Esperanza Rifle

R8 Light Bowgun · Expedition tree · final form · Monster Hunter Wilds

A fully field-tested Hope Rifle. Like rain in times of drought, it restores hope to the battlefield.In-game description

Stats

Attack	273 (210 true raw)
Affinity	0%
Element	none
Slots	321
Special ammo	Wyvernblast
Ammo	Normal 2 x4 (rapid), Pierce 1 x4, Spread 1 x3 (rapid), Poison 1 x3, Thunder 1 x5, Recover 1 x1, Demon 1 x1, Tranq 1 x4
Skills	Critical Eye 1, Ballistics 3

Crafting

Upgrade from Hope Rifle 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 Rifle I R1 forge		200z
2	Hope Rifle II R1 upgrade from Hope Rifle I	Iron Ore x2	500z
3	Hope Rifle III R3 upgrade from Hope Rifle II	Machalite Ore x2, Dragonite Ore x3	1,500z
4	Hope Rifle IV R5 upgrade from Hope Rifle III	Carbalite Ore x4	4,000z
5	Hope Rifle V R7 upgrade from Hope Rifle IV	Fucium Ore x5, Monster Hardbone x4	14,000z
6	Esperanza Rifle R8 upgrade from Hope Rifle 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 Rifle I → Hope Rifle II → Hope Rifle III → Hope Rifle IV → Hope Rifle V → Esperanza Rifle (final form)