How do you use the Monster Hunter Wilds Light Bowgun? The Light Bowgun is one of the best beginner friendly weapons in the game, and though it comes with a few tweaks and changes from previous iterations of the weapon, it largely plays the same.
The Monster Hunter Wilds Light Bowgun is, as you guessed it, a lighter version of the Heavy Bowgun. Unlike the normal MHW Bow, you need to craft elemental ammo to use it – though normal, piercing, and spread ammo are unlimited. It’s a much nimbler alternative to the Heavy Bowgun and has a few moves that allow you to move around while shooting but keep the pressure on enemies. Find out how to master one of the best Monster Hunter Wilds weapons below.
How to use the Monster Hunter Wilds Light Bowgun
The Light Bowgun is a pretty simple weapon to master, it’s all about timed dodges, utilizing different ammo types, aggressive playstyle, and making the most of the rapid fire mode.
The rapid fire mode is a more intense attack, which you can enter by filling up a rapid fire gauge, this then attaching an extra ammo drum, which allows you to fire in quick succession. Though the damage is slightly lower, the shots increase, and it’s easy to replenish the gauge by using the bowgun normally.
Though you can use normal ammo in rapid fire mode, you can also use specific elemental ammo, indicated by the double arrow symbol in your inventory. The Light Bowgun also has a Burst Step, which while in rapid fire mode, means you can fire while dodging, and also quickly recharge if you run out of ammo, this also puts a bit of distance between you and the enemy.
With that distance, you can use Chaser Shots, especially if an enemy is wounded or you have an opening, as it deals a lot of damage, but makes you immobile when using them. To further increase damage, Focus Blast fires grenades and charged up grenades at enemy weak points and wounds. Focus Blast can even be used from your mount, as well as normal attacks and specific types of ammo.
Monster Hunter Wilds Light Bowgun moveset
- Fire: A simple attack to fire loaded ammo
- Aim/Focus: Ready the bowgun and aim at an enemy
- Focus Blast: Fires at grenade destroying enemy wounds
- Chaser Shot: A powerful shot that fixes you to the spot while firing
- Select/Special Ammo: Change your ammo type
- Rapid Fire Mode: Switch into a mode once the gauge is full to fire rapid ammo
There you have it for the Monster Hunter Wilds Light Bowgun. If you’re keen to try out other weapons, the MHWilds Charge Blade and MHWilds Sword and Shield are excellent close-range alternatives when going up against Monster Hunter Wilds monsters in the Forbidden Lands.