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This is a guide to the best builds and equipment for Insect Glaives in Monster Hunter Rise (MH Rise): Sunbreak. Learn about the best Insect Glaives for Sunbreak and the best builds and Armor pieces to use with the Insect Glaive for Low, High, and Master Rank.
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List of Contents
Insect Glaive Builds List & Progression
This is a quick section summarizing all the Insect Glaive builds in this page. It is arranged from newest to oldest, and MR build progression is from bottom to top.
Click on the build name to see the build!
| Master Rank | Title Update | Build Name |
|---|---|---|
| MR180+ | Bonus Update | Heaven-Sent Blood Awakening Elemental IG |
| MR180+ | TU5 | Heaven-Sent Blast Insect Glaives |
| MR180+ | TU5 | Heaven-Sent Poison Insect Glaives |
| MR160+ | TU4 | Dragon Insect Glaive w/ Dragon Conversion |
| MR160+ | TU4 | Dragon Conversion w/ Dereliction IG |
| MR160+ | TU4 | Dragon Conversion Elemental IGs |
| MR160+ | TU4 | Powder Mantle Elemental IGs |
| MR140+ | TU3 | Poison Builds |
| MR140+ | TU3 | Asterism Bloodlust Raw |
| MR10+ | TU2 | Bloodlust Insect Glaive |
| MR10+ | TU2 | Dereliction Raw Build |
| MR10+ | TU2 | Aerial Blood Rite Climber |
| MR6+ | Base | Fine Kamura Glaive Raw Climber |
| MR3-6 | Base | Leumundslist+ Raw All-Rounder |
| MR3-6 | Base | Twilight Repose Critical Climber |
| MR1-2 | Base | Kamura Warrior Glaive Raw Affinity |
Ultra Endgame MR Build: MR 100+
Heaven-Sent Blood Awakening Elemental Glaives
Fire
Wat
Thun
Ice
Dra
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kaktusspringen | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
 40 | 310 | 0 | 15% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
  |  | |||
Attack Jewel+ 4
Flamescale Jewel 1
Supercharge Jewel 2| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eventide Kazanagi+ | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
 31 | 320 | 0 | 15% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
 ー | | |||
| ー | ||||
Ironshell Jewel 1| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Skysoar Flash | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
 61 | 310 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 15 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
ーーー | | |||
| ー ー ー | ||||
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Daora's Samudra | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
 52 | 320 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 13 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ーー | | |||
| ー ー | ||||
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Silver Spear | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
 41 | 320 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 15 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| | | |||
Chain Jewel+ 4
Expert Jewel+ 4Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
 Risen Kaiser Horns
|
ー |
Critical Eye Lv2
Weakness Exploit Lv1
Powder Mantle Lv1
|
 Primordial Mail
|
Burst Lv1
Blood Awakening Lv1
|
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 Primordial Vambraces
|
Critical Boost Lv1
Blood Awakening Lv1
|
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 Sinister Grudge Tassets
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Mail of Hellfire Lv1
Coalescence Lv1
|
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 Tempest Hakama
|
ー |
Critical Boost Lv2
Heaven-Sent Lv1
|
 Talisman |
Weakness Exploit ・Level 2 with desired slots or better |
|
| Kinsect | Gleambeetle / Exalted Alucanid | |
| Alternative Decorations | ・Alternative for Dragon Build | |
Attack Jewel 2
Element Exploit Jewel 2
Bloodlust Jewel 4
Enhancer Jewel 2
Expert Jewel 2
Enhancer Jewel+ 4
Wirebug Jewel 2
Intrepid Jewel 1
Crit Element Jewel 2Skills Overview
| Skills | Attack Boost Lv 7 Element Attack 5 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Critical Boost Lv 3 Power Prolonger Lv 3 Critical Eye Lv 3 Critical Element Lv 2 Blood Rite Lv 2 Blood Awakening Lv 2 Wirebug Whisperer Lv 1 Mail of Hellfire Lv 1 Coalescence Lv 1 Bloodlust Lv 1 Element Exploit Lv 1 Burst Lv 1 Intrepid Heart Lv 1 Powder Mantle Lv 1 Heaven-Sent Lv 1 Kushala Blessing Lv 1/2 Teostra Blessing Lv 2 ・Skills may vary per element |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Kinsect Supercharge
|
Build Merits and Augments
| Weapon Augments | |
|---|---|
| Armor Augments |
Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor.
For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Burst ● Mail of Hellfire ● Kushala Blessing Lv.2 (for Ice build) For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Blood Rite ● Intrepid Heart ● Frenzied Bloodlust |
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| This build is an alternative to our Dragon Conversion sets, which replace it with Heaven-Sent to forego other sharpeness skills and Blood Awakening as another source of elemental damage. It can also be safer to run, especially in hunts against afflicted monsters or those with easily breakable parts due to the boosts gained when healing with attacks.
The chosen Insect Glaives are similar to our previous builds for their good element values and decent purple sharpness after adding anomaly slots. However, the Silver Spear takes over the Crimson Springwing thanks to its amazing slots and purple sharpness. Any Kinsect will work with this build, but it is best used with Assist Kinsects for extra damage when using Tetraseal Slash. Powder Kinsects can also perform well for their detonations and potential for extra healing. If you're struggling with the increased stamina usage of Kinsect Supercharge, the anti-species rampage decorations are good alternatives. |
TU5 Heaven-Sent Blast Insect Glaives
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Devil's Halberd
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| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
28 |
330 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ー |
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| ー | ||||
Blast Jewel 2
Phoenix Jewel 2Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Risen Kaiser Horns
|
ー |
Critical Eye Lv2
Weakness Exploit Lv1
Powder Mantle Lv1
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Tempest Robe
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Critical Boost Lv1
Heaven-Sent Lv1
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Tempest Sleeves
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Latent Power Lv1
Heaven-Sent Lv1
|
|
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Virtue / Prudence Coil
|
ー |
Weakness Exploit Lv2
Bloodlust Lv1
|
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Tempest Hakama
|
ー |
Critical Boost Lv2
Heaven-Sent Lv1
|
| Talisman |
ー |
Buildup Boost ・Level 2 with desired slots or better |
Blast Jewel+ 4
Phoenix Jewel+ 4Skills Overview
| Skills | Attack Boost Lv 7 Critical Eye Lv 6 Critical Boost Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Heaven-Sent Lv 3 Coalescence Lv 3 Power Prolonger Lv 2 Buildup Boost Lv 2 Intrepid Heart Lv 1-2 Wirebug Whisperer Lv 1 Bloodlust Lv 1 Latent Power Lv 1 Powder Mantle Lv 1 Frenzied Bloodlust Lv 1 Blast Attack Lv 3 Teostra Blessing Lv 2 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Kinsect Supercharge
|
Build Merits and Augments
| Weapon Augments |  Attack Boost
Lv 4 Status Effect Boost
Lv 1 |
|---|---|
| Armor Augments |
Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor.
