Curious about the Artian weapons in *Monster Hunter Wilds*? These innovative weapons introduce a thrilling layer of customization, allowing you to tailor your arsenal with specific stats and elements to suit your playstyle. Since Artian weapons are a late-game feature, let's dive into everything you need to know to harness their power.
How to Craft Artian Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds
Unlocking the ability to craft Artian weapons involves progressing through the game until you reach High Rank and then defeating your first Tempered monster. You'll recognize this formidable foe by the comments from NPCs about its toughness and scars, though we won't spoil the surprise for you.
After vanquishing this beast, Gemma will initiate a conversation about Artian weapons, triggering a tutorial that walks you through the crafting process. Each weapon type requires three components, each with a rarity value, an element type, and an Artian bonus. To craft a weapon, you'll need components with the same rarity value. The elemental effect of your weapon depends on the majority element among your components. For example, using two water and one lightning component results in a water weapon, while using three different elements yields no elemental infusion.
The Artian bonus enhances either your attack or affinity. Attack increases the overall damage your weapon can deal, while affinity boosts your critical hit chance. Choose according to your preferred playstyle. To proceed with crafting, you'll need to gather Artian materials.
How to Get Artian Materials in Monster Hunter Wilds
Acquiring Artian materials involves hunting Tempered monsters in High Rank areas. After defeating your first Tempered monster, you'll start encountering more in various regions, marked by a blue outline on the map and notifications about their presence.
Defeating or capturing these monsters yields Artian parts, which you can farm repeatedly to gather the specific components you need. These parts appear alongside main mission rewards and decorations, and their rarity increases with your hunter rank. While there's no direct correlation between the monster you hunt and the Artian drops you receive, feel free to target monsters you enjoy fighting or those that drop parts useful for other weapons or armor.
