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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw / General	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku) / Pukei Hood	Lock On / Focus
	Pukei Mail	Focus
	Kulu Vambraces (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Last Stand, Critical Eye
	Lumu Coil (Paolumu)	Divine Blessing
	Jyura Greaves (Jyuratodus)	Focus

Raw / Poison build:

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

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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku) / Pukei Hood	Lock On, Critical Eye / Focus, Health Boost
	Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit
	Kulu Vambraces (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Last Stand, Critical Eye
	Rathalos Coil	Focus, Fire Attack
	Jyura Greaves (Jyuratodus)	Focus, Last Stand
Fire	Anja Helm (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit
	Anja Vambraces (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Rathalos Coil	Focus, Fire Attack
	Rath Heart Greaves (Pink Rathian)	Special Boost, Dragon Attack
Water	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku) / Pukei Hood	Lock On, Critical Eye / Focus, Health Boost
	Jyura Mail (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Jyura Vambraces (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Rath Heart Coil (Pink Rathian) / Rathalos Coil	Critical Eye / Focus, Fire Attack
	Jagras Greaves	Water Attack
Thunder	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku) / Pukei Hood	Lock On, Critical Eye / Focus, Health Boost
	Kadachi Mail (Tobi-Kadachi)	Evade Extender, Thunder Attack
	Zinogre Vambraces	Thunder Attack
	Kadachi Coil (Tobi-Kadachi)	Thunder Attack
	Jyura Greaves (Jyuratodus)	Focus, Last Stand
Ice	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku) / Pukei Hood	Lock On, Critical Eye / Focus, Health Boost
	Barioth Mail	Ice Res, Ice Attack
	Barioth Vambraces	Ice Attack
	Legiana Coil	Ice Attack
	Rath Heart Greaves (Pink Rathian)	Special Boost, Dragon Attack
Dragon	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku) / Pukei Hood	Lock On, Critical Eye / Focus, Health Boost
	Rath Heart Mail (Pink Rathian)	Dragon Attack, Focus
	Vangis Vambraces (Deviljho)	Peak Performance, Dragon Attack
	Vangis Coil (Deviljho)	Dragon Attack, Tremor Res
	Rath Heart Greaves (Pink Rathian)	Special Boost, Dragon Attack

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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw / General	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Lock On, Critical Eye
	Anja Mail (Anjanath)	Special Boost
	Rathian Vambraces	Lock On, Burst
	Lumu Coil (Paolumu)	Divine Blessing
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye

Weapons:

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

Mid-Late Game Gear/Set

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw	Zinogre Helm	Evasive Concentration, Burst
	Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit
	Rathian Vambraces	Lock On, Burst
	Rathian Coil	Burst
	Zinogre Greaves	Burst, Thunder Attack
Fire	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei) / Anja Helm (Anjanath)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On / Fire Attack
	Rath Soul Mail (Azure Rathalos)	Earplugs, Fire Attack
	Anja Vambraces (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Nero Diablos Coil (Black Diablos) / Rathalos Coil	Lock On, Heroics / Focus, Fire Attack
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye
Water	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Jyura Mail (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Jyura Vambraces (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Rath Heart Coil (Pink Rathian)	Critical Eye
	Jagras Greaves	Water Attack
Thunder	Tzitzi Headgear (Tzitzi-Ya-Ku)	Thunder Attack, Evade Extender
	Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit
	Rathian Vambraces / Zinogre Vambraces	Lock On, Burst / Thunder Attack
	Kadachi Coil (Tobi-Kadachi)	Thunder Attack
	Zinogre Greaves	Burst, Thunder Attack
Ice	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Barioth Mail	Ice Res, Ice Attack
	Barioth Vambraces	Ice Attack
	Legiana Coil	Ice Attack
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye
Dragon	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Rath Heart Mail (Pink Rathian)	Dragon Attack, Focus
	Vangis Vambraces (Deviljho)	Peak Performance, Dragon Attack
	Vangis Coil (Deviljho)	Dragon Attack, Tremor Res
	Rath Heart Greaves (Pink Rathian)	Special Boost, Dragon Attack

