There are many different weapons to choose from when starting your journey with Monster Hunter Wilds. There is a wide range to choose from, with the Lance being one of the most defensive options among them. Players that decide to make the Lance their go-to choice will want to know which Skills will best suit them.

Players that are having a hard time with the lance might want to consider a change before investing too much of their materials into its weapon tree. If being up close and personal is not to their liking, there are 3 ranged weapons to explore. If the slow movement speed is also an issue, the Bow can alleviate both of these concerns.

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Best Early Game Armor for the Lance in Monster Hunter Wilds

Bone Armor in Monster Hunter Wilds

Players will start off Monster Hunter Wilds using gear from the Hope set but will rapidly gain access to new pieces of gear as they progress through the story. This gear will provide bounds for a player's defenses. However, each piece will also have different skills tied to it. This means players sometimes might want to use gear with a lower defense for the skills they provide.

If players find a particular elemental attack troublesome, they may want to make use of the armor that provides the most resistance or prepare an appropriate meal for the hunt. Putting the right additional ingredients and finishing touches on a fish dish can see players having a massive spike to their survivability.

One of the earliest gear options will gain access to it from the Bone set. Players will want to dig away at any bone piles they may come accross, and aim to craft a Bone Helm and Bone Vambraces. These will have the same skills as their Hope Gear, but offer better defenses.

Amor Piece

Defense

Fire Res

Water Res

Thunder Res

Ice Res

Dragon Res

Skills

Bone Helm

4

2

0

2

0

2

Stun Resistance Lv1

Bone Vambrace

4

2

0

2

0

2

Stun Resistance Lv1

Skills will stack their combined levels. So having 1 piece of gear with Stun Resistance Lv 1 and another piece of gear with Stun Resistace Lv 2 would be a total of 3 levels.

While the Balahara Armor Set will provide a large boost to players' defenses, they don’t offer much in terms of skills for the Lance. T he Lance is about blocking and counterattacks, making Evade Extender a wasted opportunity. Players should still replace their remaining armor with either the Balahara or Doshaguma set pieces purely for their defense increases. The Balahara will raise it to 12, while the Doshaguma will raise it to 16:

  • Balahara Mail or Doshaguma Mail
  • Balahara Coil or Doshaguma Coil
  • Balahara Greaves or Doshaguma Greaves

The Lance weapon for the Balahara set offers a great skill with Offensive Guard. However, this takes precision timing when guarding which some players might not have down yet.

Both may give players a drop in their fire resistance, but they will significantly raise their water resistance for a strong water hunt that will come later once they travel to the forest. This combination of defense and water resistance will help a lot for any missed guards.

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Best Early Game Lance Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds

Here is a list of the various Lances that players should craft in the order they become available. Each will raise the player's damage but also comes with worthwhile skills to make them viable before their next replacement.

Skill Effects:

  • Attack Boost Lv 1: Increases attack power by +3
  • Attack Boost Lv 2: Increases attack power by +5
  • Guard Lv 1: This will decrease how hard attacks hit players and will reduce stamina depletion by 15%.
  • Guard Lv 2: This will decrease how hard attacks hit players and will reduce stamina depletion by 30%.
  • Offensive Guard Lv 1: Increases the attack power by 5% for a set duration after executing a Perfect Guard.
  • Offensive Guard Lv 2: Increases the attack power by 10% for a set duration after executing a Perfect Guard

Weapon Name

Damage

Elemental Damage

Skills

Bone Lance I

253

N/A

Guard Lv 1

Bone Lance II

299

N/A

Guard Lv 1 Attack Boost Lv 1

Balahara Lance I

253

N/A

Offensive Guard Lv 1

Rey Indra I

322

150 Thunder

Guard Lv 1 Offensive Guard Lv 1

Nu Osminog I

391

150 Fire

Offensive Guard Lv 2

This will give players the perfect early start for using Lances, and help them learn everything they need to make their way to Monster Hunter Wild’s Endgame content. It is worth noting that players should balance defense, resistance, and skills to find the sweet spot that works for them. Sometimes, having a massive spike in defense and resistance will help more than pieces of lower-level gear with excellent skills on them.

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February 28, 2025
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Action, Adventure
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