Monster Hunter World Light Bowgun Guide 1

Welcome to the latest instalment in our Monster Hunter: World weapons crafting guide. This one focuses on the Light Bowgun, the weapon of choice for those that want to fight with a Bowgun, but doesn't want to sacrifice on mobility.

While the Heavy Bowgun does deal more damage, and generally has more offensive options, that comes at a cost. It's a very slow weapon to use. The Light Bowgun loses some of that damage for better mobility.

If that sounds like you, read on for our complete list of Switch Axes in the game, including all upgrade trees, and how to craft each one of them.

Light Bowgun

Ore Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Chain Blitz I Iron Ore 130 0
Chain Blitz II Iron Ore x 2 143 0
Chain Blitz III Earth Crystal x 2 / Machalite Ore x 2 / Iron Ore x 5 156 0
High Chain Blitz I Dragonite Ore x 2 / Machalite Ore x 5 / Monster Bone M x 2 169 0
High Chain Blitz II Monster Bone+ x 2 / Dragonite Ore x 5 / Coral Crystal x 2 / Machalite Ore x 10 182 0
High Chain Blitz III Carbalite Ore x 8 / Dragonite Ore x 5 / Dragonvein Crystal x 2 195 3
Cross Blitz I Fucium Ore x 8 / Carbalite Ore x 5 / Dragonite Ore x 10 / Dragonvein Crystal x 3 208 1
Cross Blitz II Elder Dragon Blood x 2 / Firecell Stone / Carbalite Ore x 20 / Fucium Ore x 13 234 2

Nergigante Tree

Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Nergal Spitter Nergigante Carapace x 2 / Nergigante Regrowth Plate x 4 / Nergigante Tail x 2 / Nergigante Talon x 3 247 1
Cataclysm's Trigger Nergigante Gem / Nergigante Horn+ x 5 / Nergigante Talon x 5 / Xeno'jiiva Horn x 2 260 1

Paolumu Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Lumu Blitz I Paolumu Shell / Paolumu Scale x 3 / Paolumu Pelt x 2 169 0
Lumu Blitz II Diablos Shell x 3 / Paolumu Shell x 3 / Paolumu Webbing x 2 / Shamos Scale x 5 182 0
Lumu Typhon I Paolumu Carapace+ x 3 / Paolumu Pelt+ x 4 / Paolumu Scale+ x 5 / Shamos Scale+ x 5 195 1
Lumu Typhon II Blos Medulla x 2 / Paolumu Carapace+ x 4 / Paolumu Wing x 3 / Novacrystal 208 1
Lumu Typhon III Elder Dragon Bone x 3 / Paolumu Carapace+ x 5 / Paolumu Scale+ x 7 / Wyvern Gem 221 1

Bazelgeuse Tree

Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Bazel Typhoon I Bazelgeuse Fuse x 4 / Bazelgeuse Scale+ x 5 / Bazelgeuse Talon x 3 / Firecell Stone 247 1
Bazel Typhoon II Bazelgeuse Gem / Bazelgeuse Talon x 4 / Bazelgeuse Wing x 4 / Xeno'jiiva Wing x 3 260 1

Great Jagras Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Jagras Blitz I Great Jagras Claw / Great Jagras Hide / Great Jagras Scale x 3 / Sharp Claw 169 0
Jagras Blitz II Great Jagras Claw x 2 / Great Jagras Mane x 2 / Coral Bone x 2 / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw x 3 182 0
Jagras Blitz III Monster Bone+ x 3 / Great Jagras Scale x 5 / Great Jagras Claw x 3 / Great Jagras Mane x 3 195 0
Jagras Fire I Great Jagras Scale+ x 6 / Great Jagras Claw+ x 4 / Great Jagras Mane x 6 / Piercing Claw x 5 208 2
Jagras Fire II Monster Hardbone x 4 / Great Jagras Claw+ x 6 / Jagras Hide+ x 6 / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw+ x 5 234 2
Jagras Fire III Vaal Hazak Talon x 2 / Great Jagras Claw+ x 8 / Great Jagras Hide+ x 6 / Novacrystal 247 2

Rathalos Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Flame Blitz I Rathalos Scale / Rathalos Webbing x 2 / Flame Sac x 2 / Rathalos Marrow 195 0
Flame Blitz II Rathalos Scale x 6 / Rathalos Tail x 2 / Rathalos Plate / Inferno Sac x 3 208 1
Rathbuster I Rathalos Carapace x 4 / Rathalos Medulla / Rathalos Scale+ x 6 / Rathalos Wing x 2 221 1
Rathbuster II Azure Rathalos Carapace x 4 / Azure Rathalos Scale+ x 6 / Azure Rathalos Wing x 3 / Rathalos Ruby 247 1

