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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 longsword! 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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Want to create your own builds that suits your unique play style? Check out our best skills page for the Charge Blade to make your set building session easier!
Best Skills for Charge Blades
Weapon | Decorations | |
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Expert Jewel+ 4 x2 | |
Armor | Decorations | |
Head | Dragonhead Beta + | Charger/Protection Jewel 4 x3 |
Armor | Dragonhide Beta + | Critical/Maintenance Jewel 4 x3 |
Vambraces | Escadora Armguards Alpha + |
Magazine Jewel 2
x1 Expert Jewel 1 x1 |
Waist | Dragonbarbs Beta + |
Evasion Jewel+ 4
x1 Tenderizer/Protection Jewel 4 x2 |
Legs | Dragonfeet Beta + |
Challenger Jewel+ 4
x1 Attack Jewel+ 4 x2 |
Charm | Challenger Charm V | None |
Skills | |
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Critical Eye 7 | Agitator 7 |
Attack Boost 7 | Divine Blessing 5 |
Evade Window 4 | Stun Resistance 3 |
Critical Boost 3 | Weakness Exploit 3 |
Focus 3 | Power Prolonger 3 |
Tool Specialist 3 | Capacity Boost 1 |
Fatalis Legend 4 |
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A full Fatalis build using 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 jewel to add some more Tool Specialist to improve its survivability. |
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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 | |
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Guardian/Attack Jewel 4
x1 Guardian Jewel 2 x1 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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A standard offensive Impact Phial build featuring the Lightbreak Charge Blade. The Artillery Skll increases the Impact Phial's damage for more damage! |
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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 | |
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Magazine Jewel 2
x1 Guardian Jewel 2 x1 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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With the Charge Blade's ZSD, it is easy to proc ailments against monsters. Poison in particular, is extremely effective against MR monsters and their high HP pool. This build aims to inflict poison to shave the majority of 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 | |
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Guardian/Expert Jewel 4
x1 --- |
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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 | ||
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Teostra Essence | Element Increase VI | |
Element Increase V x2 | Sharpness Increase V |
Skills | |
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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 |
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An Elemental CB Build. The Safi Blade has been augmented with a Teostra Essence to utilize the permanent sharpness uptime to prevent damage loss. |
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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 | |
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Guardian/Attack Jewel 4
x1 --- |
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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 | ||
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Teostra Essence | Attack Increase VI | Attack Increase V x3 |
Skills | |
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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 |
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A Life-Drain build that has high damage via Attack Augments for the Safi weapon. While it lacks affinity skills to get a 100% critical strikes, the raw damage it provides more than makes up for it. |
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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 | |
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Frost Jewel 1
x1 --- |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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Guard 5 | Divine Blessing 3 |
Focus 3 | Health Boost 3 |
Weakness Exploit 3 | Artillery 3 |
Stun Resistance 3 | Capacity Boost 1 |
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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 | |
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Sharp Jewel 2
x1 --- |
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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 | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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Attack Jewel 1
x2 --- |
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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 | |
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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 |
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An Artillery build setup for the Charge Blade and its Impact Phial. We utilzed 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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Best Endgame Builds and Weapon Progression Builds
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Best Charge Blade Builds for Iceborne 2020-2021
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