The gameloop of Monster Hunter Wilds is simple, yet extremely captivating: it consists of hunting and gathering materials to craft gear for fighting stronger monsters. But this, along with everything in the game, is not as straightforward as it seems, since brute strength paired with carelessness guarantees no success. To pull through the game and enjoy it to its fullest, proper planning accompanied with resource management and weapon mastery is highly recommended. 

• Weapons
• Armor Skills
• Preparation for the Hunting
• Study The Monster
• Reflect On Your Items
• Capturing
• Conclusion

Every decision made in the game is crucial, so as you embark on your adventure, keep in mind that Monster Hunter is a mix of strategy and combat. Equip yourself with the right gear, study your targets, and always anticipate the unknown.

↖ Weapons

Every weapon available is capable of aiding you through your journey so long as they fall within the user's comfort zone. Keeping that in mind, choosing the correct MH Wilds weapon alongside your playstyle is your very first obstacle, one that can also be marked as one of the most important decisions you need to make ever since you set foot into the game. 

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Every weapon has their own mechanics, strengths, and most commonly, weaknesses which act as a pitfall when picked via lack of foresight, not to mention their unique benefits, that contribute to the individuality of each weapon available.

Weapon Selection Tips:

• Change Freely: Go to the training area to freely test out any weapon of your choice.
• Use What's Fun: Use a weapon that you enjoy the most, regardless of its performance. 
• Be Ready To Change On A Dime: Because you have access to a tent on the map, feel free to change your weapon of choice at any time. Don't be afraid to try new approaches.

↖ Armor Skills

Armor offers Defend as well as granting passive skills that boost your character. You will start off the game with 2 major armor sets:

Importance of Gathering Skills:

A wide range of crafting materials, including herbs used in potions and ores in weapons, is available freely in nature. These two armors are the most useful during early exploration of the world:

• Equip Leather Armor when collecting plants or insects.
  
• Use Chainmail Armor for digging and gathering bones.
  

Gathering Tips:

• Explore Between Hunts: Focus on gathering resources to maintain your supply stock for tougher fights.
• Organize Your Inventory: Change between gathering tools and hunting supplies with loadouts for optimal efficiency.
• Store Your Materials: Place any gathered items into your storage box after a session to save space for later trips.

Notes: While armor with gathering focus is useful for exploration, remember to switch to combat-centric gear while engaging with monsters. Seek out armor with skills relating to your weapon and survivability during the hunts. 

↖ Preparation for the Hunting

Preparation is an important aspect of every coveted success. Tailoring your gear and buffs enhances your performance towards the target significantly, hence, balancing your supplies will increase the likelihood for peak effectiveness. 

1. Gear Selection

Always equip armor that possesses skills and resistances relevant to the monster being hunted.

Example: When fighting a Rathalos, ensure to use fire resist armor.

Strive towards gear that fits your playstyle but also combines elements the monster can use against them.

2. Inventory Management

Be sure to carry all relevant items including potions, antidotes and traps that are deemed essential. Do not forget about the complimentary supply items given by the Hunter Guild before the quest. Though consisting of spendable items, ensure to wield them tactically since no longer than the duration will they last.

3. Dining Before the Hunt

Always, without questions, dine on a meal prior. Meals assist by providing: 

• Bonus health and stamina.
• Supplemental perks such as extra attack, defense, or increase in elemental resistance.
• Exceptional assists like surviving an otherwise lethal attack.
• Use whichever ingredients are at hand if you are on a tight schedule, or choose ingredients that fulfill the needs of your target's weaknesses.

↖ Study The Monster

To successfully hunt your target, you must know how to interact with it and grasp how each individual monster fights.

1. Learn Attack Patterns

Keep track of the different actions and movements performed by the monster to anticipate future attempts to attack.

For example, when a Rathalos raises its head, you know a fireball attack is on the way.

Do not make the mistake of launching attacks without any form of strategy; rather, wait for gaps in its attacks and utilize those chances to attack.

2. Research Weaknesses and Resistances

• Search up the monster in your Large Monster Field Guide; you are bound to find relevant information.
• Find out what elemental damages the monster suffers from (for example, fire, water, or thunder).
• Find out what type of ailments the monster resists, such as poison or paralysis.
• Based on the information gathered, adjust the choice of your weapon as well as the items you will carry.

3. Target Breakable Parts

Most monsters have breakable body parts, tails and horns have proven to give additional rewards and limit the abilities of the monster:

• Flash attacks can be disabled by the Gypceros horn.
• Wounding the tail can constrict the range of the monster or disable controllable attacks.
• It is wise to look out for harder body parts that may create bouncing weapons from lack of proper sharpness.

↖ Reflect On Your Items

Proper item management is a cornerstone of success. So, devising ways to optimize inventory use and the use of items themselves is incredibly important.

Essential Items

• Traps: Serve to immobilize monsters making attacking or capturing them considerably easier. 
• Flash Pods: Serve to disorient and knock flying monsters out of the air.
• Barrel Bombs: Serve to deal high damage and are especially effective from wake up attacks.
• Curatives:
  • Cleansing Antidotes serve to reinstate normal conditions from poisons.
  • Cleansing Potions serve to eliminate immobilization effects.
  • Energy Drinks serve as deterrents for wasting stamina.

Craft on The Go

Assembling crafting materials for important items such as potions or traps should be able to be refilled during hunts.

Monsters'Current States

• Exhausted: Monsters drool, slow down and stay trapped for longer periods of time when tired. Take advantage of this moment to maximize damage dealt or set up traps.
• Enraged State: Is accompanied by a red eye icon on the mini-map and smoke coming from their face. Monsters become aggressive and start using new attack patterns. Use extreme caution during this phase since traps will be less effective.

Note: It is best to consider everything in your inventory before embarking on any quest. As always, carry only what is critically important and leave behind extra items which would clutter the inventory for clear access during critical moments.

↖ Capturing

As an alternative to slaying a creature, capturing it can earn you unique rewards. But how and why should you go about it?

Steps to Capture:

1. Weaken the monster until its health is low enough for it to start limping (indicated by a pulsing skull icon on the mini-map).
2. Lure the monster to place a trap.
3. While the monster is trapped, use two Tranq Bombs to complete the capture.

Benefits of Capturing:

• Higher Drop Rates: Farmed materials yield better drop rates from captured monsters. This makes capturing monsters a strategic choice when farming rare items.
• Time Efficiency: Saves your time during longer hunts since capturing cuts them short.
• Special Cases: Always check your field guide beforehand, since some monsters like Elder Dragons cannot be trapped.

Note: Traps and Tranq Bombs should always be in your inventory before heading out on a hunt. A successful capture is always due to prior preparation.

↖ Conclusion

Having these concepts in mind ensures you're ready to embark on your hunts in MH Wilds. Here's a checklist for your next quest:

• Carve After Kills: Always collect materials from defeated monsters before leaving the area, as it yields more efficient resource farming. 
• Organize Storage: To permanently retain easy access to your essential items, simply deposit non-essential ones into storage.
• Study Your Field Guide: Study a monster's weaknesses, resistances, and attack patterns for better preparedness. 
•  Focus on Skill Development: Crafting better gear is important, but improving knowledge and reaction time in the hunt will have the most significance.

Learning the fundamentals of the game MH Wilds will take time spent in preparation, observation, and adaptability. You must efficiently manage your items, know when to kill and when to capture, and put in the effort to hone your skills. You'll become a great hunter. You now have the knowledge and tools, so go ahead and explore the Forbidden Lands. Your adventure starts now. Good luck hunter.