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

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Endgame Build (Update 3.0): HR 40+

Master's Touch Narga Build

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Evening CalmEvening Calm
Evening Calm Insect Glaive Sharpness		 ②ーー 190 -
Affinity Element/Status
40%
-
Kinsect Level 7
Recommended Rampage Skill Attack Boost III
Evening Calm still dominates over other Insect Glaives in Update 3.0 with its amazing stats across the board.
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
Rathalos Braces SRathalos Braces S ②ーー
Attack Boost Lv. 2
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 with a ② slot
Decorations
MH Rise - Mastery Jewel 2Mastery Jewel 2 x3
MH Rise - Critical Jewel 2Critical Jewel 2 x2
MH Rise - Attack Jewel 2Attack Jewel 2 x1
MH Rise - Tenderizer Jewel 2Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1
MH Rise - Grinder Jewel 1Grinder Jewel 1 x3
MH Rise - Steadfast Jewel 1Steadfast Jewel 1 x1
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 7 | Weakness Exploit Lv. 3
Critical Boost Lv. 3 | Speed Sharpening Lv.3
Master's Touch Lv. 3 | Stun Resistance Lv. 2
Critical Eye Lv. 3
Build Merits Max Attack Boost drives the Evening Calm's total attack to 236 with the Attack Boost III Rampage Skill equipped. Combined with Weakness Exploit and Crit Boost allows for heavy damage against any target.

If you only have a Weakness Exploit lv.1 Talisman, replace one Attack Jewel and one Critical Jewel to make way for Weakness Exploit lv. 3. Then put Powertalon and Powercharm in your Item Pouch to somehow make up for the lost attack points. This should give you a 15-point attack boost .

Valstrax Bloodlust Glaive Build

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Reddnaught ShumaReddnaught Shuma
Reddnaught Shuma Insect Glaive Sharpness		 ②ーー 170 -
Affinity Element/Status
0%
Dragon Image 38
Kinsect Level 5
Recommended Rampage Skill Valstrax Soul
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 Power Prolonger Lv. 2 with two (2) ① slot
Decorations
MH Rise - Attack Jewel 2Attack Jewel 2 x7
MH Rise - Dragon Jewel 1Dragon Jewel 1 x5
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 6 | Weakness Exploit Lv. 3
Dragonheart Lv. 5 | Dragon Attack Lv.5
Resentment Lv. 3 | Resuscitate Lv.3
Power Prolonger Lv. 2
Build Merits This build takes advantage of the Valstrax set's Dragonheart lv. 5 bonus. The drawbacks are you need to drop your health to 80% and it afflicts you with Dragonblight. This is where Valstrax Soul kicks in for it increases dragon damage by 20% on top for your lv. 5 Dragon Attack.

Slap your set with Attack Jewel 2 and slot them all in the ② or ③ jewel slots. The Power Prolonger is nice to have in standard IG builds as it prolongs buffs from Kinsect Extracts. Letting you do more combos and damage.

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

100% Affinity Build

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Evening CalmEvening Calm
Evening Calm Insect Glaive Sharpness		 ②ーー 190 -
Affinity Element/Status
40%
-
Kinsect Level 7
Evening Calm still rules over the new Insect Glaives of Update 2.0. This amazing Insect Glaive can easily take you to the current endgame with ease!
Armor Slots Skills
Zinogre Helm SZinogre Helm S ①ーー
Latent Power Lv. 1
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Remobra Suit SRemobra Suit S ①①ー
Critical Boost Lv. 1
Dober VambracesDober Vambraces ②①①
Dragon Attack Lv. 1
Power Prolonger Lv. 1
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 Attack Boost
Decorations
MH Rise - Enhancer Jewel 2Enhancer Jewel 2 x2
MH Rise - Brace Jewel 1Brace Jewel 1 x1
MH Rise - Steadfast Jewel 1Steadfast Jewel 1 x3
MH Rise - Grinder Jewel 1Grinder Jewel 1 x3
Skills
Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 | Critical Boost Lv. 3
Stun Resist Lv. 3 | Speed Sharpening Lv. 3
Power Prolonger Lv. 3 | Latent Power Lv. 2
Dragon Attack Lv. 1 | Flinch Free Lv. 1
Build Merits To prepare for the climb from HR 8 to 40, we focus on maxing out our damage output by going for a full affinity build partnered with maxed Critical Boost. You also retain Power Prolonger from the Dober Vambraces and two Enhancer Jewels so your kinsect buffs still lasts long.

