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Monster Hunter Wilds Heavy Bowgun: Inferior Mode Perfect Utilization GuideThe Heavy Bowgun in Monster Hunter Wilds is designed around the 'Furious Mode,' making its active use crucial. This guide details various Heavy Bowgun setups for different ammo types, from early game to endgame, including weapon and armor skill combinations, and suggests optimal playstyles for each situation.
1. 🎮 Core Playstyle of Wilds Heavy Bowgun
· The Wilds Heavy Bowgun is designed around 'Furious Mode.'
· Damage is mediocre with a single ammo type, similar to a Light Bowgun without rapid-fire and slow movement.
· It's recommended to mix in Furious Mode for most setups.
· Furious Mode combinations are recommended with Machine/Shellfire Ammo + Counter Ammo (for critical setups) or Grenade Ammo (for attack power loop setups). Grenade Ammo is slightly better, but Machine/Shellfire Ammo setups are also quite good.
· Damage is mediocre with a single ammo type, similar to a Light Bowgun without rapid-fire and slow movement.
· It's recommended to mix in Furious Mode for most setups.
· Furious Mode combinations are recommended with Machine/Shellfire Ammo + Counter Ammo (for critical setups) or Grenade Ammo (for attack power loop setups). Grenade Ammo is slightly better, but Machine/Shellfire Ammo setups are also quite good.
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1. 🎮 Core Playstyle of Wilds Heavy Bowgun
· The Wilds Heavy Bowgun is designed around 'Furious Mode.'
· Damage is mediocre with a single ammo type, similar to a Light Bowgun without rapid-fire and slow movement.
· It's recommended to mix in Furious Mode for most setups.
· Furious Mode combinations are recommended with Machine/Shellfire Ammo + Counter Ammo (for critical setups) or Grenade Ammo (for attack power loop setups). Grenade Ammo is slightly better, but Machine/Shellfire Ammo setups are also quite good.
· Damage is mediocre with a single ammo type, similar to a Light Bowgun without rapid-fire and slow movement.
· It's recommended to mix in Furious Mode for most setups.
· Furious Mode combinations are recommended with Machine/Shellfire Ammo + Counter Ammo (for critical setups) or Grenade Ammo (for attack power loop setups). Grenade Ammo is slightly better, but Machine/Shellfire Ammo setups are also quite good.
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2. 🏹 Weapon Recommendations & Bowgun Bonus Guide
· Before Atier: Domosu-derived Heavy Bowguns are recommended. They allow for Special Shot Enhance and Furious Mode Lv2, and support Pierce Ammo Lv3, but if reloading feels slow, Normal or Spread Ammo can also be used.
· Seregios Heavy Bowgun: Pure Spread Ammo setups are possible, and its performance is so good it's irreplaceable by Atier. It's recommended to craft at least one.
· After Atier: Use Furious Mode with your desired ammo type. For physical ammo, combine with Machine/Shellfire Ammo + Counter Ammo or Grenade Ammo. For elemental ammo, combining with Grenade Ammo is recommended.
· Single ammo types lack Normal Mode enhancement, resulting in insufficient performance. Elemental ammo can also run out when hunting high-rank monsters, so mixing in Grenade Ammo is advisable.
· Physical ammo can be crafted with status effects, and elemental ammo can also be made with status effects, allowing you to use elemental ammo with -1 elemental value.
· After Hunter Rank 100: Switch to Gigas Atier. It's the best for all setups except pure Spread builds.
· Gigas Atier Augmentation Selection:
· Bowgun Bonus:
· Seregios Heavy Bowgun: Pure Spread Ammo setups are possible, and its performance is so good it's irreplaceable by Atier. It's recommended to craft at least one.
· After Atier: Use Furious Mode with your desired ammo type. For physical ammo, combine with Machine/Shellfire Ammo + Counter Ammo or Grenade Ammo. For elemental ammo, combining with Grenade Ammo is recommended.
· Single ammo types lack Normal Mode enhancement, resulting in insufficient performance. Elemental ammo can also run out when hunting high-rank monsters, so mixing in Grenade Ammo is advisable.
· Physical ammo can be crafted with status effects, and elemental ammo can also be made with status effects, allowing you to use elemental ammo with -1 elemental value.
· After Hunter Rank 100: Switch to Gigas Atier. It's the best for all setups except pure Spread builds.
