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Everything you need to know about the Tempered Monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds, including how to unlock them, weaknesses, and more.
The Tempered Monsters are easily the best part of Monster Hunter Wilds’ endgame loop. Although the Tempered Monsters aren’t anything new or exclusive to Monster Hunter Wilds, the implementation here is certainly a breath of fresh air. The Tempered Monsters previously appeared in Monster Hunter World, where they also served as the ultimate endgame challenge. However, with the latest entry in the series, Capcom has reimagined the concept of Tempered Monsters and how players can tackle them. Unlike in Monster Hunter World, where only a select few monsters got the “Tempered” variants, in Monster Hunter Wilds, every monster in the game’s roster has a Tempered version.
While the idea of Tempered Monsters remains roughly the same across both games, there are some fundamental changes in the ones featured in Monster Hunter Wilds. Here’s everything you need to know about the Tempered Monsters: how to unlock them, their weaknesses, and more.
What Are Tempered Monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds?
The basic concept of Tempered Monsters is identical across both Monster Hunter World and Monster Hunter Wilds. Essentially, Tempered variants are more “battle-hardened” and tougher versions of the regular monsters. The Tempered Monsters usually stay isolated. These monsters are distinguished from their regular counterparts by the large scars that cover their bodies. These scars signify the countless battles (turf wars) the monster has fought and won.
Having fought so many battles, these monsters usually stay agitated (enraged) at all times and attack anything that dares to invade their turf. Furthermore, some Tempered variants even go as far as to attack their brethren.
In gameplay terms, Tempered Monsters are significantly more challenging compared to the regular variants. They have more overall HP, defense, and attack power, which is on par with how Tempered Monsters worked in Monster Hunter World. However, one of the biggest changes in Monster Hunter Wilds is the “wounds system” and how it comes into play for the Tempered Monsters. On the Tempered Monsters, you cannot easily create wounds, even if you’re hitting their weak points.
Instead, you will first need to create and destroy a Tempered wound (highlighted by a bluish hue), and only then can you wound that specific part of the monster.
Creating Tempered wounds takes far more effort than regular wounds. However, successfully creating and destroying Tempered wounds rewards you with a free topple and the ability to create actual wounds on the monster.
How To Unlock Tempered Monsters?
Tempered Monsters first unlock after you complete the High Rank main story quest – Wyvern Sparks Rose Thorns. Once you complete the quest, you can access Investigations for Tempered Monsters that occasionally show up on the map after a weather cycle.
However, you only get access to the entire roster of Tempered Monsters after completing all the High Rank main story chapters. It should be noted that Tempered Monsters are exclusively available as Investigations. You will not find Tempered Monsters as Optional Quests outside of the select few Side Quests from NPCs across the map. Tempered Monsters mostly show up during Plenty and Inclemency.
How To Defeat Tempered Monsters?
For the most part, Tempered Monsters are identical to the regular High Rank variants. The Tempered Monsters do hit a lot harder but do not feature any new or unique moveset to set them apart from their regular counterparts. That said, they do distinguish themselves via the aforementioned “Tempered wounds” system.
To defeat a Tempered Monster, your primary objective should be to tenderize the Tempered parts. Doing so will allow you to easily create wounds, which can be followed up with a Focus Strike. In addition to that, since Tempered Monsters usually have far more health than the regular variants, you might want to invest in some elemental weapons.
Unlike in previous Monster Hunter titles, elemental damage plays a huge role in Monster Hunter Wilds. Although raw damage is still quite effective, elemental damage has received significant buffs in the latest entry, making it viable even for slow weapons like the Great Sword.
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