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

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Latest Endgame Build (Update 3.0): HR 100+
High Rank Build (Update 3.0): HR 40 to 99
High Rank Build (2.0 Update): HR 8 to 40
High Rank Build: HR 6 and 7
High Rank Build: HR 4 and 5
Best Charge Blade Skills
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Latest Endgame Build (Update 3.0): HR 100+

3.0 Ultra Element Discharger

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Ikaji Immortal	ーーー	240	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	16
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Ikaji Immortal's very high attack rating makes it the best Charge Blade for Ultra Elemental Discharges. It also comes with Dulling Strike, which is an amazing ramp-up skill to have whenever we take advantage of green sharpness weapons.

Best Armor

Armor	Slots	Skills
Almudron Helm S	②②ー	Rapid Morph Lv. 2
Vaik Mail S	③②①	No Skills
Tigrex Braces S	③ーー	Bludgeoner Lv. 2 Mind's Eye Lv. 1
Bazelgeuse Coil	②②ー	Guard Lv. 1 Load Shells Lv. 1
Bazelgeuse Greaves	③ーー	Artillery Lv. 2 Guard Lv. 1
Talisman Skill	Attack Boost Lv. 3
Decorations	Guardian Jewel 3 x3 Attack Jewel 2 x1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x1 Artillery Jewel 2 x1 Blunt Jewel 2 x1 Magazine Jewel 2 x1 Brace Jewel 1 x1

Skills
Defense	324
Attack Boost Lv. 4 \| Bludgeoner Lv. 3 Offensive Guard Lv. 3 \| Artillery Lv. 3 Rapid Morph Lv. 3 \| Guard Lv. 2 Load Shells Lv. 2 \| Mind's Eye Lv. 1 Flinch Free Lv. 1

Build Merits	Revolving around Ikaji Immortal and ultra element discharges, this build pumps as much attack as possible into the Charge Blade through Bludgeoner, Attack Boost, and Offensive Guard. Rapid Morph is added for faster transitions between the Sword and Axe forms while increasing their transitional attack damage at the same time. Load Shells Lv. 2 allows us to fill phials completely from yellow charge levels, giving us more time to dish out damage during hunts.

Build Merits

Revolving around Ikaji Immortal and ultra element discharges, this build pumps as much attack as possible into the Charge Blade through Bludgeoner, Attack Boost, and Offensive Guard. Rapid Morph is added for faster transitions between the Sword and Axe forms while increasing their transitional attack damage at the same time. Load Shells Lv. 2 allows us to fill phials completely from yellow charge levels, giving us more time to dish out damage during hunts.

3.0 Balanced Charge Blade Build

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Scream in the Night	②ーー	190	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	40%	-
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Scream in the Night's great stats across the board makes it a very efficient Charge Blade to build around in Update 3.0.

Best Armor

Armor	Slots	Skills
Almudron Helm S	②②ー	Rapid Morph Lv. 2
Vaik Mail S	③②①	No Skills
Valstrax Braces	②ーー	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2 Dragonheart Lv. 1
Anjanath Coil S	②①①	Attack Boost Lv. 2
Ingot Greaves S	①ーー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Critical Eye Lv. 2
Talisman Skill	Attack Boost Lv. 3
Decorations	Artillery Jewel 2 x3 Sharp Jewel 2 x2 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x1 Grinder Jewel 1 x3 Brace Jewel 1 x1

Skills
Defense	296
Attack Boost Lv. 7 \| Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 Artillery Lv. 3 \| Speed Sharpening Lv. 3 Rapid Morph Lv. 3 \| Critical Eye Lv. 2 Protective Polish Lv. 2 \| Flinch Free Lv. 1 Dragonheart Lv. 1

Build Merits	Attack Boost and Weakness Exploit enhance our non-phial attacks while impact phial damage is increased through Artillery. Rapid Morph is retained for faster and more damaging transitions while Critical Eye Lv. 2 gives us just enough of a boost to reach 100% affinity on weak spots. Lastly, Protective Polish is added alongside Speed Sharpening for extra sharpness management but you swap them out for Master's Touch or Razor Sharp if you prefer those skills instead.

