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Monster Hunter Wilds

Artian Cannon Stats and Shelling

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The Artian Cannon is the Artian Gunlance in Monster Hunter Wilds. See the stats of the Artian Cannon and Argenesis, Artian Gunlance shelling types, and the materials needed to forge it here.

Artian Cannon Balance Adjustments

Buffed GL Element Scaling and Power in Ver 1.011

Ver 1.011 Artian Cannon Changes
(Buff) Increased certain properties for the Artian Cannon I, Artian Cannon II, and Argenesis gunlance.

Updates were made for the Gunlance for Ver 1.011 on May 28, 2025 as part of the Title Update Roadmap.

In Ver 1.011, the Artian Cannon had its properties buffed, letting these artian weapons now have Slightly Strong Power for Shelling if they have 2 or more elements matched. All rarities for the Artain Cannon tree also had its Element Scaling increased by +50: 320 to 370) for Rarity 8, and 270 to 320 for Rarity 7 and 6.

Artian Cannon Stats

Artian Cannon I

Weapon Rarity ATK DEF
Monster Hunter Wilds - Artian Cannon IArtian Cannon I
Monster Hunter Wilds - Artian Cannon I Sharpness
6 391
(170)
0
Slots Element Affinity
②②②
Any Element 320
5%
Shelling Type Normal
Shelling Power Normal

Artian Cannon II

Weapon Rarity ATK DEF
Monster Hunter Wilds - Artian Cannon IIArtian Cannon II
Monster Hunter Wilds - Artian Cannon II Sharpness
7 414
(180)
0
Slots Element Affinity
②②②
Any Element 320
5%
Shelling Type Normal
Shelling Power Normal

Argenesis

Weapon Rarity ATK DEF
Monster Hunter Wilds - ArgenesisArgenesis
Monster Hunter Wilds - Argenesis Sharpness
8 437
(190)
0
Slots Element Affinity
③③③
Any Element 370
5%
Shelling Type Normal
Shelling Power Normal

At Rarity 8, Sleep and Paralysis Gunlances have a base of 120 Element. Blast and Poison have a base of 170 Element.

Artian Weapons Have Variable Stats

Artian Material Element Type and Artian Bonus

The values listed above are the base stats of the Artian Gunlances. It is possible to get better stats with Artian Bonuses and different shelling types by matching 2 of the same Element Type. Matching 2 of the same element type will also now provide the Slightly Strong Shelling Power.

Artian Weapons can be further reinforced to provide additional stats. Artian weapons also have no innate skills, but can fit more weapon decorations.

Matching the same three elements for Artian Gunlances will give an additional Element +30.

Artian Weapons Explained and How to Craft

Artian Gunlance Shelling Types

Shelling Type Changes With Element

Element Shelling Type
None Normal
Fire Normal
Water Long
Thunder Long
Ice Normal
Dragon Long
Paralysis Wide
Blast Wide
Poison Wide
Sleep Normal

Artian Gunlances change their Shelling Type depending on the element of the weapon. The Shelling Power is Slightly Strong as long as at least two of the elements match.

How to Forge Artian Cannon

Combine Disc, Disc, Device

Rarity Weapon
6 Artian Cannon I
7 Artian Cannon II
8 Argenesis

To forge an Artian Gunlance, you will need to use 2 Disc and 1 Device parts of the same rarity. The final stats and element of the weapon will depend on the parts selected. Note that you cannot upgrade to a higher rarity weapon.

Obtain Artian Parts From Tempered Monsters

Tempered Monster Artian Materials

Defeating tempered monsters rewards players with Damaged Weapon Shards, Rusted Weapon Shards, and Ancient Weapon Fragments, depending on the monster's difficulty. When appraised after a quest, they will give Artian parts, and the rarity of these parts will depend on the type of item received. You can also use melding to get more desirable parts.

Tempered Monsters Guide

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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