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Best Hunting Horn Builds for High Rank

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Last updated on: October 23, 2025 02:29 AM

Monster Hunter Wilds - Hunting Horn Builds for High Rank

These are the best High Rank Hunting Horn builds in Monster Hunter Wilds. Learn about all the builds in High Rank, tips for building, and the best Skills and Armor pieces to use with the Hunting Horn while in High Rank.

All Hunting Horn Builds
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List of Contents

Builds Progression
Endgame High Rank Build (HR 100+)
High Rank Build (HR 50+)
High Rank Build (HR 36+)
High Rank Build (HR 21 to HR 35)
High Rank Build (HR 9 to HR 20)
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Hunting Horn Builds Progression (High Rank)

Endgame Builds and Recommendations

Rating	Build Name
HR100+ Builds
★★★★★	NEW Lagi-Guts Raw-Ele HH An endgame Lagi-Guts HH build that maximizes raw and elemental damage. Uses Nu Udra γ chestpiece.
HR50+ Builds
★★★★★	Zoh Guts Peak HH Endgame raw high damage build going all in on Peak Performance, featuring Guts (Tenacity). Uses an Appraised Talisman.
★★★★★	Rey-Zoh Agitator Burst HH Build Pure raw high damage build that combines Agitator, Burst and Guts (Tenacity) from Rey Dau γ.
★★★★	Gore-Lagi Frenzy Bolt HH Build High affinity and elemental damage build centered on Thunder and raw. Uses Lagiacrus and Gore pieces with some comfort skills.
★★★★	Zoh Shia Burst HH Build High damage build focusing on Burst and Agitator.
★★★	Comfy Zoh Raw HH Build Comfy full Agitator building using Super Recovery II, Divine Blessing, Evade Window, Earplugs.

Progression Builds

High Rank	Build Name
HR36++	Frenzy Partbreaker Agitator HH Build
HR21 - HR35	Agitator Burst HH Build
HR9 - HR20	Mixed Foray HH Build

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.

Date	Changes
October 22, 2025	・Added Lagi-Guts Raw-Ele Hunting Horn build. Uses Nu Udra γ chestpiece.
August 16, 2025	・Added Appraised Talismans (HR100+) to existing HR50+ builds. ・Renamed Divine Super Recovery build to Comfy Zoh Raw Build for a more accurate description of skills. ・Archived HR50+ Rey Duna Burst build and HR36 Fenzy Flayer build.
August 15, 2025	・Added Zoh Guts Peak HH build with a new Appraised Talisman.
July 22, 2025	• Added 2x Afi Agitator General Build for Festival of Accord: Flamefete Event. • Added Rey-Duna Agitator Burst Build on Arch-Tempered Uth Duna release.
July 1, 2025	• Added Gore-Lagi Frenzy Bolt build on Title Update 2 release.
May 21, 2025	• Added Divine Super Recovery build. Started adding Skill Buffs Breakdown and DEF and RES Totals table sections.
May 7, 2025	• Took out the 2x Sakuratide Agitator General Build at the end of the Blossomdance Event. The archived build can be found on the Sakuratide α Armor page.
May 1, 2025	• Added Rey Zoh Agitator Burst Build for Hunting Horn using 3 pieces from the Rey Dau γ armor set. • Added Endgame Builds and Recommendations section before Progression Builds.
April 25, 2025	Added TU1 2x Sakuratide Agitator General Build for the Blossomdance Event.
April 6, 2025	• Added HR50++ Hunting Horn build for Title Update 1.
March 20, 2025	• Added a Build Playstyle and Combos section for HR36++ Build 1. Also suggested the Resounding Galahad as a recommended secondary weapon. • Changed HR36++ Build's Resounding Galahad hybrid Crit Ele Jewel to a Dragon/KO Jewel.
March 19, 2025	• Adjusted Artian Reinforcements table cell to show the ideal stat rolls per Artian build. Applied to all HR36++ and HR21-35 builds. • Adjusted Artian Hunting Horn write-ups to focus fully on Attack instead since affinity becomes much easier to build up towards the endgame. • Adjusted Artian weapon tables to now display their correct melodies instead of the default list. Removed the Forge Melody List tables to condense the sections.
March 10, 2025	• Added additional HR36++ Frenzy Agitator Partbreaker build that trades in most of the Flayer skill and Binding Counter of the previous build for other useful skills such as more Maximum Might, Partbreaker, Burst, and Earplugs. This was in consideration of Flayer's underperformance during this time.
March 6, 2025	• Added additional melody lists to Artian Hunting Horns (results from Artian Forging with the prescribed element type) besides their default non-elemental melody list.
March 4, 2025	• Posted first HR36++ Hunting Horn build.
March 2, 2025	• Posted first HR9-20 Hunting Horn build. • Posted first HR21-35 Hunting Horn build.

Endgame High Rank Build (HR 100+)

Lagi-Guts Raw-Ele Hunting Horn

Best Weapon

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Omiltika	8	924 (220)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	350	5%
Melodies	Self-Improvement Elem Attack Boost Blight Negated Sonic Waves Restore Sharpness Echo Wave Resounding Melody
Echo Wave Type	Fire
Echo Bubble	Ailments/Blights Negated

Weapon Decorations	Sonorous/Attack Jwl【3】 x1 Rzr Sharp/Handicraft Jwl【3】 x1 If Element: Element/Handicraft【3】x1 If Abnormal Status (Paralysis): Paralyzer Jwl III【3】 x1

Fire is representative. You may use any Element of your choice. For Status, Paralysis is recommended.

Production Bonus	Artian Reinforcements
•　Attack +5 •　Attack +5 •　Attack +5 •　Elemental Infusion +30 Element Type: Any or Paralysis	•　Attack +5 •　Attack +5 •　Attack +5 •　Sharpness +30 •　Sharpness +30

Lagi-Guts Burst Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Lagiacrus Helm β		Maximum Might Lv. 2
Udra Miremail γ	ー	Counterstrike Lv. 2
Rey Sandbraces γ	ー	Evade Extender Lv. 2
Lagiacrus Coil β		Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Maximum Might Lv. 1
Duna Wildgreaves γ		Quick Sheathe Lv. 3 Agitator Lv. 1
Appraised Charm	Attack Jewel【1】 x1 Shockproof Jewel【1】 x1 Attack Boost Lv. 3 Burst Lv. 1
Alternative Charm	Chain Charm III
Armor Decorations	Chain Jewel【3】 x2 Challenger Jewel【3】 x4 Counter Jewel【2】 x1 Earplugs Jewel【2】 x2 Gobbler Jewel【1】 x3 Adapt Jewel【1】 x1
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 333 Fire Res: -2 Water Res: 2 Thunder Res: 9 Ice Res: -4 Dragon Res: -4

