Summary
- One Monster Hunter Wilds player has combed through the data to find the most popular weapon types in the endgame.
- Surprising nobody, the Long Sword is the most popular pick by a wide margin.
- The more experimental picks, like the Gunlance and Hunting Horn, are among the least popular.
Thanks to one Monster Hunter Wilds player, we have a pretty good idea of what weapons people use in the endgame, and I’m sorry to say, but you’re all boring.
The most popular weapon type by a wide margin is the Long Sword, the most basic weapon to ever weapon. Trailing behind in second place are the Dual Blades. Granted, they make you feel like Kratos at his peak in the early God of Wars, slaying Greek gods instead of overgrown chickens, but they’re still just two Long Swords.
It reminds me of the average Baldur’s Gate 3 player Larian Studios shared way back. With tieflings and orcs and all of those rich D&D customisation options at the community’s disposal, the vast majority made a… generic white guy with short hair. That’s your favourite weapon type in human form.
The Light Bowgun Is The Least Popular
If the pie chart is a little confusing, here’s a quick breakdown of each weapon type from most to least popular — spoilers, swords dominate.
- Long Sword
- Dual Blades
- Great Sword
- Sword & Shield
- Bow
- Charge Blade
- Gunlance
- Switch Axe
- Heavy Bowgun
- Insect Glaive
- Hammer
- Lance
- Hunting Horn
- Light Bowgun
If you’re not using the Hunting Horn, you’re missing out. The first one you get is a giant saxophone that you dance enemies to death with, which turns hunts from valiant battles into quirky freestyle matches. The Switch Axe also deserves a lot more love. Even if it is kind of a sword, it’s basically a Bloodborne trick weapon.
But the Long Sword has always been an enduring staple of Monster Hunter, fantasy, and action games, so it’s hardly a surprise it rules (and slays) the roost. But go on, branch out more. Kill enemies with a greatsword strapped to the end of a giant canon. It’s more fun, I promise.
- Released
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February 28, 2025
- ESRB
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T For Teen // Violence, Blood, Crude Humor