Monster Hunter Wilds

Artian Weapons Guide

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Monster Hunter Wilds - Artian Weapons Explained

Artian Weapons are powerful endgame weapons that you can customize in Monster Hunter Wilds. Learn all about Artian Weapons and see how to unlock, craft, and upgrade them!

List of Contents

What are Artian Weapons?
How to Unlock
How to Craft
How to Upgrade
List of Artian Weapons
Best Artian Weapons
Are Artian Weapons Worth It?
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What are Artian Weapons?

Customizable Endgame Weapons

Artian Weapons are some of the most powerful weapons in the game, and are designed to be used and powered-up at the late stages of High Rank, which is the endgame point.

These weapons are customizable in that their bonus effects can be tweaked to your liking, all the while improving their damage output.

Best Artian Weapons to Craft

How to Unlock Artian Weapons

Complete Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns

Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns

To unlock Artian Weapon crafting, you need to complete the Chapter 4 mission Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns where you will face your first Tempered monster, the Tempered Lala Barina.

Once you clear this mission, you will get a Damaged Weapon Shard material which will let you craft Artian I weapons. Tier 1 Tempered Monsters will also be unlocked, which can drop more Damaged Weapon Shards when defeated.

From there, you'll need to climb ranks to unlock higher tiers of Tempered monsters and get rarer weapon shards to craft stronger Artian weapons.

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How to Craft Artian Weapons

Craft Artian Weapons from Gemma

1	After obtaining Artian weapon fragments, visit Gemma at the Smithy and select Forge Artian Weapons.
2	Select the weapon type that you want and select the weapon fragments that you want to use. Each weapon type has their own required materials, namely Blade, Device, Disc, or Tube. You can only use materials of the same rarity, which means that you cannot use Rarity 6 materials with Rarity 8.
3	Do note that each Artian Material may have different Element Types and Artian Bonuses, which will affect the final stat of the weapon. For example, if you use two materials with the same Element Type, the crafted Artian Weapon will have that element.
3a	Crafted Artian Weapons can have either Attack Infusions or Affinity Infusions. Attack Infusions increase raw attack by 5, while Affinity Infusions increase critical hit rate by 5%.
3b	Crafted Artian Weapons can also have elemental attributes. Choosing at least two weapon fragments with the same attributes will result to the Artian Weapon getting the same one. Combining three of the same element gives an Element Infusion, which gives a +20 or +30 stat bonus depending on the weapon type. Note that statuses like Blast and Poison have -150 Element, while Sleep and Paralysis have -200 Element compared to their typical base stat.
4	Once you have selected the materials that you want to use, select Forge to craft the weapon. You can then either equip it or store it in your inventory.
4a	Do note that you cannot dismantle a crafted Artian Weapon and get the same Artian Materials back, so choose which material you want to use before forging the weapon. You will only get Reinforcement Materials when dismantling Artian Weapons, which are used to upgrade Artian Weapons.

Getting Artian Materials

Defeating Tempered Monsters, which are tougher versions of regular monsters that are found once you reach High Rank, is the main way to get Artian Materials.

You can also get Artian Materials at the Melding Pot found in Suja, Peaks of Accord via Meld Relics.

Artian Material Requirements Per Weapon

Each weapon type has their own weapon fragment requirements. These range from Rarity 6 to Rarity 8, with the latter producing the strongest versions of Artian Weapons.

Great Sword	・Blade ・Blade ・Tube	Long Sword	・Blade ・Tube ・Tube
Sword and Shield	・Blade ・Tube ・Disc	Dual Blades	・Blade ・Blade ・Disc
Hammer	・Disc ・Disc ・Tube	Hunting Horn	・Disc ・Device ・Device
Lance	・Blade ・Disc ・Disc	Gunlance	・Disc ・Disc ・Device
Switch Axe	・Blade ・Blade ・Device	Charge Blade	・Blade ・Disc ・Device
Insect Glaive	・Blade ・Tube ・Device	Light Bowgun	・Tube ・Device ・Device
Heavy Bowgun	・Disc ・Tube ・Device	Bow	・Tube ・Tube ・Device

All Artian Parts
Broken Blade	Rusted Device
Cracked Disc	Crushed Tube

Artian Weapon Rarity Differences

	Attack	Decoration Slots	Sharpness
Rarity 6 (Damaged Weapon Shard)	Low	②②②	Blue
Rarity 7 (Rusted Weapon Shard)	Medium	②②②	White
Rarity 8 (Ancient Weapon Shard)	High	③③③	White

The best Artian Weapon rarity to use are those with Rarity 8, as these have high attack, can hold three decorations with up to three slots, and have a white sharpness.

You can aim to hunt Tempered Uth Duna, Rey Dau, Nu Udra, Jin Dahaad, Gore Magala, and Arkveld to farm for Rarity 8 materials. It is also recommended to take on investigations with two Tempered monsters as you'll get more weapon fragments.

