Light Bowgun Weapon Tree for Monster Hunter Rise (MHR or MHRise) features the different upgrade paths for the Light Bowgun weapon. In Monster Hunter Rise, there are 14 categories of weapons that players can choose from to use for hunting Monsters. The Light Bowgun is a weapon that excels in long-range combat. It fulfills a variety of roles, from rapid-fire barraging to inflicting status ailments based on the type of ammo used. This page lists all of the Light Bowguns in Monster Hunter Rise, showing their effectiveness and upgrade paths.
Light Bowgun Weapon Traits
- High mobility.
- Fast fire rate and short to moderate range.
- Variety of ammo types with special effects.
- The Bowgun can be used to attack monsters from long range. There are two types of Bowgun: the Heavy Bowgun, which is generally slower, more powerful, and has access to high-damage ammo, and the Light Bowgun, which allows for greater mobility and evasive capabilities, and faster shooting.
Master Rank Light Bowgun Weapons
Introduced with the release of the Sunbreak Expansion, Master Rank Weapons are a brand new and more powerful tier of Weaapons available to hunters to help them deal with the deadlier Monsters that can be found on the Sunbreak Expansion.
Note that these Weapons can only be accessed by players that have purchased and installed the Sunbreak Expansion. For those who own the expansionless version of Monster Hunter, these Weapons are unobtainable.
- You can check out the Light Bowgun Weapon Tree to find the different upgrade paths for each Master Rank Light Bowgun weapon.
Light Bowgun Weapon Features
Weapon Advantages
- Highly versatile ranged weapon with a wide selection of ammunition to match certain playstyles and monster weaknesses.
- Has support capabilities in parties.
- High mobility compared to its heavy counterpart.
Weapon Disadvantages
- Heavy on resource management.
- Trades damage output and defensive capability for mobility.
- Builds require a high level of specialization in order to achieve good damage output and combat efficiency.
Important: For a comprehensive guide on how to use Light Bowguns, please click the following link: Light Bowgun
MH Rise Light Bowgun Weapon Tree
Light Bowgun Defender Tree
- Defender Light Bowgun I
100 30- Champion Light Bowgun
140 30- Champion Light Bowgun II
190 30- Champion Light Bowgun III
210 30- Guardian Light Bowgun
230 30
- Guardian Light Bowgun
- Champion Light Bowgun III
- Champion Light Bowgun II
- Champion Light Bowgun
Light Bowgun Kamura Tree
- Kamura L.Bowgun I
50 --- Kamura L.Bowgun II
60 --
- Kamura L.Bowgun III
90 --- Kamura L.Bowgun IV
130 --- Kamura L.Bowgun V
150 --- Kamura Ninja L.Bowgun
170 --- Kamura Warrior Crossbow 250 --
- Kamura Warrior Crossbow + 290 --
- Fine Kamura Crossbow 330 --
- Duke's Arquebus 320 --
- Vigil Kugel 320 --
- Kamura Warrior Crossbow + 290 --
- Kamura Warrior Crossbow 250 --
- Kamura Ninja L.Bowgun
- Kamura L.Bowgun V
- Hidden Eye I
100 --- Hidden Eye II
160 --- Night Owl
180 --- Nightstrix 263 40% --
- Nightstrix + 280 40% --
- Avidya Eye 290 40% --
- Kaus Borealis's Asterism 340 --
- Nightstrix + 280 40% --
- Nightstrix 263 40% --
- Lumier Bowgun I
160 --- Lumier Bowgun II
170 --- Araknabolt
180 --- Araknablaster 270 35% --
- Araknablaster + 300 35% --
- Ceaseless Shadow 310 35% --
