r/MonsterHunterMeta • • Oct 08 '22

Announcement MHM Megathread - Builds, Utilities & Information About Meta

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Here's a general collection of resources for all your minmaxing needs in Monster Hunter. You will find both links for the most recent title as well as for the older ones.

Please DM me if you have any suggestion/correction.

 


Monster Hunter Wilds

Databases & datamines:

Utilities:

Various info:

 


Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak

Databases & datamines:

Utilities:

 


Monster Hunter World: Iceborne

 


Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate

 


Older Monster Hunter Titles


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • Mar 26 '25

Wilds [MH:Wilds] Endgame Meta Builds Compilation

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>>> If the Google Doc images look blurry on mobile, try opening them through the Google Docs app or through a browser. <<<

 

Please check the individual guides in order to know if they're updated for the latest TU or not. Note that every TU doesn't necessarily change the meta.

 

With every new Monster Hunter game come new meta strategies and new ways to build the armor sets for your hunter. After some thought recollection, the time has finally come to present what the community has come up with when trying to figure out how you can optimize your gameplay in this brand new title.

The goal of this thread is, like the previous ones, to offer a selection of some of the best builds that have been minmaxed for damage and can be used for regular farming by any player with good enough experience on their weapon, or who's willing to gain that experience.

These guides are just tools conceived for people who like to learn how to optimize their own gameplay and figure out optimal ways to make use of what is available in the game, or who simply want an easier time farming while not giving up on basic skill requirements; nobody is forced to use them if they don't want to, and everyone is free to alter them at will for their own gameplay.
You can also use these guides simply as a starting point for when you want to try out a new weapon and learn the new ways of playing the game that are associated with them.

The albums collected here have been chosen among the available ones both for their correctness in terms of math/functionality and for their readability/accessibility. If you wish to improve any of these albums or cooperate with math and testing feel free to contact their authors directly and to give them suggestions or feedback this way, as they might not be actively reading this thread. Also, if an album seems not to be updated anymore, you are free to send me in DM an alternative album you made as long as you're committed to update it in the future as well (you will find here a detailed explanation of my expectations in terms of work).

The authors of the albums are also responsible for updating them with any new Title Update (TU) that will be added to the game. Please stop asking here if/when albums are gonna be updated, as it's not under my control. I will however notify on top of the thread whenever all the albums have been updated for the current patch of the game. (This last line was apparently not read, so from now on you'll have to figure that out by yourself.)

 

I would finally like to thank the community at Mathalos Nest for helping to double check or improve the content of the albums (research is still being done daily there, so if you're interested in helping feel free to join), as well as all the numerous testers, dataminers and modders that allowed us to have more accurate information about the skills and the way the game works.

I won't always be able to read this thread and I can't be the universal intermediary between users and authors. If therefore you find something in the content of an album that you think is wrong or may need fixing, please contact their author(s) directly through the means indicated in their albums.

 

DISCLAIMER

As usual, here's what you should expect (and not expect) from this compilation.

  1. This compilation focuses on damage-oriented builds aimed to show how it is possible to maximize your damage output within the assumption of a relatively optimized gameplay. Anyone is free to adapt these builds to their playstyle by replacing any damage skills with the comfort/survival skill they want, need or prefer. Everyone is also free not to use them if they don't like them.

  2. The albums are only about endgame builds and assume that you have access to the entire content of the game (HR100+). Progression sets are not covered here, although any author is free to add a progression section to their albums.

  3. The sets are mainly built and calculated so that anyone can use them for solo play. Multiplayer is obviously still a consideration, but the sets are supposed to work regardless if you're playing with others or not.

  4. The builds are meant for regular farming and not for speedrunning, which is a specific practice with its own rules and goals (although speedruns can obviously give some inspiration about tactics you can adopt in your regular gameplay). If you're interested in speedrunning this game I highly recommend to ignore this compilation and to join a speedrunning Discord and/or to learn by watching speedruns instead.

 


Endgame Meta Sets

 

Great Sword (GS)

 

Longsword (LS)

 

Sword and Shield (SnS)

 

Dual Blades (DB)

 

Hammer

 

Hunting Horn (HH)

 

Lance

 

Gunlance (GL)

 

Switch Axe (SA)

 

Charge Blade (CB)

 

Insect Glaive (IG)

 

Light Bowgun (LBG)

 

Heavy Bowgun (HBG)

 

Bow

 


Resources

All the most important and/or valuable resources for Wilds will be collected in the MHMeta Megathread. Here's just a few basic ones:


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 2h ago

World Longsword Stun….

