Best Items to Bring During Hunts in Monster Hunter Wilds

When you are out hunting in Monster Hunter Wilds, it’s wise to be prepared for a drawn-out battle at all times. Some monsters may take you 30 or more minutes to finish, so it is practically mandatory to come prepared with hunting items.

Here are the best hunting items you should always bring to hunts in Monster Hunter Wilds.

Best Hunting Items to Bring in Monster Hunter Wilds

Shock Traps and Pitfall Traps

Shock Traps and Pitfall Traps are the key hunting items to capture monsters. Without them, you’ll only have the option to slay the enemy. Since you might be running hunts consecutively, you always want to have a few spare in case you want to capture a monster.

Barrel Bomb, Large Barrel Bombs, and Mega Barrel Bombs

Using Mega Barrel Bombs is the best way to deal massive damage to a sleeping monster. Since monsters take double the damage from any single source or instance of damage while sleeping, using Barrel Bombs is the most effective way to deal as much damage as possible to capitalize on this mechanic.

Place multiple bombs beside sleeping monsters and detonate them for maximum damage. The “single” source of damage applies to all the bombs placed because they explode simultaneously. This is why bombs should always be in every hunter’s item pouch when doing hunts.

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Nulberries

Nulberries treat any form of blights, which accounts for almost all the status effects and ailments in the game. Bringing Nulberries to hunts with monsters that apply constant ailments is mandatory. Even if you aren’t fighting any of those monsters, you should always bring some just in case.

Potions, Mega Potions, and Max Potions

Actively crafting potions should already be ingrained in any hunter. Every hunter has probably experienced running out of healing items and ending up with only regular Potions for a hunt.

Craft and stockpile those Mega and Max Potions and replenish them after every hunt. You can even stockpile some on your Seikret just in case you run out.

Might Pills

Might Pill is an offensive support item that increases your strength temporarily when consumed. The buff gives the hunter an additional 25 points to their attack stat that lasts for 20 seconds. While only used in niche situations because of its duration, it helps hunters shorten hunts or push you over the top when you are trying to progress through tempered monsters.

Well-Done Steaks

Well-Done Steaks restores a hunter’s health and stamina when consumed, but its biggest boost is that it also boosts their max health and stamina gauges. When fighting monsters that last over 30 or more minutes, you might lose your food buff, especially if you don’t eat every time between hunts.

Carrying Well-Done Steaks is essential to never having a moment where you can’t max out your gauges.

Tranq Bombs

Tranq Bombs are generally used to capture monsters ensnared in your Pitfall or Shock Traps. Without them, you cannot capture those monsters, making those traps useless if your goal is to capture them. These Tranq Bombs are as essential as the traps and should go hand in hand.

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Dung Pods

Dung Pods excels in isolating monsters from other monsters. There are occasions where multiple types of the same monsters could appear during a single fight.

When progressing through the story in Iceshard Cliffs, your encounter with the Hirabami monster teaches you this trick. Since there are several Hirabami monsters during the fight, you want to shoot the other HIrabami monsters with the Dung Pod to cause them to flee the battle.

If you find yourself in a sticky position with multiple monsters, you can use a Dung Pod to repel one.