Summary

  • Monster Hunter Wilds offers a variety of Gunlances with unique stats and abilities.
  • Powerful Gunlances like the White Cannon and Verraterarm enhance gameplay with high damage.
  • Different Gunlances suit various playstyles, from tanky builds to status effect specialists.

Monster Hunter Wilds continues to perform as the latest addition to the franchise, receiving renowned praise for its second console release since Monster Hunter World. The game brings all the things that die-hard Monster Hunter fans know and love, including a slew of ferocious monsters to battle and weapons to collect. There is a weapon for everyone in Monster Hunter Wilds, and Capcom developers have upgraded the combat system and made each weapon feel special.

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For gunlance mains, the moveset of the weapon and the variety of weapons available have increased and are sure to grow as the game receives updates. For players searching for that perfect piece of artillery, there are a select few to choose from. Here are some of the best Gunlances in Monster Hunter Wilds, ranked.

8 Debilitating Torpor

Lala Barina Paralyze Weapon

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  • Damage: 400
  • Element: Paralyze

As a rarity eight weapon in the Expedition Weapon tree, the Debilitating Torpor is a good choice with solid stats that can carry hunters into better materials. The weapon requires Lala Barina parts as well as a Wyvern Gem and Monster Broth to be forged, which is a somewhat steep task.

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The weapon features four hundred raw damage and four hundred and eighty paralyzing elemental damage. Paralyze builds can be incredibly useful in high-rank hunts, and this weapon does a decent job of inflicting the ailment, and with its Offensive Guard skill, it's a dependable weapon to have.

7 Solid Gunberd

Nerscyla Sleep Weapon

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  • Damage: 480
  • Element: Sleep

The Solid Gunberd is a rarity eight weapon in Monster Hunter Wilds. It comes from the Nerscylla weapon tree. As a weapon, the Solid Gunberd features prominent stats that would fit nicely in support builds.

Providing four hundred and eighty attack with max upgrades, and 300 elemental sleep damage, Solid Gunberd is an adequate weapon to tank into higher-ranked hunts and can do a good job of inflicting its ailments on more erratic monsters. The weapon also features a base fifteen percent affinity stat and comes with the Critical Draw and Critical Element skills.

6 Firetrail Quemador

Fire Damage Quematrice Weapon

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  • Damage: 506
  • Element: Fire

The Firetail Quemador is a weapon in the Bone Gunlance weapon tree and is a great weapon that offers high damage numbers while keeping defense in mind. The Firetail Quemador provides a base of five hundred and six damage with two hundred and fifty fire damage.

While the affinity of the weapon is below average, it does come with three gem slots, which can aid in its utility. Additionally, the weapon comes with the level three Guard Skill, which is a nice bonus.

5 Big Slugger

Hard-Hitting Gypceros Weapon

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  • Damage: 529
  • Element: Poison

Big Slugger is a great early game weapon for High Rank that offers a lot of utility thanks to its high poison damage stat. The Big Slugger belongs to the Independent Weapon Tree and needs Gypceros parts to be forged.

The weapon offers five hundred and twenty-nine raw damage with four hundred elemental poison damage, but no affinity. Poison Builds can be very effective and can make lengthy hunts easier with damage-over-time effects. The Big Slugger comes with level two Critical Draw and level three Punishing Draw skills and three gem slots.

4 Ajarakan Ajara Kalika

Powerful Ajarakan Blast Weapon

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  • Damage: 483
  • Element: Blast

The Ajara-Kalika is a great blast weapon in high-rank hunts, dealing considerable damage and competing against powerful monsters. The Ajara Kalika belongs to the Expedition Gunlance tree, the Ajara-Kalika offers four hundred and eighty-three base damage with two hundred and fifty elemental blast damage stacked on top of it.

The weapon is an excellent choice in several builds, but it's a pricey one that requires a lot of effort to unlock. Featuring Level Two Load Shells and Level One Offensive Guard skills, the Ajara-Kalika is an easy weapon to fit into a strong Gunlance build.

3 White Cannon

Blast Fortress Gravious Weapon

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  • Damage: 552
  • Element: Blast

For tankier builds, the White Cannon is a top contender for the best in slot that can offer a fair amount of damage and defense simultaneously, making it a variable addition to a build. The White Cannon is the final weapon in the Gravios Independent Weapon tree.

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With a base damage of Five Hundred and fifty-two, the White Cannon hits hard enough to make a considerable impact and stacks four hundred Blast damage on top of it. The White Canon also features a level three Guard Up skill with three gem slots, making it flexible in Monster Hunter Wilds.

2 Verraterarm

Deadly Dragon Damage Gore Magala Weapon

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  • Damage: 460
  • Element: Dragon

The Verrateram is an extremely powerful weapon that belongs to the Independent Weapon Tree and requires the infamous Gore Magala parts to be forged. The Verraterarm has a staggering twenty percent affinity with Four Hundred and sixty base damage and three hundred elemental dragon damage, which is a great elemental option for tougher monsters.

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With top-tier crit possibilities, the Veraterarm is an excellent option for any number of builds to carry hunters through high-rank hunts. Additionally, the Veraterarm provides a level three Critical Element skill and three Gem Slots of level two and higher.

1 Lawful Bors

A Pillar Arkveld Weapon

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  • Damage: 506
  • Element: Dragon

The Lawful Bors is one of the best Gunlances in the game and offers a powerful ally in high-rank hunts thanks to its bolstering base and elemental damage. Players can forge the Lawful Bors by harvesting parts from classic Arkvel, which may be a lengthy venture but is entirely worth it.

The Lawful Bors has a whopping five hundred and six base damage with an added four hundred dragon elemental damage. A strong damage support build can make use of this great weapon through High Rank and make a hunter's life that much easier.

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Top Critic Avg: 89 /100 Critics Rec: 95%
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Released
February 28, 2025
ESRB
T For Teen // Violence, Blood, Crude Humor
Developer(s)
Capcom
Publisher(s)
Capcom
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Engine
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Genre(s)
Action, Adventure