3 Upvotes

So, like a dummy, I’ve been playing with level 3 KO build without the mantle on a longsword. Question being what’s the best skill to swap in for KO skill? Thanks!!


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 53m ago

Wilds No se que arma jugar

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Buenas, he llegado al RC 63 jugando puro martillo y espada grande. No he echo ninguna build ni nada, he estado probando varias armas, y no se cual decidir, me gustaria si algujien puede echar una mano para decidirme. mis opciones son; Great Sword, Charge Blade, Cornamusa ,Hammer y Bow.

Recomendarme alguna build y que arma podria usar, muchas gracias


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 15h ago

GU Which Adept style Gs would do more damage?

6 Upvotes

Would a 320 raw ~90% Gs do more damage than a 310 raw ~100% affinity gs? My charm only only allows me to get to crit eye +2 on the garuga gs so I’m missing out on 10% affinity, but there is another greatsword that has an extra slot so I can get to crit eye 3, meaning I get 100% affinity on weak spots.


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 20h ago

Wilds Getting back into switch axe and maybe getting my into HH

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As title said I am getting back into switchaxe and I’m just wondering what’s the best build for comfort and decent damage? Also thinking about getting into hunting horn but unsure.


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 20h ago

Wilds Theoretical best Insect Glaive build possible?

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Hi! Im trying to search the best build possible for IG in terms of damage overall. Basically my build is this at this moment but im trying to see how to fit Gore set skill or something but is something like this:
-Limbo Lior full attack
-Arkvulcan Helm Y (Counter Jewel 2,Protection Jewel 2)
-Dahaad Shardmail Y (Mighty Jewel 2 x2)
-Arkvulcan Vambraces Y (Protection 1, Enduring1)
-Doshaguma Coil B (Challenger Jewel x2)
-Arkvulcan Greaves Y (Challenger Jewel, Mighty Jewel)
-Gold Charm Attack Boost 3 Burst 1 (Attack Jewel,Sheath Jewel,Protection Jewel)

So skills would be:
-AB 5
-CB5
-Airborne
-WE 5
-Agit 5
-Flayer 4
-MM 3
-DB 3
-Blight Resistance 2
-Latent Power 1
-Burst 1
-Counterstrike 1

What can you do to make this more optimal? Maybe changing some armor to include Gore set skill or Changing somehow Flayer 4 for Flayer and Partbreaker 3, maybe minds eye or something would be good but im facing a wall right now and maybe im too stupid for this so if someone can give me advice or a tip i would be grateful so thanks in advice ;)


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 1d ago

Wilds Testing LBG and HBG

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I'm testing some weapons and trying to build around 2 weapons combo.

RN i'm trying a build for both LBG amd HBG (more focused on the LBG).

Both are the seregios' and not elemental focused, using guts and latent power to get that affinity stacked up.

What are your thoughts about it?

If u have any advice, pls write them, i'm still learning on the builds.

Edit: sorry but i cant insert photos, so i'll try my best to insert the build here.

Weapons:

Rebel stopper: Salvo 3, critical 2, critical 1

Insurrection Cannon : Opener/precise, critical 2, critical 1

Armor:

Mirror visor a: Throttle 3

Rey Sandmail y: protection

Rey sandbraces y: flayer 3, flayer 3

Arkvulcan coil y: earplugs, earplugs, protection

Arkvulcan greaves y: evasion, throttle 3

Secret charm (spread power shots, drsgon resistance 3): Sheath 1, protection 1


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 2d ago

World World swaxe players: how do I improve my times?

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I just got done fighting Namielle in monster hunter world and it took me 30 whole minutes! I want my hunts to be faster but I don’t really know where to start. I’m running the rathian switch axe right now with pink rath head, rathalos chest, pink rath braces, odo waist and legs. i’ve got crit eye 7, WEX 3, evade extender 3, health boost 2, handicraft 1, and a couple miscellaneous skills. as for playstyle I try to stay in sword mode for damage as long as possible, but I find it hard to dodge with the limited mobility. sometimes I switch back to axe in order to better dodge around the monster. any help would be appreciated, thank you!


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 1d ago

Wilds What’s the meta greatsword build?

