Monster Hunter World: How to change your appearance

As with the vast majority of other RPGs, players in the The world of monster hunter get the chance to create their own character at the beginning of the story. While the game's character creator can be somewhat limited, there's enough variety to make some truly unique avatars.

If you want to change the look of your Hunter, there is a way to completely redo it from scratch. However, this opportunity is not always available, so it is better to think things over several times before deciding to change your appearance The world of monster hunter. Here's how to do it.

Updated on November 12, 2024 by Mark Santos: Changing your character's appearance in MHW remains the same, as does the use of layered armor. However, we've updated this guide to expand the layered armor section with more information on where to get the materials needed to craft layered armor. This should give players (especially those who have just finished the main story) a better idea of ​​where to get the items needed to improve the mod game.

How to change appearance in MHW

To change your character's appearance, you will need a Voucher for character editing. You can get a free one by visiting your preferred platform's game store (check the DLC tab for Steam users), and you can purchase additional ones later.

Once you have purchased the character editing voucher, load the game and you should see the ability to edit your character's appearance on the character select screen. Click the appropriate button to start the conversion process. The Character Editing Voucher allows you to remake your Hunter as if you were creating him all over again for the first time – this includes the ability to change his gender, face and other physical attributes. However, the voucher will not allow you to change your character's name.

If you are not interested in changing the appearance of your character, you can edit it hair and makeup after visiting your Item box in your room either in Astera or Seliana. Changing your appearance via the Item Box is free, and you can do it as many times as you like without burning a voucher.

PC players can use mods to change their appearance for free. However, this is not recommended as it may corrupt your saves or possibly result in your account being banned for potential EULA violations.

How to change the appearance of armor in MHW

You can change the appearance of your armor sets by using Multi-layered armor a system that is basically the same as the transmog systems in other games. To change your appearance, you'll need to create layered armor in the Forge and edit the layered armor settings in the item drawer. Equipping layered armor doesn't affect your armor skills and setup effects, and you can freely put on or take off any piece as much as you want for free.

How to unlock layered armor

To get more layered armor options, you'll need to complete the game's story, complete additional quests, and participate in event quests. As soon as you get materials needed to make layered armorthey will automatically become available for crafting in the Forge. The requirements for making layered armor aren't as strict as real armor, but some require materials that are hard to come by during normal hunting.

Layered armor is divided into low rank, high rank and master rank, and the materials needed to craft them can only be obtained from monsters or quests in the corresponding ranks. If you want to get all Master Rank Layered Armor setsyou will have to hunt Hardened monsters in the Ruling Lands. Some sets may be locked behind quests, so make sure you complete them all.