Here's a list and guide to all weapons in Monster Hunter Now. Check out the best weapons in MH Now and their tier list rankings here!

Weapon Tier List

All Weapon Types Ranked

S Tier	Sword and Shield Bow
A Tier	Long Sword Dual Blades Charge Blade Gunlance Heavy Bowgun
B Tier	Hammer Lance Great Sword Light Bowgun

Tier List Criteria

Ease of Use and DPS Potential are the two factors considered in creating this tier list for weapons. It's important to deal as much damage as possible within the time limit, so we chose the weapons that deal the most damage while being easy to pick up.

The Best Weapon: Sword and Shield

The Sword and Shield deals significant damage while still being easy to use! This weapon is ideal for beginner hunters or those who want to hunt down monsters quickly and efficiently.

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Sword and Shields

Aqua Messer	Blazing Edge	Blooming Knife
Carapace Edge	Flame Knife	Girros Knife
Glacial Grace	Hunter's Knife	Jagras Edge
Lumu Knife	Princess Rapier	Queen Rose
Thunder Edge	Spiked Edge	Icicle Spike
Usurper's Firebolt	Bone Kukri	Blue Corona
Fatal Jho	Laguna Blossom	Khezu Razor
Daora's Razor	Hana no Nagoriwo	MrBeast Sword and Shield
Teostra's Emblem	Sinister Sword	Rajang Club

Specializing in responsiveness, the Sword and Shield bolsters a quick and varied moveset where you can freely dodge and block attacks at a moment's notice.

The Sword and Shields having high elemental values were ranked high in the tier list. These weapons can deal significant damage and can quickly end a hunt.

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Dual Blades

Matched Slicers	Rending Beaks	Pulsar Hatchets
Madness Pangas	Blazing Hatchets	Freeze Daggers
Diablos Hatchets	Thanatos Mauls	Mammoth Direbones
Blizzarioths	Usurper's Fulgur	Bone Hatchets
Fortune Dragon Fans	Luminous Daggers	Garon Hatchets
Wrath & Rancor	Daora's Hook	Morning Dawn
Schirmscorn	Sinister Blades	Suzuka Takamaru

Dual Blades are quick and deal plenty of damage if you can stay aggressive. Demon Mode makes Dual Blades powerful, but the stamina management aspect makes it trickier to master compared to other weapons.

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Great Swords

Aqua Slasher	Blooming Blade	Buster Sword
Carapace Buster	Flame Blade	Flammenzahn
Freeze Blade	Girros Blade	Jagras Blade
Thunder Blade	Spiked Blade	Mammoth Greataxe
Icicle Fang	Severing Bolt	Bone Blade
Blue Wing	Berserker Sword	Laguna Golem
Khezu Shock Sword	Daora's Decimator	Hanayako Yohino
King Teostra Blade	Aknosom Blade	Sinister Blade
Demon Rod

Charge up and slay monsters with heavy blows with the Great Sword!

The Great Sword's charged attacks deal significant damage to monsters. However, monster attacks will stop you from charging up, making it harder to deal damage before the timer runs out. Using this weapon requires you to have advanced knowledge and experience in the game.

All Great Sword Guides
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Long Swords

Blazing Shotel	First Dance	Glacial Shotel
Iron Katana	Jyura Shotel	Pulsar Shotel
Wyvern Blade "Blossom"	Wyvern Blade "Fall"	Wyvern Blade "Leaf"
Mammoth Longblade	Ambertooth	Usurper's Boltslicer
Bone Shotel	Wyvern Blade "Azure"	Flickering Glow
Reaver "Cruelty"	Gigant Makra	Daora's Raid
Kakaru Kumo Naki	Imperial Shimmer	Aknosom Sabre
Sinister Long Sword	Demon Halberd

Unveil your expertise in combat by unleashing counterattacks against monsters with the Long Sword.

The Long Sword's reach is far enough to be safe against close-range attacks from monsters. The Foresight Slash will take some time to get used to, but this technique is a great way to quickly get back to dealing damage after evading.

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Hammers

Aqua Hammer	Blazing Hammer	Blooming Hammer
Carapace Sledge	Chaos Shatterer	Diablos Sledge
Girros Hammer	Iron Hammer	Kulu Beak
Thunder Hammer	Bone Spike	Mammoth Hoof
Glacial Bash	Usurper's Thunder	Bone Bludgeon
Lucky Dragon Hammer	Devil's Due	Aqua Flora
Basarios Blow	Bag o' Horrors	Daora's Colossus
Purity Hammer	Teostra Cratergouger	Sinister Hammer
Mane Malice

The king of K.O. The Hammer destroys monsters before they get stunned from the heavy blunt damage it inflicts.

The Hammer does serious damage, and its Special Skill, Spinning Bludgeon, has a wide reach. However, using this weapon makes your movement slow, which opens you up to more monster attacks. This will affect the damage you can do within the time limit.

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Lances

Iron Lance	Kulu Lance	Blooming Lance
Carapace Lance	Thunder Lance	Aqua Horn
Glacial Lance	Flame Lance	Tusk Lance
Thunderpierce	Bone Lance	Blue Tail
Garon Lance	Grief Lance	Laguna Pike
Venom Lance	Daora's Fang	Hana mo Hana Nare
Teostra's Roar	Aknosom Lance	Sinister Spear
Demon Lance

The Lance is a fairly safe weapon to use, thanks to its strong guarding ability, powerful counter-thrust, and simple damage loop involving triple thrusts. The Lance does take some getting used to, as the weapon can feel clunky for beginners who aren't familiar with all its options.

