Best Build and Armor for Hunting Horn in Monster Hunter Wilds (MH Wilds). Includes the best weapon, equipment, skill, early game, high-rank sets, and recommended armor.
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Table of Contents
Hunting Horn's Best Builds After Update
| Best Builds | Rating |
|---|---|
| ▼Flexible Paralysis Build with Zoh Shia | ★★★★★ |
| ▼Immortal Horn with Super Recovery | ★★★★・ |
| ▼Flexible Build with Non-Artian Weapon | ★★★・・ |
| ▼5 Element Build with Artian Weapon | ★★★・・ |
Flexible Paralysis Build with Zoh Shia
| Weeapon Name | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Omiltika (Artian) | | ||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense |
| 966 | Paralysis 150 | 5% | 0 |
| Decoration | Attack Jewel 3 Attack Jewel II 2 Paralyzer Jewel III 3 | ||
| Element Type | Paralysis Element Type ×3 | ||
| Production | Attack Infusion ×3 | ||
| Reinforcement | Attack Boost ×5 | ||
Self-Improvement
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
The strongest and most versatile build for the Hunting Horn after the update is a setup that uses Zoh Shia Armor. The Hunting Horn is a weapon type that is less affected by Affinity compared to other weapons, so prioritize skills that would increase your raw Attack instead. The skills listed can be used to increase your Attack. Paralysis is able to stop the movements of monsters allowing you to play safely. If you are not confident on your dodging skills, this is the recommended build for you.
Immortal Horn with Super Recovery
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Queen Chordmaker | | ||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense |
| 840 | Poison 250 | 15% | 0 |
| Weapon Skills | | ||
| Decoration | Sonorous-Attack Jewel 3 Attack Jewel II 2 Attack Jewel 1 | ||
Self-Improvement
| Armor | Slot | Decoration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Numinous Crown α | ③②ー | Foray Jewel 3 Flawless Jewel 2 |
| Numinous Shroud β | ③ーー | Foray Jewel 3 |
| Guild Ace Vambraces α | ③ーー | Flawless Jewel 2 |
| Numinous Overlay β | ②ーー | Flawless Jewel 2 |
| Numinous Greaves β | ③②ー | Chain Jewel 3 Flawless Jewel 2 |
| Foray Charm II | - | - |
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
The best forgeable setup for the Hunting Horn after the update is a build that uses Super Recovery in tandem with 4 Pieces of Zoh Shia. Super Recovery with the Echo Bubbles' Health Regeneration will not only have high survivability, but will also reliably activate Peak Performance. Inflicting Poison on the monster activates Foray, contributing a decent amount to your overall damage.
Flexible Build with Non-Artian Weapon
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Resounding Galahad | | ||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense |
| 882 | Dragon 400 | 0% | 0 |
| Weapon Skill | | ||
| Decoration | Attack Jewel 3 Attack Jewel II 2 Critical Jewel 1 | ||
Self-Improvement
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
The best forgeable, general-purpose build for the Hunting Horn after the update is a setup that uses Zoh Shia armor and has Agitator at Lv5. Apart from other skills that will help increase your Attack, this build also includes Evade Window and Evade Extender, which should help provide a sense stability or comfort while in combat. It is also an option to slot in Counter Jewel 2 instead of the Jumping Jewel.
You Can Maintain a Secondary Hunting Horn's Melodies While Fighting
The Resounding Galahad has the song "Extend All Melodies", so you can keep fighting while extending the secondary Hunting Horn's melodies or songs. If available, you can choose to take the Summoning Bell or the Gramklang as your secondary weapon to gain access to the Affinity Up and Earplugs (L) songs.
