How to Switch and Change Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds

How to Switch and Change Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds

Written by Noiseless - 4th March 2025

One of the new options players can access in Monster Hunter Wilds is changing their weapons while hunting. Having access to two weapons increases your chances of successfully bringing down a monster. You can find the second weapon on Seikret, which is your mount.

But how does the Monster Hunter Wilds weapon change work? Well, we are about to find out.

Changing weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds

Setting up Your Primary and Secondary Weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds

After you learn more about the best weapons in the game, it’s time to see how to choose your primary and secondary options. The process is as follows:

  • Go to any camp and enter the tent.
  • While there, find the “Equipment Menu” and choose “Change Equipment”.
  • After tapping this, you will see your current equipment - armor and weapons.
  • From here, you need to select your primary and secondary weapons and choose from some of the options available.

Remember that the equipment menu will allow you to do more than just change your weapon. For example, you can create a loadout, learn more about the equipped skills and use different sub-menu options.

Changing your weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds

If you are wondering how to change weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds, you need to use Seikret. Once the mount shows up, the next step is to interact with it by tapping X (assuming you are on PC or the D-Pad on the right (if you are on console). Doing this will switch your current weapon.

After you decide to do that, your character will automatically mount the companion. This has advantages but can be bad against certain monsters, so make sure you do it when they are not attacking you.

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