"Mastering Bow Techniques in Monster Hunter Wilds: Essential Moves and Combos"

While close-range weapons are great, the bow in *Monster Hunter Wilds* stands out as an exceptional choice. However, mastering it comes with a steep learning curve, making it crucial for new players to grasp its mechanics thoroughly.

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Unlike other weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds, the bow requires keen attention to your stamina bar. Every attack you make drains stamina, with light attacks using less and charged attacks consuming a significant portion.

To execute a simple attack, you can left-click on your mouse or press the R2/RT button on your controller. There are also various combos you can experiment with, such as Dragon Piercer or Thousand Dragons. Below are the controls for using a bow:

Combo	PC	PlayStation	Xbox
Regular Attack	Left-click	R2	RT
Charged	Hold left-click	Hold R2	Hold RT
Aim / Focus	Hold right-click	Hold L2	Hold LT
Quick Shot	F	O	B
Power Shot	F + F	O + O	B + B
Arc Shot	Right-click + Left-click + F	L2 + R2 + O	LT + RT + B
Charging Sidestep	Right-click + R	L2 + X	LT + A
Dragon Piercer	R + F	Triangle + O	Y + B
Thousand Dragons	Right-click + R + F	R2 + Triangle + O	RT + Y + B
Select Coating	Ctrl + arrow up or down	L1 + Triangle or X	LB + Y or A
Apply Coating	R	Triangle	Y
Ready Tracer	Left-click + E	L2 + R2 + Square	LT + RT + X
Focus Fire: Hailstorm	Right-click + Shift	L2 + Hold R1	LT + Hold RB

If you're new to handling a bow in Monster Hunter Wilds, it's highly recommended to visit the training ground. Here, you can practice combos and familiarize yourself with the controls. It's not advisable to engage in combat with a monster without understanding the mechanics first.

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Attack Monster’s Weak Spots

One of the bow's advantages is its ability to target a monster's weak points more effectively. Utilize Focus Fire: Hailstorm to shoot arrows that automatically lock onto these vulnerable areas. After focusing your sight, red spots will appear on the enemy. Simply hold down Shift or R1/RB to lock onto these targets.

Use Coatings

Coatings are another crucial element of using the bow in Monster Hunter Wilds. These special concoctions can be applied to your arrows, enhancing their effects. Your character will automatically generate coatings as you hit enemies with regular arrows, so no crafting is required. Keep an eye on the blue bar in the bottom right corner.

To use coatings, continue with regular attacks until the gauge is full. Then, press R, Triangle, or Y to apply the coating to your arrows. Each bow can only use two types of coatings, and here's a list of available options:

• Power Coating – Increases the overall damage of your arrows.
• Pierce Coating – Allows you to pierce through armor using the Dragon Piercer ability.
• Close-Range Coating – Boosts your close-range damage.
• Paralysis Coating – Gradually inflicts Paralysis.
• Exhaust Coating – Gradually inflicts Stun and Exhaustion.
• Sleep Coating – Gradually inflicts Sleep.
• Poison Coating – Gradually inflicts Poison.
• Blast Coating – Gradually inflicts Blast.

Use Tracer Arrow

The Tracer Arrow is another valuable tool when using the bow in Monster Hunter Wilds. This special arrow sticks to a monster for a limited time, causing subsequent arrows to home in on the tracer. It's particularly useful for creating weak spots on a monster. However, using a Tracer Arrow consumes coating points, so it can't be used excessively.

Monster Hunter Wilds is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.