With the start of the September 5th (Friday) update, materials required for crafting/upgrading weapons will be reduced, with some exceptions. Weapons using materials mainly from the following monsters are eligible:
・Great Jagras / Kulu-Ya-Ku / Pukei-Pukei / Paolumu / Legiana / Diablos / Rathalos / Banbaro / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku / Odogaron / Basarios / Khezu / Aknosom / Magnamalo / Lagombi / Volvidon / Somnacanth / Chatacabra / Arzuros / Great Wroggi / Bishaten / Beotodus
・Pink Rathian / Black Diablos / Azure Rathalos / Coral Pukei-Pukei / Nightshade Paolumu / Ebony Odogaron
Furthermore, weapons using mainly various ores for crafting/upgrading will also be eligible.
※ Weapons made mainly from the following monsters will continue to have their materials reduced from the Season 6: Barroth / Tobi-Kadachi / Jyuratodus / Anjanath / Rathian / Barioth / Great Girros / Radobaan
※For the limited period, the weapons might be even easier to craft/upgrade! For more details, please see this FAQ.
The following table presents the approximate amount of materials reduced.
The example shows the difference in materials required for crafting/upgrading the Sword & Shield using mainly materials from Great Jagras (Jagras Garotte 5) to Grade 10 Lv 5:
Materials required for crafting/upgrading | Before | After |
Zenny | 431150 | 5500 |
Wyvern Gem Shard | 90 | 27 |
Weapon Refining Parts | 25 | 5 |
Dragonite Ore | 97 | 19 |
Machalite Ore | 215 | 43 |
Iron Ore | 584 | 116 |
Flowfern | 226 | 45 |
Earth Crystal | 233 | 47 |
Sharp Claw | 732 | 146 |
Jyuratodus Primeshell | 18 | 0 |
Jyuratodus Primescale | 18 | 0 |
Jyuratodus Fin | 10 | 0 |
Jyuratodus Fang | 10 | 0 |
Fanged Wyvern Gem | 40 | 40 |
Great Jagras Primescale | 113 | 79 |
Great Jagras Mane | 164 | 117 |
Great Jagras Claw | 219 | 158 |
Great Jagras Scale | 935 | 430 |
Weapons requiring ores
Materials required for crafting/upgrading | Before | After |
Wyvern Gem Shard | 90 | 27 |
Zenny | 431150 | 5500 |
Sharp Claw | 696 | 139 |
Iron Ore | 1610 | 537 |
Machalite Ore | 281 | 94 |
Dragonite Ore | 221 | 74 |
Earth Crystal | 300 | 100 |
Flowfern | 219 | 44 |
Weapon Refining Parts | 25 | 5 |