How to Farm Gravios - Best Method and Build

This guide covers the best methods for farming Gravios in Monster Hunter Wilds (MH Wilds), including recommended Heavy Bowgun equipment, weapons, decorations, strategy, and more.

Gravios Related Article
Strategy	Farming	Armor	Weapon

Best Build for Farming Gravios (Optional Quest)

Water Element Artian Heavy Bowgun

Weapon Name			Mods
Greifen			Element Ammo Powder Ignition Mode
Attack		Affinity		Defense
285		5%		0
Weapon Skill		-
Special Ammo		Wyvernheart Ignition Wyverncounter Ignition
Ignition/Type		Ignition Gauge Recovery Lv1 Ignition Mode ST II
Decoration		Stream Jewel 1 Stream Jewel 1 Stream Jewel 1
Element Type		Water Element Type x3
Production		Any
Reinforcement		Any

	Armor	Slot	Decoration
	G. Ebony Helm β	②ーー	-
	G. Fulgur Mail α	②ーー	-
	G. Ebony Braces β	②①ー	-
	Gore Coil α	③①ー	-
	Gore Greaves β	③①①	-
	Chain Charm II	-	-
	Corrupted Mantle	-	-

Recommended Equipment for Gravios Farming in Monster Hunter Wilds is Water Element Artian Heavy Bowgun. The equipment shown above is an example of armor and decorations that can be reliably obtained, serving as a helpful reference for your Gravios farming setup.

Having a Capacity Boost Helps Save Time

For the Artian weapon's Production and Reinforcement Bonus, we recommend Capacity Boost. Try to get this bonus when applying it.

Compromise Equipment

For weapons, any Artian weapon capable of firing Water Ammo is fine. For armor, there's no need to perfect it; just focus on assembling what you can.

Add Skills with Your Available Decorations

*This lists Decorations with single skills. They can also be substituted with double skills if you have any available.

By adding skills like Earplugs or firepower through decorations in the available armor slots, you can further shorten the time it takes. If you have the decorations on hand, it's a good idea to equip them.

How to Farm Gravios

Gravios Fast Farming Guide

Start 'Armor Like a Mountain' in Area 14

Accept Gravios' Optional Quest 'Armor Like a Mountain' and start from the Pop-Up Camp in Area 14. If you haven't placed the Pop-Up Camp yet, unlock it before accepting the quest.

Oilwell Basin Camp Locations & Map

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Unlock Optional Quest by Hunting Gravios

The Optional Quest 'Armor Like a Mountain' is unlocked after clearing Chapter 4-1 by hunting Gravios that appears on the map, such as in the Oilwell Basin. If the Optional Quest doesn't unlock after clearing Chapter 4-1, try hunting Gravios in the Oilwell Basin or Ruins of Wyveria.

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Aim Gravios' Abdomen with Water Ammo

Gravios is located right outside the camp, so start shooting Water Ammo. The abdomen is its weak spot, so aim for the center of its body to deal more damage. If you can keep staggering it, you can defeat it without taking any hits.

Use Items to Save Time

Capture Items and Traps
Shock Trap	- Trap for Capturing └ Can be quickly used
Pitfall Trap	- Trap for Capturing
Tranq Ammo	- Necessary for Capturing └Tranq Bombs also works.
Attack Up Items
Corrupted Mantle	- Using an attack power boost can save a lot of time.
Might Seed	- Attack Up Item with a 3-minute effect duration. - Easy to gather the required amount through material gathering quests. - Can also be found in Area 12 of Oilwell Basin.
Demondrug	- Attack Up with a 30-minute effect duration. - Use Mega Demondrug if you have the resources.
Demon Powder	- Attack Up Item with a 3-minute duration. - It further boosts firepower in addition to using seeds and potions. - An option for further time reduction.
Powercharm	- Attack Up just by having it in your pouch. - Obtain from a Side Mission 'As Gatekeeper'

Using various buff and capturing items can shorten the time it takes for one run. If you want to improve efficiency, make sure to bring them along.

Refill Ammo and Accept the Quest Again

Once you defeat Gravios and complete the quest, replenish your items and accept the quest again. If you are going to use a lot of items, it's convenient to register them in your item loadout.

Benefits and Rewards

Easily Level up Your Hunter Rank

The benefit of Gravios farming is that it allows for easy Hunter Rank progression. Since it's an optional quest, you can farm it indefinitely, and with its low difficulty, you can easily level up even if you're playing solo.