· Gigas Atier Augmentation Selection:
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| Attack Augmentation | Most efficient for Furious Grenade Ammo and Machine/Shellfire Ammo setups. |
| Elemental Augmentation | Can be considered for pure elemental or Pierce Ammo setups. |
| Affinity Augmentation | Good for Pierce Ammo (status effect) but inefficient; better to combine with elemental ammo. |
| Category | Details |
|---|---|
| General | Reload 1 + remaining basic attack power is recommended. Ammo is mainly used to fill the Furious gauge. |
| Elemental/Status Effect | Reload 1 (7 shots/6 shots) is sufficient, but Reload 2 is good for stability and reducing damage loss. |
| Pierce Ammo | Reload time is long, so Reload 1 is strongly recommended. |
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3. 🛡️ Armor & Weapon Skill Setups (Detailed by Ammo Type)
· Recommended Armor Series Skills:
| Ammo Type | Recommended Skills |
|---|---|
| Elemental | Black Dragon or Gigas single series |
| Physical Ammo + Grenade Ammo | Fierce Dragon or Dark Device + Master's Soul |
| Machine or Shellfire Ammo | Black Dragon + Master's Soul |
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4. ⚙️ Recommended Weapon Skills by Ammo Type
· Recommended Weapon Skills:
| Ammo Type | Recommended Skills |
|---|---|
| Elemental Ammo + Grenade Ammo Setup | Elemental Attack Up Artillery Special Shot Enhance Affinity Elemental Burst Shot/Post Shot Ballistics Enhance |
| Pure Elemental Setup | Elemental Attack Up Affinity Elemental Burst Shot/Post Shot Ballistics Enhance |
| Physical Grenade Ammo Setup | Special Shot Enhance Artillery Focus Attack Up |
| Machine/Shellfire Ammo Setup | Special Shot Enhance Super Critical Focus |
| Pure Spread Ammo Setup | Ballistics Enhance 1 (Essential) Super Critical Spread Ammo Enhance |
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5. 🎯 Pure Spread Ammo Setup (Seregios HBG)
· Before Hunter Rank 100: Use the Seregios Heavy Bowgun. The 'Endurance' series skill is essential to cancel the fatigue after-delay from firing Spread Ammo.
· After Hunter Rank 100: The final setup compensates for missing skills with talismans. Since it's not Gigas Atier, there are no major changes to the setup.
· After Hunter Rank 100: The final setup compensates for missing skills with talismans. Since it's not Gigas Atier, there are no major changes to the setup.
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6. 💥 Machine/Shellfire Ammo + Counter Ammo Critical Setup
· Before Hunter Rank 100: Used for Furious Machine/Shellfire Ammo setups. Play by filling the gauge with physical or counter ammo and expending it with Machine/Shellfire Ammo.
· After Hunter Rank 100:
· Heavy Bowguns capable of clashing can activate the 'Sealed Dragon' series skill for their setup.
· If only 'Black Dragon' is extracted, specific setups are recommended.
· With the 'Black Dragon + Master's Soul' combination, the 'Utilization' skill can be added, and 3-slot skills are supplemented with talismans to complete the setup.
· After Hunter Rank 100:
· Heavy Bowguns capable of clashing can activate the 'Sealed Dragon' series skill for their setup.
· If only 'Black Dragon' is extracted, specific setups are recommended.
· With the 'Black Dragon + Master's Soul' combination, the 'Utilization' skill can be added, and 3-slot skills are supplemented with talismans to complete the setup.
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7. 💣 Physical Grenade Ammo Setup (Raw Damage Ignoring Hitzones)
· Before Hunter Rank 100: Grenade Ammo scales with attack power and doesn't crit, so focus on attack power. Physical ammo is weaker than critical setups but becomes usable with increased attack power. Pure Counter Ammo alone has mediocre damage.
· After Hunter Rank 100: Add Daadila equipment to further boost attack power.
· The 'Omen Dragon + Master's Soul' (4 Omen, 3 Master's Soul) setup is an attack power maximization setup for Grenade Ammo. Omen Dragon, Master's Soul, and Daadila equipment all contribute to attack power increase.
· After Hunter Rank 100: Add Daadila equipment to further boost attack power.
· The 'Omen Dragon + Master's Soul' (4 Omen, 3 Master's Soul) setup is an attack power maximization setup for Grenade Ammo. Omen Dragon, Master's Soul, and Daadila equipment all contribute to attack power increase.
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8. ✨ Elemental Setup (Black Dragon & Gogmazios)
· Before Hunter Rank 100: A 4-piece Black Dragon setup is recommended. There is no dedicated elemental setup before Hunter Rank 100.
· After Hunter Rank 100:
· Equip 4 pieces of Gogmazios armor to increase elemental values.
· Before extracting Gigas skills, include Mitsuha equipment to activate the Roaring Dragon series skill (Resuscitate).
· After extracting Gigas skills, choose either Black Dragon or Gigas skills to finalize the setup. A Black Dragon 2, Gigas 4 combination is possible, and Black Dragon is slightly more advantageous for skill extraction.
· After Hunter Rank 100:
· Equip 4 pieces of Gogmazios armor to increase elemental values.
· Before extracting Gigas skills, include Mitsuha equipment to activate the Roaring Dragon series skill (Resuscitate).
· After extracting Gigas skills, choose either Black Dragon or Gigas skills to finalize the setup. A Black Dragon 2, Gigas 4 combination is possible, and Black Dragon is slightly more advantageous for skill extraction.