How to Capture Monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds
WhileMonster Hunter Wildsholds your hand and teaches you the fundamentals, it doesn’t guide you much when it comes to capturing monsters. Capturing monsters will often give you more resources than you’d get from simply slaying them, plus it feels nicer. We’ll go over everything you need to know about capturing monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds
How Craft Tranq Bombs
you may craft Tranq Bombs by combining a Sleep Herb and a Parashroom. However, you might not have collected any of these early on. The fastest way to find Sleep Herbs and Parashrooms will require you to open up your map, navigate the item filters, and manually locate the closest Sleep Herb and Parashroom.
Later on, you unlock Material Gathering from NPCs which lets you passively stock up on Sleep Herbs and Parashrooms. You’re going to want to craft at least three to five Tranq Bombs for a successful capture.
How to Craft Traps
Next, craft a trap so you can make the monster vulnerable to Tranq Bombs. There are two types of traps, Pitfall Traps and Shock Traps and you can only carry one of each at a time. We suggest carrying both of them in case one isn’t effective or the first capture attempt fails.
The first thing you need to craft traps is Trap Tools. Luckily, you may buy a large amount of Trap Tools from the NPC at the Base Camp for 100z. Just make sure you’re buying them for your inventory as you can only carry two Trap Tools at a time in your Item Pouch. They’re cheap, so feel free to stock up on a bunch in one go.
Next, you’ll need Thunderbug Capacitors for Shock Traps and Nets for Pitfall Traps. Thunderbug Capacitors are found by collective Thunderbugs in the wild, and you might have to forage around for them. Nets can be crafted using Spider Webs which can be found in the Scarlet Forest region easily.
With Tranq Bombs and Traps loaded in your item pouch, you can now attempt to capture a monster you’re hunting. To capture a monster you must lure it into a trap and then hit it with at least two Tranq Bombs at close range. Tranq Bombs create a cloud at the location where you’re standing, so stand as close as possible to a trapped monster and use your bombs. If done correctly, usually two Tranq Bombs will get the job done but you might need three in some cases. If three Tranq Bombs aren’t enough, it means the monster hasn’t been sufficiently weakened yet.
Once you’ve successfully captured a monster, you’ll get your basic capture rewards and a 20-second quest end timer will start. Captured monsters usually disappear after a short while.
That’s all you need to know on how to capture monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds. For more guides, also check outhow to customize your Seikratandhow to mount and ride monsters.
