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Best Weapon Builds
Karakuri Katana	Nodachi
Karakuri Staff	Claw Blade
Bow	Hand Cannon
Maul	Bladed Wagasa

Best Karakuri Katana Build

Celestial Ame-No-Ohabari

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Ame-no-ohabari	650	Slash	0%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Battle Spirit 10% ・Manifestation Release 40%
Req. Materials
・ Lump of Ore x10 ・ Celestial Dragon Scale x4 ・ Celestial Dragon Claw x2 ・ Celestial Dragon Essence x1

Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon	Skill
Edgestone Katana 2	None
Edgestone Katana 4	None
Blade of Nature's Splendor 3	None
Hunter Blade: Silken Shade	Duel Master 10%
Summit Storm Blade	None
Phoenix Blade: Flash Shift	Stock Slash 10%
Silica Katana	None
Agate Katana 2	Desperation 15%
Wrack Blade: Rashomon	None
Itsu-no-ohabari	Manifestation Release 24%
Void Blade: Great Argus 2	None
Tempest Blade: Shinatsuhiko	None
Final Weapon Output
Ame-no-ohabari	Battle Spirit 10% Manifestation Release 64% Switch Blade Boost: Fury 12% Desperation 15% Stock Slash 10% Duel Master 10%

Armor	Skills
Garuda Hat	Fatigue Recovery 10% Solar Protection 5% Deaf Ears (Pure Kemono-Path)
Garuda Uwagi	Blaze Resilience 26% Self Control 15% Desperation 7% (Kemono-Path)
Garuda Gauntlets	Strong Arm: Spirit 5% Critical Draw 5% Desperation 7%
Draconic Body Armor	Rude Health 12% Battle Spirit 10%
Dawn Guard Sune-Ate	Tangle Resilience 26% Eagle Eye 2% Sprint Master (Pure Kemono-Path)

Skills
Battle Spirit 20% \| Manifestation Release 64% Switch Blade Boost: Fury 12% \| Desperation 29% Stock Slash 10% \| Duel Master 10% Fatigue Recovery 10% \| Solar Protection 5% Blaze Resilience 26% \| Self Control 15% Strong Arm: Spirit 5% \| Critical Draw 5% Rude Health 12% \| Tangle Resilience 26% Eagle Eye 2% \| Sprint Master Deaf Ears
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Manifestation Release ・Savage ・Health Boost

Build Merits	The apex build for the Karakuri Katana bolsters with a lot of huge damage boosts at the expense of utility and survivability. The most important skill in this build is Manifestation Release which adds a huge percentage of damage boost at the expense of faster weapon gauge depletion; this is a worthy trade as it boosts all Katana attacks by 64% or more. The Stock Slash skill mitigates the downside of Manifestation Release by 10%, allowing the unbound form to stay longer. Desperation greatly improves attacks at the expense of receiving more damage, a small percentage is a worthy trade but seasoned players can take this skill at higher percentages. The armor equipped will focus on adequate boosts on survivability and damage as well as combat utility. Deaf Ears and Sprint Master are the most important skills to get by upgrading the armor to a Pure Kemono-Path as it allows you to stay longer in combat. To finalize the build, we highly recommend equipping talismans that boost damage and existing skills in the build like Manifestation Release and Savage; while we recommend equipping talisman skills that boost survivability like Health Boost to mitigate the downside of the Desperation skill.

Build Merits

The apex build for the Karakuri Katana bolsters with a lot of huge damage boosts at the expense of utility and survivability.

The most important skill in this build is Manifestation Release which adds a huge percentage of damage boost at the expense of faster weapon gauge depletion; this is a worthy trade as it boosts all Katana attacks by 64% or more. The Stock Slash skill mitigates the downside of Manifestation Release by 10%, allowing the unbound form to stay longer. Desperation greatly improves attacks at the expense of receiving more damage, a small percentage is a worthy trade but seasoned players can take this skill at higher percentages.

The armor equipped will focus on adequate boosts on survivability and damage as well as combat utility. Deaf Ears and Sprint Master are the most important skills to get by upgrading the armor to a Pure Kemono-Path as it allows you to stay longer in combat.

To finalize the build, we highly recommend equipping talismans that boost damage and existing skills in the build like Manifestation Release and Savage; while we recommend equipping talisman skills that boost survivability like Health Boost to mitigate the downside of the Desperation skill.

