Sunbreak Charge Blade Builds (Master Rank)

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

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Charge Blade Builds List & Progression

This is a quick section summarizing all the Charge Blade 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
MR140+	BU	Blood Awakening Elemental Savage Axe
MR180+	TU5	Heaven-Sent, Dragon Conversion Elemental Savage Axe
MR160+	TU4	Dragon Conversion Elemental CBs
MR140+	TU3	Powder Mantle Elemental AED Build
MR120+	TU3	Mail of Hellfire Chaotic Gore Impact Phial
MR10+	TU1	Elemental AED Climber
MR10+	TU2	Elemental Savage Axe Climber
MR10+	TU2	Lucent Raw Balanced Blader
MR6+	TU2	Critical Savage Axe Climber
MR3-6	Base	Mid Game Ultra Element Discharger
MR3-6	Base	Mid Game Savage Axe Mode
MR1-2	Base	Starting Balanced Impact Build

Ultra Endgame MR Build: MR 100+

Blood Awakening Elemental Savage Axe (BU Build)

Recommended Charge Blades

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Flamlion Blade	320	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	60	②ーー	③
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Decorations	Attack Jewel+ 4 x2 Bloodening Jewel+ 4 x1 Element Exploit Jewel+ 4 x1 Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Expert Jewel+ 4 x1 Hard Blaze Jewel+ 4 x1 Bloodening Jewel 3 x1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x1 Expert Jewel 2 x3 Element Exploit Jewel 2 x1 Mastery Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Blaze Jewel 1 x1 Intrepid Jewel 1 x1

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Divine Fieldblade+	310	0	20%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	58	①ーー	②
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Decorations	Attack Jewel+ 4 x2 Bloodening Jewel+ 4 x1 Element Exploit Jewel+ 4 x1 Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Expert Jewel+ 4 x1 Hard Stream Jewel+ 4 x1 Bloodening Jewel 3 x1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x1 Expert Jewel 2 x3 Mastery Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Intrepid Jewel 1 x1 Ironshell Jewel 1 x1 Stream Jewel 1 x1

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Demonlord Blade	330	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	18	②②ー	①
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Decorations	Attack Jewel+ 4 x2 Bloodening Jewel+ 4 x1 Element Exploit Jewel+ 4 x1 Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Expert Jewel+ 4 x1 Hard Bolt Jewel+ 4 x1 Bloodening Jewel 3 x1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x1 Element Exploit Jewel 2 x1 Crit Element Jewel 2 x1 Expert Jewel 2 x3 Mastery Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Intrepid Jewel 1 x1 Bolt Jewel 1 x1

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Daora's Worldbearer	320	0	10%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	62	①ーー	③
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Decorations	Attack Jewel+ 4 x2 Bloodening Jewel+ 4 x1 Element Exploit Jewel+ 4 x1 Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Expert Jewel+ 4 x1 Hard Frost Jewel+ 4 x1 Bloodening Jewel 3 x1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x1 Expert Jewel 2 x3 Mastery Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Intrepid Jewel 1 x1 Ironshell Jewel 1 x1 Frost Jewel 1 x1

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Unheilskraft	320	0	20%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	30	②ーー	②
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Decorations	Attack Jewel+ 4 x2 Bloodening Jewel+ 4 x1 Element Exploit Jewel+ 4 x1 Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Expert Jewel+ 4 x1 Hard Dragon Jewel+ 4 x1 Bloodening Jewel 3 x1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x1 Element Exploit Jewel 2 x1 Expert Jewel 2 x3 Mastery Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Dragon Jewel 1 x1 Intrepid Jewel 1 x1

Recommended Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Risen Kushala Glare	③②①	Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 3 Wind Mantle Lv. 1
Primordial Mail	④④②	Burst Lv. 1 Blood Awakening Lv. 1
Primordial Vambraces	④④②	Critical Boost Lv. 1 Blood Awakening Lv. 1
Risen Kaiser Coil	④③ー	Ballistics Lv. 2 Master's Touch Lv. 2 Powder Mantle Lv. 1
Primordial Greaves	④④ー	Partbreaker Lv. 3 Critical Boost Lv. 1 Blood Awakening Lv. 1
Talisman	Weakness Exploit 2 with a ②②① slot or better
Rampage Decoration	Elembane Jewel 3 x 1 Alternative: 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	Element Exploit to increase elemental damage against monsters weak to each element Alternative: Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.
Critical Eye Lv. 5 | Element Attack Lv.5 Attack Boost Lv. 4 | Blood Awakening Lv. 3 Blood Rite Lv. 3 | Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 3 | Partbreaker Lv. 3 Master's Touch Lv. 3 | Critical Boost Lv. 2 Guard Lv. 2 | Element Exploit Lv. 2 Critical Element Lv. 2 | Ballistics Lv. 2 Burst Lv. 1 | Powder Mantle Lv. 1 Wind Mantle Lv. 1 | Intrepid Heart Lv. 1 For the Fire and Dragon: Element Exploit Lv. 3 For the Water and Ice Build: Kushala Blessing Lv.1 For the Thunder Build: Element Exploit Lv. 3 | Critical Element Lv. 3

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments

Elemental Boost Lv 8 Attack Boost Lv 1 For Water/Thunder/Dragon Weapon: Elemental Boost Lv 6 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. Replaceable skills already on the armor: ● Ballistics For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Powder Mantle ● Element Exploit ● Critical Boost ● Burst For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Recovery Up ● Wind Mantle ● Frenzied Bloodlust ● Guard

Build Merits and Notes

Blood Awakening is a new aggressive comfort skill introduced in the Bonus Update. Paired with Blood Rite, this skill becomes formidable late in a hunt or when dealing with large monsters that inflict Bloodblight. This build leans toward comfort. If seeking for more elemental damage and a consistently higher overall DPS, we recommend the Dragon Conversion build. For the Charge Blade play style, this focuses on the use of Condensed Spinning Slash. The switch skill Ready Stance is helpful in bringing out damage faster, since they can cancel Elemental Discharge axe swings. For sharpness maintenance, we included Risen Teostra's waist piece and maxed out Master's Touch. High affinity weapons and affinity-boosting skills are used to ensure that you get the most out of sharpness preservation. One level of Blood Rite can be exchanged for two more levels of Guard if needed since they share the same jewel slot requirement. However, recovering health and activating Blood Awakening will take longer, requiring more hits. Intrepid Heart comes handy in receiving Bloodblight since it significantly reduces damage and negates knockback when filled. If armor is to be augmented, you can put in Recovery Up which synergizes with Blood Rite.

