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Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

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Powering up the Kinsect

By
Vincent Lau

If you take a look at the Insect Glaive, you’ll probably notice that it operates quite differently from other weapons. First off, there are no upgrade trees, simply straight upgrade paths. And second, you can’t even upgrade your weapon! First you have to…level up your Kinsect?! What is this?

Don’t worry, this section of the guide will help you. Kinsects have to be levelled up along with your weapon, and their evolutionary paths can branch and are kept separate from the Insect Glaive route. Every Kinsect, depending on whether it is Blunt or Cutting (determines what kind of damage it does), will have a set upgrade path. So two different Insect Glaives with the same kind of Kinsect will have the exact same upgrade path for the Kinsect!

However, your Kinsect is a living animal, and cannot evolve without being fed precious Nectars. You will want to make sure you feed your Kinsect only the top tier of Nectars, because your Kinsect can only take a certain amount before it is full and ready to evolve. You can effectively permanently mess up an Insect Glaive. Nectars will give stat points to Power, Stamina and Speed. Only use Nectars that give two points to their respective areas, to maximize stat growth. Also, feed Nectars that boost one stat will lower another, so be careful with the order you feed. Once you have maxed out the Nectar bar, your Kinsect is ready to evolve. After a certain number of evolutions of your Kinsect, your Insect Glaive will also upgrade! This is covered in the next section.

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Guide Information
  • Publisher
    Capcom
  • Platforms,
    3DS
  • Genre
    Action RPG
  • Guide Release
    31 March 2015
  • Last Updated
    7 December 2020
  • Guide Author
    Cassie Sun, Vincent Lau

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En route to Val Habar, what begins as a bumpy ride in the great desert quickly descends into the fight of your rookie hunter’s life, as a dangerous Elder Dragon appears out of nowhere, threatening to level your ride and the town ahead.

After somehow surviving the attack, your efforts impress the Caravaneer and you’re quickly enlisted into the Caravan. Your mission? To discover the secret of a mysterious “Article”, which will almost surely involve hunting bigger and deadlier monsters in a magical, colorful world that is the world of Monster Hunter.

Overwhelmed? Not so sure what to do? This guide will give you the reference point you need to not only complete the solo campaign with flying colors, but look awesome while doing so!

  • Information regarding Key Quests for both Caravan and Gathering Hall quests.
  • Tips for becoming the best hunter possible–from preparations to Palicos.
  • Breakdown of the 14 unique weapon types and how to wield them to their full potential.
  • Detailed maps and insights for all of the major hunting grounds.
  • Inside scoop on every monster you will face in battle (select postgame monsters pending).

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