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This is a guide to the best general Weapons and Armor to use in High Rank for Monster Hunter Rise (MH Rise). These builds can be used with any Weapon Type, and have general application in High Rank. Learn what Equipment you should craft to succeed in High Rank.
List of Contents
Piece | Armor | Base Defense | Skills |
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Izuchi Helm S | 36 |
Critical Eye
Lv. 1 |
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Izuchi Mail S | 36 |
Critical Eye
Lv. 2
Recovery Speed
Lv. 1 |
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Izuchi Braces S | 36 |
Constitution
Lv. 2 |
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Izuchi Coil S | 36 |
Critical Eye
Lv. 2 |
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Izuchi Greaves S | 36 |
Constitution
Lv. 1
Recovery Speed
Lv. 1 |
Total Skills and Stats | ||
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Defense | Skills | |
180 | ・Critical Eye Lv. 5 ・Recovery Speed Lv. 2 ・Constitution Lv. 3 |
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The best starter High Rank set for most weapon types thanks to its High Critical Eye level. With the starter talisman, you can easily net a level 6 critical Eye which can grant a flat 30% affinity. It also has consitution 3 for stamina heavy weapon types so Bows, Dual Blades, Insect Glaives, and Hammers will love the Izuchi S set. |
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Piece | Armor | Base Defense | Skills |
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Aknosom Helm S | 38 |
Fire Attack
Lv. 1
Quick Sheath
Lv. 1 |
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Aknosom Mail S | 38 |
Peak Performance
Lv. 1
Quick Sheath
Lv. 1 |
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Aknosom Braces S | 38 |
Fire Attack
Lv. 1
Peak Performance
Lv. 1 |
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Aknosom Coil S | 38 |
Quick Sheath
Lv. 1 |
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Aknosom Greaves S | 38 |
Fire Attack
Lv. 2
Peak Performance
Lv. 1 |
Total Skills and Stats | ||
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Defense | Skills | |
190 | ・Fire Attack Lv. 4 ・Peak Performance Lv. 3 ・Quick Sheath Lv. 3 |
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A great set to use for Long Sword thanks to the enhanced level 3 Quick Sheath. It is also usable by other weapon types that tends to playsafe due to Peak Performance so Dual Blades, Great Swords, and Long Swords can utilize this set easier than the others. |
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Piece | Armor | Base Defense | Skills |
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Wroggi Helm S | 38 |
Evade Extender
Lv. 1
Rapid Fire Up
Lv. 1 |
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Wroggi Mail S | 38 |
Poison Attack
Lv. 1
Rapid Fire Up
Lv. 1 |
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Wroggi Vambraces S | 38 |
Ammo Up
Lv. 1 |
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Wroggi Coil S | 38 |
Ammo Up
Lv. 1
Poison Attack
Lv. 2 |
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Wroggi Greaves S | 38 |
Ammo Up
Lv. 1
Evade Extender
Lv. 1 |
Total Skills and Stats | ||
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Defense | Skills | |
190 | ・Ammo Up Lv. 3 ・Poison Attack Lv. 3 ・Evade Extender Lv. 2 ・Rapid Fire Up Lv. 2 |
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A gunner build that utilizes the Rapid Fire Up skill and Ammo Up skill. Use this if you want to maximize the effects of Rapidfire for your Bowgun. |
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Piece | Armor | Base Defense | Skills |
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Tetranadon Helm S | 40 |
Normal/Rapid Up
Lv. 1
Speed Eating
Lv. 1 |
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Tetranadon Mail S | 40 |
Evade Extender
Lv. 1
Normal/Rapid Up
Lv. 1 |
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Tetranadon Braces S | 40 |
Heroics
Lv. 1
Special Ammo Boost
Lv. 1 |
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Tetranadon Coil S | 40 |
Heroics
Lv. 2 |
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Tetranadon Greaves S | 40 |
Hunger Resistance
Lv. 1
Normal/Rapid Up
Lv. 1 |
Total Skills and Stats | ||
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Defense | Skills | |
200 | ・Normal/Rapid Up Lv. 3 ・Heroics Lv. 3 ・Speed Eating Lv. 1 ・Hunger Resistance Lv. 1 ・Special Ammo Boost Lv. 1 |
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A great starter HR build for gunners. With level 3 Normal/Rapid Up in their skills coupled by Heroics and Ammo Boost. You can try to set your HP low enough to trigger Heroics to amp up your damage despite it being a risky play but for ranged users, this is a risk that can be taken with less danger.. |
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Piece | Armor | Base Defense | Skills |
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Khezu Helm S | 38 |
Focus
Lv. 1
Recovery Up
Lv. 1 |
Piece | Armor | Base Defense | Skills |
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Chainmail Vest S | 32 |
Defense Boost
Lv. 1
Flinch Free
Lv. 2 |
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Hunter's Mail S | 32 |
Attack Boost
Lv. 1
Handicraft
Lv. 1 |
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Kulu-Ya-Ku Mail S | 38 |
Horn Maestro
Lv. 1
Slugger
Lv. 2 |
Piece | Armor | Base Defense | Skills |
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Kamura Braces S | 30 |
Critical Eye
Lv. 2
Heroics
Lv. 1 |
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Leather Gloves S | 30 |
Geologist
Lv. 1
Special Ammo Boost
Lv. 1 |
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Hunter's Vambraces S | 32 |
Quick Sheath
Lv. 1 |
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Alloy Vambraces S | 32 |
Critical Eye
Lv. 2
Water Attack
Lv. 1 |
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Kulu-Ya-Ku Braces S | 38 |
Slugger
Lv. 1
Stamina Thief
Lv. 2 |
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Lagombi Vambraces S | 36 |
Critical Eye
Lv. 2
Ice Attack
Lv. 1 |
Piece | Armor | Base Defense | Skills |
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Bone Coil S | 32 |
Focus
Lv. 1 |
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Baggi Coil S | 36 |
Attack Boost
Lv. 2
Sleep Resistance
Lv. 1 |
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Lagombi Coil S | 36 |
Constitution
Lv. 2 |
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Khezu Coil S | 38 |
Focus
Lv. 1
Slugger
Lv. 1 |
Piece | Armor | Base Defense | Skills |
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Khezu Greaves S | 38 |
Focus
Lv. 1
Recovery Speed
Lv. 1
Slugger
Lv. 1 |
Despite having low defenses, these armor pieces have great skills and is still entirely usable in the higher ranks. If you feel like crafting these armor pieces are a waste then don't be!