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

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Attack Boost	5	Element Attack	3
Razor Sharp	3	Horn Maestro	2
Handicraft	2	ー
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Burst	3
Counterstrike	3	Maximum Might	3
Quick Sheathe	3	Speed Eating	3
Earplugs	2	Evade Extender	2
Weakness Exploit	1	Shock Absorber	1
Adaptability	1	ー
Group / Set Skills
Guts (Tenacity)		Azure Bolt I
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・MM3: +30% ・WEX1: +5~8% ・AZBolt1: +15% ・AGI5: +15% ・Weapon: 5% Lowest-Highest: ・5%~76%		Attack \| Element ・AB5: +9 (4% Raw), +9 Raw ・CS3: +25 Raw ・AGI5: +20 Raw ・Guts: +11 (5%) Raw ・BST3: +5~12 Raw ・Weapon (Raw): 220 Raw ・Ele.Atk3: +70 (20% Ele) +60 Ele ・BST3: +50~120 Ele ・Weapon (Ele): 350 Lowest-Highest: ・243~306 Raw ・530-600 Ele

This summary covers the Appraised Charm and Elemental Attack.

This is a damage-based Lagi-Guts Hunting Horn build that maximizes Raw and Elemental damage output with Guts (Tenacity). The high-damage ceiling is achievable thanks to the additional slots and Counterstrike 2 from the Nu Udra γ chestpiece, along with the Attack Boost-based Appraised Talisman.

Earplugs 2 and Speed Eating 3 are included for comfort, but you may swap any of these skills for other comfort skills, such as Adaptability, Divine Blessing, or Stun Resistance.

If you opt for a Status-based Hunting Horn, Paralysis with a high elemental value through Paralysis Attack is recommended. If you do not have the Appraised Charm yet, you can go with Chain Charm III to get Burst 5.

High Rank Build (HR 50+)

Zoh Guts Peak Hunting Horn

Non-Artian Weapon

Artian Alternative

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Blazing Gariel	8	924 (220)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③②①	250	5%
Skills	Whiteflame Torrent Lv. 1
Melodies	Self-Improvement Stamina Use Reduced (L) Defense Up (L) All Wind Pressure Negated Attack and Defense Up (S) Echo Wave Offset Melody
Echo Wave Type	Blunt
Echo Bubble	Health Regeneration

Weapon Decorations	Sonorous/Attack Jwl【3】 x1 Razor Sharp Jewel II【2】 x1 Razor Sharp Jewel【1】 x1

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Omiltika	8	966 (230)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	150	5%
Melodies	Self-Improvement Status Attack Up Divine Protection All Ailments Negated Echo Wave Offset Melody
Echo Wave Type	Paralysis
Echo Bubble	Defense and Elemental Res Up

Weapon Decorations	Sonorous/Attack Jwl【3】 x1 Rzr Sharp/Handicraft Jwl【3】 x1 Element/Handicraft x1 Substitute Element/Handicraft if no Element or using Status instead: Handicraft Jwl III【3】 x1

Production Bonus	Artian Reinforcements
• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Elemental Attack + 30 Element Type: Paralysis	• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5

※ The set songs of an Artian Hunting Horn can be previewed on 3rd page of the Equipment Info at the Artian Forging menu of the Smithy when you match 2 elemental infusions for Artian Forging.

This Hunting Horn build mainly uses the Blazing Gariel for maximizing raw damage output. Thanks to the Appraised Talisman, Razor Sharp is much easier to slot in compared to previous builds, and the Horn Maestro jewel can now be a hybrid with Attack Boost to complete Attack Boost Lv. 5.

If you are using the Artian weapon Omiltika, slot in Rzr Sharp/Handicraft Jwl [3], then slot in an Element/Handicraft 3 if you are using an element, or Handicraft Jwl III [3] if you are using a Status variant of the weapon.

Zoh Guts Peak Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Numinous Crown β		Recovery Speed Lv. 1 Agitator Lv. 1
Duna Wildmail γ	ーーー	Peak Performance Lv. 3 Earplugs Lv. 2
Rey Sandbraces γ	ー	Evade Extender Lv. 2
Numinous Overlay β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2 Coalescence Lv. 1
Duna Wildgreaves γ		Quick Sheathe Lv. 3 Agitator Lv. 1
Appraised Charm (HR100+)	Attack Jewel【1】 Attack Boost Lv. 3 Burst Lv. 1
Alternate Charm (HR50+)	Counter Charm III
Armor Decorations	Chain Jewel【3】 x2 Challenger Jewel【3】 x1 Counterattack Jewel【3】 x1 Flawless Jewel【2】 x2 Satiated Jewel【1】 x3
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 341 Fire Res: -6 Water Res: 10 Thunder Res: 2 Ice Res: -3 Dragon Res: -8

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

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Attack Boost	5	Razor Sharp	3
Horn Maestro	2	Whiteflame Torrent	1
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Peak Performance	5
Free Meal	3	Quick Sheathe	3
Burst	3	Earplugs	2
Evade Extender	2	Adrenaline Rush	1
Coalescence	1	Recovery Speed	1
Group / Set Skills
Super Recovery I		Protective Veil I
Guts (Tenacity)		ー

This Hunting Horn build mainly uses Gamma pieces for Guts (Tenacity) and Zoh Shia pieces for maxing out Agitator. Since there's little room for affinity and Echo Bubbles do not crit, going all in on Peak Performance is a sound choice.

Since Peak Performance requires full health to activate, Free Meal Lv. 3 is available to make healing through items more efficient if your health drops often.

If you don't have the Appraised Charm yet, we recommend you go with Counter Charm III as an alternative to get damaging pumping if you use an Offset Attack or get hit. Chain Charm II is also an option if you can dodge often or do not use offsets a lot.

Rey-Zoh Agitator Burst Hunting Horn

Non-Artian Weapon

Artian Alternative

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Blazing Gariel	8	924 (220)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③②①	250	5%
Skills	Whiteflame Torrent Lv. 1
Melodies	Self-Improvement Stamina Use Reduced (L) Defense Up (L) All Wind Pressure Negated Attack and Defense Up (S) Echo Wave Offset Melody
Echo Wave Type	Blunt
Echo Bubble	Health Regeneration

Weapon Decorations	Sonorous/Attack Jwl【3】 x1 Attack Jewel II【2】 x1 Attack Jewel【1】 x1

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Omiltika	8	966 (230)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	150	5%
Melodies	Self-Improvement Status Attack Up Divine Protection All Ailments Negated Echo Wave Offset Melody
Echo Wave Type	Paralysis
Echo Bubble	Defense and Elemental Res Up

Weapon Decorations	Sonorous/KO Jewel【3】 x1 Attack Jewel III【3】 x1 Attack Jewel II【2】 x1

Production Bonus	Artian Reinforcements
• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Elemental Attack + 30 Element Type: Paralysis	• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5

※ The set songs of an Artian Hunting Horn can be previewed on 3rd page of the Equipment Info at the Artian Forging menu of the Smithy when you match 2 elemental infusions for Artian Forging.

