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
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
--
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
--
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
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
Glory Lotus Bowgun
250
L Mild
Glory Lotus Bowgun +
280
L Mild
Savior's Lotus
330
L Mild
Khezu Syringe I
80
--
Khezu Syringe II
90
--
Khezu Syringe III
150
--
Khezu Hypo
160
--
Khezu Hypo +
260
--
Hypodermic Miracle
290
--
Hypodermic Miracle +
330
--
Shotgun (Viper) I
70
--
Shotgun (Viper) II
80
--
Shotgun (Viper) III
130
--
Bullet Rain (Viper)
140
--
Bullet Rain (Viper) +
320
--
Bullet Storm (Viper)
330
--
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
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
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
Astalos Joltrender
300
20%
--
Astalos Joltrender +
310
20%
--
Astalos Flashblaster
320
20%
--
Usurper's Crime I
120
--
Usurper's Crime II
170
--
Despot's Wildfire
190
--
Despot's Wildfire +
310
10%
--
Oppressor's Rift
330
10%
--
Almudron Bowgun I
140
--
Almudron Bowgun II
150
--
Doom Bringer Bowgun
180
--
Fatal Bringer Bowgun
280
--
Fatal Bringer Bowgun +
310
--
Peace Bringer
320
--
Magma Weaver
300
LR Mild
Magma Weaver +
310
LR Mild
Magma Flare
320
LR Mild
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
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%
--
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%
--
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
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
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%
--
Striped Shell
240
LR Mild
Striped Shell +
280
LR Mild
Daimyo Pincer
320
LR Mild
Hornet Gun
240
--
Hornet Gun +
280
--
Carapace Cannon
320
--
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
Rathling Gun I
120
--
Rathling Gun II
180
--
Rathling Phoenix
190
--
Rathling Phoenix +
310
--
Seering Rathling Phoenix
340
--
Silver Spartacus
330
20%
--
Blizzard Cannon I
80
--
Blizzard Cannon II
150
--
Blizzard Volley
170
--
Blizzard Squall
280
25%
--
Blizzard Squall +
300
25%
--
Tabula Blizzara
320
25%
--
Grenade Launcher I
90
--
Grenade Launcher II
130
--
Grenade Launcher III
160
--
Grenade Revolver
190
--
Grenade Revolver +
280
20
--
Gaia Eater
350
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
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
Light Bowgun Independent Tree
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
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
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
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
Thunderbolt Bowgun I
170
LR Mild
Abyssal Storm Bolt
180
LR Mild
Cascading Thunder
340
LR Mild
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
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
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
Blessed Lamp I
180
--
Cursed Lamp
190
--
Cursed Lamp +
320
20%
--
Genie's Lamp
330
20%
--
Redwing Shooter I
160
--
Reddnaught Bowgun
170
--
Elder's Grace
330
--
Abyssal Hailstorm
380
-15%
--
Graceful Almaria
350
--
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
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
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