Sunbreak | How to Use the Melding Pot: Melding Pot Guide | Monster Hunter Rise

This is a guide to using and unlocking the Melding Pot, a facility in Monster Hunter Rise and the Sunbreak DLC. Learn how to unlock all the Melding Methods including the new Master Rank Methods, Anima and Reincarnation, how to get Master Rank Talismans, the best Skills to aim for, and the success rate of each Melding Method.

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How to Unlock the Melding Pot and Melding Methods

Master Rank Melding Methods

Defeat the Final Boss of Sunbreak

Melding Method	How to Unlock
Anima	Reach MR6★
Reincarnation	Reach MR6★
Aurora	Defeat Chaotic Gore Magala in the MR6★ Hub quest Falling Into Chaos

After defeating the Final Boss of Sunbreak in The Devil's Reincarnation Urgent Quest and reaching MR6, two new Master Rank Melding Methods will be unlocked at the Melding Pot. A third Master Rank Melding Method, Aurora, can be unlocked by defeating Chaotic Gore Magala.

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Melding Pot and High Rank Melding Methods

Unlock Through Village Quests and Hub Quests

Melding Method	How to Unlock
Reflecting Pool	Reach ★5 Village or ★3 Gathering Hub
Haze	Reach HR 5 (★5 Gathering Hub)
Moonbow	Reach HR 7 (★7 Gathering Hub)
Wisp of Mystery	Defeat Thunder Serpent Narwa in the ★7 Hub quest Serpent Goddess of Thunder
Rebirth	Defeat Thunder Serpent Narwa in the ★7 Hub quest Serpent Goddess of Thunder

The Melding Pot is unlocked upon reaching ★5 in the Village Quests or ★3 in the Hub Quests. At first, only the Reflecting Pool method is available, but additional methods are added while proceeding through the Hub Quests ranks.

Melding Pot Guide: How to Use

Talk to Kagero the Merchant

Compared to the MHW's various melding options, you are limited to getting Talismans only from Kagero the Merchant at the Steelworks and the Guild Store Merchant in the Gathering Hub. In the Sunbreak DLC, Oboro the Merchant fulfills the same task in Elgado Outpost.

At the Melding Pot, you will be able to create new Talismans from Monster Parts or older Talismans!

Talismans Will Be Completed After a Quest

The Talismans you have crafted will be melded after a single non-expedition quest. Only 1 batch of Talismans will be completed per quest!

Talismans will be melded even if you fail a quest, so it's possible to farm Talismans quickly by purposefully failing hunts like in the Arena.

To take Talismans, just talk to Kagero the Merchant again then go to Melding Pot → Take talismans.

Use MP Accelerant to Skip (Master Rank Only)

Those with the Sunbreak DLC and who have reached Master Rank can collect MP Accelerant from the Argosy by using Backroom Deals. Using MP Accelerant will allow you to instantly acquire crafted Talismans, without having to take on a Quest, making farming them much easier.

MP Accelerant Location: How to Get and Uses

Requires Different Points for Each Melding Method

Lower ranked materials like Arzuros pelts will have lesser quality than materials obtained from enemies like Magnamalo. Always keep an eye out for the material value as well as the number of materials owned while choosing!

Also, try to combine different materials to get the exact value needed for that Melding. Any value above the required points will not be refunded!

The different melding methods also have different requirements for materials.

Substitute Materials for Melding Items (Master Rank Only)

In the Sunbreak DLC, players can collect Melding Pudding from the Argosy by using Backroom Deals, which can be used in place of Monster Materials and for a high number of points. Save up your Melding Items and don't spend them until you've unlocked the Anima Method for best results!

Melding Item	Points	How to Get
Melding Pudding	200	Backroom Deals at the Argosy
Melding Honey	100	Quest Reward from MR3+ Quests
Melding Nectar	50	Quest Reward from MR1-2 Quests

Melding Method Required Points and Materials

Melding Method	Required Materials
Reflecting Pool Haze	Low Rank Monster Materials and High Rank Monster Materials
Moonbow Wisp of Mystery	High Rank Monster Materials ONLY
Rebirth	Talismans
Anima	Master Rank Monster Materials ONLY
Reincarnation	Rarity 8+ Talismans
Aurora	Master Rank Monster Materials ONLY

For the best ways on how to farm materials for Talismans, check out our Talisman Farming guide.

Talisman Farming:
How to Meld the Best Talismans

Best Skills to Choose

Aim for Skills that Will Fit Multiple Builds

When aiming for skills, it is great to keep an eye out for skills that can be generally used by multiple weapons. This increases your talisman's useability when trying to create builds.

We suggest looking out for the following skills:

Melding	Skill
Reflecting Pool	Wirebug Whisperer Horn Maestro
Haze	Quick Sheath Elemental Attacks (Fire Attack, Water Attack, Ice Attack, Thunder Attack, Dragon Attack)
Moonbow	Weakness Exploit Critical Eye Razor Sharp
Wisp of Mystery	Weakness Exploit Attack Boost Critical Boost
Rebirth	Weakness Exploit Attack Boost

Skill Tier List: Best Skills in MH Rise

Melding Methods and Success Rates

Melding Method Directory
Reflecting Pool		Haze		Moonbow
Wisp of Mystery		Rebirth		Anima
Reincarnation		Aurora		-

Reflecting Pool

The earliest melding method you will unlock after reaching High Rank. This melding method requires Low Rank and High Rank monster materials to meld different talismans. You can even choose the skill as long as it's on the list.

You can get up to one (1) Talisman per order, each costing 10 points of Monster Materials plus 100 Kamura Points.

