Upgrading your weapons is essential in Monster Hunter Wilds if you want to stand a chance against the game’s toughest monsters. Unlike simple level-based systems in other RPGs, weapon upgrades in Monster Hunter Wilds follow a branching tree system tied to specific monsters and materials. This guide will explain everything you need to know about upgrading weapons, unlocking upgrade paths, and farming materials efficiently.
How Weapon Upgrades Work in Monster Hunter Wilds
In Monster Hunter Wilds you will have to take your weapons to Gemma the Smithy located at any camp. Since Gemma travels with you, it is very easy to get weapon upgrade between hunts.
Steps on how to upgrade weapons
- Talk to Gemma the Smithy at your current camp.
- Select “Forge/Upgrade Weapons” from the menu.
- Select the weapon you want to upgrade.
- Use the upgrade tree to view potential upgrade paths.
- Upgrade if you are ready with your materials and currency.
Every weapon begins from one of two base models: Expedition (Metal) or Bone. As you progress, you unlock various branching upgrade paths associated with a given monster. Each upgrade path awards different stats, elemental affinities, and bonuses based on the monster parts used.
Weapon Upgrade Trees
Every weapon type in Monster Hunter Wilds has its own upgrade tree, which branches out into different paths:
Expedition Tree (Metal): Balanced weapons with higher durability.
Bone Tree: Raw damage-focused weapons with lower durability.
As you defeat monsters and gather their materials, you’ll unlock new branches in the upgrade tree. For example, defeating a Doshaguma will unlock upgrade paths that use its materials to boost your weapon’s damage and elemental properties.
How to Unleash New Weapon Upgrades
New upgrade paths are automatically unlocked when you obtain monster parts from previously unhunted monsters. The best method to unlock upgrades is to:
- Accept Optional Tasks that ask you to hunt specific monsters.
- Break monster parts during combat in order to have the highest material drop rates.
- Scavenge monster corpses after each hunt.
- Utilize Focus Mode and shoot wounds, as well as cut off monster parts.
Once you obtain a monster’s materials, the corresponding upgrade path will become available in Gemma’s forge menu.
Crafting Additional Weapons
If you’ve already upgraded a weapon down one path but want to explore another branch, you don’t need to reset your weapon. Instead, you can craft a new version of the base weapon and upgrade it down a different tree.
Simply select the Expedition (Metal) or Bone base model again in the forge menu to create another weapon.
Best Materials for Weapon Upgrades
Here are some key materials and where to find them:
Tips for Farming Upgrade Materials
Use the Filter Icons feature on your map to mark monsters that drop upgrade materials.
Always carve large monsters after a hunt.
Strike wounds on monsters to increase the odds of breaking parts.
Complete Optional Tasks for additional monster drops.
Conclusion
Weapon upgrades in Monster Hunter Wilds is an interactive process that rewards strategic hunting and resource management. By unlocking upgrade paths for certain monsters, the player can customize their weapons into different playstyle-specific forms. Whether you like raw damage or elemental affinities, learning the upgrade system is the key to slaying the game’s toughest monsters.