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Heaven-Sent Dragon Conversion Elemental Savage Axe (TU5 Build)

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Flamlion Blade	320	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	60	②ーー	③
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Decorations	Hard Blaze Jewel+ 4 x1 Blaze Jewel 1 x1 Attack Jewel+ 4 x1 Chain Jewel+ 4 x1 Expert Jewel+ 4 x3 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x1 Chain Jewel 2 x1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x1 Flamescale Jewel 1 x2 Intrepid Jewel 1 x1 Shockproof Jewel 1 x1 *Depending on Talisman: Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 or Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Crit Element Jewel 2 x1

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Divine Fieldblade+	310	0	20%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	58	①ーー	②
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Decorations	Hard Stream Jewel+ 4 x1 Stream Jewel 1 x1 Attack Jewel+ 4 x1 Chain Jewel+ 4 x1 Expert Jewel+ 4 x3 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x1 Ironshell Jewel 1 x2 Intrepid Jewel 1 x2 Shockproof Jewel 1 x1 *Depending on Talisman: Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 or Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Chain Jewel 2 x1

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Demonlord Blade	330	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	18	②②ー	①
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Decorations	Hard Bolt Jewel+ 4 x1 Bolt Jewel 1 x1 Attack Jewel+ 4 x1 Chain Jewel+ 4 x1 Expert Jewel+ 4 x3 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x1 Chain Jewel 2 x1 Ironwall Jewel 2 x1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x1 Cornerstone Jewel 1 x1 Intrepid Jewel 1 x2 Shockproof Jewel 1 x1 *Depending on Talisman: Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 or Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Crit Element Jewel 2 x1

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Daora's Worldbearer	320	0	10%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	62	①ーー	③
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Decorations	Hard Frost Jewel+ 4 x1 Frost Jewel 1 x1 Attack Jewel+ 4 x1 Chain Jewel+ 4 x1 Expert Jewel+ 4 x3 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x1 Ironshell Jewel 1 x2 Intrepid Jewel 1 x2 Shockproof Jewel 1 x1 *Depending on Talisman: Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 or Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Chain Jewel 2 x1

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Unheilskraft	320	0	20%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	30	②ーー	②
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Decorations	Hard Dragon Jewel+ 4 x1 Dragon Jewel 1 x1 Attack Jewel+ 4 x1 Chain Jewel+ 4 x1 Expert Jewel+ 4 x3 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x1 Chain Jewel 2 x1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x1 Cornerstone Jewel 1 x1 Intrepid Jewel 1 x2 Shockproof Jewel 1 x1 *Depending on Talisman: Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 or Crit Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Ironwall Jewel 2 x1

* = check Build Merits below.

Recommended Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Valstrax Helm - Epoch	④②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Latent Power Lv. 2 Dragon Conversion Lv. 1
Tempest Robe	④④①	Critical Boost Lv. 1 Heaven-Sent Lv. 1
Tempest Sleeves	④④①	Latent Power Lv. 1 Heaven-Sent Lv. 1
Valstrax Coil - Epoch	④①①	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Stamina Surge Lv. 3 Dragon Conversion Lv. 1
Tempest Hakama	④④ー	Critical Boost Lv. 2 Heaven-Sent Lv. 1
Talisman	(via Normal Melding): Weakness Exploit 2 with a ②① (via Qurious Melding): Weakness Exploit 3 | Rapid Morph 2 with a ②① slot or better
Rampage Decoration	Fire and Ice Charge Blade: Elembane Jewel 3 x 1 Water and Dragon Charge Blade: 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 Dragon Charge Blade: Wirebug Jewel 1 x 1

Skills
Rampage Skill	Fire and Ice Build: Element Exploit to increase elemental damage against monsters weak to each element Water and Dragon Build: Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster. Dragon Build: WIrebug Wrangler to increase the time you can keep a wirebug, giving access to more Ready Stance
Element Attack Lv.5 Critical Eye Lv.6 | Attack Boost Lv.4 Critical Boost Lv.3 | Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Latent Power Lv.3 | Guard Lv.2-3 Stamina Surge Lv.3 | Rapid Morph Lv.3 Heaven-Sent Lv.3 | Dragon Conversion Lv.2 Intrepid Heart Lv.1-2 | Shock Absorber Lv.1 Normal Talisman: Burst Lv.2-3 Qurious Melding Talisman: Burst Lv.3 | Critical Element Lv.2-3 For the Fire Build: Teostra Blessing Lv.2 For the Water and Ice Build: Kushala Blessing Lv.2 For the Thunder and Dragon Build: Defiance Lv.1

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments

Elemental Boost Lv 8 Attack 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: ● Stamina Surge ● Latent Power (only a single point) For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Dragon Conversion (to max it out) ● Powder Mantle ● Critical Element ● Burst For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Rapid Morph ● Guard

Build Merits and Notes

*Note: Thanks to the new Qurious Melding introduced in Title Update 5, it's now easier to acquire great-value charms. For this build, try and meld for a talisman with a Weakness Exploit Lv.3 and a Rapid Morph Lv.2. This will open up slots in the build, making it possible to max out Burst and slot in Critical Element that can increase your DPS further. 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. In Free Title Update 5, the heavenly armor of Amatsu descended from the skies. Three pieces of this armor introduced a new skill; Heaven-Sent. This skill bestows its users powers when they manage to not get caught in any attacks. At level 3, it prevents sharpness loss and allows you to recover some after switching scrolls. This is perfect for the Charge Blade's Savage Axe playstyle, which usually depletes sharpness fast. Say goodbye to sharpening and say hello to continuous spinning (slash)! Risen Crimson Glow Valstrax's armor skill, Dragon Conversion, converts elemental resistances you get from attacking with the Blue Swap Scroll to elemental damage when you switch to the Red Swap Scroll. This is a powerful skill to use with elemental builds and for weapons that are able to land hits continuously. Be sure to start fights with the Blue Swap Scroll first and switch to Red only when the elemental resistance logo appears at the top of your health bar. Also take extra care when fighting with the Red Swap Scroll as your elemental resistances will all be 0. High affinity benefits the Savage Axe playstyle greatly. For this reason, we maxed out Critical Eye, along with Critical Boost and Weakness Exploit to get critical hits in. This will quickly bring the monster's health down to zero. Before venturing out and using this playstyle, don't forget to equip Condensed Spinning Slash and Ready Stance as your Switch Skills. This is the optimal build for Savage Axe that uses the new skill from the Amatsu armor. You can get continuous hits in and stun a monster once or twice for your team, since all of the selected Charge Blades have impact phials in them. However, if you're looking for more damage, we highly suggest our Dragon Conversion Elemental Builds on the next section.

