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Welcome to Game8's Monster Hunter World Wiki and Walkthrough Guide. Find out everything you need to know about Monster Hunter World (MHW) and the Iceborne Expansion, guides for all Boss Fights, Lists of Weapons, Lists of Enemies, and more. Whenever you need to know anything about Monster Hunter World, check here at Game8 first!

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MHW and Iceborne Guides

All Beginner Guides

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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

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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

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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

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All Monsters
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List of Weapons

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Weapons Types and Guides

Melee Weapons
Great Sword Icon.jpegGreat 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 Sword Icon.jpegLong 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
Sword & Shield Icon.jpegSwords 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 Icon.jpegDual 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
Hammer Icon.jpegHammers Trees & Full List How to Use
Overall Best List Best Skills
Layered Weapon Augments
Best Hammer for Each Element
Best Hammers for Iceborne
Hunting Horn Icon.jpegHunting 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
Lance Icon.jpegLances Trees & Full List How to Use
Overall Best List Best Skills
Layered Weapon Augments
Best Lance for Each Element
Best Lance for Iceborne
Gunlance Icon.jpegGunlances 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 Icon.jpegSwitch 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 Icon.jpegCharge 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 Icon.jpegInsect 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
Kinsect Icon.pngKinsects Kinsect Tree and Complete Kinsect List Best and Recommended Kinsects
Ranged Weapons
Bow Icon.jpegBows Trees & Full List How to Use
Overall Best List Best Skills
Layered Weapon Augments
Best Bow for Each Element
Light Bowgun Icon.jpegLight Bowguns Trees & Full List How to Use
Overall Best List Best Skills
Layered Weapon Augments
Best Light Bowgun for Each Element
Heavy Bowgun Icon.jpegHeavy Bowguns Trees & Full List How to Use
Overall Best List Best Skills
Layered Weapon Augments
Best Heavy Bowgun for Each Element

List of Armor

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List of Armor and Armor Skills

Master Rank Armor By Rarity
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Armor by Rarity
Rarity 5 Rarity 6 Rarity 7 Rarity 8
Rarity 1 Rarity 2 Rarity 3 Rarity 4

List of Quests

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Quest Types and List of Quests

Base Game Quests
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Iceborne Quests
Assigned Quest IceborneAssigned Quests Optional Quests IceborneOptional Quests
Event Quests
Low high rank eventsLow / High Rank Events Iceborne EventsIceborne 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

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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
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Fish.pngFish Bones.pngBones Account Item.pngAccount Items
Monster.pngMonster Parts Endemic Life.jpegEndemic Life Other.pngOther

List of Items by Type

Item Type
Medicine.pngMedicine Slinger Ammo.pngSlinger Ammo Meat.pngMeat Phials.pngAmmo and Phials
Account Item.pngTrade-in Items Traps.pngTraps and Bombs Compounds.pngCompounds Tickets.pngCoins and Tickets
Armor Sphere.pngArmor Spheres Armor Sphere.pngFeystones

List of Maps

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Maps and Available Materials

Monster Hunter World Maps

Ancient Forest ImageAncient Forest Wildspire Waste ImageWildspire Waste Coral Highlands ImageCoral Highlands
Rotten Vale ImageRotten Vale ElderElder's Recess Caverns of El Dorado ImageCaverns of El Dorado

Iceborne Maps

Hoarfrost Reach ImageHoarfrost Reach Guiding Lands ImageGuiding Lands

Map Guides

List of Skills

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List of All Skills

All Skill Guides

Skills
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Food Skills

List of Palico Equipment

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Palico Equipment
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Palico Equipment

Guiding Lands Guides

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The Guiding Lands
Materials.pngUnique Materials Layered Armor.pngWeapon and Armor Augment Materials
Monsters.pngHow To Level Up Regions Maps Icon (Main Links).pngMap and Material Locations
monsters and materials.pngMonsters and their Materials deliverySecond Guiding Land Camp Location
traps.pngTrap Spam Guide

All About the Guiding Lands

List of Charms

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List of Charms

Events and News

Event Quests

Low & High Rank Master Rank
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As of December 4, 2020, most Event Quests are now indefinitely available. Siege quests will alternate every two weeks, alternating between The Safi'jiiva Siege, and The Kulve Taroth Siege and The Eternal Gold Rush happening simultaneously.

Previous Astera Fest & Seliana Fest

Previous Fests
Astera Fest Seliana Fest
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Seasonal Events will be indefinitely cycled in and out for over two weeks, according to the time of year. Be sure to check the notice board in-game to stay updated on events!

Latest News

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

Latest Updates and News

List of Decorations

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List of Decorations

All Categories

Equipment & Skills
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Skills.pngSkills Set Bonuses.pngSet Bonuses Food Skills.pngFood Skills Charms.pngCharms
Decorations.pngDecorations Palico Equipment.pngPalico Equipment Pendants.pngPendants Best Armor.pngBest Builds
Monsters & Materials
Monsters.pngMonsters Quests.pngQuests Collab Quests.pngCollabs Materials.pngMaterials
Assigned Quests.pngAssigned Quests Optional Quests.pngOptional Quests Events.pngEvent Quests Maps Icon (Main Links).pngMaps
Other
Beginner Guides.pngBeginner Guides Guiding Lands Icon.pngGuiding Lands Updates.pngUpdates Characters Icon.pngCharacters
Furniture.pngFurnitures Iceborne GuidesIceborne Guides tierlistTier Lists Discussion Board.pngMessage Boards

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