6 Things Every Player Should Do BEFORE Playing Iceborne - Monster Hunter World Guide

[@darkhero2]

With so many new players starting MHW and Iceborne, I wanted to mention some key things each player should take some time to do before jumping into Iceborne

[@birdface5145]

What was your layered armor in the vid? it looks sick!

[@angel__king]

Can you do a video on twin blades? I just beat Velkhana and I still only do like 50-70 dmg on a damaged piece. I can’t tell if that’s good or not especially since I killed MR kirin and I was only doing like 14-18 dmg on unweakened segments

[@Jsolid110]

What's the name of the mod that makes the drops so visible?

[@vekostudio]

im they new player,, can you suggest best weapon for newbie player im looking for (greatsword,longsword,dual blades) can you give me pros and cos each weapon? hahaha thx before

[@darkhero2]

for a short answer I'd say sword and shield, lance, dual blades and insect glaive are very easy weapons for beginners to pick up and use. - I have a lot more of a nuanced opinion on the topic so I have actually already recorded a proper video going through all the weapons and how I would rate them in terms of how easy to use they are, so if you do want to see me approach that topic with greater detail, hopefully I'll find you back here in a couple of days ^^ @@vekostudio

[@Moonedo]

Don’t forget to do quests to upgrade your harvest box. You’ll need it to grow mats you use alot very quickly and without any hassle of gathering them yourself.

[@lratio674]

*slowly rotates towards the Steamworks*

[@MrBelaska]

@@lratio674 steamworks wont help you when you are lbg/hbg main on sticky or anything else,as you can farm more in harvest >:ccc

[@lratio674]

@@MrBelaska Consider : Another steamworks. (Also it totally does, Golden/Silver egg --> Trade in for Money --> Purchasable ammo from the stockpile. Problem solved (Unless your wyvern ammo spamming to which I reply L + No Ammo Capacity.))

[@MrBelaska]

@@lratio674 when you Are on the quest you want to craft ammo xd

[@jaredgibson1667]

I didn't do these quests for 2 years ☠️

[@fluffyness2990]

I normally never comment, but I can't believe someone used the music of File City from Digimon World! That opened a can of nostalgia I thought I had forgotten.... Thank you for that!

[@lefthanded3446]

Im exactly mr 1 right now and wanted to jump into iceborn immediately. I‘ll definitely go HR 50 first now. Thanks!

[@darkhero2]

I'm glad I was able to help and be of use!

[@kayneerasmus213]

I am a little bit into iceborne but I'm stuck on barioth at the moment, I think I'll do the arch tempered elder dragons firdt to get rocksteady mantle firdt

[@leyang.6]

Make sure to enter iceborne because it automatically boosts your hr

[@albi24]

Yeah man im MR 1 with HR 78 😁

[@MetalMachine93]

​@@albi24 right on, keep it up hunters!

[@naxoxz]

10:10 Agreed, I always felt that facing solo Arch Tempered Nergigante with high rank gear was the last true hunt/test before Iceborne. It was just you and the Flagship monster in a last face off. But I can see why many players would skip all the extra content from the base game now when you can just seamlessly continue the story and have a better time without worrying about grinding optional stuff. In any case you're right about the event quests, some of them have a few surprises too!

[@mista-ys5if]

But you need them optionals for sure

[@kittentacticalwarfare1140]

Event quests, a lot of people miss on that. There is also the hidden gem that is to take all the pictures, and capture the rare endemic life (pets).

[@OnScreenStarcraft]

The photo thing is part of Iceborne, so it doesn't really fit the "do this stuff before entering Iceborne" theme

[@kittentacticalwarfare1140]

@@OnScreenStarcraft damn you're right, forgot that lol

[@OnScreenStarcraft]

@kittentacticalwarfare1140 Easily done, I'm just back into Iceborne myself so it's fresh for me haha

[@ninjathehuskey4373]

Also another tip, when you get to the Kirin quest at HR 49, go into the assigned quest and farm its tracks, it'll give you Investigations for tempered elder dragons. Reason to do this is, it can be a pain to get them after you complete the quest.

