In the vast and vibrant universe of Monster Hunter Wilds, acquiring great gear is a priority. A primary element of upgrading your equipment is the collecting of Hunter Symbols, which has Hunter Symbol I as the base level. This tutorial will explore the areas where you can consistently obtain these symbols, where it is actually the difficult Tempered Monsters that drop them, and then explain in full detail the varied arsenal of items that can be upgraded with Hunter Symbol I. As a veteran hunter or a new visitor to the wild, knowing how to acquire and use these symbols is essential to achieving maximum combat capability.
Hunter Symbol I Locations in MH Wilds
Hunter Symbol I fights are pretty common since monsters like Rathian, Nerscylla, and Chatacabra show up regularly across the different biomes. It’s the most basic type of Hunter Symbol, so most hunters don’t go out of their way to track them down, the armor and weapons you get from these battles aren’t all that exciting. Still, if you’re looking for one, finding a Tempered Monster to fight won’t be much of a challenge.
A Tempered Monster is a tougher version of a Large Monster, with more health and stronger attacks than their regular counterparts. These monsters have survived countless battles, growing stronger and rising to the top of their ecosystem. You’ll start encountering Tempered Monsters in every region after completing the Chapter 4-3 main story quest, “Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns.”
Here are the Tempered Monsters that will give you Hunter Symbols upon a successful hunting quest:
- Hunter Symbol I:
- Tempered Chatacabra
- Tempered Quematrice
- Tempered Balahara
- Tempered Lala Barina
- Tempered Congalala
- Tempered Nerscylla
- Tempered Rompopolo
- Tempered Yian Kut-Ku
- Tempered Gypceros
- Tempered Rathian
Most Tempered monster hunts are randomly generated by the game, so it’s a good idea to stay proactive and tackle them whenever they show up, the more you hunt, the faster you’ll collect Hunter Symbols. Just remember, higher-level Tempered monsters won’t drop lower-level Hunter Symbols. For example, a seven-star Tempered Monster won’t drop a Hunter Symbol I or II. To get the Hunter Symbols you need, you have to hunt monsters at the right difficulty level.
Hunter Symbol I Uses in MH Wilds
You can use Hunter Symbol I to upgrade a variety of weapons, with each upgrade requiring 5 Hunter Symbols. Here’s a full list of weapons you can enhance:
- Bows:
- Strange Kut-Ku Stave
- Nershock
- Queen’s Melody
- Esperanza Bow
- Dual Blades:
- True Dragon Perforator
- Firetrail Leviora
- Windbrace Ibami
- Wildwood Kalifa
- Hunter’s Stoutbow
- Lala Eumenophor
- Arachnoscythe
- Esperanza Strongarm
- Dear Lutemia
- Regas Hyper
- Rompo Dendrotox
- Shrouded Kutharja
- Windthrash Tamebami
- Hard Bone Strongarm
- Venom’s Kiss
- Master Sabers
- Lala Harpactirs
- Esperanza Daggers
- Dual Cleavers
- Funky Maracas
- Dual Kut-Ku
- Wild Hatchets
- Great Swords & Long Swords:
- Final Battleaxes
- Firetrail Magnesiae
- Destructive Torpor
- Immolator Blade
- Esperanza Blade
- Sieglinde
- Ravager Blade
- Rooster Decapitator
- Freezer Speartuna
- Bone Slasher
- Poison King
- Firetrail Blaisdell
- Lances & Gunlances:
- Solid Gunberd
- Esperanza Gunlance
- Sandsea Visponan
- Debilitating Torpor
- Ortlinde
- Triumvirate Edge
- Firetrail Quemador
- Great Bone Gunlance
- Hammers:
- Big Slugger
- Nerscrapper
- Esperanza Hammer
- Sandsea Siamitiya
- Iron Devil
- Rompo Robustox
- Binder Mace
- Kut-Ku Thwap
- Shrouded Aghaturi
- Heavy Bone Bludgeon
- Death Venom Hammer
- Heavy Bowguns & Light Bowguns:
- Buster Blaster
- Esperanza Cannon
- Queen’s Farflier
- Steel Assault
- Rompo Latrotox
- Wild Stinger
- Super Kut-Ku Cannon
- Shrouded Muktana
- Heavy Shooter
- Tanksorcerer
- Glass Royale
- Hunting Horns:
- Queen Chordmaker
- Esperanza Horn
- Great Bagpipe
- Sandsea Ghantisil
- War Conga
- Hardened Bone Horn
- Kut-Ku Cantabile
- Crazed Melody
- Lala Stromatopelm
- Insect Glaives:
- Stealth Glaive Redux
- Esperanza Glaive
- Sandsea Uchaltiya
- Queen Regalia
- Chrome Gale
- Toucan Pike
- Shrouded Laphoka
- Aerial Glaive
- Lala Aviculari
- Swords & Axes:
- Esperanza Lance
- Sandsea Prallaya
- Chrome Lance
- Rompo Tetrotox
- Windpierce Tsukibami
- Hard Bone Lance
- Firetrail Kaminet
- Esperanza Rifle
- Valkyrie Flame
- High Chain Blitz
- Special Weapons:
- Combat Conga
- Windshear Uchibami
- Kut-Ku Counterattack
- Power Rifle
- Lala Ornithocton
- Blood Scream
- Esperanza Edge
- Wyvern Blade “Holly”
- Keen Edge
- Rompo Mytoxin
- Windclaw Kiribami
- Firetrail Ferrocere
- Hard Bone Shotel
- Lala Selenocosmi
- Esperanza Axe
- Gríðr’s Landmaker
- Chrome Accelerator
- Windsunder Sakibami
- Gundava Vandal
- Sawbill Axe
- Bone Smasher
- Lala Acanthopelm
- Nerskiller
- Esperanza Sword
- Sandsea Katduva
- Queen Rapier
- Smithy’s Pride
- Shrouded Katalo
- Chief Kukri
- Viperine Saber
- Firetrail Fornax