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TU4 Dragon Conversion Elemental Charge Blade Builds (MR160+)

Elemental Charge Blades Selections

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Crawling Crusher	300	0	30%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	66	②①①	②
Phial Type	Element Phial

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Armordraad	320	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	57	③①ー	③
Phial Type	Element Phial

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Flicker Blizzard Wail	320	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	71	①①ー	②
Phial Type	Element Phial

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Asylum Peal	310	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	75	ーーー	②
Phial Type	Element Phial

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Crimson Mechwing	340	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	60	③ーー	②
Phial Type	Element Phial

Armor	Slots	Skills
Valstrax Helm - Epoch	④②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Latent Power Lv. 2 Dragon Conversion Lv. 1
Valstrax Mail - Epoch	④④ー	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Dragon Resistance Lv. 3 Dragon Conversion Lv. 1
Flaming Espinas Grip	④②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Razor Sharp Lv. 2 Spare Shot Lv. 2 Intrepid Heart Lv. 1
Valstrax Coil - Epoch	④①①	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Stamina Surge Lv. 3 Dragon Conversion Lv. 1
Onmyo Sashiko	④ーー	Flinch Free Lv. 3 Offensive Guard Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Talisman	Rapid Morph 2 with ②① slot
Rampage Decoration	Elembane Jewel 3 x 1
Decorations	Hard Element Jewel+ 4 x1 Element Jewel 1 x1 Element Exploit Jewel+ 4 x1 Magazine Jewel+ 4 x1 Guardian Jewel 3 x1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x2 Element Exploit Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x1 Intrepid Jewel 1 x1 For Fire, Water, and Dragon Build: Ironwall Jewel 2 x1 For Fire Build: Flamescale Jewel 1 x2 For Water and Ice Charge Blade: Ironshell Jewel 1 x2 For Fire, Ice, Thunder, and Dragon Build: Spiribird’s Call Jewel 1 x1

Skills
Rampage Skill	Element Exploit to increase elemental damage against monsters weak to each element
Element Attack Lv.5 Guard Lv.4 (Lv.5 for the Fire, Water, and Dragon Build) Attack Boost Lv.4 | Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Stamina Surge Lv.3 | Offensive Guard Lv.3 Dragon Resistance Lv.3 | Flinch Free Lv.3 Rapid Morph Lv.3 | Element Exploit Lv.3 Dragon Conversion Lv.3 | Latent Power Lv.2 Loadshells Lv.2 | Intrepid Heart Lv.2 Razor Sharp Lv.2 | Spare Shot Lv.2 For Fire Charge Blade Build: Teostra Blessing Lv.2 For Water and Ice Charge Blade Build: Kushala Blessing Lv.2 For Fire, Ice, Thunder, and Dragon Charge Blade Build: Spiribird's Call Lv.1

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments	For Fire, Ice, Thunder, and Dragon Charge Blades
	Elemental Boost Lv 5 Rampage Slot Upgrade Lv 1
	For the Water Charge Blade
	Elemental Boost Lv 7 Attack 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. For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Furious ● Powder Mantle ● Critical Element ● Burst For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wind Mantle ● Guard

Build Merits and Notes

Risen Crimson Glow Valstrax's armor introduced a new skill called Dragon Conversion. This skill converts elemental resistances you get from attacking with the Blue Swap Scroll to elemental damage when you switch to the Red Swap Scroll. This is a powerful skill to use with elemental builds and for weapons that are able to land hits continuosly. Be sure to start fights with this build with the Blue Swap Scroll first and switch to Red only when the elemental resistance logo appears at the top of your health bar. Also take extra care when fighting with the Red Swap Scroll as your elemental resistances will all be 0. To build up the elemental resistance you get from attacking with the Blue Swap Scroll, it is important to get your combos or elemental discharge in without getting interrupted. Proper positioning and guarding can help with this, but to ensure that you do your combos consecutively, we maxed out the Intrepid Heart skill just in case an unexpected move delays your resistance buildup. For weapon choice, Charge Blades with the highest possible elemental values and an element phial type were chosen to take advantage of the power given by the Dragon Conversion skill. To further increase this damage, we maxed out the Element Exploit skill and, thanks to Weapon Augments, slotted in the Elembane as a Rampage Decoration. This will ensure a quick hunt against monsters weak to a specific element.

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Powder Mantle Elemental AED Build (TU3)

Fire Charge Blade Powder Mantle Build

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Crawling Crusher	300	0	30%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	66	②①①	②
Phial Type	Element Phial

Armor	Slots	Skills
Risen Kaiser Horns	③②ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Powder Mantle Lv. 1
Silver Solmail	④③①	Critical Element Lv. 1 Fire Attack Lv. 3 Element Exploit Lv. 1
Risen Kushala Grande	④②ー	Burst Lv. 2 Wind Mantle Lv. 1
Risen Kaiser Coil	④③ー	Ballistics Lv. 2 Master's Touch Lv. 2 Powder Mantle Lv. 1
Onmyo Sashiko	④ーー	Flinch Free Lv. 3 Offensive Guard Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Talisman	Attack Boost Lv.3, with a ②① slot
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 Elembane Jewel 3 x 1 (Weapon Augmentation required)
Decorations	Magazine Jewel+ 4 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x 1 Guardian Jewel 3 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 2 Attack Jewel 2 x 4 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x 1 Element Exploit Jewel 2 x 1 Blaze Jewel 1 x 2 Flamescale Jewel 1 x 2

Skills
Attack Boost Lv.7 | Fire Attack Lv.5 Guard Lv.4 | Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Powder Mantle Lv.2 | Offensive Guard Lv.3 Flinch Free Lv.3 | Rapid Morph Lv.3 Burst Lv. 2 | Load Shells Lv.2 Master's Touch Lv.2 | Element Exploit Lv.2 Teostra Blessing Lv.2 | Wind Mantle Lv.1 Critical Eye Lv.2 | Critical Element Lv.1 Ballistics Lv.2

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments	Elemental Boost Lv 7
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: ● Ballistics For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Powder Mantle ● Burst For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wind Mantle ● Guard

Build Merits and Notes

Element Super Amped Elemental Discharge (AED) is still the king of damage. We choose the Crawling Crusher Charge Blade, as it still has the highest fire element value amongst all of the Charge Blades. Naturally, we're going for Lv.5 Element Boost for our weapon augment. To increase the damage further, we slot in two Flamescale Jewels for the extra 10% Fire Attack from the Teostra Blessing skill. Powder Mantle's additional blast damage complements the AED playstyle, as phial discharge counts as hits needed to build up the skill. Firing of an AED will boost you damage, which can, potentially,speed up the hunt!