Karakuri Katana Best Builds and Equipment

Best Nodachi Build

Fushitsu-mitama All-Rounder

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Fushitsu-mitama	1,105	Slash	0%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Iai Art 8% (Base Inherited Skill) ・Hawk Eye 10% ・Battle Swordsmanship: Attack 20%
Req. Materials
・ Lump of Ore x10 ・ Celestial Dragon Limb x4 ・ Celestial Dragon Tail x4 ・ Celestial Dragon Essence x1

Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon	Skill
Amber Nodachi	Hawk Eye 5%
Ice Crystal Torrent	Charge Boost: Fury 6%
Scarlet Doom Nodachi 2	One Stroke: Fury 18%
Blaze Nodachi: Blessed Bird	Charge Boost: Fury 6%
Final Weapon Output
Fushitsu-mitama	・Iai Art 8% ・Hawk Eye 15% ・Battle Swordsmanship: Attack 20% ・Charge Boost: Fury 12% ・One Stroke: Fury 18%

Armor	Skills
Garuda Hat	・Fatigue Recovery 10% ・Deaf Ears (Pure Kemono-Path) ・Solar Protection 5% (Pure Kemono-Path)
Draconic Back Guard	・Rude Health 12% ・Hawk Eye 5% (Pure-Kemono Path) ・Ancient Tree Champion 15% (Pure Human-Path)
Wayward Brigand Tekko	・Tangle Recovery 33% ・One Stroke: Fury 17% (Kemono-Path)
Draconic Body Armor	・Rude Health 12% ・Battle Spirit 10% (Kemono-Path) ・Fusion Master (Pure Human-Path)
Wayward Brigand Boots	・Tangle Recovery 33% ・Grab Master 6% ・Resurrection (Pure Kemono-Path)

Skills
Iai Art 8% \| Hawk Eye 20% Charge Boost: Fury 12% \| One Stroke: Fury 35% Resurrection \| Fatigue Recovery 10% Deaf Ears \| Solar Protection 5% Rude Health 24% \| Tangle Recovery 66% Battle Spirit 10% \| Grab Master 6% Battle Swordsmanship: Attack 20%
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Hawk Eye ・Desperation ・Double Strike

Build Merits	This build prioritizes maximizing the Nodachi's raw damage output and providing players with a well-rounded set for dealing with Chapter 5's Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono. The Fushitsu-mitama is one of the best raw Nodachis in the game, featuring 1,105 base damage and solid skills like Hawk Eye, Battle Swordsmanship: Attack, and Iai Art. Following our recommended build path further increases the Nodachi's damage output with skills like Charge Boost: Fury and One Stroke: Fury. Mixing the Garuda, Wayward Brigand, and Draconic sets, and using their Kemono-Path modifications, provides the build with potent utility skills, like Deaf Ears, Resurrection, and Rude Health, while contributing to the Nodachi's damage output with Hawk Eye, One Stroke: Fury, and Battle Spirit. To round the build out, we recommend using Talismans with damage-boosting skills like Hawk Eye, Desperation, and Double Strike to increase your damage output with the Nodachi.

Build Merits

This build prioritizes maximizing the Nodachi's raw damage output and providing players with a well-rounded set for dealing with Chapter 5's Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono.

The Fushitsu-mitama is one of the best raw Nodachis in the game, featuring 1,105 base damage and solid skills like Hawk Eye, Battle Swordsmanship: Attack, and Iai Art. Following our recommended build path further increases the Nodachi's damage output with skills like Charge Boost: Fury and One Stroke: Fury.

Mixing the Garuda, Wayward Brigand, and Draconic sets, and using their Kemono-Path modifications, provides the build with potent utility skills, like Deaf Ears, Resurrection, and Rude Health, while contributing to the Nodachi's damage output with Hawk Eye, One Stroke: Fury, and Battle Spirit.

To round the build out, we recommend using Talismans with damage-boosting skills like Hawk Eye, Desperation, and Double Strike to increase your damage output with the Nodachi.