- Carmin Lantern 320 LR Severe
- Carmin Lantern + 330 LR Severe
- Luci Da Lavater 340 LR Severe
- Carmin Lantern + 330 LR Severe
- Araknablaster + 300 35% --
- Araknablaster 270 35% --
- Araknabolt
- Lumier Bowgun II
- Night Owl
- Hidden Eye II
- Lotus Bowgun I
100 R Mild- Lotus Bowgun II
170 R Mild- Great Lotus Bowgun
180 R Mild- Redeemer's Lotus 270 R Mild
- Redeemer's Lotus + 290 R Mild
- Lord Redeemer's Iron 320 R Mild
- Redeemer's Lotus + 290 R Mild
- Glory Lotus Bowgun 250 L Mild
- Glory Lotus Bowgun + 280 L Mild
- Savior's Lotus 330 L Mild
- Glory Lotus Bowgun + 280 L Mild
- Redeemer's Lotus 270 R Mild
- Great Lotus Bowgun
- Lotus Bowgun II
- Kamura L.Bowgun IV
- Khezu Syringe I
80 --- Khezu Syringe II
90 --- Khezu Syringe III
150 --- Khezu Hypo
160 --- Khezu Hypo + 260 --
- Hypodermic Miracle 290 --
- Hypodermic Miracle + 330 --
- Hypodermic Miracle 290 --
- Khezu Hypo + 260 --
- Khezu Hypo
- Khezu Syringe III
- Khezu Syringe II
- Shotgun (Viper) I
70 --- Shotgun (Viper) II
80 --- Shotgun (Viper) III
130 --- Bullet Rain (Viper)
140 --- Bullet Rain (Viper) + 320 --
- Bullet Storm (Viper) 330 --
- Bullet Rain (Viper) + 320 --
- Bullet Rain (Viper)
- Shotgun (Viper) III
- Barro Barrel I
100 LR Mild- Barro Barrel II
130 LR Mild- Barro Blaster
180 LR Mild- Barro Blaster + 240 15 LR Mild
- Barrozooka 260 15 LR Mild
- Barrozooka + 320 15 LR Mild
- Barrozooka 260 15 LR Mild
- Barro Blaster + 240 15 LR Mild
- Gossgun I
160 LR Mild- Gossgun II
170 LR Severe- Gossgun III
190 LR Severe- Abominable Bowgun
220 LR Severe- Gross Gossgun 320 -15% LR Severe
- Gross Gossgun + 340 -15% LR Severe
- Abominable Snowshot 360 -15% LR Severe
- Gross Gossgun + 340 -15% LR Severe
- Gross Gossgun 320 -15% LR Severe
- Abominable Bowgun
- Gossgun III
- Gossgun II
- Barro Blaster
- Barro Barrel II
- Shotgun (Viper) II
- Kamura L.Bowgun III
- Kamura L.Bowgun II
Light Bowgun Ore Tree
- Hunter's Rifle I
70 --- Hunter's Rifle II
90 --
- Sniper Shot
110 --- Jaeger I
120 --- Jaeger II
150 --- Jaeger Prime
170 --- Jaeger Prime II 250 --
- Jaeger Prime III 290 --
- Ironclad Jaeger 330 --
- Frostbiter 310 R Mild
- Frostbiter + 320 R Mild
- Icecloak Bowgun 330 R Mild
- Frostbiter + 320 R Mild
- Astalos Joltrender 300 20% --
- Astalos Joltrender + 310 20% --
- Astalos Flashblaster 320 20% --
- Astalos Joltrender + 310 20% --
- Jaeger Prime III 290 --
- Jaeger Prime II 250 --
- Jaeger Prime
- Jaeger II
- Usurper's Crime I
120 --- Usurper's Crime II
170 --- Despot's Wildfire
190 --- Despot's Wildfire + 310 10% --
- Oppressor's Rift 330 10% --
- Despot's Wildfire + 310 10% --
- Despot's Wildfire
- Almudron Bowgun I
140 --- Almudron Bowgun II
150 --- Doom Bringer Bowgun
180 --- Fatal Bringer Bowgun 280 --
- Fatal Bringer Bowgun + 310 --
- Peace Bringer 320 --
- Fatal Bringer Bowgun + 310 --
- Magma Weaver 300 LR Mild
- Magma Weaver + 310 LR Mild
- Magma Flare 320 LR Mild
- Magma Weaver + 310 LR Mild
- Fatal Bringer Bowgun 280 --
- Doom Bringer Bowgun
- Almudron Bowgun II
- Usurper's Crime II
- Jaeger I
- Scale Tornado I
110 R Mild- Scale Tornado II
150 R Mild- Uroktor Vortex
190 R Mild- Uroktor Vortex + 310 R Mild
- Uroktor Tempest 330 R Mild
- Uroktor Vortex + 310 R Mild
- Uroktor Vortex
- Desolate Mist I
110 --- Desolate Mist II
160 --- Nifl Mist
170 --- Nifl Mist + 300 10% --
- Encroaching Mist 310 10% --
