Best Gunlance Builds for Iceborne 2023-2024

Want to learn about the best Gunlance Builds for Monster Hunter World (MHW) Iceborne? Look no further than our best endgame builds for Gunlance! This build is made on Iceborne's last patch and is a build that is centered around Iceborne's Meta Endgame builds.

Gunlance Endgame Meta Build

Normal-Shelling Fatalis Build

Weapon		Decorations
True Fatalis Gunlance		Artillery Jewel+ 4 x1 Jumping/Handicraft Jewel 4 x1
Armor		Decorations
Head	Dragonhead Beta +	Tenderizer/Maintenance Jewel 4 x1 Critical/Maintenance Jewel 4 x2
Armor	Dragonhide Beta +	Stonethrower/Expert Jewel 4 x3
Vambraces	Brachydium Braces Alpha +	Stonethrower Jewel 1 x2
Waist	Dragonbarbs Alpha +	Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 x1 Shaver Jewel 3 x1 Magazine Jewel 2 x1
Legs	Dragonfeet Beta +	Jumping/Evasion Jewel 4 x1 Brace/Evasion Jewel 4 x1 Critical/Evasion Jewel 4 x1
Charm	Challenger Charm V	None

Normal-Shelling Fatalis Build Skill List

Skills
Critical Eye 7	Agitator 7
Artillery 5	Evade Window 5
Slinger Capacity 5	Critical Boost 3
Stun Resistance 3	Weakness Exploit 3
Evade Extender 3	Tool Specialist 3
Handicraft 1	Capacity Boost 1
Clutch Claw Boost 1	Flinch Free 1
Fatalis Legend

	Normal Shelling has always been about the Gunlance Slam attack. With the high amount of base damage you get from the Fatalis lance and Agitator + Artillery, Slam the Gunlance and see all the damage burst appear!

Gunlance Meta Builds

Agitator Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build

Agitator Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build	Artillery Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build	Long-Shelling Hazak Build
Fatalis-Safi Build	Long-Shelling Safi Build	Normal-Shelling Safi Build

Weapon		Decorations
Lightbreak Gunlance		Expert Jewel+ 4 x1 Critical Jewel 2 x1
Armor		Decorations
Head	Brachydium Helm Beta +	Jumping/Expert Jewel 4 x1 Critical/Vitality Jewel 4 x1 Expert Jewel 1 x1
Armor	Brachydium Mail Beta +	Stonethrower/Expert Jewel 4 x1 Sharp Jewel 2 x1 Stonethrower Jewel 1 x1
Vambraces	Brachydium Braces Alpha +	Magazine Jewel 2 x1 Critical Jewel 2 x1
Waist	Brachydium Faulds Alpha +	Jumping Jewel 2 x1
Legs	Brachydium Greaves Beta +	Stonethrower/Expert Jewel 4 x1 Vitality Jewel 1 x2
Charm	Ironside Charm V	None

Agitator Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build Skill List

Skills
Agitator 7	Critical Eye 6
Artillery 5	Guard 5
Health Boost 3	Weakness Exploit 3
Critical Boost 3	Slinger Capacity 3
Evade Extender 2	Capacity Boost 1
Protective Polish 1

	The Wide shelling playstyle has always been about poke and fire. The high affinity and damage from Agitator, Critical Eye, and Artillery is enough to demolish your target's HP. And don't forget to use WSB for more shelling damage especially with the extra ammo from Slinger Capacity.

Artillery Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build

Agitator Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build	Artillery Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build	Long-Shelling Hazak Build
Fatalis-Safi Build	Long-Shelling Safi Build	Normal-Shelling Safi Build

Weapon		Decorations
Lightbreak Gunlance		Charger/Vitality Jewel 4 x1 Evasion Jewel 2 x1
Armor		Decorations
Head	Zorah Headgear Beta +	Charger/Vitality Jewel 4 x1 Magazine Jewel 2 x1 Artillery Jewel 1 x1
Armor	Zorah Hide Alpha +	Sharp Jewel 2 x1 Artillery Jewel 1 x1
Vambraces	Silver Solbraces Beta +	Charger/Vitality Jewel 4 x1 Shield Jewel 2 x1
Waist	Zorah Spine Beta +	Jumping/Evasion Jewel 4 x1 Jumping Jewel 2 x1
Legs	Silver Solgreaves Beta +	Jumping/Evasion Jewel 4 x1 Evasion Jewel 2 x1 Artillery Jewel 1 x1
Charm	Ironside Charm V	None