Additional Melding Options at HR100

Once your Hunter Rank reaches 100, additional melding options become available, allowing you to create more decorations and specify Artian parts. This expands your equipment crafting possibilities, so aim for HR 100 first.

Gather Materials for Smelting

The materials obtained from farming Gravios can be used for smelting. They can be converted into Armor Spheres for armor upgrades or Oricalcite for Artian weapon upgrades, so make sure to utilize them.

High Rank Gravios Materials and Smelting Points

Materials	Smelting Points
Gravios Medulla	500
Wyvern Gem	300
Gravios Pleura+	60
Gravios Skull	60
Gravios Certificate S	50
Gravios Carapace	50
Gravios Wing	50
Coma Sac	30
Inferno Sac	30
Monster Keenbone	30

Do Event Quests During Blossomdance

Hunt Gravios in Gravios Blockade Event

The event quest "Gravios Blockade", which was part of the Blossomdance Event, is a perfect quest when you look at it in total, with Gravios materials and a chance of getting hard armor spheres, as well as by-products such as meal voucher and ingredients. You can do it at the same speed as the optional quest, so if it's being held, do the event quest.

Best Build for Farming (Sakuratide 4 Piece)

Sakuratide Heavy Bowgun Build

Weapon Name			Mods
Dalgap-of-the-Waves			Elemental Boost Magazine Elemental Boost Magazine
Attack		Critical		Defense
360		-15%		0
Weapon Skill		Tetrad Shot Lv3
Special Ammo		Wyvernheart Ignition Wyverncounter Ignition
Ignition/Type		Ignition Gauge Recovery Lv2 Normal /Ignition Mode Basic Type
Decoration		Stream/Opener Jwl 3 Opener Jewel II 2 Precise Jewel 1

	Armor	Slot	Decoration
	Sakuratide Headgear Alpha	ーーー	ー
	Numinous Shroud Beta	③ーー	Challenger Jewel 3
	Sakuratide Bracers Alpha	②①ー	Ambush Jewel 2 Flash Jewel 1
	Sakuratide Obi Alpha	②①ー	Ambush Jewel 2 Sheath Jewel 1
	Sakuratide Hakama Alpha	②ーー	Ambush Jewel 2
	Challenger Charm II	-	-

When farming Gravios Blockade with a Water-element weapon, the Uth Duna bowgun is highly recommended. As a forgeable weapon, it's easy to obtain and delivers clear times comparable to the Artian Water Heavy Bowgun. Use guard to counter Gravios’s roar, and incorporate Flash Pods and traps to control its movement and maintain offensive pressure.

Artian Sakuratide Heavy Bowgun Build

Weapon Name			Mods
Greifen (Artian)			Element Ammo Powder Augment Parts/Ignition Mode
Attack		Critical		Defense
330		5%		0
Decoration		Opener-Stream Jewel 3 Bandolier-Precise Jewel 3 Stream-Precise Jewel 3
Special Ammo		Wyvernheart Ignition Wyverncounter Ignition
Ignition/Type		Ignition Gauge Recovery Lv1 Ignition Mode Specialized Type II
Element Type		Water Element Type x3
Production		Attack Infusion x3
Reinforcement		Attack Boost x3 Capacity Boost x2

	Armor	Slot	Decoration
	Sakuratide Headgear Alpha	ーーー	ー
	Numinous Shroud Beta	③ーー	Challenger Jewel 3
	Sakuratide Bracers Alpha	②①ー	Ambush Jewel 2 Flash Jewel 1
	Sakuratide Obi Alpha	②①ー	Ambush Jewel 2 Sheath Jewel 1
	Sakuratide Hakama Alpha	②ーー	Ambush Jewel 2
	Challenger Charm II	-	-

If you've already forged the Artian Water Heavy Bowgun, it remains a strong option for this hunt. Open with a Sneak Attack to activate Ambush, then focus on firing Water Ammo directly at Gravios' belly. Use guard to counter its roar, and keep it locked down with Flash Pods and traps. In solo runs, clear times typically range from 1:20 to 1:40, with optimal runs dipping into the low 1-minute range.

Try Peak Performance if Ambush Is Unreliable

Ambush may not respond during Sneak Attack. If it happens too often and the effect is weak, it is an option to use Peak Performance, etc.