Water and Ice Powder Mantle Charge Blade Build

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Armordraad	320	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	57	③①ー	③
Phial Type	Element Phial

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Flicker Blizzard Wail	320	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	71	①①ー	②
Phial Type	Element Phial

Armor	Slots	Skills
Risen Kaiser Horns	③②ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Powder Mantle Lv. 1
Silver Solmail	④③①	Critical Element Lv. 1 Fire Attack Lv. 3 Element Exploit Lv. 1
Risen Kushala Grande	④②ー	Burst Lv. 2 Wind Mantle Lv. 1
Risen Kaiser Coil	④③ー	Ballistics Lv. 2 Master's Touch Lv. 2 Powder Mantle Lv. 1
Onmyo Sashiko	④ーー	Flinch Free Lv. 3 Offensive Guard Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Talisman	Attack Boost Lv.3, with a ② slot
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 Elembane Jewel 3 x 1 (Weapon Augmentation required for Flicker Blizzard Wail)
Decorations	Hard Element Jewel+ 4 x 1 Element Jewel 1 x 1 Magazine Jewel+ 4 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x 1 Guardian Jewel 3 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 2 Attack Jewel 2 x 3 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x 1 Ironshell Jewel 1 x 2

Skills
Attack Boost Lv.6 | Element Attack Lv.5 Guard Lv.4 | Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Powder Mantle Lv.2 | Offensive Guard Lv.3 Flinch Free Lv.3 | Rapid Morph Lv.3 Burst Lv. 2 | Load Shells Lv.2 Master's Touch Lv.2 | Element Exploit Lv.1 Kushala Blessing Lv.2 | Wind Mantle Lv.1 Critical Eye Lv.2 | Critical Element Lv.1 Ballistics Lv.2 | Fire Attack Lv.3

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments	Elemental Boost Lv 7
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: ● Ballistics For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Powder Mantle ● Burst For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wind Mantle ● Guard

Build Merits and Notes

Element AED is still the king of damage. For the Water Charge Blade, we chose the Armordraad, and for the Ice Charge Blade, we chose the Flickering Blizzard Wail. These two Charge Blades have the highest elemental value in their respective elements and will surely pack a punch!. Naturally, we're going for Lv.5 Element Boost for our weapon augment. To increase the damage further, we slot in two Ironshell Jewels for the extra 10% Water and Ice Attack from the Kushala Blessing skill. Powder Mantle's additional blast damage complements the AED playstyle, as phial discharge counts as hits needed to build up the skill. Firing of an AED will boost you damage, which can, potentially,speed up the hunt!

Thunder and Dragon Powder Mantle Charge Blade Build

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Asylum Peal	310	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	75	ーーー	②
Phial Type	Element Phial

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Crimson Mechwing	340	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	60	③ーー	②
Phial Type	Element Phial

Armor	Slots	Skills
Risen Kaiser Horns	③②ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Powder Mantle Lv. 1
Silver Solmail	④③①	Critical Element Lv. 1 Fire Attack Lv. 3 Element Exploit Lv. 1
Risen Kushala Grande	④②ー	Burst Lv. 2 Wind Mantle Lv. 1
Risen Kaiser Coil	④③ー	Ballistics Lv. 2 Master's Touch Lv. 2 Powder Mantle Lv. 1
Onmyo Sashiko	④ーー	Flinch Free Lv. 3 Offensive Guard Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Talisman	Attack Boost Lv.3, with a ② slot
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 Elembane Jewel 3 x 1 (Weapon Augmentation for either Charge Blades)
Decorations	Hard Element Jewel+ 4 x 1 Element Jewel 1 x 1 Magazine Jewel+ 4 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x 1 Guardian Jewel 3 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 2 Attack Jewel 2 x 1 Element Exploit Jewel 2 x 2 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x 1

Skills
Element Attack Lv.5 | Attack Boost Lv.4 Guard Lv.4 | Weakness Exploit Lv.3 Powder Mantle Lv.2 | Offensive Guard Lv.3 Flinch Free Lv.3 | Rapid Morph Lv.3 Element Exploit Lv.3 | Load Shells Lv.2 Burst Lv. 2 | Master's Touch Lv.2 Fire Attack Lv.3 | Wind Mantle Lv.1 Critical Eye Lv.2 | Critical Element Lv.1 Ballistics Lv.2

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments	Elemental Boost Lv 7
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: ● Ballistics For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Powder Mantle ● Burst For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wind Mantle ● Guard

Build Merits

Element AED is still the king of damage. For the Thunder Charge Blade, we chose the Asylum Peal, and for the Dragon Charge Blade, we chose the Crimson Mechwing. These two Charge Blades have the highest elemental value in their respective elements and will surely pack a punch! Naturally, we're going for Lv.5 Element Boost for our weapon augment. Powder Mantle's additional blast damage complements the AED playstyle, as phial discharge counts as hits needed to build up the skill. Firing of an AED will boost you damage, which can, potentially,speed up the hunt!

