We'll be frank here: Monster Hunter Wilds is among the most impenetrable ARPGs on the market right now, if you're a total newcomer to the franchise. The game absolutely inundates you in tutorial segments and info-dumps early on, and simply forcing the player to read-up on such an immense amount of material early on isn't a great time.

Choosing your starter weapon, for example, is a job unto itself if you've got absolutely no context on what each of these armaments does. What on earth is an Insect Glaive, anyway, and what does the Switch-Axe switch into, for goodness' sake? Of course, the good news is that MH: Wilds gives you a full roster of starter weapon classes right off the bat, so you're not missing out no matter what you pick.

The fact of the matter, though, is that some weapons in Monster Hunter are simpler than others, and there is a clear delineation between starter options and their high-skill counterparts. Here are the weapon classes we recommend for you if you're a franchise newcomer, or if you don't want to think too hard while pummeling massive monsters in the head.

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Choose Dual-Blades or the Sword and Shield to kick things off in MH: Wilds

Our recommendation across the board is that you pick up either the Dual-Blades or the Sword & Shield as your early-game option in Monster Hunter: Wilds. Bowguns and Great Swords are also relatively newbie-friendly, but you literally cannot go wrong with the options we first mentioned.

That's because both Dual-Blades and the Sword and Shield weapons are fairly simple and straightforward, and their movesets function much the same as they do in any other ARPG. Really, the only true problems with these weapon classes lie in their short range and a high stamina usage. This will, however, slowly ease you into Monster Hunter's higher-tier gameplay loop, and allow you begin working on more complex and rewarding weapon classes without unnecessary frustration.

In fact, we recommend that you take one of the two recommended weapon types alongside a more complicated weapon type lugged around by your Seikret! This will allow you to quickly and easily switch between something that works no matter what, and something that you're still learning the ins and outs of. Handy!

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