Artillery Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build Skill List

Skills
Artillery 5	Slinger Capacity 5
Guard 5	Evade Window 4
Health Boost 3	Focus 3
Evade Extender 3	Tremor Resistance 3
Flinch Free 1	Capacity Boost 1
Guard Up 1	Protective Polish 1
Silver Rathalos Essence 2	Zorah Magdaros Essence 3

	A pure shelling build utilizing the Stonethrower skill and the Artillery Secret. This build focuses on using shelling instead of normal attacks. Point that lance and fire away!

Long-Shelling Hazak Build

Agitator Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build	Artillery Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build	Long-Shelling Hazak Build
Fatalis-Safi Build	Long-Shelling Safi Build	Normal-Shelling Safi Build

Weapon		Decorations
Deathlance Vaal Spysa		Magazine Jewel 2 x1 Shield Jewel 2 x1
Armor		Decorations
Head	Zorah Headgear Beta +	Charger/Vitality Jewel 4 x1 Charger Jewel 2 x1 Vitality Jewel 1 x1
Armor	Zorah Hide Alpha +	Charger Jewel 2 x1 Vitality Jewel 1 x1
Vambraces	Silver Solbraces Beta +	Artillery Jewel+ 4 x1 Jumping Jewel 2 x1
Waist	Zorah Spine Beta +	Ironwall Jewel+ 4 x1 Jumping Jewel 2 x1
Legs	Silver Solgreaves Beta +	Ironwall Jewel+ 4 x1 Artillery Jewel 1 x1 Ironwall Jewel 1 x1
Charm	Razor Sharp Charm	None

Long-Shelling Hazak Build Skill List

Skills
Artillery 5	Slinger Capacity 5
Guard 5	Tremor Resistance 3
Health Boost 3	Focus 3
Evade Extender 2	Flinch Free 1
Capacity Boost 1	Guard Up 1
Silver Rathalos Essence	Zorah Magdaros Essence

	Long Shelling tends to be on the slower combo type but it's damage against units with Wyvern Stakes are astronomical. Latch that Wyvern Stake with numerous amounts of Ammo then fire those charged shots for high DPS!

Endgame Fatalis Armor Build with Safi'jiiva Gunlance

Agitator Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build	Artillery Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build	Long-Shelling Hazak Build
Fatalis-Safi Build	Long-Shelling Safi Build	Normal-Shelling Safi Build

Weapon		Decorations
Safi's Shatterbuster		Artillery Jewel+ 4 x2 ---
Armor		Decorations
Head	Dragonhead Alpha +	Artillery Jewel 1 x1 Magazine Jewel 2 x1 Shield Jewel 2 x1
Armor	Dragonhide Beta +	Stonethrower/Evasion Jewel 4 x3
Vambraces	Dragonclaws Beta +	Charger/Maintenance Jewel 4 x3
Waist	Tentacle Coil Gamma +	Brace/Maintenance Jewel 4 x1 x1
Legs	Dragonfeet Beta +	Ironwall Jewel+ 4 x1 Stonethrower/Physique Jewel 4 x2
Charm	Earplugs Charm V	None

Fatalis Build Skill List

Skills
Earplugs 5	Artillery 5
Evade Window 5	Guard 5
Slinger Capacity 5	Tool Specialist 5
Stun Resistance 3	Focus 3
Evade Extender 3	Recovery Speed 2
Weakness Exploit 2	Constitution 2
Capacity Boost 1	Flinch Free 1
Guard Up 1	Fatalis Legend 4

	A max evade extender build for Gunlances. It comes with several tanking skills, damaging skills, and similar to our midgame build, it also comes with slinger capacity for increased Wyvern Stake duration.

