Best Insect Glaive Builds for Iceborne
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These are the best builds for the Insect Glaive in Monster Hunter World (MHW) Iceborne for DLC progression and endgame. Learn about the best builds, skills, and weapons for the Insect Glaive below!
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Insect Glaive Endgame Meta Build
Endgame Fatalis Armor Build
| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
True Fatalis Dyaus
|
Brace/Evasion Jewel 4 Brace/Evasion Jewel 4 Flinch Free 1, Evade Window 1
x2 |
|
| Armor | Slots and Skills | Decorations |
Dragonhead Beta +
|
Slots: ④④④
Stun Resistance (Lv 3) |
Brace/Evasion Jewel 4 Brace/Evasion Jewel 4 Flinch Free 1, Evade Window 1
x1Tenderizer/Evasion Jewel 4 Tenderizer/Evasion Jewel 4 Weakness Exploit 1, Evade Window 1
x2 |
Brachydium Mail Beta +
|
Slots: ④②①
Agitator (Lv 2) |
Flight/Expert Jewel 4 Flight/Expert Jewel 4 Airborne 1, Critical Eye 1
x1Critical Jewel 2 Critical Jewel 2 Critical Boost 1
x1Expert Jewel 1 Expert Jewel 1 Critical Eye 1
x1 |
Dragonclaws Beta +
|
Slots: ④④④
Weakness Exploit (Lv 1) Handicraft (Lv 3) |
Critical/Protection Jewel 4 Critical/Protection Jewel 4 Critical Boost 1, Divine Blessing 1
x2Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 Evade Extender 1, Critical Eye 1
x1 |
Dragonbarbs Beta +
|
Slots: ④④④
Critical Eye (Lv 2) |
Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 Evade Extender 1, Critical Eye 1
x2Handicraft/Protection Jewel 4 Handicraft/Protection Jewel 4 Handicraft 1, Divine Blessing 1
x1 |
Dragonfeet Beta +
|
Slots: ④④④
Evade Window (Lv 1) |
Enhancer/Protection Jewel 4 Enhancer/Protection Jewel 4 Power Prolonger 1, Divine Blessing 1
x1Enhancer/Maintenance Jewel 4 Enhancer/Maintenance Jewel 4 Power Prolonger 1, Tool Specialist 1
x2 |
| Challenger Charm V | None | |
Fatalis Build Skill List
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Critical Eye 7 | Agitator 7 |
| Divine Blessing 5 | Evade Window 5 |
| Critical Boost 3 | Evade Extender 3 |
| Flinch Free 3 | Stun Resistance 3 |
| Weakness Exploit 3 | Earplugs 2 |
| Tool Specialist 2 | Power Prolonger 2 |
| Airborne 1 | Inheritance (Fatalis Legend 2) |
| Transcendence (Fatalis Legend 4) | True Razor Sharp / Spare Shot (Fatalis Legend 4) |
Taking advantage of Inheritance from the Fatalis Legend Set Bonus, this build provides high affinity and attack using the unlocked Agitator 7, complemented with Critical Eye, Critical Boost, and Weakness Exploit.
Transcendance from the Fatalis Legend Set Bonus provides comfort and survivability with True Razor Sharp and the huge Health and Stamina boost. This allows for less sharpening between each encounter and gets you to max HP without Health Boost and eating meals or consuming Max/Ancient Potions.
Divine Blessing, Evade Window, and Evade Extender are nice defensive skills that lets you dodge more effectively and lighten the punishment of making mistakes, allowing for a more aggressive playstyle.
When you have triple buff active, each level of Flinch Free also gives you a level of Earplugs, Windproof, and Tremor Resistance. With this build, you'll have Earplugs 5 whenever you have triple buff active, which stays up for longer thanks to Power Prolonger.
