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How to get Traps and Tranq Bombs in Monster Hunter Rise

To capture in Monster Hunter Rise for melee hunters, you need two items - a Trap, and a Tranq Bomb.

Here's how to procure these items:

How to get a Shock Trap or Pitfall Trap

For both of these, you need to get a Trap Tool - you can buy these from the merchant in the hub easily enough. They need to be then combined with another component in the Crafting List area of the menu (press pause, then Items and Equipment on the far left side) to make the relevant trap:

• Pitfall Trap = Trap Tool + Net
• Shock Trap = Trap Tool + Thunderbug

To get a Net, you must craft Ivy + Spider Web. These are very common items you can find in biomes - grab everything you see and you'll come across these soon enough.

As for the Thunderbug, these are found on trees in certain areas. For example, we regularly found one on a tree leaving the camp and taking the path through area 1 in the Frost Island biome.

How to get a Tranq Bomb

Tranq Bombs can be crafted or purchased. We only noticed that we could purchase one from the Guild Store (the merchant next to the Hub quest giver) from around 4* onwards, but it's possible it appeared before then.

If it doesn't appear there for you, then you can craft it with the following resources:

• Tranq Bomb = Sleep Herb + Parashroom

Both Sleep Herbs and Parashroom are both common resources in most biomes - grab every plant and mushroom you come across while exploring and chances are they will be one of them. For example, we found Parashrooms in both the Wasteland and Flooded Forest.

To craft, you can perform this in the Crafting List area of the menu (press pause, then Items and Equipment on the far left side). Remember you need these items on your hunter, and not in the item box, so make sure you move them over first (if you're like us, chances are you picked up a bunch without realising, and are waiting for you to shift across first before they can be crafted).

For more help on Monster Hunter Rise, check out our weapon types list, in-depth Insect Glaive page, wirebug guide and Jewel lilies locations.