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MH Rise Sunbreak - Master Rank Great Sword Builds

This is a guide to the best builds and equipment for Great Swords in Monster Hunter Rise (MH Rise): Sunbreak. Learn about the best Great Swords for Sunbreak and the best builds and Armor pieces to use with the Great Swords for Low, High, and Master Rank.

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Great Sword Builds List & Progression

This is a quick section summarizing all the Long Sword builds in this page. It is arranged from newest to oldest, and MR build progression is from bottom to top.

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Master Rank	Title Update	Build Name
MR180+	BU	Blood Awakening Status Frostcraft Build
MR10+	TU5	Frostcraft Amatsu Build
MR10+	TU4	Frostcraft Velkhana Build
MR10+	TU4	Frostcraft Build w/ Partbreaker and Blood Rite
MR140+	TU3	Blast Buildup Build
MR110+	TU2	Merak's Asterism Strongarm Raw
MR6+	TU1	Fine Kamura Cleaver Dereliction Strongarm
MR6+	TU1	Elemental TCS GS
MR6+	TU1	Elemental Surge Slash GS
MR6+	Base	Royal Order+ All-Rounder GS
MR6+	Base	Abyssal Eruption Raw Climber
MR3-MR6	Base	Royal Order Strongarm
MR3-MR6	Base	Astalos Thunder Surge Slash
MR1+	Base	Kamura Warrior Cleaver Raw Affinity

Ultra Endgame MR Build: MR 100+

Blood Awakening Status Frostcraft Greatsword (BU Build)

Recommended Great Sword

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Merak's Asterism	340	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	20	④②ー	①

Decorations	Attack Jewel+ 4 x2 Expert Jewel+ 4 x3 Hard Grinder Jewel 4 x1 Hard Steadfast Jewel 4 x1 Sheath Jewel+ 4 x1 Wirebug Jewel+ 4 x1 Expert Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Jumping Jewel 2 x1 Sheath Jewel 2 x1 Wirebug Jewel 2 x1 Intrepid Jewel 1 x1

Recommended Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Primordial Helm	④④ー	Blood Rite Lv. 3
Primordial Mail	④④②	Burst Lv. 1 Blood Awakening Lv. 1
Primordial Vambraces	④④②	Critical Boost Lv. 1 Blood Awakening Lv. 1
Virtue / Prudence Coil	④②ー	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2 Bloodlust Lv. 1 Frenzied Bloodlust Lv. 1
Primordial Greaves	④④ー	Partbreaker Lv. 3 Critical Boost Lv. 1 Blood Awakening Lv. 1
Talisman	Frostcraft 3 with a ②②① slot or better
Rampage Decoration	Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1 If only ① Rampage Slot: Wirebug Jewel 1 x 1

Skills
Rampage Skill	Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster. If only using ① Rampage Slot, you can use Wirebug Wrangler for keeping extra Wirebugs longer.
Critical Eye Lv. 7 \| Attack Boost Lv. 4 Frostcraft Lv. 3 \| Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 Stun Resistance Lv. 3 \| Blood Rite Lv. 3 Blood Awakening Lv. 3 \| Speed Sharpening Lv. 3 Partbreaker Lv. 3 \| Quick Sheathe Lv. 3 Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 3 \| Critical Boost Lv. 3 Coalescence Lv. 2 \| Evade Extender Lv. 1 Frenzied Bloodlust Lv. 1 \| Burst Lv. 1 Bloodlust Lv. 1 \| Intrepid Heart Lv. 1

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments	Attack Boost Lv 3 Rampage Slot Upgrade Lv 1
Armor Augments	Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor. For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Powder Mantle ● Buildup Boost For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Recovery Up ● Wind Mantle ● Frenzied Bloodlust

Build Merits and Notes
Blood Awakening is a new aggressive comfort skill introduced in the Bonus Update. It pairs with Blood Rite and helps in dealing with large monsters that inflict Bloodblight. Merak's Asterism is the choice weapon for this build. Another alternartive would be Scorned Magnamalo's Azure Blaze Great Sword, having a ③ decoration slot instead of ④, and a ② rampage slot. You can get more damage out of these Status Effect weapons are rolling Buildup Boost as armor augments. If you do not yet have a Frostcraft talisman, you can use Buildup Boost as an alternative. Quick Sheathe, Stun Resistance, and Speed Sharpening are added for comfort use. Critical Eye, paired with Weakness Exploit, is maxed out to make the most out of Critical Boost. These damage skills will help in part breaks, leading to a quicker activation of Blood Awakening. Wirebug Whisperer is recommended if Strongarm Stance is used often. If not needed, you can swap it out and max out Attack Boost to Lv. 7 with decorations. In addition to helping you tank hits and land charged attacks uninterrupted, Intrepid Heart can make it less risky for you to receive Bloodblight. You can use this to your advantage to get the most out of Blood Rite.

Build Merits and Notes

Blood Awakening is a new aggressive comfort skill introduced in the Bonus Update. It pairs with Blood Rite and helps in dealing with large monsters that inflict Bloodblight.

Merak's Asterism is the choice weapon for this build. Another alternartive would be Scorned Magnamalo's Azure Blaze Great Sword, having a ③ decoration slot instead of ④, and a ② rampage slot. You can get more damage out of these Status Effect weapons are rolling Buildup Boost as armor augments.

If you do not yet have a Frostcraft talisman, you can use Buildup Boost as an alternative.

Quick Sheathe, Stun Resistance, and Speed Sharpening are added for comfort use. Critical Eye, paired with Weakness Exploit, is maxed out to make the most out of Critical Boost. These damage skills will help in part breaks, leading to a quicker activation of Blood Awakening.

Wirebug Whisperer is recommended if Strongarm Stance is used often. If not needed, you can swap it out and max out Attack Boost to Lv. 7 with decorations.

In addition to helping you tank hits and land charged attacks uninterrupted, Intrepid Heart can make it less risky for you to receive Bloodblight. You can use this to your advantage to get the most out of Blood Rite.

