Esperanza Strongarm

R8 Charge Blade · Expedition tree · final form · Monster Hunter Wilds

A fully field-tested Hope Strongarm. With each charge, despair becomes a distant memory.In-game description

Stats

Attack	756 (210 true raw)
Affinity	0%
Element	none
Sharpness	red 50, orange 60, yellow 60, green 60, blue 40, white 80; Handicraft 5 adds 50 to the top colour (hatched)
Slots	321
Phial	Impact
Skills	Critical Eye 2, Speed Sharpening 2

Crafting

Upgrade from Hope Strongarm V for 20,000z and:

x1 Bird Wyvern Gem R7 · sells for 4,000z
x5 Hunter Symbol I R6 · sells for 1,000z

From scratch: 6 steps, 40,200z

	Weapon	Materials	Zenny
1	Hope Strongarm I R1 forge		200z
2	Hope Strongarm II R1 upgrade from Hope Strongarm I	Iron Ore x2	500z
3	Hope Strongarm III R3 upgrade from Hope Strongarm II	Machalite Ore x2, Dragonite Ore x3	1,500z
4	Hope Strongarm IV R5 upgrade from Hope Strongarm III	Carbalite Ore x4	4,000z
5	Hope Strongarm V R7 upgrade from Hope Strongarm IV	Fucium Ore x5, Monster Hardbone x4	14,000z
6	Esperanza Strongarm R8 upgrade from Hope Strongarm V	Bird Wyvern Gem x1, Hunter Symbol I x5	20,000z
	Total	Iron Ore x2, Machalite Ore x2, Dragonite Ore x3, Carbalite Ore x4, Fucium Ore x5, Monster Hardbone x4, Bird Wyvern Gem x1, Hunter Symbol I x5	40,200z

Tree

Hope Strongarm I → Hope Strongarm II → Hope Strongarm III → Hope Strongarm IV → Hope Strongarm V → Esperanza Strongarm (final form)