[@thanatos113]

Not sure all of this is good advice for everyone. If you're going to tell people they should do something before progressing to MR it should be because it will save them some trouble later. The utility upgrades somewhat fit that bill because they make MR easier but can also just as easily be done after getting into MR. Some other comment said you can't get certain quests if you have an active main quest so that's probably a good call out. For pretty much everything else here you'd save yourself time and effort by just coming back after getting into MR, because even starter MR gear competes with the best HR gear. Even if you want the extra challenge of doing the hard event quests in HR gear, it takes time to get good HR sets and you can farm them easier if you come back with MR gear. This guide is good for people who want to get the full base MHW progression/experience, but I'd argue that most new players are just trying to get to the end game in a reasonable amount of time. I'd say this should be a "HR rewards you might have missed" guide or something

[@Deddyn666]

Exactly my thoughts, MR Bone gear is crazy strong compared to most HR gear and it literally takes 5 minutes, also there are a lot of really easy sets avaible after first 1-2 MR quests

[@farazsworkshop]

It took me 52 hours to finally finish base game after doing some of the side content. Was keen to jump into iceborne to gear up quickly and get a new weapon before eventually going back for important items/quests that I had missed in base game. It’s a lot of work for a new hunter

[@Daniel_Siaw]

7:09 Warning on the Greatest Jagras event quest, it looks easy in the video because he has MR gear, but with HR, that's equivalent to a Arch Tempered Jagras hahah becareful!

[@Notaforumguy007]

honestly grinding HR 50 feels like such unnecessary grind for a new player when theres no issue going straight to MR which has its own grind so time wise its better to just go to MR and let both go up for the price of one for your time. Also the great jegras is cool and certainly efficient but iceborn also gives you a way to get decorations easy with steam works so its not something to wait on. If someone wanted to get the full experience of high rank boss fights they can just put on high rank gear/weapons to get the true effect so again telling anyone to grind it out till that point before iceborn is dumb.

[@nicolacosentino5042]

So if I pass to Iceborne now i will still be able to do all the things he said in the video?

[@nicolacosentino5042]

Or if i go now i will not be able to do this things again?

[@venusxfly]

I'm so glad people are returning to MHW, Rise was fun as hell but World just made me wanna actually explore the locations more

[@Br0ck3n]

I will have to keep these in mind, thanks for the tips!

[@Alternus.]

Love the Digimon File Island theme BGM here

[@AgustinAlbero]

File City* Yeah, it definitely triggered some memories

[@dgeci]

Thanks A LOT for this video! It's exactly the thing I was looking for. I returned once more to Monster Hunter and I FINALLY managed to beat the fckg lunastra and the teostra in the No Remorse quest after I left the game for years. And now I can move on! To iceborne.

[@redtorres8667]

For the new players who started world. I really suggest that you take your time before getting into Iceborne since some HR quest progression won't be triggered if you have a main story quest pending. You won't be able to get the quest that is needed to get the materials for upgrading your charms.

[@nicolacosentino5042]

If u pass in iceborne you will not be able to do anymore something?

[@nicolacosentino5042]

Or i can go in iceborne and still do all this things?

[@syrupsmiles9384]

These are all good points. The only issue is that a lot of these quests are unlocked at HR50. If you start the game new and play to the end of the base game, you'll only be like HR20 or 30 going into Iceborne. From there you can get to 3 star master rank quests quite easily with your high rank gear and then start to farm something for mid master rank. Im playing through the game again on a new character currently, and I didn't get to HR50 until I was already finished with the story for Iceborne and was almost MR30 as well

[@ethanwalker955]

Im curious, do you have all the vanilla canteen ingredients, cat gadgets and cultivation upgrades?

[@syrupsmiles9384]

@@ethanwalker955 I'm missing 2 palico gadgets, shield and artillery

[@ethanwalker955]

@syrupsmiles9384 makes sense, you've skipped most of your optional stuff and investigations

[@syrupsmiles9384]

I have everything u listed except for 2 gadgets. I haven't skipped anything

[@VDViktor]

@@ethanwalker955u asked a question , expecting the guy will say he’s missing out on alot of stuff, but when he replied he only lacks a few gadgets - u still doubled down on being a clown xD

[@yoru7636]

That jagras deco farming is 👌👌

[@Gamator-yf7wr]

quick question but why are his shiny drops so easily visible. like they have images above them. is that just a mod?

