This is a guide to hunting horn songs and effects in Monster Hunter Wilds. Learn about the effect of each hunting horn melody, different note combinations, and how to play hunting horn songs!

Hunting Horn Song Effects

Self-Buff Melody Effects

Attack and Defense Melody Effects

Resistance Melody Effects

Recovery Melody Effects

Stamina Melody Effects

Miscellaneous Melody Effects

Special Performance Melody Effects

Echo Bubble Effects

Hunting Horn Note Combinations

List of Hunting Horn Songs

Note Colors	Songs
White, Red, Blue	Self-Improvement Attack Up (S) Defense Up (S) Wind Pressure Negated Sonic Barrier Echo Wave Resounding Melody
White, Red, Sky	Self-Improvement Attack Up (S) Earplugs (S) Aquatic/Oilsilt Mobility Environment Damage Negated Echo Wave Offset Melody
White, Red, Yellow	Self-Improvement Attack Up (S) Fire Res (S) Sonic Waves Echo Wave Offset Melody
White, Blue, Sky	Self-Improvement Stamina Use Reduced (S) Defense Up (S) Wind Pressure Negated Sonic Barrier Echo Wave Offset Melody
White, Blue, Green	Self-Improvement Health Recovery (S) Health Recovery (S) + Antidote Stamina Use Reduced (S) Defense Up (S) Wind Pressure Negated Echo Wave Melody of Life
White, Blue, Yellow	Self-Improvement Stamina Use Reduced (S) Defense Up (S) Ice Res (S) Sonic Waves Echo Wave Resounding Melody
White, Green, Sky	Self-Improvement Health Recovery (S) Health Recovery (M) Earplugs (S) Echo Wave Melody of Life
White, Green, Yellow	Self-Improvement Health Recovery (S) Recovery Speed (S) Thunder Res (S) Sonic Waves Echo Wave Offset Melody
Purple, Red, Blue	Self-Improvement Attack Up (L) Defense Up (L) Wind Pressure Negated Sonic Barrier Echo Wave Resounding Melody
Purple, Red, Green	Self-Improvement Attack Up (L) Health Recovery (S) Recovery Speed (L) Echo Wave Melody of Life
Purple, Red, Sky	Self-Improvement Attack Up (L) Earplugs (S) Aquatic/Oilsilt Mobility Environment Damage Negated Echo Wave Offset Melody
Purple, Red, Yellow	Self-Improvement Attack Up (S) Fire Res (L) Sonic Waves Echo Wave Offset Melody
Purple, Red, Orange	Self-Improvement Attack Up (L) Knockback Negated Melody Effects Extended Restore Sharpness Echo Wave Resounding Melody
Purple, Blue, Green	Self-Improvement Health Recovery (S) Health Recovery (M) + Antidote Stamina Use Reduced (L) Defense Up (L) Wind Pressure Negated Echo Wave Melody of Life
Purple, Blue, Sky	Self-Improvement Stamina Use Reduced (L) Defense Up (L) Stun Resistance Wind Pressure Negated Sonic Barrier Echo Wave Offset Melody
Purple, Blue, Yellow	Self-Improvement Stamina Use Reduced (L) Defense Up (L) Ice Res (L) All Wind Pressure Negated Sonic Waves Echo Wave Resounding Melody
Purple, Blue, Orange	Self-Improvement Stamina Use Reduced (L) Defense Up (L) All Wind Pressure Negated Attack and Defense Up Echo Wave Offset Melody
Purple, Green, Sky	Self-Improvement Health Recovery (S) Health Recovery (L) Earplugs (L) Echo Wave Melody of Life
Purple, Green, Yellow	Self-Improvement Health Recovery (S) Recovery Speed (S) Elem Attack Boost Divine Protection Thunder Res (L) Sonic Waves Echo Wave Offset Melody
Purple, Green, Orange	Self-Improvement Health Recovery (S) Earplugs (L) Affinity Up (S) / Health Recovery (S) Echo Wave Melody of Life
Purple, Sky, Yellow	Self-Improvement Elem Attack Boost Water Res (L) Dragon Res (L) Tremors Negated Paralysis Negated Sonic Waves Melody of Life
Purple, Sky, Orange	Self-Improvement Status Attack Up Divine Protection All Ailments Negated Echo Wave Offset Melody
Purple, Yellow, Orange	Self-Improvement Elem Attack Boost Blight Negated Sonic Waves Restore Sharpness Echo Wave Resounding Melody

How to Play Hunting Horn Songs

How to Use Hunting Horn
Input Song Notes into Song Meter Use Hunting Horn Perform Input Song Sequence and Amplifying Effects Performance Beat and Encore

Input Song Notes into Song Meter

To actually start playing songs, you will need to prepare them first via attack inputs in order according to the requirements of the song. These notes are input left-to-right on the meter.