5 Element Build with Artian Weapon
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Omiltika (Artian) | | ||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense |
| 966 | Fire 350 | 5% | 0 |
| Decoration | Attack Jewel 3 Attack Jewel II 2 Blaze-Handicraft Jewel 3 | ||
| Element Type | Fire Element Type ×3 | ||
| Production | Attack Infusion ×3 | ||
| Reinforcement | Attack Boost ×5 | ||
Self-Improvement
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Omiltika (Artian) | | ||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense |
| 966 | Water 350 | 5% | 0 |
| Decoration | Attack Jewel 3 Attack Jewel II 2 Stream-Handicraft Jewel 3 | ||
| Element Type | Water Element Type×3 | ||
| Production | Attack Infusion ×3 | ||
| Reinforcement | Attack Boost ×5 | ||
Self-Improvement
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Omiltika (Artian) | | ||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense |
| 966 | Thunder 350 | 5% | 0 |
| Decoration | Attack Jewel 3 Attack Jewel II 2 Bolt-Handicraft Jewel 3 | ||
| Element Type | Thunder Element ×3 | ||
| Production | Attack Infusion ×3 | ||
| Reinforcement | Attack Boost ×5 | ||
Self-Improvement
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Omiltika (Artian) | | ||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense |
| 966 | Ice 350 | 5% | 0 |
| Decoration | Attack Jewel 3 Attack Jewel II 2 Frost-Handicraft Jewel 3 | ||
| Element Type | Ice Element Type ×3 | ||
| Production | Attack Infusion ×3 | ||
| Reinforcement | Attack Boost ×5 | ||
Self-Improvement
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Omiltika (Artian) | | ||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense |
| 966 | Dragon 350 | 5% | 0 |
| Decoration | Attack Jewel 3 Attack Jewel II 2 Dragon-Handicraft Jewel 3 | ||
| Element Type | Dragon Element Type ×3 | ||
| Production | Attack Infusion ×3 | ||
| Reinforcement | Attack Boost ×5 | ||
Self-Improvement
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
The best builds for all 5 elements for the Hunting Horn after the update is a combination of the Zoh Shia Head Armor and 4 Gore pieces. This setup prioritizes skills that increase raw Attack, with an added bonus of having 75% Affinity if Agitator or Maximum Might is active. The Hunting Horn, however, gets less benefit from Affinity, so depending on the amount of Affinity you end up with, you could also consider changing Maximum Might to Counterstrike.
Hunting Horn's High Rank Builds (HR20-40)
| ▼ High Rank Build | ▼ Up to HR40 | ▼ Right After HR40 |
Best Equipment for Hunting Horn in Early High Rank Stages
Rey Dau Weapon
| Weapon | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Perun II | |||
| Attack | Element | Critical | Defense |
| 714 | Thunder 230 | 0% | 0 |
| Weapon Skill | |||
Self-Improvement
The recommended Weapon for Chapter 4 is "Rey Pun II". Unlike G. Veldian Sibilus I, Horn Maestro falls to Lv1, but because of its blue sharpness, it can consistently provide high fire power.
Rathalos Alpha is Recommended
| Armor | Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Rathalos Helm Alpha | |
| Rathalos Mail Alpha | |
| Rathalos Vambraces Alpha | |
| Rathalos Coil Alpha | |
| Ajarakan Greaves Beta | |
| Counterattack Charm I |
| Active Skill | |
|---|---|
Starting from Chapter 4, you unlock High Rank equipment. The Rathalos armor that can be made at this point has a Powerful Skill called Adrenaline Rush, a skill that increases attack by Evading. Ajarakan's legs also activate Partbreaker to increase Focus Strikes' Firepower.
Hunting Horn Best Equipment Up to HR40
Rey Perun is Recommended as a Weapon
| Weapon | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Perun III | |||
| Attack | Element | Critical | Defense |
| 840 | Thunder 270 | 0% | 0 |
| Weapon Skill | |||
Self-Improvement
The recommended weapon for Chapter 5 is "Rey Perun III". It has the original Weapon Skill "Horn Maestro" and has excellent Sharpness with a white gauge.
Nu Udra Alpha is the recommended armor
| Armor/Slots | Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| G. Ebony Helm Beta | |
| Udra Miremail Alpha | |
| Udra MirebracesAlpha | |
| G. Ebony Coil Beta | |
| Udra Miregreaves Alpha | |
| Evasion Charm II |
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
Nu Udra Alpha is recommended for HR35 and above. Group Skill "Lord's Favor" allows you to increase Attack when Melody effects is activated. The remaining two parts use Ebony Odogaron to increase Burst.
Hunting Horn Best Equipment Right After HR40
| Weapon | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| G. Resounding Galahad | |||
| Attack | Element | Critical | Defense |
| 966 | Dragon 250 | -10% | 0 |
| Weapon Skill | |||
| Decoration | Handicraft Jewel 1 Handicraft Jewel 1 Handicraft Jewel 1 | ||
Self-Improvement
| Armor | Slot | Decoration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| G. Ebony Helm Beta | ②ーー | - |
| Udra Miremail Alpha | ①①ー | - |
| Udra Mirebraces Alpha | ②ーー | - |
| G. Ebony Coil Beta | ②①ー | - |
| Udra Miregreaves Alpha | ③ーー | - |
| Counterattack Charm II | - | - |
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
The recommended Equipment for the Hunting Horn post-game in Monster Hunter Wilds is "G. Resounding Galahad". It has "Horn Maestro Lv2" as a skill, and the Attack and Melody are also excellent and useful as a general-purpose weapon. Echo Wave (Cut) inflicts critical hits, so we recommend increasing Affinity using any empty slots.
