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Best Insect Glaive Builds and Armor

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Last updated on: October 22, 2025 09:00 AM

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

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High Rank Insect Glaive Builds
Low Rank Insect Glaive Builds
Best Insect Glaive Skills
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High Rank Insect Glaive Builds

Low Rank	Build Name
HR100++ (TU3)	NEW Lagi-Rey Insect Glaive
HR100++ (TU3)	NEW Omega Synergy Insect Glaive
HR50++ (TU1)	Zoh Shia Frenzy Glaive
HR50++ (TU1)	Rey Gore Agitator MM Glaive
HR50++ (TU1)	Ful-Zoh Comfort Insect Glaive
HR50++ (TU2)	Lagia-Gore Critical Insect Glaive
HR36++	Raw Critical Insect Glaive Artian Frenzy Burst Insect Glaive
HR21 - HR35	Artian Blast Agitator Insect Glaive
HR1 - HR3	Status Mounter Insect Glaive

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.

Lord's Soul Lagi Insect Glaive

Diprielcha	Rey Sandhelm γ Udra Miremail γ Rey Sandbraces γ Lagiacrus Coil β Lagiacrus Greaves β Golden Age Charm
A high raw and affinity build that takes advantage of the Nu Udra gamma chest to gain Lord's Soul.

Lord's Soul Lagi IG Build Details

Omega Synergy Insect Glaive Build

True Omega's Rod	Omega Ear Cuffs α Numinous Shroud β Omega Vambraces α Omega Accessory α Omega Boots α Golden Age Charm
Omega Resonance build that buffs allies with Synergy.

Omega Synergy Insect Glaive Build Details

Zoh Shia Frenzy Glaive Build

Diprielcha	Numinous Crown β Numinous Shroud β G. Arkveld Vambraces β Gore Coil β Gore Greaves β Challenger Charm II
An improvement from the HR 36++ Insect Glaive build. This utilizes the comfort of Zoh Shia's pieces while maintaining Gore's for Black Eclipse. An extra Burst Skill is added for more damage.

Zoh Shia Frenzy IG Build Details

Rey Gore Agitator MM IG

Diprielcha	Rey Sandhelm γ Gore Mail β Rey Sandbraces γ Rey Sandcoil γ Gore Greaves β Challenger Charm II
This endgame Insect Glaive Build uses 3 pieces of Rey Dau γ for Guts and Thunderous Roar, 2 pieces of Gore β for Black Eclipse to maximize damage output with Agitator 5 and Maximum Might 3 before triggering Latent Power.

Rey Gore Agitator MM IG Build Details

Ful-Zoh Comfort Glaive Build

Diprielcha	Numinous Crown β Numinous Shroud β Rey Sandbraces γ Numinous Overlay β G. Fulgur Greaves β Challenger Charm II
This is a comfy Agitator-WEX IG build that 2 pieces of G. Fulgur for stamina management with Second Wind I.

Ful-Zoh Comfort IG Build Details

Lagia-Gore Critical Insect Glaive Build

Fractal Glaive Boltlagia	Lagiacrus Helm β Numinous Shroud β Lagiacrus Braces β Gore Coil β Gore Greaves β Challenger Charm II
A Thunder element Insect Glaive build that boasts 100% affinity with a small amount of comfort skills.

Lagia-Gore Critical IG Build Details

Raw Critical Insect Glaive Build

Diprielcha	Gore Helm β Arkvulcan Mail β G. Arkveld Vambraces β Arkvulcan Coil β Gore Greaves β Challenger Charm II
An endgame raw critical High Rank build for Insect Glaive that makes use of high Attack damage combined with 100% affinity to deal huge critical hits.

Raw Critical IG Build Details

Artian Frenzy Burst Insect Glaive Build

Diprielcha	Gore Helm β Udra Miremail α Gore Vambraces α Gore Coil β Udra Miregreaves β Breaker Charm II
An endgame elemental High Rank build that boasts consistenly high elemental damage paired up with max Constitution for the best comfort for your aerial combos.

Frenzy Burst IG Build Details

Artian Blast Agitator Insect Glaive Build

Artian Glaive I	G. Fulgur Helm β Blango Mail β Rathalos Vambraces β Ajarakan Coil β Blango Greaves β Fitness Charm III
An aggressive Blast build that focuses on boosting affinity in order to easily trigger Blast explosions with Critical Status.

Artian Blast Agitator IG Build Details

Blast Mounter Insect Glaive Build

Princess Regalia I	Barina Headgear β Rathian Mail α Kut-Ku Vambraces α Kut-Ku Coil β Rathian Greaves α Foray Charm I
An early High Rank build that maximizes your poison afflictions in order to boost the Insect Glaive's damage output.