Replaceable skills already on the armor: ● Latent Power For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Mail of Hellfire ● Buildup Boost ● Burst For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wind Mantle |
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| Title Update 5 introduces a new Rampage Skill, Kinsect Supercharge, which is an incredible addition to the Insect Glaive, boosting Kinsect damage by about 80%. All other builds can also use this skill to replace the anti-species jewels. Buildup Boost can now be rolled in Vigor melding, opening up options for raw status builds. To round out the update, Heaven-Sent was also added for its infinite sharpness and stamina as long as you don't get knocked over. This skill alone is great for aerial-heavy combat with Kinsect Slash and Diving Wyvern for some serious raw damage.
These builds use status Insect Glaives as they can outperform pure raw weapons thanks to Buildup Boost. Although Lv.3 of this skill can be rolled in Vigor melding, Lv.2 should be adequate. The choice between Blast and Poison depends on the monsters, but they should perform similarly in terms of raw damage. If your target monsters have exploitable elemental weaknesses, check out our other elemental sets! The Stratosphere Glaive+ can be used for a Paralysis build by making a few adjustments to the Blast build. However, it has lower damage potential but can be valuable in multiplayer to immobilize monsters. |
TU5 Heaven-Sent Poison Insect Glaives
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Aoul al Sadirah's Asterism
 |
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| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
16 |
340 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ー |
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| ー | ||||
Hard Venom Jewel 4Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Risen Kaiser Horns
|
ー |
Critical Eye Lv2
Weakness Exploit Lv1
Powder Mantle Lv1
|
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Tempest Robe
|
Critical Boost Lv1
Heaven-Sent Lv1
|
|
|
Tempest Sleeves
|
Latent Power Lv1
Heaven-Sent Lv1
|
|
|
Virtue / Prudence Coil
|
ー |
Weakness Exploit Lv2
Bloodlust Lv1
|
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Tempest Hakama
|
ー |
Critical Boost Lv2
Heaven-Sent Lv1
|
| Talisman |
ー |
Buildup Boost ・Level 2 with desired slots or better |
Intrepid Jewel+ 3
Haze Jewel 1
Foray Jewel 2Skills Overview
| Skills | Attack Boost Lv 7 Critical Eye Lv 6 Critical Boost Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Heaven-Sent Lv 3 Coalescence Lv 3 Power Prolonger Lv 2 Buildup Boost Lv 2 Intrepid Heart Lv 1-2 Wirebug Whisperer Lv 1 Bloodlust Lv 1 Latent Power Lv 1 Powder Mantle Lv 1 Frenzied Bloodlust Lv 1 Poison Attack Lv 3 Chameleos Blessing Lv 3 Foray Lv 1 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Kinsect Supercharge
|
Build Merits and Augments
| Weapon Augments |  Rampage Slot Upgrade
Lv 1Attack Boost
Lv 3 |
|---|---|
| Armor Augments |
Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor.
Replaceable skills already on the armor: ● Latent Power For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Mail of Hellfire ● Buildup Boost ● Burst For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wind Mantle |
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| Title Update 5 introduces a new Rampage Skill, Kinsect Supercharge, which is an incredible addition to the Insect Glaive, boosting Kinsect damage by about 80%. All other builds can also use this skill to replace the anti-species jewels. Buildup Boost can now be rolled in Vigor melding, opening up options for raw status builds. To round out the update, Heaven-Sent was also added for its infinite sharpness and stamina as long as you don't get knocked over. This skill alone is great for aerial-heavy combat with Kinsect Slash and Diving Wyvern for some serious raw damage.
These builds use status Insect Glaives as they can outperform pure raw weapons thanks to Buildup Boost. Although Lv.3 of this skill can be rolled in Vigor melding, Lv.2 should be adequate. The choice between Blast and Poison depends on the monsters, but they should perform similarly in terms of raw damage. If your target monsters have exploitable elemental weaknesses, check out our other elemental sets! The Stratosphere Glaive+ can be used for a Paralysis build by making a few adjustments to the Blast build. However, it has lower damage potential but can be valuable in multiplayer to immobilize monsters. |
Dragon Insect Glaive Build with
Dragon Conversion (MR 160+)
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Crimson Springwing
 |
||||
| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
|
50 |
340 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 13 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ーー |
|
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ー ー |
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Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2
Anti-Aerial Jewel 2
Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2
Fanged Exploit Jewel 2
Valstrax Soul Jewel 2Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Valstrax Helm - Epoch
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv1
Latent Power Lv2
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Valstrax Mail - Epoch
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv1
|
|
Valstrax Braces - Epoch
|
Attack Boost Lv1
Latent Power Lv2
Critical Boost Lv2
|
|
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Valstrax Coil - Epoch
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Attack Boost Lv1
Stamina Surge Lv3
|
|
|
Valstrax Greaves - Epoch
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
Stun Resistance Lv3
Critical Boost Lv1
|
| Talisman |
ー |
Weakness Exploit ・Level 2 with desired slots or better |
Dragon Spirit Jewel 4
Dragon Jewel 1Skills Overview
| Skills | Attack Boost Lv 7 Latent Power Lv 5 Dragon Attack Lv 5 Dragonheart Lv 5 Critical Boost Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Power Prolonger Lv 3 Stamina Surge Lv 3 Dragon Resistance Lv 3 Stun Resistance Lv 3 Dragon Conversion Lv 3 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Valstrax Soul 2 Wyvern Exploit 2 Anti-Aerial Species 2 Anti-Aquatic Species 2 Fanged Exploit 2 |
Build Merits and Augments
| Weapon Augments | |
|---|---|
| Armor Augments |
Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor.
