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Some weapons in Monster Hunter are easy to wrap your head around.
The Great Sword, Dual Blades, Lance, and so on.
And then there’s the Hunting Horn.
It is support and attack all in one, kind of like giving a bard a hammer.
InMonster Hunter Wilds, the Hunting Horn is still one of the most essential weapons for any hunting party.
Read on to get an overview of everything tune the Hunting Horn can play.
You’ll be dooting your way to success in no time, smashing skulls and giving buffs galore.
For the sake of clairty, we’re usingXbox button promptsfor our explanations.
It can take on many different forms, from bongos and drums, to tubas and flutes.
It’s notplaying support one moment and then offense another.
Instead, the Hunting horn is both at the same time.
Let’s see why.
They will appear on the track in the upper-left corner of the screen.
Melodies have a massive variety of effects, each of them unique to the Hunting Horn you have equipped.
They might be something like Health Restoration, Reduced Stamina Consumption, or Earplugs.
This is where the Hunting Horn really shines.
Melodies of course affect you personally, butthey are also applied to any fellow huntersin your vicinity.
Up to five notes are stored on the track at a time,but these can comprise multiple Melodies.
Don’t worry though, this is the easier part.
after you grab those Melodies stocked,actually playing them is easy-peasy.
All Echo Bubbles function the same in principle, though the buffs they provide are unique per Hunting Horn.
Here are the six Echo Bubble Effects:
Echo Bubble Effect
Description
Health Regeneration
Restores HP over time.
Stamina Regeneration
Restores stamina over time.
Evasion and Movement Speed Up
Increases the speed of dodges and general movement speed.
Attack and Affinity Up
Increases damage and critical hit chance.
Defense and Elemental Resistance Up
Increases defense and resistance to all elements.
Ailments/Blights Negated
Removes any Blights and Ailments upon entering, and prevents the accumulation while inside.
Aside from their unique effects, Echo Bubbles have two other benefits.
The first is thatyou can perform any three notes quickly during the set-up animationto quickly stock melodies.
This applies to Performances as well, letting you deal massive damage with the right positioning.
Once three Echo Bubbles are placed,you cannot change their positions.
Encore can also be used without performing every stocked Melody bypressing just Y+B during a performance.
The most powerful of these attacks isHilt Stab.
This is a very short-range attack, but can be performed faster than any other Hunting Horn attack.
It deals low damage, but lets you build notes quickly without going through longer animations.
Reverb
Reverb is the Focus attack of the Hunting Horn.
If you perform these notes in time with the animations, thenthe Reverb attack will deal even more damage.
This can be done for each Melody in the performance.
The Hunting Horn is a blunt weapon, anddoes absurd damage when striking the head.
Not only that, but hitting the head has a much higher chance ofstunning a monster.
So keep to the front and get swinging.
The monster won’t be able to handle your swings.
Overhead Smash is especially potentwhen it comes to stunning monsters with hits to the head.
Not only that, butit can be used an infinite amount of times in a single combo.
However, it can sometimes be hard to actually nail the right Melody in the heat of combat.
And that’s OK, the Hunting Horn is generous.
Your attacks don’t actually need to hit the monster for it to produce a note.
Rather, as long as the attack is performed, you get a note.
It’s OK to come prepared.
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