Crafting Artian Weapons Guide for Monster Hunter Wilds

Want to dive deep into the world of Artian weapons in *Monster Hunter Wilds*? These innovative weapons are a fresh addition to the game, allowing you to craft unique armaments with customizable stats and elements. However, they're a late-game feature, so let's explore 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 is your first step. To do this, you must complete the main story and reach High Rank, then continue your journey until you conquer your first Tempered monster. Without spoiling specifics, you'll recognize this formidable foe by the NPCs' comments on its toughness and numerous scars.

After defeating this beast, Gemma will initiate a conversation about Artian weapons, triggering a tutorial that introduces you to the crafting process. Gemma will explain that each weapon type requires three components, and you need at least one of each to craft a weapon. But there's more to it.

Each component comes with a rarity value, an element type, and an Artian bonus. To craft a weapon, components must share 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 will result in a water weapon. If you use three water components, you'll get a stronger water infusion, but using three different elements will result in no elemental infusion at all.

The Artian bonus offers a choice between an attack boost, which increases your weapon's damage output, or an affinity boost, which enhances your critical hit chance. Your choice will depend on 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 is straightforward but requires hunting Tempered monsters in High Rank. After defeating your first Tempered monster, you'll start encountering one or two in each area. You'll receive notifications when they're nearby, and they're easily identifiable on the map by their blue outline.

Upon defeating or capturing a Tempered monster, you'll receive Artian parts along with other rewards like decorations. These parts will increase in rarity as your hunter rank progresses, naturally enhancing your crafting options. While there's no strict correlation between the monster you hunt and the types of Artian parts you receive, you can focus on hunting monsters you enjoy or need parts from for other weapons or armor. Keep farming these monsters to gather the materials you need to craft your ideal Artian weapons.