All Game Items

All Game Items Guide for Monster Hunter: World

This guide catalogs every major item category in Monster Hunter: World (including the Iceborne expansion). Items are grouped logically with explanations of what they do, how to obtain them, when they are useful, and any important synergies or upgrades.

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1. Weapon Types (14 Classes)

Each weapon class has unique movesets, strengths, and upgrade paths (Rarity 1–12). Weapons are crafted from monster materials and can be upgraded along branching trees. Below is a summary of each class.

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2. Armor & Equipment Sets

Armor pieces (Head, Chest, Arms, Waist, Legs) provide Defense and Skills. Sets offer set bonuses (e.g., Rathalos Mastery). High Rank (HR) armor upgrades to G-rank (Master Rank, MR) in Iceborne.

• Low Rank (LR) armors: Leather, Bone, early monster parts.


• High Rank (HR) armors: Rarity 5–8, start appearing after Zorah Magdaros.


• Master Rank (MR) armors: Rarity 9–12, from Iceborne monsters.

How to obtain: Quest rewards, carving, mining, gathering. Craft at the Smithy with monster materials.

When useful: Equip armor with skills matching your weapon (e.g., Attack Boost for Great Sword, Artillery for Gunlance). Upgrade Defense at the Smithy using Armor Spheres + Zenny.

Synergies: Mix sets to activate multiple skills (e.g., Weakness Exploit + Critical Boost). Set bonuses like Nergigante Hunger (HR) or Teostra Technique (MR) grant additional effects.

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3. Consumables & Items

#### 3.1 Healing & Recovery

#### 3.2 Buffs & Drugs

#### 3.3 Traps & Tools

#### 3.4 Ammo & Coatings

Used by Bowguns and Bow. Crafted from gunpowder and materials. Examples:

• Normal Ammo 1/2/3: Basic damage.


• Pierce Ammo 1/2/3: Hits multiple times through body.


• Spread Ammo 1/2/3: Short-range cone.


• Sticky Ammo 1/2/3: Explosive, KO damage (builds stun).


• Power Coating (Bow): +30% raw damage (limited quantity).


• Blast Coating: Applies blastblight.


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4. Materials & Resources



#### 4.1 Monster Materials

Obtained from carving, capturing, breaking parts, quest rewards. Used for crafting and upgrading gear.


• Scales, Hides, Bones: Common drops from monsters.


• Monster-specific parts: Rathalos Ruby, Nergigante Gem, Anjanath Fang, etc.


• Sacs/Marbles: Elemental sacs (Flame Sac, Thunder Sac) used for weapons.


• Tears & Drops: Dropped when monster flees (e.g., Nergigante Regrowth Plate).

#### 4.2 Mining & Gathering Items

#### 4.3 Specialized Materials

• Armor Spheres: Used to upgrade armor defense. Obtain from Bounties, rewards, or melding.


• Decorations (Jewels): Socketed into armor/set pieces to add skills. Rarity 6–12. Farmed from Tempered or Arch-Tempered monsters.


• Charms: Equippable items that provide skills. Crafted at the Smithy from materials and upgraded with Streamstones (HR) / Spiritvein Gems (MR).


• Kinsect Foods: Used to upgrade Kinsects (Insect Glaive). Crafted from monster parts.

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5. Currencies & Points

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6. Collectibles & Special Items

#### 6.1 Endemic Life

Small creatures found in each locale (e.g., Wiggler, Cactuar, Dapper Coral). They can be caught with a Capture Net. Some have unique interactions:

• Wiggler (cure poison allies).


• Sturdy Plant (can be mounted on slinger).


• Bitterbug (used in crafting).


#### 6.2 Fishing & Bounties


• Fish: Caught with fishing rod (Ancient Forest, Wildspire Waste, etc.). Used for certain materials (e.g., Gastronome Tuna for meals).


• Bounties: Weekly and limited bounties reward Armor Spheres, Decorations, Steam Tickets.


#### 6.3 Treasure Items


• Golden Egg, Silver Egg, Ancient Bone: Sold for Zenny.


• Treasure Spots: Marked on map, can be dug up with a pickaxe for rare resources.


