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This is a guide to the best high rank builds Hunting Horns in Monster Hunter Rise (MH Rise). Learn about the best Hunting Horns from Update 3.0, and the best Skills and Armor pieces to use with the Hunting Horns for High Rank, and Endgame.

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Endgame Build (Update 3.0): HR 100+

Earthshaker Build

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Rampage Agitato SRampage Agitato S
Rampage Agitato S Hunting Horn Sharpness		 ーーー 210 -
Affinity Element/Status
0%
-
Blue Melody
Earplugs (S)
Red Melody
Health Recovery (S)
Green Melody
Sonic Wave
Recommended Rampage Skills for Agitato S
Sharpness Type IV Non-Elemental Boost Attack Melody II
Armor Slots Skills
Valstrax HelmValstrax Helm ②①ー
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Dragonheart Lv. 1
Valstrax MailValstrax Mail ③①ー
Resuscitate Lv. 2
Dragonheart Lv. 1
Valstrax BracesValstrax Braces ②ーー
Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Dragonheart Lv. 1
Valstrax Coil Valstrax Coil ②ーー
Resentment Lv. 2
Resuscitate Lv. 1
Dragonheart Lv. 1
Valstrax GreavesValstrax Greaves ③①ー
Resentment Lv. 1
Dragonheart Lv. 1
Talisman Skill Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 2
with two additional ② slots
Decorations
MH Rise - Attack Jewel 2Attack Jewel 2 x6 MH Rise - Wirebug Jewel 2Wirebug Jewel 2 x1
MH Rise - Grinder Jewel 1Grinder Jewel 1 x2 MH Rise - Sonorous Jewel 1Sonorous Jewel 1 x1
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 6 | Dragonheart Lv. 5
Resentment Lv. 3 | Resuscitate Lv. 3
Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 | Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 3
Speed Sharpening Lv. 2 | Horn Maestro Lv. 1
Build Merits An upgraded version of the initial Earthshaker build This build goes all-in on raw damage to amplify the effects of our Earthshaker and Sonic Waves, making the Full Valstrax set the perfect set to use! Aside from your typical QoL Hunting Horn skills, Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 3 is included to reduce wirebug cooldowns.

Critical Build

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Rampage Agitato SRampage Agitato S
Rampage Agitato S Hunting Horn Sharpness		 ーーー 210 -
Affinity Element/Status
0%
-
Blue Melody
Earplugs (S)
Red Melody
Health Recovery (S)
Green Melody
Sonic Wave
Recommended Rampage Skills for Agitato S
Sharpness Type IV Non-Elemental Boost Attack Melody II
Armor Slots Skills
Kaiser CrownKaiser Crown ①ーー
Critical Eye Lv. 3
Critical Boost Lv. 1
Vaik Mail SVaik Mail S ③②①
No Skills
Kaiser VambracesKaiser Vambraces ②ーー
Critical Eye Lv. 1
Critical Boost Lv. 1
Teostra Blessing Lv. 1
Anjanath Coil S Anjanath Coil S ②①①
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Ingot Greaves SIngot Greaves S ①ーー
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Critical Eye Lv. 2
Talisman Skill Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
with one additional ② slot
Decorations
MH Rise - Mastery Jewel 2Mastery Jewel 2 x3 MH Rise - Tenderizer Jewel 2Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1
MH Rise - Critical Jewel 2Critical Jewel 2 x1 MH Rise - Grinder Jewel 1Grinder Jewel 1 x3
MH Rise - Brace Jewel 1Brace Jewel 1 x1 MH Rise - Sonorous Jewel 1Sonorous Jewel 1 x1
Skills
Critical Eye Lv. 6 | Attack Boost Lv. 4
Critical Boost Lv. 3 | Weakness Exploit Lv. 3
Speed Sharpening Lv. 3 | Master's Touch Lv. 3
Horn Maestro Lv. 1 | Teostra Blessing Lv. 1
Build Merits Weakness Exploit and Critical Eye allows us to reach 80% affinity on weak spots while Critical and Attack Boost bolsters our damage numbers directly. Master's Touch and Speed Sharpening are added to easily maintain our Hunting Horn's white sharpness. If you prefer to bolster your offensive prowess a bit more, you can replace Speed Sharpening with Stamina Thief to control monsters easier through exhaustion.

