Looking at scars is super helpful during hunts but they dont really tell you how old the monster is. Its more about seeing how many fights theyve been through, which makes sense when you think about it. I've noticed that the really tough ones, those tempered variants, have these cool blue glowing wounds you can spot in focus mode, and breaking those actually gets you some nice wyverian bloodstones.

The neat thing is, when you're tracking these monsters, youll sometimes find ones that already have battle scars from fighting other creatures in the wild. These weak points are pretty useful actually, since you can target them for some extra damage and maybe even stagger the monster if you hit them just right.

Using focus mode helps a ton here, since it highlights all those weak spots for you. Regular wounds show up in red, while those tempered ones glow blue, and trust me, when you see those blue ones you know youre in for a real challenge. Those monsters have been around the block a few times and definitely know how to put up a fight!