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Hunter Symbols are a resource needed to craft endgame armor and weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds.Endgame is the keyword here, as gathering Hunter Symbols requires access to tempered monsters, which become progressively available during the High Rank story chapters. Furthermore, the rarity of the resource is tied to the star-difficulty of each hunt.Our guide tells you how to get Hunter Symbols in Monster Hunter Wilds alongside the resource category dropped from each tempered monster, from rarity 1 to 3.How Hunter Symbols work in Monster Hunter WildsTo get Hunter Symbols in Monster Hunter Wilds, you must complete tempered monster hunting quests, which drop the resource as quest rewards. The resource is part of the High Rank section of Wilds main story, meaning that youll need to complete the first three chapters and hit the credits.In short, the steps to get Hunter Symbols in Monster Hunter Wilds are as follows:Complete the first three chapters of the storyOnce in chapter 4, progress through the main missions whenever theyre available, and reach Hunter Rank 20Upon reaching HR 20, the Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns quest will become available. Once completed, youll gain access to tempered monstersComplete tempered monster quests (field survey quests count)Hunter Symbols are a guaranteed drop in Monster Hunter Wilds. As long as youre hunting a tempered monster in a way that grants you quest rewards, youll see a minimum of one Hunter Symbol drop in the rewards screen. The only randomized factor is the chance of obtaining multiple Hunter Symbols in one hunt, which is a nice surprise when it does happen.There are three rarity categories of Hunter Symbols, which correspond to the tempered monsters star-difficulty:5-star tempered monster quests drop Hunter Symbol 16-star tempered monster quests drop Hunter Symbol 27-star and 8-star tempered monster quests drop Hunter Symbol 3The hunts can be from Optional Quests or Field Survey Quests, although 7-star and 8-star hunts are mostly Field Survey Quests meaning that youll have to wait until a tempered monster appears on one of the biomes. For the latter, use the Environment Overview tab as a guide opening the world map and hovering over biomes or opening the local map while being on-site will showcase a list with all available hunts.As an additional tip, remember that you can save investigations and complete them later. For example, say that youre looking at the Environment Overview tab and see a tempered monster that you dont want to hunt right away. If so, select the monster, Create Quest, and when prompted, choose Save as Investigation.Then, whenever you speak to Alma, go to Investigations and select the tempered monster. Bear in mind that both saving an investigation and creating a quest from it will cost you Guild Points.How to get Hunter Symbols 1 in Monster Hunter WildsIn order to get Hunter Symbols 1 in Monster Hunter Wilds, youll need to be Hunter Rank 20 or more. Complete the Wyvern Sparks and Rose Thorns quest, and 5-star-difficulty tempered monster quests will begin to appear out in the wild.Here are all the monsters that drop Hunter Symbols 1:Tempered QuematriceTempered Lala BarinaTempered BalaharaTempered GypcerosTempered CongalalaTempered HirabamiTempered RathianTempered ChatacabraTempered Yian Kut-KuTempered NerscyllaTempered RompopoloHow to get Hunter Symbols 2 in Monster Hunter WildsIn order to get Hunter Symbols 2 in Monster Hunter Wilds, youll need to be Hunter Rank 31 or more. We started seeing 6-star-difficulty tempered monster quests before the Storm-Cold Vortex main mission, but your mileage may vary.Here are all the monsters that drop Hunter Symbols 2:Tempered DoshagumaTempered Guardian DoshagumaTempered RathalosTempered Guardian RathalosTempered GraviosTempered Jin DahaadTempered Guardian Fulgur AnjanathTempered BlangongaTempered Xu WuTempered AjarakanTempered Guardian Ebony OdogaronHow to get Hunter Symbols 3 in Monster Hunter WildsIn order to get Hunter Symbols 3 in Monster Hunter Wilds, youll need to be Hunter Rank 41 or more. We started seeing 7 and 8-star-difficulty tempered monster quests after the What Lies Ahead main mission, but your mileage may vary.Tempered Uth DunaTempered Rey DauTempered Nu UdraTempered Gore MagalaTempered ArkveldIf any of the aforementioned hunts isnt available for you yet, remember to double-check that you have the necessary Hunter Rank to unlock the monsters list in full. Lastly, since these hunts are quite rare, keep an eye out for SOS requests via Almas menu.To also help you understand Monster Hunter Wilds, we explain how to capture monsters, how to change weapons, and teach you how fishing and layered armor works.