Monster Hunter Wilds

Best Lance Builds for High Rank

Monster Hunter Wilds Walkthrough Team

Last updated on: October 23, 2025 03:50 AM

MH Wilds - Lance Builds for High Rank

These are the best High Rank Lance 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 Lance while in High Rank.

List of Contents

Builds Progression
Endgame High Rank Build (HR 100+)
High Rank Build (HR 50+)
High Rank Build (HR 36+)
High Rank Build (HR9 - HR20)
Related Guides

Lance Builds Progression (High Rank)

Endgame Builds and Recommendations

Rating	Build Name
HR100+ Builds
★★★★★	NEW Lagi-Guts Critical Lance An endgame Lagi-Guts Lance focusing on high affinity and raw damage. Uses Nu Udra γ chestpiece.
HR50+ Builds
★★★★★	Lagi-Duna Guts Lance High damage Lance build using Gamma and Lagi pieces for Guts and high raw attack. Uses an Appraised Talisman.
★★★★★	Zoh-Gore AGI-WEX Critical Lance Tanky yet high damage and high affinity build using Gore and Zoh Shia pieces.
★★★★	Ful-Lagi AGI-WEX Lance High damage and affinty Lance build using Second Wind from G. Fulgur and Azure Bolt from Lagiacrus.
★★★	4x Zoh Shia Tank Comfy Lance Comfy Agitator and WEX Lance build using Super Recovery II and other elemental resistance skills.

Progression 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.

Date	Changes
October 22, 2025	・Added Lagi-Guts Critical Lance build. Nu Udra γ chestpiece.
August 16, 2025	・Added Appraised Talismans (HR100+) to existing HR50+ builds. ・Archived Rey-Duna Gamma Gore Lance build. ・Archived Rey Gamma Gore Agitator Lance build. Having both Gore and Guts was difficult to build into efficiently, so we decided to commit into only one of either instead.
August 15, 2025	・Added Lagi-Duna Guts Lance build with a new Appraised Talisman.
July 22, 2025	• Added 2x Afi Agitator General Build for Festival of Accord: Flamefete Event. • Added Rey-Duna Gamma Gore Build on Arch-Tempered Uth Duna release.
July 1, 2025	Added Ful-Lagi AGI-WEX Lance build on Title Update 2 release.
May 8, 2025	Added 4x Zoh Shia Comfy Tank Lance Build.
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 TU1 Rey Gamma Gore Agitator Lance Build using Rey Dau γ pieces from Arch-Tempered Rey Dau. ・Added Endgame Builds and Recommendations section before Progression Builds.
April 25, 2025	Added TU1 2x Sakuratide Agitator General Build for the Blossomdance Event.
April 5, 2025	Added an HR50++ build for the release of Zoh Shia via Title Update 1.
March 9, 2025	Fixed the error of puttng a ②② slots for the Arkvulkan Coil β in the HR36++ build. Skills were also adjusted accordingly.
March 8, 2025	Changed the third elemental Lance build to raw and maximized skills, mostly because of the underwhelming performance of Critical Element.
March 3, 2025	The third High Rank build was made and is the first endgame armor build.
March 2, 2025	Second High Rank build was made and posted.
March 1, 2025	First High Rank build was made and posted.

Endgame High Rank Build (HR 100+)

Lagi-Guts Critical Lance

Best Weapon

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Skyscraper	8	506 (220)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	100	5%

Weapon Decorations	Guardian/Handicraft Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel III【3】 x1 Mastery Jewel【3】 x1

You are free to slot in more defensive skills like Guard and Guard Up.

