MONSTER HUNTER GENERATIONS

MONSTER HUNTER
GENERATIONS
Official Web Manual

Bow

The Bow is a versatile weapon thanksto its variety of Shots, including thelong-ranged Arc Shot and thedamaging Power Shot, and allowsits user to be highly mobile as theyfire off coated arrows as support.

Charge

The longer you draw an arrow, the more damage it deals, but drawing also drains your Stamina. Also, different arrows have different charge levels.

Arrow Types

Rapid: Arrows spread vertically
Pierce: Pierces through defenses
Spread: Arrows spread horizontally
Heavy: Can make a monster flinch and breaks parts more easily

Coatings/Coating Boosts

Use coatings on arrows to gain special effects. Depending on the Bow you use, you can also use coatings that have stronger effects.

Changing Coatings

Hold down Lボタン to open the Item Window, and then use Xボタン and Bボタン to cycle through available ammo. Coatings with stronger effects are highlighted in green when selecting a coating.

Guild Style

Type 1

You can change your Bow Controls in the game menu's Options.

Xボタン

Draw string (release Xボタン to fire)

Xボタン While in the Air

Jump Shot

Hold Rボタン

Aim

Aボタン After a Normal Shot

Power Shot

While charging, Aボタン

Arc Shot

XボタンAボタン

Apply Coating
*Performs a Melee Attack in midair

Aボタン

Melee Attack

Bボタン

Backstep

Yボタン

Sheathe

Type 2

You can change your Bow Controls in the game menu's Options.

Rボタン

Draw string (release Rボタン to fire)

Rボタン While in the Air

Jump Shot

Xボタン

Aim (Press Xボタン again to cancel)
*Performs a Melee Attack in midair

Aボタン After a Normal Shot

Power Shot

While charging, Aボタン

Arc Shot

XボタンAボタン

Apply Coating

Aボタン

Melee Attack

Bボタン

Backstep

Yボタン

Sheathe

Arc Shots

Fire a unique arrow into the air that comes down to hit a faraway monster after a period of time. It robs monsters of their Stamina and makes it easy to stun them. Arc Shot types and effectiveness vary depending on the weapon.

Arc Shot Types
Wide
Arrows fan out over a larger area before landing, for easy targeting.

Focus
A concentrated volley of arrows that can hit multiple times, for precision strikes.

Blast
A special shot that explodes on impact.

Power Shots

A power arrow shot that's one charge level higher than the previous charged arrow. Pressing Aボタン immediately after firing a normal arrow will fire a Power Shot.
*Power Shots consume some Stamina.

Backroll

After a Backstep, press Bボタン to perform a Backroll to further the gap between you and a monster. If you draw a shot after a Backroll, it will immediately become a charge level 3 shot.

Recommended Combo 1

Type 1

  • Draw String

  • Charge with Xボタン

  • Arc Shot

  • While charging, press
    Aボタン


Type 2

  • Draw String

  • Charge with Rボタン

  • Arc Shot

  • While charging, press
    Aボタン

Recommended Combo 2

Type 1

  • Draw String

  • Charge with Xボタン

  • Fire

  • Release Xボタン

  • Power Shot

  • Immediately press
    Aボタン


Type 2

  • Draw String

  • Charge with Rボタン

  • Fire

  • Release Rボタン

  • Power Shot

  • Immediately press
    Aボタン

Recommended Combo 3

Type 1

  • Backstep

  • Bボタン

  • Backroll

  • Bボタン

  • Fire
    (charge up to 3 levels)

  • Xボタン


Type 2

  • Backstep

  • Bボタン

  • Backroll

  • Bボタン

  • Fire
    (charge up to 3 levels)

  • Rボタン

Action Chart

Striker Style

Type 1

You can change your Bow Controls in the game menu's Options.

Xボタン

Draw string (release Xボタン to fire)

Xボタン While in the Air

Jump Shot

Hold Rボタン

Aim

While charging, Aボタン

Arc Shot

XボタンAボタン

Apply Coating
*Performs a Melee Attack in midair

Aボタン

Melee Attack

Bボタン

Backstep

Yボタン

Sheathe

Type 2

You can change your Bow Controls in the game menu's Options.

Rボタン

Draw string (release Rボタン to fire)

Rボタン While in the Air

Jump Shot

Xボタン

Aim (Press Xボタン again to cancel)
*Performs a Melee Attack in midair

While charging, Aボタン

Arc Shot

XボタンAボタン

Apply Coating

Aボタン

Melee Attack

Bボタン

Backstep

Yボタン

Sheathe

Arc Shots

Fire a unique arrow into the air that comes down to hit a faraway monster after a period of time. It robs monsters of their Stamina and makes it easy to stun them. Arc Shot types and effectiveness vary depending on the weapon.

Arc Shot Types
Wide
Arrows fan out over a larger area before landing, for easy targeting.

Focus
A concentrated volley of arrows that can hit multiple times, for precision strikes.

Blast
A special shot that explodes on impact.

