InMonster Hunter Wilds, there is a massive number of items you will need to collect to make armor for you and your Palico. If you want to complete the armor for Zoh Shia, you will need to collect a pile of the item called Blackember Mass.
This item, added toMonster Hunter Wildsduring the Title Update 1that dropped early April 2025, is a high-rank item, and it can only be earned from one place. You’ll need to battle against Zoh Shia in high-rank to get your hands on them.
How to Get Blackember Mass from Zoh Shai
The first step to start stockpiling Blackember Masses is to unlock high-rank fights by completing the story. Then you will need tounlock Zoh Shia’s high-rank battleby reachingHunter Rank 50and completingChapter 6-2: A First Cry. This will give you access to the high-rank Zoh Shia and all that sweet high-rank loot dropped during this more-challenging version of the fight.
There are three different ways to getZoh Shiato drop a Blackember Mass; the best opportunity will be to break either the left or right wingarms duringPhase 3of the fight, after Zoh Shia’s wingarms turn black.
What Blackember Masses are Used For
The Blackember Mass inMonster Hunter Wildsis used to upgrade a selection of weapons, used to forge the Zoh Shia armor and weapons, and to forge the Zoh Shia Palico armor.
Helpful Tips for Taking Down Zoh Shia High Rank
The Zoh Shia battle isn’t easy on low-rank, and the battle is made even more challenging in high-rank. While not a tempered monster, this fight will be about the same difficulty of other tempered battles you have encountered so far inMonster Hunter Wilds. The best way to make sure of success when taking down Zoh Shia high-rank is preparation.
