Monster Hunter Wilds Balance Update Will Buff the Hammer

Capcom’s Yuya Tokuda published a public letter detailing planned future updates for Monster Hunter Wilds. The game’s director also noted that the update patches for Monster Hunter Wilds will include gameplay balance adjustments that buff the Hammer and nerf the Corrupted Mantle, among others.

The first major title update, which primarily adds quests against April 4, 2025, will also come with a balance update that nerfs the effects of the Corrupted Mantle. This item can increase the players’ attack power and weapon affinity in exchange for a gradual health drain while being worn. Capcom will, in return, buff the effects for other Mantles in the same update. It will also simultaneously bring a stability update that reduces VRAM usage for the PC version.

Another balancing update in the future will focus on the weapons. While Capcom is considering buffing the Hammer, it will also scrutinize other weapons available in Monster Hunter Wilds and may add some nerf adjustments if they are too overpowered. The company is still contemplating whether to release the weapon balance update in the version 1.011 update in late May 2025 or the second major title update that adds the Lagiacrus in Summer 2025.

Yuya Tokuda published the director letter shortly after Capcom 8 million units—including all pre-orders—sold during the game’s launch weekend from February 28, 2025, to March 2, 2025. That means it took a month to add 2 million more units and round up the milestone.

Monster Hunter Wilds is readily available worldwide on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, and PC. The first major title update is slated to appear on Friday, April 4, 2025.