Best Ways to Farm Rarity 8 Artian Parts

How to Upgrade (Reinforce) Artian Weapons

Use Reinforcement Materials to Level Up Weapon

Reinforcement gives random bonus stats to your Artian weapons. To upgrade your crafted Artian Weapons, talk to Gemma and select Reinforce/Dismantle Artian Weapons, and select Reinforce.

You need to use another type of material, which are called Reinforcement Materials, to upgrade Artian Weapons. Upgrading Artian Weapons work the same way as upgrading armor, as you need to use the materials to fill up the points required to raise the Artian Weapon's level.

Reinforcement Bonuses

The following are Reinforcement Bonuses that you may get when upgrading an Artian Weapon. Do note that the bonus an upgraded Artian Weapon can get is random.

Artian Weapon Reinforcement Bonuses
1	Attack Boost Attack +5 (Max x 5)
2	Affinity Boost Affinity +5 (Max x 3)
3	Element Boost Element Boost +20~80 (depending on weapon type) (Max x 4)
4	Sharpness Boost Sharpness +30 (+20 for Insect Glaive) (Max x 2)
5	Ammo Capacity Capacity Boost +1 Light Bowgun and Heavy Bowgun only (Max x 2)

Elemental Boost Differs Per Weapon Type

The Elemental Boost that an Artian weapon receives when reinforced varies per weapon, with the Heavy Bowgun and Light Bowgun unable to get this reinforcement.

Value	Weapon
Elemental Boost +80	Great Sword
Elemental Boost +50	Long Sword Hammer Hunting Horn Lance Gunlance Charge Blade
Elemental Boost +30	Sword & Shield Switch Axe Insect Glaive Bow
Elemental Boost +20	Dual Blades

How Does Weapon Elemental Damage Work?

Reinforcement Materials and Points

Material	Points Given
Drearisite	20 Pts
Specklite	100 Pts
Argecite	200 Pts
Oricalcite	300 Pts

Reinforcement Materials are mainly obtained from Festival Shares at the Smelting Foundry or from Nata.

You can also dismantle Artian Weapons to get more Reinforcement Materials, which can be useful should you get a random set of bonuses that do not fit your preferences. You can do this from the same selection when upgrading Artian Weapons and selecting Dismantle instead.

How to Farm Artian Reinforcement Materials

Craft Higher Tier Artian Weapons

While not directly upgrading per se, you can craft higher tier versions of Artian Weapons as you obtain rarer weapon shards, which are Rusted Weapon Shards and Ancient Weapon Shards. These will allow you to craft the second and third Artian weapon trees and will become available once you reach HR 30 and HR 40 respectively.

Do note that all Artian I, II and the third Artian weapon tree are considered to be separate weapons and their upgrades are only tied to the weapon themselves. For example, you can upgrade an Artian I weapon up to level 5, but you won't be able to upgrade it to an Artian II weapon.

Reroll for Reinforcement Bonuses

Upgrade the Desired Weapon

Artian Weapons are customizable due to how you can influence the weapon's element and innate bonus, but you can also reroll for the Reinforcement Bonuses that the weapons get upon upgrading them.

How to Reroll Artian Weapons

List of Artian Weapons

There are three tiers of Artian Weapons, each of these which require a different weapon shard material to be crafted, and are unlocked as you raise your HR.

Melee Artian Weapons

List of Weapons
Artian Blade I	Artian Blade II	Varianza
Artian Saber I	Artian Saber II	Dimensius
Artian Sword I	Artian Sword II	Verdoloto
Artian Edges I	Artian Edges II	Tiltkreise
Artian Hammer I	Artian Hammer II	Moteurvankel
Artian Sounder I	Artian Sounder II	Omiltika
Artian Lance I	Artian Lance II	Skyscraper
Artian Cannon I	Artian Cannon II	Argenesis
Artian Saw I	Artian Saw II	Mundus Altus
Artian Defender I	Artian Defender II	Chrono Gear
Artian Glaive I	Artian Glaive II	Diprielcha

Ranged Artian Weapons

List of Weapons
Artian Blaster I	Artian Blaster II	Animilater
Artian Sheller I	Artian Sheller II	Greifen
Artian Sight I	Artian Sight II	Angelbein

Best Artian Weapons

Best Artian Weapon Elements and Bonuses

The following are the best Artian Weapon elements and bonuses per weapon type. It is recommended to get attack stat boosts for slow and heavy weapons.