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Mail of Hellfire Chaotic Gore Magala Impact Phial Build (TU3)

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Friede/Désastre	340	0	-30% / 15%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	48	③①ー	②
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Armor	Slots	Skills
Arc Helm / Storge Helm	③ーー	Coalescence Lv. 2 Bloodlust Lv. 1
Archfiend Armor Baulo	③②ー	Resentment Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Burst Lv. 1
Risen Kushala Grande	④②ー	Burst Lv. 2 Wind Mantle 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 Lv.3, with a ②① slot
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	Magazine Jewel+ 4 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x 1 Guardian Jewel 3 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 2 Attack Jewel 2 x 1 Artillery Jewel 2 x 3 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x 1 Cornerstone Jewel 1 x 3

Skills
Attack Boost Lv.4 | Guard Lv.4 Weakness Exploit Lv.3 | Offensive Guard Lv.3 Artillery Lv.3 | Rapid Morph Lv.3 Flinch Free Lv.3 | Load Shells Lv.2 Coalescence Lv.3 | Bloodlust Lv.1 Burst Lv. 3 | Mail of Hellfire Lv.1 Resentment Lv. 1 | Defiance Lv.3 Wind Mantle Lv.1

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments	Attack Boost Lv 4
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 ● Mail of Hellfire For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wind Mantle ● Guard

Build Merits

Bloodlust is crucial in this build as it utilizes the unique mechanic present in all Chaotic Gore Magala Weapons; overcoming the Frenzy virus will turn the weapons' afiinity from negative to positive. With that in mind, it is important to be aggressive as possible while using this build. Overcoming the Frenzy virus will also activate Coalescence for an added boost in damage. We equipped this build with the Mail of Hellfire for an extra boost in damage. You would mainly stay at the Red Swap Scroll, since this build focuses primarily on raw damage. However, it will also decrease your armor this way, so one point of this skill is enough.

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Endgame MR Build: MR 6+

Elemental AED Climber

Fire Elemental Charge Blade

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Crawling Crusher	300	0	30%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	66	②①①	②
Phial Type	Element Phial

Weapon Augments	Rampage Slot Upgrade Lv 1 Elemental Boost Lv 1
Decorations	Magazine Jewel+ 4 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x 1 Shield Jewel+ 4 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 1 Ironwall Jewel 2 x 2 Blaze Jewel+ 2 x 1 Chain Jewel 2 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x 1 Cornerstone Jewel 1 x 5

Water Elemental Charge Blade

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Armordraad	320	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	57	③①ー	③
Phial Type	Element Phial

Weapon Augments	Elemental Boost Lv 3 Attack Boost Lv 1
Decorations	Magazine Jewel+ 4 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x 1 Shield Jewel+ 4 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 2 Hard Stream Jewel 3 x 1 Chain Jewel 2 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x 1 Stream Jewel+ 2 x 1 Cornerstone Jewel 1 x 4

Ice Elemental Charge Blade

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Flicker Blizzard Wail	320	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	71	①①ー	②
Phial Type	Element Phial

Weapon Augments	Rampage Slot Upgrade Lv 1 Elemental Boost Lv 1
Decorations	Magazine Jewel+ 4 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 2 Hard Frost Jewel 3 x 1 Chain Jewel 2 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x 1 Shield Jewel 2 x 1 Cornerstone Jewel 1 x 3 Frost Jewel 1 x 2

Thunder Elemental Charge Blade

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Asylum Peal	310	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	75	ーーー	②
Phial Type	Element Phial

Weapon Augments	Rampage Slot Upgrade Lv 1 Elemental Boost Lv 1
Decorations	Magazine Jewel+ 4 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 2 Hard Bolt Jewel 3 x 1 Bolt Jewel+ 2 x 1 Chain Jewel 2 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x 1 Cornerstone Jewel 1 x 3

Dragon Elemental Charge Blades

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Crimson Mechwing	340	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	60	③ーー	②
Phial Type	Element Phial

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Draquila Reaver+	330	0	-5%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	55	②①①	③
Phial Type	Element Phial

Weapon Augments	Rampage Slot Upgrade Lv 1 Elemental Boost Lv 1
Decorations	Magazine Jewel+ 4 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x 1 Shield Jewel+ 4 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 2 Hard Dragon Jewel 3 x 1 Chain Jewel 2 x 1 Dragon Jewel+ 2 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x 1 Cornerstone Jewel 1 x 3

Elemental AED Climber Armor Setup

Armor	Slots	Skills
Barroth Helm X	④①ー	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Defense Boost Lv. 1 Offensive Guard Lv. 1 Spread Up Lv. 1
Silver Solmail	④③①	Critical Element Lv. 1 Fire Attack Lv. 3 Element Exploit Lv. 1
Bazelgeuse Braces X	②②ー	Agitator Lv. 2 Guard Lv. 1 Guard Up Lv. 1
Archfiend Armor Ura	④ーー	Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Burst Lv. 2
Onmyo Sashiko	④ーー	Flinch Free Lv. 3 Offensive Guard Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Talisman	Attack Boost 3 with ②① slots or better
Rampage Decoration	Defense Master Jewel 3 x 1 or Elembane Jewel 3 x 1

Skills
Rampage Skill	Defense Grinder II or Element Exploit
Element Attack Lv.5 | Guard Lv.5 Attack Boost Lv.4 | Defiance Lv.3-Lv.5 Offensive Guard Lv.3 | Rapid Morph Lv.3 Weakness Exploit Lv.3 | Burst Lv.3 Flinch Free Lv.3 | Guard Up Lv.1-Lv.3 Load Shells Lv.2 | Agitator Lv.2 Defense Boost Lv.1 | Spread Up Lv.1 Element Exploit Lv.1 | Critical Element Lv.1

Build Merits and Augments

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: For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Kushala Blessing ● Teostra Blessing For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Wind Mantle

Build Merits and Notes

Elemental damage becomes more important for the Charge Blade in Sunbreak's endgame, as several options open up to amplify damage significantly over their Impact Phial counterparts. Defensive skills like Guard, Guard Up, and Defiance, are included to ensure counters don't cause knockback and that your AEDs are uninterrupted by roars and wind. Embolden may also be added or used in place of Guard, especially when solo, to reduce knockback against stronger attacks. This build can be a great start as you grind up MR and anomaly research level, as the armor and decorations only require MR 10 to craft. The weapons suggested are the same as the ultra endgame sets, and should mostly be available by MR 50. Only the Crimson Mechwing unlocks at MR 70, but the Draquila Reaver+ may be used in the meantime.

