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Monster Hunter World: How to Change Kinsect & What They Do

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How to Change Your Kinsect and What They Do in Monster Hunter World

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The kinsect is a special feature of the insect glaive weapon type in Monster Hunter World, and it provides an assortment of buffs and debuffs, like healing and poison effects. You’ll see an option for nurturing a kinsect at the smithy, but you won’t be able to do anything with this feature unless you’re using the insect glaive. Here’s how to change your kinsect and what they do in Monster Hunter World.

  • Go to the smithy and choose the kinsect option to manage your equipment.
  • You can also do this from any item box, and choose the one you want.
  • In battle, hold the R2 or RT button and hit triangle or Y to summon the little bug. You can hold R2 or RT and press circle or B to recall it back to you once you’re done.

To change your kinsect in Monster Hunter World, you can go to the smithy to nurture a kinsect and adjust your equipment from there, or you could just manage it from your room or item box instead. At the start, you’ll be able to choose between two types of kinsects. One of them will deal poison damage to monsters, while the other one will give you some extra healing if you need it. In battle, you can summon it by holding down the R2 button (RT on Xbox One) and pressing the triangle button (Y on Xbox One). You can then recall it back to you by holding down R2 and pressing the circle button (B on Xbox One).

Learning how to use your kinsect effectively is the key to mastering the insect glaive, so practice with it before going out on a quest in Monster Hunter World.

That’s all you need to know about how to change your kinsect and what they do in Monster Hunter World. Be sure to check our wiki for more information on Monster Hunter World.

TLDR;

Question: How do you change kinsect in Monster Hunter World?

Answer: Go to the smithy or any item box in the game, then choose the one you want to equip from your equipment menu. Different ones will give you different effects and buffs in battle.

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Zhiqing Wan

Zhiqing is the Reviews Editor for Twinfinite, and a History graduate from Singapore. She's been in the games media industry for nine years, trawling through showfloors, conferences, and spending a ridiculous amount of time making in-depth spreadsheets for min-max-y RPGs. When she's not singing the praises of Amazon's Kindle as the greatest technological invention of the past two decades, you can probably find her in a FromSoft rabbit hole.

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