Monster Hunter Wilds may be the most approachable of the series, but that doesn't mean it's not a confusing game. If you're a newcomer to the series or just need some help with your hunting, this Monster Hunter Wilds guides hub will put all of The Best War Games's guide coverage in one place so that you can scroll through all the content and click around to learn more and more about important Monster Hunter things, like how to capture creatures, how to keep your weapon sharp, and, for the hardcore, the best builds for every weapon type. And speaking of weapons, we'll be adding guides over time for each weapon, teaching players how to use each one.
This page is a work in progress and will be updated over time!
Getting Started - Monster Hunter Wilds Tips for Beginners
In this initial section of our Monster Hunter Wilds guides hub, we'll list some of the beginner topics to get players going.
General Tips
- How to Have the Best Possible Start
- How to Claim Preorder Items
- Best PC Settings
- How to Save Your Game
- Increasing Hunter Rank
- How to Change Appearance
- Fast Traveling
- How to Mute Players
- How to Fish
- Photo Mode
- Capturing Monsters
- Eating and Cooking Guide
- Faint Penalty Explained
- How to Upgrade Your Weapons and Armor
- Changing Your Voice (and Your Palico's Voice)
- Changing Titles
- How to Change Your Equipment
- Edit Vouchers
- Can You Pause?
- Should You Do Optional Tasks?
- Guild Points Explained
- Where is the Training Area?
- How to Play Solo
- Transmog/Layered Armor Guide
- How to Customize Your Seikret
- How to Join Friends Online
- How to Emote and Message People
Combat and Hunting Tips
- How to Switch Weapons (and Carry Two at Once)
- What's the Difference Between Slay and Hunt Quests?
- Power Clash Guide
- All Environmental Traps
- Getting Slinger Ammo
- How to Sharpen Your Weapons
- Resting and Time of Day/Environment Guide
- Weapon Bouncing Explained
- Mounting Monsters Explained
- Sneak Attack Guide
- How to Target Monsters
- How to Poison Monsters
- How to Cook a Well-Done Steak
- How to Ping
- Tail Cutting Guide
- Focus Mode and Wounds
- Blocking and Perfect Guarding Explained
Deeper Mechanics
- Latent Power Explained
- Artian Weapons Explained
- Decorations
- Hunting Assistants
- Lucky Vouchers
- Tempered Monsters
- When is High Rank? And How to Get Back to Low
- Separating Monster Packs
- Offset Attacks
- Capture Vs Killing
- Affinity Explained
Monster Hunter Wilds Weapon Guides
This section will cover all 14 different weapon types available in Monster Hunter Wilds. We don't have posts on each one just yet, but come back later for more updates!
- All Weapons and Their Differences
- Bow
- Dual Blades
- Great Sword
- Hammer
- Heavy Bowgun
- Insect Glaive
- Lance
- Light Bowgun
- Long Sword Guide
- Switch Axe
- Sword and Shield
Monster Hunter Wilds Quests and Monsters
This section of the Monster Hunter Wilds hub will cover any topics related to the main or side quests in the game, as well as the Large Monsters themselves.
Large Monsters
Main Quest Guides
- How Long is the Story?
- Full Main Quest List
- How to Head Toward the Forest
- How to Search for the Black Flame
- Capturing Yian Kut-Ku (New Ecosystems)
Side Missions
- Seeking the Goldenfish
- How to Capture a Rime Beetle (Samin's Research Report Cont.)
- Samin's Research Report (Dapperwing Location)
- How to Capture Ember Rufflizard (Dareels Research Report Cont.)
- Where to Find Tracktail Lizards (Dareel's Research Report)
- Discord Quest Guide
- Gillopod (Dareel's Special Research Report)
- Healing Help (Vigorwasp)
- High Quality Materials
- Giant Vigorwasp (A Gutsy Move)
- Gravid Bowfin (Fishing for Flavor)
- Catch a Whopper (Catch of a Lifetime)
Monster Hunter Wilds Materials and Monster Parts
If you want the best weapons and armor in Monster Hunter Wilds, it won't come that easy. You're going to need to hunt a bunch of different monsters to earn monster parts. You're also going to have to mine for ore and other materials for crafting purposes as well.
Monster Parts
- Aqua Sac
- Brute Bone
- Flame Sac
- Frost Sac
- Guardian Seikret Feather
- Herbivore Shell
- Monster Fluid
- Poison Sacs
- Sharp Fang
- Tough Guardian Bone
- Vespoid Shells
- Wingdrake Hide
Forageables and Ore
- Dragonite Ore
- Firestone
- Gracium
- Iron Ore
- Lightcrystal
- Machalite Ore
- Novacrystals
- Sleep Herbs
- Sturdy Bone
Best Monster Hunter Wilds Builds
If you're looking for the best Low Rank (or High Rank/Endgame) weapon builds for Monster Hunter Wilds, check out the list below.
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