Monster Hunter World: Food explained - this is the system

Before every hunt in Monster Hunter World, you have to visit the canteen. However, the system behind the food in Monster Hunter World is surprisingly complex. We explain it in a nutshell.

A real pick-me-up: without food, you won't get the most out of MHW.

Obviously: eating makes your hunter stronger, which is desirable given the battles in Monster Hunter World. However, there are many different options here, and the in-game explanations don't begin to cover it.

Monster Hunter World: Food for every weapon class and purpose

With the following basics, you'll be well prepared:

• First, the obvious: By eating you get up to 50 health points and / or stamina, in addition, you can improve attack power, defense and elemental resistance each in three levels (S, M, L).
• After ten minutes, you can eat again to replace the old food buffs with new ones.
• The most practical (because the fastest) is the menu of the chef.
• Much more detailed it goes with the self-assembled menus. Here the food is divided into different categories, special buffs such as artillery, insurance or fast polishing are possible here. The composition is important here, because there are different buffs at two, four or six foods of the same category.
• You can get in this way, for example, three special buffs of level 2, or one of level 2 and one of level 4. Since there are six slots for food, you can optionally get exactly one level 6 buff.
• It is also important the activation chance, which is displayed below in the form of three stars. By putting a coupon, there is 100 percent activation chance.

You can find the characteristics of the food in the detailed view. After a short time it becomes clear how the complicated-looking system works and thereby you go well strengthened on the hunt.