High Rank Build (Update 2.0): HR 40 to 99

KO Build

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Rampage Agitato VRampage Agitato V
Rampage Agitato V Hunting Horn Sharpness		 ーーー 200 -
Affinity Element/Status
0%
-
Blue Melody
Earplugs (S)
Red Melody
Health Recovery (S)
Green Melody
Sonic Wave
Recommended Rampage Skills for Agitato V
Sharpness Type I Non-Elemental Boost Attack Melody II
Armor Slots Skills
Sinister Helm SSinister Helm S ②ーー
Flinch Free Lv. 1
Handicraft Lv. 1
Resentment Lv. 1
Kulu-Ya-Ku Mail SKulu-Ya-Ku Mail S ②ーー
Horn Maestro Lv. 1
Slugger Lv. 2
Sinister Gauntlets SSinister Gauntlets S ②ーー
Handicraft Lv. 2
Hellfire Cloak Lv. 1
Anjanath Coil S Anjanath Coil S ②①①
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Ingot Greaves SIngot Greaves S ①ーー
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Critical Eye Lv. 2
Talisman Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
with one additional ② slot or more.
Decorations
MH Rise - Tenderizer Jewel 2Tenderizer Jewel 2 x 1 MH Rise - Grinder Jewel 1Grinder Jewel 1 x 3
MH Rise - Critical Jewel 2Critical Jewel 2 x 3 MH Rise - KO Jewel 2KO Jewel 2 x 1
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 4 | Slugger Lv. 3
Handicraft Lv. 3 | Weakness Exploit Lv. 3
Speed Sharpening Lv. 3 | Critical Boost Lv. 3
Critical Eye Lv. 2 | Flinch Free Lv. 1
Horn Maestro Lv. 1 | Resentment Lv. 1
Hellfire Cloak Lv .1
Build Merits A Hunting Horn slugger build. Highly recommended for multiplayer for knocking out monsters for increased team DPS!

Earthshaker Build

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Wild GruntWild Grunt
Wild Grunt Hunting Horn Sharpness		 ーーー 230 -
Affinity Element/Status
-5%
-
Blue Melody
Divine Protection
Red Melody
Knockbacks Negated
Green Melody
Stun Negated
Armor Slots Skills
Kaiser CrownKaiser Crown ①ーー
Critical Eye Lv. 3
Critical Boost Lv. 1
Vaik Mail SVaik Mail S ③②①
No Skills
Sinister Gauntlets SSinister Gauntlets S ②ーー
Handicraft Lv. 2
Hellfire Cloak Lv. 1
Anjanath Coil S Anjanath Coil S ②①①
Attack Boost Lv. 2
HunterHunter's Greaves S ②ーー
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Stun Resistance Lv. 1
Talisman Skill Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Decorations
MH Rise - Handicraft Jewel 3Handicraft Jewel 3 x1 MH Rise - Critical Jewel 2Critical Jewel 2 x2
MH Rise - Tenderizer Jewel 2Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 MH Rise - Attack Jewel 2Attack Jewel 2 x1
MH Rise - Grinder Jewel 1Grinder Jewel 1 x3 MH Rise - Sonorous Jewel 1Sonorous Jewel 1 x1
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 5 | Handicraft Lv. 3
Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 | Critical Boost Lv. 3
Critical Eye Lv. 3 | Speed Sharpening Lv. 3
Stun Resistance Lv. 1 | Horn Maestro Lv. 1
Hellfire Cloak Lv. 1
Build Merits A Hunting Horn setup that's focused on dealing damage. Go for this setup if you want to rack up tons of damage when fighting monsters! It is also more effective Solo due to the monster's reduced health pool.