The Blazing Gariel in the Zoh Shia tree is the choice Hunting Horn for this build since it's a good all-rounder raw damage dealer with ample white sharpness, balanced melody selection, and Health Regeneration Echo Bubble that can add to your Super Recovery I. It also has Whiteflame Torrent which adds on the raw damage you deal.

For an alternative Hunting Horn, we recommend the Resounding Galahad with its All Melodies Extended and Restore Sharpness songs. In fact, you can also use it as a secondary weapon. Feel free to pick other support horns to your liking such as the Chord Queenmaker.

For Artian alternatives, we recommend a Paralysis Artian Hunting Horn for utility since it builds up Paralysis fast and also that it provides useful songs like Divine Protection and All Ailments Negated. However, for a more damage-oriented Artian horn, we recommend a Fire or any other elemental horn for its Resounding Melody and Restore Sharpness songs.

Rey Zoh Agitator Burst Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Rey Sandhelm γ	ーー	Stamina Surge Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Maximum Might Lv. 1
Numinous Shroud β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2
Rey Sandbraces γ	ー	Evade Extender Lv. 2
Numinous Overlay β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2 Coalescence Lv. 1
Rey Sandgreaves γ	ーー	Stun Resistance Lv. 3 Stamina Surge Lv. 2
Appraised Charm (HR100+)	Chain Jewel【3】 Handicraft Lv. 1 Burst Lv. 1
Alternate Charm (HR50+)	Chain Charm II
Armor Decorations	Challenger Jewel【3】 x1 Chain Jewel【3】 x3 Earplugs Jewel【2】 x2
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 341 Fire Res: -4 Water Res: -2 Thunder Res: 16 Ice Res: -9 Dragon Res: -8

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

This build uses 3 pieces of Rey Dau γ for Guts (Tenacity) γ and 2 pieces of Numinous (Zoh Shia) βfor Agitator and also Super Recovery I. There's no Latent Power in this build, so Thunderous Roar I is only an excess set bonus.

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Attack Boost	4	Horn Maestro	2
Whiteflame Torrent	1	ー
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Burst	5
Stamina Surge	3	Stun Resistance	3
Evade Extender	2	Earplugs	2
Weakness Exploit	1	Maximum Might	1
Coalescence	1	ー
Group / Set Skills
Super Recovery I		Thunderous Roar I
Guts (Tenacity)		ー
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・AGI5: +15% ・MM1: +10% ・WEX1: +5%~8% ・Weapon: 5% Lowest-Highest: ・5%~38%		Attack \| Element ・AGI5: +20 Raw ・Guts: +11 (5%) Raw ・BST5: +5~18 Raw ・AB4: +4 Raw (2%),+8 Raw ・COA1: +25 Ele (1.1x) ・Weapon: 220 Raw Lowest-Highest: ・237~281 Raw ・250~275 Ele

For this build, we go all in on boosting Raw Attack to improve the damage scaling of most of our high-damage moves that do not crit such as the Echo Wave (except Slash types), Echo Bubble, and Resounding Melody.

We focused on building into Agitator 5 (+20 raw), Burst 5 (+18 raw), and Guts (Tenacity) (+5% raw). All of these buffs, combined with Self-Improvement and the Attack Up (L) song will allow you to reach a raw of over 350 on the Blazing Gariel.

Rey Dau γ Armor Set Skills and Materials

Best Mantles to Use

Best Mantles	Explanation
Corrupted Mantle	•　In exchange for gradual health loss, the Corrupted Mantle greatly increases damage and affinity the more you hit a monster. •　A good combo for the mantle would be to put it on, set down an Echo Bubble, and then perform an Echo Wave. Alternatively, you can also perform a Resounding Melody for significant piercing damage.

For mantles, the best choice for damage is the Corrupted Mantle. It comes with risk of health loss while wearing it, but the damage output and affinity gain from using it can help push (being able to give you 10% more affinity and 4.5% more attack).

Gore-Lagi Frenzy Bolt Hunting Horn

Best Weapon

Non-Artian Weapon

Artian Alternative

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Lagia Thunderpeal	8	966 (230)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③②①	450	0%
Skills	Slugger Lv. 2 Convert Thunder Resistance Lv. 1
Melodies	Self-Improvement Health Recovery (S) Recovery Speed (S) Elem Attack Boost Divine Protection Thunder Resistance (L) Sonic Waves Echo Wave Offset Melody
Echo Wave Type	Thunder
Echo Bubble	Defense & Elemental Res Up

Weapon Decorations	Sonorous/Attack Jwl【3】 x1 Bolt Jewel II【2】 x1 Bolt Jewel【1】 x1

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Omiltika	8	966 (230)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	350	5%
Melodies	Self-Improvement Elem Attack Boost Blight Negated Sonic Waves Restore Sharpness Echo Wave Resounding Melody
Echo Wave Type	Thunder
Echo Bubble	Ailments/Blights Negated

Weapon Decorations	Sonorous/KO Jewel【3】 x1 Bolt/KO Jewel【3】 x1 Critical Jewel III【3】 x1

Production Bonus	Artian Reinforcements
• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Elemental Attack + 30 Element Type: Thunder	• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5

※ The set songs of an Artian Hunting Horn can be previewed on 3rd page of the Equipment Info at the Artian Forging menu of the Smithy when you match 2 elemental infusions for Artian Forging.

The Lagia Thunderpeal Hunting Horn is the best weapon for this build due to its Convert Thunder Resistance skill, giving an increase to its Element stat in proportion to your Thunder Resistance. It also already has a large amount of White Sharpness on top of having 230 Raw damage.

If you are looking to using an Artian weapon, then the usual elemental Omiltika with a full Attack bonus set should suffice. It has the Elem Attack Bonus on top of useful songs such as Restore Sharpness and Resounding Melody.

