The Best Monster Hunter Now Builds and Sets for All Weapons

Farming materials and collecting weapons and gear have always been the main gameplay loop of this series. However, you need to actually walk around to fight monsters instead of just running quests in Niantic’s locational-based game. Not to mention that we found the drop rates can be as harsh as rare Plates back in the day. Because of that, quickly aiming to make the best sets and builds in Monster Hunter MH Now can be beneficial in the long run. Let’s take a peek at what monsters and materials you need to farm below.

Do keep in mind that Elemental Sets shouldn’t be your priority and should be more of a privilege. Up to 7★ can be beaten with high enough-leveled Raw weapons.

Great Sword Best Builds in Monster Hunter Now

Early Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Raw / Poison build:

• Carapace Buster (Barroth).
• Blooming Blade (Pukei-Pukei).

Mid-Late Game Gear/Set Best Builds in Monster Hunter Now

Weapons:

• Raw / Poison:
  • Carapace Buster (Barroth).
  • Blooming Blade (Pukei-Pukei).
• Fire build:
  • Blue Wing (Azure Rathalos).
• Water build:
  • Aqua Slasher (Jyuratodus).
• Thunder build:
  • Severing Bolt (Zinogre)
• Ice build:
  • Icicle Fang (Barioth).
  • Daora Decimator (Kushala Daora).
• Dragon build:
  • Berserker Sword (Deviljho).

Main Armor Skills for the MH Now Builds

• Lock On: Makes it easier to target body parts.
• Weakness Exploit: Increase damage at monsters’s weak body parts.
• Critical Eye: Increases Affinity aka critical hit chance.
• Element Attack: Increases elemental damage, depending on your build.
• Focus: Increases Great Sword charged slashes speed.
• Special Boost: Increases Special Skill’s damage.

Long Sword Best Builds in Monster Hunter Now

Early Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Weapons:

• Raw build:
  • Mammoth Longblade (Banbaro).
  • First Dance (Kulu-Ya-Ku).

Mid-Late Game Gear/Set

Weapons:

• Raw / Poison build:
  • Wyvern Blade “Blossom” (Pink Rathian).
• Fire build:
  • Wyvern Blade “Fall” (Rathalos).
• Water build:
  • Jyura Shotei (Jyuratodus).
• Thunder build:
  • Usurper’s Boltslicer (Zinogre).
  • Pulsar Shotei (Tobi-Kadachi).
• Ice build:
  • Glacial Shotei (Legiana).
• Dragon build:
  • Reaver Cruelty (Deviljho).

Main Armor Skills

• Lock On: Makes it easier to target body parts.
• Burst: High damage increase from continuous attacks. Perfect for fast weapons like Long Sword.
• Weakness Exploit: Increase damage at monsters’s weak body parts.
• Critical Eye: Increases Affinity aka critical hit chance.
• Element Attack: Increases elemental damage, depending on your build.

Sword and Shield Best Builds in Monster Hunter Now

Early Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Weapons:

• General / Poison / Paralysis build:
  • Blooming Knife (Pukei-Pukei).
  • Girros Knife.

Mid-End Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Weapons:

• Raw / Poison / Paralysis build:
  • Queen Rose (Pink Rathian).
  • Blooming Knife (Pukei-Pukei).
  • Girros Knife.
• Fire build:
  • Flame Knife (Rathalos).
  • Blazing Edge (Anjanath).
• Water build:
  • Laguna Blossom (Coral Pukei-Pukei).
  • Aqua Messer (Jyuratodus).
• Thunder build:
  • Usurper’s Firebolt (Zinogre).
  • Thunder Edge (Tobi-Kadachi).
• Ice build:
  • Glacial Grace (Legiana).
• Dragon build:
  • Fatal Jho (Deviljho).

Main Armor Skills for the MH Now Builds

• Lock On: Makes it easier to target body parts.
• Burst: High damage increase from continuous attacks. Perfect for fast weapons like Sword and Shield.
• Weakness Exploit: Increase damage at monsters’s weak body parts.
• Critical Eye: Increases Affinity aka critical hit chance.
• Element Attack: Increases elemental damage, depending on your build.
• Special Boost: Increases Special Skill’s damage.

Dual Blade Best Builds in Monster Hunter Now

Early Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Weapons:

• General / Poison / Paralysis build:
  • Blooming Knife (Pukei-Pukei).
  • Girros Knife.

Mid-End Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Weapons:

• Raw build:
  • Thanatos Mauls (Black Diablos).
  • Diablos Hatchets.
• Fire build:
  • Blazing Hatchets (Anjanath).
• Water build:
  • Madness Pangas (Jyuratodus).
• Thunder build:
  • Usurper’s Fulgur (Zinogre).
  • Pulsar Hatchets (Tobi-Kadachi).
• Ice build:
  • Freeze Daggers (Legiana).
• Dragon build:
  • Wrath & Rancor (Deviljho).
  • Fortune Dragon Fans.