Nodachi Best Builds and Equipment

Best Karakuri Staff Build

Mountain Felling Staff: Nigi-hayahi 2

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Void Karakuri Staff: Nigi-Hayahi 2	760	Slash	0%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Slight of Hand: Fury 10% ・Mountain Felling Blade 40%
Req. Materials
・ Giant Kemono Essential Oil x10 ・ Amaterasu Bast x4 ・ Diabolic Amaterasu Pinion x2 ・ Large Piece of Ore x5

Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon	Skill
Amber Karakuri Staff	One Stroke: Fury 18%
Azuma Karakuri Staff 2	Destruction Art 15%
Firebird Karakuri Staff: Ususama	Mountain Felling Giant Blade 15%
Nozuchi-no-kami	Mountain Felling Giant Blade 15%
Final Weapon Output
Void Karakuri Staff: Nigi-Hayahi 2	Mountain Felling Giant Blade 70% Slight of Hand: Fury 10% Fog Fall 6% One Stroke: Fury 18% Destruction Art 15%

Armor	Skills
Garuda Hat	Fatigue Recovery 10% Deaf Ears Solar Protection 5% (Pure Kemono-Path)
White Fang Brocaded Armor	Drawn Weapon Boost: Fury 5% Provocation 33% (Kemono-Path)
Wayward Brigand Tekko	Tangle Recovery 33% One Stroke: Fury 17% (Kemono-Path)
Dawn Guard Haidate	Health Boost +5 Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +2 Slight of Hand: Fury 10% (Kemono-Path)
Wayward Brigand Boots	Tangle Recovery 33% Grab Master 6% Resurrection (Kemono-Path)

Skills
Mountain Felling Giant Blade 70% \| Slight of Hand: Fury 20% Fog Fall 6% \| One Stroke: Fury 35% Destruction Art 15% \| Fatigue Recovery 10% Solar Protection 5% \| Drawn Weapon Boost: Fury 5% Provocation 33% \| Tangle Recovery 66% Health Boost +5 \| Karakuri Coordination: Remedy +2 Grab Master 6% \| Deaf Ears Resurrection
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Kaleidoscope ・One Stroke: Fury ・Destruction Art ・Karakuri Coordination: Remedy ・Defense Boost ・Health Boost

Build Merits	This build provides players with a weapon that can yield high damage outputs and an armor set with high defense and skills that provide damage boost and survivability skills which are perfect against Deeply Volatile Kemono. The weapon build focuses on the Mountain Felling Giant Blade skill which boosts the attack of the juggernaut blade, the strongest weapon mutation of the Karakuri Staff; stacking two inherited skills of this on top of the 40% inherent skill of the Void Karakuri Staff: Nigi-Hayahi 2 totals to 70% damage boost to the juggernaut blade. Skills like Destruction Art and One Stroke: Fury synergizes well with each other for this build as the high damage output from the juggernaut blade can easily break parts and gain the damage boost from One Stroke: Fury. Our recommended armor set provides high defense points with elemental resistances to most elements as well as skills that provide damage boosts and combat utility. The most important skills to get from this armor set are Deaf Ears, One Stroke: Fury, and Resurrection, these skills allow players to stay in the fight uninterrupted and deal chunks of damage that synergize with the weapon build. To round up the build we recommend talisman skills that boost damage and defense as well as Kaleidoscope which prolongs the mutation timer before it resets, allowing players to set up Karakuri for their juggernaut combo.

Build Merits

This build provides players with a weapon that can yield high damage outputs and an armor set with high defense and skills that provide damage boost and survivability skills which are perfect against Deeply Volatile Kemono.

The weapon build focuses on the Mountain Felling Giant Blade skill which boosts the attack of the juggernaut blade, the strongest weapon mutation of the Karakuri Staff; stacking two inherited skills of this on top of the 40% inherent skill of the Void Karakuri Staff: Nigi-Hayahi 2 totals to 70% damage boost to the juggernaut blade. Skills like Destruction Art and One Stroke: Fury synergizes well with each other for this build as the high damage output from the juggernaut blade can easily break parts and gain the damage boost from One Stroke: Fury.

Our recommended armor set provides high defense points with elemental resistances to most elements as well as skills that provide damage boosts and combat utility. The most important skills to get from this armor set are Deaf Ears, One Stroke: Fury, and Resurrection, these skills allow players to stay in the fight uninterrupted and deal chunks of damage that synergize with the weapon build.

To round up the build we recommend talisman skills that boost damage and defense as well as Kaleidoscope which prolongs the mutation timer before it resets, allowing players to set up Karakuri for their juggernaut combo.

