Monster Hunter Wilds Weapon Tier List – Best Weapons

Our Monster Hunter Wilds Weapon Tier List ranks all weapons from best to worst – including explanations!

There are lots of Monster Hunter Wilds weapons to choose from! While you’re here, don’t forget to take a look at our Monster Hunter Now Tier List.

Monster Hunter Wilds Weapon Tier List

Whilst subjective, these are our top picks (and least favourite picks) in Monster Hunter Wilds.

S Tier

Bow
Mid-range weapon that means you can stay away from the heat of battle, but not wander too farA high mobility due to the usage of a bow and arrows rather than a heavy-duty weaponYou can charge the arrows to increase the damage dealt to enemiesUse Tracers when attacking enemies means your arrows will follow their location
Tracers then explode to deal additional damage
When using a bow, you cannot guard
Hammer
Grants you high mobility and decent high-impact damageCharge attacks up to boost the damageYou have a chance to stun enemies with the hammer if you manage to hit them on their head multiple timesYou cannot guard with a hammer
Light Bowgun
Works at mid-range during battleUtilises a variety of ammo typesGrants high mobility with quick attacksYou can dodge oncoming attacks easilyRapid Fire Energy allows you to shoot with speedThis Energy replenishes after a duration as long as you perform successful attacksLight Bowgun users cannot guard

A Tier

Long Sword
Great at high agility movements and dealing damage with combosUseful when performing counterattacksFeatures a Spirit Gauge that increases when successfully performing certain attacksWhen the Spirit Gauge is red, certain attacks gain a buffLong Sword users cannot guard
Dual Blades
Strike enemies with two identical bladesFeatures Demon Mode, which buffs the overall damage of your attacksFeatures Archdemon Mode buffs the damage even moreDual Blade users cannot guard
Hunting Horn
Plays melodies that grant you buffsSummon Echo Bubbles onto the battlefield to create areas of effectMelody buffs yourself and your alliesHunting Horn users cannot guard
Gunlance
High rangeShoot out shells that explodeAllows you to sidestep across the battlefield as you aim down the enemyYou can guard with a Gunlance
Charge Blade
Has 2 modesSword Mode increases your speed and grants you higher agilityCharged Phials in Sword Mode buff Axe ModeAxe Mode increases the damage you deal with strong attacksCharged Phials power up the weapon in various ways
Heavy Bowgun
A long range bow!Features Auto Guard, but you can also choose to guard during battle the normal way tooIgnition Mode spends Energy, which allows you to shoot special ammo

B Tier

Great Sword
Due to the Great Sword being a heavy weapon, your speed when it comes to overall movement and attacks is slowerThe damage dealt when using the Great Sword is highYou can guard with a Great Sword
Sword and Shield
Quick attacks and overall movementThe shield can be used to guard from oncoming attacks, and also to strike enemiesEven if your weapon is out, you can still use certain items
Switch Axe
This axe switches between 2 modesAxe Mode works best at range due to it being able to reach enemies from afarSword Mode increases your attack speedYou cannot guard with the Switch Axe
Insect Glaive
Control a Kinsect whilst using the Insect GlaiveHarvest extracts from enemies to obtain buffsYou can jump into the air to perform aerial attacksYou cannot guard with an Insect Glaive

C Tier

Lance
High defensePerform fast attacks with high agilityYou can use the Lance itself to guard from oncoming attacks and perform counterattacks

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