Status Mounter IG Build Details

Low Rank Insect Glaive Builds

Low Rank	Build Name
HR6 - HR8	Dragon Flayer
HR3 - HR5	Blast Mounter
HR1 - HR3	Evade Mounter

Dragon Flayer Insect Glaive Build

G. Veldian Trudis I	G. Arkveld Helm G. Arkveld Mail G. Arkveld Vambraces G. Arkveld Coil Rey Sandgreaves Fitness Charm I
Wounding build for the Insect Glaive to help maintain all 3 Extracts with their Focus Strike, keeping them buffed whenever they pop a wound.

Dragon Flayer IG Build Details

Blast Mounter Insect Glaive Build

Ajara Trident I	Rey Sandhelm Rey Sandmail Hirabami Vambraces Hirabami Coil Hirabami Greaves Blessing Charm I
Takes advantage of Master Mounter to consistently mount monsters and create wounds that the Insect Glaive can capitalize on.

Blast Mounter IG Build Details

Evade Mounter Insect Glaive Starter Build

Bone Staff II	Vespoid Helm Vespoid Mail Balahara Vambraces Balahara Coil Balahara Greaves
A good starter build that allows the Insect Glaive to mount monsters easier and dodge effectively.

Evade Mounter IG Build Details

Best Insect Glaive Skills

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
Agitator ★★★	Provides additional raw Attack power and affinity when monsters are enraged. Extremely useful against tempered monsters!
Burst ★★★	For most builds, this skill greatly boosts the DPS of the Insect Glaive, especially since they can easily activate this with just a few moves.
Weakness Exploit ★★★	The Insect Glaive's playstyle allows you to target difficult-to-reach weakspots, so having this skill provides a significant boost to your DPS. Max out this skill whenever possible.
Airborne ★★★	For the Insect Glaive, this skill boosts the damage of all your aerial attacks, especially Rising Spiral Slash. Try to put this on whenever you can!
Element Attack ★★	Boosts the elemental damage of your weapon. Be sure to max out this skill to get the most out of its potential. How Does Elemental Damage Work?
Critical Element ★★	For elemental builds, this skill contributes greatly to the damage dealt to a monster.
Critical Eye ★★	Aim for 100% affinity to amplify the Insect Glaive's base damage efficiently!
Latent Power ★★	Increases your affinity and reduces stamina consumption. The perfect match for solving most of the Insect Glaive's problems!
Critical Boost ★★	Further amplifies critical hit damage. Make sure to have high affinity first before equipping!
Attack Boost ★★	This skill increases your physical damage values. Great damage boost option for the Insect Glaive.
Peak Performance ★★	Gives an attack boost whenever you have full health. Great for the Insect Glaives who use recovery Kinsects!
Critical Element ★★	For elemental builds, this skill contributes greatly to the damage dealt to a monster.
Mind's Eye ★	A skill that benefits against hard monsters as it prevents your attacks from being deflected. Great for melee weapons that can easily lose sharpness.
Resentment ★	Provides an attack boost when you have red health. Rarely gets activated since the Dual Blades focuses on dodging but can work in tight situations.
Foray ★	Increases your raw and affinity on monsters affected by status ailments, mainly Paralyzed or Poisoned.

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
Power Prolonger ★★★	One of the staple skills for the Insect Glaive. This extends the duration of all your Extracts!
Constitution ★★★	The perfect skill for aerial combat! This allows the Insect Glaive to perform more vaults and aerial combos before their stamina depletes.
Focus ★★★	Speeds up the charge rate of your charge attacks. A skill that is now compatible with the Insect Glaive due to their new Descending Slash.
Razor Sharp ★★	Prevents your weapon from losing sharpness. This skill can help solve the high sharpness loss of the Insect Glaive.
Master's Touch ★★	For crit builds, this skill is a must-have as it prevents your weapon from losing sharpness on critical hits.
Protective Polish ★★	Prevents sharpness loss for a fixed duration after sharpening. Great for the Insect Glaive to unleash all their moves right after using a whetstone.
Evade Extender ★★	Extends the length of your dodges which includes your aerial vaults. This is great for improving your repositioning mid-air.
Speed Sharpening ★	Reduces a cycle for sharpening with each level. Useful for getting your sharpness level up mid-fight.
Evade Window ★	Boosts the I-frames for all your dodges, including aerial vaults. Only effective on 3 or max skill levels.
Jump Master ★	Prevents knockbacks while jumping! Not that useful due to your Extracts already providing knockback negation in the first place.

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Light Bowgun Low Rank \| High Rank	Heavy Bowgun Low Rank \| High Rank

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Best Insect Glaive Builds and Armor

High Rank Insect Glaive Builds

Lord's Soul Lagi Insect Glaive

Omega Synergy Insect Glaive Build

Zoh Shia Frenzy Glaive Build

Rey Gore Agitator MM IG

Ful-Zoh Comfort Glaive Build

Lagia-Gore Critical Insect Glaive Build

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Blast Mounter Insect Glaive Build

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