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You’re given a lot of tools when it comes to taking down monsters inMonster Hunter Wilds. While it may seem like a good strategy to simply focus on attacking and nothing else to quickly wear down amonster by hitting wounds, there are many other tools at your disposal to help you get the edge in battle.
Status effects and affinities can help you maximize damage beyond just the base stats of the weapon you’re using, with a common one being poison. There are a few ways to poison a monster; here’s each one and how to craft the necessary materials.
How To Poison Monsters In Monster Hunter Wilds
There are a few tools at your disposal that you can craft and use in battle to poison a monster:
Poison Smoke Bomb
Smokenut + Toadstool
Using it willthrow the smoke bomb at your feet,creating a small cloud that will poison a monster that stands inside the cloud.
Poisoned Meat
Raw Meat + Toadstool
Drop it on the ground to have a non-aggravated monster eat it and get poised.
Poison Ammo
Normal Ammo + Toadstool
Shoot a monsterwith a few poisoned ammo shotsfrom a bowgunto inflict poison.
No matter what method you choose, each of these will temporarily poison the monster and deal damage over time. Arguably, thePoison Smoke Bombs are your best option since they don’t rely on youusing a specific weapon, and they can be used in the heat of battle.
There are also environmental ways to inflict poison, such asinteracting with a Poisoncup in the Forest. Interacting with these plants will spew a small poison cloud if you’re able to lure a monster to where it is, and it doesn’t require any materials on your end to use.
Where To Find Toadstool In Monster Hunter Wilds
Toadstool is the most important item you’ll need when trying to poison a monster, and it isn’t incredibly common. Thebest place to farm Toadstool is in the forest, and on the map, it will appear as apurple mushroom icon. These items have a set spawn rate and location, and will always be at the same spot when you come back. After harvesting Toadstool, it will regrow after a few real-world minutes. You can check the exact time until a Toadstool batch regrows by hovering over its icon on the map. Once you located Toadstool on the map,mount your Seikretand drop a waypoint on the Toadstool to have your bird automatically run to that location, letting you handle other things while traveling.
