How to Craft Artian Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds

Curious about Artian weapons in *Monster Hunter Wilds*? These are a fresh addition to the game, allowing you to craft highly customizable weapons tailored to your desired stats and elements. However, this feature is unlocked in the late game, so let's dive into everything you need to know.

How to Craft Artian Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds

Unlocking the ability to craft Artian weapons involves progressing through the game. First, you must complete the story and reach High Rank. Then, you'll need to defeat your first Tempered monster. While we won't spoil which monster it is, you'll recognize it by the NPCs' comments about its toughness and scars.

After defeating this challenging creature, Gemma will initiate a conversation about Artian weapons, triggering a tutorial. Gemma will explain that she can now craft these weapons. Each weapon type requires three components, and you must have at least one of each component type to start crafting. However, the customization goes deeper.

Each component has a rarity value, an element type, and an Artian bonus. To craft a weapon, the components must share the same rarity value. The weapon's elemental effect is determined by the element with the highest count among your components. For example, using two water and one lightning component results in a water weapon. Using three water components enhances the water infusion, while using three different elements yields no elemental infusion.

The Artian bonus offers either an attack boost, increasing the general damage your weapon can inflict, or an affinity boost, which enhances 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 identifiable on the map by their blue outline.

Defeating or capturing a Tempered monster rewards 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 also increases, 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.