Dual Blades Builds and Best Equipment | Monster Hunter Rise | MHR (MH Rise)

This is a guide to the best builds and equipment for Dual Blades in Monster Hunter Rise (MH Rise) for the Nintendo Switch. Learn about the best Dual Blades, and the best Skills and Armor pieces to use with the Dual Blades for Low Rank, High Rank, and endgame.

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High Rank Build: Post-Game (Village Quest 7★ Cleared)

Best Dual Blades

Name	Req. Materials
Night Wings	Narga Medulla x1 Rakna-Kadaki Sharpclaw x3 Nargacuga+ Material x15 pts
Sinister Famineblades	Magnamalo Scale+ x2 Magnamalo Shell+ x2 Magnamalo Blade+ x4 Purple Magna Orb x1
Ro Waga	Butterfly Beetle x5 Rakna-Kadaki Carapace x4 Ibushi Bluespike x2
Gnashing Flammenschild	Rakna-Kadaki Glowgut x1 Anjanath Gem x1 Anjanath+ Material x15 pts
Gelid Soul	Novacrystal x3 Freezer Sac x2 Block of Ice+ x1
Mud Twister	Elder Dragon Bone x3 Golden Almudron Orb x1 Almudron+ Material x10 pts
Despot's Blitz	Elder Dragon Blood x2 Narwa Horn+ x2 Zinogre Jasper x1 Zinogre+ Material x10 pts

Best Armor

Post Game Dual Blade Raw Damage Build

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Death Stench Brain S	52	Protective Polish Lv. 1
Torso	Zinogre Mail S	62	Latent Power Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Arms	Rathalos Braces S	62	Attack Boost Lv. 2
Waist	Rathalos Coil S	62	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Windproof Lv. 1
Legs	Golden Hakama	70	Latent Power Lv. 1 Critical Boost Lv. 2
Talisman	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2 At least level 2, a tough talisman to aim for but with it, you'll hit for 90% Affinity when attacking weakspots.
Decorations	Brace Jewel 1 x 1 Attack Jewel 2 x 3 Grinder Jewel 1 x 2

Total Skills and Stats
Defense	Skills
308	・Attack Boost Lv. 7 ・Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 ・Critical Boost Lv. 2 ・Speed Sharpening Lv. 2 ・Protective Polish Lv. 1 ・Latent Power Lv. 1 ・Windproof Lv. 1 ・Flinch Free Lv. 1

A raw dual blade build featuring the Night Wing Dual Blades from the Nargacuga Tree. Despite having lower base damage than some Dual Blades, we chose the Night Wing due to its insane affinity rate of 40% as well as its white Sharpness. Due to its thin White Sharpness level, we focused our build on the Protective Polish and Speed Sharpening skills to always maintain the damage bonus obtained from it.

The build also features a level 7 attack boost, Lv. 3 Weakness Exploit, and Lv. 2 Critical Boosts for more damage.

Post Game Dual Blade Blast Build

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Nargacuga Helm S	60	Evade Window Lv. 1
Torso	Jelly Vest S	62	Blast Attack Lv. 2
Arms	Rakna Armguards	66	Constitution Lv. 2 Stamina Surge Lv. 1
Waist	Almudron Coil S	64	Evade Window Lv. 1 Power Prolonger Lv. 1
Legs	Jelly Boots S	62	Blast Attack Lv. 1
Talisman	Constitution 1
Decorations	Brace Jewel x 1 Defense Jewel x 2 Evasion Jewel x 3 Sprinter Jewel x 2

Total Skills and Stats
Defense	Skills
314	・Evade Window Lv. 5 ・Blast Attack Lv. 3 ・Constitution Lv. 3 ・Defense Boost Lv. 2 ・Marathon Runner Lv. 2 ・Stamina Surge Lv. 1 ・Power Prolonger Lv. 1

A comfort build that makes use of several stamina skills and evasion skills to massively increase your mobility during fights. All your damage comes from the blast damage you get from Sinister Faminblades plus Blast Attack up and is a very safe build to play on higher ranked quests. Dodge all those attacks and keep on applying the blast ailment!