Main Armor Skills for the MH Now Builds

• Lock On: Makes it easier to target body parts.
• Burst: High damage increase from continuous attacks. Perfect for fast weapons like Dual Blade.
• Weakness Exploit: Increase damage at monsters’s weak body parts.
• Critical Eye: Increases Affinity aka critical hit chance.
• Element Attack: Increases elemental damage, depending on your build.
• Special Boost: Increases Special Skill’s damage.

Lance Best Builds in Monster Hunter Now

Early Game Gear/Set

Raw / Poison build:

• Blooming Lance (Pukei-Pukei).
• Garon Lance (Odogaron).

Mid-Late Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Weapons:

• Raw / Poison build:
  • Blooming Lance (Pukei-Pukei).
  • Garon Lance (Odogaron).
• Fire build:
  • Blue Tail (Azure Rathalos).
  • Flame Lance (Rathalos).
• Water build:
  • Laguna Pike (Coral Pukei-Pukei).
  • Aqua Horn (Jyuratodus).
• Thunder build:
  • Thunderpierce (Zinogre).
  • Thunder Lance (Tobi-Kadachi).
• Ice build:
  • Glacial Lance (Legiana).
• Dragon build:
  • Grief Lance (Deviljho).

Main Armor Skills for the MH Now Builds

• Offensive Guard: Increases damage for a few seconds after a last-second block. Very technical and timing-based playstyle.
• Guard: Decreases knockback and damage from guarding attacks, roars, wind pressures, etc.
• Lock On: Makes it easier to target body parts.
• Weakness Exploit: Increase damage at monsters’s weak body parts.
• Critical Eye: Increases Affinity aka critical hit chance.
• Element Attack: Increases elemental damage, depending on your build.

Gunlance Best Builds in Monster Hunter Now

Early Game Gear/Set

Weapons:

• Raw build:
  • Bone Gunlance.

Mid-Late Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Weapons:

• Raw / Poison build:
  • Bone Gunlance (Raw Long for Charged Shelling).
  • Rose Burst (Pink Rathian, Poison Normal for Full Burst).
  • Mammoth Gunlance (Banbaro, Raw Normal for Full Burst).
• Fire build:
  • Rath Gunlance (Rathalos).
• Water build:
  • Jagras Gunlance (Best for Full Burst).
  • Madness Gunlance (Jyuratodus, best for stabs/slashes and Wyrmstake Cannon).
• Thunder build:
  • Usurper’s Roar (Zinogre).
• Ice build:
  • Daora’s Brigia (Kushala Daora).
  • Glacial Gunlance (Legiana).
• Dragon build:
  • Ravenous Gunlance (Deviljho).

Main Armor Skills for the Best Gunlance Builds in Monster Hunter Now

• Artillery: Increases Shelling and Wyvern’s Fire damages.
• Guard: Decreases knockback and damage from guarding attacks, roars, wind pressures, etc.
• Evade Extender: Increases dodge distance.
• Artful Dodger: Makes Perfect Dodge easier to activate.
• Sneak Attack: Increases damage when attacking from behind; includes Shelling damage.
• Burst: High damage increase from continuous attacks. Does not buff Shelling damages.
• Focus: Increases Charged Shelling charge speed, useful for Long Gunlances.
• Aggressive Dodger: Increases the next hit after a Perfect Dodge, including Shelling damage. Synchronizes well with Artful Dodger and Evade Extender.
• Weakness Exploit: Increase damage at monsters’s weak body parts.
• Critical Eye: Increases Affinity aka critical hit chance.
• Element Attack: Increases elemental damage, depending on your build.

Hammer Best Builds in Monster Hunter Now

Early Game Gear/Set

• Raw / Poison build:
  • Blooming Hammer (Pukei-Pukei).

Mid-Late Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Weapons:

• Raw:
  • Chaos Shatterer (Black Diablos).
  • Diablos Sledge.
• Fire build:
  • Blazing Hammer (Anjanath).
• Water build:
  • Aqua Flora (Coral Pukei-Pukei).
• Thunder build:
  • Usurper’s Thunder (Zinogre)
• Ice build:
  • Glacial Bash (Barioth).
• Dragon build:
  • Devil’s Due (Deviljho).

Main Armor Skills for the MH Now Builds

• Lock On: Makes it easier to target body parts.
• Weakness Exploit: Increase damage at monsters’s weak body parts.
• Critical Eye: Increases Affinity aka critical hit chance.
• Element Attack: Increases elemental damage, depending on your build.
• Focus: Increases Hammer charge speed.

Charge Blade Best Builds in Monster Hunter Now

Early Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

• Raw / Paralysis build:
  • Bone Strongarm.
  • Girros Strongarm.
• Fire build:
  • Rathsblade (Rathalos).
• Water build:
  • Mudslide Blade (Jyuratodus).
• Thunder build:
  • Pulsar Strongarm (Tobi-Kadachi).

