As you progress through Monster Hunter Rise, it becomes important to forge a new set of armor. You shouldn't hesitate to go around every region in each difficulty mode to stock up on materials. Since the game has greatly improved the pace of harvesting, the task is faster and easier than ever.
After you've got your hands on enough Machalite Ore, and before you have to mine Firestone, find out all you need to know about Icium Ore.
Where can I find Icium Ore?
Head to the Frost Islands area in Novice or Expert mode. Icium Ore can be mined from both types of veins with a better chance of loot from rare veins in Novice Mode. Here is the position of the different veins in the area.
To optimize your harvesting, please note that Dango Harvester allows you to make rare lode appearance points reappear faster, while the Geologist 3 skill, available on some of the game's low-ranked sets and talismans, will allow you to improve the yield of mined lodes.
What is Icium Ore used for?
Like the other ores, Firestone is used to forging and improving your weapons and armor as you progress through Novice difficulty.
It is mostly Novice rank armor that requires Icium Ore, although some weapons use it for their upgrades.
Original content by Robin "Raiden Robin" Bouquet
