While all 14 weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds are equally capable of slaying monsters some weapon types are considered to be the best for beginners. These are very new-player-friendly and will help you learn the various combat mechanics of the RPG as soon as you start your journey in the Windward Plains.
So if you are looking to have an easier time clearing quests and learning all the monster patterns in Monster Hunter Wilds, then the guide below will help you out.
5 best beginner-friendly weapons to pick up in Monster Hunter Wilds
Here is a list of all the weapons that are perfect for those who are new to the Monster Hunter franchise:
1) Greatsword
While the Greatsword can be pretty difficult to master, the weapon, however, is pretty easy to pick up. Its skill sets will help you have an easier time learning the various monster attack patterns while providing you with some of the highest damage numbers in Monster Hunter Wilds.
The Greatsword is the focal point of balance when it comes to monster encounters. The slower attack patterns let you adjust to the monster’s position, and as the weapon also comes with Offset Attacks as well as guarding capabilities it will teach about some of the new mechanics in Milds as well.
Moreover, the Greatsword will also teach about the importance of sheathing your weapon to gain extra mobility. Hunting efficiently is all about constantly repositioning around a monster, to gain higher DPS uptime, and the Greatsword is a good teacher of the weapon sheathing mechanic.
What makes Greatsword difficult to master is the fact that you will need to learn every monster attack pattern by heart to get the most of the weapon’s capabilities. This means that you will need to invest hours using the weapon to be able to breeze through the endgame content.
2) Sword and Shield
The Sword and Shield is the most versatile weapon in Monster Hunter Wilds. Much like the Greatsword it can do almost everything in the game, but comes with significantly more mobility options built into its kit.
It is also the only weapon in the game that lets you use items like traps and potions while it’s unsheathed. This makes the weapon a lot less punishing to use when you are up against an aggressive monster that is constantly trying to attack you.
So if you make a mistake and get hit by an attack, you will not need to lock yourself in the weapon-sheathing animation to be able to use your healing items. The shield part of the weapon comes with good defensive stats, making the weapon a great option for beginners who are going to get hit by attacks quite often.
3) Dual Blades
The Dual Blades are even more agile than the Sword and Shield allowing you to very easily dance around monster attacks while dishing out a fair bit of damage yourself. They have some of the coolest movesets in Monster Hunter Wilds, that make you feel like a ninja, and even Levi from Attack on Titan.
However, the Dual Blades do not come with a block feature and there you will have to constantly keep an eye on the Stamina bar. Fortunately, the resource management on the weapon is pretty simple, and with all the dashes that you get in your kit, you do not really need a blocking tool for this weapon.
The ability to dodge through attacks alone makes the Dual Blades one of the best weapons for beginners in Monster Hunter Wilds. However, like the Greatsword it’s pretty hard to master, and you will need to be constantly aware of a monster’s hit zone values to have an easier time with late-game hunts. Dual Blades are also very squishy like the Bow, so if you are dodging into a monster’s ultimate attack, you are likely to instantly cart.
4) Hammer
Hammer just goes Bonk! Its movesets are simple, easy to execute, and also easy to master. The weapon also comes with a surprising amount of mobility even though it’s considered to be one of the heavier weapons in the game.
While you can’t block attacks with a hammer, you gain a good bit of mobility when you are charging up an attack. This gives you a lot of room to maneuver around, allowing you to reposition yourself to gain easy access to the monster’s head.
The Hammer’s attacks also come with the highest knockout values out of all the weapons in the game. Most of its attacks will fill up the monster’s stun gauge quite easily letting you get atleast 2-3 knockouts per hunt, leaving the monster vulnerable to your hardest-hitting combos.
The goal of a hammer-main is simple: “Stick to the head and get as many BONKs in as possible.”
5) Lance
Lance is the final beginner-friendly weapon on our list today. Although the least flashy weapon in Monster Hunter Wilds, the Lance is the most efficient when it comes to helping newcomers breeze through most content in the game.
The weapon is built like a tank and will provide your hunter with some of the highest defensive stats in the game. Much of its playstyle revolves around blocking incoming monster attacks and then countering them with a poke.
You can counter almost every monster attack in Wilds, making the Lance one of the best weapons to bring to a 4-man co-op session.
While the Lance might not have the quickest completion times, it gets the job done and makes it very hard for the monster to cart you as you will rarely be one-shotted.