[@Kodaiva]

@@Gamator-yf7wr yes

[@Gamator-yf7wr]

@@Kodaiva thank you

[@Prestegist08]

What are those jewel notification holograms? I've never seen that. And the element symbol looking at the quests?

[@MagnaCali]

Returning player here, never played endgame and iceborne. Thanks for this video

[@patsville731]

As a new player of barely 2 months, this is definitely helpful! Subbed!

[@paulojnior]

Daam now I know everything that i needed to know before playing "Monster Hunter World: Iceborne", Letz get it gang

[@DragonxExoron]

digimon world for ps1 daytime city music is huge! you can hear it in the background

[@peteramaranth85]

kinda forgot to mention, alot of those missions needs hr50 to do and some are locked behind hunter rank

[@LinearV2]

MR was the biggest reality check for me I’m currently doing everything in base game and will return to Iceborne to kick ass lol

[@Vivacee9511]

THIS DIGIMON WORLD 1 MUSIC!

[@DraigoDragon]

Classic!

[@sethtungala9061]

I'm late I know... but the sound track man, the very first MH game I player, Freedom Unite. Brings back memories.

[@lukej4084]

holyyy moly ! the great jargas event deco ! thanks man ! just started playing this month.

[@thepromman]

Just getting into the latter half of LR, exactly what I was looking to learn! Thank you so much!

[@kylecgobel]

I put over 400+ hours when it first came out. It's been nice starting fresh

[@jkteddy77]

Cruddy part about Return to World is grinding to HR 49 to even to The Greatest Jagras or Laviosloth.

[@The_Kinetex_87]

Having Digimon World 1 BGM ... 👏 kudos good sir

[@zhiyongng1930]

Once again, I feel that I have only scratched the surface of the game. I basically worked my way up to the beginning of Icebourne alone. My friend joined me and found out that I somehow crawl my way to Icebourne with the Guardian/Defender set armor without any additional upgrade. He helped me crafted a Beotodus set so that I can manage Icebourne. Now that I watched this video, there is much much more to be done...

[@Pieck-chan]

Now these are some really overpowered tips, finally not a clickbait

[@darkhero2]

I'm happy you found the video useful!

[@Mousesenpai]

This is what I needed after MR reality check in iceborne . Big help

[@ahnoy6992]

This is what we needed!

[@SuperRamos619]

I just jumped into iceborn with out barely doing anything, and even switched from Lance to Hunting Horn, a weapon i have nevet used in my life. Im M4 right now lol.

[@darkhero2]

Hunting Horn is a lot of fun, hope you're enjoying it|

[@Moffattt]

holy moly that great jagras event quest is gonna help loads. started a new character with my brother

[@redrain2752]

Jesus, nostalgia hits hard with digimon world 1, im getting old ..

[@bluejazzman]

The background music of this video is a huge nostalgia bomb

[@sigitprayoga]

Thanks for the digimon background music

[@caazi3126]

I’m new to mhw and that event quest tip is game changing thanks a lot

[@user-jv9yq9rv9m]

I have 300 hours in mhw. Im on mr 4 and I've been having fun but did NO PREPERATION except a big of grinding for armor and weapons. Im definitely gonna grind kulve taroth (never done the seige). We will see how it goes!

[@bioboost12]

It was fun when it originally released...had some of the best loot

[@milesparker6992]

"You'll very easily find people who are farming Kulve Taroth Siege" Me who spent hours waiting for someone to join my siege: "Ha ha ha...No you won't..."

[@darkhero2]

I did that with a friend a couple of weeks ago and we were able to find lobbies just fine. I'd say try asking for help in any of the community discords.