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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw / General	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Lock On
	Odogaron Mail	Critical Eye
	Rathian Vambraces	Burst, Lock On
	Rathian Coil	Burst
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye

Weapons:

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

Mid-End Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw	Rathalos Helm	Attack Boost, Fire Attack
	Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit
	Rathian Vambraces	Lock On, Burst
	Rathian Coil	Burst
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye
Fire	Anja Helm (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Rath Soul Mail (Azure Rathalos)	Earplugs, Fire Attack
	Anja Vambraces (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Nero Diablos Coil (Black Diablos)	Lock On, Heroics
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye
Water	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Jyura Mail (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Jyura Vambraces (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Rath Heart Coil (Pink Rathian)	Critical Eye
	Jagras Greaves	Water Attack
Thunder	Tzitzi Headgear (Tzitzi-Ya-Ku)	Thunder Attack, Evade Extender
	Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit
	Rathian Vambraces / Zinogre Vambraces	Lock On, Burst / Thunder Attack
	Kadachi Coil (Tobi-Kadachi)	Thunder Attack
	Zinogre Greaves	Burst, Thunder Attack
Ice	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Barioth Mail	Ice Res, Ice Attack
	Barioth Vambraces	Ice Attack
	Legiana Coil	Ice Attack
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye
Dragon	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Rath Heart Mail (Pink Rathian)	Dragon Attack, Focus
	Vangis Vambraces (Deviljho)	Peak Performance, Dragon Attack
	Vangis Coil (Deviljho)	Dragon Attack, Tremor Res
	Rath Heart Greaves (Pink Rathian)	Special Boost, Dragon Attack

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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw / General	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Lock On
	Leather Mail	Attack Boost
	Rathian Vambraces	Burst, Lock On
	Rathian Coil	Burst
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye

Weapons:

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

Mid-End Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw	Zinogre Helm	Evasive Concentration, Burst
	Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit
	Rathian Vambraces	Lock On, Burst
	Rathian Coil	Burst
	Zinogre Greaves	Burst, Thunder Attack
Fire	Anja Helm (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Rath Soul Mail (Azure Rathalos)	Earplugs, Fire Attack
	Anja Vambraces (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Nero Diablos Coil (Black Diablos) / Rathalos Coil	Lock On, Heroics / Focus, Fire Attack
	Pukei Lagoon Greaves (Coral Pukei-Pukei) / Rath Soul Greaves (Azure Rathalos)	Power Prolonger, Weakness Exploit / Reload Speed, Fire Attack
Water	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Jyura Mail (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Jyura Vambraces (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Rath Heart Coil (Pink Rathian)	Critical Eye
	Jagras Greaves	Water Attack
Thunder	Tzitzi Headgear (Tzitzi-Ya-Ku)	Thunder Attack, Evade Extender
	Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit
	Rathian Vambraces / Zinogre Vambraces	Lock On, Burst / Thunder Attack
	Kadachi Coil (Tobi-Kadachi)	Thunder Attack
	Zinogre Greaves	Burst, Thunder Attack
Ice	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Barioth Mail	Ice Res, Ice Attack
	Barioth Vambraces	Ice Attack
	Legiana Coil	Ice Attack
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku) / Pukei Lagoon Greaves (Coral Pukei-Pukei) / Rath Heart Greaves (Pink Rathian)	Critical Eye / Power Prolonger, Weakness Exploit / Special Boost, Dragon Attack
Dragon	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Rath Heart Mail (Pink Rathian)	Dragon Attack, Focus
	Vangis Vambraces (Deviljho)	Peak Performance, Dragon Attack
	Vangis Coil (Deviljho)	Dragon Attack, Tremor Res
	Rath Heart Greaves (Pink Rathian)	Special Boost, Dragon Attack

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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw / General	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Lock On
	Barroth Mail	Offensive Guard
	Barroth Vambraces	Guard
	Barroth Coil	Defense Boost, Guard
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye

Raw / Poison build:

