All weapon recipes in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection and how to unlock them

Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection offers plenty of weapons to wield, and you’ll unlock most of them on your adventures.

The weapons can be broadly categorized into six types, but they have their own specialities. Let’s look at every weapon that’s currently available in the post-launch build.

How to unlock all weapons in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

The tables below have the information about every possible weapon that you can unlock. Most of the weapons require you to defeat a specific monstie, but some are obtainable from the Treasure Chests.

Great Sword

Name	Element	Target Monster
Azure Serpentblade	Normal	Velocidrome
Iron Sword	Normal	Default
Izuchi Blade	Normal	Great Izuchi
Cat’s Soul	Normal	Treasure Chest
Scylla Blade	Normal	Nerscylla
Carapace Sword	Normal	Barroth
Golm Blade	Normal	Garangolm
Chrome Razor	Normal	Treasure Chest
Sentoryu Raven	Normal	Yian Garuga
Tiger Jawblade	Normal	Tigrex
Cheda Blade	Normal	Seregios
Sinister Blade	Normal	Magnamalo
Azure Elder Great Sword	Dragon	Combat Ibushi and Narwa
Berserker Sword	Dragon	Deviljho
Epitaph Blade	Dragon	Treasure Chest
Veldian Gladius	Dragon	Arkveld
Domerzahn	Thunder	Fulgur Anjanath
Lagiacrus Blade	Thunder	Lagiacrus
Khezu Shock Sword	Thunder	Khezu
Frozen Speartuna	Ice	Treasure Chest
Gossblade	Ice	Goss Harg
Sword of Winter Moon	Ice	Lunagaron
Chicken Decapitator	Fire	Yian Kut-Ku
Flammenzahn	Fire	Anjanath
Aknosom Blade	Fire	Aknosom
Valkyrie Blade	Fire	Rathian
Rosenbrett	Fire	Espinas
Scorching Blazer	Fire	Glavenus
Rathalos Firesword	Fire	Rathalos
Cenataur Blade	Water	Shogun Cenataur
Hanyaka Yohino	Water	Mizutsune
Tetranadon Edge	Water	Tetranadon

Long Sword

Name	Element	Target Monster
Iron Katana	Normal	Default
Hidden Saber	Normal	Nargacuga
Wind Thief Scimitar	Normal	Great Izuchi
Bone Katana Wolf	Normal	Velocidrome
Daito Crow	Normal	Yian Garuga
Arzuros Naginata	Normal	Nargacuga
Frilled Slash	Normal	Somnacant
Cheese Knife	Normal	Treasure Chest
Sinister Long Sword	Normal	Magnamalo
Khanga Edge	Normal	Seregios
Blood Cry	Normal	Nerscylla
Azure Elder Long Sword	Dragon	Battle Ibushi and Narwa
Duke’s Sinclair	Dragon	Malzerno
Cawscythe	Dragon	Yian Garuga
Veldian Ensis	Dragon	Arkveld
Reaver Cruelty	Dragon	Deviljho
Blango Decimator	Ice	Blangonga
Glacial Shotel	Ice	Legiana
Icebrink	Ice	Velkhana
Aknosom Sabre	Fire	Aknosom
Dios Katana	Fire	Brachydios
Maple Wyvern Blade	Fire	Rathalos
Verde Wyvern Blade	Fire	Rathian
Wailing Ghost	Thunder	Red Khezu
Usurper’s Boltslicer	Thunder	Zinogre
Rey Tonitrus	Thunder	Rey Dau
Beryl Wyvern Blade	Thunder	Astalos
Spark Slicer	Thunder	Tobi-Kadachi
Almudron Blade	Water	Almudron
Hydra Tornaria	Water	Battle Namielle
Pleisoth Splasher	Water	Plesioth
Kakru Kumo Naki	Water	Mizutsune
Drowning Shaft	Water	Royal Ludroth
Shogun Cutter	Water	Shogun Ceanataur

