These are the best Low Rank Charge Blade builds in Monster Hunter Wilds. Learn about all the builds in the early game, tips for building at the beginning, and the best Skills and Armor pieces to use with the Charge Blade while in Low Rank.

Charge Blade Builds Progression (Low Rank)

Low to High Rank Bridge Build (HR 6 to HR 8)

Flayer Burst Charge Blade Build

Best Weapon

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Albirath Blade I	4	576	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	①ーー	160	15%
Skills	Critical Element Lv. 1 Master's Touch Lv. 1
Phial	Impact Phial

The Albirath Blade I from Guardian Rathalos is the ideal Charge Blade for this stage of Low Rank due to its base 15% affinity, Impact Phial type, and its skills Critical Element and Master's Touch.

Alternative Weapon Choices

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Chthonian Flame I	4	504	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	①ーー	260	10%
Skills	Offensive Guard Lv. 2
Phial	Element Phial

For an alternative Charge Blade option, you can try Chthonian Flame I for making use of Offensive Guard 2. It is also an Element Phial type Charge Blade, so you'll get more kick out of its phial explosions on monsters weak to its element.

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Bone Strongarm III	4	612	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	①ーー		0%
Skills	Attack Boost Lv. 1 Load Shells Lv. 2
Phial	Impact Phial

An alternative Impact Phial option is Bone Strongarm III which features the skills Load Shells 2 for fast phial charging and Attack Boost 1. This is a balanced, pure raw option in case you want more raw attack instead of elemental damage.

Charge Blade Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
G. Ebony Helm	ーー	Burst Lv. 1
G. Arkveld Mail	ーーー	Flayer Lv. 1 Blight Resistance Lv. 1
G. Ebony Braces	ー	Burst Lv. 1
G. Arkveld Coil	ー	Blight Resistance Lv. 1
G. Rathalos Greaves	ーー	Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Charm	Blessing Charm I
Decorations List	Weapon Decorations: Guardian Jewel【1】 x1 Armor Decorations: Protection Jewel【1】 x1 Adapt Jewel【1】 x1 Steadfast Jewel【1】 x3

Decorations are randomly obtained, so feel free to adjust with what is available.

For this Charge Blade build, go for 2 pieces of Guardian Ebony for Burst skill bonuses, 2 pieces of Guardian Arkveld for Flayer and Decimator, and 1 piece of Guardian Rathalos for Weakness Exploit.

A good choice for decorations would be the Guardian Jewel for Offensive Guard, giving more damage on Perfect Blocks. Alternatively, you can also go for Critical Jewel for more damage on critical hits. If you have none of those, comfortable alternatives would be the Ironwall Jewel or Quickswitch Jewel.

This set is will compliment the Charge Blade's Savage Axe significantly increasing the damage of multi-hit attacks and giving you more damage to wounds.

Skill Summary

The Charge Blade gets a lot of beneficial offensive skills once you start obtaining armor pieces from Guardian monsters. Flayer and Burst will be your bread and butter for damage, then the rest will follow such as Critical Element, Burst Boost, and Offensive Guard.

With this build also comes some useful comfort skills such as Stun Resistance for full stun prevention, and Master's Touch for maintaining sharpness of the Charge Blade especially when using Savage Axe.

Best Secondary Weapons

Weapon & Type	Explanation
Iron Assault II (Heavy Bowgun)	•　A good ranged alternative to pair with the Charge Blade. Can give you buffs through its ammo options.
Albirath Feroce I (Hunting Horn)	•　Another multi-hit weapon you can choose to pair with the Charge Blade is a Hunting Horn. The Hunting Horn can provide your buffs, and will deal mult-hits through Echo Bubble and Resounding Melody.

Low Mid Rank Build (HR 4 to HR 5)

Rey Dau Mixed Charge Blade Build

Best Weapon

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Chata Strongarm II	3	540	15
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	ーーー		0%
Skills	Artillery Lv. 1 Guard Lv. 1
Phial	Impact Phial

The Chata Strongarm II is a reliable choice for this section of Low Rank. It provides some of the essential skills for the Charge Blade, which is Artillery for more damage on phial explosions, and Guard for more knockback resistance on your blocks.

Alternative Weapon Choices

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Arachnoscale I	3	432	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	ーーー	130	10%
Skills	Offensive Guard Lv. 1 Guard Lv. 1
Phial	Impact Phial

For a strong status alternative Charge Blade, the Arachnoscale I makes a good choice due to its Sleep element and base 10% affinity. It's also a suitable weapon for players who can Perfect Guard due to its Offensive Guard skill.

