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[MHXX] Compendiums and Possible FAQs

MHXX

What is a Compendium?

By definition, it's a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject. These collections are about weapons in end game of MHXX. These include information about style, weapon, skill, and hunter art choices supported with trends found on MHXX TA Wiki.

Why make compendiums instead of weapon guides?

Weapon guides would mean I would have to talk about 6 styles for each weapon in great detail and I was lazy enough to not bother. I wanted to make a guide for dual blades for MHXX before all of this started but made that realization before starting on it. In the end, I decided it would be more fun and better if I just talked about end game stuff related to weapons.

How are people playing MHXX?

I got a nintendo switch and imported the game since switch is region free. Others have imported both a 3ds and the game (and probably modded it to have the fan made english patch). Switch players can play with 3ds players which is nice.

Is MHXX worth getting now?

If you have a switch, I say yes because the more monster hunter the better. MHXX has a lot of monsters that are really fun to fight like the final boss, valfalk, some deviants, etc. The styles and hunter arts also allow for a lot of experimentation. If you like mhgen, you'll love mhxx. However, if you don't have a switch or jpn 3ds already, waiting for MHWorld is a fine option.

What about the language barrier?

Veterans should have less issues with the barrier than newer players. I don't speak or read japanese at all. I just match icons, rarity, etc. a lot. Kiranico is very helpful in translating skills and parts you need for upgrades.

So how did you manage to navigate through the MHXX TA wiki?

Kiranico and Ctrl+F are my friends.

Any news of MHXX getting localized?

No news yet. It's not getting localized before MHWorld comes out. Sorry.

What do you think about deviants in MHXX?

Deviants on paper are a nice idea but the execution is has a lot more grind than anyone wanted. The deviants from mhgen have 15 lvs before the super (imagine the grind for armor, ew). At least the new deviants only have 5 lvs before the super. There's a real sense of accomplishment from posting and defeating supers too (such as being able to transmog their armor and getting crowns next to your name).

How do I unlock "insert deviant here"?

  • Redhelm Arzuros: HR1 The Ingredient of Legend
  • Snowbaron Lagombi: HR1 Snow with Occasional Lagombi
  • Stonefist Hermitaur: HR1 Shells of Steel
  • Dreadqueen Rathian: HR2 Royal Assassination
  • Drilltusk Testucabra: HR4 Tackling the Tetsucabra
  • Silverwind Nargacuga: HR5 Nargacuga Throwdown (involves the village request "Bl-Bl-Blangongas!")
  • Crystalbeard Uragaan: HR5 Fight or Uragaan!
  • Deadeye Yian Garuga: HR5 Worst. Trip. Ever!
  • Dreadking Rathalos: HR6 Rathalos Run & HR6 Lord of the Skies
  • Thunderlord Zinorge: HR6 Topple the Monarch
  • Grimclaw Tigrex: HR6 What a Girl Wants
  • Hellblade Glavenus: HR6 Duel in the Volcanic Hollow
  • Hazewing Malfestio: Hunt a G rank Malfestio
  • Shredclaw Ceanataur: Hunt a G rank Shogun Ceanataur
  • Divinesight Mizutsune: Hunt a G rank Mizutsune
  • Frostpeak Gammoth: Hunt a G rank Gammoth
  • Azurebolt Astalos: Hunt a G rank Astalos
  • Deviant Diablos: Clear G1 quests for Hazewing, Shredclaw, Azurebolt, Divinesight, and Frostpeak.

How do I get crowns next to my name?

You get them by posting and beating Super Deviants (which are unlocked after hr 100 and after you clear all the previous deviant quests for that monster):

  • 1 Super: Small Crown
  • 10 Supers: Medium Crown
  • All Supers: Large Crown

How do I unlock "insert quest here"?

Kiranico has a list of villager requests if the quest you are looking for is a village request. HR also unlocks a bunch of quests:

  • 35: Chaotic Gore Magala, Kushala Daora, Teostra, and Chameleos
  • 40: Gold Rathian and Silver Rathalos
  • 45: Raging Rajang and Savage Deviljho
  • 50: Raging Brachydios and Nakarkos
  • 60: Akantor and Ukanlos (Ukanlos needs villager requests)
  • 70: Amatsu
  • 80: Alatreon
  • 90: Fatalis
  • 95: Crimson Fatalis
  • 100: White Fatalis + Super Deviants (you have to be hr 100 to even participate in Super Deviant Quests)

G rank versions of hypers typically require you to hunt the regular G rank monster before you have the g rank hyper.

Source for hr quest unlocks.

Best way to charm farm in XX?

There's a g rank dlc gathering quest that requires you to collect 10 coal. All you do is complete the subquest which is just killing a brachydios, end via subquest, then profit.

How do I unlock "insert hunter art here"?

List for XX exclusive hunter arts

MHGen Kiranico has the gen hunter art unlocks.

