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While armor and weapons are certainly crucial for victory, one of the most important aspects of hunting inMonster Hunter Wildsis meal cooking. A fixture in Capcom’s acclaimed franchise for nearly two decades now, preparing and consuming meals is integral to successful hunts, especially the most challenging ones. As such, gathering the best ingredients for those meals is a priority during exploration.
One such ingredient inMonster Hunter Wildsthat you should absolutely stock up on isEastern Honey. If you’re not sure how to go about getting some, here’s a detailed rundown onhow to get Eastern Honey inMonster Hunter Wilds.
How to Get Eastern Honey in Monster Hunter Wilds
Not to be confused with regular Honey used formaking all types of Potionsand other items,Eastern Honeyis a valuable cooking ingredient inMonster Hunter Wilds, particularly because of the benefit it provides when consumed with a meal.
Thankfully, there are a few different methods to obtain Eastern Honey in the game. One way is via Item Trade with eitherGawdygogorRen. Gawdygog, one of the Wudwuds, can be found at theWudwud Hideoutin the Scarlet Forest. Meanwhile, Ren can be found atSild - The Keeper’s Vigilin Wyveria.
Once you establish trade with either or both of them, you may more easily do so by talking toNata, who acts as your Village Intermediary (a middle man, essentially) for all of your accessible trade routes. Occasionally, they’ll have Eastern Honey available in exchange for certain items, such asAncient Wyvern Coins(seen above).
Other ways to gather Eastern Honey are via open world exploration. For example, you may get lucky whilegathering from a beehivein any of the game’s main regions, and it’ll give you Eastern Honey instead of (or along with) regular Honey.
CatchingVigorwaspswith your Capture Net is also another way to improve your odds of obtaining some.
How to Use Eastern Honey in Monster Hunter Wilds
Eastern Honey is acooking ingredient, meaning that it’sused solely for grilling mealsat your Tent or anywhere you choose to use your Portable BBQ Grill. When possible, you should always have a well-crafted meal active, even if you’re just exploring rather than fighting. After all, certain ingredients can even help with obtaining higher amounts of resources.
As for Eastern Honey, you’ll want to allocate it almost exclusively for battle. When added in the’Finishing Touches’category of the ‘Grill a Meal’ menu, Eastern Honeyincreases the amount of health recovered when healing, making any health recovery items you use more powerful across the board. This alone can make or break a battle, depending on the situation, so it’s easily one of the best choices.
