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

Author : Lillian

Mar 22,2025

The bow in *Monster Hunter Wilds*, while not a beginner-friendly weapon, offers incredible potential for skilled hunters. Its unique mechanics demand a different approach than other weapons, requiring careful stamina management. Each attack consumes stamina; light attacks use less than charged attacks, which significantly deplete your stamina bar.

Mastering the bow involves understanding its control scheme. Basic attacks are simple—left-click (PC), R2 (PlayStation), or RT (Xbox). However, the bow’s true power lies in its diverse combos, such as Dragon Piercer and Thousand Dragons. The table below details the controls:

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 or down	L1 + Triangle or X	LB + Y or 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 archers should spend time in the training grounds to familiarize themselves with these controls and combos before engaging monsters. This practice will significantly improve your hunting success.

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Monster Hunter Wilds Bow Weapon

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One key advantage of the bow is its ability to exploit monster weak points. Focus Fire: Hailstorm, activated by holding Shift (PC), R1 (PlayStation), or RB (Xbox) after aiming, automatically targets these vulnerable areas, indicated by red spots on the monster.

Coatings are another crucial element. These special concoctions enhance your arrows’ effectiveness. Generated passively while hitting monsters with regular arrows (indicated by a blue gauge in the bottom right corner), coatings are applied by pressing R (PC), Triangle (PlayStation), or Y (Xbox) once the gauge is full. Each bow can equip two coatings from the following list:

Power Coating – Increased damage
Pierce Coating – Enhanced piercing with 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

Coating gauge.

Screenshot via The Escapist

Tracer Arrows, while consuming coating points, offer a significant tactical advantage. These arrows stick to the monster, guiding subsequent shots for increased accuracy and weak point targeting. Use them strategically.

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