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Frostcraft Amatsu Greatsword
(TU5 Build)

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Roilcloud Sword	360	0	-25%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	58	ーーー	③

Decorations	Attack Jewel+ 4 x1 Expert Jewel+ 4 x1 Guardian Jewel 3 x1 Attack Jewel 2 x5 Critical Jewel 2 x3 Intrepid Jewel 1 x2 Shockproof Jewel 1 x1

* = check Build Merits below.

Recommended Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Risen Kaiser Horns	③②ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Powder Mantle Lv. 1
Rimeguard Mail	④②①	Quick Sheathe Lv. 3 Frostcraft Lv. 1
Rimeguard Gloves	③②①	Critical Draw Lv. 3 Frostcraft Lv. 1
Rimeguard Coil	③③②	Focus Lv. 3 Frostcraft Lv. 1
Onmyo Sashiko	④ーー	Flinch Free Lv. 3 Offensive Guard Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Talisman	Critical Eye 3 with a ②① slot or better Secondary Skill Recommendations: Wirebug Whisperer Lv.3
Rampage Decoration	Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1

Skills
Rampage Skill	Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.
Attack Boost Lv.7 \| Critical Eye Lv.7 Critical Boost Lv.3 \| Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Focus Lv.3 \| Offensive Guard Lv.3 Critical Draw Lv.3 \| Quick Sheathe Lv.3 Flinch Free Lv.3 \| Frostcraft Lv.3 Intrepid Heart Lv.2 \| Powder Mantle Lv.1 Shock Absorber Lv.1 Talisman with Recommended Secondary Skill: Wirebug Whisperer Lv.3 See Build Merits

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments	Attack Boost Lv 4 Elemental Boost Lv 2
Armor Augments	Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor. Replaceable skills already on the armor: ● Flinch Free ● Quick Sheathe For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Mail of Hellfire For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wind Mantle

Weapon Augments

Attack Boost Lv 4

Elemental Boost Lv 2

Armor Augments

Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor.

Replaceable skills already on the armor:
● Flinch Free
● Quick Sheathe

For damage, aim for any of the following:
● Mail of Hellfire

For comfort, aim for any of the following:
● Wind Mantle

Build Merits and Notes
*Note: Thanks to the new Qurious Melding introduced in Title Update 5, it's easier to acquire great-value charms. For this build, you can go and try to meld for the recommended talisman with a Wirebug Whisperer Lv.3. This will help your DPS, as it allows you to exceute more Strongarm Stance during a fight. However, keep in mind that this is not a requirement and the build can still work without a secondary skill on the talisman recommended above. Title Update 4 saw the chilling return of the Frostcraft skill from the Velkhana armor set! This skill is perfect for hunters looking to get back into the old-school playstyle of getting hits in with the Greatsword and sheathing to reposition. The three-piece Velkhana armor included in the build also sports powerful skills for the Greatsword, such as Focus, Critical Draw, and Quick Sheathe. This contributes significantly to DPS while still providing you with decent mobility. The build is heavily modified to increase raw damage values, in spite of the inherent Water Element in the Amatsu Great Sword. To do this, we first maxed out Attack Boost to increase damage values. Then we focused maxing out Critical Eye to mitigate the Great Sword's negative affinity. Finally, we maxed out Offensive Guard to utilize the Strongarm Stance playstyle. With all of this combined, this build outputs huge damage numbers, making hunts a little bit quicker!

Build Merits and Notes

*Note: Thanks to the new Qurious Melding introduced in Title Update 5, it's easier to acquire great-value charms. For this build, you can go and try to meld for the recommended talisman with a Wirebug Whisperer Lv.3. This will help your DPS, as it allows you to exceute more Strongarm Stance during a fight. However, keep in mind that this is not a requirement and the build can still work without a secondary skill on the talisman recommended above.

Title Update 4 saw the chilling return of the Frostcraft skill from the Velkhana armor set! This skill is perfect for hunters looking to get back into the old-school playstyle of getting hits in with the Greatsword and sheathing to reposition. The three-piece Velkhana armor included in the build also sports powerful skills for the Greatsword, such as Focus, Critical Draw, and Quick Sheathe. This contributes significantly to DPS while still providing you with decent mobility.

The build is heavily modified to increase raw damage values, in spite of the inherent Water Element in the Amatsu Great Sword. To do this, we first maxed out Attack Boost to increase damage values. Then we focused maxing out Critical Eye to mitigate the Great Sword's negative affinity. Finally, we maxed out Offensive Guard to utilize the Strongarm Stance playstyle. With all of this combined, this build outputs huge damage numbers, making hunts a little bit quicker!

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Frostcraft Velkhana Greatsword Build (TU4)

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Winged Seraphyd	340	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	33	④ーー	③

Armor	Slots	Skills
Flaming Espinas Brain	③②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Razor Sharp Lv. 1 Spare Shot Lv. 1
Rimeguard Mail	④②①	Quick Sheathe Lv. 3 Frostcraft Lv. 1
Rimeguard Gloves	③②①	Critical Draw Lv. 3 Frostcraft Lv. 1
Rimeguard Coil	③③②	Focus Lv. 3 Frostcraft Lv. 1
Rimeguard Greaves	④①ー	Critical Element Lv. 3 Ice Attack Lv. 5 Element Exploit Lv. 1
Talisman	Attack Boost 3 with ② slot or better
Rampage Decoration	Elembane Jewel 3 x 1
Decorations	Charge Jewel+ 4 x1 Element Exploit Jewel+ 4 x1 Guardian Jewel+ 4 x1 Guardian Jewel 3 x1 Attack Jewel 2 x2 Critical Jewel 2 x3 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x3 Brace Jewel 1 x1 Ironshell Jewel 1 x2

Skills
Rampage Skill	Element Exploit to increase elemental damage against monsters weak to ice
Attack Boost Lv.7 \| Ice Attack Lv.5 Critical Boost Lv.3 \| Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Critical Element Lv.3 \| Focus Lv.3 Offensive Guard Lv.3 \| Critical Draw Lv. 3 Quick Sheathe Lv.3 \| Element Exploit Lv.3 Frostcraft Lv.3 \| Kushala Blessing Lv.2 Charge Master Lv. 2 \| Razor Sharp Lv. 1 Spare Shot Lv. 1 \| Flinch Free Lv.1

