Any tips for fresh High Rank, Hunting Horn user? :D

[Huan MEDIC]

I have just unlocked High Rank map, now on a mission to find ??? Rathian thing.
Any helpful tips for a noob such as myself would be appreciated (stuff like what to focus on, what materials to farm, how to unlock 6 star investigations for better materials etc.).
Im currently running Rarity 5 Great Bagpipe III (Hunting Horn).

[No gf]

HH is simply not made for high rank quest. HH quickly became a liability once you progress into elder dragons quests, so it's highly recommend for you to switch to something else.

[Huan MEDIC]

Originally posted by RoboVonHoboTron:

For offense armor skills it would help to get armor with attack boost and weakness exploit.
For aliment, KO and Stamina Thief
For defense, Divine blessing, evade extender, evade window, resist jewels

Luna "Styx", Nergigante's, Teostra's, Bazel's, Jho's, and Bone are the best. In general you look at songs before you look at stats. At your HR the Bone horn will probably do the most damage especially with non-elemental boost decoration if you come across it.

Key songs are Attack up (L), Defence (L), Reduce Stamina use (L), Earplugs (L), Negate All Wind Pressure.

Health boost 3 is probably the best skill to survive early on.

As for getting 6 star investigations you just need to keep completing new quests while picking up tracks and it will unlock in no time.

Hunting Horn was my first monster hunter weapon and is very satisfying when you clobber a monsters face. Later on wide range is a good support skill to have but I would focus on damage and survivability right now. Good luck on your hunting horn journey!

Thanks for a lot of information :) i will keep all of it in mind.

[Huan MEDIC]

Originally posted by No gf:

HH is simply not made for high rank quest. HH quickly became a liability once you progress into elder dragons quests, so it's highly recommend for you to switch to something else.

I hope its not the case, because i usually play Support roles in any coop games :/

[Annie]

Originally posted by No gf:

HH is simply not made for high rank quest. HH quickly became a liability once you progress into elder dragons quests, so it's highly recommend for you to switch to something else.

This is unequivocally false.

My advice is shoot for the Deep Vero(Deviljho) horn when you can, it's pretty much the defacto beginner horn and will carry you through a lot, it's also (relatively) quick to farm, since you just have to farm Jho for (almost)all the material.

Sonoros decoration is a useful one for you, and look for songs that can buff your party for the specific monster you're facing - Deep vero is a great allaround buff *and* defends against a few monsters that use wind attacks, for example.

Two quick to get horns I can also suggest is the Sectored/Legia sectored and the Gama (dodogama) horns

The legi does ice damage, negates wind(very underrated song), defense up, 2 types of healing and stamina reduction (very useful for some partners) and the gama horn has more general buffs like attack up and defense up

The bazel horn (you'll have plenty of chances to farm for this even if you don't want to) has a high attack with some ok songs (attack up XL is pretty awesome) this is less supportive and more offensive than the others

[Annie]

I forgot to say, earplugs is a really underrated skill for HH, if you build that, you'll be able to buff/heal teammates while they can't move and they'll love you for it.

[Huan MEDIC]

I really like what im reading here so far :D
I will definitely aim for at least few Hunting Horns for my collection.

[Jethro]

Just don't forget that HH can do damage aswell.

So don't be a corner horner

[Huan MEDIC]

Originally posted by Jethro:

Just don't forget that HH can do damage aswell.

So don't be a corner horner :lunar2019piginablanket:

I never do that :D unless im alone in a camp, starting.
Encore to the face feels really good.

[Xilo The Odd]

just got into HR and sticking to hunting horn? i used the bug flower bell one, forgot its name that does paralysis and upgraded it first thng and made a mixed set that maximizes on that paralysis. and took that till pretty much end game.

otherwise the dodogama horn is useful with its blast damage and buff songs.

[Greb]

Hunting Horns are most appreciated in Kushala and Lunastra missions if you bring Wind Pressure Negated. Otherwise you can pretty much stick to the Deep Vero and just keep Attack Up (XL) and Defence Up (XL) applied on your team and everyone will love you for it.

