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Want to learn about the best Charge Blade Builds for Monster Hunter World (MHW) Iceborne? Look no further than our best endgame builds for Charge Blade! This build is made on Iceborne's last patch and is a build that is centered around Iceborne's Meta Endgame builds.
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| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
True Fatalis Charger
|
Ironwall Jewel+ 4
x1 Critical/Protection Jewel 4 x1 Expert Jewel 1 x1 |
|
| Armor | Decorations | |
| Head | Dragonhead Beta + |
Critical/Protection Jewel 4
x2 Artillery Jewel+ 4 x1 |
| Armor | Dragonhide Beta + | Guardian/Attack Jewel 4 x3 |
| Vambraces | Brachydium Braces Alpha + |
Magazine Jewel 2
x1 Charger Jewel 2 x1 |
| Waist | Dragonbarbs Alpha + |
Charger/Protection Jewel 4
x1 x1 Attack Jewel 1 x1 |
| Legs | Dragonfeet Beta + |
Charger/Protection Jewel 4
x1 Expert Jewel+ 4 x1 Ironwall/Expert Jewel 4 x1 |
| Charm | Challenger Charm V | None |
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Critical Eye 7 | Agitator 7 |
| Attack Boost 4 | Divine Blessing 5 |
| Evade Window 2 | Stun Resistance 3 |
| Critical Boost 3 | Weakness Exploit 3 |
| Focus 3 | Artillery 5 |
| Guard 3 | Capacity Boost 1 |
| Offensive Guard 3 | Fatalis Legend 4 |
 |
A full Fatalis build used for the Chargeblade, It makes use of all the meta offensive skills to improve its damage while also providing Focus for faster charging. You can reduce the amount of attack jewels to add some more Tool Specialist to improve its survivability. |
|---|
| Brachy Charge Blade Build | Poison Charge Blade Build | Elemental Charge Blade Build |
| High-Damage Charge Blade Build | High-Damage Ice Build |
| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
Lightbreak Charge Blade
|
Guardian/Attack Jewel 4
x1 Guardian Jewel 2 x1 |
|
| Armor | Decorations | |
| Head | Brachydium Helm Beta + |
Guardian/Attack Jewel 4
x1
Charger/Vitality Jewel 4 x1 1 Free Slot |
| Armor | Brachydium Mail Beta + |
Enhancer/Vitality Jewel 4
x1
Enhancer Jewel 2 x1 Artillery Jewel 1 x1 |
| Vambraces | Brachydios Braces Alpha + |
Magazine Jewel 2
x1
Shield Jewel 2 x1 |
| Waist | Brachydium Faulds Beta + |
Brace/Vitality Jewel 4
x1
Artillery Jewel 1 x1 |
| Legs | Stygian Greaves Beta + |
Enhancer/Evasion Jewel 4
x1
Ironwall Jewel 1 x1 |
| Charm | Attack Charm V | None |
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Attack Boost 7 | Agitator 7 |
| Artillery 5 | Focus 3 |
| Health Boost 3 | Power Prolonger 3 |
| Offensive Guard 3 | Flinch Free 1 |
| Capacity Boost 1 | Guard 1 |
| Weakness Exploit 1 | Evade Window 1 |
| Guard Up 1 | Brachydios Will 4 |
|
A standard offensive Impact Phial build featuring the Lightbreak Charge Blade. The Artillery Skll increases the Impact Phial's damage for more damage! |
|---|
| Brachy Charge Blade Build | Poison Charge Blade Build | Elemental Charge Blade Build |
| High-Damage Charge Blade Build | High-Damage Ice Build |
| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
Luna Eostre
|
Magazine Jewel 2
x1 Guardian Jewel 2 x1 |
|
| Armor | Decorations | |
| Head | Zorah Headgear Alpha + |
Guardian Jewel 2
x1
Shield Jewel 2 x1 |
| Armor | Pride Mail Beta + |
Guardian/Handicraft Jewel 4
x1
Artillery Jewel 1 x2 |
| Vambraces | Rex Roar Braces Alpha + | Charger Jewel 2 x1 |
| Waist | Zorah Spine Alpha + | Charger Jewel 2 x2 |