Mid-End Game Gear/Set

Weapons:

• Raw:
  • Thanatos Force (Black Diablos).
  • Diablos Wall.
• Fire build:
  • Rathsblade (Rathalos).
  • Azure Soulbrand (Azure Rathalos).
• Water build:
  • Mudslide Blade (Jyuratodus).
• Thunder build:
  • Pulsar Strongarm (Tobi-Kadachi).
  • Usurper’s Lightning (Zinogre)
• Ice build:
  • Everfrost Blade (Legiana).
• Dragon build:
  • Tyrant’s Charge Blade (Deviljho).

Main Armor Skills for the MH Now Builds

• Offensive Guard: Increases damage for a few seconds after a last-second block. Very technical and timing-based playstyle.
• Guard: Decreases knockback and damage from guarding attacks, roars, wind pressures, etc.
• Burst: High damage increase from continuous attacks.
• Lock On: Makes it easier to target body parts.
• Weakness Exploit: Increase damage at monsters’s weak body parts.
• Critical Eye: Increases Affinity aka critical hit chance.
• Element Attack: Increases elemental damage, depending on your build.

Light Bowgun Best Builds in Monster Hunter Now

Early Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

• Raw:
  • Lumu Blitz (Paolumu).
• Fire build:
  • Blazing Rifle (Anjanath).
  • Grenade Launcher (Basarios)
• Water build:
  • Madness Rifle (Jyuratodus).
• Thunder build:
  • Thunder Blitz (Tobi-Kadachi).
  • Khezu Syringe.

Mid-End Game Gear/Set

Weapons:

• Raw:
  • Garon Rifle (Odogaron).
• Fire build:
  • Flame Blitz (Rathalos).
  • Azure Scorcher (Azure Rathalos).
  • Blazing Rifle (Anjanath).
  • Grenade Launcher (Basarios)
• Water build:
  • Laguna Blitz (Coral Pukei-Pukei)
  • Madness Rifle (Jyuratodus).
• Thunder build:
  • Usurper’s Crime (Zinogre).
  • Thunder Blitz (Tobi-Kadachi).
  • Khezu Syringe.
• Ice build:
  • Snow Blitz (Legiana).
  • Blizzard Cannon (Barioth).
  • Daora’s Hornet (Kushala Daora)
• Dragon build:
  • Devil’s Grin (Deviljho).

Main Armor Skills

• Recoil Down: Decreases recoil of every shot.
• Reload Speed: Increases reload speed, in turn, your DPS.
• Element Attack: Increases elemental damage, depending on your build.
• Evade Extender: Increase dodge distance.
• Weakness Exploit: Increase damage at monsters’s weak body parts.
• Critical Eye: Increases Affinity aka critical hit chance.
• Kushala Frostwind: Increases Ice damage but also reduces normal and Dragon Wind Pressure effects.
• Artillery: Increases Wyvernblast and Sticky Ammo damages.

Bow Best Builds in Monster Hunter Now

Early Game Gear/Set

Weapons:

• Poison and general use:
  • Blooming Arch (Pukei-Pukei).
• Raw Rapid Arrows playstyle:
  • Iron Bow.
• Raw Pierce Arrows playstyle:
  • Kulu Arrow (Kulu Ya-Ku).
• Fire build:
  • Blazing Bow (Anjanath).
• Water build:
  • Aqua Arrow (Jyuratodus).
• Thunder build:
  • Pulsar Bow (Tobi-Kadachi).

Mid-End Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Weapons:

• Raw and general use:
  • Galebender (Black Diablos).
  • Diablos Bow.
• Poison build:
  • Blooming Arch (Pukei-Pukei).
• Fire build:
  • Blazing Bow (Anjanath).
  • Rathslinger (Rathalos).
  • Azure Mightbow (Azure Rathalos).
• Water build:
  • Aqua Arrow (Jyuratodus).
• Thunder build:
  • Pulsar Bow (Tobi-Kadachi).
  • Usurper’s Rumble (Zinogre).
• Ice build:
  • Glacial Arrow (Legiana).
  • Icicle Blizzard (Barioth).
  • Daora’s Sagitarii (Kushala Daora)
• Dragon build:
  • Rosen Arrow (Pink Rathian).

Main Armor Skills for the Best Bow Builds in Monster Hunter Now

• Focus: Increases Bow charge speed, and in turn its DPS, the most important Skill for Bow builds.
• Burst: High damage increase, prioritize it if playing Raw Spread Bows. But it can still be useful for Rapid and Pierce.
• Evade Extender: Increase dodge distance. It is useful for Pierce Arrows users to get optimal distance faster.
• Weakness Exploit: Increase damage at monsters’s weak body parts. Easy to proc using Rapid Arrows.
• Critical Eye: Increases Affinity aka critical hit chance.
• Element Attack: Increases elemental damage, depending on your build.

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