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

Lagi-Guts Critical Lance Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Rey Sandhelm γ	ーー	Stamina Surge Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Maximum Might Lv. 1
Udra Miremail γ	ー	Counterstrike Lv. 2
Lagiacrus Braces β	ーー	Stamina Surge Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Lagiacrus Coil β		Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Maximum Might Lv. 1
Duna Wildgreaves γ		Quick Sheathe Lv. 3 Agitator Lv. 1
Appraised Charm	Expert Jewel【1】 x1 Shockproof Jewel【1】 x1 Critical Eye Lv. 3 Agitator Lv. 1
Armor Decorations	Chain Jewel【3】 x1 Challenger Jewel【3】 x3 Counter Jewel【2】 x1 Mighty Jewel【2】 x1 Protection Jewel【1】 x3 Tenderizer Jewel【3】 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
Critical Eye	4	Critical Boost	3
Offensive Guard	3	Master's Touch	1
Handicraft	1	ー
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Weakness Exploit	4
Counterstrike	3	Divine Blessing	3
Maximum Might	3	Quick Sheathe	3
Stamina Surge	3	Burst	1
Shock Absorber	1	ー
Group / Set Skills
Guts (Tenacity)		Azure Bolt I
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・MM3: +30% ・WEX4: +20~35% ・CE4: +16% ・AZBolt1: +15% ・AGI5: +15% ・Weapon: 5% Lowest-Highest: ・5%~116%		Attack ・OG3: +33 Raw (15%) ・CS3: +25 Raw ・AGI5: +20 Raw ・Guts: +11 (5%) Raw ・BST1: +5~8 Raw ・Crit.B5: (+34% Crit Dmg.) ・Weapon (Raw): 220 Raw Lowest-Highest: ・235~306 Raw ・+34% Crit Dmg

This skill summary uses the Appraised Talisman.

This is a Lagi-Guts AGI-WEX Lance build that focuses on high Raw damage and Affinity. A much higher Raw ceiling is achievable thanks to the slots and Counterstrike 2 offered by the Nu Udra γ chestpiece, and a high crit rate is made with the Appraised Talisman.

The specified Appraised Talisman above is recommended for the build. If you do not it yet, you can go with an Appraised Talisman that gives either Agitator or Weakness Exploit.

For comfort, Stamina Surge is inherently present in the set, and Divine Blessing is added but can be swapped out for other skills. You may also slot in Guard and Guard Up when needed, but you will have to sacrifice one or two of your weapon skills.

High Rank Build (HR 50++)

Lagi-Duna Guts Lance

Best Weapon

Artian Weapon

Non-Artian Alternative

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Skyscraper	8	518 (225)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	100	5%

Weapon Decorations	Guardian/Ironwall Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel III【3】 x1 Critical Jewel II【2】 x1

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

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Blazing Sital	8	506 (220)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③②①	200	5%
Skills	Whiteflame Torrent Lv. 1

Weapon Decorations	Guardian/Ironwall Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel II【2】 x1 Critical Jewel【1】 x1

This build uses an Artian Paralysis Skyscraper with full Attack Bonuses save for 1 Sharpness Boost. For the non-Artian alternative, we went with the Blazing Sital for its high raw attack, White Sharpness, and Whiteflame Torrent skill.

Lagi-Duna Guts Lance Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Rey Sandhelm γ	ーー	Stamina Surge Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Maximum Might Lv. 1
Lagiacrus Mail β		Stamina Surge Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Lagiacrus Braces β	ーー	Stamina Surge Lv. 2 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Duna Wildcoil γ	ー	Tool Specialist Lv. 2
Duna Wildgreaves γ		Quick Sheathe Lv. 3 Agitator Lv. 1
Appraised Charm (HR100+)	Attack Jewel【1】 Attack Boost Lv. 3 Agitator Lv. 1
Alternate Charm (HR50+)	Challenger Charm II
Armor Decorations	Chain Jewel【3】 x1 Challenger Jewel【3】 x3 Mighty Jewel【2】 x2 Protection Jewel【1】 x3 Tenderizer Jewel【3】 x1
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 333 Fire Res: -8 Water Res: 10 Thunder Res: 6 Ice Res: -5 Dragon Res: -4

The decoration setups above are set based on the specified Appraised Charm.

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Critical Boost	5	Attack Boost	4
Offensive Guard	3	Guard	1
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Weakness Exploit	4
Stamina Surge	3	Divine Blessing	3
Maximum Might	3	Quick Sheathe	3
Tool Specialist	2	Burst	1
Group / Set Skills
Protective Veil I		Guts (Tenacity)
Azure Bolt I		ー

The skill summary above uses the specified Appraised Talisman.

This build makes use of Guts (Tenacity), Agitator, and Azure Bolt as its core damage skills. Using a new Appraised Talisman, raw damage can be raised further with Attack Boost Lv. 4 while maintaining Agitator Lv. 5. This build also comes with some comfort, namely Divine Blessing, Stamina Surge, and Quick Sheathe.

