Monster Hunter Wilds · Great Sword build
Updated · Ver. 1.042 · Before HR 100 · Progression · S tier weapon
A budget Great Sword from gear available before HR 100, with no arch-tempered or transcended pieces: Resentment 5, Weakness Exploit 5 and Agitator 5 on the armor, Critical Boost 5 and Offensive Guard 3 on the Shatterseal Drakesnest, plus Bad Blood and Binding Counter.
Attack
Priority 1
Resentment
5/5
Priority 2
Weakness Exploit
5/5
Priority 3
Agitator
5/5
Priority 4
Critical Boost
5/5
Priority 5
Offensive Guard
3/3
Priority 6
Focus
3/3
Priority 7
Counterstrike
2/3
Set bonus
Bad Blood I · 2 pts
Group bonus
Resuscitate · 4 pts
Set bonus
Binding Counter I · 2 pts
Mantle
Rocksteady Mantle
Sharpness
Weapon skills
Focus3Shattering Reflection1Shatterseal Drakesnest from the event quest Every Hunter's Dream: easy to get, very long white sharpness, Focus 3 and Shattering Reflection built in, and three level 3 slots.
CounterstrikeLv 1ResentmentLv 1
Nu Udra's MutinyLv 1
Lord's FuryLv 1
Guardian's ProtectionLv 1Zoh Shia's PulseLv 1AgitatorLv 2
Jin Dahaad's RevoltLv 1
AdaptabilityLv 1AgitatorLv 1Lord's FuryLv 1
ResentmentLv 2Nu Udra's MutinyLv 1Lord's FuryLv 1
Jin Dahaad's RevoltLv 1AgitatorLv 2Lord's FuryLv 1
Charm
Weakness ExploitLv 3Keep some red health to hold Resentment's raw bonus and Bad Blood, block on time for Offensive Guard, and Power Clash whenever you can to trigger Binding Counter. The build is light on defence, so blocking is how you stay alive. In a group, especially with other shield users, Power Clashes are not guaranteed. It hits hard enough to clear most of the game and start farming the endgame.
ResentmentBad Blood I2 ptsThe Udra helm and coil carry three points of Resentment and two Furor jewels add the rest: bonus raw while you have red health. Two Nu Udra's Mutiny pieces unlock Bad Blood, which adds damage while Resentment is active.
Weakness ExploitAgitatorExploiter Charm III and three Tenderizer jewels cover Weakness Exploit (one level more than needed, which leaves room if you only have Exploiter Charm II). The Dahaad and Numinous pieces bring Agitator 5.
Critical BoostOffensive GuardTwo Critical Jewel III max Critical Boost, which multiplies the raw part of every crit, and the Guardian/Ironwall jewel gives Offensive Guard 3 and a point of Guard.
Binding Counter I2 ptsTwo Jin Dahaad's Revolt pieces raise raw after you recover from webbing, frostbite or a pin, and after a Power Clash, which the Great Sword performs easily.
Before you have Exploiter Charm III, use Exploiter Charm II: the build already runs one Tenderizer jewel more than it needs.
The Numinous Shroud β is the hardest piece to farm; everything else comes from early High Rank monsters.
Once you have γ armor and Gogma Artian rolls, move to the Raw Gore or Blackest Night builds.
Build by Darcblade, adapted and re-fitted to the database.
Updated · Ver. 1.042 · gear data from wilds.mhdb.io · build adapted from Darcblade
A budget Great Sword from gear available before HR 100, with no arch-tempered or transcended pieces: Resentment 5, Weakness Exploit 5 and Agitator 5 on the armor, Critical Boost 5 and Offensive Guard 3 on the Shatterseal Drakesnest, plus Bad Blood and Binding Counter.
Loadout: Shatterseal Drakesnest (Critical Jewel III [3] ×2, Guardian/Ironwall Jwl [3]); Udra Mirehelm β, Numinous Shroud β, Dahaad Shardbraces β, Udra Mirecoil β, Dahaad Shardgreaves β; Exploiter Charm III; Rocksteady Mantle; armor jewels Furor Jewel [2] ×2, Tenderizer Jewel [3] ×3, Counter Jewel [2]. Core skills: Resentment 5, Weakness Exploit 5, Agitator 5, Critical Boost 5, Offensive Guard 3, Focus 3, Counterstrike 2, plus Bad Blood I (Nu Udra's Mutiny) and Resuscitate (Lord's Fury) and Binding Counter I (Jin Dahaad's Revolt).
Shatterseal Drakesnest with Critical Jewel III [3], Critical Jewel III [3], Guardian/Ironwall Jwl [3]; Udra Mirehelm β, Numinous Shroud β, Dahaad Shardbraces β, Udra Mirecoil β, Dahaad Shardgreaves β; Exploiter Charm III; Rocksteady Mantle. That reaches Resentment 5, Weakness Exploit 5, Agitator 5, Critical Boost 5 with Bad Blood I, Resuscitate, Binding Counter I.
Soft skin · HZV 45+. A budget Great Sword from gear available before HR 100, with no arch-tempered or transcended pieces: Resentment 5, Weakness Exploit 5 and Agitator 5 on the armor, Critical Boost 5 and Offensive Guard 3 on the Shatterseal Drakesnest, plus Bad Blood and Binding Counter.
Gear you can craft before HR 100, with no arch-tempered pieces and no Transcendence that adds decoration slots. It is meant to farm the materials for the endgame builds.
It is adapted from Darcblade's video "BEST ENDGAME GREAT SWORD BUILDS : MONSTER HUNTER WILDS", re-fitted to the game data on this site: every piece, jewel and skill total above is checked against the database, and the swaps list what was changed and why.
Great Sword is S tier on the weapon tier list. This is one of 10 Great Sword builds on the site, each tuned for a different target.
Great Sword · ComfortAll-rounder: Black Eclipse, Antivirus 3, Guard 3 and Offensive Guard 3 on Ostrak Oblivion.
Offensive Guard 3 · Weakness Exploit 5 · Agitator 5
Great Sword · Endgame metaFour Bale α for The Blackest Night, Attack Boost 5, Critical Boost 5 and Latent Power 5.
Attack Boost 5 · Critical Boost 5 · Agitator 5
Great Sword · ElementalGogmazios farm set: fire and dragon Ostrak Oblivion, Offensive Guard, Mutual Hostility II.
Offensive Guard 3 · Weakness Exploit 5 · Agitator 5
