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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+
High Rank Build (Update 2.0): HR 8 to 40
High Rank Build: Hub HR 6 and 7
High Rank Build: Hub HR 4 and 5
Best Kinsect
Best Insect Glaive Skills
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Endgame Build (Update 3.0): HR 40+

Master's Touch Narga Build

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Evening Calm	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 Crown	①ーー	Critical Eye Lv. 3 Critical Boost Lv. 1
Vaik Mail S	③②①	No Skills
Rathalos Braces S	②ーー	Attack Boost Lv. 2
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 with a ② slot
Decorations	Mastery Jewel 2 x3 Critical Jewel 2 x2 Attack Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Grinder Jewel 1 x3 Steadfast 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 .

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 Shuma	②ーー	170	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	38
Kinsect Level	5

Recommended Rampage Skill	Valstrax Soul

Armor	Slots	Skills
Valstrax Helm	②①ー	Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Dragonheart Lv. 1
Valstrax Mail	③①ー	Resuscitate Lv. 2 Dragonheart Lv. 1
Valstrax Braces	②ーー	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2 Dragonheart Lv. 1
Valstrax Coil	②ーー	Resentment Lv. 2 Resuscitate Lv. 1 Dragonheart Lv. 1
Valstrax Greaves	③①ー	Resentment Lv. 1 Dragonheart Lv. 1
Talisman Skill	Power Prolonger Lv. 2 with two (2) ① slot
Decorations	Attack Jewel 2 x7 Dragon 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.

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 Calm	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 S	①ーー	Latent Power Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Remobra Suit S	①①ー	Critical Boost Lv. 1
Dober Vambraces	②①①	Dragon Attack Lv. 1 Power Prolonger Lv. 1
Skalda Elytra S / Spio Elytra S	ーーー	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Golden Hakama	①①ー	Latent Power Lv. 1 Critical Boost Lv. 2
Talisman Skill	Attack Boost
Decorations	Enhancer Jewel 2 x2 Brace Jewel 1 x1 Steadfast Jewel 1 x3 Grinder 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 Calm	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 S	①ーー	Latent Power Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Almudron Mail S	①ーー	Power Prolonger Lv. 1 Razor Sharp Lv. 2
Kamura Braces S	②ーー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Heroics Lv. 1
Ingot Coil S	②ーー	Power Prolonger Lv. 2
Ingot 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.

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 II	ーーー	180	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	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 II	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 S	①①ー	Critical Eye Lv. 1
Izuchi Mail S	①ーー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Recovery Speed Lv. 1
Izuchi Braces S	①①ー	Constitution Lv. 2
Ingot Coil S	②ーー	Power Prolonger Lv. 2
Ingot 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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