Insect Glaive Meta Builds
| Meta Builds |
|---|
|
|
Elemental I Build
| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
Kjarr Glaive "Ice"
|
--- | |
| Armor | Slots and Skills | Decorations |
|
Safi Crested Crown Beta +
|
Slots: ④①①
Evade Window (Lv 1) Critical Boost (Lv 1) |
Enhancer/Evasion Jewel 4 Enhancer/Evasion Jewel 4 Power Prolonger 1, Evade Window 1
x1Vitality Jewel 1 Vitality Jewel 1 Health Boost 1
x2 |
|
Safi Crested Chest Alpha +
|
Slots: ③②
Blight Resistance (Lv 2) Critical Boost (Lv 1) |
Shaver Jewel 3 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 Tenderizer Jewel 2 Weakness Exploit 1
x1 |
|
Safi Crested Vambraces Beta +
|
Slots: ④②②
Blight Resistance (Lv 1) |
Enhancer/Evasion Jewel 4 Enhancer/Evasion Jewel 4 Power Prolonger 1, Evade Window 1
x1Flight Jewel 2 Flight Jewel 2 Airborne 1
x1Tenderizer Jewel 2 Tenderizer Jewel 2 Weakness Exploit 1
x1 |
|
Safi Crested Belt Beta +
|
Slots: ④①
Evade Window (Lv 2) |
Enhancer/Protection Jewel 4 Enhancer/Protection Jewel 4 Power Prolonger 1, Divine Blessing 1
x1Vitality Jewel 1 Vitality Jewel 1 Health Boost 1
x1 |
|
Safi Crested Boots Beta +
|
Slots: ④②①
Critical Boost (Lv 1) |
Earplugs Jewel+ 4 Earplugs Jewel+ 4 Earplugs 2
x1Tenderizer Jewel 2 Tenderizer Jewel 2 Weakness Exploit 1
x1Frost Jewel 1 Frost Jewel 1 Ice Attack 1
x1 |
| Frost Charm V | None | |
Elemental I Build Skill List
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Ice Attack 6 | Evade Window 5 |
| Blight Resistance 3 | Critical Boost 3 |
| Health Boost 3 | Power Prolonger 3 |
| Weakness Exploit 3 | Divine Blessing 2 |
| Flinch Free 1 | Airborne 1 |
| Clutch Claw Boost 1 | Critical Element (Kjarr Weapon) |
| Dragonvein Awakening (Safi'jiiva Seal 3) | True Dragonvein Awakening (Safi'jiiva Seal 5) |
A build that concentrates on dealing a lot of elemental damage using the Kjarr Weapon's Critical Element combined with Safi'jiiva's True Dragonvein Awakening.
True Dragonvein Awakening provides increased elemental damage and affinity from continuously attacking the monster. Each swing of the weapon consumes your HP whether it hits something or not, but Health Regen augments can help mitigate this a little bit.
Critical Boost, Critical Element, and Weakness Exploit boosts and takes advantage of the high affinity True Dragonvein Awakening already provides.
Divine Blessing and Evade Window are nice defensive skills that lets you dodge more effectively and lighten the punishment of making mistakes, allowing for a more aggressive playstyle.
Just swap out the Charm and Weapon to match the element you're going for!
