Wild Hearts is a fast-paced action game with a vibrant, stylized aesthetic and a synth-pop soundtrack, where players travel through surreal and dreamlike landscapes, battling foes, and dodging obstacles. There are many different materials and ingredients you might need to progress and craft things in the game, including many that drop from Giant Kemono. This is our Lavaback Materials Guide for Normal and Mighty Lavabacks in Wild Hearts and how to get the different materials available in-game.
Lavaback Materials Guide – Normal
Lavabacks are Giant Kemono that can be found on Natsukodachi Isle and Akikure Canyon (Chapters 1 and 2). Their Elemental Weakness is Water, and they are weak to Blunt and Slashing weaponry. To swiftly take down a Lavaback, you want to focus attacks to its head and body, where it is weaker. You will want to avoid ground eruptions, which come with warning signs, or else improve your elemental resilience by using Elemental Lantern Karakuri.
Here are all of the crafting and upgrading materials that normal Lavabacks can drop so that you can craft or upgrade armor/weapons to get to end-game hunts!
| Crafting Material | Notes |
|---|---|
| Lavaback Beard | Defeat |
| Lavaback Fang | Break head |
| Lavaback Hide | Break back |
| Lavaback Mudstone | Break arms while enraged |
| Lavaback Spine | Defeat |
| Lavaback Tail | Break tail |
| Lavaback Tufa | Defeat |
| Ninja Kemono Blood | Defeat |
| Ninja Teardrops | Defeat |
| Zephyr Crystal | Defeat |
Lavaback Materials Guide – Mighty
Mighty Lavabacks are Giant Kemono that can be found on Natsukodachi Isle and Akikure Canyon (Chapters 3 and 4), but you can often look for icons of this beast on the main map by participating in ongoing hunts. To take down a Mighty Lavaback, the battle is similar, you’ll just need to be more agile, more alert, and make sure you have the appropriate gear to do battle effectively.
Here are all of the crafting and upgrading materials that Mighty Lavabacks can drop so that you can craft or upgrade armor/weapons to get to end-game hunts!
| Crafting Material | Notes |
|---|---|
| Lavaback Fire Rock | Break arms while enraged |
| Lavaback Hide | Break back |
| Long Lavaback Tail | Break tail |
| Prized Lavaback Tufa | Defeat |
| Sharp Lavaback Fang | Break head |
| Sharp Lavaback Spine | Break rear |
| Thick Lavaback Beard | Break head |
| Fuma Clan Kemono Blood | Defeat |
| Fuma Clean Teardrops | Defeat |
| Giant Summer Storm Crystal | Defeat |
Remember, some items require you to break certain parts of the Giant Kemono, while others are more common drops after slaying one in any manner. Not all drops are guaranteed, though, so be prepared to grind for some materials.
We hope our guide on Lavaback Materials in Wild Hearts has helped you locate the item you need. You can also use the Cyclopedia to check what obtainable materials have a chance to drop based on the Kemono if you are uncertain. The Cyclopedia also marks where their habitat is. Check out more of our Wild Hearts coverage!
More Wild Hearts Giant Kemono Material Guides
Wild Hearts has a slew of different types of materials and ingredients that can be gathered, obtained from kills, and the like. These items can then be used to craft or upgrade armor, expand Dragon Pits, or to make meals. Here are some more guides we have put together:
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