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

Mid-Late Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Barroth Mail	Offensive Guard
	Banbaro Vambraces / Barroth Vambraces	Offensive Guard, Tremor Res / Guard
	Diablos Coil	Partbreaker, Offensive Guard
	Baan Greaves (Radobaan)	Sleep Res, Guard
Fire	Anja Helm (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Barroth Mail	Offensive Guard
	Anja Vambraces (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Rathalos Coil	Focus, Fire Attack
	Baan Greaves (Radobaan)	Sleep Res, Guard
Water	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Jyura Mail (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Jyura Vambraces (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Barroth Coil / Rath Heart Coil (Pink Rathian)	Defense Boost, Guard / Critical Eye
	Jagras Greaves	Water Attack
Thunder	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Kadachi Mail (Tobi-Kadachi)	Evade Extender, Thunder Attack
	Zinogre Vambraces	Thunder Attack
	Kadachi Coil (Tobi-Kadachi)	Thunder Attack
	Baan Greaves (Radobaan)	Sleep Res, Guard
Ice	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Barioth Mail	Ice Res, Ice Attack
	Barioth Vambraces	Ice Attack
	Legiana Coil	Ice Attack
	Baan Greaves (Radobaan)	Sleep Res, Guard
Dragon	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Rath Heart Mail (Pink Rathian)	Dragon Attack, Focus
	Vangis Vambraces (Deviljho)	Peak Performance, Dragon Attack
	Vangis Coil (Deviljho)	Dragon Attack, Tremor Res
	Rath Heart Greaves (Pink Rathian)	Special Boost, Dragon Attack

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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw / General	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku) / Baan Helm (Radobaan)	Lock On / Guard
	Basarios Mail	Artillery
	Barroth Vambraces / Kadachi Vambraces (Tobi-Kadachi)	Guard / Evade Extender
	Barroth Coil / Tzitzi Coil (Tzitzi-Ya-Ku)	Defense Boost, Guard / Evade Extender
	Basarios Greaves	Critical Eye / Artillery

Weapons:

• Raw build:
  • Bone Gunlance.

Mid-Late Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Charged Shelling	Rath Soul Helm (Azure Rathalos) / Baan Helm (Radobaan)	Focus / Guard
	Basarios Mail	Artillery
	Kushala Grip / Kadachi Vambraces (Tobi-Kadachi)	Kushala Frostwind, Focus / Evade Extender, Artful Dodger
	Rathalos Coil	Focus, Fire Attack
	Basarios Greaves	Artillery / Guard
Full Burst / Poke Shell	Zinogre Helm	Evasive Concentration, Burst
	Basarios Mail	Artillery
	Rathian Vambraces	Lock On, Burst
	Rathian Coil	Poison Res, Burst
	Basarios Greaves	Artillery, Guard
Fire	Anja Helm (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Basarios Mail	Artillery
	Rathian Vambraces	Lock On, Burst
	Basarios Coil	Fire Attack
	Basarios Greaves	Artillery, Guard
Water	Zinogre Helm	Evasive Concentration, Burst
	Basarios Mail	Artillery
	Jyura Vambraces (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Barroth Coil / Rath Heart Coil (Pink Rathian)	Defense Boost, Guard / Critical Eye
	Basarios Greaves	Artillery, Guard
Thunder	Tzitzi Headgear (Tzitzi-Ya-Ku)	Thunder Attack, Evade Extender
	Basarios Mail	Artillery
	Zinogre Vambraces / Rathian Vambraces	Thunder Attack / Lock On, Burst
	Kadachi Coil (Tobi-Kadachi)	Thunder Attack
	Basarios Greaves	Artillery, Guard
Ice	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Basarios Mail	Artillery
	Barioth Vambraces	Ice Attack
	Legiana Coil	Ice Attack
	Basarios Greaves	Artillery, Guard
Dragon	Vangis Helm (Deviljho)	Slugger, Dragon Attack
	Basarios Mail	Artillery
	Vangis Vambraces (Deviljho) / Rathian Vambraces	Peak Performance, Dragon Attack / Lock On, Burst
	Vangis Coil (Deviljho)	Dragon Attack, Tremor Res
	Rath Heart Greaves (Pink Rathian) / Basarios Greaves	Special Boost, Dragon Attack / Artillery, Guard

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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw / General	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Lock On
	Anja Mail (Anjanath)	Special Boost
	Pukei Vambraces	Poison Attack
	Pukei Coil	Poison Attack
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye

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

Mid-Late Game Gear/Set Builds in MH Now

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit
	Rath Soul Vambraces (Azure Rathalos)	Critical Boost
	Rath Heart Coil (Pink Rathian)	Critical Eye
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye
Fire	Anja Helm (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit
	Anja Vambraces (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Rath Heart Coil (Pink Rathian)	Critical Eye
	Rath Soul Greaves (Azure Rathalos)	Reload Speed, Fire Attack
Water	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Jyura Mail (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Jyura Vambraces (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Rath Heart Coil (Pink Rathian)	Critical Eye
	Jagras Greaves	Water Attack
Thunder	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Odogaron Mail	Critical Eye, Bleeding Res
	Zinogre Vambraces	Thunder Attack
	Kadachi Coil (Tobi-Kadachi)	Thunder Attack
	Zinogre Greaves	Burst, Thunder Attack
Ice	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Barioth Mail	Ice Res, Ice Attack
	Barioth Vambraces	Ice Attack
	Legiana Coil	Ice Attack
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye
Dragon	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Rath Heart Mail (Pink Rathian)	Dragon Attack, Focus
	Vangis Vambraces (Deviljho)	Peak Performance, Dragon Attack
	Vangis Coil (Deviljho)	Dragon Attack, Tremor Res
	Rath Heart Greaves (Pink Rathian)	Special Boost, Dragon Attack

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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw / General	Kulu Headpiece (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Lock On
	Barroth Mail	Offensive Guard
	Barroth Vambraces	Guard
	Barroth Coil	Defense Boost, Guard
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye

• 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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw Offensive Guard	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Barroth Mail	Offensive Guard
	Banbaro Vambraces	Offensive Guard, Tremor Res
	Diablos Coil	Partbreaker, Offensive Guard
	Baan Greaves (Radobaan)	Sleep Res, Guard
Raw General	Zinogre Helm	Evasive Concentration, Burst
	Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit
	Rathian Vambraces	Lock On, Burst
	Rathian Coil	Poison Res, Burst
	Zinogre Greaves	Burst, Thunder Attack
Fire	Anja Helm (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Rath Soul Mail (Azure Rathalos)	Earplugs, Fire Attack
	Anja Vambraces (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Diablos Nero Coil (Black Diablos)	Lock On, Heroics
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye
Water	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Jyura Mail (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Jyura Vambraces (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Rath Heart Coil (Pink Rathian)	Critical Eye
	Jagras Greaves	Water Attack
Thunder	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei) / Tzitzi Headgear (Tzitzi-Ya-Ku)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On / Thunder Attack, Evade Extender
	Kadachi Mail (Tobi-Kadachi)	Evade Extender, Thunder Attack
	Zinogre Vambraces	Thunder Attack
	Kadachi Coil (Tobi-Kadachi)	Thunder Attack
	Zinogre Greaves	Burst, Thunder Attack
Ice	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Barioth Mail	Ice Res, Ice Attack
	Barioth Vambraces	Ice Attack
	Legiana Coil	Ice Attack
	Kulu Greaves (Kulu-Ya-Ku)	Critical Eye
Dragon	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Rath Heart Mail (Pink Rathian)	Dragon Attack, Focus
	Vangis Vambraces (Deviljho)	Peak Performance, Dragon Attack
	Vangis Coil (Deviljho)	Dragon Attack, Tremor Res
	Rath Heart Greaves (Pink Rathian)	Special Boost, Dragon Attack

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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw / General	Kadachi Helm (Tobi-Kadachi)	Reload Speed
	Lumu Mail (Paolumu)	Recoil Down
	Kadachi Vambraces (Tobi-Kadachi)	Evade Extender
	Leather Belt	Health Boost
	Barroth Greaves	Recoil Down

