It’s been this way for a while now, but players jumping into this latestMonster Huntercan choose a staggering amount of weapons. Players aren’t locked into any oneweapon inMonster Hunter Wildseither as they can pick and choose between hunts or even switch during a mission via their mount’s side pouch.
Of the many in the game, many will flock toward the bow. It’s one of the easiest weapons to get used to inMonster Hunter Wildswith tons of upgrades to find along the way. Getting the best bows is only half the battle though as a good set of armor can help too and these are the best, ranked by their usefulness.
8Ajarakan Alpha Armor
Fight Ajarakan For This Armor
The Ajarakan Alpha Armor set can be forged if players defeat the fieryAjarakan ape inMonster Hunter Wildsfrom the Oilwell Basin area. For Bow users, it can be a good idea to bring items along like exploding barrels and the Bombardier skill attached to this armor can make these explosions more deadly. Partbreaker is also a good skill as it can remove parts from monsters more efficiently, which is necessary for crafting purposes.
7Balahara Alpha Armor
Fight Balahara For This Armor
The Balahara Alpha Armor set is tied to the sandworm-likeBalahara creature inMonster Hunter Wildsfound first in the Windward Plains. This armor set can help Bow users avoid damage with the Evade Extender which increases the player’s dodge distance and Evade Window which will increase how long they remain invulnerable after said dodge. Scaling Prowess is also great as players can mount monsters more easily and exploit their weak points called Wounds, which are easiest to target off with Bows.
6Blango Armor
Fight Blangonga For This Armor
The Blango Armor set is a reward if players harvest parts from theBlangonga inMonster Hunter Wildswhich is a smaller monkey-like creature found in the Iceshard Cliffs. It’s a returning monster in the series, first appearing inMonster Hunter 2.
It’s a good armor set for players who like to play offline with Palicoes and Support Hunters by their side and Blangonga’s Spirit and Palico Rally are two skills that can help keep the party happy. Item Prolonger is also a good skill that can make items last longer like Armorskin which will increase defense and the Wide Range skill can even grant that boost to the party if they are close enough.
5Chatacabra Alpha Armor
Fight Chatacabra For This Armor
The Chatacabra Alpha Armor set can be gathered from the first monster players will face inMonster Hunter Wilds, Chatacabra, in the Windward Plains. The Item Prolonger and Wide Range skill combo can be exploited with this armor which extends to healing items too. A new skill worth discussing, Weakness Exploit, can increase critical damage done to Wounds which will in turn get players more crafting materials for the bigger monsters.
The Dahaad Beta Armor set is a tricky one to gather as theJin Dahaad is one of the strongest monsters inMonster Hunter Wilds, found in the Iceshard Cliffs. While difficult, the armor set is worth going down this icy rabbit hole for skills like Adaptability which almost negates the need to take items to prevent chills in the Iceshard Cliffs or overheating in the Oilwell Basin. It has Weakness Exploit too which is one of the overall best skills in the game to have on armor.
3Guardian Arkveld Beta Armor
Fight Guardian Arkveld For This Armor
The Guardian Arkveld Beta Armor set is tied to the cover monster ofMonster Hunter Wilds, Guardian Arkveld, who is first faced in the Ruins of Wyveria. Almost every skill in this armor set is legendary like the already mentioned Partbreaker and Weakness Exploit.
Flayer makes it easier to open Wounds and Guardian Arkveld’s Vitality has an internal skill that can heal players after they destroy a Wound. Altogether, the Guardian Arkveld Beta Armor is a Wound-based death dealer.
2Guardian Rathalos Beta Armor
Fight Guardian Rathalos For This Armor
The Guardian Rathalos Beta Armor set can be crafted from a Guardian Rathalos, also residing within the Ruins of Wyveria and the weaker of the Rathalos types in the game. That said, it has one heck of an armor set like the inclusion of Weakness Exploit, which again, can make life a lot easier during monster battles. If players are facing a monster that is weak to fire, like Jin Dahaad, then Guardian’s Pulse is a skill that can increase fire-based damage if players are using a fire-based weapon. A good example is the Quematrice Arco line of Bows, which are made from the Quematrice.
1Hirabami Alpha Armor
Fight Hirabami For This Armor
Last, but not least, the Hirabami Alpha Armor set can be formed by killing Hirabami, flying snake-like creatures residing in the Iceshard Cliffs. The goal of a Bower user is to stay back and support the party, thus health should stay maxed out if things are going well. If this holds, Peak Performance is a good skill that will increase attack power if health indeed remains full. This armor set also has Scaling Prowess, Evade Extender, Evade Window, and even a little resistance to the ice-based damage via Ice Resistance.