For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Resuscitate ● Mail of Hellfire ● Powder Mantle ● Burst For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wirebug Whisperer ● Intrepid Heart |
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| Risen Crimson Glow Valstrax's armor introduced a new skill called Dragon Conversion. This skill converts elemental resistances you get from attacking with the Blue Swap Scroll to elemental damage when you switch to the Red Swap Scroll. This is a powerful skill to use with elemental builds and for weapons that are able to land hits continuosly. Be sure to start fights with this build with the Blue Swap Scroll first and switch to Red only when the elemental resistance logo appears at the top of your health bar. Also take extra care when fighting with the Red Swap Scroll as your elemental resistances will all be 0.
Free Title Update 4 introduced the Dragon Spirit Jewel, giving hunters the option to slot in Dragonheart. This build makes it possible to max out this skill to synergize with Dragon Conversion, making it much more convenient to amp your elemental damage early in a fight! Finally, we recommend Kinsects without heal to easily maintain the health needed to activate Dragonheart. |
TU4 Dragon Conversion with Dereliction Build (MR160)
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Crimson Springwing
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| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
|
50 |
340 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 13 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ーー |
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ー ー |
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Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Valstrax Helm - Epoch
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv1
Latent Power Lv2
|
|
Valstrax Mail - Epoch
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv1
|
|
Archfiend Armor Epine
|
ー ー |
Resentment Lv1
Dereliction Lv2
|
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Valstrax Coil - Epoch
|
Attack Boost Lv1
Stamina Surge Lv3
|
|
|
Archfiend Armor Sceros
|
Resentment Lv1
Dereliction Lv1
|
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| Talisman |
ー ー ー |
Attack Boost ・Level 3 with desired slots or better |
Element Exploit Jewel+ 4
Hard Dragon Jewel+ 4Skills Overview
| Skills | Dragon Attack Lv 5 Attack Boost Lv 6 Critical Boost Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 2 Stamina Surge Lv 3 Dragon Resistance Lv 3 Dragonheart Lv 3 Dereliction Lv 3 Dragon Conversion Lv 3 Resentment Lv 2 Latent Power Lv 2 Element Exploit Lv 2 Burst Lv 1 Intrepid Heart Lv 1 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Valstrax Soul
|
Build Merits and Augments
| Weapon Augments | |
|---|---|
| Armor Augments |
Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor.
Replaceable skills already on the armor: ● Stamina Surge ● Latent Power For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Resentment ● Mail of Hellfire ● Powder Mantle ● Element Exploit For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Stun Resistance ● Power Prolonger |
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| This set is an offense focused set that features TU4's Dragon Conversion. Because both Dragonheart and Intrepid Heart can be slotted as decorations, Dragon element Insect Glaives can now build around Dragon Conversion for an even bigger boost to elemental damage. Included in this set are the offensive meta skills such as Attack Boost, Critical Boost, and Weakness Exploit. Latent Power makes up for the lack of Critical Eye while simultaneously working in concert with the triggering methods for Dragonheart and Dragon Conversion. Since the combo buildup for the elemental resistance buff requires multiple attacks in quick succession, we opted to include a value point in Intrepid Heart to provide a safety net before switching over to the Red Scroll. Furthermore, the inclusion of Dereliction provides a secondary boost to elemental damage when using the Red Scroll. |
Dragon Conversion Elemental Builds (MR 160+)
Fire
Water
Thunder
Ice
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaktusspringen | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
| 40 | 310 | 0 | 15% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| | | |||
Hard Blaze Jewel+ 4| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eventide Kazanagi+ | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
| 31 | 320 | 0 | 15% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ー | | |||
| ー ー | ||||
Stream Jewel 1| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skysoar Flash | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
| 61 | 310 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 15 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
ーーー | | |||
| ー ー ー | ||||
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daora's Samudra | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
| 52 | 320 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 13 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ーー | | |||
| ー ー | ||||
Frost Jewel 1Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Valstrax Helm - Epoch
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv1
Latent Power Lv2
|
|
Valstrax Mail - Epoch
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv1
|
|
Valstrax Braces - Eclipse
|
ー ー |
Weakness Exploit Lv2
Dragonheart Lv1
|
|
Valstrax Coil - Epoch
|
Attack Boost Lv1
Stamina Surge Lv3
|
|
|
Valstrax Greaves - Epoch
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
Stun Resistance Lv3
Critical Boost Lv1
|
| Talisman |
ー |
Critical Eye ・Level 3 with desired slots or better |
| Alternative Decorations | ・Alternative decorations depending on the element. Swap Ironshell Jewel for Flamescale Jewel for Fire, or other Element Jewels as needed. | |
Chain Jewel 2
Sharp Jewel+ 4
Sharp Jewel 2
Blaze Jewel 1
Bolt Jewel 1
Hard Frost Jewel+ 4
Hard Bolt Jewel+ 4
Hard Stream Jewel+ 4Skills Overview
| Skills | Element Attack 5 Attack Boost Lv 7 Critical Eye Lv 3 Critical Boost Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Protective Polish Lv 3 Stamina Surge Lv 3 Dragon Resistance Lv 3 Stun Resistance Lv 3 Burst Lv 2-3 Dragon Conversion Lv 3 Latent Power Lv 2 Intrepid Heart Lv 1-2 Dragonheart Lv 1 Teostra Blessing Lv 2 Kushala Blessing Lv 2 ・Skills may vary per element |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Wyvern Exploit Anti-Aerial Species Anti-Aquatic Species Fanged Exploit ・Use depending on the monster |
Build Merits and Augments
| Weapon Augments |
Fire and Water Insect Glaives:
 Elemental Boost
Lv 4Attack Boost
Lv 3Thunder and Ice Insect Glaives: Elemental Boost
Lv 4 Affinity Boost
Lv 2 |
|---|---|
| Armor Augments |
Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor.