• 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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw	Kadachi Helm (Tobi-Kadachi)	Reload Speed, Artful Dodger
	Lumu Mail (Paolumu)	Recoil Down
	Legiana Vambraces	Reload Speed
	Pukei Lagoon Coil (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Reload Speed, Recoil Down
	Barroth Greaves	Recoil Down, Defense Boost
Fire	Anja Helm (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Lumu Mail (Paolumu)	Recoil Down
	Anja Vambraces (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Pukei Lagoon Coil (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Reload Speed, Recoil Down
	Rath Soul Greaves (Azure Rathalos)	Reload Speed, Fire Attack
Water	Pukei Lagoon Hat (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Weakness Exploit, Lock On
	Lumu Mail (Paolumu)	Recoil Down
	Jyura Vambraces (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Pukei Lagoon Coil (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Reload Speed, Recoil Down
	Jagras Greaves	Water Attack
Thunder	Tzitzi Headgear (Tzitzi-Ya-Ku)	Thunder Attack, Evade Extender
	Lumu Mail (Paolumu)	Recoil Down
	Zinogre Vambraces	Thunder Attack
	Kadachi Coil (Tobi-Kadachi)	Thunder Attack
	Rath Soul Greaves (Azure Rathalos)	Reload Speed, Fire Attack
Ice	Legiana Helm / Kushala Glare	Divine Blessing, Ice Attack / Kushala Frostwind, Reload Speed, Earplug
	Lumu Mail (Paolumu)	Recoil Down
	Barioth Vambraces	Ice Attack
	Pukei Lagoon Coil (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Reload Speed, Recoil Down
	Rath Soul Greaves (Azure Rathalos)	Reload Speed, Fire Attack
Dragon	Vangis Helm (Deviljho)	Slugger, Dragon Attack
	Basarios Mail / Lumu Mail (Paolumu)	Artillery / Recoil Down
	Basarios Vambraces / Vangis Vambraces (Deviljho)	Recoil Down / Peak Performance, Dragon Attack
	Pukei Lagoon Coil (Coral Pukei-Pukei)	Reload Speed, Recoil Down
	Rath Soul Greaves (Azure Rathalos)	Focus, Last Stand

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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw / General	Pukei Helm	Focus
	Pukei Mail	Focus
	Rathian Vambraces	Burst
	Paolumu Coil	Divine Blessing
	Jyura Greaves (Jyuratodus)	Focus

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

Element	Armor Piece	Skills
Raw / General	Rath Soul Helm (Azure Rathalos)	Focus
	Odogaron Mail / Rathalos Mail	Weakness Exploit / Critical Eye, Bleeding Res
	Rathian Vambraces	Lock On, Burst
	Rathalos Coil	Focus, Fire Attack
	Jyura Greaves (Jyuratodus)	Focus
Poison	Rath Soul Helm (Azure Rathalos)	Focus
	Pukei Mail	Poison Res, Focus
	Rathian Vambraces	Lock On, Burst
	Rathian Coil	Poison Res, Burst
	Jyura Greaves (Jyuratodus)	Focus, Last Stand
Fire	Anja Helm (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Pukei Mail	Poison Res, Focus
	Anja Vambraces (Anjanath)	Fire Attack
	Rathalos Coil	Focus, Fire Attack
	Jyura Greaves (Jyuratodus)	Focus, Last Stand
Water	Rath Soul Helm (Azure Rathalos)	Focus
	Jyura Mail (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Jyura Vambraces (Jyuratodus)	Water Attack
	Rathalos Coil	Focus, Fire Attack
	Jagras Greaves	Water Attack
Thunder	Rath Soul Helm (Azure Rathalos)	Focus
	Kadachi Mail (Tobi-Kadachi)	Evade Extender, Thunder Attack
	Zinogre Braces	Thunder Attack
	Kadachi Coil (Tobi-Kadachi)	Thunder Attack
	Jyura Greaves (Jyuratodus)	Focus, Last Stand
Ice	Rath Soul Helm (Azure Rathalos)	Focus
	Barioth Mail	Ice Res, Ice Attack
	Barioth Vambraces	Ice Attack
	Legiana Coil	Ice Attack
	Jyura Greaves (Jyuratodus)	Focus, Last Stand
Dragon	Rath Soul Helm (Azure Rathalos)	Focus
	Rath Heart Mail (Pink Rathian)	Dragon Attack, Focus
	Rathian Vambraces	Lock On, Burst
	Rathian Coil	Poison Res, Burst
	Jyura Greaves (Jyuratodus)	Focus, Last Stand

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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