	Element Type	Production and Reinforcement Bonus
Great Sword	Any Element or Status Effect	Production: ・Element Infusion ・Affinity x 2 + Attack x 1 or ・Attack Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Attack Boost x 4 ・Affinity Boost x 1 or ・Attack Boost x 3 ・Affinity Boost x 2
Long Sword	Any Element or Paralysis	Production: ・Element Infusion ・Attack Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Attack x 3 ・Affinity x 1 ・Sharpness x 1 or ・ Attack x 3 ・Affinity x 2
Sword and Shield	Any Element	Production: ・Element Infusion ・Attack Infusion x 3 or ・Attack x 2, + Affinity x 1 Reinforcement: ・Attack Boost x 4 ・Sharpness x 1 or ・Attack Boost x 3 ・Element Boost x 2
Dual Blades	Any Element	Prodcution: ・Element Infusion ・Affinity Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Element Boost x 4 ・Sharpness Boost x 1
Hammer	None or Water/Ice Element	Production: ・Affinity Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・ Affinity Boost x 3 ・ Attack Boost x 2
Hammer	Paralysis and Blast	Production: ・Element Infusion ・Attack Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Attack Boost x 4 ・Sharpness Boost x 1
Hunting Horn	Any Element	Production ・Element infusion ・Attack Power Enhancement x 3 Reinforcement: ・Element Boost x 4 ・Attack Boost x 1
Hunting Horn	Any Status Effect Attribute	Production ・Element Infusion ・Attack Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Attack Boost x 5
Lance	Any Element	Production ・Element Infusion ・Attack Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Attack Boost x 5
Gunlance	Any or None	Production ・Attack Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Attack Boost x 4 ・Sharpness Boost x 1
Switch Axe	None	Production ・ Affinity Infusion × 3 Reinforcement: ・Attack Boost x 4 ・Sharpness Boost x 1
Switch Axe	Any Element	Production ・Element Infusion ・Attack Infusion x 2 ・Affinity Infusion x 1 Reinforcement: ・Affinity Boost x 3 ・Attack Boost x 2
Charge Blade	Any Element	Production ・Element Infusion ・Affinity Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Element Boost x 4 ・Attack Boost x 1
Charge Blade	Paralysis or Blast	Production ・Element Infusion ・Attack Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Attack Boost x 5
Insect Glaive	Any Element	Production ・Element Infusion ・Attack Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Attack Boost x 4 ・Affinity Boost x 1
Light Bowgun	None	Production ・Attack Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Capacity Boost x 2 ・Affinity Boost x 3 or ・Capacity Boost x 2 ・Attack Boost x 3
Light Bowgun	Any Element	Production ・Element Infusion ・Attack Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Capacity Boost x 2 ・Attack Boost x 3
Heavy Bowgun	Any Element	Production ・Element infusion ・Attack Infusion x 3 Reinforcement: ・Attack Boost x 3 ・Capacity Boost x 2
Heavy Bowgun	Paralysis or Sleep	Production ・Element Infusion ・Affinity Infusion x3 Reinforcement: ・Attack Boost x 2 ・Affinity Boost x 2 ・Capacity Boost x 1
Bow	Any Element	Production ・Element Infusion ・Attack Infusion x3 Reinforcement: ・Affinity Boost x2 ・Attack Boost x3

Best Artian Weapons

Best Artian Weapons to Craft

The Long Sword, Dual Blades, and Bow are the best Artian Weapons to craft as these are the weapons that benefit the most from Production and Reinforcement Bonuses.

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Artian Weapon Criteria
★★★★: Artian Weapons made of this type are the strongest possible version. ★★★: Great when crafted, can be further enhanced with attributes. ★★: Has the potential to be strong with the correct attributes, but will take a lot of resources. ★: Regular weapons of the same type are stronger than the Artian Weapon.

Are Artian Weapons Worth It?

Artian Weapons are Worth Crafting

Artian Weapon Equipped

Artian Weapons are designed to be customizable based on how you want it to fit your playstyle. These weapons are worth crafting for as they can serve as your true endgame weapon for your build.

Artian Weapons can also hold three decorations, which can help if you want to fit more Weapon Skills in your build.

Builds and Best Armor for Each Weapon

Artian vs Monster Weapons

You can opt to use Artian Weapons if you want to min-max your build and get as much stat boosts and skills as you want, which you can do so with how you craft the weapon and how you use its decoration slots.

If you're fine with missing out on some stats and skills, you can still use regular monster weapon and take advantage of their innate skills instead.

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What are Artian Weapons?

Customizable Endgame Weapons

How to Unlock Artian Weapons

Complete Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns

How to Craft Artian Weapons

Craft Artian Weapons from Gemma

Getting Artian Materials

Artian Material Requirements Per Weapon

Artian Weapon Rarity Differences

How to Upgrade (Reinforce) Artian Weapons

Use Reinforcement Materials to Level Up Weapon

Reinforcement Bonuses

Elemental Boost Differs Per Weapon Type

Reinforcement Materials and Points

Craft Higher Tier Artian Weapons

Reroll for Reinforcement Bonuses

List of Artian Weapons

Melee Artian Weapons

Ranged Artian Weapons

Best Artian Weapons

Best Artian Weapon Elements and Bonuses

Best Artian Weapons to Craft

Are Artian Weapons Worth It?

Artian Weapons are Worth Crafting

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