Hunts inMonster Hunter Wildscan range anywhere from being a complete walk in the part, to being very daunting. Certain monsters are extremely straightforward in how they’re fought and don’t require too much thought, while others have very specific strengths and weaknesses you’ll need to exploit.
While certain hunts are going to require bringing along specific items, there are plenty of items that are useful in a more general way. Certain items are useful in basically any situation, or at the very least, are easy to keep on hand in case something unexpected happens, and they suddenly become useful.
You can only have either five or ten of most items on your character at a time; the rest will go into your item box that you can access in camp.
1x Herb
Mega Potion
1x Potion + 1x Honey
No item is nearly as important as healing items. Sure, if you don’t get hit, you won’t need them. But, that is rarely going to be the case, particularly on those hunts that are more difficult. This is especially true when you’re up against a monster for the first time, orusing a weaponyou’re unfamiliar with.
Your Palico will occasionally throw a heal your way during a fight, but since you can’t control that, it’s not something that you can rely on. When out on your travels,keep an eye out for herbs and honey,and grab them every chance you get. They won’t go to waste.
Herbal Medicine
1x Antidote + 1x Blue Mushroom
While situations in which you’re going toget poisonedare few and far between, itcan be utterly debilitatingwhen it does happen, if you find yourself unable to get rid of it. Poison is going to slowly reduce your health over time, causing you to use a constant supply of Potions and Mega Potions to stay alive.
If you bring along plenty of Antidote and/or Herbal Medicine, then you won’t have anything to worry about.Antidoteis going toremove the poison effect, whileHerbal Medicineis going toremove the effectand provide you with alittle bit of healingfor your troubles.
1x Catalyst + 1x Might Seed
Demon Powder
1x Godbug Essence + 1x Might Seed
Some monsters are going to take longer to kill than others. This can happen for a variety of reasons: you’re unfamiliar with the monster and don’t know exactly how to deal with them, the monster has a wealth of resistances, or it’s just a more difficult monster in general.
For any of these reasons,increasing your damage is going to make the fight go quickerthan it would otherwise. Both Demondrug and Demon Powder are ways to increase your attack power. Demondrug is a consumable that increases your own attack power, while Demon Powder creates a cloud that increases the attack power of any Hunter that passes through it.
Flashpod
1x Flashbug Phosphor
Some monstersare going to put an incredible amount of pressure on you, either with certain difficult-to-avoid attacks, or just their general attack pattern.It can be hard to get enough hits in on a monsterto make consistent progress when you’re spending most of your time avoiding their attacks.
Flashpods can make situations like this a lot more manageable,blinding a monster for long enough for you to do a meaningful amount of damage. This isn’t going to work against every monster, but most of them suffer the blinding effect to some degree.
Large Dung Pod
1x Dung Pod + 1x Nitroshroom
The world of Monster Hunter Wilds feels like a dynamic, breathing thing. And one of the things that contributes the most to that feeling is the fact thatother monsterscan show up in the middle of a hunt, and cause particular problems.
If you have an unwelcome guest that appears mid-hunt,hitting them with a Dung Pod is often enough to get them to seek greener pastures. It’ll help ensure you get to fight your target in a less complicated fashion.
Dung Pods are especially beneficial when trying to single out one monster that’s part of a pack.
Shock Trap
1x Trap Tool + 1x Thunderbug Capacitor
The Shock Trap is pretty multi-faceted, and can be useful in a wide variety of situations. Primarily,this item is used to fully capture monsters; this is going to immobilize them for a short time, during which you may capture them by hitting them with Tranq Bombs.
But, these aren’t only useful for capturing monsters;the ability to immobilize themmakes this aninvaluable tool against some of the tougher monsters. Certain monsters, especially the larger ones, have charging attacks that can be tough to avoid. But, if you have a Shock Trap in between you and them, they’ll often move right into it, helping you avoid damage and deal some of your own.
7Rations/Well-Done Steak
Most of the time, you’ll find it easy to make a nutritious and fulfilling meal in-between your hunts or expeditions. But sometimes, you’re going to forget, or you’re going to be out in the wilds for long enough that themeal effects are going to wear off.
In these situations, a Ration or a Well-Done Steak can make all the difference. These aren’t going to be as beneficial as an actual meal, but aRation will boost your Stamina, and aWell-Done Steak will boost both Stamina and Health, slightly.
Rations and Well-Done Steak are received as a Supply Item, and are not crafted.