If you're going for a craftable Alternate Charm, Challenger Charm II is a good choice. In this case, swap out 1 Challenger Jewel [3] for 1 Tenderizer Jewel [3] to keep both Agitator and Weakness Exploit maxed out.

Zoh-Gore AGI-WEX Critical Lance Build

Best Weapons

Artian Weapon

Non-Artian Alternative

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Skyscraper	8	529 (230)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	100	5%

Weapon Decorations	Guardian/Ironwall Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel III【3】 x1 Critical Jewel II【2】 x1

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

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Blazing Sital	8	506 (220)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③②①	200	5%
Skills	Whiteflame Torrent Lv. 1

Weapon Decorations	Guardian/Ironwall Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel II【2】 x1 Critical Jewel【1】 x1

When building your Skyscraper, we recommend focusing on a full Attack infusion and reinforcement stat to maximize the raw attack of your Artian weapon.

The build itself would push your Lance to about 90%-95% affinity when everything is activated so you can opt to not roll for any Affinity for the artian weapon. However, you may still roll for some Affinity because WEX relies on wounds a lot so having extra affinity when not attacking wounds is also great.

Aim for status elements like Blast or Paralysis, though we prefer Paralysis to cause more opening for the Lance.

Zoh Shia's Lance, the Blazing Sital, is the best Lance to go for if you're not willing to roll for Artian weapons or is in the process of getting one. The weapon has good raw, and positive affinity which is great for this build! It also has Whiteflame Torrent by default, so you deal additional damage for free.

Zoh-Gore AGI-WEX Critical Lance Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Numinous Crown β		Recovery Speed Lv. 1 Agitator Lv. 1
Numinous Shroud β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2
G. Arkveld Vambraces β		Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Gore Coil β	ー	Constitution Lv. 2
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】 x2 Tenderizer Jewel【3】 x2 Mighty Jewel【2】 x2 Sane Jewel【1】 x2 Physique Jewel【1】 x3 Protection Jewel【1】 x1
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 322 Fire Res: -6 Water Res: 10 Thunder Res: 1 Ice Res: 4 Dragon Res: -14

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Critical Boost	5	Offensive Guard	3
Guard	1	Handicraft	1
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Constitution	5
Weakness Exploit	4	Antivirus	3
Burst	2	Maximum Might	2
Divine Blessing	1	Recovery Speed	1
Flinch Free	1	ー
Group / Set Skills
Black Eclipse I		Super Recovery I
Ward of Wyveria		ー
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・AV3: +25% ・MM2: +20% ・WEX4: +20%~35% ・AGI5: +15% ・Weapon: 5% Lowest-Highest: ・5%~100%		Attack \| Element ・OG3: +35 Raw (15%) ・AGI5: +20 Raw ・BST2: +5~10 Raw ・Crit.B5: +40% Crit Dmg. ・Weapon: 230 Raw Lowest-Highest: ・235~295 Raw ・+40% Crit Dmg

The build focuses on getting the max rank of Agitator combined with Weakness Exploit, Maximum Might, and Antivirus to increase the Affinity close to 100% when all skills are activated. The damage of the build will come from the two levels of Burst and Offensive Guard, with Critical Boost 5 rounding up this critical raw build.

The build also showcases the new set bonus of the Zoh Shia armor set called Super Recovery, providing passive healing to keep your health full. As a Lance main, this makes your already strong fortress inpenetrable. This will mostly take care of your chip damage, and can help top up your health beyond red health.

Lastly, comfort skills were slotted in like Constitution to manage stamina depletion while blocking with Divine Blessing periodically protecting you from hard hitting moves.

Best Mantles to Use

Best Mantles	Explanation
Corrupted Mantle	•　Since the Lance will mostly attack consistently, this mantle is a free damage boost option. •　You will need to keep watch of your HP as it will continuously drain if you are not attacking.
Mending Mantle	•　Provides passive healing that activates in intervals whenever you get damaged. •　You will need to keep watch of your HP as it does not negate damage.

For this build, we recommend using the Corrupted Mantle to have an option to bolster your damage even more. Keep in mind that you have to attack continuously to avoid health drain, which the Lance should be doing anyway.