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments	Attack Boost Lv 3 Elemental Boost Lv 3
Armor Augments	Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor. Replaceable skills already on the armor: ● Spare Shot For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Powder Mantle For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wind Mantle ● Intrepid Heart

Weapon Augments

Attack Boost Lv 3

Elemental Boost Lv 3

Armor Augments

Replaceable skills already on the armor:
● Spare Shot

For damage, aim for any of the following:
● Powder Mantle

For comfort, aim for any of the following:
● Wind Mantle
● Intrepid Heart

Build Merits and Notes
Title Update 4 saw the chilling return of the Frostcraft skill from the Velkhana armor set! This skill is perfect for hunters looking to get back into the old-school playstyle of getting hits in with the Greatsword and sheathing to reposition. The three-piece Velkhana armor included in the build also sports powerful skills for the Greatsword, such as Focus, Critical Draw, and Quick Sheathe. This provides significant dps while still providing you decent mobility. For weapon choice, the Winged Seraphyd represents the icy theme of this build. The maxed elemental attack from the greaves plus the two levels from the Kushala Blessing skill amplifies the damage this Greatsword can do. This is ideal for monsters weak to the ice element, such as Rajang, Furious Rajang, or Seething Bazelgeuse. This build still makes use of the Offensive Guard skill when you get the opening to pull-off a Strongarm Stance. This is especially useful for Afflicted Monsters when you have dealt enough damage to knock it out of it's delirious state!

Build Merits and Notes

Title Update 4 saw the chilling return of the Frostcraft skill from the Velkhana armor set! This skill is perfect for hunters looking to get back into the old-school playstyle of getting hits in with the Greatsword and sheathing to reposition. The three-piece Velkhana armor included in the build also sports powerful skills for the Greatsword, such as Focus, Critical Draw, and Quick Sheathe. This provides significant dps while still providing you decent mobility.

For weapon choice, the Winged Seraphyd represents the icy theme of this build. The maxed elemental attack from the greaves plus the two levels from the Kushala Blessing skill amplifies the damage this Greatsword can do. This is ideal for monsters weak to the ice element, such as Rajang, Furious Rajang, or Seething Bazelgeuse.

This build still makes use of the Offensive Guard skill when you get the opening to pull-off a Strongarm Stance. This is especially useful for Afflicted Monsters when you have dealt enough damage to knock it out of it's delirious state!

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Frostcraft Greatsword Build w/ Partbreaker and Blood Rite (TU4)

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Azure Blaze Great Sword	330	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	36	③②ー	②

Armor	Slots	Skills
Flaming Espinas Brain	③②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Razor Sharp Lv. 1 Spare Shot Lv. 1
Rimeguard Mail	④②①	Quick Sheathe Lv. 3 Frostcraft Lv. 1
Rimeguard Gloves	③②①	Critical Draw Lv. 3 Frostcraft Lv. 1
Rimeguard Coil	③③②	Focus Lv. 3 Frostcraft Lv. 1
Onmyo Sashiko	④ーー	Flinch Free Lv. 3 Offensive Guard Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Talisman	Attack Boost 3 with ② slot or better
Rampage Decoration	Teostra Soul Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1
Decorations	Charge Jewel+ 4 x1 Destroyer Jewel+ 4 x1 Bloodening Jewel 3 x2 Guardian Jewel 3 x1 Attack Jewel 2 x2 Charge Jewel 2 x1 Critical Jewel 2 x3 Destroyer Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Flamescale Jewel 1 x2

Skills
Rampage Skill	Teostra Soul to increase Blast Damage or Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.
Attack Boost Lv.7 \| Critical Boost Lv.3 Weakness Exploit Lv.3 \| Focus Lv.3 Offensive Guard Lv.3 \| Critical Draw Lv. 3 Quick Sheathe Lv.3 \| Partbreaker Lv.3 Flinch Free Lv.3 \| Charge Master Lv. 3 Frostcraft Lv.3 \| Teostra Blessing Lv.2 Blood Rite Lv.2\| Razor Sharp Lv. 1 Spare Shot Lv. 1

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments	Attack Boost Lv 3 Sharpness Boost Lv 1
Armor Augments	Armor Augments for this build are not necessary. However, feel free to add as you please once you get comfortable with your build! Generally, you'd want to get better skills and more slots for your armor. Replaceable skills already on the armor: ● Quick Sheathe For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Powder Mantle For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wind Mantle

Weapon Augments

Attack Boost Lv 3

Sharpness Boost Lv 1

Armor Augments

Replaceable skills already on the armor:
● Quick Sheathe

For damage, aim for any of the following:
● Powder Mantle

For comfort, aim for any of the following:
● Wind Mantle

Build Merits and Notes
Title Update 4 saw the chilling return of the Frostcraft skill from the Velkhana armor set! This skill is perfect for hunters looking to get back into the old-school playstyle of getting hits in with the Greatsword and sheathing to reposition. The three-piece Velkhana armor included in the build also sports powerful skills for the Greatsword, such as Focus, Critical Draw, and Quick Sheathe. This provides significant dps while still providing you decent mobility. We maxed out the Partbreaker skill and slotted in two levels of Blood Rite for this build to incorporate survivability. With the Greatsword's charged attacks, it will take no time at all to break monster parts, which you can then target to heal yourself significantly. For weapon choice, we chose the Scorned Magnamalo Greatsword for it's damage, blast status, and its decoration slots. The Teostra Soul Rampage Skill will increase the blast damage this weapon can do. We maxed out the Charge Master skill and slotted in two levels of Teostra Blessing to speed up blast buildup. This build still makes use of the Offensive Guard skill when you get the opening to pull-off a Strongarm Stance. This is especially useful for Afflicted Monsters when you have dealt enough damage to knock it out of it's delirious state!

