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Hope Cannon Skills, Stats, and Materials

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The Hope Cannon is a Heavy Bowgun from the Expedition Tree in Monster Hunter Wilds. See the stats and skills of the Hope Cannon, the materials needed to forge and upgrade it, and its weapon tree here.

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Stats and Skills
Forging Materials and Upgrades
Weapon Tree
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Hope Cannon Stats and Skills

Hope Cannon I

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Hope Cannon I	1	135 (90)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	ーーー	None	0%
Special Ammo	Wyvernheart Ignition Wyverncounter Ignition
Ignition Gauge Recovery	Lv. 2
Ignition Type	Standard/Ignition Base Type
Mods 1	Normal Ammo Magazine (Default) Pierce Ammo Magazine Spread Ammo Magazine Elemental Boost Magazine
Mods 2	Normal Ammo Magazine (Default) Pierce Ammo Magazine Spread Ammo Magazine Standard Mode Upgrade Ignition Mod

Ammo	Level	Capacity
Normal Ammo	2	6
Pierce Ammo	1	5
Spread Ammo	1	4
Sticky Ammo	1	2
Poison Ammo	1	4
Thunder Ammo	1	6
Recover Ammo	1	2
Demon Ammo	1	2
Tranq Ammo	1	4

The table displays values with the default mods equipped.

Hope Cannon II

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Hope Cannon II	1	150 (100)
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	ーーー	None	0%
Skills	Ballistics Lv. 1
Special Ammo	Wyvernheart Ignition Wyverncounter Ignition
Ignition Gauge Recovery	Lv. 2
Ignition Type	Standard/Ignition Base Type
Mods 1	Normal Ammo Magazine (Default) Pierce Ammo Magazine Spread Ammo Magazine Elemental Boost Magazine
Mods 2	Normal Ammo Magazine (Default) Pierce Ammo Magazine Spread Ammo Magazine Standard Mode Upgrade Ignition Mod

Ammo	Level	Capacity
Normal Ammo	2	6
Pierce Ammo	1	5
Spread Ammo	1	4
Sticky Ammo	1	2
Poison Ammo	1	4
Thunder Ammo	1	6
Recover Ammo	1	2
Demon Ammo	1	2
Tranq Ammo	1	4

The table displays values with the default mods equipped.

Hope Cannon III

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Hope Cannon III	3	195 (130)
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	ーーー	None	0%
Skills	Ballistics Lv. 1 Critical Eye Lv. 1
Special Ammo	Wyvernheart Ignition Wyverncounter Ignition
Ignition Gauge Recovery	Lv. 2
Ignition Type	Standard/Ignition Base Type
Mods 1	Normal Ammo Magazine (Default) Pierce Ammo Magazine Spread Ammo Magazine Elemental Boost Magazine
Mods 2	Normal Ammo Magazine (Default) Pierce Ammo Magazine Spread Ammo Magazine Standard Mode Upgrade Ignition Mod

Ammo	Level	Capacity
Normal Ammo	2	6
Pierce Ammo	1	5
Spread Ammo	1	4
Sticky Ammo	1	2
Poison Ammo	1	4
Thunder Ammo	1	6
Recover Ammo	1	2
Demon Ammo	1	2
Tranq Ammo	1	4

The table displays values with the default mods equipped.

Hope Cannon IV

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Hope Cannon IV	5	240 (160)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	②①ー	None	0%
Skills	Ballistics Lv. 2 Critical Eye Lv. 1
Special Ammo	Wyvernheart Ignition, Wyverncounter Ignition Wyverncounter Ignition
Ignition Gauge Recovery	Lv. 2
Ignition Type	Standard/Ignition Base Type
Mods 1	Normal Ammo Magazine (Default) Pierce Ammo Magazine Spread Ammo Magazine Elemental Boost Magazine
Mods 2	Normal Ammo Magazine (Default) Pierce Ammo Magazine Spread Ammo Magazine Standard Mode Upgrade Ignition Mod

Ammo	Level	Capacity
Normal Ammo	2	6
Pierce Ammo	1	5
Spread Ammo	1	4
Sticky Ammo	2	2
Poison Ammo	1	4
Thunder Ammo	1	7
Recover Ammo	1	2
Demon Ammo	1	2
Tranq Ammo	1	4

The table displays values with the default mods equipped.