Best Secondary Weapon

Weapon & Type	Explanation
Any Other Artian Weapon Except Dual Blades or Bow	•　We highly suggest going for Charge Blades or Sword and Shields for the alternate weapon. •　This build is very flexible in terms of providing essential armor skills for any other Artian Weapon. •　Just make sure you're slotting in the correct Weapon Skills in your Artian weapon. •　The only real exception is probably Dual Blades or Bow, mostly because they will also rely on Stamina Surge. •　The Bow and the Dual Blades are also mostly elemental, so a raw damage weapon would be better like the Gunlance for example.

Weapon & Type

Explanation

Any Other Artian Weapon Except Dual Blades or Bow

•　We highly suggest going for Charge Blades or Sword and Shields for the alternate weapon.
•　This build is very flexible in terms of providing essential armor skills for any other Artian Weapon.
•　Just make sure you're slotting in the correct Weapon Skills in your Artian weapon.
•　The only real exception is probably Dual Blades or Bow, mostly because they will also rely on Stamina Surge.
•　The Bow and the Dual Blades are also mostly elemental, so a raw damage weapon would be better like the Gunlance for example.

Playstyle and Combos

The general gameplay of the build revolves around reliably triggering Offensive Guard throughout the fight!

Before starting the combat, make sure to sneak on the monster to deal a quick Sneak Attack. This is free damage, and can start you off on the good foot.
Once you've started the battle, be a bit careful with using your poke combos as they are all animation commitments. Always think that the monster will attack and that you should be able to block it.
Try to time your blocks and trigger Perfect Block. This will in turn trigger Offensive Guard which gives you a huge boost of raw attack which you can realistically maintain at a 100% uptime.
After perfect blocking, do not counter immediately. Check if the monster is rearing for a final attack, and block that as well. If you counter while the monster is attacking, you open yourself up for a beating.
Do not be afraid to simply guard an attack. If you are unsure of the timing for the attack yet, you may hold your Guard instead. This will not trigger Offensive Guard, but it will lessen the damage you take.
To reposition, use Guard Dashes
instead of sheathing your weapon especially if the monster just moved a bit. This saves you a ton of time so you can deal most damage instead!
Repeat this process until the monster is felled. The Lance is mostly a counterattack weapon but also a defensive powerhouse. Be sure to use know which to use based on the situation.

This build takes advantage of Offensive Guard so you should always try to trigger Perfect Block. This gives you access to a lot of counterattack moves like the Retribution Thrust. Also, know that the Lance can still block attacks so if you are unsure of the incoming attack, do not risk it and simply block.

Lance Weapon Guide and Best Combos

Ful-Lagi AGI-WEX Lance Build

Best Weapon

Artian Weapon

Non-Artian Alternative

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Skyscraper	8	518 (225)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	100	5%

Weapon Decorations	Guardian/Ironwall Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel III【3】 x1 Critical Jewel II【2】 x1

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

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
High Acrus Lance	8	506 (220)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③②①	400	0%
Skills	Guard Lv. 2 Convert Thunder Resistance Lv. 1

Weapon Decorations	Guardian/Ironwall Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel II【2】 x1 Critical Jewel【1】 x1

This build makes use of a Paralysis Artian Skyscraper filled with nearly all Attack bonuses save for 1 Sharpness Boost as one of its Artian Reinforcements. We recommend you slot in jewels that will provide it Offensive Guard and Critical Boost.

For a non-Artian weapon alternative, High Acrus Lance is a good choice for its innate Guard 2 and Convert Thunder Resistance which can be boosted further by the armor loadout's Azure Bolt. If you're just aiming for raw damage or your target is immune to Thunder damage, Blazing Sital is another good choice.

