Crafting Artian Weapons Guide for Monster Hunter Wilds

Curious about Artian weapons in *Monster Hunter Wilds*? These innovative weapons are a fresh addition to the game, allowing you to craft personalized gear with customizable stats and elements. They're a feature you'll unlock in the late game, so let's dive into the essentials you need to know about crafting these unique weapons.

How to Craft Artian Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds

To start crafting Artian weapons, you must first unlock this feature. This involves completing the main story to reach High Rank, and then defeating your first Tempered monster. While we won't spoil which monster it is, you'll recognize it by the NPCs' comments on its toughness and numerous scars.

After conquering this challenging beast, Gemma will initiate a conversation about Artian weapons, triggering a tutorial that explains everything. With Gemma's guidance, you'll learn how to craft these weapons. Each weapon type requires three components, and you need at least one of each to create a weapon. The complexity lies in the components themselves.

Components come with a rarity value, an element type, and an Artian bonus. To use them together, the components must have the same rarity value. The elemental effect of your weapon is determined by the predominant element among the components. For example, using two water and one lightning component results in a water weapon. Using three water components enhances the water infusion, whereas using three different elements results in no elemental infusion at all.

The Artian bonus can enhance either your attack, increasing your weapon's damage output, or your affinity, boosting your critical hit chance. Your choice depends on your preferred playstyle. To craft these weapons, you'll need to gather Artian materials.

How to Get Artian Materials in Monster Hunter Wilds

Acquiring Artian materials is straightforward; you'll need to hunt Tempered monsters in High Rank. Once you've defeated your first Tempered monster, you'll find one or two roaming in any given area. You'll receive notifications when one is nearby, and you can identify them on the map by their blue outline.

Defeating or capturing a Tempered monster yields a few Artian parts, which you can continue farming to collect the specific materials you need. These parts appear alongside the main mission rewards and decorations. As your hunter rank increases, the rarity of these parts will also rise, naturally progressing with your gameplay. While there's no direct correlation between the monster you hunt and the Artian drops you receive, you can focus on hunting monsters you enjoy or need parts from for other weapons or armor pieces.