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Monster Hunter Stories 3 (MHS3)

Best Start Guide: What to Do First?

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✦ All Monsties | Monster Weaknesses
✧ Final Boss Guide | Best Monsties | Best Team
✦ All Endangered Monsties | All Mutated Monsties
✧ Beginner's Guide | All Eggs | All Poogies
✦ Best Weapons | Best Armor | Egg Skills
✧ All Invasive Monsters | Habitat Restoration

Best Start What to Do Firstmode:show

You should get anti-Fire equipment, have Monsters of each attack type, get endangered eggs, raise your ecosystem ranks, do side stories, and get the paintball recipe to get the best start in Monster Hunter Stories 3. Find out what to do first here!

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What to Do First?

Best Start Guide
Checkmark Get Anti-Fire Equipment
Checkmark Have Monsters of Each Attack Type
Checkmark Get Eggs from Endangered Dens
Checkmark Raise Ecosystem Rank
Checkmark Complete Side Stories
Checkmark Acquire the Paintball Recipe
Checkmark Always Gather Resources

Get Anti-Fire Equipment

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A lot of bosses in the early game are Fire element, such as the Honed Glavenus and the Magnamalo, so wear Fire-resistant armor, such as the Kut-Ku Armor and bring weapons that deal Water damage.
List of All Weapons

Have Monsters of Each Attack Type

Monsties of Each Attack Typemode:show
The combat system revolves around the three attack types: Power, Technical, and Speed, and you should bring a party of Monsties that cover every attack type to win Head-to-Heads and trigger Double Attacks.

You should also bring monsters with varied elements to cover different Monster weaknesses. For instance, Royal Ludroth is Water element and has Power Type Attacks, Yian Kut-Ku is Fire element and has Technical Type Attacks, and Tobi-Kadachi is Thunder element and has Speed Type Attacks.

List of All Monsties (Monster List)

Get Eggs from Endangered Dens

Get Endangered Eggsmode:show

You can get Eggs of powerful Monsties, such as a Rathian and an Astalos, from endangered dens after making Invasive Monsters retreat.

These monsters can only be found at night in hidden areas and do not need to be defeated. Instead, you must solve the puzzles based on the clues that you can gather near the invasive monster as well as Rudy's advice in combat.

List of All Invasive Monsters

Raise Ecosystem Rank

Raise Ecosystem Rank

When you unlock Habitat Restoration, you should try to increase your Monsties' Ecosystem Ranks as the eggs of those Monsties acquire Egg Skills, get an additional element based on the restoration area, and start with better genes. Raising ecosystem ranks can also cause certain species to mutate.

Specifically, it is recommended to get Dreadqueen Rathian at S Rank as it helps a lot until the mid-game, and getting the Boltreaver Astalos to S Rank can give you a strong Monstie that covers a lot of significant bases until the latter stages of the game.

Habitat Restoration Guide

Complete Side Stories

Thea Side Story Rewardmode:show
Each of your Battle Allies have their own Side Stories that grant you helpful rewards. Specifically, you should finish Thea's side story to make Poogie Hunting easier, Kora's for bomb recipes, and Ogden's for trap recipes.
List of All Side Stories

Acquire the Paintball Recipe

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You should also acquire the Paintball recipe by completing A Step Toward Conservation, a side quest available in Azuria.

Throwing paintballs at monsters increases their retreat rate when you defeat them, spawning a den that only contains the defeated monster's eggs. This makes it easier to farm for specific Monsties.

A Step Toward Conservation Walkthrough

Always Gather Resources

Always Gather Resources
You'll encounter a lot of Gathering Spots during your playthrough, and you should always press the Interact/Gather button as you play in order to passively gain resources. This ensures that you will have components for crafting or ingredients for combining and cooking.

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Monster Hunter 3 (MHS3) Related Guides

Tips and Tricks
Beginner's Guide: Tips and Tricks

Game Mechanics

How to Fast Travel How to Change Monster Element
Habitat Restoration Guide: How to Restore Habitat Character Creation Guide: How to Change Appearance
How to Get Better Genes How to Get Monster Eggs
Egg Skills Explained Rite of Channeling Guide
List of Food: How to Cook Night and Day Differences

Combat Guides

Combat Guide: How to Win Battles? How to Synchro Rush
How to Use Kinship Skills How to Use Double Attacks
How to Topple Monsters Wyvernsoul Gauge Guide
How to Break Body Parts How to Trigger a Head-to-Head
List of Skill Affinities How to Make Monsters Retreat

Farming Guides

EXP Guide: How to Level Up Fast Trade Point Farming Guide: How to Get Trade Points
How to Get Rare Eggs How to Defeat Barrel Felynes

Miscellaneous Guides

How to Transfer Trial Version Save Data How to Claim Deluxe Edition Items
Level Cap: What is the Max Level? Best Start Guide: What to Do First?
Is Monster Hunter Stories 3 Turn Based? How to Hide Your Helmet
Can You Remove Battle Allies? What Are Excursions?
Is There a New Game Plus? Can You Fight Deviants?

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