[@alicantropo5749]

Wonderful content! Very useful information! Subscribed

[@azkaghafara5712]

Unless you have a fullteam of just your friends, i dotn think you should do Kulve taroth as a HR player, the other player (elitist) that really farming the weapon/mission will cuss at you because you died a lot on the mission because kulve can oneshots you if you didnt have MR armor

[@darkhero2]

I've had a few friends do it for the first time with random groups and it went well. They said they were new and so the rest of the players would tell him what to do. There's a chance you'll find toxic groups of course, but I don't think it's as bad as you sometimes hear, you know

[@azkaghafara5712]

@@darkhero2 its not what i hear, but what i see myself, im not the one doing it, but i know a lot of people will get upset if someone with no good gear fail their mission/sieges, even when they are not the one hosting the mission, that is why i call them "elitist"

[@varnix1006]

​@@azkaghafara5712at siege lvl 1 or 2 is fine, but failing at siege lvl 4 or 5 is pure skill issue, KT is easy to defeat at lvl 4 and 5. Effective temporal and fireproof mantle usage is enough to complete the siege. Heck 2 MR players and 2 HR players are overkill for the HR siege. The cancerous ones are Extremoth and Ancient Leshen. Even at MR gear they're still cancer.

[@DavidUtau]

​@@varnix1006 you only get oneshotted if using "bad", hr armor that is not upgraded. If in doubt, prioritize defensive skills for the first hunts you do, since you don't know the moveset/etc

[@chuchubegundam5378]

Maaaaaannn !! The digimon world 1 BGM brings back memories

[@1.0xY.m0r0n]

Arch tempered are super easy with master rank gear so if your looking for a challenge keep that in mind.

[@Nickbro1234]

Seriously just do everything! Every quest every optional every investigation! You will unlock everything! This game is the Ultimate grind. For you new players I promise you you'll have to invest about 1000 hours into this game just to be par for the course. The game is worth the time.

[@scottfrancis995]

Loving the Digimon world music in the background

[@XsyrusX12345]

I would recommend to farm for a good set that carries you somewhat into MR until you meet the Barioth. Then I would farm for a MR Armor and Weapon. The difference is insane. I fucked around and found out very quickly that Barioth wouldn't take any of my High Rank Bullshit gear that made no real sense. Like using the Legiana Gear against every enemy because I thought it looked cool. Or always using the same weapon against every Monster. What I want to say is, get a grip of how to farm for useful armor, think about what you want out of your sets and use the best set against any monster you currently have. Barioth is a hardcore wall against anyone who doesn't take good care of his gear and preparation for a Hunt, and you will never make him your prey if you start to think about what Armor sets complement your choice of weapon and playstyle. Until you understand that, you will not be the Hunter if you are out there in the wild tundra, you will be the prey of the current Apex Predator. One more thing. LEARN to use the Claw. I didn't understand how to use it until I met the Barioth. He literally made me go home and do my homework. Until I did that, he would smash me out of the tundra if I dared to step into it.

[@stonaraptor8196]

Yeah Barioth is where I quit for now. Like, I don't even get mad. He kills me so fast that I really don't even feel like I have a chance to make a mistake. He basically looks at me, teleports out of frame and I'm dead. That fight is beyond retarded.

[@XsyrusX12345]

​@@stonaraptor8196 Barioth also made me almost quit. Barioth is a Wall. He will make you go back and farm for better gear, and believe me, you WILL need it. Barioth is the point of the game where you will start to farm specific Armor and Weapons. That's where the fun begins. I also thought that the fight must be some kind of bullshit, getting almost one hit by normal attacks. But believe me, if you get your first full MR Armor, the fight is very much doable, especially if you get yourself a good weapon and a plan how to fight. You need to destroy his arms first, no question about it. As soon as you break them, he starts to trip after every lunge and gives you time to relocate and even sneak in attacks on him. Break his arms, and Barioth starts to crumble. Also, give him space when he gets mad. You have to respect Monsters in MR, and after Barioth, when they get mad. Shoot a Flash Pod at him when he enrages. Also lure him into other Monsters, if there are any. Barioth is the kind of guy that can not let other Monsters pass without a good ol' Fistfight. Don't panic against him. He is fast and brutal. Being in panic does nothing for you. You need to be absolutly calculative against him. Use every dirty trick up your sleeve, no holding back. You absolutly should go back and learn to use the claw, if you didn't already do. Smacking Monsters into walls or other, bypassing, Monsters, deals much damage, downs them but enrages them afterwards. The claw is such a strong tool, you mustn't ignore it. Same goes for the sling. These two tools get ignored too much until you meet Barioth, and he punishes you for all your mistakes you accumulated until this point and makes you work on them. I for myself farmed a MR Rathalos Armor and Weapon, learned to use the claw (there are specific missions for that in the Arena), learned to tenderize Monsters Bodyparts and started to use my sling more to beat him. And man, was it awesome to stand beside this stupid asshole, broken arms, teared of tail and broken teeth, triumphant.