Ful-Lagi AGI-WEX Lance Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
G. Fulgur Helm β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2
Numinous Shroud β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2
G. Fulgur Vambraces α	ーー	Maximum Might Lv. 1 Agitator Lv. 1
Lagiacrus Coil β		Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Maximum Might Lv. 1
Lagiacrus Greaves β	ーー	Latent Power Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Appraised Charm (HR100+)	Tenderizer Jewel【3】 Handicraft Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Alternate Charm (HR50+)	Exploiter Charm II
Armor Decorations	Chain Jewel【3】 x1 Earplugs Jewel【2】 x2 Mighty Jewel【2】 x1 Physique Jewel【1】 x3
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 293 Fire Res: -10 Water Res: 4 Thunder Res: 14 Ice Res: -8 Dragon Res: -12

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

This build uses 2 pieces of G. Fulgur for Second Wind I, 2 pieces of Lagiacrus for Azure Bolt, and 1 piece of Numinous to maximize Agitator and provide 1 more slot for a 3-slot decoration.

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Critical Boost	5	Offensive Guard	3
Guard	1	Handicraft	1
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Weakness Exploit	5
Constitution	3	Maximum Might	3
Earplugs	2	Burst	1
Latent Power	1	ー
Group / Set Skills
Second Wind I		Azure Bolt I
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・MM3: +30% ・WEX5: +30%~50% ・AGI5: +15% ・LP1: +10% ・Az.Bolt: +15% ・Weapon: 5% Lowest-Highest: ・5%~125%		Attack \| Element ・OG: +34 (15%) Raw ・AGI5: +20 Raw ・Crit.B5: +40% Crit Dmg. ・Weapon: 225 Raw Lowest-Highest:: ・225~279 Raw ・+40% Crit Dmg

Weapon Skills above are based on the build's Artian weapon.

This Lance build sustains its affinity through the pair Second Wind and Maximum Might, ensuring that there is high uptime for critical damage. Second Wind also makes the Lance more comfortable since it gives more overall stamina. If you wish for more raw damage, you can swap out Earplugs 2 for Counterstrike 2.

The Azure Bolt group skill that comes with 2 pieces of Lagiacrus allows for a higher affinity ceiling. In addition to that, it also increases the Thunder damage of your weapon based on your Thunder Resistance which this build's loadout has a sufficient amount. Constitution jewels can be swapped out if you want to maximize Thunder Resistance for this.

4x Zoh Shia Comfy Tank Lance Build

Best Weapon

Artian Weapon

Non-Artian Alternative

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Skyscraper	8	518 (225)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	100	5%

Weapon Decorations	Guardian/Ironwall Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel III【3】 x1 Critical Jewel II【2】 x1

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

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Blazing Sital	8	506 (220)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③②①	200	5%
Skills	Whiteflame Torrent Lv. 1

Weapon Decorations	Guardian/Ironwall Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel II【2】 x1 Critical Jewel【1】 x1

For this build, the Artian Lance Skyscraper is the preferred raw DPS option using a near full set of Attack infusion with at least Sharpness Boost. Aim for any of two status effects Paralysis for immobilizing the monster or Blast or more damage.

For the non-Artian substitute, go for the Blazing Sital, for its Whiteflame Torrent skill, high Attack value, and ample white sharpness reserve.

4x Zoh Comfy Tank Lance Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Numinous Crown β		Recovery Speed Lv. 1 Agitator Lv. 1
Numinous Shroud β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2
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 Element Resistance Lv. 3 ┗ (or Constitution Lv. 4)
Alternate Charm (HR50+)	Any Element Charm III
Armor Decorations	Chain Jewel【3】 x1 Mighty Jewel【2】 x3 Protection Jewel【1】 x3 Shockproof Jewel【1】 x1 Tenderizer Jewel【3】 x2
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 338 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
Critical Boost	5	Offensive Guard	3
Guard	1	Handicraft	1
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Weakness Exploit	5
Divine Blessing	3	Element Resistance	3
Maximum Might	3	Recovery Speed	2
Burst	1	Coalescence	1
Counterstrike	1	Elemental Absorption	1
Shock Absorber	1	ー
Group / Set Skills
Ward of Wyveria		Super Recovery II
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・MM3: +30% ・WEX5: +30%~50% ・AGI5: +15% ・Weapon: 5% Lowest-Highest: ・5%~100%		Attack \| Element ・OG3: +34 Raw (15%) ・AGI5: +20 Raw ・CS1: +10 Raw ・BST1: +5~8 Raw ・Crit.B5: +40% Crit Dmg. ・COA1: +5 Ele (1.05x) (Status) ・Weapon: 225 Raw Lowest-Highest: ・230~302 Raw ・100~105 Ele ・+40% Crit Dmg

This build focuses on survivability while maintaining some core high damage skills, namely Agitator 5, Weakness Exploit 5, and Burst 1.

