Guide · Weapons
Monster Hunter Wilds: picking and mastering a weapon
Objective
What each weapon type is good at, plus Focus Mode and wounds.
4 steps · 3 min read
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Great Sword
Huge charged hits; learn to position and punish. Long Sword — counters and Spirit gauge. Dual Blades — fast elemental damage. Hammer — head hits for stuns. Charge Blade — burst damage with phials. Hunting Horn — buffs for the group. Bow and Heavy Bowgun — ranged damage with ammo/coatings management.
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Focus Mode lets you aim attacks at specific parts. Hitting a part creates wounds; Focus Strikes on wounds deal heavy damage.
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Carry two weapons on your Seikret so you can swap between, for example, raw melee and an elemental ranged option.
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Eat a meal before every hunt and bring the right resist food/armor for elemental monsters.
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