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Elemental Savage Axe Climber

Fire Elemental Charge Blade

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Flamlion Blade	320	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	60	②ーー	③
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Weapon Augments	Elemental Boost Lv 3+ Attack Boost Lv 1
Decorations	Wirebug Jewel+ 4 x 1 Handicraft Jewel+ 4 x 1 Hard Blaze Jewel 3 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x 2 Blaze Jewel+ 2 x 1 Chain Jewel 2 x 1 Critical Jewel 2 x 1 Ironwall Jewel 2 x 1 Grinder Jewel 1 x 2

Water Elemental Charge Blade

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Divine Fieldblade+	310	0	20%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	58	①ーー	②
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Weapon Augments	Elemental Boost Lv 2+ Sharpness Boost Lv 1
Decorations	Hard Grinder Jewel 4 x 1 Wirebug Jewel+ 4 x 1 Handicraft Jewel 3 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 1 Chain Jewel 2 x 1 Critical Jewel 2 x 1 Ironwall Jewel 2 x 1 Stream Jewel+ 2 x 1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x 1 Stream Jewel 1 x 3

Ice Elemental Charge Blade

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Gluttonous Glacier	330	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	32	①①ー	②
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Weapon Augments	Elemental Boost Lv 3+ Attack Boost Lv 1
Decorations	Wirebug Jewel+ 4 x 1 Hard Frost Jewel 3 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x 2 Chain Jewel 2 x 1 Critical Jewel 2 x 1 Ironwall Jewel 2 x 1 Mighty Jewel 2 x 1 Frost Jewel 1 x 2 Grinder Jewel 1 x 2

Thunder Elemental Charge Blade

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Amagarex Blade+	310	0	30%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	35	①ーー	②
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Weapon Augments	Elemental Boost Lv 3+ Attack Boost Lv 1
Decorations	Wirebug Jewel+ 4 x 1 Handicraft Jewel+ 4 x 1 Hard Bolt Jewel 3 x 1 Ironwall Jewel+ 3 x 1 Bolt Jewel+ 2 x 1 Chain Jewel 2 x 1 Critical Jewel 2 x 1 Ironwall Jewel 2 x 1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x 1 Grinder Jewel 1 x 3

Dragon Elemental Charge Blade

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Friede/Désastre	340	0	-30% / 15%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	48	③①ー	②
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Weapon Augments	Elemental Boost Lv 2+ Sharpness Boost Lv 1
Decorations	Handicraft Jewel+ 4 x 1 Wirebug Jewel+ 4 x 1 Handicraft Jewel 3 x 1 Hard Dragon Jewel 3 x 1 Ironwall Jewel 2 x 3 Chain Jewel 2 x 1 Critical Jewel 2 x 1 Dragon Jewel+ 2 x 1 Grinder Jewel 1 x 3

Elemental Savage Axe Climber Armor Setup

Armor	Slots	Skills
Lunagaron Helm	②②ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 1
Chaotic Mail / Nephilim Mail	③①ー	Critical Eye Lv. 2 Critical Boost Lv. 2 Strife Lv. 1
Flaming Espinas Grip	④②ー	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Razor Sharp Lv. 2 Spare Shot Lv. 2 Intrepid Heart Lv. 1
Archfiend Armor Ura	④ーー	Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Burst Lv. 2
Arc Greaves / Storge Greaves	③②ー	Razor Sharp Lv. 1 Spare Shot Lv. 1 Bloodlust Lv. 1
Talisman	Attack Boost Lv.3 with ②① slots 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

Skills
Rampage Skill	Swap between Wyvern Exploit, Anti-Aerial Species, Anti-Aquatic Species, or Fanged Exploit depending on the monster.
Element Attack Lv.5 | Critical Eye Lv.4 Attack Boost Lv.4 | Burst Lv.3 Wirebug Whisperer Lv.3 | Critical Boost Lv.3 Razor Sharp Lv.3 | Spare Shot Lv.3 Guard Lv.3 | Speed Sharpening Lv.2-Lv.3 Weakness Exploit Lv.1-Lv.3 | Strife Lv.1 Intrepid Heart Lv.1 | Bloodlust Lv.1 Handicraft Lv.1-Lv.3 (Except Ice) Maximum Might Lv.1 (Ice Only)

Build Merits and Augments

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: For damage, aim for any of the following: ● Coalescence ● Powder Mantle ● Teostra Blessing For comfort, aim for any of the following: ● Blood Rite

Build Merits and Notes

While using Element Phial Charge Blades is the way to go for maximum DPS, the Condensed Spinning Slash (CSS) or Savage Axe can still be viable, especially if you can target weakpoints consistently. Impact Phials are still recommended for CSS, as stunning monsters remains useful in the endgame. This build mostly only requires parts from monsters unlocked at MR 10, and it can be used to grind for better materials from higher-level Anomaly Investigations or Risen Elder Dragons later on. The Rare 9 versions of the weapons may be used while Afflicted Claws are unavailable. While the Handicraft Jewel+ 4 is not yet available, the Handicraft Jewel 3 can be used with a level of Sharpness Augment in the meantime. The Chaotic Gore Charge Blade can actually be used as a raw alternative when replacing the elemental boosts with an Attack Augment and Attack Boost Lv.7. The Dragon Attack decorations can be replaced with 3x Attack Jewel 2 and an Ironwall Jewel+ 3. As the playstyle requires staying in Axe Mode, equipping Ready Stance with Guard levels makes sure knockback is reduced. This also allows for guarding when necessary while being able to maintain CSS. Intrepid Heart works well for extra safety since it charges quickly with spinning attacks.

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Lucent Raw Balanced Blader

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Nunki's Asterism	340	0	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	18	④②ー	①
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Armor	Slots	Skills
Astalos Helm	④②①	Stun Resistance Lv. 2 Burst Lv. 1
Archfiend Armor Baulo	③②ー	Resentment Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Burst Lv. 1
Golden Lunebraces	④②①	Peak Performance Lv. 1 Critical Boost Lv. 1 Burst Lv. 1
Rathalos Coil X	②ーー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Windproof Lv. 3 Critical Boost Lv. 1
Malzeno Greaves	④①①	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Blight Resistance Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Talisman	Attack Boost Lv.3
Rampage Decoration	Defense Edge Jewel 1 x1
Decoration	Sharp Jewel+ 4 x1 Artillery Jewel+ 4 x1 Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x1 Magazine Jewel+ 4 x1 Sharp Jewel 2 x1 Artillery Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Critical Jewel 2 x1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x1 Attack Jewel 2 x1 Grinder Jewel 1 x3 Brace Jewel 1 x1

Skills
Rampage Skill	Defense Grinder I
Attack Boost Lv.7 | Critical Boost Lv.3 Weakness Exploit Lv.3 | Protective Polish Lv.3 Artillery Lv.3 | Windproof Lv.3 Speed Sharpening Lv.3 | Rapid Morph Lv.3 Burst Lv.3 | Load Shells Lv.2 Blight Resistance Lv.2 | Stun Resistance Lv.2 Peak Performance Lv.1 | Resentment Lv.1 Flinch Free Lv.1

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments	Attack Boost Lv 2+

Build Merits and Notes

Free Title Update 1 gave us the opportunity to pack Savage Axe and Ultra Discharge playstyles into well-rounded package! Phial damage is maximized through Attack Boost and Artillery, while the sword and axe swings are bolstered through Weakness Exploit, Critical Boost, and Burst. QoL staples are present to provide maximum comfort as well. For Qurious Crafting choices, we recommend Attack Boost or Rampage Slot Upgrade. The latter allows you to slide in Wyvern or Fanged Exploit for more damage depending on the target, while the former is a less potent, but universal improvement.