Replaceable skills already on the armor: ● Dragonheart ● Stamina Surge ● Latent Power For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Furious ● Bloodlust ● Critical Element ● Element Exploit For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Speed Sharpening ● Power Prolonger |
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| Risen Crimson Glow Valstrax's armor introduced a new skill called Dragon Conversion. This skill converts elemental resistances you get from attacking with the Blue Swap Scroll to elemental damage when you switch to the Red Swap Scroll. This is a powerful skill to use with elemental builds and for weapons that are able to land hits continuosly. Be sure to start fights with this build with the Blue Swap Scroll first and switch to Red only when the elemental resistance logo appears at the top of your health bar. Also take extra care when fighting with the Red Swap Scroll as your elemental resistances will all be 0.
While armor augments are optional, we strongly recommend removing Dragonheart from the braces and replacing it with a better skill, since it can be detrimental to this build. |
Powder Mantle Elemental Builds
(MR 160+)
Fire
Wat
Thun
Ice
Dra
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaktusspringen | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
| 40 | 310 | 0 | 15% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| | | |||
Hard Blaze Jewel 3| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eventide Kazanagi+ | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
| 31 | 320 | 0 | 15% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ー | | |||
| ー | ||||
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skysoar Flash | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
| 61 | 310 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 15 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
ーーー | | |||
| ー ー ー | ||||
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daora's Samudra | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
| 52 | 320 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 13 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ーー | | |||
| ー ー | ||||
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crimson Springwing | ||||
| Element / Status | ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
| 50 | 340 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 13 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ーー | | |||
| ー ー | ||||
Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Risen Kaiser Horns
|
ー |
Critical Eye Lv2
Weakness Exploit Lv1
Powder Mantle Lv1
|
|
Risen Kaiser Mail
|
ー |
Critical Eye Lv3
Weakness Exploit Lv1
Powder Mantle Lv1
|
|
Valstrax Braces - Epoch
|
Attack Boost Lv1
Latent Power Lv2
Critical Boost Lv2
|
|
|
Sinister Grudge Tassets
|
Mail of Hellfire Lv1
Coalescence Lv1
|
|
|
Valstrax Greaves - Epoch
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
Stun Resistance Lv3
Critical Boost Lv1
|
| Talisman |
ー |
Attack Boost ・Level 3 with desired slots or better |
| Alternative Decorations | ・Alternative decorations depending on the element. Swap your Ironshell Jewel for other Elemental Jewels as needed. | |
Mastery Jewel 2
Hard Bolt Jewel 3
Hard Dragon Jewel 3
Hard Frost Jewel 3
Hard Stream Jewel 3Skills Overview
| Skills | Element Attack 5 Attack Boost Lv 7 Critical Eye Lv 7 Critical Boost Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Protective Polish Lv 3 Power Prolonger Lv 3 Stun Resistance Lv 3 Burst Lv 2-3 Latent Power Lv 2 Intrepid Heart Lv 1-2 Powder Mantle Lv 2 Mail of Hellfire Lv 1 Coalescence Lv 1 Teostra Blessing Lv 2 Kushala Blessing Lv 2 Masters Touch Lv 3 ・Skills may vary per element |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Wyvern Exploit Anti-Aerial Species Anti-Aquatic Species Fanged Exploit ・Use depending on the monster |
Build Merits and Augments
| Weapon Augments |
Fire and Water Insect Glaives:
Elemental Boost
Lv 4Attack Boost
Lv 2Thunder, Ice, and Dragon Insect Glaives: Elemental Boost
Lv 2Affinity Boost
Lv 2 |
|---|---|
| Armor Augments |
Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor.
Replaceable skills already on the armor: ● Latent Power For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Critical Element ● Element Exploit For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Speed Sharpening |
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| Risen Crimson Glow Valstrax's armor introduced a new skill called Dragon Conversion. This skill converts elemental resistances you get from attacking with the Blue Swap Scroll to elemental damage when you switch to the Red Swap Scroll. This is a powerful skill to use with elemental builds and for weapons that are able to land hits continuosly. Be sure to start fights with this build with the Blue Swap Scroll first and switch to Red only when the elemental resistance logo appears at the top of your health bar. Also take extra care when fighting with the Red Swap Scroll as your elemental resistances will all be 0.
This build incorporates the Powder Mantle skill from the Risen Teostra armor. It provides additional explosive damage when your aura turns blue. Max the Attack Boost skill, as the damage from this explosion scales with your raw attack value. Take note that the Chain Jewel+ 4 and Intrepid Jewel 1 decorations are only available with Free Title Update 4. If these are not available, we suggest replacing both with a Chain Jewel 2 and a Brace Jewel 1, respectively. |
TU3 Poison Build (MR140)
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Veil Caster
 |
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| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
|
48 |
320 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
|
|
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Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Risen Kaiser Horns
|
Critical Eye Lv2
Weakness Exploit Lv1
Powder Mantle Lv1
|
|
|
Risen Kaiser Mail
|
ー |
Critical Eye Lv3
Weakness Exploit Lv1
Powder Mantle Lv1
|
|
Risen Mizuha Sleeves
|
Foray Lv1
Buildup Boost Lv1
|
|
|
Risen Kaiser Coil
|
ー |
Ballistics Lv2
Master's Touch Lv2
Powder Mantle Lv1
|
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Ingot Greaves X
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
Critical Eye Lv2
|
| Talisman |
ー ー ー |
Attack Boost ・Level 3 with desired slots or better |
Skills Overview
| Skills | Critical Eye Lv 7 Attack Boost Lv 7 Powder Mantle Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Chameleos Blessing Lv 3 Masters Touch Lv 3 Critical Boost Lv 3 Speed Sharpening Lv 3 Poison Attack Lv 3 Foray Lv 2 Ballistics Lv 2 Buildup Boost Lv 1 Burst Lv 1 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Wyvern Exploit Anti-Aerial Species Anti-Aquatic Species Fanged Exploit ・Use depending on the monster |
Build Merits and Augments
| Weapon Augments | Attack Boost
Lv 2Status Effect Boost
Lv 2 |
|---|---|
| Armor Augments |
Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor.
