Monster Hunter Wilds has a lot of armor types to choose from, with most of them being derived from the monsters you hunt throughout the game. While a lot of this gear will be good for the base game, you’ll want to start upgrading your armor towards the end of the game, especially in the endgame content.
Upgrading your gear revolves around Armor Spheres, which will become something you’ll constantly need to farm for. Here’s how to get armor spheres and the best method for getting them long-term.
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How To Get Armor Spheres In Monster Hunter Wilds
The two main methods for getting Armor Spheres are:
- Completing quests and optional quests.
- Smelting monster materials at the forge.
You’ll get a few Armor Spheres as you progress through the main game, though it probably won’t be enough to upgrade multiple gear pieces. Completing optional hunts will not only give you a few Armor Spheres but also give you monster drops that can then be taken to the forge and smelted down into Armor Spheres.
The quality of the monster material will make getting Armor Spheres much easier, so always hunt the strongest monsters you can easily take down. Try to pick a monster that you know the moveset for well and build your character around countering their elemental attacks and weaknesses. Using the Forge just requires a lot of any monster drops, so farming one specific monster can be very efficient if you get your time to kill or capture down.
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How To Use The Forge In Monster Hunter Wilds
The Forge will unlock after completing the fight against the Black Flame during chapter 2. After that, the Smelting Foundry will be marked on the map in the Base Camp of Oilwell Basin, and you can come here whenever you want to get rid of old monster materials and turn them into Armor Spheres.
At the Foundry, select the “Smelt Armor Spheres” option to then choose which kind of Armor Sphere you want to craft. The number of points it costs to craft that type of sphere refers to how many monster material points you’ll have to destroy in order to get one Sphere. In the next menu, you’ll see a list of all the monster materials you currently have, along with how many points each one is worth.
Along the left side of the screen, you’ll see how many points you’ll need to make an Armor Sphere, and from here you’ll choose what materials you want to break down into Armor Spheres. After crafting the initial armor piece to the highest tier, you won’t need any more of these monster drops to upgrade it further, making Armor Spheres much more valuable. Feel free to break down everything you have especially into the endgame after you’ve crafted everything you need.
Hitting wounds on monsters and breaking them will result in more drops that can be smelted down.
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February 28, 2025
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T For Teen // Violence, Blood, Crude Humor