High Rank Builds and Best Equipment | Monster Hunter Rise | MHR (MH Rise)

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.

Builds for High Rank ★4

Best Armor

Izuchi S Series

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	Izuchi Greaves S	36	Constitution Lv. 1 Recovery Speed Lv. 1

Build Note	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.

Aknosom S Series

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Aknosom Helm S	38	Fire Attack Lv. 1 Quick Sheath Lv. 1
Torso	Aknosom Mail S	38	Peak Performance Lv. 1 Quick Sheath Lv. 1
Arms	Aknosom Braces S	38	Fire Attack Lv. 1 Peak Performance Lv. 1
Waist	Aknosom Coil S	38	Quick Sheath Lv. 1
Legs	Aknosom Greaves S	38	Fire Attack Lv. 2 Peak Performance Lv. 1

Build Note	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.

Wroggi S Series

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Wroggi Helm S	38	Evade Extender Lv. 1 Rapid Fire Up Lv. 1
Torso	Wroggi Mail S	38	Poison Attack Lv. 1 Rapid Fire Up Lv. 1
Arms	Wroggi Vambraces S	38	Ammo Up Lv. 1
Waist	Wroggi Coil S	38	Ammo Up Lv. 1 Poison Attack Lv. 2
Legs	Wroggi Greaves S	38	Ammo Up Lv. 1 Evade Extender Lv. 1

Build Note	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.

Tetranadon S Series

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Tetranadon Helm S	40	Normal/Rapid Up Lv. 1 Speed Eating Lv. 1
Torso	Tetranadon Mail S	40	Evade Extender Lv. 1 Normal/Rapid Up Lv. 1
Arms	Tetranadon Braces S	40	Heroics Lv. 1 Special Ammo Boost Lv. 1
Waist	Tetranadon Coil S	40	Heroics Lv. 2
Legs	Tetranadon Greaves S	40	Hunger Resistance Lv. 1 Normal/Rapid Up Lv. 1

Build Note	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..

Other Non-Series Candidates

Best Helm

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Khezu Helm S	38	Focus Lv. 1 Recovery Up Lv. 1

Best Torso Armor

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Torso	Chainmail Vest S	32	Defense Boost Lv. 1 Flinch Free Lv. 2
Torso	Hunter's Mail S	32	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Handicraft Lv. 1
Torso	Kulu-Ya-Ku Mail S	38	Horn Maestro Lv. 1 Slugger Lv. 2

Best Wrist Armor

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Arms	Kamura Braces S	30	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Heroics Lv. 1
Arms	Leather Gloves S	30	Geologist Lv. 1 Special Ammo Boost Lv. 1
Arms	Hunter's Vambraces S	32	Quick Sheath Lv. 1
Arms	Alloy Vambraces S	32	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Water Attack Lv. 1
Arms	Kulu-Ya-Ku Braces S	38	Slugger Lv. 1 Stamina Thief Lv. 2
Arms	Lagombi Vambraces S	36	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Ice Attack Lv. 1

Best Waist Armor

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Waist	Bone Coil S	32	Focus Lv. 1
Waist	Baggi Coil S	36	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Sleep Resistance Lv. 1
Waist	Lagombi Coil S	36	Constitution Lv. 2
Waist	Khezu Coil S	38	Focus Lv. 1 Slugger Lv. 1

Best Legs Armor

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Legs	Khezu Greaves S	38	Focus Lv. 1 Recovery Speed Lv. 1 Slugger Lv. 1

It's ok to make builds for 4★ Armor Pieces

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!

Upgrade Armor Pieces Using Armor Spheres

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!

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Builds for High Rank ★5

Best Armor

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Barroth Helm S	50	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Defense Boost Lv. 1 Offensive Guard Lv. 1
Torso	Barroth Mail S	50	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Defense Boost Lv. 2
Arms	Barroth Vambraces S	50	Affinity Sliding Lv. 1 Attack Boost Lv. 2
Waist	Skalda Elytra S / Spio Elytra S	32	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Legs	Ingot Greaves S	40	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Critical Eye Lv. 2

★5 Build Explanation

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.

Builds for High Rank ★6

Best Weapons

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.

All Nargacuga Weapons

Best Armor

Piece	Armor	Base Defense	Skills
Head	Zinogre Helm S	62	Latent Power Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Torso	Remobra Suit S	52	Critical Boost Lv. 1
Arms	Rathalos Braces S	62	Attack Boost Lv. 2
Waist	Skalda Elytra S / Spio Elytra S	32	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Legs	Ingot Greaves S	40	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Critical Eye Lv. 2

★6 Build Explanation

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.

Builds for High Rank ★7

Build According to your Weapon

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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