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Monster Hunter Wilds

Hard Hitter Skills, Stats, and Materials

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

Hard Hitter Stats and Skills

Hard Hitter I

Weapon Rarity ATK DEF
Monster Hunter Wilds - Hard Hitter IHard Hitter I
Monster Hunter Wilds - Hard Hitter I Sharpness
5 414
(180)
0
Slots Element Affinity
②①ー
Poison 310
0%
Skills
Shelling Type Long
Shelling Power Slightly Strong

Hard Hitter II

Weapon Rarity ATK DEF
Monster Hunter Wilds - Hard Hitter IIHard Hitter II
Monster Hunter Wilds - Hard Hitter II Sharpness
6 460
(200)
0
Slots Element Affinity
②①ー
Poison 340
0%
Skills
Shelling Type Long
Shelling Power Slightly Strong

Big Slugger

Weapon Rarity ATK DEF
Monster Hunter Wilds - Big SluggerBig Slugger
Monster Hunter Wilds - Big Slugger Sharpness
8 529
(230)
0
Slots Element Affinity
③②①
Poison 400
0%
Skills
Shelling Type Long
Shelling Power Slightly Strong

Hard Hitter Forging Materials and Upgrades

Hard Hitter Upgrade List

Weapon Name Materials
Hard Hitter IHard Hitter I Forging Materials:
Cost: Zenny 4000z

This weapon can only be forged.
Hard Hitter IIHard Hitter II This weapon can only be obtained as an upgrade.
Upgrade Materials:
Toxin Sac ImageToxin Sac ×4
Cost: Zenny 10000z
Big SluggerBig Slugger This weapon can only be obtained as an upgrade.
Upgrade Materials:
Cost: Zenny 20000z

Purchasable from the Support Ship

Hard Hitter I can be purchased directly from the Support Ship for 400 Guild Points. Request "Misc. Items" from the Support Ship to increase the chances of the weapon to be in stock.

The Support Ship will be available at the base camp for three in-game days, and then disappear for another three days to collect items to sell. You will get a prompt of the Support Ship's status when you are not in a hunt.

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Hard Hitter Weapon Tree

Monster Hunter Wilds Related Guides

Monster Hunter Wilds - Weapons

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All Weapon Guides

All Weapon Tutorials
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 Light BowgunLight Bowgun
Heavy BowgunHeavy Bowgun BowBow

All Weapon Trees

All Weapon Trees
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
Light BowgunLight Bowgun Heavy BowgunHeavy Bowgun BowBow

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
CornpopperCornpopper

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