"Crafting Artian Weapons Guide in Monster Hunter Wilds"

Curious about the Artian weapons in *Monster Hunter Wilds*? These exciting new additions are the late-game feature you'll want to dive into for crafting unique weapons tailored to your playstyle. Here's everything you need to know about unlocking and crafting these powerful tools.

How to Craft Artian Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds

First, you need to unlock the Artian weapon feature. To do this, you must complete the main storyline and reach High Rank. Continue your journey until you encounter and defeat your first Tempered monster. You'll recognize this beast by the NPCs' comments on its toughness and the many scars it bears.

After defeating this monster, Gemma will approach you to discuss Artian weapons, triggering a tutorial that explains the crafting process. Each weapon type requires three components, and you need at least one of each to craft a weapon. However, the crafting system is more nuanced than it seems.

Each component has a rarity value, an element type, and an Artian bonus. To craft a weapon, components must share 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 will result in a water weapon. Using three water components will enhance the water infusion, but using three different elements will yield no elemental infusion at all.

The Artian bonus offers either an attack boost, increasing your weapon's damage output, or an affinity boost, enhancing your critical hit chance. Your choice depends on your preferred playstyle. To craft these weapons, you'll need Artian materials.

How to Get Artian Materials in Monster Hunter Wilds

Obtaining Artian materials is straightforward: hunt Tempered monsters in High Rank. After defeating your first Tempered monster, you'll start encountering one or two in each area. You'll receive notifications when they're nearby, and they're easily identifiable on the map by their blue outline.

Defeating or capturing a Tempered monster will reward you with Artian parts, which you can find among the main mission rewards and decorations. As your hunter rank increases, the rarity of these parts will also increase, naturally progressing with your gameplay. While there's no direct correlation between the monster you hunt and the specific Artian drops, you can focus on hunting monsters you enjoy or need parts from for other weapons or armor pieces.