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Previous Astera Fest & Seliana Fest

Current Fests
Astera Fest	Seliana Fest
Spring Blossom Fest 3/12/2021 〜 3/26/2021	Full Bloom Fest 3/12/2021 〜 3/26/2021

There are currently no Fests in-game. Check back in a couple of weeks, there should be some Fests then!

Event Quests

Low & High Rank	Master Rank
MHW Event Quests	Iceborne Event Quests

Latest News

News	Description
Monster Hunter Movie Crossover	A collaboration event between the Monster Hunter Movie and Monster Hunter World is available now!
Iceborne Update 15.10 Announced!	Temporary Events and Festivals will be made permanently available to ensure access to players from now into the future!
The Return of Fatalis	The last and greatest Monster arrives in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.
Arch-Tempered Velkhana Armor Set	Arch-Tempered Velkhana has arrived for Iceborne players! See details on its full Armor Set!
The Final Stand Update	The Final Stand Update is the Fifth and Final Free Update for Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.

Latest Updates and News

Iceborne and MHW Guides

We are updating daily with the latest information for MHW and the Iceborne Expansion!

All Beginner Guides

Beginner's Guide | How to Play MHW

Monster Hunter World Guides

Base Game Guides
Story Walkthrough and How to Unlock Iceborne	Money Farming Guide
Food Guide and All Canteen Ingredients	Best Timing for Well-Done Steak
Best Weapons for Beginners	How to Pause Quests
How Do Quest Rewards Work?	How to Track Monsters
What is Critical Distance?	How to Use Wedge Beetles
How to Use the Chat Functions	Character Creation Guide
How to Use the Training Area	List of Crafting Recipes
List of Poogie Costumes	How to Break Rank Caps
Monster Threat Levels	How to Raise Hunter Rank Fast
Post-Game Content	How to Find ??? Rathian Tracks
Weapon and Armor Augments	Explanation of Each Status Effect
How To Capture Monsters	How To Hunt Monsters
How To Mount Monsters	Monster Parts and Weaknesses Guide
How to Join a Friend's Expedition	Monster Crown Size Guides
How to Get the Dragoon Jump Emote	Tailraider Safari Guide and Best Items to Get
Argosy Guide and Best Choices	How to Aim Cannons
Alpha or Beta Armor	Lucky Voucher Effects
Bowgun Special Ammo Guides	How to Equip Skills
Difference of Cut and Blunt Damage Type	Hunting Horn Notes and Effects
Unchangeable Features	Turf Wars and List of Matchups
List of Trophies and How to Unlock (MHW)	-

Stat Guides

Stat Guides
What Does Attack Do?		What Does Defense Do?		What Does Elemental Resistance Do?
What Does Affinity Do?		What Does Elemental Attack Do?		What is Elderseal?

How to Track Grimalkynes

Grimalkyne Tribes
All Grimalkyne Tribes and Rewards
Bugtrappers	Protectors	Troupers
Plunderers	Gajalaka	Boaboa

All Iceborne Guides

Iceborne Guides

Iceborne and Master Rank Guides

Iceborne Guides
Iceborne Story Walkthrough	How to Rank Up in Master Rank
Flinch Shot Guides and Tips	Layered Armor and How to Craft
How to Survive Escaton Judgement	How to Use the Steamworks
Iceborne Trophies and How to Unlock

MHW Iceborne Tierlists

MHW Iceborne Tier Lists

MHW Iceborne Tierlist Articles

Tierlist Articles
Best Solo Weapons	Weapon Popularity Tier List
Skill Tier List For Combat	Monster Difficulty Tier List for Iceborne