Post Game Elemental Dual Blade Build

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Zinogre Helm S	62	Latent Power Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Torso	Aelucanth Thorax S / Rhopessa Vertex S	62	Critical Element Lv. 1 Critical Eye Lv. 2 Dragon Attack Lv. 1
Arms	Remobra Gloves S	52	Critical Element Lv. 1 Windproof Lv. 1
Waist	Skalda Elytra S / Spio Elytra S	32	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Legs	Kadachi Greaves S	58	Constitution Lv. 1 Critical Eye Lv. 2
Talisman	Critical Eye 1
Decorations	(Blaze, Stream, Shock, Frost, Dragon) Jewel x3 Critical Element Jewel x 1 Expert Jewel 2 x 1

Total Skills and Stats
Defense	Skills
272	・Critical Eye Lv. 6/7 ・Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 ・Critical Element Lv. 3 ・Windproof Lv. 1 ・Dragon Attack Lv. 1 ・Constitution Lv. 1 ・Flinch Free Lv. 1

There's extremely minimal changes in our Endgame elemental build. We'll be swapping out the Aelucanth Helm for a Zinogre Helm. This is to get the last point of Weakness Exploit for 50% affinity against weak spots. We'll still have 3 Critical Element by slotting a critical element deco on the Remobra Gloves and with Latent Power and level 6/7 (depending on weapon) critical eye, we'll be able to reach 90/100% affinity which opens up new weapons for us with negative affinities.

High Rank Build: Endgame (Hub Quest 6★ to 7★)

Best Elemental Dual Blades

Name	Req. Materials
Fortis Gran	Guild Ticket x5 Wyvern Gem x2 Ore+ Material x14 pts Nargacuga Pelt+ x2
Daybreak Daggers	Bird Wyvern Gem x1 Firecell Stone x4 Aknosom+ Material x10 pts
Blizzarioths II	Barioth Spike x4 Barioth Carapace x3 Barioth Pelt+ x2 Amber Fang+ x2
Morning Dawn II	Mizutsune Plate x1 Mizutsune Scale+ x4 Mizutsune Claw+ x2 Bubblefoam+ x2
Kadachi Twinblades II	Tobi-Kadachi Pelt+ x4 Tobi-Kadachi Scale+ x3 Tobi-Kadachi Electrode+ x3

With 6★ to 7★ quests, you'll finally be able to get some decent elemental damage. Below are the best elemental DBs you can use for the high rank stages of the Hub Quests. For the Dual Blades in this rank, we'll be prioritizing elemental dual blades with affinity stats in them as we only have 50% affinity when hitting enemy weakspots. Without using weapons with affinity, our DPS will greatly drop so we have to focus on being able to use Critical Element first rather than focusing on raw damage potential.

Best Armor

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Aelucanth Vertex S / Rhopessa Vertex S	62	Critical Element Lv. 2
Torso	Aelucanth Thorax S / Rhopessa Vertex S	62	Critical Element Lv. 1 Critical Eye Lv. 2 Dragon Attack Lv. 1
Arms	Kamura Braces S	30	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Heroics Lv. 1
Waist	Skalda Elytra S / Spio Elytra S	32	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Legs	Kadachi Greaves S	58	Constitution Lv. 1 Critical Eye Lv. 2
Talisman	Weakness Exploit 1

Total Skills and Stats
Defense	Skills
244	・Critical Element Lv. 3 ・Critical Eye Lv.7 ・Weakness Exploit Lv. 2 ・Heroics Lv. 1 / Water Attack Lv. 1 ・Dragon Attack Lv. 1 ・Constitution Lv.1

Build Explanation

A glass build that focuses on maximizing Critical Eye to get max value from Critical Element 3. With this set, we get a 70% affinity when striking enemy weakspots which will also trigger the critical element bonus damage. Kamura Braces S can be swapped out with Alloy Braces S to get more defense stat and be able to replace Heroics with Water Attack 1.

For the skills, Heroics and Dragon Attack are just extras obtained from stray skills in some armour but from these skills, Constitution is the most useful one as it can save some stamina for some extra dodges during fights.

