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

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Sinister Famineblades	②①ー	200	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	20
Rampage Skill	Blast Boost II

For Rampage Skills, Blast Boost is the way to go as our build doesn't make use of the Hellfire Cloak skill from the Magnamalo armor set.

Armor	Slots	Skills
Nargacuga Helm S	③ーー	Evade Window Lv. 1
Jelly Vest S	②①ー	Blast Attack Lv. 2
Rakna Armguards	②ーー	Constitution Lv. 2 Stamina Surge Lv. 1
Almudron Coil S	②①ー	Evade Window Lv. 1 Power Prolonger Lv. 1
Jelly Boots	ーーー	Blast Attack Lv. 1
Talisman Skill	Constitution Lv. 1
Decorations	Evasion Jewel 2 x3 Sprinter Jewel 2 x2 Defense Jewel 1 x2 Brace Jewel 1 x1

The bulk of your damage comes from the blast procs you get from Sinister Faminblades with Blast Attack and is a very safe build to play on higher ranked quests. Dodge all those attacks and keep on applying the blast ailment!

Fire Dual Blades: Gelid Soul

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Twin Flames II	ーーー	190	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	25

Water Dual Blades: Gelid Soul

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Mud Twister	②①ー	170	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	29

Thunder Dual Blades: Gelid Soul

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Despot's Blitz	②ーー	200	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	25

Ice Dual Blades: Gelid Soul

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Gelid Soul	③ーー	220	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	25

Dragon Dual Blades: Ro Waga

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Ro Waga	①ーー	190	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	18

Armor	Slots	Skills
Zinogre Helm S	①ーー	Latent Power Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Aelucanth Thorax S / Rhopessa Vertex S	①ーー	Critical Element Lv. 1 Critical Eye Lv. 2 Dragon Attack Lv. 1
Remobra Gloves S	②ーー	Critical Element Lv. 1 Windproof Lv. 1
Skalda Elytra S / Spio Elytra S	ーーー	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Kadachi Greaves S	②①ー	Constitution Lv. 1 Critical Eye Lv. 2
Talisman Skill	Critical Eye Lv. 1-2
Decorations	Elemental Attack Jewels x3 Crit Element Jewel 2 x1 Expert Jewel 2 x1

Following up on our Hub HR 6 and 7 Elemental Set, this build follows the same principles but with a few improvements due to a new talisman and decorations.

It is possible to reach maxed Critical Eye depending on the elemental weapon while Dragon Attack can reach lv. 5 due to our recommended chest piece and Ro Waga's ① slot.

Fire Dual Blades: Daybreak Daggers

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Daybreak Daggers	②ーー	190	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	25

Water Dual Blades: Morning Dawn II

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Morning Dawn II	①ーー	170	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	10%	15

Thunder Dual Blades: Kadachi Twinblades II

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Kadachi Twinblades II	①①ー	180	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	10%	15

Ice Dual Blades: Blizzarioths II

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Blizzarioths II	①①ー	160	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	20%	18

Dragon Dual Blades: Fortis Gran

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Fortis Gran	ーーー	180	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	15%	24

Armor	Slots	Skills
Aelucanth Vertex S / Rhopessa Vertex S	①ーー	Critical Element Lv. 2
Aelucanth Thorax S / Rhopessa Vertex S	①ーー	Critical Element Lv. 1 Critical Eye Lv. 2 Dragon Attack Lv. 1
Kamura Braces S	②ーー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Heroics Lv. 1
Skalda Elytra S / Spio Elytra S	ーーー	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Kadachi Greaves S	②①ー	Constitution Lv. 1 Critical Eye Lv. 2

An offense-oriented build that uses Critical Eye and Weakness Exploit to get an optimal value from Critical Element Lv. 3. With this build, we get 60% affinity when striking monster weak points.

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Stealth Dango II	②①①	190	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	5

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 Large or Mega Barrel Bombs. You can even take it further by eating Blastslash Dango before venturing out to the hunt!Remember to activate its Dulling Strike rampage skill to maximize its green sharpness bonus damage.

Armor	Slots	Skills
Izuchi Helm S	①①ー	Critical Eye Lv. 1
Izuchi Mail S	①ーー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Recovery Speed Lv. 1
Izuchi Braces S	①①ー	Constitution Lv. 2
Izuchi Coil S	①①ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2
Ingot Greaves S	①ーー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Critical Eye 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 critical procs thanks to the Critical Eye while your stamina management is improved thanks to the Constitution.

Affinity Latent Power Build

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Hidden Gemini I	ーーー	110	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	40%	-

Hidden Gemini I is an excellent weapon to craft for its affinity rating alone! This particular pair of Dual Blades have 40% base affinity, which is certainly a welcome boon at this stage of the game.

Alternative: Sinister Blades I

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Sinister Blades I	ーーー	130	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	13

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!

Armor	Slots	Skills
Zinogre Helm	ーーー	Critical Eye Lv. 1 Latent Power Lv. 1
Zinogre Mail	ーーー	Critical Eye Lv. 1 Latent Power Lv. 1
Barioth Vambraces	ーーー	Critical Eye Lv. 1
Barioth Coil	ーーー	Critical Eye Lv. 2
Aelucanth Crura / Rhopessa Crura	ーーー	Critical Eye Lv. 2

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 out for Latent Power triggers to maximize the build's effect.

Critical Build

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Desperado II	ーーー	110	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	15

Desperado II's base stats are basically identical to Kulu's Peck II — The only difference is that Desperado has Poison, which is amazing at this stage of the game.

Alternative: Khezu Daggers

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Khezu Daggers II	ーーー	100	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	10%	24 10

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

Armor	Slots	Skills
Izuchi Helm	ーーー	Critical Eye Lv. 1
Izuchi Mail	ーーー	Critical Eye Lv. 1 Recovery Speed Lv. 1
Izuchi Braces	ーーー	Constitution Lv. 1
Izuchi Coil	ーーー	Critical Eye Lv. 1
Pukei Greaves	ーーー	Constitution Lv. 1

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.