Gore-Lagi Frenzy Bolt Hunting Horn Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Lagiacrus Helm β		Maximum Might Lv. 2
Gore Mail β	ー	Evade Window Lv. 2
Rey Sandbraces γ	ー	Evade Extender Lv. 2
Lagiacrus Coil β		Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Maximum Might Lv. 1
Gore Greaves β		Flinch Free Lv. 1 Antivirus Lv. 1
Appraised Charm (HR100+)	Challenger Jewel【3】 Handicraft Lv. 1 Agitator Lv. 1
Alternate Charm (HR50+)	Challenger Charm II
Armor Decorations	Chain Jewel【3】 x1 Challenger Jewel【3】 x3 Earplugs Jewel【2】 x2 Evasion Jewel【2】 x1 Sane Jewel【1】 x2 Shockproof Jewel【1】 x1 Tenderizer Jewel【3】 x1 Thunder Res Jewel【1】 x2
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 317 Fire Res: -10 Water Res: 8 Thunder Res: 10 Ice Res: -1 Dragon Res: -6

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

This build uses 2 pieces of the Lagiacrus armor set for Azure Bolt, 2 pieces of the Gore armor set for Black Eclipse, and 1 piece of the Rey Dau γ armor set for a solid set of 2 ③-slot decorations and Evade Extender 2.

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Thunder Attack	3	Slugger	3
Horn Maestro	2	Convert Thunder Resistance	1
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Antivirus	3
Evade Window	3	Maximum Might	3
Earplugs	2	Evade Extender	2
Thunder Resistance	2	Weakness Exploit	2
Burst	1	Flinch Free	1
Shock Absorber	1	ー
Group / Set Skills
Black Eclipse I		Azure Bolt I

This build focuses on maximizing your weapon's Thunder Element potential while maintaining strong comfort skills such as Earplugs, Evade Window, and Evade Extender. Aside from Element buffs, this build also maintains high damage and affinity through Agitator, Antivirus, and Maximum Might.

This build is best used with Lagia Thunderpeal due to Azure Bolt and our Thunder Resistance skills. At least Thunder Resistance 2 and Burst 1, combined with Thunder Attack 3, the Elem Attack Boost melody from Lagia Thunderpeal and its Echo Bubble, will allow your weapon to reach the Element cap of 855 (844 without Thunder Resistance 2).

You can swap out these resistances with other defense skills needed, especially against monsters like Seregios who is weak to Thunder but causes the troublesome Bleed effect.

Zoh Shia Burst Hunting Horn Build

Best Weapon

Artian Weapon

Non-Artian Alternative

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Omiltika	8	966 (230)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	150	5%
Melodies	Self-Improvement Status Attack Up Divine Protection All Ailments Negated Echo Wave Offset Melody
Echo Wave Type	Paralysis
Echo Bubble	Defense and Elemental Res Up

Weapon Decorations	Sonorous/KO Jewel【3】 x1 Crit Status/KO Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel III【3】 x1

Production Bonus	Artian Reinforcements
• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Elemental Attack + 30 Element Type: Paralysis	• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5

※ The set songs of an Artian Hunting Horn can be previewed on 3rd page of the Equipment Info at the Artian Forging menu of the Smithy when you match 2 elemental infusions for Artian Forging.

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Resounding Galahad	8	882 (210)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③②①	400	0%
Skills	Horn Maestro Lv. 2 Slugger Lv. 2
Melodies	Self-Improvement Attack Up (L) Knockback Negated Extend All Melodies Restore Sharpness Echo Wave Resounding Melody
Echo Wave Type	Dragon
Echo Bubble	Defense & Elemental Res Up

Weapon Decorations	Dragon/KO Jewel【3】 x1 Critical Jewel II【2】 x1 Critical Jewel【1】 x1

When choosing an Artian version of the Hunting Horn, aim for getting all Attack Bonuses. For a status-based horn, Paralysis is the most useful for its ability to frequently immobilize monsters. Elemental types like Fire and Dragon are also viable, and have great melodies (such as Restore Sharpness and Resounding Melody). We recommend you bring 2 horns, 1 main and 1 secondary, to use!

For non-artian Hunting Horns, the Resounding Galahad in the Arkveld Tree is still the best pick due to its melody list and ability to use All Melodies Extended, allowing you to extend the duration of active melodies (even ones from your secondary horn).

There are also other great Hunting Horns you can bring and can combo with the Resounding Galahad:

Blazing Gariel for Stamina Used Reduced and Attack/Defense Up (S). It also provides a Health Regeneration echo bubble. It has the unique skill Whiteflame Torrent that frequently lets you proc 50 extra damage when attacking with it.
Summoning Bell or Gramklang for Affinity Up/Health Recovery and Earplugs (L). The Summoning bell provides a Stamina Regeneration echo bubble while Gramklang provides Evasion & Movement Speed Up.
Queen Chordmaker for heavy healing support even with Attack Up (L); notably Recovery Speed (L) and Melody of Life. This horn provides the Health Regeneration echo bubble.

Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Numinous Crown β		Recovery Speed Lv. 1 Agitator Lv. 1
Gore Mail α	ーー	Evade Window Lv. 2 Antivirus Lv. 1
Gore Vambraces α	ー	Evade Window Lv. 1 Constitution Lv. 2
Numinous Overlay β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2 Coalescence Lv. 1
Mizutsune Greaves β	ーー	Burst Lv. 2
Appraised Charm (HR100+)	Chain Jewel【3】 Handicraft Lv. 1 Burst Lv. 1
Alternate Charm (HR50+)	Chain Charm II
Armor Decorations	Challenger Jewel【3】 x2 Chain Jewel【3】 x1 Mighty Jewel【2】 x3 Sane Jewel【1】 x2
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 305 Fire Res: -8 Water Res: 12 Thunder Res: -1 Ice Res: 5 Dragon Res: -11

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

For this build, we went with 2 pieces of Numinous for Super Recovery I, 2 pieces of Gore for Black Eclipse I, and 1 piece of Mizutsune for 2 base levels of Burst to build on.

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Critical Boost	3	Critical Status	3
Horn Maestro	2	Slugger	2
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Burst	5
Antivirus	3	Evade Window	3
Maximum Might	3	Constitution	2
Recovery Speed	1	Coalescence	1
Group / Set Skills
Black Eclipse I		Super Recovery I
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・MM3: +30% ・AVI3: +25% ・AGI5: +15% ・WEX1: +5%~8% ・Weapon: 5% Lowest-Highest: ・5%~83%		Attack \| Element ・AGI5: +20 Raw ・BST5: +5~18 Raw ・COA1: +8 Ele (1.05x) (Status) ・Crit.B3: +34% Crit. Dmg ・Weapon: 230 Raw Lowest-Highest: ・235~268 Raw ・150~158 Ele

For this build, Agitator and Burst are maximized for more damage. The Hunting Horn in particular benefits much from Burst's elemental buff, getting an elemental stat boost of up to 200 at Burst 5. Raw damage is fine too, giving 18 raw attack at most in this level.

