Hunter Symbols are a resource needed to craft endgame armor and weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds.
“Endgame” is the keyword here, as gathering Hunter Symbols requires access to tempered monsters, which become progressively available during the High Rank story chapters. Furthermore, the rarity of the resource is tied to the star-difficulty of each hunt.
Our guide tells you how to get Hunter Symbols in Monster Hunter Wilds alongside the resource category dropped from each tempered monster, from rarity 1 to 3.
How Hunter Symbols work in Monster Hunter Wilds
To get Hunter Symbols in Monster Hunter Wilds, you must complete tempered monster hunting quests, which drop the resource as quest rewards. The resource is part of the High Rank section of Wilds’ main story, meaning that you’ll need to complete the first three chapters and hit the credits.
In short, the steps to get Hunter Symbols in Monster Hunter Wilds are as follows:
Complete the first three chapters of the story
Once in chapter 4, progress through the main missions whenever they’re available, and reach Hunter Rank 20
Upon reaching HR 20, the “Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns” quest will become available. Once completed, you’ll gain access to tempered monsters
Complete tempered monster quests (field survey quests count)
Hunter Symbols are a guaranteed drop in Monster Hunter Wilds. As long as you’re hunting a tempered monster in a way that grants you quest rewards, you’ll see a minimum of one Hunter Symbol drop in the rewards screen. The only randomized factor is the chance of obtaining multiple Hunter Symbols in one hunt, which is a nice surprise when it does happen.
There are three rarity categories of Hunter Symbols, which correspond to the tempered monster’s star-difficulty:
5-star tempered monster quests drop Hunter Symbol 1
6-star tempered monster quests drop Hunter Symbol 2
7-star and 8-star tempered monster quests drop Hunter Symbol 3
The hunts can be from Optional Quests or Field Survey Quests, although 7-star and 8-star hunts are mostly Field Survey Quests — meaning that you’ll have to wait until a tempered monster appears on one of the biomes. For the latter, use the Environment Overview tab as a guide — opening the world map and hovering over biomes or opening the local map while being on-site will showcase a list with all available hunts.
As an additional tip, remember that you can save investigations and complete them later. For example, say that you’re looking at the Environment Overview tab and see a tempered monster that you don’t want to hunt right away. If so, select the monster, Create Quest, and when prompted, choose Save as Investigation.
Then, whenever you speak to Alma, go to Investigations and select the tempered monster. Bear in mind that both saving an investigation and creating a quest from it will cost you Guild Points.
How to get Hunter Symbols 1 in Monster Hunter Wilds
In order to get Hunter Symbols 1 in Monster Hunter Wilds, you’ll need to be Hunter Rank 20 or more. Complete the “Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns” quest, and 5-star-difficulty tempered monster quests will begin to appear out in the wild.
Here are all the monsters that drop Hunter Symbols 1:
Tempered Quematrice
Tempered Lala Barina
Tempered Balahara
Tempered Gypceros
Tempered Congalala
Tempered Hirabami
Tempered Rathian
Tempered Chatacabra
Tempered Yian Kut-Ku
Tempered Nerscylla
Tempered Rompopolo
How to get Hunter Symbols 2 in Monster Hunter Wilds
In order to get Hunter Symbols 2 in Monster Hunter Wilds, you’ll need to be Hunter Rank 31 or more. We started seeing 6-star-difficulty tempered monster quests before the “Storm-Cold Vortex” main mission, but your mileage may vary.
Here are all the monsters that drop Hunter Symbols 2:
Tempered Doshaguma
Tempered Guardian Doshaguma
Tempered Rathalos
Tempered Guardian Rathalos
Tempered Gravios
Tempered Jin Dahaad
Tempered Guardian Fulgur Anjanath
Tempered Blangonga
Tempered Xu Wu
Tempered Ajarakan
Tempered Guardian Ebony Odogaron
How to get Hunter Symbols 3 in Monster Hunter Wilds
In order to get Hunter Symbols 3 in Monster Hunter Wilds, you’ll need to be Hunter Rank 41 or more. We started seeing 7 and 8-star-difficulty tempered monster quests after the “What Lies Ahead” main mission, but your mileage may vary.
Tempered Uth Duna
Tempered Rey Dau
Tempered Nu Udra
Tempered Gore Magala
Tempered Arkveld
If any of the aforementioned hunts isn’t available for you yet, remember to double-check that you have the necessary Hunter Rank to unlock the monsters list in full. Lastly, since these hunts are quite rare, keep an eye out for SOS requests via Alma’s menu.
To also help you understand Monster Hunter Wilds, we explain how to capture monsters, how to change weapons, and teach you how fishing and layered armor works.
