How To Unlock Every Secret Armor In Monster Hunter Wilds

Why do you hunt monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds? There are the story reasons, of course, and those done for the joy of the hunt. But a lot of the time, it’s because you just need the right materials to make the right piece of equipment. Most weapons and armor are themed after specific monsters. However, there are a few hidden ones.

As is the case with plenty of other Monster Hunter games, Wilds has some armor sets that can only be acquired through more unique methods, such as after finding rare materials or completing certain quests. There’s nothing that indicates these armor sets even exist, but we’re here to help you find them all.

What Are Secret Armor Sets?

They are exactly what they say on the tin. The vast majority of weapons and armor are styled after the monsters you defeat, and require mainly their materials to make them. The hidden sets instead rely on materials you might not even know exist, let alone unlock whole new sets. That’s what makes them secret, after all.

After unlocking even just one of the materials needed to make them, they are added to Gemma’s smithy to craft. Just make sure you actually remember where you got these items, because one will be nowhere near enough to create these full sets. They also need extra materials besides just the secret one needed to unlock them, though these ones tend to be much more common comparatively.

There are a few smaller items, such as the Kranodath Mail and Comaqchi Accessory that are unlocked by simply defeating the small monsters. As such, they are not listed below.

Every Secret Armor Set And How To Unlock Them

There are a total of 11 secret armor sets in the game, each of them locked behind the discovery of some rare item. That means it is partially up to chance if you even discover these sets in the first place. Let’s check them out.

For the regional outfits as well as Death Stench, there is also a Palico variant.

Kunafa

• Unlock Material – Dalthydon Wool
• Skills – Palico Rally level four, Wide-Range level four, Speed Eating level two, Free Meal level two.

Based on the clothes worn by the denizens of Kunafa, it’s built all around eating and working with your Palico. It can be unlocked by finding some Dalthydon Wool, which can be acquired through trades with Kunafa.

Azuz

• Unlock Material – Azuz Tanned Leather
• Skills – Heroics level three, Geologist level three, Maximum Might level two.

Based on the clothes of the people of Azuz, this outfit is all about being strong and picking up ore for a bit of use no matter what you’re doing. You can get Azuz Tanned Leather from trading with any of Azuz’s traders.

Suja

• Unlock Material – Suja Textiles
• Skills – Divine Blessing level three.

There is just a single waist armor piece to the Suja set, and it grants the full Divine Blessing skill to give you a high chance of reducing the damage you take. It is made with Suja Textiles, whioch are gained from trading with Suja.

Sild

• Unlock Material – Sild Cotton
• Skills – Wide-Range level four, Botanist level three.

Based on the clothes worn by those in Sild it promotes gathering from plants while also boosting your ranged weapons. It is about keeping your distance, just like the Keepers. It is made with Sild Cotton, found by trading with the people of Sild.

Death Stench

• Unlock Material – Sinister Cloth
• Skills – Resentment level five, Ambush level three, Stun Resistance level two, Intimidator level two.

A returning armor from previous games, Death Stench lets you don the garb of Death itself. It comes with a plethora of useful abilites and is made from Sinister Cloth. This is gotten from Material Retrieval in Kunafa, or trading with Kunafa or the Wudwuds.

Butterfly

• Unlock Material – Great Hornfly
• Skills – Constitution Level five, Evade Window level five, Evade Extender Level three, Recovery Up level two, Recovery Speed level two.

Coat yourself in the wings of the butterfly with this set and its great survivability skills. It needs a Great Hornfly to be crafted, which can be found through many different traders, mainly the Wudwuds.

King Beetle

• Unlock Material – Great Hornfly
• Skills – Heroics level five, Foray level three, Flayer level two, Poison Resistance level two, Paralysis Resistance level two, Sleep Resistance level one.

If a butterfly isn’t to your tastes, try becoming a heavily-armored beetle instead. This focuses much more on aggressive skills, and is also unlocked by and crafted with Great Hornflies.

High Metal

• Unlock Material – Drearisite Scraps
• Skills – Iron Skin level three, Stun Resistance level three, Bleeding Resistance level three, Blast Resistance level three, Partbreaker level three, Flinch Free level three, Bombardier level three, Aquatic/Oilsilt Mobility level two.

The High Metal set is all about looking the world in the eye and being entirely unmoved, while using your sheer weight to make breaking monster parts even easier. This one requires Drearisite Scraps to make. This is different from the Drearisite you gain from the Firespring Festival, and are instead a random item you gain from Material Retrieval in the Oilwell Basin.

Battle

• Unlock Material – Scarred Scale
• Skills – Marathon Runner level three, Hunger Resistance level three, Item Prolonger level three, Free Meal level three, Constitution level two, Sleep Resistance level two, Bind Resistance level two, Stamina Surge level two.

The Battle set is about keeping you going no matter what, whether it’s boosted stamina or meals that seem to last forever. It is made from Scarred Scales, which are acquired from Material Retrieval in Suja.

Melahoa

• Unlock Material – Great Hibiscus
• Skills – Tool Specialist level three, Recovery Up level three, Recovery Speed level three, Survival Expert level three, Mushroomancer level three, Poison Resistance level two, Paralysis Resistance level two, Bleeding Resistance level two.

Styled after a plant, the Melahoa set is all about becomnig one with nature. Mushrooms can be eaten outright, and you recover faster and more plentifully than ever before. It is unlocked with the Great Hibiscus, a Material Retrieval item from Sild.

Commission

• Unlock Material – Commission Ticket
• Skills – Agitator level five, Divine Blessing level two, Quick Sheathe level two, Maximum Might level one, Tool Specialist level one, Earplugs level one.

The Commission set, styled after that of Monster Hunter World, has a great variety of skills to offer you lots of utility in combat. It is also one of the hardest to unlock. It requires a Commission Ticket, which will randomly be in the inventory of the Support Ship whenever it arrives in the Windward Plains. You just have to wait for it to show up, or choose either Misc or Equipment materials to give it a slightly higher chance of appearing.