To ensure there's enough affinity for keeping Critical Boost 5 effective, we built into these skills to for affinity-boosting: Agitator 5 (15%), Antivirus (25%), and Maximum Might (30%). This gives you a potential affinity floor of 70%, which will be added with your weapon's base affinity (usually 5% and above for Artian).

For comfort skills, Evade Window 3 is maintained for better I-frame dodges with the Hunting Horn. Constitution 2 will help lessen the stamina cost for this, and Super Recovery I can help by giving you passive healing past red health.

Best Mantles to Use

Best Mantles	Explanation
Corrupted Mantle	•　In exchange for gradual health loss, the Corrupted Mantle greatly increases damage and affinity the more you hit a monster. •　A good combo for the mantle would be to put it on, set down an Echo Bubble, and then perform an Echo Wave. Alternatively, you can also perform a Resounding Melody for significant piercing damage.
Rocksteady Mantle	•　This is a good mantle for tanking hits and if you want to ensure your performances are uninterruped in crucial moments.

The next best alternative mantle to use would be the Rocksteady Mantle which provides you temporary hyper armor against all attacks and effects such as roars. This is especially helpful in protecting your Hunting Horn performances from interruption.

Best Secondary Weapons

Weapon & Type	Explanation
Resounding Galahad (Hunting Horn)	•　Another Hunting Horn, particularly the Resounding Galahad, is an excellent choice as your secondary weapon for more buffs. •　Resounding Galahad's All Melodies Extended allows you to also extend all melodies (including your primary HH's active buffs) by 20 seconds (+20 again with Encore per song in queue), giving you a potentially infinite buff loop from just one horn.

Build Playstyle and Combos

The recommended playstyle to maximize the build is as follows. For more details on Hunting Horn combos and mechanics, you can check out our Hunting Horn Weapon Guide:

Build up notes first for Self-Improvement, either while on foot or riding a Seikret.
At the start of the monster fight, use Sneak Attack (whenever possible) then set up Echo Bubbles for song buffs. Prioritize buffs that increase your attack or element, then use other utility buffs. Echo Wave is best performed repeatedly on offense once all buffs are accounted for.
Mind the length of your performance; it's not all the time you will be able to get songs out from a 3-song queue, so prepare to move out of harm's way whenever necessary by ending your queue with a dodge or an Encore.
Take advantage of Self-Improvement's movement speed and your dodge I-frames with Evade Window to get around the monster's attacks. The preferred pattern for repositioning around attacks is usually to strafe around the monster in a circle while using Focus Mode.
Prepare your Special Performance Offset Melody in case of a monster attack or Resounding Melody (if you are using another horn) for big damage on downed monsters. If you are using Melody of Life, that can be prepared for any time you or other hunters need health.
The Echo Bubble and Echo Wave combos are your main DPS moves while using the Hunting Horn. Continue to spam Echo Bubble for Echo Wave whenever possible.
Use Focus Strike: Reverb as a monster attack interrupt and chain the 5 note inputs into more Echo Wave songs, Special Performance, or other utility songs when needed.

This build benefits from a playstyle of building up buffs and playing offensively. Having Horn Maestro is crucial to maximizing the Hunting Horn's potential since it lengthens your melodies and Echo Bubble duration. More uptime for the offensive can be gained by having Slugger added on the weapon's stun potential.

Dodges and repositioning are your best bets in playing in defense, so Evade Window is also useful alongside always having Self-Improvement active.

Comfy Zoh Raw Hunting Horn Build

Best Weapon

Non-Artian Weapon

Artian Alternative

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Queen Chordmaker	8	840 (200)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③②①	250	15%
Skills	Critical Status Lv. 3 Poison Duration Up Lv. 1
Melodies	Self-Improvement Attack Up (L) Health Recovery (S) Recovery Speed (L) Echo Wave Melody of Life
Echo Wave Type	Blunt
Echo Bubble	Health Regeneration

Weapon Decorations	Sonorous/Attack Jwl【3】 x1 Attack Jewel II【2】 x1 Attack Jewel【1】 x1

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Omiltika	8	966 (230)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	150	5%
Melodies	Self-Improvement Status Attack Up Divine Protection All Ailments Negated Echo Wave Offset Melody
Echo Wave Type	Paralysis
Echo Bubble	Defense and Elemental Res Up

Weapon Decorations	Sonorous/KO Jewel【3】 x1 Attack Jewel III【3】 x1 Attack Jewel II【2】 x1

Production Bonus	Artian Reinforcements
• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Elemental Attack + 30 Element Type: Paralysis	• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5

※ The set songs of an Artian Hunting Horn can be previewed on 3rd page of the Equipment Info at the Artian Forging menu of the Smithy when you match 2 elemental infusions for Artian Forging.

For this Hunting Horn build, we recommend the Queen Chordmaker for maximizing all-around comfort since it is the best health support weapon in its class. It is also capable of inflicting Poison.

For the Artian alternative, an Omiltika with Paralysis element is a fine choice. The Divine Protection melody that comes with the weapon is also very useful as it grants temporary Divine Blessing to all party members.

For decorations, it is recommended that a horn can always have Horn Maestro since it extends melody lengths, as well as the duration and size of the Echo Bubble. To add some offense, Attack Boosts are fine skills to add for most encounters to help scale non-critical damage from Echo Bubbles.

Comfy Zoh Raw Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Numinous Crown β		Recovery Speed Lv. 1 Agitator Lv. 1
Numinous Shroud α	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2 Counterstrike Lv. 1
G. Arkveld Vambraces β		Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Numinous Overlay β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2 Coalescence Lv. 1
Numinous Greaves β	ー	Recovery Speed Lv. 1 Counterstrike Lv. 1 Elemental Absorption Lv. 1
Appraised Charm (HR100+)	Tenderizer Jewel【3】 Handicraft Lv. 1 Evade Window Lv. 3
Alternate Charm (HR50+)	Evasion Charm IV
Armor Decorations	Adapt Jewel【1】 x1 Earplugs Jewel【2】 x2 Evasion Jewel【2】 x1 Protection Jewel【1】 x3 Recovery Jewel【1】 x1 Tenderizer Jewel【3】 x2
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 339 Fire Res: -6 Water Res: 8 Thunder Res: 7 Ice Res: 0 Dragon Res: -20

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

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Attack Boost	4	Critical Status	3
Horn Maestro	2	Poison Duration Up	1
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Evade Window	5
Weakness Exploit	4	Divine Blessing	3
Recovery Speed	3	Counterstrike	2
Earplugs	2	Adaptability	1
Coalescence	1	Elemental Absorption	1
Group / Set Skills
Ward of Wyveria		Super Recovery II
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・WEX4: +20~35% ・AGI5: +15% ・Weapon: 15% Lowest-Highest: ・15%~65%		Attack \| Element ・AGI5: +20 Raw ・CS2: +15 Raw ・Atk.B4: +((8 + 4 (2%)) Raw ・Weapon: 220 Raw Lowest-Highest:: ・212~247 Raw

This is a comfy Hunting Horn build that maximizes Evade Window, Divine Blessing, and Super Recovery with the added benefit of Earplugs 2. For damage boosts, we rely more on raw boosts from Agitator, Attack Boosts, and Counterstrike. Affinity becomes secondary since a large part of the weapon's damage kit comes Echo Bubbles which cannot deal critical damage.