Build Merits

Attack Boost and Weakness Exploit enhance our non-phial attacks while impact phial damage is increased through Artillery. Rapid Morph is retained for faster and more damaging transitions while Critical Eye Lv. 2 gives us just enough of a boost to reach 100% affinity on weak spots. Lastly, Protective Polish is added alongside Speed Sharpening for extra sharpness management but you swap them out for Master's Touch or Razor Sharp if you prefer those skills instead.

High Rank Build (Update 3.0): HR 40 to 99

3.0 Raw Damage Climber

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Scream in the Night	②ーー	190	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	40%	-
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Scream in the Night's amazing stats across the board still allows it to compete against the new Charge Blades of Update 3.0, making it the perfect weapon to use for the climb towards the current endgame.

Best Armor

Armor	Slots	Skills
Almudron Helm S	②②ー	Rapid Morph Lv. 2
Barioth Mail S	②①①	Maximum Might Lv. 1 Quick Sheathe Lv. 1
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 1 additional ② slot
Decorations	Attack Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Mastery Jewel 2 x3 Critical Jewel 2 x3 Steadfast Jewel 1 x2 Brace Jewel 1 x1

Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 7 \| Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 Stun Resistance Lv. 3 \| Critical Boost Lv. 3 Master's Touch Lv. 3 \| Rapid Morph Lv. 2 Flinch Free Lv. 1 \| Maximum Might Lv.1 Quick Sheath Lv.1

Build Merits	Maximize Scream in the Night's damage with this build granting both high base damage with Attack Boost, Critical Boost, and Weakness Exploit. Rather than Speed Sharpening, we opted to utilize Master's Touch instead because of our high affinity rating.

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

2.0 Raw Damage Charge Blade

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Scream in the Night	②ーー	190	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	40%	-
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Those with a penchant for critical numbers may opt for Scream in the Night instead. This particular Charge Blade's base 40% affinity rating lets you reach 105% total affinity on weak spots when combined with the build's Critical Eye and Weakness Exploit.

Best Armor

Armor	Slots	Skills
Almudron Helm S	②②ー	Rapid Morph Lv. 2
Vaik Mail S	③②①	No Skills
Rathalos Braces S	②ーー	Attack Boost Lv. 2
Anjanath Coil S	②①①	Attack Boost Lv. 2
Ingot Greaves S	①ーー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Critical Eye Lv. 2
Talisman Skill	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2 1 additional ② slot is recommended but not required
Decorations	Artillery Jewel 2 x3 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x1 Expert Jewel 2 x1 Sharp Jewel 2 x1 (Only for your Talisman's ② Slot.) Grinder Jewel 1 x3 Brace Jewel 1 x2

Total Skills and Defense

Skills
Defense	278
Attack Boost Lv. 6 \| Critical Eye Lv. 3 Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 \| Artillery Lv. 3 Speed Sharpening Lv. 3 \| Rapid Morph Lv. 3 Flinch Free Lv. 2 \| Protective Polish Lv. 1 (Optional)

Build Merits	Attack Boost improves the base attack of Charge Blades, increasing overall damage. This skill also increases phial damage alongside Artillery. With Scream in the Night as our affinity base, Weakness Exploit and Critical Eye Lv. 3 allows us to reach 105% affinity on weak spots. Lastly, general performance and sharpness maintenance are improved via Rapid Morph and Speed Sharpening respectively. You can even add Sharp Jewel 2 to prevent sharpness loss for 30 seconds after sharpening.