| Legs | Zorah Spurs Alpha + |
Ironwall Jewel 1
x1
3 Free Slots |
| Charm | Attack Charm V | None |
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Health Boost 3 | Artillery 5 |
| Attack Boost 7 | Focus 3 |
| Offensive Guard 3 | Tremor Resistance 1 |
| Handicraft 2 | Earplugs 1 |
| Capacity Boost 1 | Guard 3 |
| Guard Up 1 | Flinch Free 1 |
| Zorah Magdaros Essence | |
|
With the Charge Blade's ZSD, it is easy to proc ailments against monsters. Poison is extremely effective against MR monsters and their high HP pool. This build aims to inflict poison to shave the majority of the monster's HP while still having damage via Artillery for the CBs Impact Phial. |
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| Brachy Charge Blade Build | Poison Charge Blade Build | Elemental Charge Blade Build |
| High-Damage Charge Blade Build | High-Damage Ice Build |
| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
Safi's Hellshield
|
Guardian/Expert Jewel 4
x1 --- |
|
| Armor | Decorations | |
| Head | Safi Crested Crown Beta + |
Charger/Vitality Jewel 4
x1
Blaze Jewel 1 x1 Vitality Jewel 1 x1 |
| Armor | Safi Crested Chest Beta + |
Charger/Vitality Jewel 4
x1
Guardian Jewel 2 x1 |
| Vambraces | Kaiser Vambraces Beta + |
Expert Jewel+ 4
x1
Magazine Jewel 2 x1 |
| Waist | Kaiser Coil Beta + |
Tenderizer Jewel 2
x1
Guardian Jewel 2 x1 Expert Jewel 1 x1 |
| Legs | Safi Crested Boots Beta + |
Tenderizer Jewel 2
x1
Charger Jewel 2 x1 Expert Jewel 1 x1 |
| Charm | Razor Sharp Charm | None |
| Awakened Ability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teostra Essence | Element Increase VI | |
| Element Increase V x2 | Sharpness Increase V | |
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Fire Attack 6 | Critical Eye 5 |
| Health Boost 3 | Focus 3 |
| Critical Boost 3 | Weakness Exploit 3 |
| Offensive Guard 3 | Blast Attack 2 |
| Heat Guard 1 | Blight Resistance 1 |
| Capacity Boost 1 | Evade Window 1 |
| Guard Up 1 | Teostra Essence |
| Safi'jiiva Seal | |
|
An Elemental CB Build. The Safi Blade has been augmented with a Teostra Essence to utilize the permanent sharpness uptime to prevent damage loss. |
|---|
| Brachy Charge Blade Build | Poison Charge Blade Build | Elemental Charge Blade Build |
| High-Damage Charge Blade Build | High-Damage Ice Build |
| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
|
Safi's Bindshield
|
Guardian/Attack Jewel 4
x1 --- |
|
| Armor | Decorations | |
| Head | Safi Crested Crown Beta + |
Guardian/Attack Jewel 4
x1
Attack Jewel 1 x1 Ironwall Jewel 1 x1 |
| Armor | Safi Crested Chest Beta + |
Guardian/Attack Jewel 4
x1
Magazine Jewel 2 x1 |
| Vambraces | Kaiser Vambraces Beta + |
Enhancer/Vitality Jewel 4
x1
Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 |
| Waist | Kaiser Coil Beta + |
Enhancer/Vitality Jewel 4
x1
Shield Jewel 2 x1 Ironwall Jewel 1 x1 |
| Legs | Safi Crested Boots Beta + |
Enhancer/Vitality Jewel 4
x1
Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 Ironwall Jewel 1 x1 |
| Charm | Master's Charm IV | None |
| Awakened Ability | ||
|---|---|---|
| Teostra Essence | Attack Increase VI | Attack Increase V x3 |
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Critical Eye 4 | Attack Boost 4 |
| Critical Boost 3 | Weakness Exploit 3 |
| Power Prolonger 3 | Guard 3 |
| Offensive Guard 3 | Health Boost 3 |
| Blast Attack 2 | Heat Guard 1 |
| Blight Resistance 1 | Capacity Boost 1 |