List of Monsters

All Monsters
Iceborne	Monster Hunter World

List of Weapons

Weapons Types and Guides

Melee Weapons
Great Swords	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Great Sword for Each Element
	Best Great Sword for Iceborne
Long Swords	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Long Sword for Each Element
	Best Long Sword for Iceborne
Swords and Shields	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Sword and Shield for Each Element
	Best Sword and Shield for Iceborne
Dual Blades	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Dual Blades for Each Element
	Best Dual Blades for Iceborne
Hammers	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Hammer for Each Element
	Best Hammers for Iceborne
Hunting Horns	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Hunting Horn for Each Element
	Best Hunting Horn for Iceborne
	Hunting Horn Notes and Effects
Lances	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Lance for Each Element
	Best Lance for Iceborne
Gunlances	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Gunlance for Each Element
	Best Gunlance for Iceborne
Switch Axe	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Switch Axe for Each Element
	Best Switch Axe for Iceborne
Charge Blade	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Charge Blade for Each Element
	Best Charge Blades for Iceborne
Insect Glaive	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Insect Glaive for Each Element
	Best Insect Glaive for Iceborne

Kinsects
Kinsects	Kinsect Tree and Complete Kinsect List	Best and Recommended Kinsects

Ranged Weapons
Bows	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Bow for Each Element
Light Bowguns	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Light Bowgun for Each Element
Heavy Bowguns	Trees & Full List	How to Use
	Overall Best List	Best Skills
	Layered Weapon Augments
	Best Heavy Bowgun for Each Element

List of Armor

List of Armor and Armor Skills

Master Rank Armor By Rarity
Rarity 9	Rarity 10	Rarity 11	Rarity 12
Armor by Rarity
Rarity 5	Rarity 6	Rarity 7	Rarity 8
Rarity 1	Rarity 2	Rarity 3	Rarity 4

List of Quests

Quest Types and List of Quests

Iceborne
Assigned Quests						Optional Quests

Low/High Rank
Assigned Quests						Optional Quests

Event Quests
Iceborne Events						Low / High Rank Events

Other Quest Categories
Arch-Tempered Quests				Collaboration Quests				Gold Crown Quests
Arena Quests				Challenge Quests				Investigation Quests

How to Unlock All Quests
Low/High Rank						Master Rank

List of Items and Materials

List of All Items and Materials

List of Items by Rarity

Rarity
Rarity 1	Rarity 2	Rarity 3
Rarity 4	Rarity 5	Rarity 6
Rarity 7	Rarity 8	Rarity 9
Rarity 10	Rarity 11	Rarity 12

List of Materials by Type

Material Type
Plants	Insects	Minerals
Fish	Bones	Account Items
Monster Parts	Endemic Life	Other

List of Items by Type

Item Type
Medicine	Slinger Ammo	Meat	Ammo and Phials
Trade-in Items	Traps and Bombs	Compounds	Coins and Tickets
Armor Spheres		Feystones

List of Maps

Maps and Available Materials

Iceborne Maps

Hoarfrost Reach

Guiding Lands

Monster Hunter World Maps

Ancient Forest	Wildspire Waste	Coral Highlands
Rotten Vale	Elder's Recess	Caverns of El Dorado

Map Guides

• All Camp Locations
• Starting Locations of All Monsters

List of Skills

List of All Skills

All Skill Guides

Skills
Best Skills	Set Bonuses	Food Skills

List of Palico Equipment

Palico Equipment
Palico Weapons	Palico Armor	Palico Gadgets

Palico Equipment

Guiding Lands Guides

The Guiding Lands
Unique Materials	Weapon and Armor Augment Materials
How To Level Up Regions	Map and Material Locations
Monsters and their Materials	Second Guiding Land Camp Location
Trap Spam Guide

All About the Guiding Lands

List of Charms

List of Charms

List of Decorations

List of Decorations

All Categories

Equipment & Skills
Weapons	Armor	Layered Armor	Mantles
Skills	Set Bonuses	Food Skills	Charms
Decorations	Palico Equipment	Pendants	Best Builds
Monsters & Materials
Monsters	Quests	Collabs	Materials
Assigned Quests	Optional Quests	Event Quests	Maps
Other
Beginner Guides	Guiding Lands	Updates	Characters
Furnitures	Iceborne Guides	Tier Lists	Message Boards

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