Artisan Weapons Guide for Monster Hunter Wilds

Curious about Artian weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds? This game introduces them as a new feature, enabling you to forge unique weapons with highly customizable stats and elements. It's an endgame system, so here's a complete guide to everything you should know.

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Crafting Artian Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds

First, you must unlock this feature. To do so, complete the main story to reach High Rank. Then, progress until you defeat your first Tempered monster. While we won't spoil its identity, NPCs will remark on its formidable appearance and numerous scars, so you'll know it when you see it.

After slaying this beast, Gemma will initiate a conversation about Artian weapons. This triggers the tutorial. You'll learn that Gemma can now craft them. Each weapon type requires three components, and you need at least one of each to forge a weapon. However, the system has more depth.

Components possess a rarity level, an element type, and an Artian bonus. Components must share the same rarity to be combined. Your weapon's elemental effect is determined by the dominant element among its components. For instance, two Water and one Lightning component yield a Water weapon. Three Water components create a stronger Water infusion. Mixing three different elements results in a non-elemental weapon.

The Artian bonus grants either an attack or an affinity boost. Attack increases your weapon's base damage, while affinity improves your critical hit chance. The choice depends on your preferred playstyle. To craft these weapons, you'll first need to gather Artian materials.

Acquiring Artian Materials in Monster Hunter World

Obtaining Artian materials is straightforward: hunt Tempered monsters in High Rank. After defeating your first one, typically one or two will roam each area. You'll receive in-game notifications, and they are easily identified on the map by their distinctive blue outline.

Defeating or capturing a Tempered monster rewards you with a few Artian parts. You can farm them repeatedly to collect more and target specific components. These parts appear after the main mission rewards, listed alongside decorations you earn. Their rarity increases with your Hunter Rank, scaling naturally with your progression. Note that while there's no strict correlation between the monster hunted and the type of Artian drops, you can freely hunt monsters you enjoy fighting or need parts from for other gear.