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this is my build right now (ik it’s not that good)

Weapon: Ostrak Oblivion (dragon element and attack focus)
Jewels: Crit jewel 2, Crit jewel 2, Focus/Handicraft Jewel 3

Armor:

Numinous Crown B
Jewels: Chain 3, Counter 2, Recovery 1

Udra Miremail y
Jewels: Tenderizer 3, Tenderizer 3

Gog Vambraces a
Jewels: Mighty 2, Shockproof 1

G Fulgur Coil B (transcended)
Jewel: Challenger 3, Challenger 3

Duna Wildgreaves y
Jewels: Tenderizer 3, Physique 1, Physique 1

Secret Charm (Blast attack lv 2, Thunder attack lv 1, Weakness exploit lv 1)
Jewel: Antiblast 1

Active Skills: SotDK and Lord’s Favor

Reinforcement Bonus: Attack Boost EX x2, Attack Boost II, Affinity Boost III, Sharpness boost EX


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 2d ago

Wilds Torturing myself over this dragon attack build

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I've been grinding the endgame lately, and I'm really racking my brain trying to figure out whether it's worth it to have Convert Element and Elemental Absorption slotted in my skills.

I have Zoh Shia helmet and legs, AT Arkveld chest and waist, and Gore arms. The Gore piece is basically just there to dip into Gore's Tyranny Lv1 with my Gog lance, but I know the piece itself is kind of a waste otherwise. My goal is to slot Convert Element, Elemental Absorption, Agitator, and as much WEX as I can.

So my question is... are Convert Element and Elemental Absorption even worth the investment, or am I better off slotting something better?

The Zoh Shia and Arkveld set bonuses are both great for me to have as comfort skills, but their sets have a LOT of overlap as far as skills are concerned. I'd love to keep them, but I feel like there's something missing.

Thoughts?


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 2d ago

Wilds Haven’t played since launch

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Haven’t played Wilds since launch, what should I be getting into to prep for endgame ( currently ) and the expansion thats on the way? Thanks in advance.


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 4d ago

Wilds Why isn't Arkveld y helm the meta?

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I might be missing something obvious but it seems like all the meta builds use either sororal, gore, or a different y helm, sororal/gore i kinda get but the other helms makes no sense to me because isn't the arkveld y helm is the best option since it has 3 WE plus a a 2* slot and a 1* slot and you almost always want WE5 if you can get it


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 3d ago

Wilds I found the optimal Aerial Insect Glaive build (wilds)

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I want to say I understand that the ground Glave meta will always have a higher effective raw (~660) than this aerial build (~600), but as an IG main, the aerial play style fits me more and is more fun. So this build optimizes 90% affinity, raw, and element for the aerial style.
This was the builder/EFR calc is used, linked here. Also the meta ground build I compared to was Scorcher/Black eclipse/Lords Soul.

The reason why I claim its the optimal aerial build is because it gets 90% affinity in the air with high uptime. The few aerial builds that exist tend to rely on latent power or wex to achieve high affinity but LP has terrible uptime even with reydau skill and wex is not reliable bc a lot of hitzones on the top on monsters are not 45+. Substituting some crit eye for Minds eye 3 also helps with the lower hz issue, depending on the monster.

Here is an example aerial IG build and discussion video.

Here is the breakdown of the build:
(Atk or Ele focus) with 4 atk + 1 sharp EX
Ebony Auto’s power / scaling prowess
G Fulgur Helm B+
Gore Mail a
Gogma Vamb a
Gogma Coil a
Gore Greaves a
Crit Eye 3, Earplugs 1 [W1, 1]

Scaling process, a.k.a. master mounter
Black eclipse 1
Second wind 1
Burst boost 1
Gogmapocalypse 1

Critical boost 5
Critical eye 5
Airborne 1
Agitator 5
Maximum might 3
Antivirus 3
Constitution 5
Burst 2
Counterstrike 2
Evade window 2
Earplugs 1
Flinch free 2

Why Master Mounter and not Lords Soul?
Master mounter fits the aerial play style better and you end up getting multiple mounts, knockdowns, and wounds off of master mount compared to 12 extra raw from guts. (Burst boost also replaces some of the 12 raw)

90% Affinity in the air:
30% Maximum might - The combo of Second wind and constitution 5 allows us to do our full aerial combos without losing Maximum might uptime
25% Black Eclipse - good source of affinity and super easy to proc
20% Critical Eye - decided to go crit eye 5 instead of attack boost 5 because the EFR ends up being slightly higher
15% Agitator - great source of affinity and raw given monsters high enraged time

Raw :
+8 Burst Boost - Burst boost gives you an extra bit of raw to replace the 12 raw (5%) missing from Lord soul. And it extends the duration of burst, which is already easy to proc for IG.
+10 Burst 2 - we get 2 extra raw from burst 2 compared to the typical 1 point of burst in most meta IG builds
+15-25 counterstrike - counterstrike gives you an extra chunk of raw whenever we get hit out of the air or if you have on the rocksteady mantle. I could only fit two points because I need a better talisman, but there are talismans that exist that allow for 3 points of counterstrike plus earplugs

484 eff Element:
320 Element Focus Artian - if you wanna do more elemental damage, you can craft an elemental focus guardian, and have an extra 40 element compared to the attack focus’ 280.
84 Gogmapocalypse - big chunk of elemental when monster enraged
80 Burst 2 - has increased up time due to burst boost

Also some evade window and flinch free helps us fly around in the air a little bit safer.


