Monster Hunter Wilds · Gunlance build
Updated · Ver. 1.042 · HR 100+ · Endgame meta · S tier weapon
A damage-first Gunlance build: Burst 5 and Burst Boost II (+18 attack while Burst is active) from four Ebony Odogaron points, Binding Counter from two Dahaad γ pieces, Guts from Lord's Soul and Agitator 5, with Artillery 3, Guard 3, Guard Up 3, Divine Blessing 3 and Evade Extender 3.
Attack
Priority 1
Artillery
3/3
Priority 2
Load Shells
2/2
Priority 3
Burst
5/5
Priority 4
Agitator
5/5
Priority 5
Guard
3/3
Priority 6
Guard Up
3/3
Priority 7
Divine Blessing
3/3
Priority 8
Evade Extender
3/3
Set bonus
Burst Boost II · 4 pts
Group bonus
Guts (Tenacity) · 3 pts
Set bonus
Binding Counter I · 2 pts
Mantle
Rocksteady Mantle
Sharpness
Auguring Omen forged from one element infusion and three attack infusions, attack focus (normal shells), upgraded to its Gogma form. Any element works; Darcblade shows a fire one and an ice one.
Rolled
Ebony Odogaron's Power1
Lord's Soul1
Guardian's ProtectionLv 1BurstLv 2Ebony Odogaron's PowerLv 1
Jin Dahaad's RevoltLv 1Lord's SoulLv 1AgitatorLv 2
Guardian's ProtectionLv 1BurstLv 1Ebony Odogaron's PowerLv 1Divine BlessingLv 1
Jin Dahaad's RevoltLv 1Lord's SoulLv 1AgitatorLv 3Bind ResistanceLv 2
Guardian's PulseLv 1EarplugsLv 1Ebony Odogaron's PowerLv 1Divine BlessingLv 2
Charm
Secret Charm
Slots 2
ArtilleryLv 3BurstLv 1This one favours swinging the lance over firing shells: Burst, Agitator and Binding Counter boost raw and element, while shells deal fixed damage from shell type, level and Artillery. Mix both for the best results. Power Clashes come easily on a shield weapon and each one triggers Binding Counter. There is no health regeneration, so Quick Sheathe 3 gets the weapon away fast when you need to heal; Guard 3, Guard Up 3, Divine Blessing 3 and Guts cover the rest. Match the weapon and its jewel to the monster's weakness: Darcblade used the fire version on Arch-tempered Zinogre.
BurstBurst Boost II4 ptsG. Ebony Helm β, Braces β, Greaves α and the weapon roll make four points of Ebony Odogaron's Power: Burst lasts even longer and grants +18 attack while active. Burst 5 comes from the two Ebony β pieces, the charm and a Chain jewel.
Binding Counter I2 ptsArtilleryDahaad Shardmail γ and Shardcoil γ unlock Jin Dahaad's Revolt: a Power Clash, or getting free of webbing, frostblight or a pin, raises your attack. On this build it boosts the lance swings rather than the shells, which deal fixed damage from shell type, level and Artillery.
Guts (Tenacity)3 ptsThe two Dahaad γ pieces and the weapon roll reach three points of Lord's Soul: more attack for less defence until it saves you from one lethal hit, then extra defence and elemental resistance.
Fire AttackGuardShells ignore element, but lance swings do not. Blaze/Ironwall adds Fire Attack 3 and a point of Guard; swap it for the jewel of your weapon's element, or for Guardian/Ironwall (Offensive Guard) if you do not want the elemental route.
FlayerG. Ebony Helm β, Braces β and Greaves α are rarity 6, so Transcendence upgrades their slots to 3-1, 3-2 and 3-1: that is where the Chain jewel and the two Flayer jewels go.
Other elements: an Auguring Omen of that element with the matching Ironwall jewel (Frost/Ironwall on an ice one, for example).
The build needs Ebony Odogaron's Power and Lord's Soul rolled on the Gogma Artian weapon; Darcblade calls it the biggest drawback, since the roll is not always achievable.
The charm is a random roll (Artillery 3, Burst 1, one level-2 slot). Without Artillery 3 on a charm you have to spend weapon jewels on it.
Quick Sheathe 3 and the Mighty jewel (Maximum Might 1) are optional; replace them with anything you prefer.
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 damage-first Gunlance build: Burst 5 and Burst Boost II (+18 attack while Burst is active) from four Ebony Odogaron points, Binding Counter from two Dahaad γ pieces, Guts from Lord's Soul and Agitator 5, with Artillery 3, Guard 3, Guard Up 3, Divine Blessing 3 and Evade Extender 3.
Loadout: Auguring Omen (Blaze/Ironwall Jwl [3], Magazine/Ironwall Jwl [3], Shield/Ironwall Jwl [3]); G. Ebony Helm β, Dahaad Shardmail γ, G. Ebony Braces β, Dahaad Shardcoil γ, G. Ebony Greaves α; Secret Charm; Rocksteady Mantle; armor jewels Chain Jewel [3], Sheath Jewel [1] ×3, Jumping Jewel [2] ×3, Flayer Jewel [3] ×2, Mighty Jewel [2]. Core skills: Artillery 3, Load Shells 2, Burst 5, Agitator 5, Guard 3, Guard Up 3, Divine Blessing 3, Evade Extender 3, plus Burst Boost II (Ebony Odogaron's Power) and Guts (Tenacity) (Lord's Soul) and Binding Counter I (Jin Dahaad's Revolt).
Auguring Omen with Blaze/Ironwall Jwl [3], Magazine/Ironwall Jwl [3], Shield/Ironwall Jwl [3]; G. Ebony Helm β, Dahaad Shardmail γ, G. Ebony Braces β, Dahaad Shardcoil γ, G. Ebony Greaves α; Secret Charm; Rocksteady Mantle. That reaches Artillery 3, Load Shells 2, Burst 5, Agitator 5 with Burst Boost II, Guts (Tenacity), Binding Counter I.
Any monster. A damage-first Gunlance build: Burst 5 and Burst Boost II (+18 attack while Burst is active) from four Ebony Odogaron points, Binding Counter from two Dahaad γ pieces, Guts from Lord's Soul and Agitator 5, with Artillery 3, Guard 3, Guard Up 3, Divine Blessing 3 and Evade Extender 3.
No. Shells deal fixed damage from the shell type, shelling level and Artillery. Burst, Agitator and Binding Counter boost the lance swings, which is why this build rewards a swing-heavy style mixed with shelling.
It stacks every raw boost the Gunlance can use at once: Burst 5 with Burst Boost II, Agitator 5, Binding Counter after Power Clashes and the Guts attack bonus, plus the weapon element on swings.
It is adapted from Darcblade's video "BEST ENDGAME GUNLANCE 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.
Gunlance is S tier on the weapon tier list. This is one of 4 Gunlance builds on the site, each tuned for a different target.
Gunlance · DefensiveMutual Hostility II, Super Recovery and Peak Performance 5 on a fire Auguring Omen.
Artillery 3 · Load Shells 2 · Guard 3
Gunlance · ComfortHasten Recovery II, Super Recovery and Offensive Guard 3 with Artillery 3 and Flayer 5.
Artillery 3 · Load Shells 2 · Offensive Guard 3
Gunlance · ProgressionBudget G. Lawful Bors with Flayer 5, Partbreaker 3, Decimator and Binding Counter.
Artillery 3 · Load Shells 2 · Flayer 5