Replaceable skills already on the armor: ● Ballistics For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Buildup Boost ● Status Trigger For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wirebug Whisperer ● Flinch Free ● Power Prolonger |
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| This build uses Veil Caster for its high Poison stat. Chameleos Blessing, Foray, Buildup Boost, and Poison Attack all work hand-in-hand to ensure the monster stays poisoned for as long as possible while boosting the weapon's base attack and affinity. Master's Touch and Speed Sharpening should also help with managing sharpness. New to this build is Powder Mantle, which causes an explosion to deal more damage.
As this build can already hit 100% on weakpoints of poisoned monsters, we recommend augmenting the weapon with Attack Boost to maximize damage. For the Kinsect, we recommend an Assist-type like Exalted Alucanid or Gleambeetle for even more damage while keeping your triple-up boost for longer with the Boosted Powder Extract. |
Asterism Bloodlust Raw (MR140)
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Aoul al Sadirah's Asterism
|
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| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
|
16 |
340 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ー |
|
|||
| ー | ||||
Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Risen Kaiser Horns
|
ー |
Critical Eye Lv2
Weakness Exploit Lv1
Powder Mantle Lv1
|
|
Risen Kaiser Mail
|
ー |
Critical Eye Lv3
Weakness Exploit Lv1
Powder Mantle Lv1
|
|
Risen Mizuha Sleeves
|
Foray Lv1
Buildup Boost Lv1
|
|
|
Anjanath Coil X
|
Attack Boost Lv2
|
|
|
Chaotic Greaves / Nephilim Greaves
|
ー ー |
Coalescence Lv3
Bloodlust Lv1
Berserk Lv1
|
| Talisman |
ー ー ー |
Attack Boost ・Level 3 with desired slots or better |
Polisher Pro Jewel 3
Polisher Pro Jewel+ 4Skills Overview
| Skills | Attack Boost Lv 7 Critical Eye Lv 6 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Coalescence Lv 3 Critical Boost Lv 3 Speed Sharpening Lv 3 Grinder (S) Lv 3 Powder Mantle Lv 2 Protective Polish Lv 2 Buildup Boost Lv 1 Chameleos Blessing Lv 1 Foray Lv 1 Berserk Lv 1 Bloodlust Lv 1 Burst Lv 1 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Wyvern Exploit Anti-Aerial Species Anti-Aquatic Species Fanged Exploit ・Use depending on the monster |
Build Merits and Augments
| Weapon Augments | Rampage Slot Upgrade
Lv 1Attack Boost
Lv 2 |
|---|---|
| Armor Augments |
Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor.
Replaceable skills already on the armor: ● Berserk For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Chameleos Blessing Lv.3 ● Buildup Boost ● Poison Attack For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wirebug Whisperer ● Flinch Free ● Power Prolonger |
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| This alternative to our Poison build puts out higher raw damage in exchange for lower Poison buildup using Aoul al Sadirah's Asterism. Attack Boost, Critical Boost, and Buildup Boost are used to increase overall weapon damage. In addition, Critical Eye, Weakness Exploit, and Bloodlust allow the weapon to have guaranteed critical hits on weak spots. New to this build are the inclusion of Grinder (S) to complement the short white and purple sharpness of the weapon, Protective Polish to manage sharpness, and Powder Mantle to deal additional damage.
To upgrade this build further, we recommend adding the Rampage Slot Upgrade augment to the weapon and then adding Attack Boost augments. Doing this allows the use of Anti-Species Rampage Decorations, such as Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2, which improves the build's overall damage output. Use Assist-type Kinsects like Exalted Alucanid or Gleambeetle for even more damage while taking advantage of Boosted Powder Extract for extending your boosts. |
Endgame MR Build: MR 6+
Bloodlust Insect Glaive
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wehmut/Merveille
 |
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| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
|
47 |
340 | 0 | -30% / 15% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ー |
|
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| ー | ||||
Cornerstone Jewel 1Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Arc Helm / Storge Helm
|
ー ー |
Coalescence Lv2
Bloodlust Lv1
|
|
Flaming Espinas Muscle
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
Marathon Runner Lv2
Charge Master Lv1
|
 Golden Lunebraces
|
Peak Performance Lv1
Critical Boost Lv1
Burst Lv1
|
|
|
Onmyo Ateobi
|
Agitator Lv3
Adrenaline Rush Lv1
Embolden Lv1
|
|
|
Flaming Espinas Heel
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv1
Burst Lv2
Intrepid Heart Lv1
|
| Talisman |
ー |
Attack Boost ・Level 3 with desired slots or better |
Handicraft Jewel 3Skills Overview
| Skills | Attack Boost Lv 7 Defiance Lv 5 Agitator Lv 4 Critical Boost Lv 3 Protective Polish Lv 3 Burst Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 2 Power Prolonger Lv 2 Marathon Runner Lv 2 Coalescence Lv 2 Peak Performance Lv 1 Handicraft Lv 1 Bloodlust Lv 1 Adrenaline Rush Lv 1 Embolden Lv 1 Charge Master Lv 1 Intrepid Heart Lv 1 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Wyvern Exploit Anti-Aerial Species Anti-Aquatic Species Fanged Exploit ・Use depending on the monster |
Build Merits and Augments
| Weapon Augments | ||
|---|---|---|
Sharpness Boost| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| Chaotic Gore Magala weapons are best paired with the Bloodlust + Coalescence skill combination; overcoming the Frenzy virus will instantly boost the weapon's affinity and, with Coalescence, gives a boost to your overall damage. With 4 levels of Agitator, attacking a monster in its Rage Form will ensure 100% affinity on their weakspots. To further boost this damage, we also maxed out Attack Boost, Critical Boost, and Burst.
