Monster Hunter Wilds

Best Lance Builds and Armor

Monster Hunter Wilds Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: March 21, 2025 02:07 AM

This is a full list of builds for the Lance in Monster Hunter Wilds (MHWilds). Learn about the best Lance builds for High Rank and Low Rank, as well as the best Skill and Armor Pieces to use with the Lance!

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Best Skills for Lance
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High Rank Lance Builds

High Rank	Build Name
HR 36++	Frenzied Agitator Raw Lance
HR21 - HR40	Max Might Blast Lance
HR9 - HR20	Burst WEX Lance

Note that if you are still comfortable with a previous build you're using, you can skip some builds. This is a suggested build progression that you can follow until endgame.

Frenzied Agitator Raw Lance Build

Effective Raw

295.42

Effective Element

11.5

Raw Crit Damage

1.34x

Element Crit Damage

1.00x

Attack

460

Element

100

Affinity

35%

Sharpness

Defense

301

Fire icon vs. Fire

-4

Water icon vs. Water

Thunder icon vs. Thunder

-4

Ice icon vs. Ice

Dragon icon vs. Dragon

-9

Weapon Skills

skill icon Critical BoostLv.3

skill icon Offensive GuardLv.3

skill icon Razor SharpLv.3

skill icon GuardLv.2

Armor Skills

skill icon AgitatorLv.5

skill icon ConstitutionLv.5

skill icon Weakness ExploitLv.4

skill icon AntivirusLv.3

skill icon BurstLv.1

skill icon CoalescenceLv.1

skill icon Divine BlessingLv.1

skill icon Evade WindowLv.1

skill icon Flinch FreeLv.1

skill icon Recovery SpeedLv.1

skill icon ResentmentLv.1

Set Skills

skill icon Black EclipseLv.1

Skyscraper	Gore Helm β Blango Mail β G. Arkveld Vambraces β Arkvulcan Coil β Gore Greaves β Challenger Charm II
The endgame High Rank Raw build for the Lance that features max Agitator and WEX 4, with Gore Magala parts for the boosts that Frenzy provides.

Frenzied Agitator Raw Lance Build Details

Max Might Blast Lance Build

Artian Lance I	G. Fulgur Helm β G. Rathalos Mail β G. Fulgur Vambraces α G. Rathalos Coil α G. Rathalos Greaves β Leaping Charm III
This mid-High Rank Critical build features perfect synergy between Max Might and Second Wind for free +30% Affinity as long as you're not eating through your original stamina bar.

Max Might Blast Lance Build Details

Burst WEX Lance Build

Quematrice Lanza III	Bulaqchi Specs α Nerscylla Mail α Talioth Vambraces α Gypceros Coil β Conga Greaves β Chainblade Charm I
The early High-Rank build for the Lance that has Offensive Guard and Guard, with the damaging trifecta of WEX, Burst, and Flayer to round up the build.

Burst WEX Lance Build Details

Low Rank Lance Builds

Low Rank	Build Name
HR6 - HR8	WEX Flayer Evasion Lance
HR3 - HR5	Offensive Guarding Evade Lance
HR1 - HR3	Evade Guard Lance

Offensive Guarding Evade Lance Build

G. Veldian Lancea I	G. Arkveld Helm G. Arkveld Mail G. Rathalos Vambraces Balahara Coil G. Rathalos Greaves Leaping Charm I
This is the final Low Rank build for the Lance that makes use of Guardian parts with access to Weakness Exploit and Flayer.

WEX Flayer Evasion Lance Build Details

Offensive Guarding Evade Lance Build

Nu Osminog I	Ajarakan Helm Ajarakan Mail Balahara Vambraces Balahara Coil Ajarakan Greaves Leaping Charm I
An upgrade to the low rank Lance build that features Evade Extender for maximum mobility. This makes use of Offensive Guard and Partbreaker as the main damage dealing skills.

Offensive Guarding Evade Lance Build Details

Evade Guard Lance Build

Bone Lance II	Doshaguma Helm Doshaguma Mail Balahara Vambraces Balahara Coil Balahara Greaves
The early Low-Rank Lance build makes use of the early access to Evade Extender 3 from the Balahara armor pieces. This makes sure you are mobile enough to keep poking the monster effectively!