| Evade Window 1 | Guard Up 1 |
| Teostra Essence | Safi'jiiva Seal |
|
A Life-Drain build that has high damage via Attack Augments for the Safi weapon. While it lacks affinity skills to get 100% critical strikes, the raw damage it provides more than makes up for it. |
|---|
| Brachy Charge Blade Build | Poison Charge Blade Build | Elemental Charge Blade Build |
| High-Damage Charge Blade Build | High-Damage Ice Build |
| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
Kjarr Strongarm "Ice"
|
Frost Jewel 1
x1 --- |
|
| Armor | Decorations | |
| Head | Safi Crested Crown Beta + |
Resistor/Expert Jewel 4
x1
Expert Jewel 1 x2 |
| Armor | Safi Crested Chest Beta + |
Brace/Vitality Jewel 4
x1
Sharp Jewel 2 x1 |
| Vambraces | Safi Crested Vambraces Beta + |
Charger/Vitality Jewel 4
x1
Charger Jewel 2 x2 |
| Waist | Safi Crested Belt Beta + |
Expert Jewel+ 4
x1
Expert Jewel 1 x1 |
| Legs | Safi Crested Boots Beta + |
Ironwall/Expert Jewel 4
x1
Magazine Jewel 2 x1 Vitality Jewel 1 x1 |
| Charm | Frost Charm V | None |
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Critical Eye 7 | Ice Attack 6 |
| Health Boost 3 | Blight Resistance 3 |
| Critical Boost 3 | Focus 3 |
| Evade Window 3 | Flinch Free 1 |
| Capacity Boost 1 | Guard 1 |
| Protective Polish 1 | Safi'jiiva Seal 3 |
| Safi'jiiva Seal 5 | |
|
A full piece Safi Set with Ice elemental attacks. This set goes way beyond 100% even without Weakness Exploit so feel free to hack away! |
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| Early Iceborne Progression Build | Mid-Late Iceborne Build | MHW Related Links |
| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
Defender's Shield V
|
--- --- |
|
| Armor | Decorations | |
| Head | Guild Cross Circlet Beta | Steadfast Jewel 1 x3 |
| Armor | Damascus Mail Beta | Artillery Jewel 1 x3 |
| Vambraces | Kaiser Vambraces Alpha | Vitality Jewel 1 x1 |
| Waist | Damascus Coil Beta |
Ironwall Jewel 1
x2 Protection Jewel 1 x1 |
| Legs | Empress Greaves Beta |
Tenderizer Jewel 2
x1 Magazine Jewel 2 x1 |
| Charm | Ironside Charm III | None |
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Guard 5 | Divine Blessing 3 |
| Focus 3 | Health Boost 3 |
| Weakness Exploit 3 | Artillery 3 |
| Stun Resistance 3 | Capacity Boost 1 |
|
A defensive endgame build from MHWs base game for the charge blade. It also has Artillery to improve the impact phial's damage so you can take down MR rank monsters much faster, |
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| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
Wild Force I
|
Sharp Jewel 2
x1 --- |
|
| Armor | Decorations | |
| Head | Jagras Helm Alpha + | Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 |
| Armor | Banbaro Mail Alpha + | Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 |
| Vambraces | Banbaro Vambraces Alpha + | Tenderizer Jewel 2 x1 |
| Waist | High Metal Coil Alpha + |
Vitality Jewel 1
x1 Grinder Jewel 1 x1 |
| Legs | Alloy Greaves Alpha + | Shield Jewel 2 x1 |
| Charm | Artillery Charm III | None |
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Attack Boost 2 | Speed Eating 3 |
| Offensive Guard 2 | Health Boost 3 |
| Weakness Exploit 3 | Speed Sharpening 2 |
| Windproof 1 | Protective Polish 1 |
| Capacity Boost 1 | Defense Boost 2 |
| Guard Up 1 | |
|
Block those hits perfectly but make sure to polish your weapon first! A block-oriented build that makes use of QoL skills to make you last long into the fight. |