Note Control Inputs

PC

PS5

Xbox

Left Swing
Right Swing
+ 1 Flourish	+
Backwards Strike	+
+ 1 Overhead Smash	+ +
, , or Hilt Stab (Only after an attack)	+ Any Attack Input

Left Swing
Right Swing
+ 1 Flourish	+
Backwards Strike	+
+ 1 Overhead Smash	+ +
, , or Hilt Stab (Only after an attack)	(Back) + Any Attack Input

Left Swing
Right Swing
+ 1 Flourish	+
Backwards Strike	+
+ 1 Overhead Smash	+ +
, , or Hilt Stab (Only after an attack)	(Back) + Any Attack Input

※ Notes with '+1' mean that they allow 1 additional note of your choice as an additional input.
※ Hilt Stab allows you to input any 1 of the 3 Notes of your choice depending on your button press.

Use Hunting Horn Perform Input

Now that you have Hunting Horn songs prepared on your meter, you will need to start playing them. Press the corresponding button for Perform to play a Song.

Perform can be done from neutral (standing/moving) position, after a combo, or a move such as Echo Bubble. The choice is yours when to best use it so as long as you have prepared songs beforehand!

Hunting Horn Perform Inputs

PC

PS5

XBOX

Input	Note
+ +	Use Special Performance.
	Perform 1st song.
+	Perform 3rd song.
+	Perform 4th song.

Input	Note
+ +	Use Special Performance.
	Perform 1st song.
+	Perform 3rd song.
+	Perform 4th song.

Input	Note
+ +	Use Special Performance.
	Perform 1st song.
+	Perform 3rd song.
+	Perform 4th song.

The default Perform will always play the first song prepared on the meter. But you can add other button modifiers to select your 2nd or 3rd song instead of the 1st. This is helpful if you want to use a specific Song right away that is queued at a different spot of the list.

Song Sequence and Amplifying Effects

You can check the song you are currently playing and the next song on the list by inspecting the Performance Bar (or you can just call it a Set List) under the Sharpness Gauge. This bar appears only during a performance.

Songs are that are performed will appear with a yellow glow while those used with Encore will appear with a purple glow. If you have any unplayed songs in the list after an Encore, they can be used again in another performance later.

The effects of played songs may be strengthened by performing them twice or using Encore when they are played. Of the two, Encore is the fastest option and will also amplify all songs performed on the meter.

Performance Beat and Encore

PC

PS5

XBOX

Move Input	Use
Performance Beat	Used as a perfect input for increased damage when you play the next song on the meter in a performance. Time this as soon as the song starts.
Encore + (end performance early) (after all songs in queue)	Use this if you want to perform only one song (or the last song) for one more performance with increased buffs.

Move Input	Use
Performance Beat	Used as a perfect input for increased damage when you play the next song on the meter in a performance. Time this as soon as the song starts.
Encore + (end performance early) (after all songs in queue)	Use this if you want to perform only one song (or the last song) for one more performance with increased buffs.

Move Input	Use
Performance Beat	Used as a perfect input for increased damage when you play the next song on the meter in a performance. Time this as soon as the song starts.
Encore + (end performance early) (after all songs in queue)	Use this if you want to perform only one song (or the last song) for one more performance with increased buffs.

Using Perform will play all songs on the meter. To strengthen the damage from the swing of your Perform, you use Performance Beat and input it on the next song's start.

On the other hand, if you have a whole set of songs lined up but only want to perform 1 song, you can use Encore during the performance to end the song list early. Note that using an early Encore will require a different input noted in the above table. The rest of your song list will be preserved this way.

Note that you can also perfect input Encore for extra damage. Just make sure to time it similarly to a song start like you would with Performance Beat.

Performance Beat Perfect Timing

Above is our video on Perfect Input timing. Unmute the video to listen to the beat of the metronome!

The perfect input timing of Performance Beat is at the start of a song. The first song is always the hardest to perfect due to it starting a bit on off-timing, but the rest should be easy to follow.

Input timing for Performance Beat seemed to follow a tempo of 90 BPM immediately at the start of the first song. Perfect timing is at the start of every bar (the 1st beat after the 4th). If following the metronome is hard, try memorizing based on the sound of the horn itself.

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