This build makes your dodges better and you tankier which is further supported by the healing-based Hunting Horn Queen Chordmaker. Some decoration pieces can be swapped out as needed, particularly:

Adapt Jewel【1】or Recovery Jewel【1】for Shockproof Jewel【1】if you need Shock Absorber for multiplayer.
Evasion Jewel【2】for an extra Earplugs Jewel【2】if you need Earplugs 3.
You can choose to boost raw Attack further by sacrificing Evasion Charm IV in exchange for Chain Charm II giving Burst 2.

High Rank Builds (HR 36+)

Frenzy Agitator Partbreaker Hunting Horn Build

Best Weapon

Artian Weapon

Non-Artian Alternative

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Omiltika	8	966 (230)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	200	5%
Melodies	Self-Improvement Status Attack Up Divine Protection All Ailments Negated Echo Wave Offset Melody
Echo Wave Type	Blast
Echo Bubble	Defense and Elemental Res Up

Weapon Decorations	Sonorous/KO Jewel【3】 x1 Crit Status/KO Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel III【3】 x1

Production Bonus	Artian Reinforcements
• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Elemental Attack + 30 Element Type: Blast	• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5

※ The set songs of an Artian Hunting Horn can be previewed on 3rd page of the Equipment Info at the Artian Forging menu of the Smithy when you match 2 elemental infusions for Artian Forging.

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Resounding Galahad	8	882 (210)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③②①	400	0%
Skills	Horn Maestro Lv. 2 Slugger Lv. 2
Melodies	Self-Improvement Attack Up (L) Knockback Negated Extend All Melodies Restore Sharpness Echo Wave Resounding Melody
Echo Wave Type	Dragon
Echo Bubble	Defense & Elemental Res Up

Weapon Decorations	Dragon/KO Jewel【3】 x1 Critical Jewel II【2】 x1 Critical Jewel【1】 x1

The best Artian weapon for this build is the Omiltika with full bonuses of Attack with Blast element. You will already be getting enough affinity from your skills, so feel free to increase your Attack and Status element values through infusions and decorations.

If you're using a monster weapon, we recommend the Resounding Galahad for its raw power, Dragon element, and 3-2-1 decoration slots. It also has a great set of songs like Attack Up, Melody Effects Extended, and Sharpness Regeneration. Another Hunting Horn to look into the side for a more support-oriented healing role is the Queen Chordmaker with Melody of Life.

You may inspect other elements for a different set of melodies on your Artian Hunting Horn. If you opt for elemental, make use of its respective Elemental Attack Jewel (such as Fire Attack for a Fire Hunting Horn) instead.

Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
G. Arkveld Helm β	ー	Partbreaker Lv. 1 Flayer Lv. 1
Gore Mail α	ーー	Evade Window Lv. 2 Antivirus Lv. 1
Gore Vambraces α	ー	Evade Window Lv. 1 Constitution Lv. 2
Ajarakan Coil β	ーー	Partbreaker Lv. 2 Blast Resistance Lv. 1
Dahaad Shardgreaves β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2
Charm	Challenger Charm II
Armor Decorations	Chain Jewel【3】 x1 Challenger Jewel【3】 x1 Mighty Jewel【2】 x1 Earplugs Jewel【2】 x2 Sane Jewel【1】 x2

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

This build uses 2 pieces of Gore for Black Eclipse and Antivirus, 1 piece of Ajarakan for Partbreaker, 1 piece Dahaad for Agitator, and 1 piece G. Arkveld for filling in the last level of Partbreaker and adding Flayer 1.

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Critical Boost	3	Critical Status	3
Horn Maestro	2	Slugger	2
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Antivirus	3
Evade Window	3	Partbreaker	3
Constitution	2	Earplugs	2
Burst	1	Maximum Might	1
Blast Resistance	1	Flayer	1
Group / Set Skills
Black Eclipse I		ー
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・AV3: +25% ・AGI5: +15% ・MM1: 10% ・Weapon: 5% Lowest-Highest: ・5%~55%		Attack \| Element ・AGI5: +20 Raw ・Crit.B3: +34% Crit Dmg ・BST1: +5~10 Raw ・Weapon: 230 Raw Lowest-Highest:: ・230~260 Raw ・+34% Crit Dmg

For this build, most of your damage will come from Agitator 5, Critical Boost 3 and Partbreaker 3, with some additional damage coming from Burst 1 and Flayer 1.

Boosts to your affinity will also be given by Agitator 5 (20%), then by Maximum Might 1 (10%), and Antivirus 3 when cured by Frezy caused by Black Eclipse (25%). That's a total of 55% affinity added on top of your base weapon's affinity.

For comfort skills, Horn Maestro 2 is your top priority, providing extra 1-3 minute duration extension to your songs, then Earplugs 2 (will keep your performances safe from nearly every Large Monster roar), and lastly Evade Window for dodging through most attacks with I-frames.

Best Mantles to Use

Best Mantles	Explanation
Corrupted Mantle	•　In exchange for gradual health loss, the Corrupted Mantle greatly increases damage and affinity the more you hit a monster. •　A good combo for the mantle would be to put it on, set down an Echo Bubble, and then perform an Echo Wave. Alternatively, you can also perform a Resounding Melody for significant piercing damage.
Rocksteady Mantle	•　This is a good mantle for tanking hits and if you want to ensure your performances are uninterruped in crucial moments.

Using the Corrupted Mantle will increase your potential affinity by 10% and raw attack by 4.5% more. For the most effective use of this Mantle, it is best used upon a monster being toppled.

The Rocksteady Mantle is an alternative mantle you can take with you if you want no interruptions in your combos and song performances for a limited time.