Alloy S Armor Set Skills and Forging Materials (High Rank)

High Rank Build: Late game (Hub Quest 4★ to 5★)

Best Weapons

Name	Req. Materials
Stealth Dango II	Exciteshroom x5 Coma Sac x2 Slagtoth Hide+ x2

Stealth Dango II
	Rarity	Attack	Affinity	Elem.
	5	190	0	Sleep 5
	Defense	Slots	Sharpness
	-	②①①
Rampage Skills
Attack Boost III Dulling Strike Spiribird Doubled

Stealth Dango have a solid 190 raw damage build which is way superior than the other DBs you can craft at this point in the game. It also has a sleep attribute which works great together with the Blastslash dango to improve your Large Barrel Bombs to Mega Barrel Bombs for some burst damage.

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The best part of the Stealth Dango II Dual Blades is its ease of crafting which only requires a Slagtoth Hide+, a Coma Sac, and an Excite Shroom which are all really easy to get and it can be crafted as soon as you reach HR 4. remember to use Dulling Strike rampage skill too to maximize its green sharpness bonus damage.

Best Armor

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Izuchi Helm S	36	Critical Eye Lv. 1
Torso	Izuchi Mail S	36	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Recovery Speed Lv. 1
Arms	Izuchi Braces S	36	Constitution Lv. 2
Waist	Izuchi Coil S	36	Critical Eye Lv. 2
Legs	Ingot Greaves S	40	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Critical Eye Lv. 2

Total Skills and Stats
Defense	Skills
180	・Critical Eye Lv. 7 ・Recovery Speed Lv. 1 ・ConstitutionLv. 2 ・Attack Boost Lv. 2

This is a standard raw affinity build you'll be able to use up until the 5★ Hub quests. You'll be able to deal decent raw damage thanks to the Critical Eye 7 skill and your safety is increased thanks to the Constitution skills for cheaper dodges.

Low Rank Build: Mid game (Village Quest 4★ to 6★)

Best Dual Blades

Name	Req. Materials
Sinister Blades I	・Magnamalo Blade x4 ・Magnamalo Shell x2 ・Magnamalo Scale x2 ・Magna Ghostprism x2
Hidden Gemini I	・Nargacuga Cutwing x4 ・Nargacuga Scale x2 ・Nargacuga Fang x2 ・Monster Bone+ x2

Sinister Blades I are All-Purpose Dual Blades

Sinister Blades I offers solid stats across the board. Its Blast element makes it an excellent weapon for most hunts in this stage of the game. Just don't use it against blast resistant monsters or your DPS will greatly dampen!

Hidden Gemini I Offers High Affinity!

Hidden Gemini I is an excellent weapon to craft if Affinity is your main priority! This particular pair of Dual Blades have an amazing 40% affinity rating.

Best Elemental Dual Blades

Below are the best elemental dual blades you can use for the Mid Game.

Name	Req. Materials
Blazeblades II	Flame Sac x2 Massive Bone x2 Rathalos Marrow x1
Mud Ripper I	Dragonite Ore x3 Almudron Fin x2 Almudron Tail x1 Almudron Shell x3
Khezu Daggers II	Dragonite Ore x3 Pale Bone x1 Khezu Material x8 pts
Snow Slicers II	Lagombi Ear x2 Monster Bone+ x2 Lagombi Material x8 pts

Best Armor

Evasive Set

This armor combination offers comfort and utility to its wearer. Evade Extender affects the distance covered of your dodges in Demon Mode, increasing its effectiveness during fights. Razor Sharp prevents sharpness loss when activated.

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Wroggi Helm	16	Evade Extender Lv. 1
Torso	Almudron Mail	30	Razor Sharp Lv. 1
Arms	Nargacuga Braces	26	Evade Extender Lv. 1 Evade Window Lv.
Waist	Nargacuga Coil	26	Evade Extender Lv. 1
Legs	Almudron Greaves	30	Razor Sharp Lv. 1

Total Skills and Stats
Defense	Skills
128	・Evade Extender Lv. 3 ・Razor Sharp Lv. 2 ・ Evade Window Lv. 1

Affinity with Latent Power Boost

This set is catered to those who prefer to go all out on damage. Latent Power reduces stamina depletion by 30% when activated and is a great solution to the Dual Blades' stamina-hungry playstyle. However, it's not a buff that is permanently active so always watch when Latent Power triggers to maximize the build's effect.