Karakuri Staff Best Builds and Equipment

Best Claw Blade Build

High Damage Minakatatomi

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Minakatatomi	390	Slash	0%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Soaring Bird Tutelage 15% ・Hawk Eye 10%
Req. Materials
・ Lump of Ore x10 ・ Celestial Dragon Limb x4 ・ Celestial Dragon Tail x4 ・ Celestial Dragon Essence x1

Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon	Skill
Wrack Claw: Rhododendron 2	Tiger's Den 5%
Nobusuma Claw	Hawk Eye 5%
Summer Camellia Claw 2	Aerial Strike: Fury 5%
Agate Claw 2	Desperation 15%
Final Weapon Output
Minakatatomi	Soaring Bird Tutelage 15% Hawk Eye 15% Turbulence: Fury 8% Desperation 15% Tiger's Den 5% Aerial Strike: Fury 5%

Armor	Skills
Garuda Hat	Fatigue Recovery 10% Deaf Ears Solar Protection 5% (Pure Kemono-Path)
Draconic Back Guard	Rude Health 12% Hawk Eye 5% (Pure Kemono-Path)
Garuda Gauntlets	Strong Arm Spirit 5% Critical Draw 5% Desperation 7%
Draconic Body Armor	Rude Health 12% Battle Spirit 10%
Great Juniper Sune-ate	Savage +3 Health Boost +5 (Kemono-Path)

Skills
Soaring Bird Tutelage 15% \| Hawk Eye 20% Turbulence Fury 8% \| Desperation 22% Tiger's Den 5% \| Aerial Strike: Fury 5% Fatigue Recovery 10% \| Solar Protection 5% Rude Health 24% \| Strong Arm: Spirit 5% Critical Draw 5% \| Battle Spirit 10% Savage +3 \| Health Boost +5 Deaf Ears
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Hawk Eye ・Tiger's Den ・Claw Master ・Health Boost

Build Merits	This apex Claw Blade build provides players with a perfect gear set against Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono. It has high damage boosts and adequate defense boosts that are well enough to avoid being one-shotted by Kemono attacks. Aerial Strike Fury and Soaring Bird Tutelage are skills that boost attack and defense while mid-air and help with survivability during mid-air combos. Tiger's Den will boost attacks to 5% while making it harder to recover from ailments, however, Rude Health from the Draconic armor pieces can mitigate these side effects. Desperation at 22% boosts attacks at said percentage but will also foil a player's defense by the same percentage. To lessen the side effects of the Desperation skill, we highly recommend staying airborne to apply the 15% defense from Soaring Bird Tutelage. Hawk Eye at 20% is one of the most important skills for a Claw Blade build as it boosts attack against Kemono weak spots, ultimately making each Kemono easier to bring down; provided that players can focus-target. While Battle Spirit will further boost a player's attack damage as a Kemono is enraged, making the hunt end faster. Although our recommended build path is long, it is preferred for the Minakatatomi to stack raw damage percentage instead of Fury and Critical skills that rely on chance, and Savage that only adds a 2 or 3 attack power. Skills received from the armor pieces provide survivability and skills that mitigate the side effects of Desperation and Tiger's Den. The most important skill to get from the armor set is Deaf Ears which allows players to stay in combat as the skill makes them immune to the effects of any Kemono roar. An additional skill received from the armor pieces is Solar Protection which gives players an attack and defense boost during daytime. To finalize the build, we recommend getting talisman skills that further boost the attack and defense skills already found in this build. Skills like Hawk Eye, Tiger's Den, and Claw Master will greatly boost aerial targeted attacks against a Kemono, while Health Boost will serve as a good survivability skill and one that can lessen the side effects of Desperation.

Build Merits

This apex Claw Blade build provides players with a perfect gear set against Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono. It has high damage boosts and adequate defense boosts that are well enough to avoid being one-shotted by Kemono attacks.

Aerial Strike Fury and Soaring Bird Tutelage are skills that boost attack and defense while mid-air and help with survivability during mid-air combos. Tiger's Den will boost attacks to 5% while making it harder to recover from ailments, however, Rude Health from the Draconic armor pieces can mitigate these side effects.

Desperation at 22% boosts attacks at said percentage but will also foil a player's defense by the same percentage. To lessen the side effects of the Desperation skill, we highly recommend staying airborne to apply the 15% defense from Soaring Bird Tutelage.