Long-Shelling Safi Build

Agitator Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build	Artillery Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build	Long-Shelling Hazak Build
Fatalis-Safi Build	Long-Shelling Safi Build	Normal-Shelling Safi Build

Weapon		Decorations
Safi's Shatterbuster		Charger/Vitality Jewel 4 x1 Charger/Vitality Jewel 4 x1
Armor		Decorations
Head	Zorah Headgear Beta +	Charger/Vitality Jewel 4 x1 Magazine Jewel 2 x1 Artillery Jewel 1 x1
Armor	Zorah Hide Alpha +	Shield Jewel 2 x1 Ironwall Jewel 1 x1
Vambraces	Silver Solbraces Beta +	Artillery Jewel+ 4 x1 Jumping Jewel 2 x1
Waist	Safi Crested Belt Beta +	Ironwall Jewel+ 4 x1 Ironwall Jewel 1 x1
Legs	Silver Solgreaves Beta +	Jumping/Evasion Jewel 4 x1 Jumping Jewel 2 x1 Ironwall Jewel 1 x1
Charm	Razor Sharp Charm	None

Awakened Ability
Zorah Magdaros Essence	Long Shelling II
Slot Upgrade VI	Sharpness Increase V x2

Long-Shelling Safi Build Skill List

Skills
Artillery 5	Slinger Capacity 5
Guard 5	Evade Window 3
Health Boost 3	Focus 3
Evade Extender 3	Tremor Resistance 2
Flinch Free 1	Capacity Boost 1
Guard Up 1	Razor Sharp/Spare Shot 1
Silver Rathalos Essence	Zorah Magdaros Essence

	When it comes to long-shelling, Wyvern Stakes are always the way to go and when you focus on using Wyvern Stake Blasts, you should always add Stone Thrower. Attach the stake and fire away with our long-shelling Safi build!

Normal-Shelling Safi Build

Agitator Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build	Artillery Wide-Shelling Brachydios Build	Long-Shelling Hazak Build
Fatalis-Safi Build	Long-Shelling Safi Build	Normal-Shelling Safi Build

Weapon		Decorations
Safi's Shatterbuster		Jumping/Handicraft Jewel 4 x1 Jumping/Handicraft Jewel 4 x1
Armor		Decorations
Head	Zorah Headgear Beta +	Artillery Jewel+ 4 x1 Magazine Jewel 2 x1 Artillery Jewel 1 x1
Armor	Zorah Hide Alpha +	Earplug Jewel 3 x1 Ironwall Jewel 1 x1
Vambraces	Silver Solbraces Beta +	Ironwall Jewel+ 4 x1 Jumping Jewel 2 x1
Waist	Beo Coil Beta +	Earplug/Vitality Jewel 4 x1 Ironwall Jewel 1 x1
Legs	Silver Solgreaves Beta +	Earplugs Jewel+ 4 x1 Shield Jewel 2 x1 Ironwall Jewel 1 x1
Charm	Razor Sharp Charm	None

Awakened Ability
Zorah Magdaros Essence	Normal Shelling II
Slot Upgrade VI	Sharpness Increase V x2

Normal-Shelling Safi Build Skill List

Skills
Artillery 5	Slinger Capacity 5
Guard 5	Earplugs 5
Health Boost 3	Evade Extender 3
Handicraft 2	Tremor Resistance 2
Flinch Free 1	Capacity Boost 1
Guard Up 1	Razor Sharp/Spare Shot 1
Silver Rathalos Essence	Zorah Magdaros Essence

	Another Normal Shelling featuring the Safi Gunlance to still get the Artillery Secret from Zorah Magdaros. It makes use of the Safi weapon's ability to add one armor set essence to equip the Beo Coil for an easy health boost 3 setup. A more defensive build but definitely not lacking in damage.

Gunlance Progression Build

Early Iceborne Progression Build

Mid-Late Iceborne Build

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Starter Iceborne Build

Weapon		Decorations
Defender Gunlance V		--- ---
Armor		Decorations
Head	Guild Cross Circlet Beta	Vitality Jewel 1 x2 Steadfast Jewel 1 x1
Armor	Empress Mail Alpha	Ironwall Jewel 1 x2
Vambraces	Xeno'jiiva Claws Beta	Magazine Jewel 2 x1
Waist	Empress Coil Beta	Shield Jewel 2 x1 Ironwall Jewel 1 x1
Legs	Death Stench Heels	Ironwall Jewel 1 x2
Charm	Artillery Charm III	None

Starter Iceborne Skill List

Skills
Health Boost 3	Divine Blessing 1
Stun Resistance 1	Capacity Boost 1
Guard 5	Guard Up 1
Artillery 3	Handicraft 2
Flinch Free 1

	A fullblown normal shelling setup from the base game. It comes with all the necessary defensive skills for tanking as well as the artillery skill to suplement the gunlance's shelling damage.

