Best Early Game Armor In Monster Hunter Wilds

Surprising no one, players can customize their Hunter at the start of Monster Hunter Wilds. They can also customize their cute Palico cat-like friend. The game features more ways for players to customize their character beyond the startup menu from redoing their looks free of charge to armor.

As is tradition, the best way to “level up” in the game is by slaying monsters, taking their parts, and then crafting armor. That cycle is no different in Monster Hunter Wilds other than players can now transmogrify their outfits, retaining the best armor stats with the coolest armor flair. Fashion aside, these armor sets are what players should craft as soon as possible in the early hours of the game.

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Alloy Armor

Mineral-Based Gear

• Composition: Alloy Helm, Alloy Mail, Alloy Vambraces, Alloy Coil, Alloy Greaves
• Quick Sheathe: Put Weapons Away Faster
• Tremor Resistance: Brace Yourself From Quakes

The Alloy Armor is not tied to any of the monsters in the game. Instead, players can mine various ores and crystals to piece this one together. One of the attached abilities is Quick Sheathe which can help players draw their weapons faster in Monster Hunter Wilds like bows. The other one is Tremor Resistance which will stop players from shaking and freezing in place upon quake attacks like against the sandworm adjacent monster, Balahara.

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Balahara Armor

Become Like The Sandworm

• Composition: Balahara Helm, Balahara Mail, Balahara Vambraces, Balahara Coil, Balahara Greaves
• Quick Sheathe: Put Weapons Away Faster
• Evade Extender: Increases Dodging Distance

The Balahara Armor can be pieced together from the aforementioned Balahara creature. One of the abilities, Quick Sheathe, has already been mentioned with the Alloy Armor. The other ability is called Evade Extender which will give players a slight increase in their dodge distance. Both of these abilities make sense to attach to a monster like Balahara because it’s one of the fastest in the game.

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Barina Armor

Use The Spider Against Itself

• Composition: Barina Headgear, Barina Mail, Barina Vambraces, Barina Coil, Barina Greaves
• Paralysis Resistance: Spend 30% Less Time Paralyzed
• Recovery Up: Heal More From Items And Bugs

The Barina Armor can be crafted by defeating the Lala Barina monster. The name may make it seem like a graceful ballerina and while it does have poise on the battlefield, this spider is anything but cuddly.

Scary spiders aside, players can get Paralysis Resistance with this armor to decrease being paralyzed in battle, which will force players to stay in place like it does in so many RPGs. Recovery Up will boost the healing effects of items like Potions or bugs found while exploring.

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Bone Armor

Drink Lots Of Calcium For This Gear

• Composition: Bone Helm, Bone Mail, Bone Vambraces, Bone Coil, Bone Greaves
• Marathon Runner: Stamina Drains 15% Less
• Stun Resistance: Spend 30% Less Time Stunned

The Bone Armor is not as exciting or hard to acquire as other early sets in the game, but it does look cool when fully assembled and it has some decent stats attached to it. For example, Marathon Runner will drain stamina less which is a good ability for heavy stamina-draining weapons like the Great Sword or Hammer. Stun Resistance is like Paralysis Resistance but getting stunned will happen more frequently, unfortunately, making this ability more useful. Players can find various bones to craft this armor in bone piles typically in monster nests which have been this way for many generations of Monster Hunter games.

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Chatacabra Armor

This Frog Can Boost Items

• Composition: Chatacabra Helm, Chatacabra Mail, Chatacabra Vambraces, Chatacabra Coil, Chatacabra Greaves
• Item Prolonger: Items Last 10% Longer
• Speed Eating: Eat Faster On The Go

The Chatacabra Armor can be made from the first monster players will fight in the game. The Chatacabra is a giant frog that can’t be too challenging for veterans but it can be for beginners. It has two attached abilities which is great including Item Prolonger which will make items last longer. Armorskin, for example, can boost defense and it will last longer thanks to this ability. Also, there is Speed Eating for when players have to cook on the go in Monster Hunter Wilds and want to eat fast.

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Conga Armor

Eat Shrooms Like A Monkey

• Composition: Conga Helm, Conga Mail, Conga Vambraces, Conga Coil, Conga Greaves
• Mushroomancer: Eat Blue Mushrooms And Toadstools With No Side Effects
• Stench Resistance: Stench Clears Away 50% Faster

The Conga Armor is crafted from the evil monkey that is Congalala. Congalala is a returning monster from the series, first appearing in Monster Hunter 2. It can be annoying to take down but it does have some unique abilities attached.

Stench Resistance will lessen the Stench status effect which is good against Congalala in particular because it farts a lot. Mushroomancer sounds like a class in a Mario RPG but in Monster Hunter Wilds, it will negate the poisonous effects of mushrooms eaten in the wild.

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Doshaguma Armor

A Rare Set That Grants Three Skills

• Composition: Doshaguma Helm, Doshaguma Mail, Doshaguma Braces, Doshaguma Coil, Doshaguma Greaves
• Free Meal: Eat A Food Item In Your Punch 10% More
• Item Prolonger: Items Last 10% Longer
• Recovery Speed: Heal Faster

The Doshaguma Armor is one of the best toward the end of Chapter One, made from the Doshaguma. Doshaguma monsters are tough and will absorb a lot of blows even from full co-op parties of four in Monster Hunter Wilds. Item Prolonger has already been discussed with the Chatacabra Armor but Recovery Speed is new and it will increase how fast players refill their HP upon digesting certain items. Free Meal will increase the random chance that players will consume a food item in their pouch without having to do anything.

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Quematrice Armor

Fire Resistant Gear

• Composition: Quematrice Helm, Quematrice Mail, Quematrice Braces, Quematrice Coil, Quematrice Greaves
• Flinch Free: No More Knockbacks
• Fire Resistance: Fire Defense +6

The Quematrice Armor will make players look like they stepped out of Final Fantasy as a Red Mage. The Quematrice is a bird-like creature and one of the earliest encounters in the game. Flinch Free will prevent players from being knocked back by a heavy blow which is a better ability when facing a monster like Doshaguma and not Quematrice. Fire Resistance will increase elemental defense against fire if the ability name doesn’t give it away.