For defense, we maxed out Defiance to make sure roars, tremors, or wind and dragon winds do not interrupt combos. For comfort, we maxed out Power Prolonger and Protective Polish. The weapon was augmented to have at least a level on Sharpness Boost for it to reach purple sharpness. With the latter skill equipped, this build ensures that you get maximum damage for at least 90 seconds. These builds assume that no Armor Augmentations have been made. |
Dereliction Raw Build
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Abyssal Insectoid
 |
||||
| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
|
12 |
350 | 0 | -25% | |
| Kinsect Level | 15 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
ーーー |
|
|||
|
ー ー ー |
||||
Daora Soul Jewel 3Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Flaming Espinas Brain
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
Razor Sharp Lv1
Spare Shot Lv1
|
|
Chaotic Mail / Nephilim Mail
|
ー |
Critical Eye Lv2
Critical Boost Lv2
Strife Lv1
|
|
Flaming Espinas Grip
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv1
Razor Sharp Lv2
Spare Shot Lv2
Intrepid Heart Lv1
|
|
Chaotic Faulds / Nephilim Tassets
|
Critical Eye Lv2
Resentment Lv2
Strife Lv1
|
|
|
Archfiend Armor Sceros
|
Resentment Lv1
Dereliction Lv1
|
|
| Talisman |
ー ー |
Attack Boost ・Level 3 with desired slots or better |
Skills Overview
| Skills | Attack Boost Lv 7 Critical Eye Lv 7 Resentment Lv 3 Critical Boost Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Razor Sharp Lv 3 Spare Shot Lv 3 Power Prolonger Lv 3 Speed Sharpening Lv 3 Strife Lv 2 Dereliction Lv 1 Intrepid Heart Lv 1 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Kushala Daora Soul
・To increase affinity during your combos |
Build Merits and Augments
| Weapon Augments | ||
|---|---|---|
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| This Dereliction Build features the Sunbreak Final Boss's Insect Glaive, the Abyssal Insectoid. To cancel out its negative affinity, we focused on maxing out the Critical Eye skill. With Weakness Exploit and Strife equipped, it is possible to reach 100% affinity on a monster's weakspots. While attacking, be sure to always be on the Blue Scroll to get the damage amp from Dereliction. With other damage boosting skills like Attack Boost, Critical Boost, and Resentment, this build packs a punch; just keep an eye out on that health bar!
These builds assume that no Armor Augmentations have been made. |
Aerial Blood Rite Climber
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Fine Kamura Glaive
 |
||||
| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
-
|
330 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ー |
|
|||
| ー | ||||
Refresh Jewel+ 4Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Kaiser Crown X
|
Critical Eye Lv3
Critical Boost Lv1
|
|
|
Malzeno Mail
|
ー |
Partbreaker Lv1
Weakness Exploit Lv1
Blood Rite Lv1
|
|
Golden Lunebraces
|
Peak Performance Lv1
Critical Boost Lv1
Burst Lv1
|
|
|
Malzeno Coil
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv1
Partbreaker Lv1
Blood Rite Lv2
|
|
Flaming Espinas Heel
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv1
Burst Lv2
Intrepid Heart Lv1
|
| Talisman |
ー ー |
Attack Boost ・Level 3 with desired slots or better |
Brace Jewel 1
Hungerless Jewel 1
Refresh Jewel 2Skills Overview
| Skills | Attack Boost Lv 5 Critical Eye Lv 5 Critical Boost Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Stamina Surge Lv 3 Stun Resistance Lv 3 Speed Sharpening Lv 3 Blood Rite Lv 3 Burst Lv 3 Partbreaker Lv 2 Peak Performance Lv 1 Flinch Free Lv 1 Hunger Resistance Lv 1 Intrepid Heart Lv 1 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Wyvern Exploit Anti-Aerial Species Anti-Aquatic Species Fanged Exploit ・Use depending on the monster |
Build Merits and Augments
| Weapon Augments | Attack Boost
Lv 2
|
|---|
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| High levels of Attack Boost, Critical Eye, Critical Boost, Weakness Exploit, and Burst make up the foundation of this build's offense. Partbreaker makes a good fit for the IG because of the weapon's ability to reach any part of the monster. Max points in Blood Rite keeps you healthy, while Stamina Surge allows you to spam Aerial moves more reliably. A value point in Intrepid Heart provides a safety net for any badly-timed jumps, while Hunger Resistance and Flinch Free ensure that you are spending a majority of your time airborne. The intended playstyle for this build is to spam Vault into three Kinsect Slashes before finishing the combo with a Diving Wyvern. Try to target the monster parts that you need to farm, or simply aim for the head if you want to do DPS. This build will work well with any Kinsect, however, the recommended Kinsect for this build is the Carnage Beetle. The Blunt type damage allows it to stun on a rare occasion, and its Dual Color bonus allows the hunter to get fully buffed with just two throws. |
Fine Kamura Glaive Raw Climber
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Fine Kamura Glaive
|
||||
| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
-
|
330 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 14 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ー |
|
|||
| ー | ||||
Hard Steadfast Jewel 4Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Kaiser Crown X
|
Critical Eye Lv3
Critical Boost Lv1
|
|
|
Archfiend Armor Baulo
|
ー |
Resentment Lv1
Weakness Exploit Lv1
Burst Lv1
|
|
Barioth Vambraces X
|
ー |
Critical Eye Lv2
Maximum Might Lv1
Quick Sheathe Lv1
|
|
Rathalos Coil X
|
ー ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
Windproof Lv3
Critical Boost Lv1
|
|
Ingot Greaves X
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