Build Merits and Notes

Title Update 4 saw the chilling return of the Frostcraft skill from the Velkhana armor set! This skill is perfect for hunters looking to get back into the old-school playstyle of getting hits in with the Greatsword and sheathing to reposition. The three-piece Velkhana armor included in the build also sports powerful skills for the Greatsword, such as Focus, Critical Draw, and Quick Sheathe. This provides significant dps while still providing you decent mobility.

We maxed out the Partbreaker skill and slotted in two levels of Blood Rite for this build to incorporate survivability. With the Greatsword's charged attacks, it will take no time at all to break monster parts, which you can then target to heal yourself significantly.

For weapon choice, we chose the Scorned Magnamalo Greatsword for it's damage, blast status, and its decoration slots. The Teostra Soul Rampage Skill will increase the blast damage this weapon can do. We maxed out the Charge Master skill and slotted in two levels of Teostra Blessing to speed up blast buildup.

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Blast Buildup Greatsword Build (TU3)

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Azure Blaze Great Sword	330	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	36	③②ー	②

Armor	Slots	Skills
Risen Kaiser Horns	③②ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Powder Mantle Lv. 1
Risen Kaiser Mail	②②ー	Critical Eye Lv. 3 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Powder Mantle Lv. 1
Risen Mizuha Sleeves	④②①	Chameleos Blessing Lv. 1 Foray Lv. 1 Buildup Boost Lv. 1
Onmyo Ateobi	②②①	Agitator Lv. 3 Adrenaline Rush Lv. 1 Embolden Lv. 1
Risen Mizuha Gaiters	④①①	Evade Window Lv. 2 Chameleos Blessing Lv. 1 Buildup Boost Lv. 1
Talisman	Attack Boost 3 with ② slot or better
Rampage Decoration	Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1
Decorations	Attack Jewel 2 x4 Brace Jewel 1 x1 Cornerstone Jewel 1 x1 Critical Jewel 2 x3 Expert Jewel 2 x2 Flamescale Jewel 1 x2 Guardian Jewel 3 x1 Guardian Jewel+ 4 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1

Skills
Rampage Skill	Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.
Critical Eye Lv.7 \| Attack Boost Lv.7 Weakness Exploit Lv.3 \| Agitator Lv.3 Critical Boost Lv.3 \| Offensive Guard Lv.3 Powder Mantle Lv.2 \| Buildup Boost Lv.2 Chameleos Blessing Lv.2 \| Evade Window Lv.2 Teostra Blessing Lv.2 \| Foray Lv.1 Embolden Lv.1 \| Adrenaline Rush Lv.1 Flinch Free Lv.1 \| Defiance Lv.1

Build Merits and Notes
This build focuses on utilizing the Scorned Magnamalo's Blast Greatsword Azure Blaze Great Sword. It features a decent amount or Raw damage and a solid amount of Purple Sharpness. With TU3, we now have access to level 1 decorations of Teostra Blessing and while not game changing, definitely still helps the greatsword in applying blast procs. We slot these gems in for a larger blast buildup which when paired with Buildup Boost further increases our raw damage. When used together with Guard Boost (which can be used together with Strong Arm Stance), your raw damage shoots up pretty high in value. We do want to note that Powder Mantle is not a core skill and is simply obtained through the new Teostra armor pieces. Also, the number of hits a level two Powder Mantle requires from the GS is high (around 10-12) which normally seems small but with the Greatsword's slow attacks, this number becomes not easily achieved. We do not recommend playing around the skill but do remember that if the Powder Mantle is active, avoid getting hit and attack the monster when the skill (the aura surrounding your character) is colored blue to deal additional damage. Alternatively, you can also reduce one Guardian Jewel 3 in the build to slot in a Wirebug Jewel+ 4. This will reduce the armount of raw damage, but it adds a faster cooldown to your Strong Arm Stance and is a completely personal choice depending on the player.

Build Merits and Notes

This build focuses on utilizing the Scorned Magnamalo's Blast Greatsword Azure Blaze Great Sword. It features a decent amount or Raw damage and a solid amount of Purple Sharpness. With TU3, we now have access to level 1 decorations of Teostra Blessing and while not game changing, definitely still helps the greatsword in applying blast procs. We slot these gems in for a larger blast buildup which when paired with Buildup Boost further increases our raw damage. When used together with Guard Boost (which can be used together with Strong Arm Stance), your raw damage shoots up pretty high in value.

We do want to note that Powder Mantle is not a core skill and is simply obtained through the new Teostra armor pieces. Also, the number of hits a level two Powder Mantle requires from the GS is high (around 10-12) which normally seems small but with the Greatsword's slow attacks, this number becomes not easily achieved. We do not recommend playing around the skill but do remember that if the Powder Mantle is active, avoid getting hit and attack the monster when the skill (the aura surrounding your character) is colored blue to deal additional damage.

Alternatively, you can also reduce one Guardian Jewel 3 in the build to slot in a Wirebug Jewel+ 4. This will reduce the armount of raw damage, but it adds a faster cooldown to your Strong Arm Stance and is a completely personal choice depending on the player.

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Merak's Asterism Strongarm Raw (TU2)

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Merak's Asterism	340	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	20	④②ー	①

Armor	Slots	Skills
Kaiser Crown X	①①①	Critical Eye Lv. 3 Critical Boost Lv. 1
Flaming Espinas Muscle	②②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Marathon Runner Lv. 2 Charge Master Lv. 1
Risen Mizuha Sleeves	④②①	Chameleos Blessing Lv. 1 Foray Lv. 1 Buildup Boost Lv. 1
Sinister Grudge Tassets	④②①	Mail of Hellfire Lv. 1 Coalescence Lv. 1
Onmyo Sashiko	④ーー	Flinch Free Lv. 3 Offensive Guard Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Talisman	Attack Boost 3 with ② slot or better
Rampage Decoration	Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1
Decorations	Handicraft Jewel+ 4 x 1 Mighty Jewel+ 4 x 1 Guardian Jewel 3 x 1 Critical Jewel 2 x 2 Attack Jewel 2 x 2 Expert Jewel 2 x 1 Mighty Jewel 2 x 1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x 1 Grinder Jewel 1 x 3 Haze Jewel 1 x 2

