Everything you need to know about Artian Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds.
Monster Hunter Wilds has a simple enough gameplay loop: Defeat a monster, use the spoils to craft weapons and armor, defeat stronger monsters, craft stronger gear, and so on and so forth.
It is a gameplay loop that fans of the series love, and to get the strongest gear in the game, you have to beat the strongest monsters in the game.
Artian Weapons are some of the strongest weapons in the game, and you’ll be able to get your hands on them during the endgame.
What sets them apart from other weapons is that they are customizable. That is, you can tweak their bonus effects such as damage multipliers, as well as its Affinity and what type of Elemental Damage it does.
In this article, we’ve detailed how you can craft your first Artian Weapon, and the materials you’ll need to do so.
How to Unlock Artian Weapons
Artian Weapons are forged using Weapon Shards, which you can get by defeating Tempered Monsters.
You’ll meet your first Tempered Monster during Mission 4-3: Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns, where you’ll face off against a Tempered Lala Barina.
Defeating the Lala Barina will drop a Damaged Weapon Shard, which you can use to craft Artian Weapons. Moreover, Tempered Monsters will start to spawn around the map, allowing you to grind Weapon Shards.
The tier of Weapon Shard you get depends on the tier of the Tempered Monster:
- Tier 1 Tempered Monsters:
- Damaged Weapon Shards.
- Tier 2 Tempered Monsters:
- Rusted Weapon Shards.
- Tier 3 Tempered Monsters:
- Ancient Weapon Fragments.
How to Craft Artian Weapons
With your crafting materials in hand, talk to Gemma at the Smithy, and select Forge Artian Weapons.
Then, you can select the materials you want to use to craft your Artian Weapon.
Keep in mind, however, that different weapon types require different materials:
- Great Sword
- 2x blade and 1x tube.
- Long Sword
- 1x blade and 2x tube.
- Sword & Shield
- 1x blade, 1x tube, and 1x disc.
- Dual Blades
- 2x blade and 1x disc.
- Hammer
- 2x disc and 1x tube.
- Hunting Horn
- Requires 1x disc and 2x device.
- Lance
- 1x blade and 2x disc.
- Gunlance
- 2x disc and 1x device.
- Switch Axe
- 2x blade and 1x device.
- Charge Blade
- 1x blade, 1x disc, and 1x device.
- Insect Glaive
- 1x blade, 1x tube, and 1x device.
- Light Bowgun
- 1x tube and 2x device.
- Heavy Bowgun
- 1x disc, 1x tube, and 1x device.
- Bow
- 2x tube and 1x device.
Moreover, each material has different Element Types and Artian Bonuses, which affect the stats of the crafted weapon.
Lastly, keep in mind that you do not get your materials back when dismantling an Artian Weapon. You will, however, get Reinforcement Materials, which you can use to upgrade Artian Weapons.
How to Upgrade Artian Weapons
Talk to Gemma and select Reinforce/Dismantle Artian Weapon. Then, you can use your Reinforcement Materials to upgrade your Artian Weapon, giving it random bonuses to its Attack, Affinity, Sharpness, Element, or Defense stats.
