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.
List of Monster Turf Wars in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak Aknosom Opponent Winner Locations Magnamalo Magnamalo Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands Scorned Magnamalo Scorned Magnamalo Shrine Ruins Somnacanth Somnacanth (both take damage) Frost Islands
Almudron Opponent Winner Locations Bishaten Almudron (both take damage) Flooded Forest, Shrine Ruins Blood Orange Bishaten Tie (both take damage) Sandy Plains
Anjanath Opponent Winner Locations Kulu-Ya-Ku Anjanath Flooded Forest, Sandy Plains, Jungle Great Wroggi Anjanath Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Jungle Tetranadon Anjanath Lava Caverns, Jungle Tobi-Kadachi Anjanath Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle Rathalos Rathalos Lava Caverns, Shrine Ruins, Citadel, Jungle Rathian Rathian Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Jungle Diablos Diablos (both take damage) Sandy Plains Nargacuga Nargacuga (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle Tigrex Tigrex (both take damage) Sandy Plains, Lava Caverns Zinogre Zinogre (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle
Arzuros Opponent Winner Locations Tetranadon Tetranadon Shrine Ruins
Astalos Opponent Winner Locations Mizutsune Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest Jungle
Barioth Opponent Winner Locations Magnamalo Magnamalo Frost Islands Scorned Magnamalo Scorned Magnamalo Frost Islands, Citadel
Barroth Opponent Winner Locations Diablos Diablos Sandy Plains
Bazelgeuse Opponent Winner Locations Magnamalo Magnamalo Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Lava Caverns Scorned Magnamalo Scorned Magnamalo Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Lava Caverns, Citadel Rajang Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Citadel, Jungle Furious Rajang Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Citadel, Jungle
Bishaten Opponent Winner Locations Almudron Almudron (both take damage) Flooded Forest, Shrine Ruins Rathalos Rathalos Shrine Ruins
Blood Orange Bishaten Opponent Winner Locations Almudron Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains Rathalos Rathalos Shrine Ruins, Citadel
Diablos Opponent Winner Locations Barroth Diablos Sandy Plains Rathian Diablos Sandy Plains Anjanath Diablos (both take damage) Sandy Plains Diablos Random outcome which Diablos wins Sandy Plains
Espinas Opponent Winner Locations Kushala Daora Random outcome (both take damage) Citadel, Jungle
Garangolm Opponent Winner Locations Lunagaron Lunagaron Citadel
Gore Magala Opponent Winner Locations Seregios Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Citadel
Goss Harag Opponent Winner Locations Tetranadon Goss Harag (both take damage) Frost Islands
Great Wroggi Opponent Winner Locations Anjanath Anjanath Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Jungle Rathalos Rathalos Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns
Kulu-Ya-Ku Opponent Winner Locations Anjanath Anjanath Flooded Forest, Sandy Plains, Jungle Rathalos Rathalos Lava Caverns
Kushala Daora Opponent Winner Locations Magnamalo Tie (both take damage) Frost Islands Scorned Magnamalo Tie (both take damage) Frost Islands, Citadel Teostra Random outcome (both take damage) Sandy Plains, Citadel Rajang Unknown Frost Islands, Sandy Plains, Citadel, Jungle Furious Rajang Unknown Frost Islands, Sandy Plains, Citadel, Jungle Espinas Random outcome (both take damage) Citadel, Jungle
Lagombi Opponent Winner Locations Tetranadon Tetranadon Frost Islands
Lunagaron Opponent Winner Locations Zinogre Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Citadel, Jungle Garangolm Lunagaron Citadel Malzeno Malzeno (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Citadel
Magnamalo Opponent Winner Locations Aknosom Magnamalo Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands Barioth Magnamalo Frost Islands Bazelgeuse Magnamalo Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Lava Caverns Rathalos Magnamalo (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns Kushala Daora Tie (both take damage) Frost Islands Teostra Tie (both take damage) Lava Caverns
Scorned Magnamalo Opponent Winner Locations Aknosom Scorned Magnamalo Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands Barioth Scorned Magnamalo Frost Islands, Citadel Bazelgeuse Scorned Magnamalo Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Lava Caverns, Citadel Rathalos Scorned Magnamalo (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel Kushala Daora Tie (both take damage) Frost Islands, Citadel Malzeno Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel Teostra Tie (both take damage) Lava Caverns, Citadel