Hammer

Name	Element	Target Monster
Sinister Hammer	Normal	Magnamalo
Diablos Hammer	Normal	Diablos
Matraca Hammer	Normal	Seregios
Frilled Blow	Normal	Somnacanth
Golm Gravel	Normal	Garangolm
ClusterHammer	Normal	Nerscylla
Kulu Beak	Normal	Kulu-Ya-Ku
Calmitous Portent	Normal	Remobra
Five-Pronged Hammer	Normal	Bishaten
Bone Hammer	Normal	Unlocked by default
Chata Clobberer	Normal	Chatacabra
Venom Monster	Normal	Gypceros
Devil’s Due	Dragon	Deviljho
Veldian Malleus	Dragon	Arkveld
Duke Smiter	Dragon	Malzeno
Azure Elder Hammer	Dragon	Battle Ibushi and Narwa
Graceful Death	Dragon	Yian Garuga
Usurper’s Thunder	Thunder	Zinogre
Emerald Beater	Thunder	Astalos
Bleeding Bopper	Thunder	Red Khezu
Vortex Hammer	Thunder	Lagiacrus
Bag o’ Horrors	Thunder	Khezu
Hammer of Winter Moon	Ice	Yian Garuga
Yeti Hammer	Ice	Lunagron
Frozen Core	Ice	Goss Harag
Conehead Hammer	Ice	Treasure Chest
Cenataur Head Axe	Water	Shogun Cenataur
Almudron Hammer	Water	Amudron
Type 42 Shellbuster	Water	Nibelsnarf
Plesioth Head	Water	Plesioth
Ludroth Splashhammer	Water	Roya Ludroth
Scorching Isshata	Fire	Glavenus
Shell Hammer	Fire	Gravios
Dios Tailhammer	Fire	Brachydios
Rosenhammer	Fire	Espinas
Gunhammer Prototype	Fire	Treasure Chest
Kunt-Ku Pick	Fire	Yian Kut-Ku

Hunting Horn

Name	Element	Target Monster
Bone Horn	Normal	Unlocked by default
Sinister Strum	Normal	Magnamalo
Striped Dragonga	Normal	Tigrex
Spirit Dragonwood Horn	Normal	Yama Tsukami
Golm Drum	Normal	Garangolm
Vicello Nulo Green	Normal	Bnahabra
Raven Shamisen	Normal	Yian Garuga
Sandpipe	Normal	barroth
Kulu Duda	Normal	Kulu-Ya-Ku
Zurogong Primo	Normal	Arzuros
Lumu Horn	Normal	Paolumu
Poisoned Capri	Normal	Gypceros
Duke’s Grail	Dragon	Malzeno
Veldian Sibilus	Dragon	Arkveld
Azure Elder Horn	Dragon	Battle Ibushi and Narwa
Vicello Nulo Black	Dragon	Bnahabra
Rey Perum	Thunder	Rey Dau
Fulguring Horn	Thunder	Fulgur Anjanath
Emerald Flap	Thunder	Astalos
Blood Horn	Thunder	Red Khezu
Khezu Horn	Thunder	Khezu
Vicello Nulo Yellow	Thunder	Bnahabra
Icespiel	Ice	Velkhana
Glacial Bagpipe	Ice	Legiana
Bariguiro	Ice	barioth
Magia Charm	Ice	Treasure Chest
Dodotto Horn	Ice	Blangonga
Poetic Bell	Water	Mizutsune
Type 63	Water	Nibelsnarf
Frog Flute	Water	Tetranadon
Hydros Horn	Water	Battle Namielle
Rathalos Feroce	Fire	Rathalos
Ajara Reverberator	Fire	Ajarakan
Sublime Bell	Fire	Rakna-Kadaki
Anjanath Hum	Fire	Anjanath
Kut-Ku’s Song	Fire	Yian Kut-Ku
Vicello Nulo Red	Fire	Bnahabra

Bow

Name	Element	Target Monster
Iron Bow	Normal	Unlocked by default
Golm Bone Bow	Normal	Garangolm
Sinister Bow	Normal	Magnamalo
Crow Bow	Normal	Yian Garuga
Felyne Bow	Normal	Treasure Chest
Dawn Ray Bow	Normal	Bishaten
Dragon Bow Solar	Normal	Yama Tsukami
Tigrex Archer	Normal	Tigrex
Diablos Coilbender	Normal	Diablos
Hidden Bow	Normal	Nargacuga
Arzuros Bow	Normal	Arzuros
Insurgent’s Bow	Dragon	Stygian Ziongre
Veldian Arcum	Dragon	Arkveld
Duke’s Bloodwings	Dragon	Malzeno
Arko Nulo Black	Dragon	Bnahabra
Usurper’s Rumble	Thunder	Zinogre
Rey Perkonis	Thunder	Rey Dau
Lightning Bow	Thunder	Astalos
Kadachi Strikebow	Thunder	Tobi-Kadachi
Thunderbolt Bow	Thunder	Battle Ibushi and Narwa
Arko Nulo Yellow	Thunder	Bnahabra
Glacial Arrow	Ice	Legiana
Icefinger	Ice	Velkhana
Arko Nulo White	Ice	Bnahabra
Crystalline Flower	Ice	Treasure Chst
Blue Blade Bow	Water	Shogun Ceanataur
Spongia Bow	Water	Royal Ludroth
Seahorse Harp	Water	Treasure Chest
Mud Shot	Water	Almudron
Type 64 Multibow	Water	Nibelsnarf
Hydra Planula	Water	Battle Namielle
Ashen Wrath	Fire	Glavenus
Falmmenbogen	Fire	Espinas
Weaver of Flame	Fire	Rakna-Kadaki
Dark Filament	Fire	Rathalos
Arko Nulo Red	Fire	Bnahabra
Kut-Ku Stave	Fire	Yian Kut-Ku

