There are close - up weapons like big ol' swords and axes, flashy weapons like the Insect Glaive (a sort of sharp pole you can vault with), and
ranged Bowguns for shooting monsters from afar.
There are close - up weapons like big ol' swords and axes, flashy weapons like the Insect Glaive (a sort of sharp pole you can vault with), and
ranged Bowguns for shooting monsters from afar.
Not exact matches
These
range from katana - like long swords to gunlances (i.e. lances that also fire off charges) to
bowguns, which require their own considerations like which ammo they can use and how fast and accurately they can fire.
The final light category weapon in Monster Hunter World is one for those of you who prefer a bit of
range in your combat — is the light
bowgun, which is the most nimble of the
ranged weapons.
Bow - a more exciting and slightly less fiddly
ranged weapon that's more tactical than the
bowguns.
Light
Bowgun The final light category weapon in Monster Hunter World is one for those of you who prefer a bit of
range in your combat — is the light
bowgun, which is the most nimble of the
ranged weapons.
Others will favour the lance or longsword, or dig on dealing out
ranged pain with the
bowgun.
No matter whichever class you start out with you'll have a vast amount of weapons to choose from
ranging from knuckles, spears, daggers, grenade launchers,
bowguns, dual pistols, wands, whips, etc..
There's 12 weapons to pick from, each
ranging in style from the gigantic Great Sword, so large that they double as a shield, to the bludgeoning Hunting Horn that produces buff - conjuring melodies as you swing it around, or the
bowguns which require the sourcing and crafting of ammunition.
There are challenging weapons like the Charge Blade and Insect Glaive to properly grasp, support weapons like the Hunting Horn, long -
range weapons like
Bowguns and the regular Bow, and so on.
One of the best things about Gunner weapons — Bows, Light
Bowguns and Heavy
Bowguns — is the
range of status effects they can inflict using their special coatings / ammunition.
The light
bowgun is much easier to handle, and you also get a
range of powder coatings for different types of attacks.
Ranged weapons can be very useful against flying enemies in Monster Hunter World, and the light
bowgun is our pick for this one.
Swords and blades can be useful in cutting damage and executing fast paced attacks, impact weapons like hammers can cause high damage and stun opponents while
ranged weapons such as
bowguns allow you to attack beasts from afar.
You can absolutely come out on top with any of the 14 weapons on solo hunts, but we've found that
ranged weapons — particularly light
bowguns — seem to provide the best balance of offense and defense.