Hawk Eye at 20% is one of the most important skills for a Claw Blade build as it boosts attack against Kemono weak spots, ultimately making each Kemono easier to bring down; provided that players can focus-target. While Battle Spirit will further boost a player's attack damage as a Kemono is enraged, making the hunt end faster.

Although our recommended build path is long, it is preferred for the Minakatatomi to stack raw damage percentage instead of Fury and Critical skills that rely on chance, and Savage that only adds a 2 or 3 attack power.

Skills received from the armor pieces provide survivability and skills that mitigate the side effects of Desperation and Tiger's Den. The most important skill to get from the armor set is Deaf Ears which allows players to stay in combat as the skill makes them immune to the effects of any Kemono roar. An additional skill received from the armor pieces is Solar Protection which gives players an attack and defense boost during daytime.

To finalize the build, we recommend getting talisman skills that further boost the attack and defense skills already found in this build. Skills like Hawk Eye, Tiger's Den, and Claw Master will greatly boost aerial targeted attacks against a Kemono, while Health Boost will serve as a good survivability skill and one that can lessen the side effects of Desperation.

Claw Blade Best Builds and Equipment

Best Bow Build

Perfectly Balanced Tempest Bow: Skanda

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Tempest Bow: Skanda	455	Lunge	5%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Extreme Archery 20%
Req. Materials
・ Lump of Ore x6 ・ Golden Tempest Auric Claw x4 ・ Golden Tempest Celestial Robe x2 ・ Golden Tempest Auric Ruff x1

Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon	Skill
Edgestone Bow	None
Edgestone Bow 3	None
Bow of Nature's Splendor 2	None
Balmy Breeze Bow	None
Gleaming Corvid Bow	Critical Chain 12%
Parhelion Bow	None
Great Yata Bow	Broken Beast Screaming Arrow 5%
Moonlit Bow	None
Depluming Bow	Extreme Archery 10%
Sasanqua Bow	Nocking Marvel 40%
Night Call Bow	None
Final Weapon Output
Tempest Bow: Skanda	Extreme Archery 30% Fusion Reaper Broken Beast Screaming Arrow 10% Nocking Marvel 40% Critical Chain 12%

Armor	Skills
Garuda Hat	Fatigue Recovery 10% Deaf Ears Solar Protection 5% (Pure Kemono-Path)
Draconic Back Guard	Rude Health 12% Hawk Eye 5% (Pure Kemono-Path)
Garuda Gauntlets	Strong Arm: Spirit 5% Critical Draw 5% Desperation 7%
Wayward Brigand Loincloth	Core Boost 16% Freezing Recovery 33% Pummel Bolster 3% (Kemono-Path)
White Fang Brocaded Boots	Savage +3 Follow Through +3 (Human-Path)

Skills
Extreme Archery 30% \| Fusion Reaper Broken Beast Screaming Arrow 10% \| Nocking Marvel 40% Critical Chain 12% \| Fatigue Recovery 10% Deaf Ears \| Solar Protection 5% Rude Health 12% \| Hawk Eye 5% Desperation 7% \| Strong Arm: Spirit 5% Critical Draw 5% \| Pummel Bolster 3% Savage +3 \| Follow Through +3
Recommended Talisman Skills	Resurrection (Pious Cross: Rosary) Desperation (Attack Talisman: Cicada) Rude Health (Memento of Minato: Remorse)

Build Merits	This build provides players with a perfect gear set against Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono. Our build for the Tempest Bow: Skanda will focus on damage boost as well as stamina and utility boosts that prolong the volley shots from the Haya stance, making it possible to stick more arrows on a Kemono to set for an Otoya shot that ultimately leads to more damage. Note that players can also choose another build path, but we recommend this build as it is not too taxing on resources. Our recommended armor set also provides damage boosts from Desperation, Savage, Solar Protection, and Hawk Eye on top of high defense points and elemental resistances; it also provides stamina boosts that can help prolong the volley shots from Haya stance. To finalize the build we recommend three specific talismans that boost survivability and damage. Pious Cross: Rosary gives the Resurrection skill for a cost of 40 talisman points which leaves us with 10 points to work with. The Attack Talisman: Cicada and Memento of Minato: Remorse give Desperation and Rude Health respectively for 5 talisman points each; totaling 50 talisman points.

Build Merits

This build provides players with a perfect gear set against Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono.