Skills
Rampage Skill	Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.
Attack Boost Lv.7 \| Critical Eye Lv.4 Critical Boost Lv.3 \| Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Offensive Guard Lv.3 \| Chameleos Blessing Lv.3 Flinch Free Lv.3 \| Speed Sharpening Lv.3 Maximum Might Lv.3 \| Handicraft Lv.2 Marathon Runner Lv.2 \| Charge Master Lv.1 Buildup Boost Lv.1 \| Foray Lv.1 Mail of Hellfire Lv.1 \| Coalescence Lv.1

Build Merits and Notes
This build using Merak's Asterism focuses on dealing high damage counterattacks with Strongarm Stance. To increase the weapon's damage output, Attack Boost, Critical Boost, and Offensive Guard are used. In addition, a combination of Critical Eye, Weakness Exploit, and Maximum Might allows the weapon to always land a critical hit on weakspots. New to this build are the additions of Buildup Boost, which is essentially a raw boost for status weapons, and Mail of Hellfire which gives a higher boost compared to Burst. Additional levels of Chameleos Blessing were added to extend Poison duration which helps with Foray uptime and makes up for the weapon's low Poison buildup. We recommend augmenting the weapon with a Rampage Slot Upgrade and Attack Boost. Doing this improves the build's overall damage output thanks to allowing the use of Anti-Species Rampage Decorations.

Build Merits and Notes

This build using Merak's Asterism focuses on dealing high damage counterattacks with Strongarm Stance. To increase the weapon's damage output, Attack Boost, Critical Boost, and Offensive Guard are used. In addition, a combination of Critical Eye, Weakness Exploit, and Maximum Might allows the weapon to always land a critical hit on weakspots.

New to this build are the additions of Buildup Boost, which is essentially a raw boost for status weapons, and Mail of Hellfire which gives a higher boost compared to Burst. Additional levels of Chameleos Blessing were added to extend Poison duration which helps with Foray uptime and makes up for the weapon's low Poison buildup.

We recommend augmenting the weapon with a Rampage Slot Upgrade and Attack Boost. Doing this improves the build's overall damage output thanks to allowing the use of Anti-Species Rampage Decorations.

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Endgame MR Build: MR 6+

Fine Kamura Cleaver Dereliction Strongarm Build

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Fine Kamura Cleaver	330	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	-	④②ー	②

Weapon Augments	Attack Boost Lv 1+
Rampage Decoration	Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1

Armor	Slots	Skills
Flaming Espinas Brain	③②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Razor Sharp Lv. 1 Spare Shot Lv. 1
Flaming Espinas Muscle	②②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Marathon Runner Lv. 2 Charge Master Lv. 1
Flaming Espinas Grip	④②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Razor Sharp Lv. 2 Spare Shot Lv. 2 Intrepid Heart Lv. 1
Chaotic Faulds / Nephilim Tassets	③①①	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Resentment Lv. 2 Strife Lv. 1
Archfiend Armor Sceros	③②②	Resentment Lv. 1 Dereliction Lv. 1
Talisman	Critical Eye Lv.3 with a ②① slot
Decorations	Guardian Jewel 3 x 3 Attack Jewel 2 x2 Critical Jewel 2 x3 Expert Jewel 2 x2 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x3 Brace Jewel 1 x1 Steadfast Jewel 1 x2

Skills
Rampage Skill	Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.
Attack Boost Lv.7 \| Critical Eye Lv.7 Resentment Lv.3 \| Critical Boost Lv.3 Weakness Exploit Lv.3 \| Razor Sharp Lv.3 Spare Shot Lv.3 \| Offensive Guard Lv.3 Marathon Runner Lv.2 \| Stun Resistance Lv.2 Flinch Free Lv.1 \| Dereliction Lv.1 Charge Master Lv.1 \| Intrepid Heart Lv.1 Strife Lv.1

Build Merits and Notes
This build using the Fine Kamura Cleaver focuses on dealing high damage hits with Dereliction and Strongarm Stance. To boost damage output, Attack Boost, Critical Boost, Offensive Guard, and Dereliction's Blue Scroll ability are used. Critical Eye and Weakness Exploit are also added to increase chances of critical hits during your combos. Qurios will be depleting your health, making sure that you have recoverable damage; with this in mind, Resentment is useful to amp damage even more. To mitigate some of the health depletion, we suggest eating for a Lv.4 Super Recovery Dango. These builds assume that no Armor Augmentations have been made.

Build Merits and Notes

This build using the Fine Kamura Cleaver focuses on dealing high damage hits with Dereliction and Strongarm Stance. To boost damage output, Attack Boost, Critical Boost, Offensive Guard, and Dereliction's Blue Scroll ability are used. Critical Eye and Weakness Exploit are also added to increase chances of critical hits during your combos. Qurios will be depleting your health, making sure that you have recoverable damage; with this in mind, Resentment is useful to amp damage even more. To mitigate some of the health depletion, we suggest eating for a Lv.4 Super Recovery Dango.

These builds assume that no Armor Augmentations have been made.

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Elemental TCS Great Sword Builds

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Lohenzahn+	350	0	-20%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	32	③①ー	②

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Valtos Rapier+	350	0	-10%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	29	③①ー	②

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Oppressor's Forger	330	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	59	②①ー	②

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Winged Seraphyd	340	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	33	④ーー	③

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Wyvern Gnasher+	330	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	82	②②①	③

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Crimson Vastwing	340	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	56	③ーー	②

Crimson Vastwing is only available at MR 70+ after defeating Master Rank Crimson Glow Valstrax.