Evade Guard Lance Build Details

Best Skills for Lance

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
Offensive Guard ★★★	Grants percentage attack boost when successfully using a perfectly timed guard against an enemy attack, which a Lance player can do, especially with Perfect Guard.
Weakness Exploit ★★★	Since the Lance will always be in front of the monster, targeting wounds would be easy. This amkes Weakness Exploit a great skill to have for the Lance!
Agitator ★★★	Great source of damage and affiity for the Lance. Considering most of the monsters are angry especially in the late game, this skill will trigger all the time.
Critical Boost ★★★	Amplified critical strike damage. Works well with Weakness Exploit and the Lance's ability to hit wounds with ease.
Resentment ★★	Increases damage when there is red health in your HP bar, which you will get from chip damage while guarding attacks. Can be a bit situational since you'd want to Perfect Guard and trigger Offensive Guard instead.
Burst ★★	A great source of raw and with how Lance can attack in quick succession in Wilds, it is easier to maintain Burst uptime now.
Element Attack ★★	Lance can also be a great elemental damage weapon beacuse of its capability to deal multiple and consistent hits.
Critical Status ★★	Improves status buildup with the Lance, and is especially useful when using a Paralysis Lance.
Slugger ★	Lance now have access to moves that deal blunt damage mostly from shield attacks. It is now easier than ever to weave these moves in, so Slugger could be a supplementary skill to consider.

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
Constitution ★★★	Lowers stamina drain when guarding attacks and guard dashing to close out monsters. Very useful for the Lance as a comfort skill.
Master's Touch ★★★	Every time a critical strike hits, this skill has a high chance to prevent your weapon from losing sharpness. This is an ideal skill for most high affinity builds and for weapons with manageable sharpness.
Guard ★★★	Lowers the capability of an attack to stagger you when guarding powerful attacks. Helps you get on your feet quicker!
Guard Up ★★	Enables you to Guard attacks that are normally unguardable with the Lance. Improves overall defense, but can be quite hard to slot in since it's a Weapon Skill.
Evade Extender ★★	Increases the evade distance of Lance's unsheathed hops. Only slot this in if you want more mobility with the weapon, but this will mostly be ignored if you're playing with counterattacks.
Evade Window ★★	Enables the Evade Lance playstyle which has you back-evading attacks instead of guarding them. Very high skill ceiling, but is viable if you can make it work!
Razor Sharp ★★	Lowers sharpness degradation with the Lance.
Quick Sheathe ★	Increases sheathing speed for the Lance and can be helpful in some situations.
Speed Sharpening ★	Reduces a cycle for sharpening with each level.

Monster Hunter Wilds Related Guides

MH Wilds - Builds Partial

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Great Sword Low Rank \| High Rank	Long Sword Low Rank \| High Rank
Sword and Shield Low Rank \| High Rank	Dual Blades Low Rank \| High Rank
Hammer Low Rank \| High Rank	Hunting Horn Low Rank \| High Rank
Lance Low Rank \| High Rank	Gunlance Low Rank \| High Rank
Switch Axe Low Rank \| High Rank	Charge Blade Low Rank \| High Rank
Insect Glaive Low Rank \| High Rank	Bow Low Rank \| High Rank
Light Bowgun Low Rank \| High Rank	Heavy Bowgun Low Rank \| High Rank

Non-Meta Builds in Monster Hunter Wilds

Non-Meta Builds & Guides
Immortal Build	Support Build
Best Gathering Sets	How to Make a Good Build

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2 Walkthrough Team@Game818 days

Hello, and thank you for the question! The Best secondary weapon we recommend for the Lance is a Charge Blade or any Bowgun, since they can benefit from Resentment. While the Lance can be paired with most weapon types based on your playstyle, we don't recommend pairing it with the Bow or Dual Blades, since they rely on Stamina Surge-focused builds. Hope this helps! :)

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Best secondary weapon for Lance?

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