Successful hunting requires not just unique skills but also unique builds. Mushroomancer is one of these heavily used skills in Monster Hunter Wilds for early support-type players. With the various effects of mushrooms, one could argue that hunters will make it much easier for their teammates to benefit from much-needed stats. In turn, this skill requires great strategizing in acquiring and using the Mushroomancer for the full benefit of their team.
What is Mushroomancer?
In Monster Hunter Wilds, the Mushroomancer skill is a unique and very versatile equipment skill that lets players consume certain mushrooms for their beneficial effects. Mushroomancer has three levels, each unlocking the ability to digest further types of mushrooms.
- At Level 1, a player may eat Blue Mushrooms or Toadstools. Blue Mushrooms give a bit of life like a Potion, while Toadstools regenerate health a bit faster like an Immunizer.
- Level 2 broadens the range with Nitroshrooms and Parashrooms. Nitroshrooms temporarily boost attack power with a Demondrug-like effect granting demonic strength. Meanwhile, Parashrooms enhance defense by hardening the hunter’s skin as though an Armorskin potion had been consumed.
- The skill level 3 enables players to unlock three more mushrooms: Mandragoras, Devil’s Blight, and Exciteshrooms. Mandragoras fully recover health and increase its maximum capacity, functioning as a Max Potion would. Devil’s Blight helps replenish stamina while reducing stamina consumption, just like Dash Juice. Exciteshrooms, on the other hand, randomly produce one of the effects from any of the other six mushrooms.
Equipment that Grants Mushroomancer
The skill is available fairly early in-game, right after defeating Congalala in the Chapter 1 main quest “Forest Findings.” Conga pieces unlock the Conga Armor set, which grants Level 1 Mushroomancer on different parts (Conga Helm, Mail, and Greaves). Higher skill levels are obtainable by using items like Dober Greaves (Level 2) or Melahoa Roots Alpha (Level 3).
Moreover, it is possible to upgrade Mushroomancer using decorations such as Fungiform Jewel 2 or a Mushroom Charm. The Mushroom Charm can provide an additional upgrade of Level 3, depending on its rarity. To fully benefit from the skill, Level 3 is desirable, as it enables the consumption of a wider array of mushrooms bearing potent effects.
Maximizing the Mushroomancer Build Effectively
For proper efficacy, Mushroomancer should be used alongside various supportive skills like Wide-Range, Free Meal, and Speed Eater. Of these, the most useful modifier for multiplayer hunts is Wide-Range, which ensures effects from mushrooms get to nearby teammates. Free Meal provides an incentive to eat mushrooms by not using them, while Speed Eater minimizes the animation of consumption to optimize that critical moment. Also, consider pairing Mushroomancer with Botanist and Geologist, as this should help you collect mushrooms faster and relieve some resource management headaches that this build tends to create.
Additionally, pick mushrooms to consume situationally during hunts. For example, use Mandragoras when teammates need full health restoration and Nitroshrooms to power up in a high-damage phase. Keep Exciteshrooms in your kit for other random buff opportunities. Stand close to ensure allies benefit from shared effects and remember to farm regularly for the steady supply of mushrooms.
The Master of Mushrooms
Set foot on this fungal journey, and see how the Mushroomancer will make you a hidden gem in your Monster Hunter Wilds party. Harnessing mushrooms makes you the most important pillar in the team to change the outcomes of even the toughest fate. Consuming mushrooms, fighting the battles, and winning them will make you the difference that counts.
