Blunt, Sever, and Shot damage types affect how you deal damage in Monster Hunter: Wilds. Learn about how different damage types work, what weapons deal Blunt, Sever, or Shot damage, and what they are best for!

Blunt Damage Type

Blunt Damage for Knockouts

Primary Blunt Damage Weapons
Hammer	Hunting Horn

Blunt Damage is a damage type often used on a monster's head due to its knockout (KO) properties. But it will still deal proper damage to whichever part is susceptible based on a monster's weakness chart.

Visually, a weapon will most likely deal Blunt Damage if its striking end is a flat or round surface as opposed to a sharp one.

Blunt Damage from Other Weapons

Sword and Shield Shield Bash	Great Sword Tackle, Side Swing	Lance Guard Counters
Bow Arc Shot	Light Bowgun Sticky Ammo, Exhaust Ammo (head)	Heavy Bowgun Sticky Ammo, Exhaust Ammo (head)

Some weapons, even if primarily dealing Sever or Shot damage, have moves that are capable of dealing Blunt damage. In the case of Bowguns, Blunt damage will come from ammo (specifically Sticky Ammo).

Sever Damage Type

Sever Damage is Cutting

Primary Sever Damage Weapons
Great Sword	Charge Blade	Dual Blades
Sword and Shield	Lance	Gunlance
Insect Glaive	Long Sword	Switch Axe

Sever Damage is typically the damage type used in breaking fragile parts such as tails, appendages, or wings. But just like Blunt Damage, its effectiveness will still depend on which monster part is susceptible to it according to a monster's weakness chart. A key benefit to remember for Sever damage is that it can cut tails.

Visually, you can tell a weapon will deal Sever damage if its striking end is usually a sharp edge.

Sever Damage from Other Weapons

Hunting Horn Hilt Stab	Bow Melee Attacks, Dragon Piercer
Light Bowgun Slicing Ammo	Heavy Bowgun Slicing Ammo

Some weapons, even if primarily dealing Blunt or Shot damage, have moves that are capable of dealing Sever damage. In the case of Bowguns, Sever damage will come from ammo (specifically Slicing Ammo).

Shot Damage Type

Shot Damage for Ranged Weapons

Shot Damage Weapons
Bow	Light Bowgun	Heavy Bowgun

Shot Damage refers to damage done by ranged weapons via projectiles: arrows (for Bows) or ammo (for Bowguns). Arrow coating and ammo can be changed to suit various purposes, such as Power Coating to increase bow arrow damage.

By default, attacks from these weapons will not deal KO damage unless they are using Blunt-specific ammo and moves (Sticky Ammo for Bowguns and Arc Shot for Bow). In the same way, they will not deal Sever damage unless they are Sever-specific ammo and moves (Slicing Ammo for Bowguns and Dragon Piercer for Bows).

Do Damage Types Matter

Matters for Monster Hitzones

Monsters have body parts that will take more damage from a specific damage type. Depending on their damage type weakness chart, they may, for example, take more blunt damage to the head than they'll do from the tail.

Some monsters will have hitzones that differ from the usual, such as Gravios which will take less Sever damage to its body. Make sure to inspect a monster's damage-type weakness if you haven't!

Damage Type is Calculated for Hitzones

In the overall damage computation formula for raw damage, Damage Types come into the picture in the context of monster hitzones. Hitzones cover specific parts of the monster, so Damage Types will have a lot of influence depending on the damage type your weapon deals.

What are Hitzone Values?

Matters for Cutting Tails

Cutting a monster's tail for carving materials can only be done with the Sever damage type. Take this into consideration if you are aiming to get a material drop where its chances are higher from a cut tail.

How to Cut Monster Tails

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