Hunting Horn's Low Rank Builds (HR1-8)
Arkveld Weapon from Chapter 3
| Weapon | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| G. Veldian Sibilus I | |||
| Attack | Element | Critical | Defense |
| 714 | Dragon 160 | -10% | 0 |
| Weapon Skill | |||
"G. Veldian Sibilus I", which appears in Chapter 3, is recommended. Affinity -10%, but at this point it is a rare weapon that can activate Horn Maestro Lv2.
Uth Duna Equipment for Armor
| Armor | Skill | |
|---|---|---|
| Duna Helm | |
| Duna Mail | |
| Duna Vambraces | |
| Duna Coil | |
| Rey Sandgreaves | |
| Hope Charm |
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
For armor, we recommend Uth Duna Equipment, which can be made in Chapter 3. Group Skill "Lord's Favor" will increase Attack when activating Melody Effects. You can also get the Rocksteady Mantle in Chapter 3, so Tool Specialist Lv3 is also useful.
Best Build and Armor for Each Weapon TypeHunting Horn's Best Skills
| Table of Contents (tap to move) | |
|---|---|
| ▼ Weapon Skills | ▼ Armor Skills |
Recommended Skills for Weapon
| Skill name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Ratings: ★★★ Hunting Horn's Melody Effects last longer. (If you change weapons, the effect of this skill will be lost) | |
| Ratings: ★★・ Increase the player's Attack. | |
| Ratings: ★★・ Weapon Sharpness becomes longer. However, the length will not exceed the Sharpness limit. | |
| Ratings: ★・・ It becomes easier to stun monsters. |
Recommended weapon skills for Hunting Horn in Monster Hunter Wilds include "Horn Maestro". "Horn Maestro" can be said to be the most important skill for Hunting Horn, as it increases the duration of Melody Effects.
Recommended Skills for Armor
| Skill name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Ratings: ★★★ By continuing to attack, the Attack and Element values will gradually increase. | |
(Guardian Ebony Armor Set) | Ratings: ★★★ When the effect of the "Burst" skill is activated, the effective time is extended and the base Attack is increased. |
| Ratings: ★★★ When attacking a monster, if the attack is quite effective on that part, Affinity will increase. | |
(Gore Magala Armor Set) | Ratings: ★★・ When facing a large monster, you will be infected with Frenzy. |
| Ratings: ★★・ When infected with the Mad Dragon virus, it becomes easier to overcome Frenzy and the Affinity of the overcome state increases. | |
(Zoh Shia Armor Set) | Ratings: ★★・ Automatically recovers health to maximum value even if there is no red health gauge in your HP bar. |
| Ratings: ★・・ When activating effects that affect allies within a certain range, such as Melody Effects, add a temporary attack increase effect | |
| Ratings: ★・・ During Evade, if monster attacks overlap at the right time, Attack will increase for a certain period of time. | |
| Ratings: ★・・ Temporarily invulnerable time during Evade becomes longer. | |
| Ratings: ★・・ It becomes easier to destroy parts of large monsters, and the damage when destroying Wounds with Focus Strike increases. |
Recommended armor skills for the Hunting Horn in Monster Hunter Wilds include "Burst" and "Ebony Odogaron's Power". Burst is especially a valuable skill for the Hunting Horn to increase attack power since most attacks don't inflict critical hits.
Monster Hunter Wilds Articles & Guides
Equipment Guides
| Beginner Armor | High Rank Builds | Artian Armor | Best Builds |
| Skill List | Set Bonus | Group Skill | Layered Armor List |
| Mantles List |
Recommended Equipment by Weapon
| Great Sword | Long Sword | Sword & Shield | Dual Blades |
| Hammer | Hunting Horn | Lance | Gunlance |
| Switch Axe | Charge Blade | Insect Glaive | Bow |
| Light Bowgun | Heavy Bowgun | ||
Equipment Guide by Monster
Mantles Guide
| Ghillie Mantle | Rocksteady Mantle | Mending Mantle |
| Evasion Mantle | Corrupted Mantle | - |
Equipment Related Guides
| Equipment Related Guides | |
|---|---|
| ▶ How to Hide Headgear? | ▶ Alpha & Beta Armor Guide |
| ▶ Guardian Armor List | ▶ How to Upgrade Armor |
| ▶ Melding Pot | ▶ Decoration Farming |
| ▶ Palico Equipment List | ▶ Best Palico Equipment |
Great Sword
Long Sword
Sword and Shield
Dual Blades
Hammer
Hunting Horn
Lance
Gunlance
Switch Axe
Charge Blade
Insect Glaive
Bow
Light Bowgun
Heavy Bowgun