For comfort, Super Recovery II will be this Lance's build's passive healing option. Combined with the high defense chance offered by Divine Blessing and other elemental resistance skills, it will make it much easier for this build to treat most attacks as chip damage so long as you can guard well.

High Rank Build (HR 36++)

Frenzied Agitator Raw Lance Build

Best Weapons

Artian Weapon

Non-Artian Alternative

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Skyscraper	8	460 (200)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③③	100	35%

The stats above are showing the Artian Weapon stats before any production bonuses were applied.

Weapon Decorations	Guardian/Ironwall Jwl【3】 x1 Rzr Sharp/Ironwall Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel III【3】 x1

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

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
G. Purifying Beaumains	8	552 (240)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	③③①	200	-10%
Skills	Guard Lv. 2

Weapon Decorations	Guardian/Handicraft Jwl【3】 x1 Critical Jewel III【3】 x1 Ironwall Jewel【1】 x1

When building your Skyscraper, we recommend focusing on a full Affinity infusion stat. Since we are building the Lance raw, aim for status elements like Blast or Paralyze, though we prefer Paralyze for the Lance for more opening during the fight. When reinforcing, take as much Affinity as possible, with secondary focus on Attack. You may also aim for Sharpness.

G. Arkveld's Lance, the G. Purifying Beaumains, is the best Lance to go for if you're not willing to roll for Artian weapons or is in the process of getting one. This weapon has access to a 3-3-1 decoration slot configuration with high raw attack. It is offset by a negative affinity but with our build, we can easily overcome that.

Artian Frenzy Burst Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Gore Helm β	ー	Evade Window Lv. 1 Coalescence Lv. 1
Blango Mail β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2
G. Arkveld Vambraces β		Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Arkvulcan Coil β	ー	Recovery Speed Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Gore Greaves β		Flinch Free Lv. 1 Antivirus Lv. 1
Charm	Challenger Charm II
Armor Decorations	Challenger Jewel【3】 x1 Chain Jewel【3】 x1 Furor Jewel【2】 x1 Sane Jewel【1】 x2 Physique Jewel【1】 x5 Protection Jewel【1】 x1
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 301 Fire Res: -4 Water Res: 7 Thunder Res: -4 Ice Res: 8 Dragon Res: -9

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Razor Sharp	3	Critical Boost	3
Offensive Guard	3	Guard	2
Armor Skills
Agitator	5	Constitution	5
Weakness Exploit	4	Antivirus	3
Burst	1	Coalescence	1
Divine Blessing	1	Evade Window	1
Flinch Free	1	Recovery Speed	1
Resentment	1	ー
Group / Set Skills
Black Eclipse I		ー
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・AV3: +25% ・WEX4: +20%~35% ・AGI5: +15% ・Weapon: 35% Lowest-Highest: ・35%~110%		Attack \| Element ・OG3: +30 Raw (15%) ・AGI5: +20 Raw ・BST1: +5~8 Raw ・Crit.B5: +34% Crit Dmg. ・Weapon: 200 Raw ・COA1: +5 Ele (1.05x) (Status) Lowest-Highest: ・205~258 Raw ・100~105 Ele ・+34% Crit Dmg

The build focuses on maximizing Agitator to the max combined with Weakness Exploit for maximum raw damage performance. Considering you will most likely get red health from chip damage, we slotted in 1 level of Resentment for more true raw boost. A level of Burst is also slotted in for more free raw damage considering the Lance can most likely maintain the hit requirement of the skill.

Antivirus and Weakness Exploit are the main skills that can bolster the Affinity of the build, with WEX providing up to +35% Affinity when hitting wounded weakspots. Antivirus provides an additional total of +25% because of the skill's effect and you overcoming the Frenzy from Black Eclipse. This alone would be a total of around ~60% affinity, which can be easily boosted more if you roll the proper stats on your Artian weapon.

For the weapon, Offensive Guard and Guard are your main skills so the Lance can live on both the offensive and defensive side of things. In addition, Critical Boost is there to ensure you are dealing more damage whenever the Lance crits.

