Mastering Solo Hunts in Monster Hunter Wilds: Top Weapon Choices
This guide highlights five exceptional weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds perfectly suited for solo players, offering diverse playstyles and maximizing your hunting efficiency without relying on teammates.
Recommended Weapons for Solo Play
Switch Axe:
The Switch Axe demands skill and strategic planning, but rewards players with devastating power and versatility. Its axe form unleashes brutal, high-damage combos, while the sword form offers intricate chains and burst attacks capable of inflicting hundreds of damage points, even at lower levels. Its adaptability surpasses the Charge Blade, making it a formidable solo weapon.
Hammer:
A top choice for beginners and solo players alike, the Hammer boasts exceptional raw power, surpassing most weapons in damage output. This allows for strategic investment in status ailments (sleep, paralysis) while still delivering massive blows and controlling monster behavior. Its focused strikes are particularly effective at breaking weak points, creating wounds, and accelerating hunts, yielding increased crafting materials.
Great Sword:
The Great Sword is a powerhouse weapon with simple yet highly effective moves. While its size restricts mobility, it functions as a makeshift shield, allowing for guarding against attacks. Its three-level charged attack, requiring precise timing, delivers immense damage, even at lower charge levels. The significant damage output makes it a potent solo weapon despite its slower pace.
Lance:
The Wilds iteration of the Lance is significantly improved, offering more than just strong defense. It features the game's strongest guard, powerful thrust attacks leading into multi-hit combos, and enhanced mobility options. A new stamina-based guarding skill provides superior defense, and a ramming attack adds offensive versatility. While defensively focused, its damage output, though lower than the Great Sword, remains effective for solo hunts.
Heavy Bowgun:
The Heavy Bowgun excels in solo play due to its superior damage compared to its lighter counterpart, larger ammo capacity, and powerful burst mode (despite its cooldown). It maintains the versatility of the Light Bowgun, allowing for various ammo types (including unlimited standard ammo, piercing rounds, and status-effect rounds), offering adaptable combat strategies. Its ranged capabilities provide a significant advantage in solo hunts.