How to Farm Gravios Blockade

Use Water Element Heavy Bowgun

Water Element Heavy Bowgun Equipment is most suitable. Gravios is extremely weak against Water Element and can be defeated in a few minutes, and it is easy to operate, so you can start doing runs immediately.

Prepare Flash Pod and Capturing Items

Prepare Flash Pods, Shock Traps, and Tranq Bombs in preparation for doing runs. You'll be using quite a lot, so don't forget to have some ready.

Eat a Suja Meal to Activate 'Exploiter Meal'

Eating a Suja meal activates the 'Exploiter Meal' effect for 50 minutes, making it easier to break the belly. Be sure to eat one before starting the quest. Suja meals can be obtained at the 'Grand Hub' by using either a 'Suja Meal Voucher' or a 'Pick-a-meal Voucher.' The 'Pick-a-meal Voucher' can be obtained as a reward in this quest, allowing you to continue eating without worrying about running out of meal vouchers.

Continue Firing Water Ammo in Stomach

When the quest starts, go down and keep shooting the stomach with Water Ammo. Stagger will occur many times, so you can keep shooting Water Ammo.

Use Flash Pod if Sneak Attack Fails

When Gravios stops and looks around, sneak attack or normal attacks may deal significantly reduced damage. In this case, you can either be detected by the monster or use a Flash Pod to provoke it. While this prevents Ambush from activating, your damage will return to normal shortly after.

Stop Enemy Actions with Flash Pod

If Gravios tries to use a Dash or Breath Attack, use a Flash Pod to stop it. If you activate the skill "Blindsider", the range of the Flash will expand, and it will be easier to hit. It can be activated with Flash Jewel 1, so we recommend activating it if you have the time.

Capture Once Weakened

During battle, always look at the bottom left of the screen and when you see a skull mark, place traps to capture it. With the Water Heavy Bowgun, it will take about 1 minute 30 seconds even if you're playing solo.

Benefit of Farming Gravios

Extra BBQ Grill Ingredients Available

"Gravios Blockade" is an event quest where you can get ingredients such as Kunafa Cheese, Droolshroom, Mud Shrimp, Fluffy Egg, and Sild Garlic. This won't be consistent as sometimes you get 5 ingredients as a reward, and other times you may get none. Collect more ingredients by repeating the quest.

Ingredients and Effects

Ingredients	Effects
Kunafa Cheese	Defender Meal (Lo) Small chance to decrease damage taken.
Droolshroom	Black Belt Meal (Lo) Reduces stamina consumption for actions that consume stamina, such as evading.
Mud Shrimp	Tumbler meal (Lo) Invincibility time when evading increases slightly.
Fluffy Egg	Caprice Meal (Lo) An egg with a yolk and white as fluffy as the Downy Crake that laid it. A great addition to any dish.
Sild Garlic	Moxie Meal (Lo) When your health is approximately 45% or more, you will not run out of energy even if you receive more damage than that. (Once per Quest)

Obtain "Pick-a-meal Vouchers"

You can also get a "Pick-a-meal Voucher" in the Gravios Blockade Event. If you use it at the Grand Hub you can eat a special meal so we recommend collecting it. When we tried, we only got one after 5 times, so the probability seems to be low.

Equip Sakuratide to Increase Rewards

If you complete the quest with at least 2 pieces of the "Sakuratide Alpha" equipped, which can be created by clearing the "Blossomdance" quests, you will get an additional reward slot. However, the probability of getting a "Pick-a-meal Voucher" is quite low, so it will still take some time to get it.

Bonus Reward Items in Extra Slot
Blossomdance Ticket	Large Barrel Bomb	Blossomdance Voucher
Pick-a-meal Voucher	Barrel Bowling Voucher

Must Wear Sakuratide When Clearing Quests

Even if you start the quest while wearing Sakuratide Alpha, if you switch to any equipment other than Sakuratide Alpha during the quest and then clear it, the reward slot will not appear. Note that you need to clear the quest while wearing the Sakuratide Alpha.

Also Good For Raising HR

You cannot get that many HR points in Gravios Blockade. However, you can raise your HR while collecting various ingredients, Pick-a-meal Voucher, Hard Armor Sphere, etc.. If you have no reason to be doing other quests to raise your HR, we recommend doing runs on Gravios Blockade.

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