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As the last of the main ranged weapons from the main series to appear inMonster Hunter Now, the Heavy Bowgun has the potential to be one of the best in class. However, to get the most out of it, you’ll need to invest heavily in upgrades and if you want the very top-tier Heavy Bowgun build, you’ll need to slay many high-level monsters.
All the Heavy Bowguns inMonster Hunter Nowhave a wide variety of ammo combinations that will either be effective against certain monsters or have their own unique properties
Best Monster Hunter Now Heavy Bowgun Build
Out of all the Heavy Bowgun variations available inMonster Hunter Now,the cream of the crop is the Griffon Blazooka, thanks to its dedicated Pierce-type ammunition. Its only real downside is that you will need to wait until events whenBlack Diablos materials become available. However, should you have enough parts to upgrade this weapon fully, you’ll have an incredibly powerful ranged option for destroying body parts, stunning the enemy briefly while your allies take it down.
Of course, with the best Heavy Bowgun to hand, you’ll need a wide variety of augments to maximize its effectiveness. Your main focus should be toget the max rank Reload Speed perk, as it’ll help greatly with the Black Diablos’s main drawback. You’ll also want to geta few ranks of Partbreakeras the Pierce Ammo travels through your enemy, meaning more chances for this perk to trigger.Artful Dodger can be handyif you’re finding dodging a bit tricky, and it’s worth trying perfect dodges to amp up the power of your currently loaded shots.
The rest of the perks in this list are good to pair with this weapon, particularly thetwo ranks in Attack Boost,having the ability to Lock On, and two separate perks for keeping a steady footing against monster attacks. Here is the bestMonster Hunter NowHeavy Bowgun build.
Best Heavy Bowgun build Driftsmelt Slots
With our Heavy Bowgun build, there are a total of five Driftsmelt Slots available. While you need to wait until reaching Grade 8 to get the last one, the other four are available as soon as each armor piece reaches Grade 5, which should take no time at all. Forging Driftstones does take a bit of luck asit’s random what you get when smithing the stones, but here are our recommendations on which ones to aim for, from rarest to most common.