Weapon Augments	Attack Boost Lv 1+ Elemental Boost Lv 1+
Rampage Decoration	Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1

Armor	Slots	Skills
Silver Solhelm	④①①	Critical Element Lv. 1 Windproof Lv. 3 Critical Boost Lv. 2
Flaming Espinas Muscle	②②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Marathon Runner Lv. 2 Charge Master Lv. 1
Rathalos Braces X	②ーー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Earplugs Lv. 2
Flaming Espinas Bowels	④①①	Marathon Runner Lv. 1 Charge Master Lv. 2 Burst Lv. 1
Onmyo Sashiko	④ーー	Flinch Free Lv. 3 Offensive Guard Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Talisman	Critical Eye Lv.3 with a ②① slot
Decorations	Element Jewel 1 x5 Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Guardian Jewel 3 x1 Attack Jewel 2 x3 Expert Jewel 2 x1 Critical Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Spiribird’s Call Jewel 1 x 1 (except Ice and Crimson Vastwing)

Skills
Rampage Skill	Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster. For Ice and Wyvern Gnasher+ GS: Element Exploit to increase elemental damage against each element
Element Attack Lv.5 Attack Boost Lv.7 \| Critical Eye Lv.4 Critical Boost Lv.3 \| Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Critical Element Lv.3 \| Marathon Runner Lv.3 Offensive Guard Lv.3 \| Windproof Lv.3 Flinch Free Lv.3 \| Charge Master Lv.3 Earplugs Lv.2 \| Burst Lv. 1 Spiribird's Call Lv.1 (except Ice and Crimson Vastwing GS)

Build Merits and Notes
The True Charge Slash (TCS) Build main focus is executing a well-placed True Charge Slash on a monster, either through your normal combo or using the Strongarm Stance. With this in mind, we focused on maxing out Offensive Guard to deal significant damage with your TCS. These builds assume that no Armor Augmentations have been made.

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Elemental Surge Slash Great Sword Builds

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Blood Baph	330	20	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	83	③①ー	③

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Aquatic Cataclysm+	330	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	84	③①①	③

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Khezu Shock Full+	330	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	85	④ーー	③

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Flicker Blizzard Blade	320	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	100	②②ー	②

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Wyvern Gnasher+	330	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	82	②②①	③

Weapon Augments	Elemental Boost Lv 1+ Sharpness Boost Lv 1+
Rampage Decoration	Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1

Armor	Slots	Skills
Flaming Espinas Brain	③②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Razor Sharp Lv. 1 Spare Shot Lv. 1
Flaming Espinas Muscle	②②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Marathon Runner Lv. 2 Charge Master Lv. 1
Silver Solbraces	④①①	Constitution Lv. 2 Critical Element Lv. 1 Element Exploit Lv. 1
Flaming Espinas Bowels	④①①	Marathon Runner Lv. 1 Charge Master Lv. 2 Burst Lv. 1
Silver Solgreaves	②②①	Maximum Might Lv. 2 Critical Boost Lv. 1 Redirection Lv. 1
Talisman	Critical Eye 3 with a ②① slot
Decorations	Element Jewel 1 x5 Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Critical Jewel 2 x2 Attack Jewel 2 x3 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x3 Brace Jewel 1 x1 Expert Jewel 2 x1 (x2 for Ice and Dragon GS) For Fire and Dragon Builds: Spiribird’s Call Jewel 1 x1 For Water GS Build: Steadfast Jewel 1 x2

Skills

Rampage Skill

Element Exploit to increase elemental damage against each element

For Ice GS:
Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.

Fire and Dragon Builds: Spiribird's Call Lv.1
Water Build: Stun Resistance Lv.2

Build Merits

The Surge Slash Build takes a more aggressive route, relying on your Surge Slash combos to do continuous elemental damage. With this playstyle in mind, we focused on maxing out affinity with skills like Critical Eye and Maximum Might, which synergize well with Critical Element, amping your elemental damage even further. Since you'll be more aggressive with this build, we suggest also equipping Rage Slash on your Switch Skills.

These builds assume that no Armor Augmentations have been made.

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Royal Order+ All-Rounder

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Royal Order's Great Sword+	320	50	10%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	-	②①ー	②

Armor	Slots	Skills
Kaiser Crown X	①①①	Critical Eye Lv. 3 Critical Boost Lv. 1
Archfiend Armor Baulo	③②ー	Resentment Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Burst Lv. 1
Barroth Vambraces X	②①ー	Affinity Sliding Lv. 1 Attack Boost Lv. 2 Offensive Guard Lv. 1 Spread Up Lv. 1
Squire's Belt	③ーー	Offensive Guard Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Critical Boost Lv. 1
Malzeno Greaves	④①①	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Blight Resistance Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Talisman	Critical Eye 3 with ② slot or better
Rampage Decoration	Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1
Decorations	Charger Jewel+ 4 x 1 Guardian Jewel 3 x 1 Charger Jewel 2 x 1 Expert Jewel 2 x 1 Wirebug Jewel 2 x 1 Critical Jewel 2 x 1 Attack Jewel 2 x 1 Grinder Jewel 1 x 3 Steadfast Jewel 1 x 3 Brace Jewel 1 x 1

Skills
Rampage Skill	Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.
Critical Eye Lv.7 \| Attack Boost Lv.4 Critical Boost Lv.3 \| Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Focus Lv.3 \| Offensive Guard Lv.3 Stun Resistance Lv.3 \| Speed Sharpening Lv.3 Blight Resistance Lv.2 \| Resentment Lv.1 Affinity Sliding Lv.1 \| Spread Up Lv.1 Flinch Free Lv.1 \| Wirebug Whisperer Lv.1 Burst Lv.1

Build Merits and Notes

This all-rounder build using the Royal Order's Great Sword+ combines damage and utility to make a build fit for any Master Rank hunt. Attack Boost, Critical Boost, Offensive Guard, and a point in Burst are used to improve the weapon's overall damage. In addition, Critical Eye and Weakness Exploit are used for guaranteed critical hits on weakspots thanks to the weapon's innate 10% affinity. For ease-of-use and utility, the build is rounded out by maxed Focus, Stun Resistance, Speed Sharpening, and a point in Wirebug Whisperer.

