Key Items to Bring: Hunting And Quests

Master Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate by knowing the key items for hunting and quests. Learn about health, stamina, status recovery, damage, and traps to prepare for any hunt.

This section details essential items for hunting and quests in Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, categorized by their primary use: Health, Stamina, Status Recovery, Damage Output, and Gadgets/Traps.

Health

Health is important for staying alive.

• Potion — Combine Herb + Blue Mushroom. A minor healing item.
• Mega Potion — Combine Potion + Honey. A powerful healing item.
• Nutrients — Combine Blue Mushroom + Godbug. Extends your life bar.
• Max Potion — Combine Mega Nutrients + Dragon Toadstool. Fully heals and extends life bar to maximum.

Stamina

Early quests provide Rations, but soon you’ll need to prepare your own.

• Steak — Found by cooking Raw Meat on a BBQ Spit. Regenerates stamina.
• Dash Juice — Combine Rare Steak + Catalyst. Stops stamina from draining for a while.
• Mega Dash Juice — Combine Dash Juice + Well done Steak. Stops stamina from draining for a long while.

Status Recovery

Glug an antidote soon after being poisoned to avoid substantial damage.

• Antidote — Combine Antidote Herb + Blue Mushroom. Removes the effect of poison.
• Energy Drink — Combine Honey + Nitroshroom. Removes the Drowsy effect.
• Cleanser — Combine Catalyst + Popfish. Removes the effects of Rockman and Snowman instantly.

Damage Output

Keep that weapon sharp!

• Whetstone — Found in mining nodes, from the shop, and Area 7 of the Moga Woods. Sharpens your blade for maximum damage.
• Demon Drug — Combine Catalyst + Mightseed. Boosts attack power.
• Mega Demon Drug — Combine Demon Drug + Pale Extract. Greatly boosts attack power.

Gadgets and Traps

A well-timed Flash Bomb can make all the difference.

• Flash Bomb — Combine bomb Casing + Flash Bug. Creates a burst of light, disorienting monsters.
• Sonic Bomb — Combine Gunpowder + Screamer. Creates a high-pitched scream to disorient monsters with potent hearing.
• Pitfall Trap — Combine Net + Trap Tool. Ensnare a monster and holds it underground.
• Shock Trap — Combine Trap Tool + Thunderbug. Ensnare a monster in electricity.
• Tinged Meat — Combine Raw Meat + Parashroom. Affects monsters with a short bout of paralysis.
• Poisoned Meat — Combine Raw Meat + Toadstool. Affects monsters with a poison effect.
• Drugged Meat — Combine Raw Meat + Sleep Herb. Causes monsters to fall asleep temporarily.