How to get the Death Stench armor in Monster Hunter Wilds

The Death Stench armor is one of the coolest looking armor sets in Monster Hunter Wilds, and it also comes with some great perks and stats for High Rank players. Unfortunately, crafting the entire set is an arduous and time-consuming process.

In this Monster Hunter Wilds guide, we’ll walk you through what you’ll need to craft Death Stench armor and what perks and stats it’ll offer you (and your Palico).

How to get the Death Stench armor in Monster Hunter Wilds

Once you progress through the story enough to reach High Rank, you’ll be able to craft Death Stench armor. (Based on our testing, it’s unclear if the set is automatically available in High Rank or if there’s a specific story quest that unlocks it, so just keep progressing through the main story if you can’t find it in the Smithy menu.) The set is made of bones and makes you look like the Grim Reaper.

Each piece has different resource requirements, and you’ll need these resources to craft the entire Death Stench set:

• Sinister Cloth (1 for each armor piece, 5 total)
• Wingdrake Hides+ (1 each for the helmet, chest, and arms, 3 total)
• Quality Bones (1 each for the helmet, chest, and arms, 3 total)
• Herbivore Carapaces (1 each for the waist and legs, 2 total)
• Colossal Bones (1 each for the waist and legs, 2 total)

Sinister Cloth is going to be your biggest hang-up here, and as an Item Trade resource, is a major pain to get, so we recommend grabbing it first before you start on the rest of the set. The other pieces all come from small monsters or gathering nodes in the world — meaning you can craft it without needing to farm a Rathalos or some other High Rank monster if the game is giving you trouble.

Wingdrake Hides+ come from High Rank flying creatures like the Baunos in the Windward Plains. Herbivore Carapaces come from High Rank herbivores like the Ceratonoth in the Windward Plains. Colossal Bones come from High Rank companion beasts like the Blango in the Iceshard Cliffs. And Quality Bones come from digging through High Rank bone piles in various maps.

You’ll need similar resources — including Sinister Cloth — to make the Palico’s Felyne Death Stench set and weapon.

Death Stench armor stats and skills in Monster Hunter Wilds

The quality and value of an armor set can vary wildly in Monster Hunter Wilds depending on the type of weapon you use, what monster you’re hunting, and even your playstyle. But, generally speaking, the Death Stench has very desirable stats and perks for progressing through High Rank — even if you’ll eventually outpace its stats and only use it as layered armor.

It’s Rarity 6 armor, which is worse than the armor you’ll craft from the apex monster in each area and, of course, flagships like Arkveld and Gore Magala. However, it’s on-par or better than sets that come from early High Rank monsters, so it’s great for helping you get through the end of the story missions.

Each piece starts with 44 defense baseline, and has strong resistances to every element except Thunder, making it extremely versatile.

In terms of skills, the full set will net you:

• Resentment (level 5 for the full set, one from each armor piece)
• Ambush (level 3 for the full set, one from the helmet, chest, and arms)
• Intimidator (level 2, with both levels coming from the waist)
• Stun Resistance (level 2, with both levels coming from the legs)
• Imparted Wisdom (Forager’s Luck) is the set’s group skill

Our Monster Hunter Wilds guides can outline your progress with our main story walkthrough and monster list, help you settle on an armament with our weapons list and best weapons explainers, uncover ores, bones, and monster tails, and teach you how to join friends in co-op multiplayer.