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Abyssal Eruption Raw Climber

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Abyssal Eruption	340	0	-15%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	29	ーーー	③

Armor	Slots	Skills
Kaiser Crown X	①①①	Critical Eye Lv. 3 Critical Boost Lv. 1
Nargacuga Mail X	③①ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Evade Window Lv. 1 Flinch Free Lv. 1
Sailor Gloves	③ーー	Focus Lv. 3 Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 1
Squire's Belt	③ーー	Offensive Guard Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Critical Boost Lv. 1
Malzeno Greaves	④①①	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Blight Resistance Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Talisman	Attack Boost 3 with ② slot or better
Rampage Decoration	Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1
Decorations	Guardian Jewel 3 x 1 Expert Jewel 2 x 2 Critical Jewel 2 x 1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x 1 Steadfast Jewel 1 x 3 Grinder Jewel 1 x 3

Skills
Rampage Skill	Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.
Critical Eye Lv.7 \| Attack Boost Lv.4 Critical Boost Lv.3 \| Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Focus Lv.3 \| Stun Resistance Lv.3 Speed Sharpening Lv.3 \| Offensive Guard Lv.2 Blight Resistance Lv.2 \| Evade Window Lv.1 Flinch Free Lv.1 \| Wirebug Whisperer Lv.1

Build Merits and Notes

This Abyssal Eruption climbing build focuses on the weapon's high raw damage while backing it up with some utility skills. The quartet of Attack Boost, Critical Eye, Critical Boost, and Weakness Exploit improve the weapon's overall damage, while Offensive Guard helps increase Strongarm Stance's powerful counter-attack. For utility, the build also includes max Focus, Stun Resistance, Speed Sharpening, and a point of Wirebug Whisperer.

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Master Rank Build (Mid Game): MR 3-6

Royal Order Strongarm

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Royal Order's Great Sword	310	50	10%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	-	②ーー	②

Armor	Slots	Skills
Lunagaron Helm	②②ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 1
Squire's Cuirass	①①ー	Flinch Free Lv. 1 Offensive Guard Lv. 2 Razor Sharp Lv. 1
Barioth Vambraces X	②①ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Maximum Might Lv. 1 Quick Sheathe Lv. 1
Squire's Belt	③ーー	Offensive Guard Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Critical Boost Lv. 1
Grand God's Peer Feet	①①①	Flinch Free Lv. 2 Latent Power Lv. 1 Critical Boost Lv. 2
Talisman	Attack Boost 3 with ② slot or better
Rampage Decoration	Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1
Decorations	Charger Jewel 2 x 3 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x 2 Attack Jewel 2 x 1 Steadfast Jewel 1 x 3 Grinder Jewel 1 x 3

Skills
Rampage Skill	Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.
Attack Boost Lv.4 \| Critical Eye Lv.4 Critical Boost Lv.3 \| Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Focus Lv.3 \| Offensive Guard Lv.3 Stun Resistance Lv.3 \| Speed Sharpening Lv.3 Flinch Free Lv.3 \| Latent Power Lv.1 Maximum Might Lv.1 \| Razor Sharp Lv.1 Quick Sheath Lv.1 \| Wirebug Whisperer Lv.1

Build Merits and Notes
This build is focused around the new Strongarm Stance Silkbind Skill, enhancing the powerful counter with skills such as Offensive Guard, Attack Boost, and Critical Boost. The build also features maxed Focus to cover for Strongarm Stance's downtime and maxed Speed Sharpening to return to purple sharpness faster.

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Astalos Thunder Surge Slash

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Astalos Crashblade+	310	0	20%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	43	①ーー	②

Armor	Slots	Skills
Astalos Helm	④②①	Stun Resistance Lv. 2 Burst Lv. 1
Zinogre Mail X	①①①	Latent Power Lv. 1 Thunder Attack Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Ingot Vambraces X	④②ー	Thunder Attack Lv. 3
Squire's Belt	③ーー	Offensive Guard Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Critical Boost Lv. 1
Ingot Greaves X	①①ー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Critical Eye Lv. 2
Talisman	Attack Boost 3 with ② slot or better
Rampage Decoration	Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1
Decorations	Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x 1 Charger Jewel+ 4 x 1 Critical Jewel 2 x 2 Crit Element Jewel 2 x 1 Throttle Jewel 2 x 1 Grinder Jewel 1 x 3 Brace Jewel 1 x 3 Steadfast Jewel 1 x 1

Skills
Rampage Skill	Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.
Attack Boost Lv.5 \| Thunder Attack Lv.5 Critical Boost Lv.3 \| Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Critical Element Lv.3 \| Stun Resistance Lv.3 Speed Sharpening Lv.3 \| Flinch Free Lv.3 Critical Eye Lv.2 \| Latent Power Lv.2 Focus Lv.2 \| Offensive Guard Lv.1 Burst Lv.1

Build Merits and Notes
This build is focused around dealing high Thunder damage with the new Surge Slash Combo Switch Skill, enhancing its quick high-damage hits with Attack Boost, Thunder Attack, Critical Boost, and Critical Element. For a smoother hunting experience, this build also features maxed Stun Resistance, Speed Sharpening, and Focus Lv.2 for utility.

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Master Rank Build (Early Game): MR 1-2

Kamura Warrior Cleaver Raw Affinity

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Kamura Warrior Cleaver	250	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	-	④①ー	②

Armor	Slots	Skills
Hunter's Helm X	②ーー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Item Prolonger Lv. 1
Ingot Mail X	③①ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Windproof Lv. 2
Alloy Vambraces X	②①ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Water Attack Lv. 1
Anjanath Coil X	④①①	Attack Boost Lv. 2
Ingot Greaves X	①①ー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Critical Eye Lv. 2
Talisman	Weakness Exploit 2 with ② slot or better
Rampage Decoration	Anti-Wyvern Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aerial Jewel 2 x 1 or Anti-Aquatic Jewel 2 x 1 or Fanged Exploit Jewel 2 x 1
Decorations	Charger Jewel+ 4 x 1 Charger Jewel 2 x 1 Critical Jewel 2 x 3 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x 1 Steadfast Jewel 1 x 3 Defense Jewel 1 x 3 Brace Jewel 1 x 1

Skills
Rampage Skill	Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.
Attack Boost Lv.6 \| Critical Eye Lv.6 Critical Boost Lv. 3 \| Defense Boost Lv.3 Focus Lv.3 \| Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Stun Resistance Lv.3 \| Windproof Lv.2 Water Attack Lv.1 \| Item Prolonger Lv. 1 Flinch Free Lv.1

Build Merits and Notes
A well-rounded Great Sword build great for starting out in Sunbreak's Master Rank. It features high raw damage and 75% Affinity on weak spots thanks to Attack Boost, Weakness Exploit, and Critical Boost, while also sporting good survivability with Defense Boost and Stun Resistance. The build also sports Focus 3, making it easier to charge up the Great Sword's attacks.