Just don't be an idiot and try to go full support with Wide-Range on top of a Hunting Horn because you're always better off specialising rather than generalising. Hunting Horn has the luxury of having pretty much zero necessary skills to make it good, some people suggest putting Stamina Thief on there because it aparently does more stamina damage than it does stun damage, but I've never bothered with that at all. Even Horn Maestro is dubious - it's good for keeping Self Improvement on you, but if you're playing properly the buffs should never be wearing off anyway.

Freeform weapon, just go with what you feel is "right" I guess. If you wanted to be a full on support and for some reason wanted to take Wide-Range with a Hunting Horn then I guess consider taking Quick Sheathe so you can heal in a pinch.

The best thing you can do is learn the combo that lets you do the little jab with the pommel of your horn, a "Hilt Stab", since it actually does sever damage. It's not a great deal, but there's nothing more flashy than popping off a tail with a Hunting Horn in a group full of blunt weapon users etc.

[mewlynx]

Just use whatever until you can get the Gama Horn (or if you can beat Nergi with bagpipes do that), then you want to make Nergi's horn for Earplugs and pretty okay damage, Teostra's for Vaal farming or Kirin, Xeno for Kushala and Luna. Bagel horn isn't too bad either, but the sharpness is really annoying to manage. Jho's horn is probably the best for damage and has Attack XL and Defense XL but I don't like using it because the negative affinity and lack of meaningful QoL buffs, but as everyone is saying it's probably the best horn for general use. Luna horns are pretty good, the Styx Horn is a direct upgrade to the Xeno Horn, so do that whenever. Luna Nergi Horn isn't too bad, either, but you lose the elderseal.

Armor wise just use whatever. QoL stuff like Earplugs isn't a bad idea so you don't get interrupted during recitals.

To unlock stuff faster, just rush the main quests. Armor isn't that big of a deal, I just ran Rathian for the extra HP and regen and used that up to Xeno.

[!?!]

You want the nergi horn for the earplugs song and the deviljho one for extra thicc attack and defense values.

[Tregrenos]

Originally posted by No gf:

HH is simply not made for high rank quest. HH quickly became a liability once you progress into elder dragons quests, so it's highly recommend for you to switch to something else.

Spoken like someone who needs the comfort and safety of the training wh- Longsword and doesn't fully understand how boss HH is.

As far as gear goes the AT Vaal armor is awesome for HH if you have the deco to really bring it out. If you have access to the Kulve gear then Fortisimo II is a great alternative to Jho that replaces the raw damage with a potent Paralysis stat.

[No gf]

Originally posted by Tregrenos:

Originally posted by No gf:

HH is simply not made for high rank quest. HH quickly became a liability once you progress into elder dragons quests, so it's highly recommend for you to switch to something else.

Spoken like someone who needs the comfort and safety of the training wh- Longsword and doesn't fully understand how boss HH is.

As far as gear goes the AT Vaal armor is awesome for HH if you have the deco to really bring it out. If you have access to the Kulve gear then Fortisimo II is a great alternative to Jho that replaces the raw damage with a potent Paralysis stat.

I welcome you showing a recording of yourself fighting against AT Kirin, AT Leshen, AT nergigante, Tempered Behemoth or AT kulve taroth with a hunting horn, then maybe I'll be persuaded by your argument.

[Remi]

Originally posted by No gf:

Originally posted by Tregrenos:

Spoken like someone who needs the comfort and safety of the training wh- Longsword and doesn't fully understand how boss HH is.

As far as gear goes the AT Vaal armor is awesome for HH if you have the deco to really bring it out. If you have access to the Kulve gear then Fortisimo II is a great alternative to Jho that replaces the raw damage with a potent Paralysis stat.

I welcome you showing a recording of yourself fighting against AT Kirin, AT Leshen, AT nergigante, AT Behemoth or AT kulve taroth with a hunting horn, then maybe I'll be persuaded by your argument.

They are getting carried in mp, Vaal armor, no damage skills, the usual.

HH is the worst solo weapon dps wise (excluding aerial IG trash which times out on LR quests with endgame gear) sure but it still is good enough to solo everything with.
I think even Extremoth should be possible in theory, but TA EX Behemoth is pretty much impossible as of now.