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Gunlance

Iron Gunlance	Jagras Gunlance	Carapace Cannon
Girros Gunlance	Pulsar Gunlance	Madness Gunlance
Blazing Gunlance	Princess Panoply	Rose Burst
Glacial Gunlance	Rath Gunlance	Blue Rook
Mammoth Gunlance	Twinfang	Usurper's Roar
Ravenous Gunlance	Bone Gunlance	Full Voltage
Daora's Brigia	Ukiyo no Yamiwo	Aknosom Gunlance
Sinister Gunlance	Demon Gunlance

The Gunlance is a powerful weapon, with shell damage complementing the damage from its thrusts. However, its Lance-like mobility and difficulty of use may prove to be a challenge for fledgling Hunters.

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Charge Blades

Proto Commission Axe	Bone Strongarm	Jagras Strongarm
Girros Strongarm	Pulsar Strongarm	Mudslide Blade
Dear Lutemis	Dear Hecatel	Everfrost Blade
Diablos Wall	Thanatos Force	Rathsblade
Azure Soulbrand	Weissritter	Usurper's Lightning
Garon Strongarm	Tyrant's Charge Blade	Giga Grips
Daora's Thwartoise	Mizuniya Drill	Teostra's Nova
Sinister Slasher	Undying Blade

The Charge Blade is a challenging weapon to master but can deal lots of damage when used well. Although it's powerful, some of its moves like the SAED have long animations that can cause you to run out of time if you're not careful.

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Light Bowguns

Blazing Rifle	Carapace Rifle	Chain Blitz
Flame Blitz	Jagras Blitz	Lumu Blitz
Madness Rifle	Snow Blitz	Thunder Blitz
Mammoth Bowgun	Blizzard Cannon	Usurper's Crime
Hunter's Rifle	Azure Soulscorcher	Garon Rifle
Devil's Grin	Laguna Blitz	Grenade Launcher
Khezu Syringe	Daora's Hornet	Desolate Mist
Teostra's Flamebolt	Sinister Bowgun	Rajang Barrage

Suppress monsters in long ranges with the Light Bowgun as you bombard them with varying ammo types. The Light Bowgun is a great long-ranged damage dealer. Take advantage of a monster's elemental weakness by crafting different Light Bowguns for every element!

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Bows

Aqua Arrow	Blazing Bow	Blooming Arch
Diablos Bow	Galebender	Glacial Arrow
Iron Bow	Kulu Arrow	Princess Arrow
Pulsar Bow	Rathslinger	Rosen Arrow
Mammoth Greatbow	Icicle Blizzard	Usurper's Rumble
Hunter's Bow	Azure Mightbow	Insurgent's Bow
Laguna Shot	Khezu Bow	Daora's Sagittarii
Blessed Rain	Bow of Light and Courage	Sinister Bow
Beast Thunderbow

Weave across the battlefield while showering monsters in a deadly rain of arrows! The Bow can deal consistent damage, but most of the time, it will require you to be closer to the monster than you usually would with ranged weapons. Learning to dodge and time your attacks will make the Bow deadly.

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Heavy Bowguns

Sinister Volley	Rajang Blaster	Iron Assault
Jagras Assault	Blooming Shooter	Laguna Blaster
Pulsar Shooter	Aqua Assault	Blazing Assault
Queen's Longfire	Shattercryst	Diablos Shooter
Nero's Blazooka	Spiked Shooter	Icicle Assault
Mightning	Luminous Assault	Gluttonous Cannon
Rock Eater	Daora Grande	Cirrus Blaster
Teostra's Flames	Bone Shooter

Take down monsters with heavy artillery as you use Heavy Bowguns. This type of weapon can carry powerful ammo, especially with its use of Wyvern and Cluster Bomb ammos. You'll be slower in movement compared to the Light Bowgun, but monsters will definitely feel the impact of your shots!

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Useful Weapon Guides

Unlock Weapons by Progressing Story Quests Elemental Weapons are the Best Weapons

Unlock Weapons by Progressing Story Quests

You can unlock weapons in Monster Hunter Now by progressing through the story quests. All hunters start with the Sword and Shield, while the rest of the weapons can be unlocked during Chapter 2.

How to Get New Weapons

Elemental Weapons are the Best Weapons

If you are aiming to deal the most damage, the best way is to use an elemental weapon your target monster is weak to.

Elemental weapons paired with the proper elemental attack skill (e.g., Fire Attack) provide a great deal of bonus damage.

The damage you get from elemental attack skills far surpasses that from other raw attack-boosting skills at lower grades and can keep up with other skills, such as Critical Eye, later on.

Elements Guide: Elemental Damage Explained

Skill Comparison: Attack Boost vs Elemental Attack

Attack Boost vs. Elemental Attack Skill
Skill Level		Attack Boost				Elemental Attack
1		+20 Attack				+50 Elemental Attack
2		+40 Attack				+100 Elemental Attack
3		+60 Attack				+200 Elemental Attack
4		+80 Attack				+350 Elemental Attack
5		+120 Attack				+500 Elemental Attack

Downside of Elemental Builds

It is important to note that elemental damage does not work against monsters that are not weak to that element.

Therefore, you would have to forge and upgrade multiple weapons and armor for each weapon type and/or element, making these very resource-intensive.

As many materials from gathering points are shared across many weapons and armor as upgrade material, we do not recommend forging and crafting non-elemental weapons in the long run, unless you want to conserve materials and stick to a single weapon.

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