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Best Skills for Great Sword

Best Damage Skills

These skills make it possible to deal extra damage! Aim for these skills for maximum DPS to defeat those monsters easier and finish those quests faster!

Best Skills	Explanation
Attack Boost ★★★	This skill increases the Great Sword's damage values, especially when hitting a successful True Charge Slash!
Offensive Guard ★★★	Increases overall damage output for the Strongarm Stance playstyle.
Weakness Exploit ★★★	A staple skill for any meta builds. The Great Sword's playstyle requires targeting weakspots to inflict optimal damage, so having this skill provides a significant boost to your DPS. Always max out this skill whenever possible.
Critical Boost ★★★	Further amplifies critical hit damage. Make sure to have high affinity first before equipping!
Critical Eye ★★★	Always aim for 80-100% affinity to amplify the Great Sword's base damage efficiently! It is best to max this out when you're using a Surge Slash-focused build.
Frostcraft ★★	With Velkhana's return to Sunbreak, this skill is a must-have for the old-school playstyle of hitting the monster then running away to regroup! With this in mind, we highly recommend the gloves from the Velkhana Armor Set for a level of this skill plus max level of Critical Draw. Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 4
Critical Draw ★★	Grants up to a 60% affinity on draw attacks. On Free Title Update 4, this skill is best paired with the Frostcraft skill.
Element Attack ★★	Sunbreak featured buffs for elemental damage, making elemental builds viable. Be sure to max out this skill to get the most out of its potential. Fire \| Water \| Ice \| Thunder \| Dragon
Element Exploit ★★	This skill is ideal to have on elemental builds because of the Great Sword's playstyle of targeting a monster's weakspots, making sure you pull off significant damage every time you hit them! Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 1
Charge Master ★★	Provides extra elemental damage every time a charged attack hits.
Powder Mantle ★	This skill from the Risen Teostra Armor provides the Great Sword with additional blast damage every time it activates, contributing greatly to DPS. Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 3
Dereliction ★	Using the Red Scroll for elemental builds and the Blue Scroll for raw builds improves overall damage; just be wary of your health, especially when you're doing the small barrel bomb counter technique! Available in Sunbreak Base Game
Bloodlust ★	Overcome the Frenzy Virus to power up with this skill; best paired with Coalescence. Available in Sunbreak Base Game
Critical Element ★	For elemental builds, this skill contributes greatly to the damage dealt to a monster. Consider this skill when doing a Surge Slash-focused build.

Best Comfort Skills

These are skills that make managing weapon mechanics a lot easier. Damage is only part of the equation - taking time to slot in comfort skills that increase consistency & comfort will also increase overall DPS!

Best Skills	Explanation
Focus ★★★	Speeds up the Great Sword's charge attacks and is a must-have skill for any Great Sword player.
Defiance ★★	Three levels of this skill prevent most roars, tremors, and winds from interrupting your charged attacks. The Cornerstone Jewel is a level 1 decoration, so slot it in whenever possible! Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 1
Quick Sheathe ★★	Makes Power Sheathe quicker, providing enough time to reposition for a counterattack or regroup.
Handicraft ★	Consider slotting this skill in when a single point is enough to get your Great Sword to a decent amount of purple sharpness.
Flinch Free ★	Useful especially in multiplayer where minor attacks can interrupt your attacks.
Speed Sharpening ★	Reduces a cycle for sharpening with each level. Useful for getting your sharpness level up mid-fight.
Intrepid Heart ★	Whenever the gauge above your health bar is full, this skill can be useful in preventing monster attacks from interrupting your combos, making it possible to pull off an extra charged attack before you can regroup. Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 2

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16 Anonymous5 months

I agree, i'm MR 3, I can't make the weapons listed for MR 3 - 6 at MR 3.

15 Irisabout 1 year

Hi; I've found a lot of these builds are not really; doable for the MR they're advertised for on the build page; saying MR 10+ when in actuality; the weapons on some and the decorations on others are well over mr 100+ I do not know if this is a glitch, a typo or an oversight; but it is frustrating when i have the handicap of waiting for my friend at Master rank unlock gates and new monsters. just below MR100 and i hope to make a build and realize i can't half way through constructing it.

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Sunbreak Great Sword Builds (Master Rank)

Great Sword Builds List & Progression

Ultra Endgame MR Build: MR 100+

Blood Awakening Status Frostcraft Greatsword (BU Build)

Recommended Great Sword

Recommended Armor Loadout

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Frostcraft Amatsu Greatsword(TU5 Build)

Recommended Armor Loadout

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Frostcraft Velkhana Greatsword Build (TU4)

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Frostcraft Greatsword Build w/ Partbreaker and Blood Rite (TU4)

Build Merits and Augments

Blast Buildup Greatsword Build (TU3)

Merak's Asterism Strongarm Raw (TU2)

Endgame MR Build: MR 6+

Fine Kamura Cleaver Dereliction Strongarm Build

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Royal Order+ All-Rounder

Abyssal Eruption Raw Climber

Master Rank Build (Mid Game): MR 3-6

Royal Order Strongarm

Astalos Thunder Surge Slash

Master Rank Build (Early Game): MR 1-2

Kamura Warrior Cleaver Raw Affinity

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Frostcraft Amatsu Greatsword
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