High Rank Build (Update 2.0): HR 8 to 40

Sinister Shadestrum Support Build

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Sinister ShadestrumSinister Shadestrum
Sinister Shadestrum Hunting Horn Sharpness		 ②①ー 180 -
Affinity Element/Status
0%
Blast Image 23
Blue Melody
Sonic Barrier
Red Melody
Attack + Defense Up
Green Melody
Health Regeneration
Armor Slots Skills
Anjanath Helm SAnjanath Helm S ②ーー
Focus Lv. 1
Slugger Lv. 1
Zinogre Mail SZinogre Mail S ①ーー
Latent Power Lv. 1
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Anjanath Vambraces SAnjanath Vambraces S ①ーー
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Slugger Lv. 2
Skalda Elytra S / Spio Elytra S Skalda Elytra S / Spio Elytra S ーーー
Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Golden HakamaGolden Hakama ①①ー
Latent Power Lv. 1
Critical Boost Lv. 2
Talisman Skill Evade Extender Lv. 1 or higher
with one additional ② slot or more
Decorations
MH Rise - Attack Jewel 2Attack Jewel 2 x2 MH Rise - Grinder Jewel 1Grinder Jewel 1 x3
MH Rise - Sonorous Jewel 1Sonorous Jewel 1 x1
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 4 | Slugger Lv. 3
Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 | Critical Boost Lv. 2
Latent Power Lv. 2 | Evade Extender Lv. 1 - 3
Focus Lv. 1 | Horn Maestro Lv. 1
Build Merits A standard Comfort build for the Hunting Horn making use of Horn Maestro and Slugger. Offensive skills are Attack Boost 4 for the percentage bonus and max Weakness Exploit for an easy 50% critical strike chance when hitting the head (or other weak parts).

Rampage IV Build

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Rampage Agitato IVRampage Agitato IV
Rampage Agitato IV Hunting Horn Sharpness		 ーーー 190 -
Affinity Element/Status
0%
-
Blue Melody
Earplugs (S)
Red Melody
Health Recovery (S)
Green Melody
Sonic Wave
Recommended Rampage Agitato IV Skills
Attack Boost II
or
Sharpness Type I		 Non-elemental Boost Attack Melody II
Armor Slots Skills
Zinogre Helm SZinogre Helm S ①ーー
Latent Power Lv. 1
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
HunterHunter's Mail S ①ーー
Attack Boost Lv. 1
Handicraft Lv. 1
Sinister Gauntlets SSinister Gauntlets S ②ーー
Handicraft Lv. 2
Hellfire Cloak Lv. 1
Anjanath Coil S Anjanath Coil S ②①①
Attack Boost Lv. 2
HunterHunter's Greaves S ②ーー
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Stun Resistance Lv. 1
Talisman Skill Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Decorations
MH Rise - Attack Jewel 2Attack Jewel 2 x2 MH Rise - Grinder Jewel 1Grinder Jewel 1 x3
MH Rise - Sonorous Jewel 1Sonorous Jewel 1 x1
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 7 | Weakness Exploit Lv. 3
Latent Power Lv. 3 | Handicraft Lv. 3
Hellfire Cloak Lv. 1 | Stun Resistance Lv. 1
Maximum Might Lv. 1 | Horn Maestro Lv. 1
Build Merits This set is completely built around the Rampage Agitato IV and its recommended rampage skills above. Attack Boost is maximized to further bolster the Hunting Horn's base attack, while extending its sharpness bar via Handicraft. Weakness Exploit is also included to provide 50% critical chance when striking a monster's weak spot, further increasing damage.

