Monster Hunter World: 7 Tips I Wish I Knew Before I Started (Beginner Tips)

Going into Monster Hunter World, I knew nothing. Now that I've played a whole bunch, these are some things that I wish I knew before I started playing (or rather, would have liked to have known had I not been playing with friends). I tried to include some stuff that wasn't like every other beginner's guide out there, but there's definitely some very basic stuff here too.

1) Always be upgrading your low level gear.
2) Gear always has weaknesses.
3) Start with a simple weapon.
4) Always have bounties.
5) Capturing is better than killing. (Unless you're looking for gems.)
6) Maintain a disciplined item stash.
7) Bring dung pods.

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[DattoDoesDestiny]

Sorry for some misinformation here, capture and kill loot tables are slightly different. Kill loot tables in high rank include gems, which are rare drops needed for certain items. They do also come from breaking parts of a monster and as potential investigation rewards.

[onaucc]

Meanwhile i spent 30 minutes trying to catch a monster in the first catch mission using the capture net. Yep.

[Kottery]

It took me like 20 hours to figure out that ecological research guy was sitting there...

He blends in so well.

[shinmalphur]

Things i wishes that i knew, hunters notes? Your best friend. Dung pods? Essential on high tier content. Eating before a quest? No reason to not do and a lot of reasons to DO IT! Weapons? Not all weapons work well with every monster, for example, fighting a diablos or tall monster with my favourite great-sword is not easy as they are either to fast or out of reach. Always keep a steady supply of mega barrel bombs, herbs, honey, potions and mega potions with the auto craft enabled for them.
Never drink potions, save them to make mega potions. Before going on a hunt, check what the monsters are weak to and what damage that they deal, as well as what your armour protects you the most from and what damage that it makes worse (it makes ALL the difference when fighting... lets say a kirin as it can make the difference between a 1 shot from 200 health and a survivable amount of damage)

Use environmental traps and damage effects to get easy large amounts of damage, and keep in mind which monsters turf war with each other for more damage. Check the elementals on your weapons and see if the target monsters are immune to them, if they are then you’re losing out on a lot of damage and making it harder for yourself.

If you’re finding it hard to survive in melee ranges then switch to a bow or light bow gun until you’re comfortable that you can predict what the monster will do in what situations, then go back to melee if you’d like. Some monsters have special conditions like (will do so and so when situations X happen)
An example is when the hunters notes say a certain type of slinger ammo can break a monsters secondary armour (mainly mud armour or snow armour).

Telling a monsters health isn’t easy, so if it runs away from you, let it and you should sharpen your weapons and restore your health, and restock potions if necessary, if it tuns back to its nest and sleeps, plant bombs on breakable areas (mainly the head) and wake it it with the most powerful single hit attack you or your teammates have (mainly if not ALWAYS greatsword).

Don’t forget to keep your palicos armour and weapon up to date so that it can be a better ally to have on hunts. Remember! If the area you’re fighting the monster in is cramped then run to a wider space and lure it there. Monsters that focus on area control will have a much easier time killing you in tight and enclosed spaces, and try to keep them away from entrances/exits lest they lock you in/out of the fight.

Lastly, learn the move set of the monsters you hunt, be cautious and when you’re certain that you know how they move you can strap on your armour that you know is resistant to their attacks, slot some jewels that prevents their de-buffs and let blunt weapon users go for the heads, sharp weapons for the tails and be mindful that you don’t stagger your teammates (I’m looking at you longsword mains 👀)

Thats all the sagely wisdom that i can offer thats never going to be read on a year old video, enjoy my non existent readers and happy hunting!

[revelaitons]

Also, tip for people stuck on Anjanath, when it gets fire in it's nose, shoot it with a watermoss. It'll help with that. Watermoss can also be used to clean Barroth's and Jyura's mud off.

[ProstituteCorpse]

Monster Hunter veteran here (10+ years).

My main tips would be:

1) Ignore armor upgrades in Low Rank completely. You're very likely to fight a monster in your next story mission that will grant you an armor with higher stats so it's a waste of armor spheres. Just make a new armor. I ran with LR gear until late HR (6star) and then I made a HR set, mainly focusing on the defense only. (LR Armor ~100 DEF to ~220 DEF HR armor) And after encountering my first elder dragon I started to worry about skills and building proper end game sets. This is where I used my armor spheres.

2) Long sword, hammer, dual blades and lance are great beginner weapons. And if you're having a hard time I can't praise the lance enough, the shield allows you to block the heaviest of attacks and it's a life saver. Easy to pick up but hard to master. Whenever I'm getting my ass whopped I bring out the lance.

3) Start cultivating honey at the botanist as soon as possible, you can never have too much honey. Mainly used to upgrade your potions to Mega potions. You can buy your potions in the tradeyard.

4) Some monster are easier to do SOLO - When entering multiplayer the monster gains double the HP, it's doubled weather you're two, three or four players. For me monsters like Bazelgeus and Kirin is much easier to solo than with a group of strangers.

5) Find a weapon you like and upgrade it, raw (none elemental) is the best way to go so you can use it against anything. In the beginning you will be low on material and cash, so making a weapon of each element isn't really an option, so just stay with your favorite weapon and upgrade it a long the way.

I hope this was helpful!

[Harrison]

An 8th tip: There is NO pausing in MH, whether single player or MP. So be sure you take care of what you need to BEFORE going on any hunt (Bathroom break, eats, phone calls, etc) or after one.

[coolrock]

number zero : always remember to sharp your sword after every fight

[Slckus]

"Start Simple"

Me: **Immediately uses Charge Blade**
Me: I'm really stubborn eh?

[ahmadsonic]

I'm just glad more ppl are seeing the beauty of monster hunter

[hamsterdoom]

"... A certain monster that will kick your ass if you're not ready for it..."
Me: Ah, yes, he must be referring to Nergigante.
"Anjanath."
Me: Wait, what?

[EKS]

The most important tip: Do NOT use the Guardian armor you get in the beginning. It WILL ruin your experience. (basically enables "god mode")

[tzendere]

"Certain monsters cannot be captured (namely Elder Dragons)" oh snap don't let the Commander hear that

[damonte]

When I first started playing I wish I knew to pet the poogie before each hunt for good luck.

[Slaking_]

"There is no overall 'best' armour set"


_Laughs in Drachen_

[LordZachael]

I never knew how easy captures could be until my brother showed me his method. When monster is asleep throw TRANQ BOMBS FIRST before placing the trap! Monster does not wake up until you place trap and it is activated.

Doing the trap first means you run the risk of you being too slow to scroll through your full item list for the tranq bombs or accidentally using the wrong item in your frantic rush and being too slow... or other monsters big or small knocking you down... and in all these cases your trap expires, monster is now free, and you wasted your trap!

Throwing 2 tranq bombs first means for some time after, even if it wakes up cause another monster hit it, the monster you want to catch will be caught instantly if it falls into the trap. Honestly after all the failed capture quests of the past and wasted expensive traps, it made me realize how much of a moron I was for doing traps first ever! Sometimes simple tips make all the difference.

[CoziestWeeb]

My biggest tips as a Veteran MH: Practice, Be Patient, Learn from your mistakes, Predict the monsters pattern. Also Wedge beetles can be Grappled onto in this one.

[peanuts]

I've always wanted to see your content style applied to games outside Destiny. Great stuff.

Also, nice.

[Fabian-zehs]

came here after 100 hours+ and guess what, i started with the charge blade. I love this weapon so much!

[spawnandbatman]

I feel like I just started a game that is going to really piss me off and take half my life away