Malzeno Opponent Winner Locations Lunagaron Malzeno (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Citadel Scorned Magnamalo Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Citadel
Mizutsune Opponent Winner Locations Zinogre Zinogre (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle Astalos Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Jungle
Nargacuga Opponent Winner Locations Anjanath Nargacuga (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle Rathalos Nargacuga (both take damage) Shrine Ruins Rathian Nargacuga (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle
Pukei-Pukei Opponent Winner Locations Rajang Rajang Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest Furious Rajang Furious Rajang Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest
Rajang Opponent Winner Locations Pukei-Pukei Rajang Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest Rathalos Rajang Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel Rathian Rajang Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest Lava Caverns, Jungle Bazelgeuse Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Citadel, Jungle Kushala Daora Unknown Frost Islands, Sandy Plains, Citadel, Jungle Teostra Unknown Sandy Plains, Lava Caverns, Citadel
Furious Rajang Opponent Winner Locations Pukei-Pukei Furious Rajang Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest Rathalos Furious Rajang Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel Rathian Furious Rajang Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Flooded Forest, Jungle Bazelgeuse Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Frost Islands, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Citadel, Jungle Kushala Daora Unknown Frost Islands, Sandy Plains, Citadel, Jungle Teostra Unknown Sandy Plains, Lava Caverns, Citadel
Rathalos Opponent Winner Locations Anjanath Rathalos Lava Caverns, Shrine Ruins, Citadel Bishaten Rathalos Shrine Ruins Great Wroggi Rathalos Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns Kula-Ya-Ku Rathalos Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns Tobi-Kadachi Rathalos Shrine Ruins Rajang Rajang Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel Furious Rajang Furious Rajang Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel Magnamalo Magnamalo (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns Scorned Magnamalo Scorned Magnamalo (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Lava Caverns, Citadel Nargacuga Nargacuga (both take damage) Shrine Ruins Tigrex Tigrex (both take damage) Lava Caverns, Citadel Zinogre Zinogre (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Citadel
Rathian Opponent Winner Locations Anjanath Rathian Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Lava Caverns, Jungle Diablos Diablos Sandy Plains Rajang Rajang Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Jungle Furious Rajang Furious Rajang Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns, Jungle Nargacuga Nargacuga (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle Tigrex Tigrex (both take damage) Sandy Plains Zinogre Zinogre (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle
Seregios Opponent Winner Locations Gore Magala Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Citadel
Somnacanth Opponent Winner Locations Aknosom Somnacanth (both take damage) Frost Islands
Teostra Opponent Winner Locations Kushala Daora Random outcome (both take damage) Sandy Plains, Citadel Magnamalo Tie (both take damage) Lava Caverns Scorned Magnamalo Scorned Magnamalo (both take damage) Lava Caverns, Citadel Rajang Unknown Sandy Plains, Lava Caverns, Citadel Furious Rajang Unknown Sandy Plains, Lava Caverns, Citadel
Tetranadon Opponent Winner Locations Arzuros Tetranadon Shrine Ruins Lagombi Tetranadon Frost Islands Volvidon Tetranadon Lava Caverns Anjanath Anjanath Lava Caverns Goss Harag Goss Harag (both take damage) Frost Islands
Tigrex Opponent Winner Locations Anjanath Tigrex (both take damage) Sandy Plains, Lava Caverns, Citadel Rathalos Tigrex (both take damage) Lava Caverns, Citadel Rathian Tigrex (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Sandy Plains, Flooded Forest, Lava Caverns
Tobi-Kadachi Opponent Winner Locations Anjanath Anjanath Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle Rathalos Rathalos Shrine Ruins
Volvidon Opponent Winner Locations Tetranadon Tetranadon Lava Caverns
Zinogre Opponent Winner Locations Lunagaron Tie (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Citadel Jungle Anjanath Zinogre (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Citadel, Jungle Mizutsune Zinogre (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle Rahtalos Zinogre (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Citadel Rathian Zinogre (both take damage) Shrine Ruins, Flooded Forest, Jungle