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Balahara Exploder Skills, Stats, and Materials

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The Balahara Exploder is a Gunlance from the Balahara Tree in Monster Hunter Wilds. See the stats and skills of the Balahara Exploder, the materials needed to forge and upgrade it, and its weapon tree here.

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Balahara Exploder Stats and Skills

Balahara Exploder I

Weapon Rarity ATK DEF
Monster Hunter Wilds - Balahara Exploder IBalahara Exploder I
Monster Hunter Wilds - Balahara Exploder I Sharpness 		2 253
(110)		 0
Slots Element Affinity
ーーー
Water 160
10%
Skills
Offensive Guard Lv. 1
Shelling Type Wide
Shelling Power Normal

Balahara Exploder II

Weapon Rarity ATK DEF
Monster Hunter Wilds - Balahara Exploder IIBalahara Exploder II
Monster Hunter Wilds - Balahara Exploder II Sharpness 		4 345
(150)		 0
Slots Element Affinity
①ーー
Water 200
10%
Skills
Offensive Guard Lv. 2
Shelling Type Wide
Shelling Power Normal

Balahara Exploder III

Weapon Rarity ATK DEF
Monster Hunter Wilds - Balahara Exploder IIIBalahara Exploder III
Monster Hunter Wilds - Balahara Exploder III Sharpness 		5 368
(160)		 0
Slots Element Affinity
②①ー
Water 230
10%
Skills
Offensive Guard Lv. 2
Shelling Type Wide
Shelling Power Normal

Balahara Exploder IV

Weapon Rarity ATK DEF
Monster Hunter Wilds - Balahara Exploder IVBalahara Exploder IV
Monster Hunter Wilds - Balahara Exploder IV Sharpness 		7 437
(190)		 0
Slots Element Affinity
③②ー
Water 270
10%
Skills
Offensive Guard Lv. 3
Shelling Type Wide
Shelling Power Normal

Sandsea Visponan

Weapon Rarity ATK DEF
Monster Hunter Wilds - Sandsea VisponanSandsea Visponan
Monster Hunter Wilds - Sandsea Visponan Sharpness 		8 483
(210)		 0
Slots Element Affinity
③②①
Water 300
10%
Skills
Offensive Guard Lv. 3
Shelling Type Wide
Shelling Power Normal

Balahara Exploder Forging Materials and Upgrades

Balahara Exploder Upgrade List

Weapon Name Materials
Balahara Exploder IBalahara Exploder I Forging Materials:
Balahara Scale ImageBalahara Scale ×3
Balahara Skull ImageBalahara Skull ×1
Frost Sac ImageFrost Sac ×1
Cost: Zenny 800z
This weapon can only be forged.
Balahara Exploder IIBalahara Exploder II This weapon can only be obtained as an upgrade.
Upgrade Materials:
Balahara Tail ImageBalahara Tail ×1
Balahara Shell ImageBalahara Shell ×2
Guardian Doshaguma Claw ImageGuardian Doshaguma Claw ×1
Cost: Zenny 2600z
Balahara Exploder IIIBalahara Exploder III Forging Materials:
Balahara Skull+ ImageBalahara Skull+ ×4
Balahara Black Pearl ImageBalahara Black Pearl ×2
Balahara Certificate S ImageBalahara Certificate S ×4
Torrent Sac ImageTorrent Sac ×4
Cost: Zenny 10000z
Upgrade Materials:
Balahara Skull+ ImageBalahara Skull+ ×2
Balahara Black Pearl ImageBalahara Black Pearl ×1
Balahara Certificate S ImageBalahara Certificate S ×2
Torrent Sac ImageTorrent Sac ×2
Cost: Zenny 5000z
Balahara Exploder IVBalahara Exploder IV This weapon can only be obtained as an upgrade.
Upgrade Materials:
Balahara Carapace ImageBalahara Carapace ×5
Wyvern Gem ImageWyvern Gem ×1
Uth Duna Certificate S ImageUth Duna Certificate S ×3
Cost: Zenny 14000z
Sandsea VisponanSandsea Visponan This weapon can only be obtained as an upgrade.
Upgrade Materials:
Balahara Scale+ ImageBalahara Scale+ ×6
Hunter Symbol I ImageHunter Symbol I ×5
Uth Duna Watergem ImageUth Duna Watergem ×1
Cost: Zenny 20000z

Balahara Exploder Weapon Tree

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Great SwordGreat Sword Long SwordLong Sword Sword & ShieldSword & Shield
Dual BladesDual Blades HammerHammer Hunting HornHunting Horn
LanceLance GunlanceGunlance Switch AxeSwitch Axe
Charge BladeCharge Blade Insect GlaiveInsect Glaive KinsectKinsects
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List of Gunlances

Hope Gunlance IHope Gunlance Albirath Rook IAlbirath Rook Triple Bayonet ITriple Bayonet
Ajara Gunpike IAjara Gunpike Balahara Exploder IBalahara Exploder Paretic Gunlance IParetic Gunlance
Bone Gunlance IBone Gunlance Shell Gunberd IShell Gunberd Uth Falarmata IUth Falarmata
Quematrice Culebrina IQuematrice Culebrina G. Veldian Hasta IG. Veldian Hasta Jin Dhatop IJin Dhatop
Veldian Hasta IVeldian Hasta Hard Hitter IHard Hitter Warring Fulgur IWarring Fulgur
Princess Panoply IPrincess Panoply Red Rook IRed Rook Tyrannenarm ITyrannenarm
White Gunlance IWhite Gunlance Artian Cannon IArtian Cannon Zoh Lael IZoh Lael
Ukiyo no Yamiwo IUkiyo no Yamiwo Lagia Burst ILagia Burst Jaya Gunlance IJaya Gunlance
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