Lastly, comfort skills were slotted in like Constitution to manage stamina depletion while blocking with Divine Blessing periodically protecting you from hard hitting moves.

Best Mantles to Use

Best Mantles	Explanation
Corrupted Mantle	•　Since the Lance will mostly attack consistently, this mantle is a free damage boost option. •　You will need to keep watch of your HP as it does not negate damage.
Mending Mantle	•　Provides passive healing that activates in intervals whenever you get damaged. •　You will need to keep watch of your HP as it does not negate damage.

Best Secondary Weapon

Weapon & Type	Explanation
Any Other Artian Weapon Except Dual Blades or Bow	•　We highly suggest going for Charge Blades or Sword and Shields for the alternate weapon. •　This build is very flexible in terms of providing essential armor skills for any other Artian Weapon. •　Just make sure you're slotting in the correct Weapon Skills in your Artian weapon. •　The only real exception is probably Dual Blades or Bow, mostly because they will also rely on Stamina Surge. •　The Bow and the Dual Blades are also mostly elemental, so a raw damage weapon would be better like the Gunlance for example.

Weapon & Type

Explanation

Any Other Artian Weapon Except Dual Blades or Bow

High Rank Build (HR21 - HR40)

Max Might Blast Lance

Best Weapon

Artian Weapon

Monster Weapon

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Artian Lance I	6	449 (195)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	②②②	110	20%

Weapon Decorations	Guardian Jewel II【2】 x1 Crit Status Jewel II【2】 x1 Ironwall Jewel II【2】 x1

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

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Gravios Spear I	6	483 (210)	30
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	②①ー	290	-15%
Skills	Guard Up Lv. 3

Weapon Decorations	Guardian Jewel II【2】 x1 Guardian Jewel【1】 x1

The build mainly suggests the creation of an Artian weapon with Blast elemental infusion, with focus on adding a good balance of Attack with reinforcements that focuses on Affinity and more Attack. Make sure you are combining materials with Blast on them to ensure Blast infusion.

As an alternative, you may use the Gravios Lance but it will have a -15% affinity. It won't be a problem though, as this build can mostly overcome that negative affinity with Maximum Might.

Max Might Blast Lance Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
G. Fulgur Helm β	ーー	Agitator Lv. 2
G. Rathalos Mail β	ーー	Weakness Exploit Lv. 1 Intimidator Lv. 1
G. Fulgur Vambraces α	ーー	Maximum Might Lv. 1 Agitator Lv. 1
G. Rathalos Coil α	ー	Windproof Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
G. Rathalos Greaves β	ーー	Windproof Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Charm	Leaping Charm III
Decorations	Physique Jewel【1】 x3 Mighty Jewel【2】 x2 Furor Jewel【2】 x1
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 241 Fire Res: 7 Water Res: 1 Thunder Res: -2 Ice Res: -3 Dragon Res: -19

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Critical Status	2	Offensive Guard	2
Guard	2	ー
Armor Skills
Agitator	3	Constitution	3
Evade Extender	3	Maximum Might	3
Weakness Exploit	3	Windproof	2
Intimidator	1	Resentment	1
Group / Set Skills
Ward of Wyveria		Second Wind I
Scorcher I		ー
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・MM3: +30% ・WEX3: +15%~25% ・AGI5: +7% ・Weapon: 20% Lowest-Highest: ・20%~82%		Attack \| Element ・OG2: +20 Raw (10%) ・AGI3: +7 Raw ・RSNT1: +5 Raw ・Weapon: 195 Raw Lowest-Highest: ・195~227 Raw

The skill summary above takes note of all the skills if you use the Artian Weapon.

Then build above features three important weapon skills that will dictate how you'd play the weapon. Offensive Guard ensures you are getting damage boosts after perfect guarding, while Guard is going to be your fall back. Critical Status is also added to provide a good critical multiplier since this build will have high affinity due to Maximum Might and Weakness Exploit.

It also makes use of the synergy between Maximum Might and Second Wind, which adds another stamina bar that the Hunter will use instead of the original one. Maximum Might only checks the original stamina bar, so you will have almost 100% uptime as long as you don't eat stamina too much. Essentially, you should not because you will have to perfect guard all attacks for this build.