How do I unlock arena quests?

  • List for mhgen arena quests
  • Barioth: Available at start of G rank.
  • Yian Garuga: Clear G2 Nerscylla.
  • Uragaan: Clear G3 coal gathering in Volcanic Cave (Uragaan shows up but you don't have to hunt him).
  • Seregios: Clear G4 Seregios hunt.
  • Barroth: Available at start of G rank.
  • Tetsucabra: Clear G1 Nyanter quest for killing Bnahabra and then Nyanter quest for killing Genprey.
  • Congalala: Clear G2 Nyanter quest for killing small Conga.

For getting A ranks in arenas, you get head pieces like Barrage Earring, Sword Saint Earring, etc.

How do I unlock XR Armor Series?

Literally the same way you unlock the R series back in gen. Unlocking R Series

How do I transmog?

RisingFunGaming's Video about transmogging. Quick Unlock Guide:

  • Unlock Research and Development (Go through village keys)
  • Beat Final Boss and Break HR for all but head pieces
  • Beat Village Valfalk for head piece transmog
  • Get burnt shells (meteorite pieces found lying around in high/g rank quests) for currency to buy the option to transmog in R&D
  • Talk to research cat in R&D, 3rd Option, buy the bottom 4 options on page 6 and top 3 options on page 7. Those are official unlocks for transmog for armor pieces and cat armor.
  • Post and Beat Super Deviants to unlock transmog for deviant sets
  • Go to research cat in R&D, 3rd Option, transmogging for deviants are on pages 7-9
  • Research Cat in R&D, 2nd Option is Transmogging

Thoughts on Brave and Alchemy?

Brave depends on the weapon. Some are really good like Heavy Bowgun and Long Sword and some are meh like Light Bowgun. I don't think brave is broken (unless we are talking about heavy bowgun and even then gunner defenses will get you one shot). Alchemy is an interesting concept on paper but due to how it modifies movesets, I'd say it's only worth on a few weapons (Sword and Shield, Switch Axe, and Hammer. Maybe Light Bowgun). Alchemy can be good for long, multi-monster hunts where you have down time to make items and gain access to high SP (Style Powerup) lvs.

What's good in MHXX?

When in doubt, crit meta for skills. Blademaster weapons typically want sharpness +1/2 and/or razor sharp depending on the weapon. Gunner weapons like pierce up or normal up depending on the shots they use. Final Boss weapons are good options for endgame for anything focused on raw except for Heavy Bowgun. Frostpeak Gammoth also tends to be pretty good across a couple of weapon types. After that, it gets weapon type specific.

You said this X weapon was good, but what about Y?

In the compendiums, I note what weapons are being used a lot in time attacks, how they compare to other similar weapons, and deduce why x weapon was being used over some other weapon. Typically it's a significant raw, element, slot, affinity, or sharpness difference. Many times, the fact that deviant weapons charge hunter arts 1.25x faster than other hunter arts plays a big role too. One thing I don't factor is how long it will take to make and fully upgrade the weapon (regular weapons vs deviant weapons). Say you are deciding between a dreadqueen weapon and some non deviant poison weapon, it's reasonable to not want to grind 15 lvs of dreadqueen when you can farm a different monster for a weapon that still works for you. On top of that, a great weapon may not be of use if it doesn't have enough slots to make your armor set work. If it's a reasonable choice, then go ahead a use it. Feel free to ask me why I mentioned X weapon and not Y weapon if you would like a better explanation for the weapons I mentioned in the compendiums.

How difficult is MHXX?

Plenty difficult though absolute evade and readiness alone make the game easier. Certainly tougher than MHGen due to G rank AI and slightly better defined endgame with Supers and Hypers. MH4U I think is tougher than MHXX with lv 140 guild quests (though apex was not a fun mechanic to fight)

I am a new player wanting to get into the series. Do you recommend MHXX?

MHXX right now is not a game I recommend for players looking to get into monster hunter. Language barrier is rougher on those that haven't played previous games. Styles, hunter arts, etc. can get complicated and overload people with too much information. I say MH4U is a good starting point because you don't have to worry about hunter arts and styles that won't be present in MHWorld and it's better at teaching newer players than MHGen. For readers that are reading this after MHWorld has come out, go with MHWorld as the starting point. I fully recommend MHXX after playing 4U, gen, or world first.

Without further ado, here's the List of Compendiums for MHXX:

Disclaimer: Be aware that MHXX TA Wiki is still being updated at the time of this post so it's possible some compendiums are not up to date if you are reading this long after the time of this post. I also updated time attack video lists for the early compendiums.

Edit: I added in a bunch of information regarding unlocking stuff in XX.

My personal favorite time attack videos to watch:

Thank you all for reading. I hope these compendiums help. Happy Hunting!

Posted Nov 15, 2017, 6:43 PM UTC · edited

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