[@Mysticshosh42]

For moxie you need to mention its a one time use only and have to be a above a certain health threshold to survive a hit that would ko you it also doesnt save you if said attack inflicts you with fireblight or poison cause as soon as you step up you instantly die unless someone pops a heal for you

[@vincentvanderzee8871]

Love the digimon world soundtrack

[@cybersenpai8780]

im still catching up but i dont know if i can do the arc temper elders without a group

[@frederikstaufeldt5543]

recommending the greatest jagras is not a good recommendation, as it requires hunter rank 50 to actually do, and you'll be ready for iceborne way before reaching 50 unless you really farm a lot of high rank.

[@japzy76]

digimon world 1 file city ost,. so nostalgic

[@AsukaVII]

I watched this other week before I started mhw had no clue what any of it meant, just hit ice borne and now I'm re watching it as I'm definitely ready for more knowledge 😂

[@termineitor828]

Dude how you have the element icons on the monsters on the missions? and the lantern thingis symbols? I don´t now the english name for them

[@mattpicardal547]

damn hearing that digimon world 1 bgm gave me the chills haha

[@andreelzenbeck9893]

The idea with kjarr weapons safed my weekend;)

[@RosietheOni]

Good video and a recommended watch. Also, good choice in music. Digimon World for PS1 yeah?

[@darkhero2]

Yep, you got it!

[@drvanevil2661]

Nice Video :D Stupid Question but how i get the Green Hammer on 6:03 ^^

[@darkhero2]

Thank you! You can get it from the event quest Timberland Troublemakers

[@FlamesOfTheRuined]

What is the thing with the drops having glowing icons? Is it a options feature or something you can get in Icebourne?

[@aesvira3042]

It's a mod

[@Bluemansonic]

​@@aesvira3042 Thank you, I scrolled so far to finally read this

[@Martineski]

@@aesvira3042 Cries in Linux.

[@Ricozaza]

Only real ones know what the background music is from

[@moxesmana]

I came here for the MHW facts, but I stayed for the Digimon World music.

[@khiemnguyencao4324]

Digimon world 1 theme Solid taste in music

[@CamPers-t1g]

i did find the kulve taroth tracks , and i did speak to the admirl. Tho , whenever i go the gathering hub and talk to the lady i had never find the kulve taroth siege . What am i missing? Is it a seasonal event ?

[@djcherry7182]

What is the addon / option used to highlight the monster drops! That would be soo helpful

[@dimakozaryuk]

Thanks, Bro!

[@jaggerraimondo4423]

Great video dude

[@henriquenenis7464]

Your videos are helping me alot ! Just started a week ago w/ a friend, and we're really enjoying the base game. One question: how do you floor itens glow with his type ? I mean, you can see what is item and what is ammo, for example!

[@oddthemute6172]

Great video, thank you.

[@darthleere5304]

Is that the digimon world soundtrack in the background?

[@bradleymundy8231]

Any chance of doing one of these for rise before going into sunbreak? Recently restarted rise

[@jkermit7116]

since u can craft decos in rise i think its better to jump into sunbreak and come back to these high rank materials when u have stronger gear

[@zoondox4101]

yo man love the channel name, and thanks for the info.

[@restinginn9906]

First time play monster hunter ever and it’s so damn fun haha

[@xeroz3446]

If u get ice borne. Can u not go back and do this? Or go back to the regular theme or mhwe

[@zid__8847]

So I found this video very late because I just slayed ishvalda yesterday. One thing really bug me is that I'm trying to unlock affinity booster and I've done all the deliveries and some of the optional quests except the last quest "RRRRRumble in the Waste!" Which from what I read the third fleet master should give me the quest in research base. The problem is that she's not there but instead she's in council table in seliana. I tried to talk to her but it's a non quest related dialogue. It sucks

[@varnix1006]

You need to progress a bit more until 3rd Fleet Master return to her seat at the Research Base. I have beaten all the extra assignment and I just found out affinity booster is a thing 2 weeks ago.