Our build for the Tempest Bow: Skanda will focus on damage boost as well as stamina and utility boosts that prolong the volley shots from the Haya stance, making it possible to stick more arrows on a Kemono to set for an Otoya shot that ultimately leads to more damage. Note that players can also choose another build path, but we recommend this build as it is not too taxing on resources.

Our recommended armor set also provides damage boosts from Desperation, Savage, Solar Protection, and Hawk Eye on top of high defense points and elemental resistances; it also provides stamina boosts that can help prolong the volley shots from Haya stance.

To finalize the build we recommend three specific talismans that boost survivability and damage. Pious Cross: Rosary gives the Resurrection skill for a cost of 40 talisman points which leaves us with 10 points to work with. The Attack Talisman: Cicada and Memento of Minato: Remorse give Desperation and Rude Health respectively for 5 talisman points each; totaling 50 talisman points.

Bow Best Builds and Equipment

Best Cannon Build

Tempest Cannon All-Rounder

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Tempest Cannon: Ano Zenjо̄	930	Pummel	0%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Inversion Attack 5% (Base Inherited Skill) ・Speed Heat 15% ・High Spirits 30%
Req. Materials
・ Lump of Ore x6 ・ Golden Tempest Auric Claw x4 ・ Golden Tempest Celestial Robe x2 ・ Golden Tempest Auric Ruff x1

Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon	Skill
Nobusuma Cannon	Hawk Eye 5% (Pure Kemono-Path)
Frost Cannon: Blizzard's Battery	Thread Thrift 11%
Ichimoku-ren	Volley 10%
Hoard Cannon: Futen	Thread Thrift 11%
Final Weapon Output
Tempest Cannon: Ano Zenjо̄	・Speed Heat 15% ・High Spirits 30% ・Inversion Attack 5% ・Thread Thrift 22% ・Volley 10% ・Hawk Eye 5%

Armor	Skills
Garuda Hat	・Fatigue Recovery 10% ・Deaf Ears (Pure Kemono-Path) ・Solar Protection 5% (Pure Kemono-Path)
Draconic Back Guard	・Rude Health 12% ・Hawk Eye 5% (Pure-Kemono Path) ・Ancient Tree Champion 15% (Pure Human-Path)
Garuda Gauntlets	・Strong Arm: Spirit 5% ・Critical Draw 5% ・Desperation 7% (Pure Kemono-Path)
Draconic Body Armor	・Rude Health 12% ・Battle Spirit 10% (Kemono-Path) ・Fusion Master (Pure Human-Path)
Wayward Brigand Boots	・Tangle Recovery 33% ・Grab Master 6% ・Resurrection (Pure Kemono-Path)

Skills
Speed Heat 15% \| High Spirits 30% Inversion Attack 5% \| Thread Thrift 22% Volley 10% \| Hawk Eye 10% Fatigue Recovery 10% \| Deaf Ears Solar Protection 5% \| Rude Health 24% Strong Arm: Spirit 5% \| Critical Draw 5% Desperation 7% \| Battle Spirit 10% Tangle Recovery 33% \| Grab Master 6% Resurrection
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Volley ・Desperation ・Hawk Eye

Build Merits	This build provides players with a balance of speed, raw damage, and utility for the Cannon, making it an excellent gear set for taking on Chapter 5's Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono. The Tempest Cannon: Ano Zenjо̄ offers heavy raw damage and a solid base of Inversion Attack, Speed Heat, and High Spirits, which improve the Cannon's damage output and let it reach the heat threshold faster for empowered Ki Bases. In addition, our recommended upgrade path enhances the weapon's quality of life and damage output even further with Thread Thrift, Volley, and Hawk Eye. Mixing the Garuda, Draconic, and Wayward Brigand sets, and using their Kemono-Path modifications, provides the build with potent utility skills, like Deaf Ears, Resurrection, and Rude Health, while contributing to the Cannon's damage output with Hawk Eye, Desperation, and Battle Spirit. To round the build out, we recommend using Talismans with damage-boosting skills like Volley, Desperation, and Hawk Eye to increase your damage output with the Cannon even more.

Build Merits

This build provides players with a balance of speed, raw damage, and utility for the Cannon, making it an excellent gear set for taking on Chapter 5's Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono.

The Tempest Cannon: Ano Zenjо̄ offers heavy raw damage and a solid base of Inversion Attack, Speed Heat, and High Spirits, which improve the Cannon's damage output and let it reach the heat threshold faster for empowered Ki Bases. In addition, our recommended upgrade path enhances the weapon's quality of life and damage output even further with Thread Thrift, Volley, and Hawk Eye.