Elemental II Build
| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
|
Kjarr Glaive "Ice"
|
--- | |
| Armor | Slots and Skills | Decorations |
|
Golden Lunehelm Beta +
|
Slots: ④②ー
Health Boost (Lv 2) |
Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 Evade Extender 1, Critical Eye 1
x1Tenderizer Jewel 2 Tenderizer Jewel 2 Weakness Exploit 1
|
|
Silver Solmail Beta +
|
Slots: ④ーー
Critical Boost (Lv 2) |
Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 Evade Extender 1, Critical Eye 1
x1 |
|
Silver Solbraces Beta +
|
Slots: ④②ー
Slinger Capacity (Lv 3) |
Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 Evade Extender 1, Critical Eye 1
x1Tenderizer Jewel 2 Tenderizer Jewel 2 Weakness Exploit 1
x1 |
|
Silver Solcoil Beta +
|
Slots: ④①ー
Windproof (Lv 1) Critical Boost (Lv 1) |
Flight/Expert Jewel 4 Flight/Expert Jewel 4 Airborne 1, Critical Eye 1
x1Vitality Jewel 1 Vitality Jewel 1 Health Boost 1
x1 |
|
Silver Solgreaves Beta +
|
Slots: ④②①
Slinger Capacity (Lv 2) |
Expert Jewel+ 4 Expert Jewel+ 4 Critical Eye 2
x1Tenderizer Jewel 2 Tenderizer Jewel 2 Weakness Exploit 1
x1Frost Jewel 1 Frost Jewel 1 Ice Attack 1
x1 |
| Frost Charm V | None | |
Elemental II Build Skill List
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Critical Eye 6 | Ice Attack 6 |
| Slinger Capacity 5 | Critical Boost 3 |
| Health Boost 3 | Evade Extender 3 |
| Weakness Exploit 3 | Windproof 1 |
| Airborne 1 | Critical Element (Kjarr Weapon) |
| Slinger Ammo Secret (Silver Rathalos Essence 2) | True Critical Element (Silver Rathalos Essence 4) |
This is a more comfortable build for dealing a lot of elemental damage that uses True Critical Element. Critical Eye and Weakness Exploit provides all the affinity you need while Critical Boost helps deal more damage.
Just swap out the Charm and Weapon to match the element you're going for!
Agitator/Master's Touch Build
| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
Lightbreak Press
|
Flight/Expert Jewel 4 Flight/Expert Jewel 4 Airborne 1, Critical Eye 1
x1Shaver Jewel 3 x1 |
|
| Armor | Slots and Skills | Decorations |
|
Kaiser Crown Beta +
|
Slots: ④ーー
Latent Power (Lv 1) Critical Eye (Lv 2) |
Critical/Vitality Jewel 4 Critical/Vitality Jewel 4 Critical Boost 1, Health Boost 1
x1 |
|
Brachydium Mail Beta +
|
Slots: ④②①
Agitator (Lv 2) |
Jumping/Attack Jewel 4 Jumping/Attack Jewel 4 Evade Extender 1, Attack Boost 1
x1Critical Jewel 2 Critical Jewel 2 Critical Boost 1
x1Vitality Jewel 1 Vitality Jewel 1 Health Boost 1
x1 |
|
Kaiser Vambraces Beta +
|
Slots: ④③ー
Weakness Exploit (Lv 1) Heat Guard (Lv 1) |
Expert Jewel+ 4 Expert Jewel+ 4 Critical Eye 2
x1Brace Jewel 3 Brace Jewel 3 Flinch Free 1
x1 |
|
Kaiser Coil Beta +
|
Slots: ④②①
Blast Attack (Lv 2) |
Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 Evade Extender 1, Critical Eye 1
x1Critical Jewel 2 Critical Jewel 2 Critical Boost 1
x1Vitality Jewel 1 Vitality Jewel 1 Health Boost 1
x1 |
|
Brachydium Greaves Beta +
|
Slots: ④①①
Weakness Exploit (Lv 2) |
Jumping/Attack Jewel 4 Jumping/Attack Jewel 4 Evade Extender 1, Attack Boost 1
x1Attack Jewel 1 Attack Jewel 1 Attack Boost 1
x2 |
| Challenger Charm V | None | |
Agitator/Master's Touch Build Skill List
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Agitator 7 | Critical Eye 6 |
| Attack Boost 4 | Critical Boost 3 |
| Evade Extender 3 | Health Boost 3 |
| Weakness Exploit 3 | Blast Attack 2 |
| Latent Power 1 | Flinch Free 1 |
| Airborne 1 | Heat Guard 1 |
| Master's Touch (Teostra Technique 3) | Agitator Secret (Brachydios Will 2) |
A high afifnity and attack build that uses the unlocked Agitator 7 complemented by Critical Eye, Critical Boost, and Weakness Exploit.