Critical Eye Lv2
|
| Talisman |
ー ー |
Attack Boost ・Level 3 with desired slots or better |
Skills Overview
| Skills | Attack Boost Lv 7 Critical Eye Lv 7 Critical Boost Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Protective Polish Lv 3 Windproof Lv 3 Stun Resistance Lv 3 Speed Sharpening Lv 3 Hunger Resistance Lv 2 Resentment Lv 1 Maximum Might Lv 1 Quick Sheathe Lv 1 Flinch Free Lv 1 Burst Lv 1 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Wyvern Exploit Anti-Aerial Species Anti-Aquatic Species Fanged Exploit ・Use depending on the monster |
Build Notes
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| This build using the Fine Kamura Glaive mixes damage and utility, making it great for climbing Master Rank. Attack Boost, Critical Eye, Critical Boost, Weakness Exploit, and Burst enhance the weapon's damage output. Protective Polish and Speed Sharpening are used to help maintain the weapon's purple sharpness. To round the build out, Stun Resistance, Hunger Resistance, and Flinch Free are included for utility. |
Master Rank Build (Mid Game): MR 3-6
Leumundslist+ Raw All-Rounder
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Leumundslist+
 |
||||
| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
|
25 |
310 | 0 | 20% | |
| Kinsect Level | 13 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ーー |
|
|||
|
ー ー |
||||
Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Malzeno Helm
|
ー |
Weakness Exploit Lv1
|
|
Zinogre Mail X
|
Latent Power Lv1
Thunder Attack Lv2
Weakness Exploit Lv2
|
|
|
Bazelgeuse Braces X
|
ー |
Agitator Lv2
Guard Lv1
Guard Up Lv1
|
|
Espinas Bowels
|
ー |
Agitator Lv2
|
|
Utsushi True Greaves (H) / Channeler's Hakama (Spring)
|
Agitator Lv1
Attack Boost Lv2
Evade Window Lv1
|
|
| Talisman |
ー ー |
Attack Boost ・Level 3 with desired slots or better |
Skills Overview
| Skills | Attack Boost Lv 7 Agitator Lv 5 Critical Boost Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Protective Polish Lv 3 Stun Resistance Lv 3 Speed Sharpening Lv 3 Thunder Attack Lv 2 Wirebug Whisperer Lv 2 Latent Power Lv 1 Guard Lv 1 Guard Up Lv 1 Evade Window Lv 1 Flinch Free Lv 1 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Wyvern Exploit Anti-Aerial Species Anti-Aquatic Species Fanged Exploit ・Use depending on the monster |
Build Notes
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| This build focuses on making the most of Leumundslist+'s high raw damage and bonus Affinity using Attack Boost, Agitator, Critical Boost, and Weakness Exploit. In addition, Protective Polish and Speed Sharpening are also included in the build to help maintain the weapon's purple sharpness. For utility, this build also makes use of Stun Resistance and Wirebug Whisperer. |
Twilight Repose Critical Climber
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Twilight Repose
 |
||||
| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
-
|
270 | 0 | 40% | |
| Kinsect Level | 9 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ーー |
|
|||
|
ー ー |
||||
Spiribird Jewel 1Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Death Stench Brain X
|
ー ー |
Attack Boost Lv1
Speed Sharpening Lv2
|
|
Zinogre Mail X
|
Latent Power Lv1
Thunder Attack Lv2
Weakness Exploit Lv2
|
|
|
Rathalos Braces X
|
ー ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
Earplugs Lv2
|
|
Espinas Bowels
|
ー |
Agitator Lv2
|
|
Ingot Greaves X
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
Critical Eye Lv2
|
| Talisman |
ー ー |
Attack Boost ・Level 2 with desired slots or better |
Skills Overview
| Skills | Attack Boost Lv 7 Critical Boost Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Protective Polish Lv 3 Stun Resistance Lv 3 Speed Sharpening Lv 3 Agitator Lv 2 Critical Eye Lv 2 Thunder Attack Lv 2 Earplugs Lv 2 Latent Power Lv 1 Defense Boost Lv 1 Flinch Free Lv 1 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Spiribird Doubled
|
Build Notes
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| This build focuses on optimizing Twilight Repose's high 40% base Affinity with Critical Eye and Weakness Exploit while also offering many utility and comfort skills such as Protective Polish, Speed Sharpening, and Stun Resistance. In addition, this build only uses materials up to MR3 and MR4, making it a great midpoint set to climb with after completing MR2. |
Master Rank Build (Early Game): MR 1-2
Kamura Warrior Glaive Raw Affinity
| Weapon | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kamura Warrior Glaive
 |
||||
| Element / Status |
ATK | DEF | Affinity | |
-
|
250 | 0 | 0% | |
| Kinsect Level | 8 | |||
| Decoration Slots | Rampage Slots | |||
| ー |
|
|||
| ー | ||||
Recommended Armor Loadout
| Armor | Decoration Slots | Skills |
|---|---|---|
|
Ingot Helm X
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
Windproof Lv1
|
|
Velociprey Mail
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv1
Windproof Lv1
|
|
Velociprey Braces
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
|
|
Izuchi Coil X
|
ー |
Constitution Lv1
Critical Eye Lv2
|
|
Ingot Greaves X
|
ー |
Attack Boost Lv2
Critical Eye Lv2
|
| Talisman |
ー ー |
Weakness Exploit ・Level 2 with desired slots or better |
Skills Overview
| Skills | Attack Boost Lv 7 Critical Eye Lv 5 Critical Boost Lv 3 Weakness Exploit Lv 3 Defense Boost Lv 3 Stun Resistance Lv 3 Windproof Lv 2 Speed Sharpening Lv 2 Constitution Lv 1 |
|---|---|
| Rampage Skills | Wyvern Exploit Anti-Aerial Species Anti-Aquatic Species Fanged Exploit ・Use depending on the monster |
Build Notes
| Build Merits and Notes |
|---|