Thunder Element Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Thunder Blitz I Dragonite Ore x 5 / Tobi-Kadachi Electrode / Tobi-Kadachi Claw x 2 / Electro Sac
 182 0
Thunder Blitz I Monster Bone+ x 2 / Tobi-Kadachi Electrode x 2 / Tobi-Kadachi Membrane x 2 / Coral Crystal x 3
 195 0
Lightning Blitz I Carbalite Ore x 5 / Tobi-Kadachi Pelt+ x 3 / Tobi-Kadachi Scale+ x 4 / Vespoid Innerwing x 3 208 1
Lightning Blitz II Fucium Ore x 5 / Thunder Sac x 3 / Tobi-Kadachi Membrane x 4 / Tobi-Kadachi Electrode+ x 2 221 1
Lightning Blitz III Elder Dragon Blood x 3 / Tobi-Kadachi Claw+ x 6 / Tobi-Kadachi Electrode+ x 4 / Wyvern Gem 234 1

Ice Element Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Snow Blitz I Legiana Claw x 3 / Legiana Scale x 4 / Frost Sac x 2 / Coral Crystal x 3 182 0
Snow Blitz II Carbalite Ore x 5 / Legiana Tail Webbing x 2 / Legiana Webbing x 3 / Shamos Scale+ x 5 195 0
Frost Blitz I Freezer Sac x 3 / Fucium Ore x 5 / Legiana Scale+ x 5 / Legiana Wing x 3 221 0
Frost Blitz II Elder Dragon Blood x 3 / Legiana Claw+ x 5 / Legiana Hide+ x 3 / Wyvern Gem 247 0

Bone Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Hunter's Rifle I Monster Bone S 143 0
Hunter's Rifle II Monster Bone S x 2 156 0
Hunter's Rifle III Monster Bone M x 2 / Ancient Bone 169 0
Power Rifle I Monster Bone L / Monster Bone M x 5 / Boulder Bone x 2 182 0
Power Rifle II Monster Bone+ x 2 / Monster Bone L / Sturdy Bone x 4 195 0
Power Rifle III Monster Keenbone x 2 / Monster Bone+ x 2 / Quality Bone x 2 208 3
Sniper Shot I Monster Hardbone x 4 / Monster Keenbone x 6 / Quality Bone x 10 221 1
Sniper Shot II Elder Dragon Bone x 4 / Monster Hardbone x 6 / Quality Bone x 20 / Dragonbone Relic 247 1

Vaal Hazak Tree

Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Hazak Ereipia Deceased Scale x 6 / Vaal Hazak Fang+ x 5 / Vaal Hazak Membrane x 4 / ??? 247 1
Gulgoleth's Wail Vaal Hazak Gem / Vaal Hazak Tail x 2 / Vaal Hazak Talon x 6 / Xeno'jiiva Veil x 3 260 1

Anjanath Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Blazing Rifle I Anjanath Fang x 2 / Anjanath Scale x 3 / Flame Sac 195 0
Blazing Rifle II Rathalos Marrow / Anjanath Fang x 4 / Anjanath Nosebone / Anjanath Tail 221 0
Anja Buster I Anjanath Fang+ x 4 / Anjanath Scale+ x 5 / Inferno Sac x 3 / Anjanath Plate 234 0
Anja Buster II Firecell Stone / Anjanath Fang+ x 5 / Anjanath Pelt+ x 4 / Rathalos Medulla x 2 260 0
Anja Buster III Anjanath Gem / Anjanath Fang+ x 6 / Anjanath Nosebone+ x 2 / Teostra Mane x 2 273 0

Jyuratodus Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Madness Rifle I Jyuratodus Fin / Jyuratodus Shell / Jyuratodus Scale x 3 / Aqua Sac 169 0
Madness Rifle II Great Girros Hide x 2 / Jyuratodus Fin x 3 / Jyuratodus Shell x 3 / Gajau Skin x 3 182 0
Madness Rifle III Monster Bone+ x 2 / Jyuratodus Fang x 4 / Jyuratodus Shell x 3 / Gajau Whisker x 3 195 0
Jyura Bullet I Gajau Scale x 5 / Jyuratodus Carapace x 2 / Jyuratodus Fin+ x 2 / Jyuratodus Scale+ x 3 208 2
Jyura Bullet II Grand Gajau Whisker x 3 / Jyuratodus Fin+ x 4 / Monster Hardbone x 3 / Torrent Sac x 3 234 2
Jyura Bullet III Elder Dragon Bone x 2 / Jyuratodus Fang+ x 5 / Jyuratodus Fin+ x 6 / Wyvern Gem 247 2