Early Iceborne Progression Build

Weapon		Decorations
Mammoth Gunlance I		Elementless Jewel 2 x1 Shield Jewel 2 x1
Armor		Decorations
Head	Kulu Helm Alpha +	Vitality Jewel 1 x1
Armor	Banbaro Mail Alpha +	Sharp Jewel 2 x1
Vambraces	Banbaro Vambraces Alpha +	Ironwall Jewel 1 x1
Waist	High Metal Coil Alpha +	Ironwall Jewel 1 x2
Legs	Alloy Greaves Alpha +	Challenger Jewel 2 x1
Charm	Artillery Charm III	None

Early Iceborne Skill List

Skills
Slinger Capacity 2	Critical Boost 1
Offensive Guard 2	Speed Eating 1
Health Boost 3	Capacity Boost 1
Defense Boost 2	Speed Sharpening 2
Windproof 1	Artillery 3
Guard Up 1	Non-elemental Boost 1
Protective Polish 1	Agitator 1
Guard 3

	A starter gunlance setup from early monsters in Iceborne. Similar to the first build but we added in some health jewels and an elementless jewel to further increase it's raw damage. Make sure to sharpen before the a fight to maximize the protective polish skill!

Mid-Late Iceborne Progression Build

Weapon		Decorations
Deathlance Vaal Spysa		Magazine Jewel 2 x1 Shield Jewel 2 x1
Armor		Decorations
Head	Pride Helm Alpha +	Vitality Jewel 1 x1 Charger Jewel 2 x1
Armor	Damascus Mail Beta +	Brace Jewel 3 x1 Ironwall Jewel 1 x1 Artillery Jewel 1 x1
Vambraces	Lumu Vambraces Alpha +	Ironwall Jewel 1 x2
Waist	Beo Coil Alpha +	Stonethrower Jewel 1 x1
Legs	Damascus Greaves Alpha +	Stonethrower Jewel 1 x2
Charm	Earplugs Charm III	None

Mid-Late Iceborne Progression Build Skill List

Skills
Artillery 3	Focus 3
Health Boost 3	Guard 5
Earplugs 5	Flinch Free 1
Guard Up 1	Slinger Capacity 3
Capacity Boost 1

	Charge and fire! A long shelling non-elemental build for a mid-game gunlance setup. Stonethrower is mixed in to increase WSBs duration by increasing the amount of slinger inserted into the gunlance.

Best Gunlance Weapons and Skills

Best Weapons for Gunlance

Weapon	Explanation
True Fatalis Gunlance [Atk] 897 | [Normal] Lv7	・Highest attack damage among Gunlance weapons ・Has a high sharpness
Chariot Gun [Atk] 621 | [Long] Lv6	・Shelling type is Long Lv6 ・One of the best looking Gunlance
Deathlance Vaal Spysa [Atk] 575 | [Long] Lv6	・Shelling type is Long Lv6 ・Has two 2-slots
Lightbreak Gunlance [Atk] 690 | [Wide] Lv7	・Best Wide Lv7 Gunlance available High attack damage and excellent slots

Best Skills for Gunlance

Skill	Explanation
Health Boost ( ★★★ )	Increases maximum health to increase your survival rate A must have for beginners
Zorah Magdaros Essence ( ★★★ )	Raises the maximum level of the Artillery skill
Artillery ( ★★★ )	Improves explosive attacks of Gunlance shells
Capacity Boost ( ★★★ )	Increases shell capacity of Gunlance
Evade Extender ( ★★★ )	Increases the distance traveled when evading
Guard ( ★★★ )	Reduces knockbacks and stamina depletion when guarding
Slinger Capacity ( ★★ )	Increases the loading capacity for all slinger ammo.
Focus ( ★★ )	Increases gauge fill rate and reduces charge times
Evade Window ( ★★ )	Increases invulnerability window when evading
Guard Up ( ★★ )	Allows you to guard unblockable attacks

Best Skills for Gunlances

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Melee Weapons
Long Swords	Great Swords	Sword and Shield	Dual Blades
Hammer	Hunting Horn	Lance	Gunlance
Switch Axe	Charge Blade	Insect Glaive

Ranged Weapons
Bow	Light Bowgun
Heavy Bowgun

Best Counter Builds

Monster Counterbuilds
Fatalis	Alatreon