Crafting & Upgrading — Monster Hunter Rise Guide

Crafting and upgrading are core mechanics in Monster Hunter Rise. You'll primarily interact with the Smithy for weapons and armor, and your Item Pouch for consumables.

The Smithy:

• Forge Weapons: Create new weapons from monster parts and ore.
• Upgrade Weapons: Improve existing weapons, often changing their appearance and stats. This is the primary way to progress your weapon tree.
• Forge Armor: Create new armor pieces.
• Upgrade Armor: Use Armor Spheres to increase an armor piece's defense.
• Rampage Skills: Add special skills to Rampage Weapons.
• Decorations: Craft jewels to slot into armor and weapons.

Item Pouch Crafting:

You can craft many consumable items on the fly during a hunt. Ensure you have the necessary raw materials (e.g., Herbs, Blue Mushrooms, Honey) in your Item Pouch. The 'Crafting List' in your menu shows all available recipes.

Key Materials:

• Monster Parts: Obtained by hunting monsters (carves, rewards, broken parts).
• Ore: Mined from mining outcrops.
• Bones: Gathered from bonepiles.
• Plants/Mushrooms/Bugs: Gathered from various nodes in the environment.

Always gather resources during quests and expeditions to ensure you have a steady supply for crafting.