"Layered Weapon" is added in Monster Hunter World Iceborne (MHWI) as an Augmentation option that allows you to customize your weapon's appearance, without changing their actual stats. See Layered Armor for armor equivalent.
To unlock the option to layer weapons for the first time, you must:
- open the Tundra region in The Guiding Lands by following the Special Assignment quest chain starting with Sterling Pride.
- gather materials in The Guiding Lands (ore, bones and etc.)
Notes:
- This type of customization has no effect on performance.
- Only weapons that are at the end of their Master Rank upgrade tree can be layered.
- Changing your weapon's appearance in layered weapon menu will take precedence over anything set in the Custom Upgrades menu.
- You can change or remove the layer from weapons at the Smithy at any time, and the materials used for the layer are returned to you. Research points will not be returned.
- The layer will stay on the specific weapon until you choose to remove it. It is not affected by your Layered Armor or saved Loadout settings.
- Different weapon types have different layered options. For example, because no actual Great Jagras Longsword exists in the game, there is no layered option for that either.
- Safi'jiiva weapons cannot be awakened further if they are augmented with Layered Weapons. You need to remove the layer while upgrading.
- Alatreon and Fatalis weapons are so far the only weapons that require you to first craft and upgrade the actual weapon before unlocking the layered version of it. For every other weapon it is enough that you have the materials for the layer itself.
MHW Layered Weapon Information
Weapon Bases
| Base | Materials |
| Iron 1 | 1x Fierce Dragonvein Bone 1x Meldspar Ore Research Points: 250 |
| Iron 2 | 1x Fierce Dragonvein Bone 1x Meldspar Ore Research Points: 250 |
| Iron 3 | 1x Fierce Dragonvein Bone 1x Meldspar Ore Research Points: 250 |
| Iron 4 | 1x Fierce Dragonvein Bone 1x Meldspar Ore Research Points: 250 |
| Bone 1 | 1x Fierce Dragonvein Bone 1x Thick Bone Research Points: 250 |
| Bone 2 | 1x Fierce Dragonvein Bone 1x Thick Bone Research Points: 250 |
| Bone 3 | 1x Fierce Dragonvein Bone 1x Thick Bone Research Points: 250 |
| Bone 4 | 1x Fierce Dragonvein Bone 1x Thick Bone Research Points: 250 |
| Note: Iron and Bone Bases have different names for each weapon. LBG and HBG only get 1 Iron and 1 Bone Base. Hammer, HH, SA, CB, IG and Bow only get 3 Iron and 3 Bone Bases. | |
| Lunastra | 1x Tempered Azure Mane 1x Elder Dragonvein Bone Research Points: 500 |
| Kulve Taroth | 1x Kulve Taroth Golden Nugget+ 1x Fierce Dragonvein Bone Research Points: 500 |
| Kulve Taroth+ | 1x Kulve Taroth Golden Nugget+ 1x Heavy Dragonvein Bone Research Points: 750 |
| Kjárr | 1x Kulve Taroth Golden Nugget+ 1x Dragonvein Solidbone Research Points: 750 |
| Kjárr+ | 1x Kulve Taroth Golden Nugget+ 1x Elder Dragonvein Bone Research Points: 1000 |
Weapon Parts
Unique Weapons
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I finished the story, did the needed assintments and reached Tundra region, but no layered weapon option.
what do i still need ?
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i done all that but there is still no leyert weapon option on my augment equipment. i finish the story. kill broken horn qilin, obtain hero's streamstone and warrior. then unlock GL. what do I miss?
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I kinda wish the wiki shows what the layered weapons look like, but I guess I have to find out myself
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I've finished the story and reached tundra region. I'm already at safi but the layered weapon still isn't unlocked. What else do I have to do?
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If my weapon is say, a fire element weapon and I apply a weapon with water element as its layer, will attacking a monster produce the original weapons element or the layered weapons element?
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Are all materials not available for all weapons? Wanting to layer my Safi Paralysis hammer with some KT gold for the base and layer it with Viper Kadachi parts and no luck.
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I can’t put alatreon layered on my weapons even tho I killed him. It only lets my on my great sword but no other weapon
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Can anyone help me? I know I need to remove the layered weapon in order to upgrade my Safi weapon again. The thing is, I have, but the game still claims it has a layered weapon on.
I just want to put Nargacuga essence on my piercer. WTF am I doing wrong?
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- You must have progressed far enough in the story to unlock the tundra region in the Guiding Lands before the "Layered Weapons" option is unlocked.
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If anyone is wondering how to unlock some base, parts or certain unique looks, I'm going to go out on a limb and say that you have to make at least one of the weapons in that tree. i will be testing this out.
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How do you even get this option I have several normal looking weapons that are maxed in their tree that can be turned from what my friends said and tada no option
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when is this going to be updated? I believe that the layered weapons 2.0 is out
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Is Stygian Zinogre not part of the List for Layered Parts? It's the coolest looking one for LBG.
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I unlocked layered weapons as soon as I unlocked the Tundra region, in the guiding lands.
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Anyone know how to unlock this? No tutorials or options are showing up for me to layer my weapons. I watched a video about layered weapons, but it doesn't explain how to unlock the option. Do you need to be a certain MR? Reach a certain mission in Iceborne? Can only layer certain weapons? Thanks for any help/information :)
I have the materials to craft Rathian parts on my iron base longsword but it doesn't show up. Help?
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