Build Merits

Attack Boost improves the base attack of Charge Blades, increasing overall damage. This skill also increases phial damage alongside Artillery. With Scream in the Night as our affinity base, Weakness Exploit and Critical Eye Lv. 3 allows us to reach 105% affinity on weak spots. Lastly, general performance and sharpness maintenance are improved via Rapid Morph and Speed Sharpening respectively. You can even add Sharp Jewel 2 to prevent sharpness loss for 30 seconds after sharpening.

High Rank Build: HR 6 and 7

Evasive Charge Blade

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Scream in the Night	②ーー	190	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	40%	-
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Scream in the Night is one of the best Charge Blades in Monster Hunter Rise due to its attack rating, phial type, and 40% affinity rating. This is the perfect Charge Blade for any hunt at this stage of the game.

Best Armor

Armor	Slots	Skills
Almudron Helm S	②②ー	Rapid Morph Lv. 2
Zinogre Mail S	①ーー	Latent Power Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Almudron Vambraces S	①①ー	Evade Window Lv. 2 Rapid Morph 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

Total Skills and Defense

Skills
Defense	292
Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 \| Rapid Morph Lv. 3 Critical Boost Lv. 2 \| Latent Power Lv. 2 Evade Window Lv. 2

Best Talisman Skills

Recommended Talisman Skills
Razor Sharp	Evade Extender	Partbreaker

Build Merits	A build that that has Evade Window for extra survivability. Weakness Exploit + Latent Power coupled with the Nargacuga Charge Blade ensures a 100% affinity for Critical Boost's enhanced damage. A decent survivability build that doesn't lack any fire power!

High Rank Build: HR 4 and 5

Critical Starter

Weapon	Slots	ATK	DEF
Kaiser Blade	①ーー	190	-
	Affinity	Element/Status
	0%	-
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Kaiser Blade's great stats for relatively cheap materials makes it the perfect weapon to start your high rank adventures with!

Best Armor

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
Kamura Braces S	②ーー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Heroics Lv. 1
Khezu Coil S	①①ー	Focus Lv. 1 Slugger Lv. 1
Ingot Greaves S	①ーー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Critical Eye Lv. 2

Total Skills and Defense

Skills
Defense	180
Critical Eye Lv. 7 \| Attack Boost Lv. 2 Slugger Lv. 1 \| Focus Lv. 1 Heroics Lv. 1 \| Recovery Speed Lv. 1

Build Merits	This is a straightforward build that gives you a good start at High Rank. Damage is primarily increased through Critical Eye.

Best Charge Blade Skills

Best Charge Blade Skills
Rapid Morph ★★★	Amplifies morph attack damage and speed which greatly improves the fluidity of using the weapon.
Weakness Exploit ★★★	Increases affinity when striking enemy weak spots by as much as 50% at level three.
Artillery ★★★	Improves Elemental Discharge damage of Impact Phials
Attack Boost ★★★	Increasing the Charge Blade's attack rating is an efficient way to improve overall DPS. It also increases Impact Phial damage in particular.
Critical Eye ★★	Pumping affinity into Charge Blades is a good way to bolster their regular sword and axe form attacks!
Partbreaker ★★	This skill is an efficient way to improve damage on breakable monster parts.
Critical Boost ★★	Increases damage of critical strikes by 30%/35%/40%
Evade Window ★★	Increases invulnerability frame of dodges.
Speed Sharpening ★	Reduces 1 cycle of sharpen animation per level.
Flinch Free ★	A must have for multiplayer. Prevents ally attacks from flinching the player.

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Latest Endgame Build (Update 3.0): HR 100+

3.0 Ultra Element Discharger

Best Armor

3.0 Balanced Charge Blade Build

Best Armor

High Rank Build (Update 3.0): HR 40 to 99

3.0 Raw Damage Climber

Best Armor

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

2.0 Raw Damage Charge Blade

Best Armor

Total Skills and Defense

High Rank Build: HR 6 and 7

Evasive Charge Blade

Best Armor

Total Skills and Defense

Best Talisman Skills

High Rank Build: HR 4 and 5

Critical Starter

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