicted with Frozen.

## Damage Effectiveness

### **Items**

* **Note:** When Aviarcta is with an Aviarctin, Dung Bombs are less effective on both of them.

## Breakable Parts and Shiny Drops

### Breakable Parts

* **Head(1):** Aviarcta's feathery 'crown' or crest will be damaged and it will have scars on its head.
* **Head(2):** Aviarcta's beak will have scars on it and it will have more scars on its head.
* **Legs:** Either of Aviarcta's legs will have scars on it and will be missing a few feathers.
* **Wings:** Either of Aviarcta's wings will have scars on it and will be missing a few feathers.
* **Tail:** Part of Aviarcta's tail will be severed off.

### Shiny Item Drops

#### Material Items

* Aviarcta can drop an Aviarcta Feather+/Finefeather with both breaks on its head and the breaks on its legs and wings.
* Aviarcta can drop an Aviarcta Wingfeather+/Icefeather with the breaks on its wings.
* Aviarcta can drop an Aviarcta Scale+/Shard with the breaks on its legs.
* Aviarcta can drop an Aviarcta Bigtalon+/Grandtalon with the breaks on its legs.
* Aviarcta can drop an Aviarcta Crestfeather+/Crownfeather with the first break on its head.
* Aviarcta can drop a Lrg Wyvern Tear with all of its breaks.

#### Slinger Ammo

* When Aviarcta receives a high damage impact, it can drop Thorn Pods for the hunter's slinger.

## Equipment

### **Weapons**

* Initial
* Final

### **Armor**

* Blademaster
* Gunner

***Skills:*** Windproof (High), Cold Cancel, Ice Res +15, **Heat Surge (Small)**, **Fire Res -20**

***Skills:*** Windproof (High), Cold Cancel, Ice Res +15, **Heat Surge (Small)**, **Fire Res -20**
## Carves

* High Rank
* Master Rank

## Quests

* High Rank (Village)
* High Rank (Hub)
* High Rank (Event)
* G-Rank (Hub)
* G-Rank (Event)

 **Client:** Tundra Researcher
 **Notes:**

* Aviarctin will be asleep in the nest as soon as you start the quest. After you have delivered the first egg the Introduction Cutscene for Aviarcta will play and the Aviarcta will be spawned in to go after you together with Aviarctin.

 **Client:** Pokke Chief
 **Notes:**

* This quest will play the Hunt Cutscene for Aviarcta when the hunter enters Area 8.

 **Client:** Mountain Scout
 **Notes:**
*None*

 **Client:** Frozen Hunter
 **Notes:**
*None*

 **Client:** The Professor
 **Notes:**
*None*

 **Client:** Pokke Chief
 **Notes:**
*None*

 **Client:** Polar Hunter
 **Notes:**
*None*

 **Client:** Ace Gunner
 **Notes:**
*None*

 **Client:** Arena Bambina
 **Notes:**

* Aviarctin and Rathalos will spawn first and once both are defeated, Aviarcta and Rathian will spawn in.

* This quest has a very high chance of rewarding the rare drops of these monsters.

 **Client:** Ace Commander
 **Notes:**
*None*

 **Client:** Beautiful Princess
 **Notes:**
*None*

 **Client:** His Immenseness
 **Notes:**
*None*

 **Client:** Arctic Rider
 **Notes:**
*None*

 **Client:** His Immenseness
 **Notes:**

* Rusted Kushala Daora will spawn after Aviarctin and Aviarcta have been taken down.

 **Client:** His Immenseness
 **Notes:**
*None*

 **Client:** Arena Manager
 **Notes:**

* Aviarctin, Seltas and Rathian will spawn first and depending on which you kill the stronger monster will spawn. If you kill Seltas, Seltas Queen will spawn, if you kill Rathian, Rathalos will spawn and if you kill Aviarctin, Aviarcta will spawn.

* The gate can be used in this quest.

* This quest rewards special materials named "Crown Jewels" which can be used to craft Majesty Armor which is golden and very regal-looking.

## Notes

* Aviarcta's roar requires HG Earplugs to block.
* Aviarcta causes winds with many of its attacks which don't cause Windblight. These winds require Windproof (High) and some require Dragonwind Breaker to block.
* Aviarcta can be blinded for a short time with the usage of Flash Bombs or Flash Pods.
* Whenever Aviarcta is tired it will try to find a carcass and eat from it to regain Stamina.
* Aviarcta is always fought together with an Aviarctin, but another Aviarctin won't spawn in if the initial Aviarctin is killed.

## Trivia

* Aviarcta is based on *Argentavis* and eagles.
* Aviarcta's Japanese name is based on the Japanese words for Antarctica and aquila.

## Credits

* **YukiHerz:** For the icon.
* **FrostSpino:** For the taxonomy.
* **MonsterHunterFlacko:** For the Japanese name.
* **TheBrilliantLance:** For the artwork.
* **Aucoustism:** For the roar.