Hope Cannon V

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Hope Cannon V	7	285 (190)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③②ー	None	0%
Skills	Critical Eye Lv. 1 Ballistics Lv. 3
Special Ammo	Wyvernheart Ignition Wyverncounter Ignition
Ignition Gauge Recovery	Lv. 2
Ignition Type	Standard/Ignition Base Type
Mods 1	Normal Ammo Magazine (Default) Pierce Ammo Magazine Spread Ammo Magazine Elemental Boost Magazine
Mods 2	Normal Ammo Magazine (Default) Pierce Ammo Magazine Spread Ammo Magazine Standard Mode Upgrade Ignition Mod

Ammo	Level	Capacity
Normal Ammo	2	6
Pierce Ammo	1	5
Spread Ammo	1	4
Sticky Ammo	2	2
Poison Ammo	1	4
Thunder Ammo	1	7
Recover Ammo	1	2
Demon Ammo	1	2
Tranq Ammo	1	4

The table displays values with the default mods equipped.

Esperanza Cannon

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Esperanza Cannon	8	315 (210)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③②①	None	0%
Skills	Ballistics Lv. 3 Critical Eye Lv. 1
Special Ammo	Wyvernheart Ignition Wyverncounter Ignition
Ignition Gauge Recovery	Lv. 2
Ignition Type	Standard/Ignition Base Type
Mods 1	Normal Ammo Magazine (Default) Pierce Ammo Magazine Spread Ammo Magazine Elemental Boost Magazine
Mods 2	Normal Ammo Magazine (Default) Pierce Ammo Magazine Spread Ammo Magazine Standard Mode Upgrade Ignition Mod

Ammo	Level	Capacity
Normal Ammo	2	6
Pierce Ammo	1	5
Spread Ammo	1	4
Sticky Ammo	2	2
Poison Ammo	1	4
Thunder Ammo	1	7
Recover Ammo	1	2
Demon Ammo	1	2
Tranq Ammo	1	4

The table displays values with the default mods equipped.

Hope Cannon Forging Materials and Upgrades

Hope Cannon Upgrade List

Weapon Name	Materials
Hope Cannon I	Forging Materials: Cost: 200z This weapon can only be forged.
Hope Cannon II	This weapon can only be obtained as an upgrade. Upgrade Materials: Iron Ore ×2 Cost: 500z
Hope Cannon III	This weapon can only be obtained as an upgrade. Upgrade Materials: Dragonite Ore ×3 Machalite Ore ×2 Cost: 1500z
Hope Cannon IV	This weapon can only be obtained as an upgrade. Upgrade Materials: Carbalite Ore ×4 Cost: 4000z
Hope Cannon V	This weapon can only be obtained as an upgrade. Upgrade Materials: Monster Hardbone ×4 Fucium Ore ×5 Cost: 14000z
Esperanza Cannon	This weapon can only be obtained as an upgrade. Upgrade Materials: Hunter Symbol I ×5 Bird Wyvern Gem ×1 Cost: 20000z

Hope Cannon Weapon Tree

Monster Hunter Wilds Related Guides

Monster Hunter Wilds - Weapons

All Weapons and Guides

All Weapon Guides

All Weapon Tutorials
Great Sword		Long Sword		Sword & Shield
Dual Blades		Hammer		Hunting Horn
Lance		Gunlance		Switch Axe
Charge Blade		Insect Glaive		Light Bowgun
Heavy Bowgun			Bow

All Weapon Trees

All Weapon Trees
Great Sword		Long Sword		Sword & Shield
Dual Blades		Hammer		Hunting Horn
Lance		Gunlance		Switch Axe
Charge Blade		Insect Glaive		Kinsects
Light Bowgun		Heavy Bowgun		Bow

List of Heavy Bowguns

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