(Seriously, the in-game weapon notes for horn do a terrible job of explaining how to actually use it, and until you know the basics it is one of the worst feeling weapons.) But more importantly, decide to pick it up and give it one. With World, we have a lot of new players, and so I’m hoping with this guide going through the basics up to more complex mechanics of the weapon such as chain queueing songs, armor skill choice, and horn choice, that a player who is just starting with horn can pick it up and have a chance. I’ve seen lots of talk about how great the Hunting Horn is online, but I hardly ever see another out in the wild, which is a shame. Sadly, guitar Hunting Horns didn't survive the transition to the New World, but this version of Hunting Horn is still definitely my favorite in the series. The songs helping my allies as well is just a bonus.
What initially drew me to horn was finding out I could kill monsters with a guitar, and it has been love ever since. While I definitely wouldn’t consider myself an expert player, I have gotten to end game with Horn in 3 Ultimate, 4 Ultimate, Generations, and World (currently working on XX, I'll go back to Freedom Unite someday), a good deal of it solo, so I’m at the very least a persistent player if nothing else. I’ve decided to still post this since some people prefer text guides, and I’m attempting to cover everything I can think of that a newer Hunting Horn player might want.Īs for me, Hunting Horn has been my main and favorite weapon since Freedom Unite. Which is great! The more people that see those and decide to play Horn the brighter and more musical the World becomes. It seems someone posts some sort of Hunting Horn guide or tips every day. However, I’m very slow because I keep playing instead of writing and I’ve since seen several guides posted, including GaijinHunter’s Hunting Horn tutorial video. So I started this almost as soon as the game came out because I hadn’t seen much information about the Hunting Horn around and I’m reasonably experienced with it. A lot of the basic mechanical stuff I imagine still holds true, but I never played Iceborne so know that things might be different. NOTE: This guide is very out of date, it was written for the original release of World before Iceborne or even any content updates. JAZZ FOR YOUR SOUL: A HUNTING HORN GUIDE AND COMPENDIUM FOR MONSTER HUNTER WORLD