Quick Answer
Armor choice is skill choice: pick survival and weapon comfort first, then add damage once hunt times are stable.
For a clean clear, work in this order: preparation, position, punish window, reset. This page is not a speedrun sheet; it is built to reduce carts, wrong farming loops, and wasted map time.
Before You Start
| Check | What To Do | Why It Matters |
|---|---|---|
| Items | Restock healing, craft materials, traps, utility items, or status answers | Lowers the cost of mistakes |
| Gear | Fix defense and comfort skills before chasing damage | Stable clears beat greedy failed hunts |
| Map | Know the nearest camp, nest path, and retreat route | Cuts down chase and restock time |
| Goal | Decide whether this run is for story, materials, practice, or completion | The goal changes capture and route choices |
Route Steps
- Save your item loadout and check meal, charm, mantle, ammo, or coating choices before accepting the quest.
- In the map, collect tracks and useful resources while moving toward the target so scouting also advances research.
- During first contact, watch for 30 seconds and identify the safest front, side, and long-movement patterns.
- Attack only after clear recovery, knockdowns, exhaustion, zone changes, or part breaks; when unsure, sheathe or reset.
- When the target limps, nests, or starts changing areas often, decide whether to capture, restock, or finish the hunt.
Common Mistakes
- Blaming low weapon damage before checking defense, resistance, item prep, and position.
- Ignoring quest objectives and turning a quick capture into a longer slay.
- Healing, sharpening, or reloading in front of the monster.
- Farming one loop while leaving camps, botanical research, canteen unlocks, and optionals unfinished.