Backroll

After a Backstep, press Bボタン to perform a Backroll to further the gap between you and a monster. If you draw a shot after a Backroll, it will immediately become a charge level 3 shot.

Recommended Combo 1

Type 1

  • Draw String

  • Charge with Xボタン

  • Arc Shot

  • While charging, press
    Aボタン


Type 2

  • Draw String

  • Charge with Rボタン

  • Arc Shot

  • While charging, press
    Aボタン

Recommended Combo 2

Type 1

  • Backstep

  • Bボタン

  • Backroll

  • Bボタン

  • Fire
    (charge up to 3 levels)

  • Xボタン


Type 2

  • Backstep

  • Bボタン

  • Backroll

  • Bボタン

  • Fire
    (charge up to 3 levels)

  • Rボタン

Action Chart

Aerial Style

Type 1

You can change your Bow Controls in the game menu's Options.

Xボタン

Draw string (release Xボタン to fire)

Xボタン While in the Air

Jump Shot

Hold Rボタン

Aim

XボタンAボタン

Apply Coating
*Performs a Melee Attack in midair

Aボタン

Melee Attack
*Performs a downward shot in midair

Bボタン

Backstep

スライドパッドBボタン

Aerial Dodge

Yボタン

Sheathe

Type 2

You can change your Bow Controls in the game menu's Options.

Rボタン

Draw string (release Rボタン to fire)

Rボタン While in the Air

Jump Shot

Xボタン

Aim
*Performs a Melee Attack in midair

XボタンAボタン

Apply Coating

Aボタン

Melee Attack
*Performs a Downward Shot in midair

Bボタン

Backstep

スライドパッドBボタン

Aerial Dodge

Yボタン

Sheathe

Attacks That Can Be Done in the Air

After a successful Boost Jump, press Aボタン for a Downward Shot, and then press either:
Xボタン for a Jump Shot (Rボタン if using Type 2)
Xボタン+Aボタン for a Jumping Melee Attack (Xボタン if using Type 2)

Backroll

After a Backstep, press Bボタン to perform a Backroll to further the gap between you and a monster. If you draw a shot after a Backroll, it will immediately become a charge level 3 shot.

Recommended Combo 1

Type 1

  • Backstep

  • Bボタン

  • Backroll

  • Bボタン

  • Fire
    (charge up to 3 levels)

  • Xボタン


Type 2

  • Backstep

  • Bボタン

  • Backroll

  • Bボタン

  • Fire
    (charge up to 3 levels)

  • Rボタン

Recommended Combo 2

Type 1

  • Boost Jump

  • Near a monster
    Bボタン

  • Downward Shot

  • Aボタン

  • Jump Shot

  • Xボタン


Type 2

  • Boost Jump

  • Near a monster
    Bボタン

  • Downward Shot

  • Aボタン

  • Jump Shot

  • Rボタン

With your weapon sheathed press Bボタン for an Aerial Dodge,
or スライドパッド+Bボタン with your weapon drawn.

Action Chart

Adept Style

Type 1

You can change your Bow Controls in the game menu's Options.

Xボタン

Draw string (release Xボタン to fire)

Xボタン While in the Air

Jump Shot

Hold Rボタン

Aim

After a Normal or Charged Shot Aボタン

Power Shot

XボタンAボタン

Apply Coating
*Performs a Melee Attack in midair

Aボタン

Melee Attack

Bボタン

Forward Dodge

Yボタン

Sheathe

Type 2

You can change your Bow Controls in the game menu's Options.

Rボタン

Draw string (release Rボタン to fire)

Rボタン While in the Air

Jump Shot

Xボタン

Aim
*Performs a Melee Attack in midair

After a Normal or Charged Shot Aボタン

Power Shot

XボタンAボタン

Apply Coating

Aボタン

Melee Attack

Bボタン

Forward Dodge

Yボタン

Sheathe

Power Shots

A power arrow shot that's one charge level higher than the previous charged arrow. Pressing Aボタン immediately after firing a normal arrow will fire a Power Shot.
*Power Shots consume some Stamina.

Attacking After an Insta-Evade

After an Insta-Evade press Xボタン (or Rボタン with Type 2) to charge and fire a level 3 shot.

Recommended Combo 1

Type 1

  • Draw String

  • Charge with Xボタン

  • Fire

  • Release Xボタン

  • Power Shot

  • Immediately press
    Aボタン


Type 2

  • Draw String

  • Charge with Rボタン

  • Fire

  • Release Rボタン

  • Power Shot

  • Immediately press
    Aボタン

Recommended Combo 2

Type 1

  • Insta-Evade

  • Perform just before an attack hits you
    Bボタン

  • Fire
    (charge up to 3 levels)

  • Xボタン

  • Power Shot

  • Rapidly press
    Aボタン


Type 2

  • Insta-Evade

  • Perform just before an attack hits you
    Bボタン

  • Fire
    (charge up to 3 levels)

  • Rボタン

  • Power Shot

  • Rapidly press
    Aボタン

Action Chart

Long-range Weapons
Light Bowgun
Heavy Bowgun
Bow

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