Updated · Ver. 1.042 · HR 100+ · Endgame meta · S tier weapon
A wound-and-break Long Sword build: four Arkveld γ pieces and a Sororal coil give Flayer 5, Weakness Exploit 5, Burst 5, Convert Element 3 and Hasten Recovery II, a Headsman's Hamus rolled with Gore Magala's Tyranny adds Black Eclipse, and Partbreaker 3 makes it the build for farming parts.
Headsman's Hamus forged from one Element Infusion and three Attack Infusion parts, attack focus, upgraded to its Gogma form. Darcblade's second one is dragon, with Dragon/Crit Elem Jwl in place of the Bolt one.
RolledGore Magala's Tyranny1Neopteron Camouflage1
Set skill: Gore Magala's Tyranny (required)
Group skill: any (Neopteron Camouflage here, unused)
Affinity Boost EX and Sharpness Boost EX recommended
Open wounds with normal hits, Flayer 5 makes them much easier to inflict and adds bursts of non-elemental damage as its buildup pops, then destroy them with Focus Strikes for the Partbreaker bonus. Weakness Exploit 5 rewards staying on the weak point, and Burst 5 builds raw and element as you keep hitting. Convert Element adds dragon damage on top of your weapon element after you take an elemental hit. Hasten Recovery heals you as you keep attacking, which cancels chip damage. It struggles on monsters that resist wounds.
Synergies
Why each skill is in the set
01FlayerPartbreaker
Flayer 5 and Partbreaker 3
The Arkveld γ vambraces and greaves carry two points of Flayer each and the charm the fifth: wounds open much more easily and the skill deals extra non-elemental damage as it builds up. Partbreaker 3 (three Destroyer jewels) raises part damage and the damage of Focus Strikes that destroy those wounds, so the two feed each other and the whole party benefits from the wounds.
02Hasten Recovery II4 ptsGuts (Tenacity)4 pts
Hasten Recovery and Guts' Tenacity from Arkveld γ
Four Arkveld γ pieces give Arkveld's Hunger rank II, Hasten Recovery: continuous attacks regenerate health. It heals less on the Long Sword than on faster weapons but cancels chip damage. The same four pieces carry Lord's Soul for Guts' Tenacity: more attack, less defence, and one lethal hit survived.
03Black Eclipse I2 ptsBurstEvade Extender
Black Eclipse from the coil and the roll
Sororal Coil α and the Gore Magala's Tyranny roll make two points: overcome the modified Frenzy by dealing damage and it grants bonus affinity. The coil also brings two points of Burst and Evade Extender 2.
04Convert Element
Convert Element on top of your element
Arkvulcan Mail γ carries Convert Element 3: after an elemental hit it adds dragon damage for a while without replacing the weapon's own thunder (or other) element.
05Attack BoostCritical BoostWeakness Exploit
Raw first, element second
Attack Boost 5 (the Attack Jewel III plus the charm) adds a percentage bonus from level 4, Critical Boost 3 and Weakness Exploit 5 cover crits, and the Bolt/Crit Elem jewel maxes Thunder Attack with a point of Critical Element. Blight Resistance 3 from the γ pieces makes it a good pick against Arch-tempered Arkveld.
Swaps
If you are missing a piece
Other elements: replace the Bolt/Crit Elem jewel with the Dragon, Blaze, Stream or Frost version on a Headsman's Hamus of that element.
The charm is a random roll (Attack Boost 2, Flayer 1, slots 2-1). Darcblade calls it personal preference: aim for a point of Flayer and a slot for the third Destroyer jewel, otherwise use what you have.
Only Gore Magala's Tyranny is required on the weapon, not Lord's Soul: the four Arkveld γ pieces already cover Guts' Tenacity.
Source
Credit
Build by Darcblade, adapted and re-fitted to the database.
Flayer Partbreaker Long Sword Build Summary · MH Wilds Long Sword Endgame meta
Updated · Ver. 1.042 · gear data from wilds.mhdb.io · build adapted from Darcblade
A wound-and-break Long Sword build: four Arkveld γ pieces and a Sororal coil give Flayer 5, Weakness Exploit 5, Burst 5, Convert Element 3 and Hasten Recovery II, a Headsman's Hamus rolled with Gore Magala's Tyranny adds Black Eclipse, and Partbreaker 3 makes it the build for farming parts.
Loadout: Headsman's Hamus (Attack Jewel III [3], Bolt/Crit Elem Jwl [3], Critical Jewel III [3]); Arkvulcan Helm γ, Arkvulcan Mail γ, Arkvulcan Vambraces γ, Sororal Coil α, Arkvulcan Greaves γ; Historical Charm; Rocksteady Mantle; armor jewels Destroyer Jewel [2] ×3, Sheath Jewel [1] ×3, Chain Jewel [3] ×3, Shockproof Jewel [1]. Core skills: Flayer 5, Weakness Exploit 5, Partbreaker 3, Burst 5, Attack Boost 5, Quick Sheathe 3, Convert Element 3, plus Black Eclipse I (Gore Magala's Tyranny) and Hasten Recovery II (Arkveld's Hunger) and Guts (Tenacity) (Lord's Soul).
Weapon
Headsman's Hamus (Long Sword, R8, Thunder)
Attack / affinity
660 / -10%
Main armor set
Arkveld γ
Charm
Historical Charm
Mantle
Rocksteady Mantle
Target
Soft skin · HZV 45+
Unlocks at
HR 100+
Defense
338 base, 438 fully upgraded
Set and group bonuses
Black Eclipse I (Gore Magala's Tyranny, 2 pts), Hasten Recovery II (Arkveld's Hunger, 4 pts), Guts (Tenacity) (Lord's Soul, 4 pts)
Source
Darcblade, "BEST OF THE BEST LONG SWORD BUILDS : MONSTER HUNTER WILDS"
FAQ · 6 questions
Flayer Partbreaker Long Sword FAQ
01
What gear does the Flayer Partbreaker Long Sword build use?
Headsman's Hamus with Attack Jewel III [3], Bolt/Crit Elem Jwl [3], Critical Jewel III [3]; Arkvulcan Helm γ, Arkvulcan Mail γ, Arkvulcan Vambraces γ, Sororal Coil α, Arkvulcan Greaves γ; Historical Charm; Rocksteady Mantle. That reaches Flayer 5, Weakness Exploit 5, Partbreaker 3, Burst 5 with Black Eclipse I, Hasten Recovery II, Guts (Tenacity).
02
When should I use the Flayer Partbreaker Long Sword build?
Soft skin · HZV 45+. A wound-and-break Long Sword build: four Arkveld γ pieces and a Sororal coil give Flayer 5, Weakness Exploit 5, Burst 5, Convert Element 3 and Hasten Recovery II, a Headsman's Hamus rolled with Gore Magala's Tyranny adds Black Eclipse, and Partbreaker 3 makes it the build for farming parts.
03
Which monsters is it bad against?
Monsters that are hard to wound. Flayer and Partbreaker both depend on wounds, so the build loses a large part of its value when wounds are slow to open.
04
Why Shock Absorber?
It is optional: one Shockproof jewel stops you and your allies knocking each other over with stray hits, a courtesy skill for multiplayer with a weapon as long as the Long Sword.
05
Where does the Flayer Partbreaker Long Sword build come from?
It is adapted from Darcblade's video "BEST OF THE BEST LONG 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.
06
Is Long Sword good in Ver. 1.042?
Long Sword is S tier on the weapon tier list. This is one of 11 Long Sword builds on the site, each tuned for a different target.
Attack
Gore Magala's Tyranny1
Neopteron Camouflage1
