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Beyond the Blasting Scales
Monster Hunter: World

Beyond the Blasting Scales

Learn how to hunt Threat Level Two Tempered Monsters in Monster Hunter: World, including their drops, and how to use Warrior's Streamstones for weapon and armor augmentation.

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Learn how to hunt Threat Level Two Tempered Monsters in Monster Hunter: World, including their drops, and how to use Warrior's Streamstones for weapon and armor augmentation.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Unlock Threat Level Two Tempered Monsters: Complete the assignment "Beyond the Blasting Scales" and reach Hunter Rank 30.
  2. 2
    Find Investigations: Look for blue Scoutfly tracks during expeditions to unlock investigations for these monsters.
  3. 3
    Understand Drops: Threat Level Two Tempered Monsters drop Gleaming, Worn, and Warped Feystones (better chance for higher tiers) and have a small chance to drop Sullied Streamstones. They drop full Streamstones instead of Streamstone Shards.
  4. 4
    Warrior's Streamstones: Sullied Streamstones appraise into Warrior's Streamstones, which are used for augmenting equipment.
  5. 5
    Augment Equipment: Visit the Blacksmith and select "Augment Equipment." This option is unlocked after obtaining a Warrior's or Hero's Streamstone.
  6. 6
    Augmenting Armor: High Rank armor at its maximum upgrade level can be augmented. Materials vary by armor tier (Tier 5-6: Streamstone Shards, Bird Wyvern Gems; Tier 7: Streamstones, Wyvern Gems; Tier 8: Gleaming Streamstones, Elder Dragon Bones). Augmenting extends the level cap, typically adding around 10 Defense per piece. This process also consumes Armor Sphere points and Zenny.
  7. 7
    Augmenting Weapons: Weapons at the end of their tree can be augmented. Tier 6-7 weapons require Warrior's Streamstones, while Tier 8 weapons require Hero's Streamstones. Tier 6 weapons can be upgraded 3 times, Tier 7 twice, and Tier 8 once.
  8. 8
    Weapon Augmentation Choices:
    • Attack Increase: +5 Attack (displayed value varies by weapon type)
  9. 9
    Affinity Increase: +10% Affinity
  10. 10
    Defense Increase: +10 Defense
  11. 11
    Slot Upgrade: Extra Level One Jewel Slot
  12. 12
    Health Regen: Leeches HP
  13. 13
    Augment Priority: While Defense boosts are often trivial and extra slots can be useful, Affinity or Attack increases are generally the best choices, with Affinity often being superior unless 100% Affinity can be reached.
Tips
  • The drop rate for Sullied Streamstones is low (around 3%).
  • Unless you are specifically farming Warped Feystones, hunting Tempered Elder Dragons is generally more efficient for Streamstones.
  • Augmenting armor is a one-time expense that primarily increases its Defense.
  • Augmenting weapons offers strategic choices that can significantly improve their performance, potentially making lower-tier weapons competitive with higher-tier ones.
  • Selling unneeded monster materials and completing bounties are good ways to earn Zenny and Armor Spheres.

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