▼ Notable skills to aim for are marked with a red asterisk.

Ability	Success Rate	Ability	Success Rate
Constitution*	70%	Stamina Thief	70%
Affinity Sliding	70%	Horn Maestro*	70%
Recovery Up	70%	Recovery Speed	70%
Fire Resistance	100%	Water Resistance	100%
Ice Resistance	100%	Thunder Resistance	100%
Dragon Resistance	100%	Poison Resistance	100%
Paralysis Resistance	100%	Sleep Resistance	100%
Muck Resistance	100%	Blast Resistance	100%
Botanist	100%	Geologist	100%
Bombardier*	70%	Item Prolonger	70%
Free Meal	80%	Fortify	80%
Carving Pro	70%	Hunger Resistance	80%
Leap of Faith	80%	Diversion	80%
Master Mounter	80%	Wirebug Whisperer*	70%
Wall Runner	70%

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Haze

The next melding method you will unlock after reaching HR5. This melding method requires Low Rank and High Rank monster materials to meld different talismans. You can even choose the skill as long as it's on the list.

You can get up to one (1) Talisman per order, each costing 40 points of Monster Materials plus 100 Kamura Points.

▼ Notable skills to aim for are marked with a red asterisk.

Ability	Success Rate	Ability	Success Rate
Fire Attack	40%	Water Attack	40%
Ice Attack	40%	Thunder Attack	40%
Dragon Attack	40%	Poison Attack	30%
Constitution	50%	Quick Sheath*	30%
Slugger*	30%	Stamina Thief	50%
Affinity Sliding	50%	Horn Maestro*	50%
Reload Speed	30%	Recoil Down	30%
Steadiness	30%	Defense Boost	40%
Divine Blessing	40%	Recovery Up	50%
Recovery Speed	50%	Speed Eating	30%
Windproof	30%	Bubbly Dance	30%
Blight Resistance	30%	Partbreaker*	30%
Speed Sharpening	30%	Bombardier*	50%
Item Prolonger	50%	Wide-Range	30%
Free Meal	50%	Fortify	50%
Flinch Free*	30%	Hunger Resistance	50%
Master Mounter	50%	Wirebug Whisperer	50%
Wall Runner	50%	Counter strike	30%
Rapid Morph*	30%

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Moonbow

The third melding method you will unlock after reaching HR7. This melding method requires High Rank monster materials only to meld different talismans. You can even choose the skill as long as it's on the list.

You can get up to three (3) Talismans per order, each costing 150 points of Monster Materials plus 100 Kamura Points.

▼ Notable skills to aim for are marked with a red asterisk.

Ability	Success Rate	Ability	Success Rate
Critical Eye*	10%	Weakness Exploit*	10%
Fire Attack	40%	Water Attack	40%
Ice Attack	40%	Thunder Attack	40%
Dragon Attack	40%	Poison Attack	30%
Razor Sharp*	10%	Spare Shot*	10%
Bludgeoner	25%	Punishing Draw	25%
Quick Sheath*	30%	Slugger	25%
Reload Speed	25%	Defense Boost	40%
Divine Blessing	40%	Speed Eating	30%
Earplugs	25%	Tremor Resistance	25%
Evade Window	25%	Evade Extender*	25%
Stun Resistance	25%	Speed Sharpening	30%
Rapid Morph*	25%

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Wisp of Mystery

Wisp of Mystery is the melding method you will always use that unlocks after defeating Thunder Serpent Narwa. This melding method requires High Rank monster materials only to meld different talismans.

You can't choose any skills from a skill list nor does it have success rates for skills but it rolls across all the skills and multi-slotted Talismans are more likely to show up here!

You can get up to five (5) Talismans per order, each costing 150 points of Monster Materials plus 100 Kamura Points.

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Rebirth

Rebirth is a melding method that unlocks after defeating the Final Boss. This melding method requires older Talismans to meld new talismans.

Like Wisp of Mystery, you cannot choose skills to meld for and it rolls across all the skills.

By spending 20 Talismans plus 500 Kamura Points, Rebirth will yield three (3) Talismans per order, with no lower number permitted.

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Anima

Anima is the replacement for Wisp of Mystery unlocked after defeating the Final Boss of Sunbreak. This melding method requires Master Rank monster materials only to meld different talismans.

Like Wisp of Mystery, it rolls across all the skills. While High Rank Melding Methods cap out at Rarity 7, Anima only melds Talismans from Rarity 8 to 10.

You can get up to five (5) Talismans per order, each costing 200 points of Monster Materials plus 200 Kamura Points.

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Reincarnation

Rebirth is also unlocked after completing the main story of Sunbreak, and serves as the replacement for the Rebirth method, similarly rolling across all the skills.

Talismans must be Rarity 8 or greater to use, meaning that only Talismans created via the Anima method will work.

By spending 10 Talismans plus 1000 Kamura Points, Reincarnation will yield three (3) Talismans per order, with no lower number permitted.

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Aurora

Aurora is a melding method unlocked after completing the main story of Sunbreak. This method makes use of Master Rank monster materials to meld different talismans.

Unlike other melding methods, the Aurora method guarantees the presence of one (1) skill you specify in the creation of a talisman (meaning that skill you choose for melding will have a Skill Earning Rate of 100%). For example, if you specify Attack Boost for melding three talismans, there will be a guaranteed Attack Boost skill when you come back to pick up each melded talisman.

This is recommened if you are aiming to roll for talismans with one skill already secured.

You can create up to three (3) Talismans per order by spending 200 Kamura Points.

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