You already know what the aim of the game is inMonster Hunter.

You are a hunter, and you must hunt.

Prepare for the longest hunt of your life.

A Felyne prepares to strike a puzzle board with a Barrel Basher in Monster Hunter Puzzle.

In fact, some of the most renowned weapons in Monster Hunter have entered the fray quite recently.

Now let’s find out exactly when each weapon debuted.

17Great Sword

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The greatest friend of the slowest hunters comes the Great Sword.

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Great Sword is all about heavy hits.

It demands extreme precision in your strikes, but it rewards you with frankly absurd amounts of damage.

16Sword And Shield

Sword and Shield is the bread-and-butter of the series.

Best Hunting Horns in Monster Hunter Rise Cursed Ocarina

The Light Bowgun is all about keeping agile.

It’s never going to be the primary damage dealer, but it comes packed with utility.

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A hunter dodging valstrax in monster hunter generations, a hunter with a switch axe in monster hunter wilds, and hunters with fatalis gear in monster hunter world.

In many ways, Lances are some of the purest weapons in the series.

In that, you would be wrong.

The Hammer, despite being an immensely powerful bonk machine, is also hilariously mobile.

A group of hunters look at a Rathalos in flight in Monster Hunter World.

Though they appeared in the original Monster Hunter, this was only in the Western release.

Since its debut, Dual Blades have become the primary weapon for everyone who wants their own hype moment.

Though there’s no feeling quite like cutting along the spine of a monster at the speed of light.

Monster Hunter Stories scene.

Well, the Hunting Horn exists for those you you that want some rhythm to your bonks.

Play the songs of battle and bring down those monsters with these Hunting Horns.

It buffs you and your fellow hunters with powerful effects, yet also lets you deal devastating damage.

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Who ever said support units had to be passive?

The Gunlance functions like the regular Lance in many ways but with the addition of the ‘gun’ part.

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