Best Secondary Weapons

Weapon & Type	Explanation
Chrono Gear (Charge Blade)	•　A great secondary option to the Hunting Horn is a Charge Blade due to its multi-hit damage opportunities with Burst and Agitator.
Resounding Galahad (Hunting Horn)	•　Another Hunting Horn, particularly the Resounding Galahad, is an excellent choice as your secondary weapon for more buffs. •　Resounding Galahad's All Melodies Extended allows you to also extend all melodies (including your primary HH's active buffs) by 20 seconds (+20 again with Encore per song in queue), giving you a potentially infinite buff loop from just one horn.

High Rank Climber Build (HR 21 to HR 35)

Agitator Burst Hunting Horn Build

Best Weapon

Artian Weapon

Non-Artian Alternative

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Artian Sounder I	6	882 (210)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	②②②	150	5%
Melodies
Echo Wave Type	Blast
Echo Bubble	Defense and Elemental Res Up

Weapon Decorations	Expert Jewel II【2】 x1 Crit Status Jewel II【2】 x1 Critical Jewel II【2】 x1

Production Bonus	Artian Reinforcements
• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Elemental Attack + 30 Element Type:	• Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5 • Attack +5

※ The set songs of an Artian Hunting Horn can be previewed on 3rd page of the Equipment Info at the Artian Forging menu of the Smithy when you match 2 elemental infusions for Artian Forging.

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Albirath Feroce II	6	714 (170)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	②①ー	260	15%
Skills	Critical Element Lv. 1 Master's Touch Lv. 1
Melodies	Self-Improvement Attack Up (L) Defense Up (L) Wind Pressure Negated Sonic Barrier Echo Wave Resounding Melody
Echo Wave Type	Blunt
Echo Bubble	Stamina Regeneration

Weapon Decorations	Critical Jewel II【2】 x1 Expert Jewel【1】 x1

For this Hunting Horn build, you have an option of using an Artian weapon or a monster weapon. When going for an Artian weapon, we recommend you roll for Attack and the element Blast. Rolling for Blast should give you access to powerful songs such as Status Attack Up and All Ailments Negated, and the Echo Bubble Defense and Elemental Res Up.

For the non-artian weapon, we went with the Albirath Feroce II due to its base 15% affinity, acceptable amount of blue sharpness, and its skills Critical Element and Master's Touch. It also has Stamina Regeneration for its Echo Bubble, one of the best support effects to have for a Hunting Horn.

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Ajara Reverberator II	6	756 (180)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	②①ー	190	10%
Skills	Slugger Lv. 3
Melodies	Self-Improvement Attack Up (L) Earplugs (S) Aquatic/Oilsilt Mobility Environment Damage Negated Echo Wave Offset Melody
Echo Wave Type	Blast
Echo Bubble	Evasion & Movement Speed Up

A good alternative Hunting Horn is the Ajara Reverberator II which has Blast element and full 3 levels of Slugger. You will also have chance to crit with this weapon since it has base 10% affinity.

This Hunting Horn has some pretty good songs such as Attack Up (L), Earplugs (S), and Offset Melody. For its Echo Bubble, it gives Evasion and Movement Speed Up.

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Flame Feroce I	6	756 (180)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	②①ー	340	10%
Skills	Critical Boost Lv. 3
Melodies	Self-Improvement Stamina Use Reduced (L) Defense Up (L) All Wind Pressure Negated Attack and Defense Up (S) Echo Wave Offset Melody
Echo Wave Type	Fire
Echo Bubble	Evasion & Movement Speed Up

Another Hunting Horn which can suit this build is the Flame Feroce I which has full Critical Boost 3 and 10% base affinity. If you're looking for a strong raw damage option aside from its existing elment, this is a good weapon to use!

Like the Ajara Reverberator II, it has an Offset Melody. But it's songs are a bit more varied on buffs, having Attack/Defense Up (S) and Stamina Used Reduced (L).

Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
G. Ebony Helm β	ーー	Burst Lv. 2
Blango Mail β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2
G. Ebony Braces α	ーーー	Divine Blessing Lv. 1 Burst Lv. 2
Blango Coil β	ー	Agitator Lv. 2
Blango Greaves β	ー	Agitator Lv. 1
Charm	Chainblade Charm I
Armor Decorations	Mighty Jewel【2】 x1 Refresh Jewel【2】 x1 Jumping Jewel【2】 x1 Destroyer Jewel【2】 x1 Protection Jewel【1】 x2

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

For this build, we went for 2 pieces of High Rank G. Ebony to cover 4 levels of Burst and 3 pieces of Blango to cover 5 levels of Agitator. These two will be the core damage skills of the build.

For Charm, we still went with Chainblade Charm I to have at least 1 level of Flayer for easier monster wounding, and a bunch of other decorations for comfort.

Mighty Jewel, in particular, will give the Hunting Hong 10% more affinity when not using stamina; this makes it more effective in combat since you won't be consuming stamina when attacking and performing songs. To keep your stamina restoed at max quickly, we synergize this with Refresh Jewel's Stamina Surge.

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Critical Boost	2	Critical Eye	2
Critical Status	2	ー
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Burst	4
Divine Blessing	3	Evade Extender	1
Flayer	1	Maximum Might	1
Partbreaker	1	Stamina Surge	1
Group / Set Skills
War Cry I		Burst Boost I
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・AGI5: +15% ・MM1: 10% ・CE2: +8% ・Weapon: 5% Lowest-Highest*: ・5%~38%		Attack \| Element ・AGI5: +20 Raw ・BST4: +8~19 Raw (Burst Boost) ・Crit.B2: +31% Crit Dmg ・Weapon: 210 Raw Lowest-Highest:: ・210~249 Raw ・+31% Crit Dmg

Agitator and Burst are the core highlights of this build since they provide significant amounts of attack and affinity boosts to your weapon. Agitator finds a great place in High Rank since monsters are often enraged, while Burst is added since the Hunting Horn is capable of multi-hits with Echo Bubble.

For more damage, we opted to maximize the Hunting Horn's DPS from affinity with affinity-related skills such as Critical Boost and Critical Status. Remaining skills such as Evade Extender and Stamina Surge were added in to keep the Hunting Horn at least comfortable to use, since it often relies on dodges for defense.

Best Secondary Weapons

Weapon & Type	Explanation
Chthonian Flame II (Charge Blade)	•　The best secondary option to the Hunting Horn is a Charge Blade due to its multi-hit damage opportunities with Burst and Agitator.