Master's Touch takes advantage of the high affinity to reduce sharpness loss, allowing your weapon to deal maximum damage for longer, lessening the amount of times you need to sharpen.
Insect Glaive Progression Builds
| Progression Builds |
|---|
|
|
Starter Iceborne Build
The Guardian Armor plus Defender Weapon combo is a viable starter build for Iceborne's early game. It has good enough defense to take hits from the early monsters, as well as enough damage to let you farm for your early Iceborne build.
The Guardian Armor set is given to all players from the start of the game and has good defense and survival skills while the Defender Weapon can be crafted from the Smithy and can be fully upgraded with ease.
Early Iceborne Progression Build
| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
Yatir al-Nasr I
|
--- --- |
|
| Armor | Slots and Skills | Decorations |
|
Bone Helm Alpha +
|
Slots: ③ーー
Health Boost (Lv 2) Partbreaker (Lv 1) |
Handicraft Jewel 3 Handicraft Jewel 3 Handicraft 1
x1 |
|
Bone Mail Alpha +
|
Slots: ②ーー
Attack Boost (Lv 2) Health Boost (Lv 1) |
Critical Jewel 2 Critical Jewel 2 Critical Boost 1
x1 |
|
Kulu Vambraces Beta +
|
Slots: ④ーー
Critical Boost (Lv 1) |
Expert Jewel+ 4 Expert Jewel+ 4 Critical Eye 2
x1 |
|
Kulu Coil Alpha +
|
Slots: ③ーー
Item Prolonger (Lv 2) Critical Eye (Lv 1) |
Handicraft Jewel 3 Handicraft Jewel 3 Handicraft 1
x1 |
|
Kulu Greaves Alpha +
|
Slots: ②ーー
Critical Eye (Lv 2) Item Prolonger (Lv 1) |
Critical Jewel 2 Critical Jewel 2 Critical Boost 1
x1
|
| Handicraft Charm III | None | |
Early Iceborne Skill List
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Critical Eye 5 | Handicraft 5 |
| Health Boost 3 | Critical Boost 3 |
| Item Prolonger 3 | Attack Boost 2 |
| Partbreaker 1 | |
An early Iceborne build that can pack a lot of damage in the early game because of high sharpness and decent affinity. While lacking in some quality of life skills, it should be enough to get you to the mid game if you play carefully.
Mid-Late Iceborne Progression Build
| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
Hidden Cane II
|
Satiated Jewel 1 Satiated Jewel 1 Free Meal 1
x1 |
|
| Armor | Slots and Skills | Decorations |
|
Nargacuga Helm Alpha +
|
Slots: ①①ー
Peak Performance (Lv 2) Piercing Shots (Lv 1) |
Vitality Jewel 1 Vitality Jewel 1 Health Boost 1
x2 |
|
Nargacuga Mail Beta +
|
Slots: ④ーー
Evade Window (Lv 2) |
Jumping/Attack Jewel 4 Jumping/Attack Jewel 4 Evade Extender 1, Attack Boost 1
x1 |
|
Rathalos Vambraces Alpha +
|
Slots: ③ーー
Jump Master (Lv 1) Weakness Exploit (Lv 1) |
Elementless Jewel 2 Elementless Jewel 2 Non-elemental Boost 1
x1 |
|
Fulgur Coil Alpha +
|
Slots: ①ーー
Weakness Exploit (Lv 2) Item Prolonger (Lv 1) |
Vitality Jewel 1 Vitality Jewel 1 Health Boost 1
x1 |
|
Nargacuga Greaves Alpha +
|
Slots: ①①ー
Evade Window (Lv 1) Peak Performance (Lv 1) |
Attack Jewel 1 Attack Jewel 1 Attack Boost 1
x2
|
| Attack Charm III | None | |
Mid-Late Iceborne Progression Build Skill List
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Attack Boost 6 | Health Boost 3 |
| Weakness Exploit 3 | Peak Performance 3 |
| Evade Window 3 | Piercing Shots 1 |
| Item Prolonger 1 | Jump Master 1 |
| Non-elemental Boost 1 | Free Meal 1 |
| Airborne 1 | True Razor Sharp / Spare Shot (Nargacuga Essence 3) |
This build forgoes the usual high affinity build and instead deals consistent high damage thanks to Attack Boost and Non-elemental Boost. That said, Weakness Exploit and Hidden Cane II's affinity still gives the build a decent amount of affinity as long as you're hitting weak spots.