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Hope Strongarm III	3	468	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	ーーー		0%
Skills	Speed Sharpening Lv. 1 Critical Eye Lv. 1
Phial	Impact Phial

Another strong alternative, this time a Thunder Element Phial Charge Blade, is the Rey Astrapi I. Its weapon skills are more focused towards speeding up the charge of your phials, and this weapon's elemental potential is best unleashed with Savage Axe.

Charge Blade Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Rey Sandhelm	ーーー	Latent Power Lv. 1
Rey Sandmail	ーーー	Constitution Lv. 1
Balahara Vambraces	ーーー	Evade Extender Lv. 1
Balahara Coil	ーーー	Evade Extender Lv. 1
Ajarakan Greaves	ーーー	Partbreaker Lv. 1 Blast Resistance Lv. 1
Charm	Blessing Charm I

This build makes use of 2 pieces of Rey Dau for the Latent Power and Thunderous Roar combination to get the most critical damage potential out of the Charge Blade, 2 pieces of Balahara for Evade Extender which comes in handy for Axe Mode, and 1 piece of Ajarakan mainly for Partbreaker.

Skill Summary

For this build, we have Guard already at base level 2, giving our Perfect Guards and Guard Points even more knockback resistance. This will allow you retaliate faster on blocking an attack. Additional skills include Constitution and Evade Extender for those cruical dodges during Axe Mode.

For damage, this build works with Latent Power and Thunderous Roar. The skill Ambush is also included to give you a temporary damage boost after a Sneak Attack.

Best Secondary Weapons

Weapon & Type	Explanation
Hope Cannon III (Heavy Bowgun)	•　A good ranged alternative to pair with the Charge Blade. Can give you buffs through its ammo options.
Ajara Reverberator I (Hunting Horn)	•　A good support melee option alternative to the Charge Blade. This can provide buffs to your team whenever it is required.

Low Rank Build (HR 1 to HR 3)

Powerhouse Starter Charge Blade Build

Best Weapon

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Bone Strongarm II	2	468	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	ーーー		0%
Skills	Load Shells Lv. 1 Attack Boost Lv. 1
Phial	Impact Phial

The Bone Strongarm II is the early low rank Charge Blade you can build into when you start the game. It has the Attack Boost skill which increases your raw damage potential and the comfort skill Load Shells which speeds up phial gauge charging.

Alternative Weapon Choices

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Chata Strongarm I	1	396	15
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	ーーー		0%
Skills	Guard Lv. 1
Phial	Impact Phial

The Chata Strongarm I is a comfort alternative if you want to have Guard Skill. You'll have to sacrifice the damage skill of the Bone Strongarm II, though. Having more Guard means you'll get significantly less knockback resistance, making it easier for you to retaliate against attacks.

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Hyperguard I	2	432	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	ーーー		0%
Skills	Rapid Morph Lv. 1
Phial	Impact Phial

For another alternative Charge Blade, you can try out Hypergaurd I for Rapid Morph. Rapid Morph will increase the speed of your morph attacks, and can serve as a starting point for you to get comfortable at what speed you'll want to activate Guard Points.

Charge Blade Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Doshaguma Helm	ーーー	Free Meal Lv. 1
Doshaguma Mail	ーーー	Free Meal Lv. 1
Doshaguma Braces	ーーー	Recovery Speed Lv. 1
Balahara Coil	ーーー	Evade Extender Lv. 1
Doshaguma Greaves	ーーー	Free Meal Lv. 1

For low early rank, 4 pieces of Doshaguma are used to max out Doshaguma Might for Powerhouse II. This group skill gives you a lot of damage on Power Clashes which can trigger on guards with your shield.

1 piece of Balahara is added to an extra level of Evade Extender, giving you some comfort on dodging attacks especially during Axe Mode where you cannot normally block.

Skills Summary

Using this build, you will have Free Meal 3 for increased item management through getting free item consumption, which is useful for early game. You also have Evade Extender 1, which should at least increase distance on your dodges and sidesteps with the Charge Blade.

For offensive skills, you will have Load Shells 1 for faster charging of phials and Attack Boost 1 for more raw damage. Lastly, you will have Powerhouse for an increased damage buff from a Power Clash with your weapon's shield.

Best Secondary Weapons

Weapon & Type	Explanation
Bone Shooter II (Heavy Bowgun)	•　A good ranged alternative to pair with the Charge Blade. Can give you buffs through its ammo options.
Bone Horn II (Hunting Horn)	•　An effective alternate melee option to the Charge Blade. Can provide buffs to your team when needed, and Echo Bubbles still last as long even when switched out.

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