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TU2 Critical Savage Axe Climber

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Pure Axe Omonshiro	320	0	10%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	18	②②②	①
Phial Type	Impact Phial

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
Malzeno Braces	④ーー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Blight Resistance Lv. 1 Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 1
Archfiend Armor Ura	④ーー	Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Burst Lv. 2
Arc Greaves / Storge Greaves	③②ー	Razor Sharp Lv. 1 Spare Shot Lv. 1 Bloodlust Lv. 1
Talisman	Attack Boost Lv.3 with one ② slot
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
Decoration	Mastery Jewel+ 4 x1 Quickswitch Jewel+ 4 x1 Attack Jewel 2 x2 Critical Jewel 2 x2 Expert Jewel 2 x1 Mastery Jewel 2 x1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x1 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Grinder Jewel 1 x3

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 Burst Lv.3 | Speed Sharpening Lv.3 Master's Touch Lv.3 | Rapid Morph Lv.3 Resentment Lv.1 | Wirebug Whisperer Lv.1 Blight Resistance Lv.1 | Bloodlust Lv.1 Razor Sharp Lv.1 | Spare Shot Lv.1

Build Merits and Augments

Weapon Augments	Rampage Slot Upgrade Lv 1 Attack Boost Lv 1+

Build Merits and Notes

The Pure Axe Omonshiro replaces the Fine Kamura Charge Blade for our Savage Axe (Condensed Spinning Slash) climber build thanks to its longer purple sharpness and three Lv.2 slots that allow us to finally hit 100% affinity on weakpoints. Damage across the board is improved via Attack Boost, Critical Boost, Weakness Exploit, and Burst. You'll need to augment the weapon with a Rampage Slot Upgrade to slot in the anti-species jewels and then add an Attack Boost augment to round it out. Levels in Guard may replace Rapid Morph to use Ready Stance without heavy knockback.

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

Mid Game Ultra Element Discharger

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Aslat Charger+	320	0	10%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	-	①ーー	②
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Armor	Slots	Skills
Almudron Helm X	②②ー	Power Prolonger Lv. 1 Rapid Morph Lv. 2
Damascus Mail X	②①ー	Handicraft Lv. 2 Pierce Up Lv. 2 Tremor Resistance Lv. 1
Rhenoplos Braces X	②②ー	Artillery Lv. 2 Load Shells Lv. 1 Special Ammo Boost Lv. 1
Bazelgeuse Coil X	②②ー	Guard Lv. 1 Load Shells Lv. 2 Razor Sharp Lv. 1
Death Stench Heel X	②①ー	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Protective Polish Lv. 1 Rapid Morph Lv. 1
Talisman	Attack Boost Lv.3
Rampage Decoration	Defense Edge Jewel 1 x1
Decoration	Attack Jewel 2 x 3 Enhancer Jewel 2 x 2 Sharp Jewel 2 x 2 Artillery Jewel 2 x 1 Grinder Jewel 1 x 2 Brace Jewel 1 x 1

Skills
Rampage Skill	Defense Grinder I
Attack Boost Lv.7 | Protective Polish Lv.3 Power Prolonger Lv.3 | Artillery Lv.3 Rapid Morph Lv.3 | Handicraft Lv.2 Load Shells Lv.2 | Pierce Up Lv.2 Speed Sharpening Lv.2 | Razor Sharp Lv.1 Guard Lv.1 | Special Ammo Boost Lv 1 Tremor Resistance Lv.1 | Flinch Free Lv.1

Build Merits and Notes

Those who prefer to use the Charge Blade's elemental discharges may opt for this mid-game build. Damaged is pumped primarily through Attack Boost and Artillery while the usual cast of QoL skills ensure that you get as many comfortable element discharges as possible.Our MR1-2 starter build CB is solid enough for farming all the parts you need, while temporarily using Nargacuga's Howl in the Rain. Just make sure to upgrade their defense levels whenever possible!

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Mid Game Savage Axe Mode

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Aslat Charger+	320	0	10%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	-	①ーー	②
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Armor	Slots	Skills
Almudron Helm X	②②ー	Power Prolonger Lv. 1 Rapid Morph Lv. 2
Damascus Mail X	②①ー	Handicraft Lv. 2 Pierce Up Lv. 2 Tremor Resistance Lv. 1
Rathalos Braces X	②ーー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Earplugs Lv. 2
Anjanath Coil X	④①①	Attack Boost Lv. 2
Death Stench Heel X	②①ー	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Protective Polish Lv. 1 Rapid Morph Lv. 1
Talisman	Weakness Exploit Lv.2
Rampage Decoration	Defense Edge Jewel 1 x1
Decoration	Critical Jewel 2 x 3 Sharp Jewel 2 x 2 Tenderizer Jewel 2 x 1 Grinder Jewel 1 x 3 Brace Jewel 1 x 2

Skills
Rampage Skill	Defense Grinder I
Attack Boost Lv.5 | Critical Boost Lv.3 Weakness Exploit Lv.3 | Protective Polish Lv.3 Rapid Morph Lv.3 | Speed Sharpening Lv.3 Handicraft Lv. 2 | Pierce Up Lv.2 Earplugs Lv.2 | Flinch Free Lv.2 Power Prolonger Lv.1 | Tremor Resistance Lv.1

Build Merits and Notes

Those who prefer to use the Charge Blade's Savage Axe Mode may opt for this mid-game build instead! Damage is bolstered through Attack Boost, Critical Boost, and Weakness Exploit while Speed Sharpening and Protective Polish help you maintain Aslat Charger+'s improved sharpness. Similar to our discharge build, you can use our MR1-2 starter build to get all the parts you need, while temporarily using Nargacuga's Howl in the Rain.

