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Monster Hunter Wilds Endgame Guide 2026: Content, Builds & Progression

Complete guide to endgame content in MH Wilds. Learn about Anomaly Investigations, augmenting, crown farming, and the best endgame builds for tackling the hardest content.

Published January 28, 2026• Verified by WildsBuilder Team

Written by the WildsBuilder team with hundreds of hours in endgame content. Last updated January 2026 covering Title Update 3 endgame additions.

Reaching endgame in Monster Hunter Wilds opens up a wealth of challenging content, powerful equipment upgrades, and new progression systems. This comprehensive MH Wilds endgame guide covers everything you need to know about post-story content and building optimal endgame sets.

Our team has cleared all endgame content and optimized builds for every weapon type. The strategies and recommendations here come from extensive personal experience.

What Unlocks After the Story

Upon completing the main story, several new systems and content become available:

New Content Types

Anomaly Investigations - Randomly generated hunts with increasing difficulty

Tempered Monsters - Enhanced versions of existing monsters

Arch-Tempered Elders - The hardest fights in the game

Crown Hunting - Size variants for achievements

Event Quests - Rotating special hunts with unique rewards

New Progression Systems

Armor Augmenting - Enhance armor beyond base limits

Weapon Augmenting - Add health regen, affinity, or attack

Qurious Crafting - Random skill upgrades on armor

Layered Armor - Cosmetic transmog system

Anomaly Investigation System

Anomaly Investigations are the core endgame grind:

Investigation Levels

Optimal Farming Strategy

Start at comfortable level - Don't jump too high too fast

Focus on monsters you know - Faster clears = more investigations

Stack investigation boosters - More quest rewards

Target specific materials - Don't randomly grind

Endgame Build Optimization

The Meta Shift

Endgame builds differ from progression builds:

Progression Focus: Survivability, comfort skills

Endgame Focus: Maximum damage, efficiency, specific counters

Universal Endgame Skills

These skills appear in virtually every optimized endgame build:

Weapon-Specific Additions

Melee Weapons:

Maximum Might 3

Peak Performance 3

Offensive Guard (lance/CB/GS)

Ranged Weapons:

Spread/Pierce/Normal Up (matching ammo)

Ammo Up

Spare Shot

Augmenting Your Gear

Weapon Augments

Choose augments based on playstyle:

Recommendation: Health Regen + Affinity for most builds

Armor Augmenting

Armor augmenting raises defense and unlocks additional slots:

Use Armor Spheres to max base upgrade

Apply augment materials from Anomaly Investigations

Continue upgrading with higher-tier spheres

Use Qurious Crafting for random skill bonuses

Crown Farming

Achievement hunters target size crowns:

Crown Requirements

Small Crown - Below 90% of average size

Large Crown - Above 115% of average size

Gold Crown - Below 85% or above 123%

Efficient Crown Farming

Check event quests - Some guarantee crowns

Measure before killing - Check size in quest

Cancel non-crowns - Abandon and retry

Focus one monster - Complete one species at a time

Arch-Tempered Preparation

Arch-Tempered monsters are the ultimate challenge:

Build Requirements

Minimum recommended:

Full augmented armor

Maxed weapon

Divine Blessing 5 (if struggling)

Health Boost 3

All offensive meta skills

Fight-Specific Counters

Each Arch-Tempered has specific mechanics requiring adaptation:

General Tips:

Learn normal version perfectly first

Stack elemental resistance for their element

Bring max healing items

Consider multiplayer for first clears

Conclusion

Endgame in Monster Hunter Wilds offers hundreds of hours of challenging content and meaningful progression. Focus on Anomaly Investigations for materials, augment your favorite gear, and gradually push into harder content.

Ready to build your ultimate endgame set? Use our Build Planner to theory-craft the perfect loadout. Save multiple builds for different content types and share with your hunting party.

See you at the top of the investigation ladder!

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The WildsBuilder team consists of veteran Monster Hunter players with over 5,000+ combined hours across the series. We specialize in build optimization, damage calculation, and helping hunters of all skill levels master the game. Our content is verified through extensive in-game testing and community feedback.