#### 6.4 Palico Equipment


• Palico Weapons & Armor: Crafted from monster materials. Skills like Plunderblade (extra carves) or Vigorwasp Delivery (healing).


• Palico Gadgets: Unlock via quests: Flashfly Cage, Shieldspire, Coral Orchestra, Meowlotov Cocktail.


#### 6.5 Slinger & Clutch Claw Items


• Slinger: Basic slinger stones (picked up in field) or special ammo dropped by monsters (e.g., Piercing Pod, Bomb Pod). Used for flinching, breaking parts, or triggering environmental traps.


• Clutch Claw (Iceborne): Used to tenderize monster parts or launch into walls for knockdowns. Requires Slinger Ammo to use clutch claw attacks.

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7. Key Equipment & Progression

#### 7.1 Mantles & Boosters

Unlocked through optional quests and story progression. Equip one + one booster.

#### 7.2 Canteen & Meals

• Meals: Provide stat boosts (Attack, Defense, Elemental Resistance, etc.) and skills (e.g., Felyne Moxie, Felyne Foodie).


• Ingredients: Gathered from expeditions or from Palico in the field. Higher quality ingredients give larger bonuses.


• Canteen Upgrades: Unlock new ingredients and drink types (e.g., Mega Nutrients).


#### 7.3 Smithy & Melder


• Smithy: Forge/upgrade weapons, armor, charms, Kinsects, Palico gear.


• Melding Pot (Melder): Convert materials into specific items (e.g., Decoration melding, Streamstone melding). Key for post-game efficiency.


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8. Rare Items & Post-Game Grind



#### 8.1 Decorations (Jewels)

Rarity 5–12. Examples:

• Attack Jewel 1: +1 Attack Boost (common)


• Expert Jewel 1: +1 Critical Eye


• Handicraft Jewel 3: +1 Handicraft (rare)


• Artillery Jewel 2: +1 Artillery (rare)


• Expert Jewel 4 (MR): +2 Critical Eye


• Elementless Jewel 2: +10% raw for weapons without element


Obtain: Threat Level 2/3 Tempered investigations, Arch-Tempered events, The Greatest Jagras (event).

#### 8.2 Streamstones & Augments


• Streamstone Shard/Chunk/Gem: Used to augment HR weapons (add health steal, affinity, slot, etc.).


• Hero Streamstone: Only from Arch-Tempered Elder Dragons.


• Spiritvein Gems (MR): Used to augment MR weapons.


#### 8.3 Safi’jiiva Weapons & Awakening (Iceborne)


• Safi’jiiva Siege: Reward weapons with dormant abilities. Awaken using dracolite from siege rewards.


• Essences: Can add set bonuses (e.g., Teostra Technique) to weapons.


#### 8.4 Kulve Taroth Weapons (HR & MR)


• Kulve Taroth Siege: Rewards Golden weapons with unique stats and element values. Can be upgraded to MR versions via Master Rank HR Kulve materials.


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9. Ecology & Field Items




• Bait: Berries, Raw Meat, Poison Meat placed to lure monsters or apply status.


• Fire Pods, Watermoss, Torch Pods: Environmental items that trigger reactions (e.g., Watermoss washes off mud).


• Thunderbug Cages: Flash fly cage trap (harvestable).


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10. Important Synergies & Upgrades




• Elemental Damage: Dual Blades / Bow / SnS benefit greatly from elemental weapons + respective element attack skills.


• Status Effects: Para/Sleep weapons with Status Attack Up and Free Meal skills.


• Artillery + Capacity Boost: Gunlance and Charge Blade phial damage.


• Health Boost + Divine Blessing: Survival builds.


• Weakness Exploit + Critical Boost: Standard raw damage combo.


• Master’s Touch (Teostra Technique): Prevents sharpness loss on crit.


• True Dragonvein Awakening (Safi Set): Massive raw/element boost with health drain.

For detailed weapon upgrade trees, refer to the Weapon Tree Guide (Smithy in-game menu). For armor set bonuses, consult the Armor Set Search (third-party tools like MHW Builder recommended).

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Quick Reference: Common Farming Routes

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This guide covers all major item categories. For exact drop rates or conversion ratios, consult the in-game Hunter's Notes or community databases like Kiranico.