Board Thread:Questions and Answers/@comment-25720867-20150716120719

Greetings players of Monster Hunter! In this thread, I shall explain which is the absolute best gathering gear in terms of stats at all hunter ranks.

The games I will be covering are Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (MH3U) and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (MH4U).



Let us start at the beginning: Low Rank!

In MH3U, your starting gear, the Leather Set is the best choice. Its stats are: Gathering +1, Spirits Whim and Speed Gathering. This is the set one should use to mine when needed. Do not bother making any decorations.

In MH4U, purchase the Leather Set from the vendor since it’s quite cheap, then go and mine in the Hollow for whatever you may need. Its stats are the same as in 3U. Don’t make decorations.



Moving onwards: High Rank!

In MH3U, your next choice would be the Leather S Set. Its stats are: Gathering +1, Spirits Whim and Speed Gathering. Why you should make the S set instead of the normal one, is because of the increase in the number of decoration slots available. If you’ve mined in Low Rank and have managed to acquire a talisman that gives Gathering +3 or the like, you can add one gathering decoration and reach Gathering +2. Then you should use the remaining 3 slots for Whim decorations, giving yourself Divine Whim.

In MH4U, proceed as instructed for 3U.



Now the hassle begins: '''G Rank! '''

In MH3U, your best gear shall be Arzuros X set, combined with a 3 decoration slot weapon. This set has Honey Hunter, Speed Gathering, Gourmand and 6 points in both Gathering and Charmer. Charmer allows one to mine more talismans at once, so it’s very important. For this set, pick a Charm talisman that has at least 4 points in Charm in order to acquire the Charm Chaser. Then put 3 Whim decorations in your weapon. Afterwards, proceed to fill your armor with gathering decorations. Last and most important step: Behold your creation as you tear through the Volcano like a madman!

In MH4U, things can get a little troublesome. Firstly, acquire 6 Gathering decorations. Secondly, get a talisman with 7 points in Charm, preferably with 2 decoration slots available (I acquired this from High Rank Heavenly Mountain). Now, go and finish as many Caravan quests as possible to unlock either the Hawk X set or the Lecturer X set, depending upon gender. After you’ve unlocked these sets, create only the chest, arms and leggings. Then go to the blacksmith and create the Iron Belt from Low Rank. Then go into G rank arena and grind coins to make the Felyne Hairband X. Equip all the parts mentioned above and put 6 Gathering decorations in your armor. If your talisman has 2 decoration slots available, and your weapon has 3, you will be able to obtain Whim. After that your set should look like this: Gathering God, Charm God, Spirits Whim (only with 2 slots from talisman and 3 from weapon) and Speed Gathering. Of course you could just change the waists equipment, sacrificing speed to try and obtain Divine Whim.



Thank you all for reading and I hope this helped. <ac_metadata title="Gathering Equipment Guide for Monster Hunter."> </ac_metadata>