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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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Weapon | Slots | ATK | DEF | |
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Rampage Agitato S
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ーーー | 210 | - | |
Affinity | Element/Status | |||
0% |
-
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Earplugs (S) |
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Health Recovery (S) |
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Sonic Wave |
Recommended Rampage Skills for Agitato S | ||
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Sharpness Type IV | Non-Elemental Boost | Attack Melody II |
Armor | Slots | Skills |
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Valstrax Helm | ②①ー |
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Dragonheart Lv. 1
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Valstrax Mail | ③①ー |
Resuscitate Lv. 2
Dragonheart Lv. 1
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Valstrax Braces | ②ーー |
Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Dragonheart Lv. 1
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Valstrax Coil | ②ーー | |
Valstrax Greaves | ③①ー |
Resentment Lv. 1
Dragonheart Lv. 1
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Talisman Skill | Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 2
with two additional ② slots |
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Decorations | ||
Skills | |
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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. |
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Weapon | Slots | ATK | DEF | |
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Rampage Agitato S
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ーーー | 210 | - | |
Affinity | Element/Status | |||
0% |
-
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Earplugs (S) |
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Health Recovery (S) |
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Sonic Wave |
Recommended Rampage Skills for Agitato S | ||
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Sharpness Type IV | Non-Elemental Boost | Attack Melody II |
Armor | Slots | Skills |
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Kaiser Crown | ①ーー |
Critical Eye Lv. 3
Critical Boost Lv. 1
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Vaik Mail S | ③②① | No Skills |
Kaiser Vambraces | ②ーー | |
Anjanath Coil S | ②①① |
Attack Boost Lv. 2
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Ingot Greaves S | ①ーー |
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Critical Eye Lv. 2
|
Talisman Skill | Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
with one additional ② slot |
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Decorations | ||
Skills | |
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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. |
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Weapon | Slots | ATK | DEF | |
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Rampage Agitato V
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ーーー | 200 | - | |
Affinity | Element/Status | |||
0% |
-
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Earplugs (S) |
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Health Recovery (S) |
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Sonic Wave |
Recommended Rampage Skills for Agitato V | ||
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Sharpness Type I | Non-Elemental Boost | Attack Melody II |
Armor | Slots | Skills | |
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Sinister Helm S | ②ーー | ||
Kulu-Ya-Ku Mail S | ②ーー |
Horn Maestro Lv. 1
Slugger Lv. 2
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Sinister Gauntlets S | ②ーー |
Handicraft Lv. 2
Hellfire Cloak Lv. 1
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Anjanath Coil S | ②①① |
Attack Boost Lv. 2
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Ingot Greaves S | ①ーー |
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Critical Eye Lv. 2
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Talisman | Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
with one additional ② slot or more. |
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Decorations | |||
Skills | |
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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! |
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Weapon | Slots | ATK | DEF | |
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Wild Grunt
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ーーー | 230 | - | |
Affinity | Element/Status | |||
-5% |
-
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Divine Protection |
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Knockbacks Negated |
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Stun Negated |
Armor | Slots | Skills |
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Kaiser Crown | ①ーー |
Critical Eye Lv. 3
Critical Boost Lv. 1
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Vaik Mail S | ③②① | No Skills |
Sinister Gauntlets S | ②ーー |
Handicraft Lv. 2
Hellfire Cloak Lv. 1
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Anjanath Coil S | ②①① |
Attack Boost Lv. 2
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Hunter's Greaves S | ②ーー |
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Stun Resistance Lv. 1
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Talisman Skill | Weakness Exploit Lv. 2 | |
Decorations | ||
Skills | |
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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. |
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Weapon | Slots | ATK | DEF | |
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Sinister Shadestrum
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②①ー | 180 | - | |
Affinity | Element/Status | |||
0% |
23
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Sonic Barrier |
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Attack + Defense Up |
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Health Regeneration |
Armor | Slots | Skills |
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Anjanath Helm S | ②ーー | |
Zinogre Mail S | ①ーー |
Latent Power Lv. 1
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
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Anjanath Vambraces S | ①ーー |
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Slugger Lv. 2
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Skalda Elytra S / Spio Elytra S | ーーー |
Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
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Golden 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 |
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Decorations | ||
Skills | |
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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). |
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Weapon | Slots | ATK | DEF | |
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Rampage Agitato IV
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ーーー | 190 | - | |
Affinity | Element/Status | |||
0% |
-
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Earplugs (S) |
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Health Recovery (S) |
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Sonic Wave |
Recommended Rampage Agitato IV Skills | ||
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Attack Boost II or Sharpness Type I |
Non-elemental Boost | Attack Melody II |
Armor | Slots | Skills |
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Zinogre Helm S | ①ーー |
Latent Power Lv. 1
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
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Hunter's Mail S | ①ーー |
Attack Boost Lv. 1
Handicraft Lv. 1
|
Sinister Gauntlets S | ②ーー |
Handicraft Lv. 2
Hellfire Cloak Lv. 1
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Anjanath Coil S | ②①① |
Attack Boost Lv. 2
|
Hunter's Greaves S | ②ーー |
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Stun Resistance Lv. 1
|
Talisman Skill | Weakness Exploit Lv. 2 | |
Decorations | ||
Skills | |
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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. |
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Weapon | Slots | ATK | DEF | |
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Sinister Shadestrum
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②①ー | 180 | - | |
Affinity | Element/Status | |||
0% |
23
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Sonic Barrier |
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Attack + Defense Up |
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Health Regeneration |
Weapon | Slots | ATK | DEF | |
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Hidden Harmonic II
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②ーー | 160 | - | |
Affinity | Element/Status | |||
40% |
-
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Stamina Recovery Up |
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Attack Up |
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Affinity Up |
Armor | Slots | Skills |
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Zinogre Helm S | ①ーー |
Latent Power Lv. 1
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
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Zinogre Mail S | ①ーー |
Latent Power Lv. 1
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
|
Anjanath Vambraces S | ①ーー |
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Slugger Lv. 2
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Nargacuga Coil S | ②ーー |
Critical Eye Lv. 1
Evade Extender Lv. 2
|
Ingot Greaves S | ①ーー |
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Critical Eye Lv. 2
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Skills | |
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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 | ||
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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! |
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Weapon | Slots | ATK | DEF | |
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Gale Horn
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②①ー | 150 | - | |
Affinity | Element/Status | |||
10% |
-
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Stamina Recovery Up |
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Affinity Up |
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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 |
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Kulu-Ya-Ku Helm S | ①①ー |
Maximum Might Lv. 1
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Kulu-Ya-Ku Mail S | ②ーー |
Horn Maestro Lv. 1
Slugger Lv. 2
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Kulu-Ya-Ku Braces S | ②ーー |
Slugger Lv. 1
Stamina Thief Lv. 2
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Kulu-Ya-Ku Coil S | ①①ー |
Maximum Might Lv. 1
Stamina Thief Lv. 1
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Ingot Greaves S | ①ーー |
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Critical Eye Lv. 2
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Skills | |
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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. |
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Best Hunting Horn Skills | |
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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 ★ |
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