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Items bag and Combine menus!

Woah there! Don’t just go jumping into the quest! You have to prepare, and this guide will make you the best-prepared hunter on the planet. Preparations are half the battle in Monster Hunter, so let’s get started.

You probably couldn’t be less surprised that there are items in Monster Hunter, and that they will help you out in your quest. Technically speaking, most of the items are not necessary for gameplay. But you’ll soon find that being able to heal is more or less mandatory, and that items such as bombs can really speed things along.

There are an incredible amount of items in this game, and you shouldn’t truck them with you all at once. Rather, you’ll want to make sure you customize your item set for each battle. Some monsters, such as flying monsters, are incredibly vulnerable to Flash Bombs , which will blind them and send them crashing down. Other monsters, particularly monsters that like to burrow, have sensitive hearing and will be immobilized by a well-timed Sonic Bomb. And still others have horns that can be broken with a well-placed Barrel Bomb. The list is endless!

Items can be acquired by either gathering during a quest, purchasing at the market (some items are exclusive to this place), and by combining those items you find into new items. The vast majority of items you’ll find useful will have to be combined. Go to your item box and select the Combine option. Try combining and Herb and a Blue Mushroom for starters. This makes a Potion. Combine the Potion with Honey and you will have a Mega Potion, the most important healing item in the game. Use the combination list to get everything you need. Improve your combo rate by purchasing Combo Books from the market.

Just for you, here’s a list of items you should always have prepared to pack, and how to combine to obtain them!

The following items are more niche. Some are absolutely necessary but only in a few situations, others are never necessary but absolutely incredibly helpful or potent (or both!) if used properly.

Finally, some items are extremely important not for you to use, but because they are used in an endless variety of other combinations. Here they are plus how to obtain them. Note that several of them can be purchased with resource points from the trader Neko (means “Cat”) at the Palico Ranch by Bherna Village, which can save you a great deal of headaches.