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Botanical Research

RaceWyvernians
LocationAstera - Tradeyard North

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The Botanical Research is a group of NPC in Monster Hunter World (MHW). NPCs are non-playable characters that interact with the Hunter during the story or optional activities in game.

The Botanical Research Center allows the Hunter to cultivate various items thanks to the study of the Ancient Tree.

Quests & Services

  • The Botanical Research is composed of 2 NPCs: Chief Botanist and Laid-back Botanist
  • Chief Botanist lets the Hunter manage the culture, the harvest box and the fertilizers.
    Once an item is gathered in the field, it's possible to cultivate it and produce items while out questing.
  • Some Items have to be unlocked via Optional Quests to be cultivated.
  • You can have up to 3 items cultivating (allows duplicates) and expand the harvest box up to 30 slots.
Upgrade
Requirement
Harvest Box Upgrade (+10)To Hold a Harvest delivery
Aqua Sac x2 + 300 RP
Harvest Box Upgrade (+10)Your Storage Solution delivery
Torrent Sac x1 + 1000 RP
Culture Slot (+1)Persistent Pests4 optional quest
Culture Slot (+1)Talons of Ire and Ice7 optional quest
Cultivate
Nulberry, Might Seed, Adamant Seed, Antidote Herb, Fire Herb, Flowfern,
Snow Herb, Sleep Herb, Smokenut, Dragonfell Berry, Ivy, Blastnut,
Dragonstrike Nut, Slashberry, Bomberry, Flamenut, Blazenut
Prickly Predicament3 optional quest
Cultivate
Mandragora, Nitroshroom, Devil's Blight, Parashroom,
Toadstool, Exciteshroom, Chillshroom, Flashbug,
Godbug, Thunderbug, Baitbug, Spider Web
Royal Relocation4 optional quest

Fertilizers

Fertilizers allows for more items to be cultivated, faster culture and extending current fertilization duration. Can only fertilize once between each quest. The (S) effects stack until (L) if used while one is already up. The Growth Up effect means that items requiring more than 1 quest to be cultivated will be cultivated faster, it has no effect otherwise.

Name
Requirement
Effect
Duration
RP Cost
Fertilizer-Plant Harvest UP (S)3100
Mushroom Substrate-Fungi Harvest Up (S)3100
Summoner Jelly-Bug/Honey Harvest Up (S)3100
CatalystSprouting an Ancient Tree
Coral Bone x1 + 500RP
Growth Up (S)4300
Mega Fertilizer

★6 optional quest: Hard To Swallow

Grow, Greenery, Grow
Great Jagras Hide+ x1 + 600RP
Plant Harvest UP (L)4250
Choice Mushroom Substrate

★6 optional quest: A Crown of Mud and Anger

A Mountain of Mushrooms
Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ x1 + 700RP

Fungi Harvest Up (L)4250
Thick Summoner Jelly

★6 Optional Quest: Say Cheese!

The Pied Bug Piper
Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Photophore+ x1 + 800RP

Bug/Honey Harvest UP (L)4250
Ancient Catalyst

★6 Optional Quest: The Sleeping Sylvan Queen

Shattering the Grass Ceiling
Great Girros Hood+ x1 + 900RP

Growth Up (L)4500
Soft Soil

Complete all other fertilizer delivery quests to unlock

A Gentle Earthen Bed
Dragonbone Relic x3 + 1000RP

Extend existing effect duration by 5.5600

Role in Main Story

  • The Botanical Research has no role in the main story line.

Trivia

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  • The Botanical Research is part of the Third Fleet.
NPCs
Admiral ♦ Commander ♦ Ecological Research ♦ Elder Melder ♦ Endemic Life Researcher ♦ Field Master ♦ Field Team Leader ♦ First Wyverians ♦ Grimalkyne Tribes ♦ Lynian Researcher ♦ Mysterious Hooded Man ♦ Piscine Researcher ♦ Poogie ♦ Resource Center ♦ Second Fleet Master ♦ Shy Scholar ♦ Steamworks ♦ The Armory ♦ The Handler ♦ The Huntsman ♦ Third Fleet Master

Read this Monster Hunter World: Iceborne guide to learn how to augment Master Rank weapons. Including changes, new features and augment skills, & more.