Gunlance

Name	Element	Target Monster
Iron Gunlance	Normal	Unlocked by default
Sinister Gunlance	Normal	Magnamalo
Gold Dragonwood Gunlance	Normal	battle Yama-Tsukami
Tiger Blast	Normal	Tigrex
Cornpopper	Normal	Treasure Chest
Shell Gunbird	Normal	Nerscylla
Barroth Loader	Normal	Barroth
Fiore Nulo Green	Normal	Bnahabra
Pukei Gunlance	Normal	Pukei-Pukei
Hard Hitter	Normal	Gypceros
Ravenous Gunlance	Dragon	Deviljho
Veldian Hasta	Dragon	Arkveld
Fiore Nulo Black	Dragon	Bnahabra
Frostmoon Gunlance	Ice	Lunagaron
Twinfang	Ice	Barioth
Kamak Gunlance	Ice	Treasure Chest
Hellsting	Ice	Blangonga
Usurper’s Roar	Thunder	Zinogre
Red Generator	Thunder	Red Khezu
Kadachi Striker	Thunder	Tobi-Kadachi
Lagia Burst	Thunder	Ivory Lagiacrus
Almudron Gunlance	Water	Almudron
Type 62	Water	Nibelsnarf
Marine Fisher	Water	Lagiacrus
Hydra Ephyra	Water	Battle Namielle
Ludroth Harpoon	Water	Royal Ludroth
White Gunlance	Fire	Gravios
Dios Gunlance	Fire	Brachydios
Rosenkanone	Fire	Espinas
Ajara Gunpike	Fire	Ajarakan
Fiore Nulo Red	Fire	Bnahabra
Aknosom Gunlance	Fire	AKnosom
Princess Panoply	Fire	Rathian

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Setting up an amazing squad in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection is easier said than done, as you’ll need to look for monsties with the best possible stats.

This task is easier said than done. While you can always hatch the best of eggs, that doesn’t guarantee a perfect monstie. Instead, you’ll need to look for something called genes and master the concept.

How do genes work in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

Every monstie has a dedicated set of Active and Passive skills. The number and types of skills of a monstie are determined by genes. If you refer to the image below, you’ll find a young Rathalos that’s available for all of us at the start of a journey.

Notice the bottom right corner, and you’ll find nine slots in a 3×3 grid. This grid is applicable for every monstie when they hatch. Some of the slots will be filled, and some will be empty. To get your perfect mostie, you’ll need to fill these empty slots. Having nine filled slots will give the mostie the best set of skills.

While not all their slots might be filled at the start, you can inherit additional genes from other creatures. To do so, you need to understand how Bingo and Rite of Channeling work.

How does Rite of Channeling and Bingo work in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

Rite of Channeling allows you to switch the genes from one monstie to another. You can do so in different ways.

• Directly swap the genes from one monstie to another.
• Manually select which gene/genes you want to swap.
• Select the monsties and the genes you want to swap.

Once the swap is complete, you can continue to modify the genes of your selected monstie until you’ve filled all nine slots. However, randomly filling the slots is not the most optimal thing to do.

When you use Rite of Channeling, you should match up genes to get the maximum possible bonus. If you manage to do so, your monstie will have an extra 5% damage as a bonus for all Power attacks. To do so, you need to match three Power genes in a row. You can match them vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.

You’ll get the bonus damage for a Bingo even if the associated element and attack type don’t match. If they do, however, then you can get multiple Bingos in a single row.

To build up your perfect monstie, Excursions are important as well.

How do Excursions work in Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection

You can send your monstie on an Excursion to make it gain different stat bonuses and Environment Skills. To do so, you’ll need Training Talisman, which can be purchased from the Melynx Emporium. They’re expensive, so you should ration them properly. Additionally, only one monstie can be sent on an Excursion at any time.

To gain Environmental Skills, you’ll need to pay attention to whether the monstie was present in that region. If you add a monstie to a habitat and then send it on an Excursion at the same place, it will be able to learn new skills based on their Environment Rank.

The ultimate aim is to have three S-rank Environment Skills active on your monstie at once. Three is the maximum number of Environment Skills any monstie can have. If you send them to a region they’re unfamiliar with, your monstie will only learn the stat bonuses.

Every Environment Skill has three ranks for each region: B, A, and S. Your monstie can access the Skill if their Ecosystem Rank matches the region’s grade. Additionally, you can also Awaken every Environment Skill if your monstie has the required genes.

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