Mixing the Garuda, Draconic, and Wayward Brigand sets, and using their Kemono-Path modifications, provides the build with potent utility skills, like Deaf Ears, Resurrection, and Rude Health, while contributing to the Cannon's damage output with Hawk Eye, Desperation, and Battle Spirit.

To round the build out, we recommend using Talismans with damage-boosting skills like Volley, Desperation, and Hawk Eye to increase your damage output with the Cannon even more.

Cannon Best Builds and Equipment

Best Maul Build

Blue Oni All-Rounder

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Tempest Maul: Blue Oni	1,300	Pummel	0%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Slight of Hand: Fury 10% ・Inversion Attack 5% (Base Inherited Skill) ・Tunnel Vision 30%
Req. Materials
・ Lump of Ore x6 ・ Golden Tempest Auric Claw x4 ・ Golden Tempest Celestial Robe x2 ・ Golden Tempest Auric Ruff x1

Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon	Skill
Silica Maul	Hawk Eye 5% (Pure Kemono-Path)
Ishikori-dome	Extended Rap 6%
Amber Maul	Desperation 15% (Pure Kemono-Path)
Yokai Hour Maul	Extended Rap 6%
Final Weapon Output
Tempest Maul: Blue Oni	・Tunnel Vision 30% ・Slight of Hand: Fury 10% ・Inversion Attack 5% ・Hawk Eye 5% ・Desperation 15% ・Extended Rap 12%

Armor	Skills
Garuda Hat	・Fatigue Recovery 10% ・Deaf Ears (Pure Kemono-Path) ・Solar Protection 5% (Pure Kemono-Path)
Draconic Back Guard	・Rude Health 12% ・Hawk Eye 5% (Pure-Kemono Path) ・Ancient Tree Champion 15% (Pure Human-Path)
Wayward Brigand Tekko	・Tangle Recovery 33% ・One Stroke: Fury 17% (Kemono-Path)
Draconic Body Armor	・Rude Health 12% ・Battle Spirit 10% (Kemono-Path) ・Fusion Master (Pure Human-Path)
Wayward Brigand Boots	・Tangle Recovery 33% ・Grab Master 6% ・Resurrection (Pure Kemono-Path)

Skills
Tunnel Vision 30% \| Hawk Eye 10% Slight of Hand: Fury 10% \| Inversion Attack 5% Desperation 15% \| Extended Rap 12% Fatigue Recovery 10% \| Deaf Ears Solar Protection 5% \| Rude Health 24% Tangle Recovery 66% \| One Stroke: Fury 17% Battle Spirit 10% \| Grab Master 6% Resurrection
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Hawk Eye ・Desperation ・Pummel Boost

Build Merits	This build prioritizes maximizing the Maul's raw damage output and providing players with a well-rounded set for dealing with Chapter 5's Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono. The Tempest Maul: Blue Oni is one of the best raw Mauls in the game, featuring 1,300 base damage and solid damage skills like Tunnel Vision and Slight of Hand: Fury. Following our recommended build path further increases the weapon's damage output with Hawk Eye, Desperation, and Extended Rap. Mixing the Garuda, Wayward Brigand, and Draconic sets, and using their Kemono-Path modifications, provides the build with potent utility skills, like Deaf Ears, Resurrection, and Rude Health, while contributing to the Maul's damage output with Hawk Eye, One Stroke: Fury, and Battle Spirit. To round the build out, we recommend using Talismans with damage-boosting skills like Hawk Eye, Desperation, and Pummel Boost to increase your damage output with the Maul.

Build Merits

This build prioritizes maximizing the Maul's raw damage output and providing players with a well-rounded set for dealing with Chapter 5's Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono.

The Tempest Maul: Blue Oni is one of the best raw Mauls in the game, featuring 1,300 base damage and solid damage skills like Tunnel Vision and Slight of Hand: Fury. Following our recommended build path further increases the weapon's damage output with Hawk Eye, Desperation, and Extended Rap.

Mixing the Garuda, Wayward Brigand, and Draconic sets, and using their Kemono-Path modifications, provides the build with potent utility skills, like Deaf Ears, Resurrection, and Rude Health, while contributing to the Maul's damage output with Hawk Eye, One Stroke: Fury, and Battle Spirit.