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Zinogre Helm	28	Critical Eye Lv. 1 Latent Power Lv. 1
Torso	Zinogre Mail	28	Critical Eye Lv. 1 Latent Power Lv. 1
Arms	Barioth Vambraces	20	Critical Eye Lv. 1
Waist	Barioth Coil	20	Critical Eye Lv. 2
Legs	Aelucanth Crura / Rhopessa Crura	24	Critical Eye Lv. 2

Total Skills and Stats
Defense	Skills
120	・Critical Eye Lv. 7 ・Latent Power Lv. 2

Low Rank Build: Early game (Village Quest 1★ to 4★)

Best Dual Blades

Name	Req. Materials
Kulu's Peck II	・Dragonite Ore x2 ・Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume x1
Khezu Daggers II	・Dragonite Ore x3 ・Pale Bone x1
Desperado II	・Rathian Spike x2 ・King's Beak x2

Kulu's Peck II

Kulu's Peck II offers great stats across the board and provides a 15% affinity boost to its wielder.

Khezu Daggers II

Khezu Daggers II has great stats and offer two useful elements at this stage of the game on the same weapon.

Desperado II

Desperado II's base stats are basically identical to Kulu's Peck II — The only difference is that Desperado has Poison. Consider crafting this pair of Dual Blades if you prefer to inflict quick poison ailments to your targets.

Best Armor

Crits and Stamina

This armor combination offers a balance between affinity and utlity. Constitution reduces the stamina depletion of actions with fixed stamina costs (such as Evading and Blocking) by 20% at level two.

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Izuchi Helm	10	Critical Eye Lv. 1
Torso	Izuchi Mail	10	Critical Eye Lv. 1 Recovery Speed Lv. 1
Arms	Izuchi Braces	10	Constitution Lv. 1
Waist	Izuchi Coil	10	Critical Eye Lv. 1
Legs	Pukei Greaves	20	Constitution Lv. 1

Total Skills and Stats
Defense	Skills
60	・Critical Eye Lv. 3 ・Recovery Speed Lv. 1 ・ Constitution Lv. 2

Recommended Skills for Dual Blades

Skills
Fire, Water, Thunder, Ice, Dragon Attack Boost. ★★★	Elemental skills are vital to the DB. They can maximize the damage dealt by elemental skills so increasing the elemental damage of your weapons is a must.
Critical Element ★★★	Amplifying elemental damage is the next step to increasing your damage output as an elemental DB player. Critical Element is similar to Critical Boost for elemental attacks and having it is near critical especially for the end game if playing elemental DB
Critical Eye ★★★	More damage and Critical Element is also reliant on affinity so make sure to raise your affinity when playing DB.
Weakness Exploit ★★★	50% affinity when striking enemy weak spots at max rank is extremely valuable for a weapon that likes to deal damage.
Blast Attack (for blast builds) ★★★	Having Blast Attack greatly amps up the damage of blast type dual blades. It's a great skill to have if you don't wish to play elemental dual blades.
Evade Window ★★★	Allows you to dodge enemy attacks more easily. At the hands of an expert, a dual blade user with Evade Window is nearly untouchable and it opens up new ways to approach enemy attacks.
Attack Boost ★★	Attack Boost is a lesser priority as most of the Dual Blade's damage comes from elemental attacks. It's a great skill but make sure to increase your affinity first and get the necessary damage skills.
Marathon Runner ★★	Longer demon mode duration is always great.
Stamina Surge ★★	Quickly replenish your stamina after using Demon Mode.
Constitution ★★	A great skill to have as it allows you to dodge even while in Demon Mode with ease.
Protective Polish ★★	A neat skill to have for Dual Blades as the Dual Blade's sharpness rapidly decreases due to its fast attacking nature.
Razor Sharp ★★	Same reason as Protective Polish but it doesn't need a whetstone to use in exchange of half effectivity.
Flinch Free ★	A must have skill for multiplayer. It's placed lower as a needed skill since the Dual Blades' attacks doesn't get interrupted once used.
Critical Boost ★	Raw damage isn't the strongest point of the Dual Blades so putting Critical boost on DB isn't as effective as the other weapons.
Evade Extender ★	Longer dashes means you can get out of harms way more easily or reach enemy weakspots.

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