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

Starting Balanced Impact Build

Weapon	ATK	DEF	Affinity
Kamura Warrior C. Blade	250	-	0%
	Element / Status	Slots	Rampage Slots
	-	④①ー	②
Phial Type	Impact Phial

Armor	Slots	Skills
Hunter's Helm X	②ーー	Attack Boost Lv. 2 Item Prolonger Lv. 1
Hermitaur Mail	①ーー	Ammo Up Lv. 1 Guard Lv. 3 Load Shells Lv. 1 Normal/Rapid Up Lv. 1
Rhenoplos Braces X	②②ー	Artillery Lv. 2 Load Shells Lv. 1 Special Ammo Boost Lv. 1
Anjanath Coil X	④①①	Attack Boost Lv. 2
Volvidon Greaves X	①ーー	Evade Extender Lv. 2 Rapid Morph Lv. 2
Talisman	Attack Boost Lv. 3; no slots required
Rampage Decoration	Defense Edge Jewel 1 x1
Decoration	Tenderizer Jewel 2 x 3 Artillery Jewel 2 x 1 Quickswitch Jewel 2 x 1 Grinder Jewel 1 x 3 Brace Jewel 1 x 2

Skills
Attack Boost Lv.7 | Weakness Exploit Lv. 3 Guard Lv.3 | Artillery Lv.3 Rapid Morph Lv.3 | Speed Sharpening Lv.3 Load Shells Lv.2 | Evade Extender Lv.2 Flinch Free Lv. 2 | Special Ammo Boost Lv. 1 Normal/Rapid Up Lv. 1 | Ammo Up Lv. 1 Item Prolonger Lv. 1

Build Merits and Notes

This early game build combines both of our endgame High Rank CB builds into one package! Start off strong by maximizing the Charge Blade's strongest aspects: Savage Axe Mode and Ultra Element Discharges. Damage for both of these are improved through Attack Boost and Artillery respectively. This build also hosts Guard, Speed Sharpening, Evade Extender, and Load Shells as well — making your early hunts in Sunbreak relatively comfortable.

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Best Skills for Charge Blade

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!

Main Damage Skills

Best Skills	Explanation
Weakness Exploit ★★★	A staple skill for any meta builds. Use this skill to increase your DPS with your sword attacks, especially in between AEDs.
Element Attack ★★★	Sunbreak featured buffs for elemental damage, making elemental builds viable. Max out this skill to increase damage for Charge Blades with Element Phials! Fire | Water | Ice | Thunder | Dragon
Burst ★★★	Activate this skill with ease with both the Charge Blades AED and Savage Axe attacks, improving overall DPS. Available in Sunbreak Base Game
Element Exploit ★★	Amplify your elemental AED and Savage Axe hits with this skill. A single point of it is enough to deal significant damage. Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 1
Dragon Conversion ★★	When activated, this skill from the Risen Crimson Glow Valstrax Armor will benefit elemental builds, increasing DPS even further! Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 4
Powder Mantle ★★	This skill from the Risen Teostra Armor provides the Charge Blade with additional blast damage every time it activates, contributing greatly to DPS. Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 3
Dereliction ★★	Using the Red Scroll increases the Charge Blade's elemental values while using the Blue Scroll increases both attack and stun potency, improving overall damage. Just be wary of your health! Available in Sunbreak Base Game

AED Charge Blade Playstyle

Best Skills	Explanation
Attack Boost ★★★	Focus on maxing out this skill when using an Impact AED build.
Offensive Guard ★★★	Doing moves such as the Guard Point or Counter Peak Performance activates this skill, increasing your damage values. Be sure to max it out!
Artillery ★★	Improves phial hits for Impact Phial builds.
Slugger ★	Improves stun rate. Useful for solo play due to the lower enemy ailment resistance. Also useful for multiplayer to give the team openings to deal damage. Only viable with Impact AED Builds.
Partbreaker ★	Easily break monster parts with the AED's reach.

Savage Axe Charge Blade Playstyle

Best Skills	Explanation
Critical Eye ★★★	With the Savage Axe playstyle, this skill will provide more DPS the higher its level. Always aim for 80-100% affinity to amplify base damage efficiently!
Critical Boost ★★★	Further amplifies critical hit damage. Make sure to have high affinity first before equipping!
Attack Boost ★★	For the Savage Axe playstyle, 4 levels of this skill is more than enough.
Offensive Guard ★★	Get a boost in your DPS after blocking with Ready Stance. Only slot this if you can.
Critical Element ★★	Increases elemental attacks whenever you land critical hits.
Maximum Might ★	Doing Savage Axe combos won't consume stamina; with this skill, you can get up to 30% affinity whenever it's activated.
Bloodlust ★	Overcome the Frenzy Virus to power up with this skill; best paired with Coalescence. Available in Sunbreak Base Game

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
Rapid Morph ★★★	A Charge Blade's best friend. Rapid Morph is still an amazing skill for Charge Blade builds as it makes the transitions between its two forms as seamless as possible. The damage increase for its morphing attacks further improves its value.
Load Shells ★★★	Get your Charge Blade into full potential as soon as possible with this skill, decreasing the time it takes to fill all your bottles!
Guard ★★★	This skill decreases the impact and stamina consumption upon guarding a strong attack with Guard Point or Ready Stance, making it easier to get back into your combos!
Protective Polish or Master's Touch ★★★	Be sure to consider these skills for the Savage Axe Playstyle, which can eat up sharpness fast!
Guard Up ★★	Lets you guard normally unguardable attacks. A single point of this skill is enough for most fights.
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
Wind Mantle ★★	This skill from the Risen Kushala Armor will recharge your Wirebugs faster after a Counter Peak Performance or Ready Stance. Available in Sunbreak Free Title Update 3
Flinch Free ★★	Useful especially in multiplayer where minor attacks can interrupt your attacks, especially when trying to fill your bottles!
Speed Sharpening ★	Reduces a cycle for sharpening with each level. Useful for getting your sharpness level up mid-fight.
Handicraft ★	Increases sharpness. Be sure to consider this skill for the Savage Axe Playstyle
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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