Table of Contents

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How To Augment Master Rank Weapons

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Fill Up Master Rank Weapon Augment Slots

The way you can augment weapons & armors have been changed in Iceborne. It will now cost a number of slot & will fill these up when you augment your weapon.

Augmentation Slots Per Weapon Rarity

Rarity No. Of Slots
Rarity 10 5 Slots
Rarity 11 4 Slots
Rarity 12 3 Slots

Only Fully Upgraded Weapons Can Be Augmented

The same way it works in MHW, augmentation on weapons can only be done when they are fully upgraded. This means having the weapon at the end of its weapon tree.

Augmentations Now Have Augment Slot Cost

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In Iceborne, all available augmentations will now have slot costs. The more augment slots your weapons have, the more augmentations you can put into it.

Master Rank Weapon Augment Slot Costs

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Augment Effects Cost
Extra Slots Adds more augment slots on weapon -
Attack Increase Slightly increases attack power of weapon 3
Health Regen Slightly recovers health when damaging monsters 3
Slot Upgrade Adds a Level 1 slot into weapon 3
Affinity Increase Slightly increases affinity rate of weapon 2
Defense Increase Defense is slightly increased with chance of reducing damage 1
Element/Status Effect Up Slightly increases power of elements & status effects 1

Extra Slots Adds 2 More Augment Slots

When you augment your weapon with Extra Slots, you'll get 2 additional augment slots. This doesn't fill up any augment slot but costs rare materials & some Research Points.

Strengthen Master Rank Weapons With Custom Upgrades

Another new feature of Iceborne, weapons now have custom upgrades. Using specific mods, you can slightly increase specific stats of your weapon & also change their appearance. More mods are unlocked when you keep upgrading a weapon.

Custom Upgrades List

Mod Effect
Kulu-Ya-Ku Mod Slightly increases affinity
Pukei-Pukei Mod Slightly increases elemental or status effect damage
Barroth Mod Slightly increase attack
Hornetaur Mod Slightly increases defense

Recommended Master Rank Weapon Augments

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Best Master Rank Weapon Augment Chart

ElementsDescription
Health Regen
★★★
- Recovers health when damaging monsters
- Reduces need to use recovery items, therefore increasing time to attack monsters
Affinity Increase
★★・
- Increases affinity by 10%
- 2nd augment increases by 5%
- Best for weapons with low affinity
Attack Increase
★★・
- Increases weapon attack power
- Increase depends on weapon type
- Recommended for weapons with high affinity
Slot Upgrade
★・・
- Adds 1 decoration slot
- Best for weapons lacking slots
Defense Increase
★・・
- Increases defense and has chance to reduce damage
- Low priority augment as defense should be armor-focused

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Focus On Health And Affinity Augments

It's best to augment weapons with Health Regen & Affinity Increase as these work make hunting more efficient. If your chosen weapon already has a high affinity rate, it's best to use Attack Increase instead.

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Choosing Between Attack Or Affinity Increase

Prioritize Weapons With Low Affinity

Having a weapon with high affinity will increase your chance of dealing critical hits & doing heavy damage so it's best to raise the affinity rate of your weapons. However, note that Affinity Increase augments have diminishing returns.

Use Attack Increase With High Affinity Weapons

If your weapon of choice already has high affinity or cannot be augmented with Health Regen, you can augment it with Attack Increase. This will strengthen your raw attack stat, making each hit more powerful.

About Iceborne Master Rank Weapon Augmentation

Unlocks After Main Story Of Iceborne

Augmenting Master Rank weapons will be unlocked when you complete Iceborne's main story quests. You'll gain access to the Guiding Lands after, the area where you can find most of the materials for Master Rank weapon upgrading.

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WARNING! High Rank Augments Will Disappear

If you've already augmented your weapon in Monster Hunter World & decide to upgrade & augment in Master Rank, your augments will disappear. You'll get your materials back, however, augments from High Rank may be crucial in early game Master Rank.

Augments Use Monster Materials From Guiding Lands

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Master Rank weapon augments don't use Streamstones anymore, however, they do cost valuable Research Points and need rare materials from the Guiding Lands - the end-game endless hunting area in Iceborne.

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