High Rank Build: Hub HR 6 to 7

Sinister Shadestrum DPS Build

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Sinister ShadestrumSinister Shadestrum
Sinister Shadestrum Hunting Horn Sharpness		 ②①ー 180 -
Affinity Element/Status
0%
Blast Image 23
Blue Melody
Sonic Barrier
Red Melody
Attack + Defense Up
Green Melody
Health Regeneration

Alternative: Hidden Harmonic II

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Hidden Harmonic IIHidden Harmonic II
Hidden Harmonic II Hunting Horn Sharpness		 ②ーー 160 -
Affinity Element/Status
40%
-
Blue Melody
Stamina Recovery Up
Red Melody
Attack Up
Green Melody
Affinity Up
Armor Slots Skills
Zinogre Helm SZinogre Helm S ①ーー
Latent Power Lv. 1
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Zinogre Mail SZinogre Mail S ①ーー
Latent Power Lv. 1
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Anjanath Vambraces SAnjanath Vambraces S ①ーー
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Slugger Lv. 2
Nargacuga Coil S Nargacuga Coil S ②ーー
Critical Eye Lv. 1
Evade Extender Lv. 2
Ingot Greaves SIngot Greaves S ①ーー
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Critical Eye Lv. 2
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 4 | Critical Eye Lv. 3
Weakness Exploit Lv. 2 | Latent Power Lv. 2
Slugger Lv. 2 | Evade Extender Lv. 2
Recommended Talisman Skills
Critical Eye Weakness Exploit Attack Boost
Build Merits A damage oriented build that disregards Horn Maestro to slot in more DPS. Attack Boost 4 is reached for a sweet bonus percentage and Slugger is still in for more stuns. With Hidden Harmonic II's affinity + Weakness Exploit, you can still easily hit critical strikes as long as you land your hits on the head!

High Rank Build: Hub HR 4 to 5

Gale Horn Slugger Build

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Gale HornGale Horn
Gale Horn Hunting Horn Sharpness		 ②①ー 150 -
Affinity Element/Status
10%
-
Blue Melody
Stamina Recovery Up
Red Melody
Affinity Up
Green Melody
Health Recovery (S)
Gale Horn offers great stats to start off in High Rank. This particular Hunting Horn is relatively cheap to craft as well, allowing you to get it as soon as you arrive!
Armor Slots Skills
Kulu-Ya-Ku Helm SKulu-Ya-Ku Helm S ①①ー
Maximum Might Lv. 1
Kulu-Ya-Ku Mail SKulu-Ya-Ku Mail S ②ーー
Horn Maestro Lv. 1
Slugger Lv. 2
Kulu-Ya-Ku Braces SKulu-Ya-Ku Braces S ②ーー
Slugger Lv. 1
Stamina Thief Lv. 2
Kulu-Ya-Ku Coil S Kulu-Ya-Ku Coil S ①①ー
Maximum Might Lv. 1
Stamina Thief Lv. 1
Ingot Greaves SIngot Greaves S ①ーー
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Critical Eye Lv. 2
Skills
Slugger Lv. 3 | Stamina Thief Lv. 3
Attack Boost Lv. 2 | Critical Eye Lv. 2
Maximum Might Lv. 2 | Horn Maestro Lv. 1
Build Merits A Kulu-Ya-Ku based set that's perfect as a starter set for a Hunting Horn's journey to high rank. It grants Slugger, Stamina Thief, and Horn Maestro which are all skills that the Hunting Horn loves to have.

Best Skills for Hunting Horn

Best Hunting Horn Skills
Horn Maestro
★★★ 		A skill made for the Hunting Horn and improves the Hunting Horn's general performance for 1 skill slot.
Slugger
★★★ 		Increased stun rate and is a valuable skill for solo and a great skill for multiplayer as well.
Attack Boost
★★★ 		Increasing the Hunting Horn's base attack is one of the most efficient ways to increase DPS.
Weakness Exploit
★★★		 Increased affinity when hitting enemy weakspots. This is perfect for Hunting Horns because they should always prioritize the head.
Evade Extender
★★		 Improves the Hunting Horn's ability to dodge out of harm's way and reposition.
Critical Boost
★★ 		Amplifies critical damage by 30%/35%/40% per level.
Speed Sharpening
★ 		Incrased sharpening speed means you can return to the fray faster!
Flinch Free
★ 		No singer or musician likes interruptions. Don't let allies cancel those melodies!

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