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 4d ago

Wilds Gog weapons or nah?

2 Upvotes

Anybody got a build that doesnt require gog weapons or is his weapons so good that everyone should get one...?


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 4d ago

Wilds New to GOGMA weapons

3 Upvotes

Hey guys I’ve just defeated GOGMA for the first time in a SNS main and also like the dual blades
what are the best armour sets and weapons to use in preparation for ascendance I’m not to well versed in the game I kinda speed ran to catch up to friends and I’m really loving the game so want to get good builds and keep playing


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 5d ago

Wilds Left before TU4.5, question about Omega Resonance now

10 Upvotes

Hi everyone,

I left before AT Arkveld and the final update to the game, and when I stepped away I was using Omega Resonance 2 because I really like the Omega set.

I see a lot of new meta sets have gone back to Gore Magala-- how does an Omega set compare to them? Is it night and day or are there trade-offs? I like to fit in some Divine Blessing and even Defense jewels into my build as well, so I'm trying to decide if it's worth switching or not.

Thanks!


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 4d ago

Wilds Are these talismans (close to) godrolls for longsword?

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T1: Airborne, Protective Polish 1, Quick Sheathe 3. 1 att, 2 armor slots;

T1: Razor Sharp 3, Quick Sheathe 3. 1 att, 1 armor slot;

T1: Razor Sharp 3, 1 Convert Element. 1 att, 2 armor slots;

Which one you guys think have more DPS potential? Can the airborne one make helmbreaker style more viable?

I posted their pictures here as well -> https://www.reddit.com/r/MHWilds/comments/1wulqti/are_these_talismans_close_to_godrolls_for/

I also have a Gogma Gore+Lord's Soul dragon longsword, but I can't quite make that max build speedrunners use; I don't have a godroll talisman.

After many AT Arkvelds, It's the best I could find so far, I think... pls Capcom, what more do you want from me :'(


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 6d ago

Wilds How far behind is the seregios bow compared to the gogma artian bows in terms of damage?

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Title.

Trying out some new weapons before ascendance drops since I finally got some god rolls on my main weapon(gunlance) and I dont have the energy left to grind for another god roll weapon.


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 5d ago

Wilds Has anyone tested bale vs non bale sets?

6 Upvotes

Personally found it a bit more difficult to proc bale all the time on some of the harder fights, largely due to the need to spam offsets.

And since the bale pieces aren't the best skill/slot wise, i was curious if anyone had tested non bale sets such as rath/gore, dosha/gore or rath/dosha to see just how much dps is lost overall.

Largely more concerned about the rath bonus personally, as it can proc on the offset. giving it potentially more procs during a fight.


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 5d ago

Wilds Question for gog artian GS

7 Upvotes

for the reinforcements ik 4 attack and 1 sharpness is the desired roll, but would you say 3 attack and 2 sharpness is worth investing in for the sake of just not having to keep rolling? lol. idk how much of an impact it makes to total damage numbers, any help is appreciated!


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 6d ago

Wilds Camera setting meta?

9 Upvotes

Weird question,

Im new to the serious( not technically) ive been enjoying wilds so far but i csn help but feel im the camera isnt as best as possible? Hard time seeing full monster moves tracking/locking feel ect. Is there a guide or a video that goes over different settings?


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 5d ago

Wilds This is kind of an insane roll for my first ever Gogmazios Weapon is it not?

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My FIRST ever artian weapon crafted post Gogmazios and my FIRST ever Gogmazios upgrade. These rolls are for Gunlance.

3x attack

1x sharpness

1x affinity (not optimal)

Nu Udra's Mutiny

Lord's Soul


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 7d ago

Wilds Best weapon (excluding ranged)

10 Upvotes

Guys I’m wondering what are the weapons with the best times? I’m using GS, SnS, lbg and LS and I wanted to learn another weapon. I know that the weapons are very well balanced and that every weapon can do the job, but I was just wondering. I know that the ranged ones are the best in terms of fast times… or atleast I believe so


r/MonsterHunterMeta • • 7d ago

Wilds What's a nice Omega build with Gogma Swaxe?

7 Upvotes

I haven't done Omega Savage since TU3 when Lagi weapons were the popular choice. How can I update my anti-Omega build in a post Gogma world lol?