To round the build out, we recommend using Talismans with damage-boosting skills like Hawk Eye, Desperation, and Pummel Boost to increase your damage output with the Maul.

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Perfect Parry Blaze Bladed Wagasa: Karura

Weapon	ATK	ATK. Type	Crit. Rate
Blaze Bladed Wagasa: Karura	585	Lunge	0%
	Element	Element Power
	-	-
Inherent Skills
・Sublime Dance 50% ・Parry Boost: Fury 15%
Req. Materials
・ Lump of Ore x6 ・ Emberplume Fire Crown x4 ・ Emberplume Fire Claw x5 ・ Emberplume Fire Beak x1

Recommended Build Path (Inherited Skills)
Weapon	Skill
Freshet Bladed Wagasa	Dodge Master (Wagasa) 20%
Dog Star Bladed Wagasa: Bridal Cowl	Parry Boost: Fury
Silica Bladed Wagasa	Sublime Dance 30%
Almighty Vajra	Dodge Master (Wagasa) 30%
Final Weapon Output
Blaze Bladed Wagasa: Karura	Sublime Dance 80% Parry Boost: Fury 24% Dodge Master (Wagasa) 50% Slight of Hand: Fury 6%

Armor	Skills
Garuda Hat	Fatigue Recovery 10% Deaf Ears Solar Protection 5% (Pure Kemono-Path)
Sable Mara Body Armor	Poison Recovery 33% Blackout Recovery 33% Provocation 33% (Kemono-Path)
Wayward Brigand Tekko	Tangle Recovery 33% One Stroke: Fury 17% (Kemono-Path)
Sable Mara Kusazuri	Fusion Art: Fury 12% Provocation 33% (Kemono-Path)
Wayward Brigand Boots	Tangle Recovery 33% Grab Master 6% Resurrection (Kemono-Path)

Skills
Sublime Dance 80% \| Parry Boost: Fury 24% Dodge Master (Wagasa) 50% \| Slight of Hand: Fury 6% Fatigue Recovery 10% \| Solar Protection 5% Poison Recovery 33% \| Blackout Recovery 33% Provocation 66% \| Tangle Recovery 66% One Stroke: Fury 17% \| Fusion Art: Fury 12% Grab Master 6% \| Deaf Ears Resurrection
Recommended Talisman Skills	・Destruction Art ・One Stroke: Fury ・Provocation ・Defense Boost

Build Merits	This build provides players with the perfect gear set for hunting Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono. The build focuses on parry mastery and building the Bladed Wagasa's weapon gauge faster through parries to obtain stronger combos and higher damage outputs. The weapon build path focuses on stacking skills like Sublime Dance to extend the Bladed Wagasa's weapon gauge timer, Parry Boost: Fury to increase attack damage after a successful parry, and the Bladed Wagasa-specific skill Dodge Master to extend the parry timing for more successful parries. The armor chosen for this build primarily serves as a complement to the weapon build. An important skill to get is Provocation from the Sable Mara armor, this makes Kemono target players more often giving players more parry opportunities to build their gauge faster. To finalize the build, we recommend equipping talisman skills like Destruction Art and One Stroke: Fury to boost attack damage after breaking Kemono parts, as well as Provocation to boost the chances of Kemono targeting players. Defense Boost is also recommended as the armor chosen for this build has low defense points.

Build Merits

This build provides players with the perfect gear set for hunting Volatile and Deeply Volatile Kemono. The build focuses on parry mastery and building the Bladed Wagasa's weapon gauge faster through parries to obtain stronger combos and higher damage outputs.

The weapon build path focuses on stacking skills like Sublime Dance to extend the Bladed Wagasa's weapon gauge timer, Parry Boost: Fury to increase attack damage after a successful parry, and the Bladed Wagasa-specific skill Dodge Master to extend the parry timing for more successful parries.

The armor chosen for this build primarily serves as a complement to the weapon build. An important skill to get is Provocation from the Sable Mara armor, this makes Kemono target players more often giving players more parry opportunities to build their gauge faster.

To finalize the build, we recommend equipping talisman skills like Destruction Art and One Stroke: Fury to boost attack damage after breaking Kemono parts, as well as Provocation to boost the chances of Kemono targeting players. Defense Boost is also recommended as the armor chosen for this build has low defense points.

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