- Encroaching Mist + 320 10% --
- Pure Bowgun Yao 320 10% --
- Encroaching Mist 310 10% --
- Nifl Mist + 300 10% --
- Nifl Mist
- Desolate Mist II
- Scale Tornado II
- Sniper Shot
- Wind Thief L.Bowgun I
70 --- Wind Thief L.Bowgun II
80 --- Wind Thief L.Bowgun III
140 --- Gale Bowgun
160 --- Gale Bowgun + 240 15% --
- Great Gale Bowgun 310 15% --
- Gale Bowgun + 240 15% --
- Flammenkanone I
200 LR Mild- Flammenkanone II
220 LR Mild- Furious Flammenkanone
230 LR Mild- Furious Flammenkanone + 300 -30% LR Mild
- Hellfire Harbinger 350 -30% LR Mild
- Hellfire Harbinger + 370 -30% LR Mild
- Hellfire Harbinger 350 -30% LR Mild
- Furious Flammenkanone + 300 -30% LR Mild
- Furious Flammenkanone
- Flammenkanone II
- Gale Bowgun
- Valkyrie Fire I
100 --- Valkyrie Fire II
180 --- Valkyrie Blaze
190 --- Valkyrie Blaze + 280 --
- Fierce Moss Green 330 --
- Fierce Moss Green + 350 --
- Gold Valkyrie 330 25% L Mild
- Rosengewehr 310 10% LR Severe
- Rosengewehr + 320 10% LR Severe
- Rosensiegen 330 10% LR Severe
- Kaktus Siegen 330 15% LR Mild
- Rosengewehr + 320 10% LR Severe
- Fierce Moss Green 330 --
- Valkyrie Blaze + 280 --
- Valkyrie Blaze
- Valkyrie Fire II
- Wind Thief L.Bowgun III
- Wind Thief L.Bowgun II
- Hunter's Rifle II
Light Bowgun Bone Tree
- Cross Bowgun I
80 --- Cross Bowgun II
100 --
- Cross Blitz
110 --- Yakt Shooter I
110 --- Yakt Shooter II
150 --- Wyvern Chaser
170 --- Wyvern Chaser + 250 10% --
- Dark Hunter 300 10% --
- Dark Hunter + 340 10% --
- Rasasa Bowgun 300 20% --
- Rasasa Bowgun + 310 20% --
- Rebel Stopper 320 20% --
- Rasasa Bowgun + 310 20% --
- Dark Hunter 300 10% --
- Striped Shell 240 LR Mild
- Striped Shell + 280 LR Mild
- Daimyo Pincer 320 LR Mild
- Striped Shell + 280 LR Mild
- Hornet Gun 240 --
- Hornet Gun + 280 --
- Carapace Cannon 320 --
- Hornet Gun + 280 --
- Wyvern Chaser + 250 10% --
- Wishing Star I
170 L Mild- Wishing Star II
180 L Mild- Comet Bolt
200 L Mild- Comet Bolt + 270 L Mild
- Valtos Gill 300 L Mild
- Valtos Gill + 340 L Mild
- Valtos Gill 300 L Mild
- Comet Bolt + 270 L Mild
- Comet Bolt
- Wishing Star II
- Wyvern Chaser
- Yakt Shooter II
- Rathling Gun I
120 --- Rathling Gun II
180 --- Rathling Phoenix
190 --- Rathling Phoenix + 310 --
- Seering Rathling Phoenix 340 --
- Silver Spartacus 330 20% --
- Rathling Phoenix + 310 --
- Rathling Phoenix
- Rathling Gun II
- Blizzard Cannon I
80 --- Blizzard Cannon II
150 --- Blizzard Volley
170 --- Blizzard Squall 280 25% --
- Blizzard Squall + 300 25% --
- Tabula Blizzara 320 25% --
- Blizzard Squall + 300 25% --
- Blizzard Squall 280 25% --
- Blizzard Volley
- Blizzard Cannon II
- Grenade Launcher I
90 --- Grenade Launcher II
130 --- Grenade Launcher III
160 --- Grenade Revolver
190 --- Grenade Revolver + 280 20 --
- Gaia Eater 350 20 --
- Grenade Revolver + 280 20 --
- Tigrex Tank I
200 L Mild- Tigrex Tank II
210 L Mild
- Tigrex Wargun
220 L Mild- Tigrex Wargun + 330 -20% L Mild
- Great Tigrex Wargun 350 -20% L Mild
- Great Tigrex Wargun + 360 -20% L Mild
- Great Tigrex Wargun 350 -20% L Mild
- Tigrex Wargun + 330 -20% L Mild
- Tigrex Wargun
- Tigrex Tank II
- Grenade Revolver
- Grenade Launcher III
- Grenade Launcher II
- Yakt Shooter I
- Royal Launcher I
100 --- Royal Launcher II
110 --- Royal Torrent
170 --- Royal Torrent + 240 10 --
- Royal Tempest 280 10 --
