If you have been wondering what the Monster Hunter Wilds weapon meta looks like right now: Yes, it really is still a Long Sword festival out there.
According to data collected from over 50,000 HR50+ players on wilds.app, Long Sword currently holds a massive 17.76% pick rate, with Great Sword following at 11.12%. Most other weapons fall below 10%, including former fan favorites like Bow (9.88%) and Dual Blades (9.29%).
A separate community-led tracking project on Reddit backs this up (image below). In a post by user daypxl, weapon usage was logged manually across 20 veteran lobbies over two weeks, and the results were almost identical. Long Sword sat at 17.3%, with Great Sword at 11.5% and Bow close behind. While not as large in scale, the Reddit sample confirms that what we are seeing in-game matches what the broader stats show.
Meanwhile, Bowguns are having a bit of a rough time. Heavy Bowgun sits at just 2.36%, with Light Bowgun not far ahead at 3.97%. Players on Reddit have been vocal about why: restrictive ammo, lack of build variety, and awkward recoil values across all models have made gunning feel worse than in past titles. As one player put it bluntly:
“Bowgun stock crashed hard. With good reason.”
Top 5 Most Played Weapons (HR50+):
- Long Sword – 17.76%
- Great Sword – 11.12%
- Bow – 9.88%
- Dual Blades – 9.29%
- Charge Blade – 8.45%
As always, remember this is pick rate, not power level. Long Sword’s popularity comes from more than just performance; smooth animations, satisfying counters, and relatively low skill floor all help make it a go-to for both newcomers and Monster Hunter veterans. Great Sword is also seeing renewed love thanks to offset tech and some truly “cinematic hits.”
If you are one of the few still enjoying the Lance, Light Bowgun, or Hunting Horn, take pride; your weapon may be low on the charts, but that just makes every clutch moment even sweeter.
