Base game

Monster Hunter Wilds Guides

Starting routes, progression and the decisions that shape a run.

Use Chatacabra's early hunt to learn safe leg pressure, mud awareness, and why a reset is better than a greedy combo.

Break Doshaguma's pressure into single openings, avoid chasing its charge, and make the field work for you.

Use Focus Mode to aim with intent, create wounds through consistent hits, and cash them in with a well-timed Focus Strike.

Start the first assignments with a weapon you understand, Alma's quest counter, Gemma's smithy, and a Seikret setup that saves time in the field.

Form the right multiplayer group, post or join a quest through Alma, and use SOS or Support Hunters without guessing which system you need.

Set up a field camp with Guild Points, choose a useful return point, and restore or replace camps that keep getting destroyed.

Use story assignments to learn the field, then prepare from the target and objective rather than a generic loadout.

Know when a target is ready, place the trap on stable ground, then finish the capture before the window closes.