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How to Use Bow in Monster Hunter Wilds: Moves and Combos

Author：Kristen Update：Mar 16,2025

The bow in *Monster Hunter Wilds*, while not a beginner-friendly weapon, offers incredible power for those willing to master its intricacies. Unlike other weapons, the bow demands careful stamina management. Light attacks consume minimal stamina, but charged shots significantly deplete your reserves. This requires strategic attack planning.

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Basic attacks are performed via left-click (PC), R2 (PlayStation), or RT (Xbox). More advanced techniques, such as Dragon Piercer and Thousand Dragons, add complexity and damage potential. The following table details the bow's control scheme:

Combo	PC	PlayStation	Xbox
Regular Attack	Left-click	R2	RT
Charged Attack	Hold left-click	Hold R2	Hold RT
Aim / Focus	Hold right-click	Hold L2	Hold LT
Quick Shot	F	O	B
Power Shot	F + F	O + O	B + B
Arc Shot	Right-click + Left-click + F	L2 + R2 + O	LT + RT + B
Charging Sidestep	Right-click + R	L2 + X	LT + A
Dragon Piercer	R + F	Triangle + O	Y + B
Thousand Dragons	Right-click + R + F	R2 + Triangle + O	RT + Y + B
Select Coating	Ctrl + arrow up/down	L1 + Triangle/X	LB + Y/A
Apply Coating	R	Triangle	Y
Ready Tracer	Left-click + E	L2 + R2 + Square	LT + RT + X
Focus Fire: Hailstorm	Right-click + Shift	L2 + Hold R1	LT + Hold RB

New players should familiarize themselves with these controls in the training grounds before engaging monsters. This practice will prevent frustrating encounters and maximize your effectiveness.

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Exploiting Weak Points

The bow excels at targeting monster weak points. Focus Fire: Hailstorm automatically locks onto these vulnerable areas, indicated by red markers after aiming. Hold Shift (PC), R1/RB (consoles) to activate this powerful ability.

Utilizing Coatings

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Coatings significantly enhance your arrows. These special concoctions are automatically generated as you land regular attacks, indicated by a filling blue gauge in the bottom-right corner. Once full, press R (PC), Triangle (PlayStation), or Y (Xbox) to apply coatings. Each bow supports two coating types at a time. Available coatings include:

Power Coating: Increased damage.
Pierce Coating: Enhanced penetration for Dragon Piercer.
Close-Range Coating: Increased close-range damage.
Paralysis Coating: Inflicts Paralysis.
Exhaust Coating: Inflicts Stun and Exhaustion.
Sleep Coating: Inflicts Sleep.
Poison Coating: Inflicts Poison.
Blast Coating: Inflicts Blast.

Mastering Tracer Arrows

Tracer Arrows are invaluable. These arrows stick to monsters, guiding subsequent shots for a limited time. While effective for hitting weak points, they consume coating points, so use them strategically.

Monster Hunter Wilds is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.