High Rank Build: Hub HR 6 and 7

Power Prolonger Build

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Evening CalmEvening Calm
Evening Calm Insect Glaive Sharpness		 ②ーー 190 -
Affinity Element/Status
40%
-
Kinsect Level 7
Nargacuga's Evening Calm boasts great stats across the board and can take you all the way to 7★ Hub Quests and beyond!
Armor Slots Skills
Zinogre Helm SZinogre Helm S ①ーー
Latent Power Lv. 1
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Almudron Mail SAlmudron Mail S ①ーー
Power Prolonger Lv. 1
Razor Sharp Lv. 2
Kamura Braces SKamura Braces S ②ーー
Critical Eye Lv. 2
Heroics Lv. 1
Ingot Coil S Ingot Coil S ②ーー
Power Prolonger Lv. 2
Ingot Greaves SIngot Greaves S ①ーー
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Critical Eye Lv. 2
Skills
Critical Eye Lv. 4 | Power Prolonger Lv. 3
Attack Boost Lv. 2 | Razor Sharp Lv. 2
Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 | Heroics Lv. 1
Latent Power Lv. 1
Build Merits Compared to the 4★ to 5★ build, this build trades a level of Critical Eye and gets rid of Constitution in exchange for Latent Power and Weakness Exploit, which can translate into more damage while still having Lv. 3 Power Prolonger. Razor Sharp has been added in to retain your sharpness level during fights which further increases your damage output (sharpness have a damage multiplier). If you can slot in an Attack Boost 2 Talisman, the build's damage output will get even higher but is not required.

High Rank Build: Hub HR 4 and 5

Izuchi + Ingot Set combo

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Princess Regalia IIPrincess Regalia II
Princess Regalia II Insect Glaive Sharpness		 ーーー 180 -
Affinity Element/Status
0%
Poison Image 23
Kinsect Level 5
Princess Regalia II offers on-par stats to the Iron Bayonet II with the added benefit of Poison Element. Consider this weapon down the line as you go through 4★ and 5★ Hub Quests.

Alternative: Iron Bayonet II

Weapon Slots ATK DEF
Iron Bayonet IIIron Bayonet II
Iron Bayonet II Insect Glaive Sharpness		 ①ーー 170 -
Affinity Element/Status
0%
-
Kinsect Level 3
Iron Bayonet II's great stats for relatively cheap materials makes it an excellent choice to start High Rank quests with.
Armor Slots Skills
Izuchi Helm SIzuchi Helm S ①①ー
Critical Eye Lv. 1
Izuchi Mail SIzuchi Mail S ①ーー
Critical Eye Lv. 2
Recovery Speed Lv. 1
Izuchi Braces SIzuchi Braces S ①①ー
Constitution Lv. 2
Ingot Coil S Ingot Coil S ②ーー
Power Prolonger Lv. 2
Ingot Greaves SIngot Greaves S ①ーー
Attack Boost Lv. 2
Critical Eye Lv. 2
Skills
Critical Eye Lv. 5 | Power Prolonger Lv. 2
Constitution Lv. 2 | Attack Boost Lv. 2
Recovery Speed Lv. 1
Build Merits This set aims to get the best of both worlds from Critical Eye and Power Prolonger which are both great skills for the Insect Glaive.

Best Kinsects

Late Game

Name Bonus Stats
Carnage Beetle
(Blunt)		 Dual Color (Attack) ・Power: 180
・Speed: 8
・Heal: 10
Monarch Alucanid
(Severing)		 Dual Color (Attack) ・Power: 180
・Speed: 8
・Heal: 10
Bullshroud
(Blunt)		 Charged Chain Attack ・Power: 144
・Speed: 14
・Heal: 12
Gracanthar
(Severing)		 Charged Chain Attack ・Power: 144
・Speed: 14
・Heal: 12

Early Game

Name Bonus Stats
Windchopper
(Severing)		 Triple Up Time ・Power: 72
・Speed: 8
・Heal: 10
Gullshad
(Blunt)		 Triple Up Time ・Power: 72
・Speed: 8
・Heal: 10

Best Insect Glaive Skills

Best Insect Glaive Skills
Power Prolonger
★★★		 Extends the duration of Kinsects which improves your overall DPS.
Critical Eye
★★★		 Improves damage. Try to always have at leasy 80-100% affinity.
Weakness Exploit
★★★		 With the Insect Glaive's aerial mobility, it becomes easy to aim for enemy weakspots which further increases Weakness Exploit's value.
Critical Boost
★★★		 Further amplifies critical hit damage. Make sure to have high affinity first before equipping critical boost!
Attack Boost
★★★		 Increasing your Insect Glaive's attack rating is a good way to increase DPS.
Master's Touch
★★		 Insect Glaive builds tend to have high affinity, allowing us to use Master's Touch to manage sharpness loss efficiently.
Speed Sharpening
★		 Faster sharpening allows you to easily take a quick break in the middle of the fight to refresh your weapons sharpness. Leads to an overall higher damage output for extended fights.

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