If the defense stat these armor provides isn't enough, you can upgrade them on the smithy using Armor Spheres. You can get armor spheres easily by doing sub-quests so don't hesitate to upgrade your armor!
Piece | Armor | Base Defense | Skills |
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Barroth Helm S | 50 |
Attack Boost
Lv. 1
Defense Boost
Lv. 1
Offensive Guard
Lv. 1 |
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Barroth Mail S | 50 |
Attack Boost
Lv. 1
Defense Boost
Lv. 2 |
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Barroth Vambraces S | 50 |
Affinity Sliding
Lv. 1
Attack Boost
Lv. 2 |
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Skalda Elytra S / Spio Elytra S | 32 |
Weakness Exploit
Lv. 2 |
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Ingot Greaves S | 40 |
Attack Boost
Lv. 2
Critical Eye
Lv. 2 |
Total Skills and Stats | ||
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Defense | Skills | |
222 | ・Attack Boost Lv. 6 ・Defense Boost Lv. 3 ・Critical Eye Lv. 2 ・Weakness Exploit Lv. 2 ・Offensive Guard Lv. 1 ・Affinity Sliding Lv. 1 |
Best Decorations to Use | ||
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Wirebug Jewel 2 | Grinder Jewel 1 | Medicine Jewel 2 |
Defense Jewel 1 | Hungerless Jewel 1 |
A general raw build with high attack and some affinity stat. With this build, you get 40% affinity which is a decent amount during this rank. The build is further strengthened when equipped by weapon types with guard capabilities to trigger Offensive Guard which gives a flat 5% bonus attack and together with Attack Boost 6, you get a whoopping 13% attack bonus.
All the Nargacuga weapons have a decent amount of base damage and it also doesn't possess any element which makes it a good raw weapon. All Nargacuga weapons also have a high affinity stat hovering around 30% to 40% affinity.
Piece | Armor | Base Defense | Skills |
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Zinogre Helm S | 62 |
Latent Power
Lv. 1
Weakness Exploit
Lv. 1 |
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Remobra Suit S | 52 |
Critical Boost
Lv. 1 |
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Rathalos Braces S | 62 |
Attack Boost
Lv. 2 |
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Skalda Elytra S / Spio Elytra S | 32 |
Weakness Exploit
Lv. 2 |
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Ingot Greaves S | 40 |
Attack Boost
Lv. 2
Critical Eye
Lv. 2 |
Total Skills and Stats | ||
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Defense | Skills | |
278 |
・ Weakness Exploit 3 ・ Attack Boost 4 ・ Critical Eye 2 ・ Critical Boost 1 ・ Latent Power 1 |
Best Decorations to Use | ||
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Wirebug Jewel 2 | Grinder Jewel 1 | Medicine Jewel 2 |
Defense Jewel 1 | Hungerless Jewel 1 | Recovery Jewel 1 |
Evasion Jewel 2 | Brace Jewel 1 |
With this build together with Nargacuga weapons, you can easily reach 80-90 affinity (90-100 if Latent Power procs) when hitting enemy weakspots. A standard 6 Star Hub build to get you to 7 stars and the game's post-game content.
7★ is the current end game of Monster Hunter Rise. At this stage of the game, you'll want to build specific builds for your character depending on your weapons. Refer to our best build pages for each weapon for reference on how to build your chosen main weapon!
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>>[9]
Is April 20 confirmed?? Where’d u get the date
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Player list provides all of their equipment information. But honestly that doesn't really matter mid hunt. Don't add DPS trackers. It gets really annoying hunting with someone thats just shouting out the damage numbers all hunt
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