What makes this build comfortable is the True Razor Sharp / Spare Shot, keeping the weapon sharp for longer battles, leading to less sharpens in the entire hunt. Paired with Hidden Cane II's high sharpness, this build makes for a consistent damage output over a long time.
Insect Glaive Best Kinsects
Recommended Kinsects for Insect Glaive
| Kinsect | |
|---|---|
| Valorwing III Medis [Pwr] 5 | [Spd] 20 | [Heal] 14 |
・Fast Kinsect with very high healing capabilities. |
| Foliacath III Forz [Pwr] 15 | [Spd] 20 | [Heal] 5 |
・Fast Kinsect with high damage and decent healing capabilities. |
| Nexus Dragon Soul [Pwr] 17 | [Spd] 16 | [Heal] 1 |
・Balanced Kinsect with high damage and speed, but with low healing. |
Best Insect Glaive Weapons and Skills
Recommended Weapons for Insect Glaive
| Weapon | |
|---|---|
|
True Fatalis Dyaus
[Atk] 1101 | [Affinity] -30% |
・Highest Raw Damage Insect Glave ・Has two 4-slot gem sockets |
Nyx Blade II
[Atk] 753 | [Affinity] 0% |
・Decent purple gauge in sharpness ・ Best weapon against enemies weak to Fire element |
Beo Glaive II
[Atk] 775 | [Affinity] 0% |
・Recommended for enemies with high Ice weakness |
|
Lightbreak Press
[Atk] 420 | [Affinity] -15% |
・High Power with decent purple sharpness ・ Has a blast attribute of 90 |
Recommended Skills for Insect Glaive
| Skill | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Health Boost ( ★★★ ) |
・Increase your vitality and greatly increases your survival rate. Essential for beginners who get hit a lot. |
| Weakness Exploit ( ★★★ ) |
・Increases your weapon's damage to a monster's weak and wounded parts. |
| Critical Eye ( ★★★ ) |
・Increases the base affinity of your weapon. |
| Critical Boost ( ★★★ ) |
・Boosts the damage of your critical attacks. |
| Handicraft (★★★) |
・Increases the sharpness of your weapon to maintain its damage. |
| Teostra's Technique (★★★) |
・Reduces the sharpness depletion of your weapon. |
| Power Prolonger (★★★) |
・Increases the duration of your Kinect buffs. |
| Flinch Free (★★) |
・Prevents your teammates from flinching you. |
| Airborne (★★) |
・Increases your damage while doing aerial attacks. |
| Master Mounter (★★) |
・Increases your mount damage, allowing you to mount monsters more frequently. |
Monster Hunter World (MHW) Iceborne Related Guides
Best Builds
Best Endgame Builds and Weapon Progression Builds
Best Builds Per Weapons
| Melee Weapons | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Long Swords |
 Great Swords |
 Sword and Shield |
 Dual Blades |
 Hammer |
 Hunting Horn |
 Lance |
 Gunlance |
 Switch Axe |
 Charge Blade |
 Insect Glaive |
|
| Ranged Weapons | |
|---|---|
 Bow |
 Light Bowgun |
 Heavy Bowgun |
|
Best Counter Builds
| Monster Counterbuilds | |
|---|---|
 Fatalis
|  Alatreon |
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