Piercing Claw is a crafting component in Monster Hunter World. It is used to craft various Armor and Weapons. Item Description: Material from high rank small fanged wyverns. Sharp enough that it might serve as a makeshift knife. Location: Piercing Claw is dropped from the following small monsters: Jagras (Ancient Forest) – only on High-Rank Difficulty (6 Stars+) Shamos (Coral Highlands) – only […]

Affinity is a weapon attribute in Monster Hunter World. Affinity Explained Affinity is the value by which your critical hit chance is measured. A weapon with high affinity will land more critical hits. A critical hit does more damage than normal attack and if it hits a monster’s weak spot has a good chance of […]

In Monster Hunter World all weapons, armor pieces and charms come with one or more skills. These skills give you special boosts. High-Rank Armor either has 2 skills or provides you with decoration slots to add your own skills (they are like rune slots). Skills also have multiple levels. You can equip multiple gear pieces […]

Trap Tool is a crafting material in Monster Hunter World. It is used to craft Pitfall Trap and Shock Trap. Trap Tool is bought for 200 Zenny from the provision stockpile at Astera. It can also be in your camp’s box during capture quests. Generally, traps are used to capture monsters alive instead of slaying them. Location: Talk […]

Gastodon is a small Monster that you can hunt and slay for crafting materials in Monster Hunter World. Useful Information: Pack monsters that inhabit the Elder’s Recess. They are easily angered by intruders, and will charge at monsters twice their size. Known Habitats: Elder’s Recess Rewards: Gastodon Carapace Gastodon Horn For all other small monsters, check out our Monster Hunter World […]

Monster Hunter World has a very long story mode, and yet the story makes up only a small portion of the game. The story quests go up to 9-star assignments. 9 Stars is the maximum for the campaign. So how long is the story? Minimum: 50-70 Hours (Solo if you are an experienced player, focusing on main quests only, ignoring […]

Monster Hardbone is a crafting component in Monster Hunter World. It is used to craft various High-Rank Weapons, Armor and Upgrades. Monster Hardbone is obtained by slaying or capturing large monsters (High-Rank, 6 stars+). It will be rewarded in the quest reward screen. Either play quests or kill high-rank monsters in expeditions. Location: Monster Hardbone is randomly dropped […]

Kestodon is a small Monster that you can hunt and slay for crafting materials in Monster Hunter World. It appears in male and female form. Useful Information: Female Kestodon will alert the pack of danger, while the males will violently charge would-be threats. Their rushing charges can be blocked, however, leaving them open to attacks. Known Habitats: Ancient Forest, […]

Noios is a small flying Monster that you can hunt and slay for crafting materials in Monster Hunter World. Useful Information: Wingdrakes that will produce a sound similar to screamer pods when startled. Use meat to get their attention, and then hunt them for materials, or use them as transportation. Known Habitats: Wildfire Waste Low Rank Rewards: Wingdrake Hide […]