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Best Artian Weapons

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Monster Hunter Wilds Best Artian Weapon

The best Artian Weapon types to craft are the Long Sword, Dual Blades, and Bow. See all of the best Artian Weapons to craft, every recommended stat for all Artian Weapons, and more here!

Best Artian Weapons

Best Artian Weapons to Craft

★★★★
Long Sword Dual Blades Bow
★★★
Great SwordHammerHunting HornCharge BladeSword and Shield
★★
LanceSwitch AxeInsect GlaiveLight BowgunHeavy Bowgun
Gunlance

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.

The Artian Weapons we recommend crafting are the Long Sword, Dual Blades, and Bow. The Long Sword stands out as its Artian variant outperforms any of its standard crafted versions, while the Artian Dual Blades and Bow start powerful when crafted, and can be further enhanced by their attributes.

On the other hand, since the Gunlance has fixed firing power and relies less on attributes, standard crafted versions can match or even outperform its Artian variant. Given the resource cost of crafting an Artian weapon, we do not recommend prioritizing it for the Gunlance.

Recommended Stats per Artian Weapon

Best Artian Weapon Elements and Bonuses

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

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.

For weapons with a lower attack value and a critical hit rate already exceeding 100%, prioritize Attack Boost over Element Boost or Affinity Boost when rerolling Reinforcement Bonuses.

Use Relics With Same Attributes to Add Element/Status

Relic Attribute Final Attribute
Fire Fire Element
Fire
Water

If you wish to add attributes such as Elements or Status effects, you'll need to use two Artian Materials that have the same specific element to add that attribute to the weapon.

Use Relics With Different Attributes to Avoid Adding Element/Status

Relic Attribute Final Attribute
Fire No attribute
Water
Dragon

Alternatively, if you wish to avoid adding attributes to your weapon, you can use three relics with three different attributes. This will allow you to keep it as-is!

Unique Weapon Features May Change Depending on Chosen Relics

Relic Attribute Final Attribute
Fire Flaming Ammo Lv. 2
Fire
Dragon

Aside from the basic weapon attributes, the relics may also affect weapon-specific aspects such as granting Bowguns the ability to use specific ammo types.

In the given sample, your Artian Light Bowgun will be able to use Flaming Ammo Lv. 2 by using Artian Materials with two Fire Attribute types.

Monster Hunter Wilds Related Guides

Monster Hunter Wilds - Artian Weapons
Artian Weapons Explained and How to Craft

Artian Weapon Guides

All Artian Weapon Guides
Best Artian Weapons How to Reroll Artian Weapons
Best Ways to Farm Rarity 8 Artian Parts How to Farm Artian Reinforcement Materials

Artian Materials

Artian Weapon Parts
Broken Blade Crushed Tube
Rusted Device Cracked Disc
Artian Reinforcement Materials
Drearisite Specklite
Argecite Oricalcite

Comment

10 Walkthrough Team Walkthrough Team@Game8 8 months

Hello! We can confirm that Element Boost indeed works with Paralysis and other statuses.

9 Anonymous Anonymous 8 months

Does element boost in artian dual blades upgrades work for paralysis too? Being element is different from status.

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