Lavasioth Tree

Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Lava Bullet I Lavasioth Fang+ x 2 / Lavasioth Fin+ x 2 / Lavasioth Scale+ x 4 221 2
Lava Bullet II Lavasioth Fang+ x 3 / Lavasioth Fin+ x 3 / Teostra Mane x 2 / Wyvern Gem 234 2

Barroth Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Carapace Rifle I Barroth Claw / Barroth Shell x 3 / Barroth Ridge x 2 169 0
Carapace Rifle II Dragonite Ore x 3 / Barroth Claw x 2 / Barroth Tail / Kestodon Shell x 3 182 0
Carapace Rifle III Diablos Shell x 3 / Barroth Claw x 4 / Barroth Scalp x 2 / Monster Bone+ x 3 208 0
Barroth Shot I Barroth Carapace x 3 / Barroth Claw+ x 2 / Barroth Ridge+ x 2 / Kestodon Carapace x 5 234 1
Barroth Shot II Barroth Carapace x 3 / Barroth Claw+ x 4 / Diablos Carapace x 3 / Gastodon Carapace x 5 247 1
Barroth Shot III Barroth Claw+ x 5 / Barroth Ridge+ x 5 / Nergigante Horn+ / Wyvern Gem 260 1

Odogaron Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Garon Rifle I Odogaron Claw x 2 / Odogaron Scale x 4 / Odogaron Fang x 2 195 0
Garon Rifle II Quality Bone x 5 / Odogaron Claw x 2 / Odogaron Tail x 2 / Odogaron Plate 208 0
Fate's Ember Odogaron Claw+ x 4 / Odogaron Fang+ x 3 / Odogaron Scale+ x 8 / Dragonbone Relic 221 1
Karma Odogaron Claw+ x 6 / Odogaron Fang+ x 5 / Odogaron Gem / Teostra Claw+ x 2 234 1

Dragonbone Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Dragonbone Bowgun I Ancient Bone x 5 / Boulder Bone x 5 / Coral Bone x 5 / Warped Bone x 5 130 0
Dragonbone Bowgun II Monster Bone+ x 6 / Monster Bone L x 8 / Sturdy Bone x 8 143 0
Dragonbone Bowgun III Brutal Bone x 4 / Elder Dragon Bone x 10 / Dragonbone Relic x 2 / Wyvern Gem 208 1

??? Tree

Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Onigashima Bazelgeuse Fuse x 4 / Bazelgeuse Talon x 3 / Firecell Stone / High Commendation 208 1
Dai-Onigashima Bazelgeuse Gem / Bazelgeuse Talon x 4 / Bazelgeuse Wing x 4 / Xeno'jiiva Claw x 4 221 1

Kirin Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Mythical Horn Kirin Thunderhorn x 3 / Kirin Hide x 3 / Kirin Tail / Lightcrystal 143 0
Mythical Horn+ Kirin Azure Horn x 4 / Kirin Hide+ x 5 / Kirin Mane x 4 / Dragonvein Crystal x 5 182 0
Mythical Three-Horn Kirin Azure Horn x 6 / Kirin Thundertail x 3 / Xeno'jiiva Shell x 4 / Novacrystal x 2 208 0

Blacksteel Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Blacksteel Crossbow I Coral Crystal x 10 / Dragonvein Crystal x 10 / Earth Crystal x 10 / Lightcrystal 130 0
Blacksteel Crossbow II Firecell Stone / Fucium Ore x 5 / Carbalite Ore x 10 / Wyvern Gem 143 0
Icesteel Wasp Daora Claw+ x 3 / Daora Tail x 2 / Daora Webbing x 4 / Nergigante Carapace x 5 221 1
Daora's Hornet Daora Claw+ x 4 / Daora Gem / Daora Horn+ x 5 / Xeno'jiiva Wing x 2 234 1

Xeno'jiiva Tree

Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Xeno Neqiina Xeno'jiiva Claw x 4 / Xeno'jiiva Gem / Xeno'jiiva Shell x 6 / Xeno'jiiva Tail x 2 234 2