Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame: Artian, Gogma, Arch-Tempered

The Monster Hunter Wilds endgame starts after the main story at HR 41, when Tempered monsters appear and your loop becomes hunting them for Artian weapon parts and armor spheres. At HR 100 you unlock Gogmazios, Gogma Artian weapons and Armor Transcendence, the top upgrade layer added in Title Update 4. The last content update, Ver. 1.041 on February 18, 2026, made the 10-star Arch-Tempered quests permanent, and the base game is now on patch 1.041.02.00 while the paid Ascendance expansion is set for 2027. This guide covers the HR milestones, how Artian and Gogma Artian weapons work, every Arch-Tempered fight, and an order to tackle it all.

Checked against Capcom's Ver. 1.041 update notes (via MP1st) and the Fextralife Title Update pages on November 12, 2026.

Unlock levels, materials and costs below come from the patch notes and the community wiki. Where the wiki and patch notes disagree on an unlock condition, the patch notes are used.

Where does the Monster Hunter Wilds endgame start?

The endgame opens once you finish the story and reach HR 41. From there, most systems unlock by Hunter Rank, and HR 100 is the second big gate.

Tempered monsters are much stronger versions of normal monsters and carry differently colored Scoutflies. You find them through Investigations, and they drop the Artian parts and higher armor spheres that the rest of the endgame runs on.

How do Artian weapons work in Monster Hunter Wilds?

Artian weapons are crafted from three random parts instead of a fixed monster recipe, and they are the main damage weapons for endgame builds. The system unlocks after the quest "Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns" (Guardian Fulgur Anjanath and Tempered Lala Barina), which rewards a Damaged Weapon Shard for Tier I Artian gear.

1. Collect parts. Tempered monsters drop Artian parts, and some optional quests reward Damaged Weapon Shards.
2. Craft. At the Smithy, pick three Artian parts of the same rarity. Each weapon type needs a set mix of part shapes, for example Blade, Blade, Tube for a Great Sword or Tube, Tube, Device for a Bow.
3. Pick an element. The weapon takes the most common element among the three parts. Three matching elements make the element stronger; three different ones give no element.
4. Reinforce. Feed Artian materials through Reinforce/Dismantle Artian Weapons. Each completed reinforcement raises the weapon one level, up to level 5, and adds a random Reinforcement Bonus.

The Melding Pot in Suja fills gaps. Vio sells Artian shards for Melding Points, and at HR 41 the relic options upgrade to third-tier fragments.

Ancient Wyvern Coins trade for a Gold Relic Ticket, worth 1,200 Melding Points or 10 Old Weapon Shard parts. That is the best use of the coins, which is why the wiki advises against spending them on armor sphere trades.

What are Gogma Artian weapons and how do you unlock them?

Gogma Artian weapons are upgraded Rarity 8 Artian weapons, added in Title Update 4 on December 16, 2025. You unlock Gogma forging by defeating Gogmazios, which the update notes list at HR 100 or higher.

• Base weapon: a Rarity 8 Artian weapon plus Gogmazios materials.
• Bonuses: each Gogma weapon rolls one random Set Bonus Skill and one random Group Skill.
• Rerolls: fully reinforced Gogma weapons can be amended to reset bonuses, and some materials reroll the Set Bonus and Group Skill.
• Melding: Ver. 1.041 added a Melding Pot option to meld Gogma materials, and fixed a bug where unintended bonus combinations could apply during Artian and Gogma Artian reinforcement.

Gogmazios tips: the fight takes place in the Oilwell Basin and supports four hunters plus Support Hunters. It is weak to Dragon and Fire and resists Thunder, Water and Ice, and the wiki suggests bringing a Fire weapon to melt its oil coating and a Dragon weapon to swap to afterward. Use the environment (falling rocks, Torch Pods and the forge cannon) for knockdowns, and save tail cuts for late-phase knockdowns.

Which Arch-Tempered monsters are in Monster Hunter Wilds?

Arch-Tempered monsters are stronger versions of Tempered monsters, released through event quests. The Title Update 1 notes describe them as rewarding more streamstones plus tickets for gamma and layered armor. Ver. 1.041 made all of them permanent.

According to press reports, 10-star hunts hit harder and take more damage than 9-star ones, and Arch-Tempered Arkveld is the hardest of the set. Clearing the three earlier special environment quests and the 10-star Arch-Tempered Arkveld quest unlocks one more special environment quest added in Ver. 1.041.

Ver. 1.041 also made nine 9-star event quests permanent, opened nine online-only event quests to offline play, and made 29 equipment-material event quests permanent and playable offline. Many 2025 events you may have missed are now in the permanent quest list.

How do you upgrade armor in the Monster Hunter Wilds endgame?

Upgrade armor with armor spheres until it hits its level cap, then use Armor Transcendence at HR 100 to raise that cap. Transcendence talks to Gemma at any Base Camp (Forge/Upgrade, then Transcend) and works on Rarity 5 to 8 armor.

Monster armor also needs that monster's "S" certificate, a rare monster item and Zenny. Rarity 5 and 6 pieces also get upgraded decoration slots, which can make an older set with a strong set bonus competitive again. The sphere costs are in the armor spheres guide.

What else should you farm after HR 100?

Once your weapon and armor are set, the remaining grind is talismans and decorations.

• Timeworn Charms: added in Ver. 1.041 as quest rewards. They raise the chance of high-rarity talismans when appraised, without changing talisman attributes.
• Decorations: Ancient Orbs at the Melding Pot cost 150 points (Sword) or 90 points (Armor) and give Level 1 to 3 decorations. HR 100 unlocks direct Level 2 decoration melding at 450 points.
• Ingredient Center: after HR 9 it hands out random ingredients, so meals are not a bottleneck.
• Barrel Bowling: now has an instant retry and a 10-voucher option that claims all rewards at once.

What is the best order for the Monster Hunter Wilds endgame?

A simple order keeps each step feeding the next.

1. Finish the story, then clear the Title Update extra missions (Mizutsune, Lagiacrus, Seregios, Omega Planetes) as your HR allows.
2. From HR 41, hunt Tempered monsters for Artian parts and Hard armor spheres. Build one Artian weapon in the element you use most.
3. Beat Zoh Shia at HR 50 and keep raising HR with Tempered and 9-star quests.
4. At HR 100, beat Gogmazios, turn your Rarity 8 Artian into a Gogma Artian, and start transcending your main armor.
5. Take on the 10-star Arch-Tempered quests, finishing with Arkveld, then the final special environment quest.

What comes next for Monster Hunter Wilds?

Ascendance is the paid expansion, revealed at Summer Game Fest on June 5, 2026 and dated for 2027 on PC, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. Wikis list it as a Master Rank expansion that continues the base game story and adds a sky island region called the Skybound Eyrie, with at least eight new monsters (four new, four returning) shown in marketing. No release date has been announced, so the HR 100 grind above is the current ceiling. Check the Monster Hunter Wilds hub for news as Capcom shares dates.

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