Starter High Rank Build (HR 9 to HR 20)

Mixed Foray Hunting Horn Build

Best Weapon

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Valkyrie Chordmaker I	5	630 (150)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	②①ー	190	15%
Skills	Critical Status Lv. 2 Poison Duration Up Lv. 1
Melodies	Self-Improvement Attack Up (L) Health Recovery (S) Recovery Speed (L) Echo Wave Melody of Life
Echo Wave Type	Blunt
Echo Bubble	Health Regeneration

Weapon Decorations	Critical Jewel II【2】 x1 Handicraft Jewel【1】 x1

The Valkyrie Chordmaker I is the choice Hunting Horn for this build, having a comfortable list of stat buffs and recovery songs, base 15% affinity, and the Poison weapon element with the relevant skills Critical Status and Poison Duration Up. This weapon is essential for synergizing with the Foray skill.

For its Echo Bubble, it provides Health Regeneration for those within it. Though the regeneration effect will seem slow at first, it is fast enough to help slow down some damage ailments such as Poison and Fireblight.

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Poisoned Capri I	5	756 (180)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	②①ー	310	0%
Skills	Critical Draw Lv. 2 Horn Maestro Lv. 1
Melodies	Self-Improvement Status Attack Up Divine Protection All Ailments Negated Echo Wave Offset Melody
Echo Wave Type	Poison
Echo Bubble	Stamina Regeneration

For an alternative to the Valkyrie Chordmaker I, you can go with the Poisoned Capri I for a different set of songs. This one is more status-focused, and has useful songs such as Divine Protection and All Ailments Negated.

It also has Stamina Regeneration for its Echo Bubble, making it the best support weapon for hunters that use stamina-heavy weapons.

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Sonic Horn III	5	630 (150)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	②①ー	310	0%
Skills	Speed Sharpening Lv. 1 Protective Polish Lv. 2
Melodies	Self-Improvement Stamina Use Reduced (L) Defense Up (L) Ice Resistance (L) All Wind Pressure Negated Sonic Waves Echo Wave Resounding Melody
Echo Wave Type	Paralysis
Echo Bubble	Evasion & Movement Speed Up

An alternative Hunting Horn that also works with Foray is the Paralysis element Sonic Horn III. Its notable songs are Stamina Use Reduced and Defense Up, and it has the weapon skills Critical Draw for more affinity on weapon draw hits and Horn Maestro for extended melody duration.

Though it may seem to have lower raw damage than others, it can still quite pack a punch due to it being capable of Resounding Melody. For its Echo Bubble, it uses the commonl Evasion and Movement Speed Up buff.

Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Barina Headgear β	ーー	Foray Lv. 1
Rathian Mail α	ーーー	Foray Lv. 2
Kut-Ku Vambraces α	ーー	Constitution Lv. 1 Agitator Lv. 1
Rathian Coil β	ーー	Foray Lv. 1
Conga Greaves β	ーー	Burst Lv. 1
Charm	Foray Charm I
Decorations List	Protection Jewel【1】 x2 Destroyer Jewel【2】 x2

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

This build uses a mixed set of High Rank pieces that mostly have offensive skills, 3 standout pieces in particular providing Foray: 2 pieces of Rathian, and 1 piece of High Rank Lala Barina.

For the charm, we threw in Foray Charm I to maximize Foray skill from 4 to 5. We then went we some decorations for improving damage and quality life. Critical Jewel, in particular, is a very good choice since our build's Hunting Horn has a base affinity of 15% which will be boosted by other skills.

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Critical Boost	2	Critical Status	2
Handicraft	1	Poison Duration Up	1
Armor Skills
Foray	5	Partbreaker	2
Divine Blessing	2	Agitator	1
Burst	1	Constitution	1
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・AGI1: +3% ・Foray5: +20% ・Weapon: 15% Lowest-Highest: ・15%~38%		Attack \| Element ・AGI1: +4 Raw ・BST1: +5~10 Raw ・Foray5: +15 Raw ・Crit.B2: +31% Crit Dmg ・Weapon: 150 Raw Lowest-Highest:: ・150~179 Raw ・+31% Crit Dmg

For this build, we relied on maximizng the effects of Foray as much as possible to get damage and affinity boosts. Foray gives a significant boost, and is only triggered on monsters that are currently poisoned or paralyzed. For boosted damage in general or in other cases, we added skills such as Agitator and Burst.

Since there is a limited period when a monster is affected by the status ailments, Valkyrie Chordmaker I from Rathian is the ideal weapon to pair with Foray and other affinity-related skills, giving a big boost to critical damage with Critical Status and longer poison affliction uptime with Poison Duration Up.

Best Secondary Weapons

Weapon & Type	Explanation
Sonic Horn III (Hunting Horn)	•　Since this build's damage opportunities heavily involve Foray, it's best to use another status element weapon that synergizes with it (Paralysis).
Dear Lutemis I (Charge Blade)	•　Another weapon that can benefit from this build is the Charge Blade. Like our main Hunting Horn, the Dear Lutemis I has a base 15% affinity, and also has Poison element which will synergize with Foray.

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Comment

Walkthrough Team@Game8 8 months

Hello! Thank you for pointing this out. We have already corrected the 3x Sane Jewels to 2x Sane Jewels for the HR50++ build since Gore Mail α (alpha) already provides 1 level of Antivirus. Originally we used Gore Mail β (beta) which had the extra ① deco slot without innate Antivirus, but we chose alpha instead for simplicity. If you are already using the beta version of the chest piece, you can just slot in the extra Sane Jewel to complete Antivirus.

Anonymous 8 months

The gore mail has innate 1 Antivirus so it still works without the extra decoration. But yeah there is an error.

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Monster Hunter Wilds Walkthrough & Guides Wiki

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Hammer Low Rank \| High Rank	Hunting Horn Low Rank \| High Rank
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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

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Hunting Horn Builds Progression (High Rank)

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Endgame High Rank Build (HR 100+)

Lagi-Guts Raw-Ele Hunting Horn

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Lagi-Guts Burst Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

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High Rank Build (HR 50+)

Zoh Guts Peak Hunting Horn

Zoh Guts Peak Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

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Rey-Zoh Agitator Burst Hunting Horn

Rey Zoh Agitator Burst Armor Loadout

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Gore-Lagi Frenzy Bolt Hunting Horn

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Gore-Lagi Frenzy Bolt Hunting Horn Loadout

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Zoh Shia Burst Hunting Horn Build

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Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

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Comfy Zoh Raw Hunting Horn Build

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Comfy Zoh Raw Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

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High Rank Builds (HR 36+)

Frenzy Agitator Partbreaker Hunting Horn Build

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Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

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Best Mantles to Use

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High Rank Climber Build (HR 21 to HR 35)

Agitator Burst Hunting Horn Build

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Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

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Starter High Rank Build (HR 9 to HR 20)

Mixed Foray Hunting Horn Build

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Hunting Horn Armor Loadout

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