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| Weapon | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|
Chrome Fortress III
|
Attack Jewel 1
x2 --- |
|
| Armor | Decorations | |
| Head | Zorah Headgear Alpha + | Challenger Jewel 2 x2 |
| Armor | Zorah Hide Alpha + |
Handicraft Jewel 3
x1 Attack Jewel 1 x1 |
| Vambraces | Banbaro Vambraces Alpha + | Magazine Jewel 2 x1 |
| Waist | Zorah Spine Alpha + |
Handicraft Jewel 3
x1 Elementless Jewel 2 x1 |
| Legs | Uragaan Greaves Alpha + | Attack Jewel 1 x1 |
| Charm | Handicraft Charm III | None |
| Skills | |
|---|---|
| Artillery 5 | Tremor Resistance 3 |
| Health Boost 2 | Guard 2 |
| Offensive Guard 2 | Flinch Free 1 |
| Quick Sheath 1 | Handicraft 5 |
| Capacity Boost 1 | Agitator 2 |
| Non-elemental Boost 1 | Attack Boost 4 |
| Zorah Magdaros Essence | |
|
An Artillery build setup for the Charge Blade and its Impact Phial. We utilized the secret of the Magdaros set to raise the artillery skill to 5. Non-Elemental Boost was also mixed to further your weapon damage. Just don't add in some free elem skills or you'll ruin it! |
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| Weapon | |
|---|---|
|
Chrome Fortress III
[Atk] 972 | [Affinity] 0% |
・Easy to Build ・Damage can be increased by focusing on non-elemental enhancement. |
|
True Fatalis Charger
[Atk] 1224 | [Affinity] -20% |
・Highest Raw Charge Blade ・ Has two 4-slot decoration sockets. |
|
Luna Eostre
[Atk] 1044 | [Affinity] 10% |
・Has a base affinity of 10% ・Has two 2-slot decoration sockets. |
Black Lightning Eagle
[Atk] 864 | [Affinity] 10% |
・Long purple sharpness ・Damage can be increased by focusing on Thunder enhancement. |
| Skill | Explanation |
|---|---|
| Health Boost ( ★★★ ) |
・Increase your vitality and greatly increases your survival rate. Essential for beginners who get hit a lot. |
| Offensive Guard (★★★) |
・Increases your damage when you perfectly guard attacks. |
| Guard (★★★) |
・Increases your survivability when guarding attacks. |
| Capacity Boost (★★★) |
・Increases your maximum shield charge duration. |
| Focus (★★★) |
・Increases the fill rate of your phials. |
| Teostra's Technique (★★) |
・Reduces the sharpness depletion of your weapon. |
| Zorah Magdaros Essence (★★) |
・Adds the Artillery Secret, raising the level cap of Artillery skill cap to 5. |
| Artillery ( ★★ ) |
・Increases the damage of your phial attacks. |
| Attack Boost ( ★★ ) |
・Increases your base damage and adds 5% affinity when at level 4. |
| Weakness Exploit ( ★★ ) |
・Increases your weapon's damage to a monster's weak and wounded parts. |
| Critical Eye ( ★★ ) |
・Increases your the base affinity of your weapon. |
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|---|---|---|---|
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 Great Swords |
 Sword and Shield |
 Dual Blades |
 Hammer |
 Hunting Horn |
 Lance |
 Gunlance |
 Switch Axe |
 Charge Blade |
 Insect Glaive |
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| Ranged Weapons | |
|---|---|
 Bow |
 Light Bowgun |
 Heavy Bowgun |
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| Monster Counterbuilds | |
|---|---|
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Not sure if I'm missing something, but on the Elemental Charge Blade build the decos in the build don't match the skills that it's said you should have once it's all socketed.