With the Heavy Bowgun, you can deal high damage in Monster Hunter Wilds while staying at a safe distance. For a faster endgame fight, we show you the best build with the weapons, armor, and decorations you need.
How is the build structured? First, we provide a brief overview of the essential items such as weapons and armor for the best Heavy Bowgun build. Then, we explain in detail the most important information about crafting your equipment, as well as selecting the right decorations for your armor. Finally, we reveal the build’s strengths.
This build will be continuously updated and completely modified depending on updates to ensure it corresponds to the current meta. Feel free to check back after each update to see what has changed.
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Heavy Bowgun Build: Everything about Weapons, Armor & Decorations
What is the best build for the Heavy Bowgun? To get the most out of the Heavy Bowgun, you should focus on landing many hits from a great distance. With the right perks, both damage and affinity are increased.
Due to its unique playstyle, most players stay at a safe distance and can even take on the role of a supporter, dominating the monster’s fight with the right elemental choice. We offer you a build that allows you to deal significant damage as a sniper while not being confined to stationary play.
| Weapon | Griffin (Artian Weapon) or alternatively Death Trigger |
| Armor | Dahaad Helm A Arkveld Armor B Dahaad Arm Guard B Arkveld Waist Band B Dahaad Leg Guard B |
| Talisman | Chain Talisman |
How to build the best Artian Weapon for the Heavy Bowgun
What do I need for building the Griffin? For the Griffin, when building, you should select two attack and one affinity infusion from your materials. The element should be Paralysis to gain better control over the monster in battle.
If you don’t have good components or luck with the enhancement bonuses for the Griffin, you can also opt for the Death Trigger, which you can craft from the parts of the Gore Magala.
As a secondary weapon, either the Artian Great Sword “Varianza” with a Sleep status effect or the Light Bowgun “Rathling Phoenix” is worth considering, as the gun perfectly harmonizes with the decorations of the build.
Which enhancement bonus should I focus on? When enhancing your Artian weapon, the following bonuses are especially important:
- Attack
- Affinity
- Capacity Bonus
What decorations are important? You can be more flexible with the decorations and choose from the following options:
- Shot-Jwl 3 or Penetration-Jwl 3
- Opener/Wall-Jwl 3
- Precise Jwl III 3
Heavy Bowgun Build: Armors and Decorations
What armors are important? In selecting armor, the following equipment and effects are prioritized:
Armors
- Dahaad Helm A
- Arkveld Armor B
- Dahaad Arm Guard B
- Arkveld Waist Band B
- Dahaad Leg Guard B
Set Bonuses
- Jin-Dahaad’s Uprising
- Bind Counter I: Temporarily increases attack after recovering from being trapped, frost plague, power struggle, or standing up
- Arkveld’s Hunger
- Quick Recovery I: Regenerates some health as long as you continually attack monsters. Recovery depends on the weapon
What decorations should I use? For the armor, it is mainly about selecting decorations that increase your attack and affinity. Since you land many shots with the penetration ammunition, you benefit particularly from the perk “Instigator,” which further increases your attack and affinity.
Since dodging is an important aspect with the Heavy Bowgun, we have also focused on reducing stamina consumption. You should choose the following decorations:
- Head
- Figure-Jwl 1
- Chest
- Challenger-Jwl 3
- Powerful Jwl 2
- Arms
- Softening-Jwl 3
- Waist
- Figure-Jwl 1
- Figure-Jwl 1
- Legs
- Powerful Jwl 2
How does the strength of the build unfold?
The build is straightforward: you try to move as little as possible, benefit from maximum power with more affinity if your stamina remains full, and aim to land as many hits as possible with your penetration shots to increase your attack.
With the Corrupted Mantle, you can further increase your affinity and, due to the safe distance you can maintain as a shooter, ignore health loss. It’s essential to stay in firing mode at all times to maintain the bonuses.
With the “Paralysis” element, you are also strong in team play, as you make the monster immobile. Versatility is not lacking, as you can change your strategy situation-based with different ammo types and switch from attacker to supporter.
You can easily break wounds, but especially use the following special ammunition under the menu option “Bowgun Remodeling”:
- Wyvern Thorn Ignition
- Wyvern Explosion Ignition
With them, you can score even more hits and deal considerable damage to weak points in close combat.
Finally, it’s advisable to carry either a Light Bowgun as a secondary weapon or choose a Great Sword with the “Sleep” element. That way, you are well-equipped should the Heavy Bowgun not be very effective in a battle or if you are looking for variety.
That was all the important information about the Heavy Bowgun build in Monster Hunter Wilds. Besides build information, tips for fighting are also important for coming out victorious. Therefore, we have explained everything essential in our fight guide: The ultimate fight guide to Monster Hunter Wilds: Everything about elements, status system, and important details for the hunt