- Royal Tempest + 330 10 --
- Golm Assaulter 330 LR Severe
- Golm Assaulter + 350 LR Severe
- Grand Cross 370 LR Severe
- Golm Assaulter + 350 LR Severe
- Royal Tempest 280 10 --
- Royal Torrent + 240 10 --
- Royal Torrent
- Royal Launcher II
- Cross Blitz
- Cross Bowgun II
Light Bowgun Independent Tree
- Silver Shooter
320 -- - Sinister Bowgun I
120 L Mild- Sinister Bowgun II
130 L Mild
- Sinister Shadow Bolt
190 L Mild- Sinister Shadow Bolt + 300 L Mild
- Tormented Shadow Bolt 330 L Mild
- Blue Blaze Bolt 340 L Mild
- Tormented Shadow Bolt 330 L Mild
- Sinister Shadow Bolt + 300 L Mild
- Sinister Shadow Bolt
- Sinister Bowgun II
- Faulnisschleuder 320 20% --
- Faulnisschleuder + 330 20% --
- Teufelsschleuder 340 20% --
- La Lumiere 300 35% LR Mild
- La Vertu 310 35% LR Mild
- Faulnis Vertu 340 -20% / 10% LR Mild
- Faulnisschleuder + 330 20% --
- Rajang Barrage I
180 LR Severe
- Rajang Barrage II
190 LR Severe
- Ten Thousand Volts
210 LR Severe- Ten Thousand Volts + 340 -15% LR Severe
- Ten Million Volts 350 -10% LR Severe
- Ten Thousand Volts + 340 -15% LR Severe
- Ten Thousand Volts
- Rajang Barrage II
- Demonlord Cannon 350 20% LR Severe
- Azure Elder Bowgun I
170 LR Mild
- Azure Elder Bowgun II
180 LR Mild
- Abyssal Gale Bolt
190 LR Mild- Shearing Wind 330 LR Mild
- Abyssal Gale Bolt
- Azure Elder Bowgun II
- Thunderbolt Bowgun I
170 LR Mild
- Abyssal Storm Bolt
180 LR Mild- Cascading Thunder 340 LR Mild
- Abyssal Storm Bolt
- Rookslayer Bowgun I
190 R Mild
- Rookslayer Bowgun II
200 R Mild
- Bazelfetter Rookslayer
210 R Mild- Bazelvalor Rookslayer 350 -10% R Mild
- Bazelcore 360 -10% R Mild
- Bazelvalor Rookslayer 350 -10% R Mild
- Bazelfetter Rookslayer
- Rookslayer Bowgun II
- Icesteel Wasp I
190 LR Mild
- Daora's Hornet
200 LR Mild- Daora's Hornet + 320 10% LR Mild
- Daora's Yellowjacket 330 10% LR Mild
- Daora's Hornet + 320 10% LR Mild
- Daora's Hornet
- Teostra's Dart I
190 L Severe
- Teostra's Flamebolt
200 L Severe- Teostra's Flamebolt + 320 5% L Severe
- Teostra's Flamepiercer 330 5% L Severe
- Teostra's Flamebolt + 320 5% L Severe
- Teostra's Flamebolt
- Blessed Lamp I
180 --
- Cursed Lamp
190 --- Cursed Lamp + 320 20% --
- Genie's Lamp 330 20% --
- Cursed Lamp + 320 20% --
- Cursed Lamp
- Redwing Shooter I
160 --
- Reddnaught Bowgun
170 --- Elder's Grace 330 --
- Reddnaught Bowgun
- Abyssal Hailstorm 380 -15% --
- Graceful Almaria
350 -- - Wicked Needle
350 -20% --
- Wooden Dog Bowgun I
130 LR Mild- Wooden Dog Bowgun II
140 LR Mild
- Watchdog's Howl
170 LR Mild- Watchdog's Howl + 310 LR Mild
- Roaring Bowgun 340 LR Mild
- Watchdog's Howl + 310 LR Mild
- Watchdog's Howl
- Wooden Dog Bowgun II
- Springnight Shot I
110 LR Mild- Springnight Shot II
130 LR Mild
- Springnight Spawn
160 LR Mild- Springnight Spawn + 300 LR Mild
- Springnight Finshot 340 LR Mild
- Springnight Spawn + 300 LR Mild
- Springnight Spawn
- Springnight Shot II
- Royal Order's Crossbow 290 10% 50 --
- Royal Order's Crossbow + 330 10% 50 --
- Antique Machina LB 330 --
- Rampage L.Bowgun I
140 R Severe- Rampage L.Bowgun II
150 R Severe
- Rampage L.Bowgun III
160 R Severe
- Rampage L.Bowgun IV
170 R Severe- Rampage L. Bowgun V
180 R Severe
- Rampage L.Bowgun S
190 R Severe
- Rampage L.Bowgun S
- Rampage L. Bowgun V
- Rampage L.Bowgun IV
- Rampage L.Bowgun III
- Rampage L.Bowgun II