[@jy4057]

I’m getting back into mhw and have to start over because my original account was on my ps4 😂. This video is helpful!

[@VDViktor]

Wait…i. Heard ppl saying behemoth is the hardest boss…. And youre saying i should beat him before iceborn even? Or am i misinformed?

[@TheBallstealer-v9z]

I highly advise against it. I haven’t beaten him but I personally would use iceborne gear

[@marvinerdmann350]

How is it that you got that big icons which show up when a pickable item appear?

[@TheBlazeyourface]

The digimon world music I love it!

[@frealyric5674]

thankyou for not spoiling, iceborn is a bit pricy, worth 2 month of bills😂 i am saving some money for it. cannot wait

[@OnisClips]

DIGIMON WORLD 1 MUSIC O MGGGGGGGGG

[@LetsRUMBLEAQ3D]

Is the "easier item spotting" that I see in this video (where items on the ground show up as icons instead of sparkles), a skill or mod? (Fairly new at this, only just gotten to the rotten value and the ship flying)

[@gareiis2824]

Great video 👍🏼

[@thresh8234]

Create a farming set that also helps with tracking. Level up charms Test out all the weapons again Have a list on hand of how many gems are needed for each skill so that you can melt down the excess without worry So everyone has enough of their skills to be able to build anything

[@arvidasg10]

Thanks finished the game, but didnt know most of this xD

[@munaus-3345]

Arena trials? the one where the player gets a preselected armour and gets to choose between 3 weapons. The rewards from that is monster Coins. These coins will also get you armour sets that you would never get from any other quests. Some people would frown when they realize that the first monster is a Kulu Ya Ku... but, you have to remember; you do not get to have your high-level armour and favourite weapon. Armour is preselected and mediocre, as is the weapons. The point of the Arena trials is to see if the player can remember the monster's movesets and still beat it with simple gear. Are they necessary for the Master Rank? Probably not. But for achievement hunters and those who wish to brag, they are a challenge. And the armour sets are your rewards.

[@darkhero2]

Very good point. I often do those early on and never return to them so I totally forgot they existed

[@munaus-3345]

@@darkhero2 thank you for pointing out that Great Jagras event quest pukes out deco's! I had no idea. This beats fighting a tempered Deviljho 😅

[@dailydosequotes777]

woaaaaaaaaaaaaa.. the decorations part was really... thanks you sir...

[@tylerhubbard5546]

@darkhero2 awesome video man! Is the song at the beginning of the video from Digimon World by chance? If not it totally reminds of it 😂

[@Bloodfused-qn9xu]

How did you do so you saw the weakness of the monster in the post quest sequence?

[@Geopwn]

what mods do you have installed the ones that show monster weakness on monster icon and item drops seems really useful

[@darkhero2]

you can check out my mod list here kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZvHo3eglLimfMk

[@Geopwn]

appreciate it :)@@darkhero2

[@Endeavorfishing]

was wondering the same @@darkhero2

[@Der_wahre_C17]

Some armor and mantle you cant archive anymore....Bayek armor and his mantle (Assassins Mantle) also not the event armor from Monster Hunter Film.

[@Palindrome3945]

"Collabs don't take a very long time to do" Ahem, I am suppose to struggle soloing the Behemoth, right ?

[@actrade1]

Excellent list. Any chance you could put a list in the comments or time stamps?

[@Godeias]

I quit playing MHW 5 years ago and just started again recently. I have been trying to find a cohesive list of which Event Quests are most important before the events end. If anyone reads this and can link something, I would greatly appreciate it. Edit: I totally forgot about the Greatest Jagras dropping decos, and was at first skipping picking them up because I thought they were pointless low/high rank drops smh.

[@dedgim68]

This is really good info for me coz i only have monster hunter world only thx

[@darkdemonwerewolf]

Counter point, SKIP THE DRINK UNLOCKS! unlike veggie meat and fish it grants you nothing extra and having it unlocked can make you go from a hunter rocking out some extra defense or attack to one with no buffs because all drinks.

[@sparky_862]

How is bro game so crisp and clean. No blur and so bright

[@supersmashdylan]

I sold 5 pages of Kulve Taroth weapons thinking they were now outclassed. Why doesn't the game hint that earlier that the weapons are handy?