Evade Extender and Constitution are here to provide comfort, with Resentment providing buffs whenever you get chip damage when guarding attacks.

Best Secondary Weapons

Weapon & Type	Explanation
Any Other Artian Weapon Except Dual Blades or Bow	•　This build is very flexible in terms of providing essential armor skills for any other Artian Weapon. •　Just make sure you're slotting in the correct Weapon Skills in your Artian weapon. •　The only real exception is probably Dual Blades or Bow, mostly because they will also rely on Stamina Surge.

High Rank Build (HR9 - HR20)

Burst WEX Lance Build

Best Weapon

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Quematrice Lanza III	5	391 (170)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	②①ー	150	5%
Skills	Guard Lv. 2

Weapon Decorations	Guardian Jewel II【2】 x1 Guardian Jewel【1】 x1

For the starter High Rank Lance build, we went with the Quematrice Lanza III weapon to provide Guard Lv. 2 while providing enough slots to gem in a Guardian Jewel II and a Guardian Jewel I to get the max level of Offensive Guard!

Weapon	Rarity	ATK	DEF
Windpierce Lance II	5	391 (170)	0
	Slots	Element	Affinity
	②①ー	190	0%
Skills	Guard Lv. 2 Airborne Lv. 1

Windpierce Lance II is a grat alternative to the Quematrice Lanza III for when the monster has greater resistance to the Fire element. It has the same Guard level of 2, and the same slot are Quematrice Lanza so you can easily gem in the same Guardian Jewel II and Guardian Jewel I to reach the three levels of Offensive Guard.

Lance Armor Loadout

Armor	Slots	Skills
Bulaqchi Specs α	ーーー	Entomologist Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Nerscylla Mail α	ーーー	Ambush Lv. 1 Weakness Exploit Lv. 1
Talioth Vambraces α	ーーー	Leap of Faith Lv. 1 Burst Lv. 1
Gypceros Coil α	ーー	Stamina Surge Lv. 1 Resentment Lv. 1
Conga Greaves β	ーー	Burst Lv. 1
Charm	Chainblade Charm I
Decorations List	Armor Decorations: Jumping Jewel【2】 x1 Physique Jewel【1】 x1
DEF and RES Totals	Defense: 175 Fire Res: -9 Water Res: 5 Thunder Res: 2 Ice Res: -5 Dragon Res: 11

Skill Summary

Weapon Skills
Offensive Guard	3	Guard	2
Armor Skills
Burst	2	Weakness Exploit	2
Ambush	1	Constitution	1
Entomologist	1	Evade Extender	1
Flayer	1	Leap of Faith	1
Resentment	1	Stamina Surge	1
Skill Buffs Breakdown
Affinity ・WEX2: +10%~15%* ・Weapon: 5% Lowest-Highest: ・5%~20%		Attack \| Element ・OG3: +26 Raw (15%) ・AMB1: +9 Raw (15%) ・BST2: +5~10 Raw ・RSNT1: +5 Raw ・Weapon: 170 Raw Lowest-Highest: ・175~220 Raw

This build focuses on adding the two essential skills for the Lance: Offensive Guard and Guard. Guard is the innate skill of the weapons suggested here, with Offensive Guard being gemmed in. It can be quite painful to get the Offensive Guard decorations, but the build is completely viable even without it due to Burst.

With that in mind, we did go with the trifecta combo of Burst, Weakness Exploit, and Flayer which makes sure you are doing as much damage as possible when there are wounds present. An additional Resentment is also added for more damage.

For comfort skills, we mainly went with Evade Extender for lengthier dashes. a level of Constitution for less stamina depletion when guarding attacks or dashing, and Stamina Surge for better stamina recovery. This rounds up the build to have a good balance of damage and survivability.

Best Secondary Weapons

Weapon & Type	Explanation
Tankmage I (Heavy Bowgun)	•　A good spread Heavy Bowgun that has innate Guard 2, like our Lance. •　Takes advantage of all the skills in the armor pieces of this build. •　Add Bandolier I and II decorations to maximize Tetrad Shots.

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Anonymous about 1 month

Why is there no alternative talisman on the brand new build? Not everyone has it.

J-c Glaciusane 3 months

I just see the recommendation to swap the jewel. Didn't open my eye sorry.

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