| A well-rounded Insect Glaive build great for starting out in Sunbreak's Master Rank. This build focuses on high affinity and raw damage with Attack Boost, Critical Boost, Critical Eye, and Weakness Exploit. This build also features some added survivability and utility with Stun Resistance, Defense Boost, and Speed Sharpening. |
Best Kinsects
Mid Game to Endgame (MR 3+)
| Name | Bonus | Base Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Gleambeetle (Blunt) |
Boosted Powder Extract | ・Power: 125 ・Speed: 7 ・Heal: 10 |
| Exalted Alucanid (Severing) |
Boosted Powder Extract | ・Power: 125 ・Speed: 7 ・Heal: 10 |
| Ladytower (Blunt) |
Powder Vortex | ・Power: 90 ・Speed: 8 ・Heal: 17 |
| Bilbobrix (Severing) |
Powder Vortex | ・Power: 90 ・Speed: 8 ・Heal: 17 |
Early Game (MR 1-2)
| Name | Bonus | Base Stats |
|---|---|---|
| Carnage Beetle (Blunt) |
Dual Color (Attack) | ・Power: 125 ・Speed: 6 ・Heal: 8 |
| Monarch Alucanid (Severing) |
Dual Color (Attack) | ・Power: 125 ・Speed: 6 ・Heal: 8 |
| Bullshroud (Blunt) |
Charged Chain Attack | ・Power: 90 ・Speed: 9 ・Heal: 8 |
| Gracanthar (Severing) |
Charged Chain Attack | ・Power: 90 ・Speed: 9 ・Heal: 8 |
Kinsect Guide: Best Kinsect to Use and How to Upgrade
Best Skills for Insect Glaive
Best Damage Skills
These skills make it possible to deal extra damage! Aim for these skills for maximum DPS to defeat those monsters easier and finish those quests faster!
| Best Skills | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Weakness Exploit ★★★ |
A staple skill for any meta builds. With the Insect Glaive's mobility, it becomes easy to aim for enemy weakspots, which further increases the skill's value. Always max out this skill whenever possible. |
| Attack Boost ★★★ |
Increasing your Insect Glaive's attack rating is a good way to increase DPS. |
| Critical Eye ★★★ |
Increases critical chance, which works well with Insect Glaive. As much as possible, try to always reach close to 80-100% affinity. |
| Critical Boost ★★★ |
Further amplifies critical hit damage. Make sure to have high affinity first before equipping Critical Boost! |
| Burst ★★ |
This skill works well with the Insect Glaive's fast combos, giving hunters that extra boost in DPS. |
| Element Attack ★★ |
Sunbreak saw buffs for elemental damage, making elemental builds viable. Be sure to max out this skill to get the most out of its potential. Fire | Water | Ice | Thunder | Dragon |
| Critical Element ★★ |
For elemental builds, this skill contributes greatly to the damage dealt to a monster; best partnered with elemental builds focused on maxing out affinity. |
| Wind Mantle ★★ |
The Insect Glaive benefits greatly from this skill inherent in the Risen Kushala Daora Armor, especially for an Aerial Playstyle. Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 3 |
| Powder Mantle ★★ |
The Insect Glaive fast attacking combos can activate this skill from the Risen Teostra Armor with ease, contributing greatly to DPS. Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 3 |
| Dragon Conversion ★★ |
When activated, this skill from the Risen Crimson Glow Valstrax Armor will benefit elemental Insect Glaives, increasing DPS even further! Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 4 |
| Dereliction ★ |
Using the Red Scroll for elemental builds and the Blue Scroll for raw builds improves overall damage; just be wary of your health! Available in Sunbreak Base Game |
| Bloodlust ★ |
Overcome the Frenzy Virus to power up with this skill; best paired with Coalescence. Available in Sunbreak Base Game |
Best Comfort Skills
These are skills that make managing weapon mechanics a lot easier. Damage is only part of the equation - taking time to slot in comfort skills that increase consistency & comfort will also increase overall DPS!
| Best Skills | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Protective Polish ★★★ |
A neat skill to have for Insect Glaives because of how the sharpness rapidly decreases due to its fast attacking nature. |
| Heaven-Sent ★★★ |
This skill can completely replace other sharpness skills and reduces stamina usage too. At max level, it can give infinite sharpness and stamina as long as you don't get hit! Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 5 |
| Master's Touch ★★ |
Ideal for high affinity Insect Glaive builds with an inherent high purple sharpness (e.g., Abyssal Insectoid) or sharpness that takes a long time to deplete (e.g., Crimson Springwing). |
| Power Prolonger ★★ |
Extends the duration of Kinsects (from 90 seconds up to 126 seconds at lvl. 3), which improves your overall DPS. |
| Stamina Surge ★★ |
Recovers your stamina quickly after a lengthy aerial + Diving Wyvern combo. |
| Constitution ★★ |
This skill will let you be in the air longer, amping your Diving Wyvern damage even more. |
| Speed Sharpening ★ |
Faster sharpening allows you to easily take a quick break in the middle of the fight to refresh your weapon's sharpness. Leads to an overall higher damage output for extended fights. |
| Evade Extender ★ |
Useful for closing the distance on big monsters during aerial dashes (e.g., Narwa, Ibushi, Gaismagorm). |
| Defiance ★ |
Three levels of this skill prevent most roars, tremors, and winds from interrupting your combos. The Cornerstone Jewel is a level 1 decoration, so slot it in whenever possible! Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 1 |
| Intrepid Heart ★ |
The Insect Glaive's fast combos will easily fill the gauge for this skill to activate; useful in preventing monster attacks from interrupting your combos, especially mid-air. Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 2 |
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hey just to let you know Heaven-Sent Blood Awakening Elemental - Fire glaive should have Chain Jewel+ 4 not attack, bc if you add another atk you would have Lv.7 (+2 wasted)