Mastering the Bow in Monster Hunter Wilds: A Comprehensive Guide
The bow, while a powerful weapon in Monster Hunter Wilds, presents a significant learning curve for newcomers. This guide will break down its mechanics, controls, and strategies to help you become a bow-wielding master.
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Unlike other Monster Hunter Wilds weapons, the bow heavily relies on stamina management. Each attack depletes your stamina; light attacks consume less than charged attacks.
Basic Controls and Combos:
| Combo | PC | PlayStation | Xbox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Attack | Left-click | R2 | RT |
| Charged Attack | Hold left-click | Hold R2 | Hold RT |
| Aim / Focus | Hold right-click | Hold L2 | Hold LT |
| Quick Shot | F | O | B |
| Power Shot | F + F | O + O | B + B |
| Arc Shot | Right-click + Left-click + F | L2 + R2 + O | LT + RT + B |
| Charging Sidestep | Right-click + R | L2 + X | LT + A |
| Dragon Piercer | R + F | Triangle + O | Y + B |
| Thousand Dragons | Right-click + R + F | R2 + Triangle + O | RT + Y + B |
| Select Coating | Ctrl + arrow up or down | L1 + Triangle or X | LB + Y or A |
| Apply Coating | R | Triangle | Y |
| Ready Tracer | Left-click + E | L2 + R2 + Square | LT + RT + X |
| Focus Fire: Hailstorm | Right-click + Shift | L2 + Hold R1 | LT + Hold RB |
Practice Makes Perfect:
Before engaging monsters, hone your skills in the training grounds. Experiment with combos and familiarize yourself with the controls.
Exploiting Weak Points:
The bow excels at targeting weak points. Focus Fire: Hailstorm (Shift/R1/RB) automatically locks onto these vulnerable areas, indicated by red markers.
Utilizing Coatings:
Coatings significantly enhance your arrows. Regular attacks fill the coating gauge (bottom right). Once full, apply coatings (R/Triangle/Y). Each bow supports two coatings:
- Power Coating: Increased damage.
- Pierce Coating: Enhanced penetration for Dragon Piercer.
- Close-Range Coating: Increased close-range damage.
- Paralysis Coating: Inflicts Paralysis.
- Exhaust Coating: Inflicts Stun and Exhaustion.
- Sleep Coating: Inflicts Sleep.
- Poison Coating: Inflicts Poison.
- Blast Coating: Inflicts Blast.
Mastering Tracer Arrows:
Tracer Arrows (Left-click + E/L2 + R2 + Square/LT + RT + X) stick to monsters, guiding subsequent arrows. While effective for targeting weak points, they consume coating points.
Monster Hunter Wilds is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.
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