The Dual Blades are one of the most fun to use and visually exciting weapons included in Monster Hunter Rise/Sunbreak. They are extremely fast, stylish, and are capable of outputting some of the highest DPS of any Blademaster weapon in the entire game.

Strengths of the Dual Blades:

• Incredibly high attack speed allows for constant offensive play
• Ludicrous DPS potential
• Extremely stylish gameplay
• Comparatively easy to master compared to other weapons in the game
• The absolute best melee weapon for outputting elemental damage

While there are countless builds out there, many of which are completely viable, I have narrowed down three that I find particularly impressive. These builds are all capable of outputting some crazy high damage numbers, often in the 200s in a single hit, while also remaining relatively customizable. Without further ado, let's get into the list.

3. Heaven-Sent Build by “Huntress Baked”:

The fourth build described in Huntress Baked’s video, this Heaven-Sent oriented build is capable of outputting some truly insane DPS. It is extremely versatile as it only requires a little tweaking to be effective alongside a weapon of any element, making it a good choice for hunters that don’t want to tailor a new build to every single element. This build also includes a number of skills that help the hunter more effectively manage sharpness, stamina and health.

Build Strengths:

• Completely removes sharpness consumption while Heaven-Sent is active, allowing for constant offensive play.
• Bloodlust allows this build to occasionally achieve an affinity rating higher than 100%
• Extremely high elemental DPS.
• Works for any element so long as skills like Water Attack are changed for the element of whatever weapon the hunter has equipped.
• The inclusion of Intrepid Heart changes the damage the hunter receives into chip damage and negates knockback from enemy attacks, allowing for even more offensive pressure and easier health management.

Build Components:

• Mud Shredders (can be changed for a weapon with a different element)
  • Augments:
    • Attack Boost lv 1
    • Element Boost lv 8
• Risen Kaiser Horns
  • Augments:
    • Strife lv 1
• Tempest Robe
  • Augments:
    • Mail of Hellfire lv 1
• Tempest Sleeves
  • Augments:
    • Strife lv 1
    • Mail of Hellfire lv 1
• Prudence Coil
  • Augments:
    • Strife lv 1
• Tempest Hakama
  • Augments:
    • Mail of Hellfire lv 1
• Berserk lv 1 or 2 Talisman
  • Should have at least two lv 2 decoration slots

Decorations:

• 1x Tenderizer Jewel 2
• 1x Ironshell Jewel 1
• 1x Elembane Jewel 3
• 1x Hard Stream Jewel 3
• 1x Chain Jewel 2
• 1x Element Exploit Jewel+ 4
• 1x Crit Element Jewel+ 4
• 1x Intrepid Jewel
• 1x Chain Jewel+ 4
• 1x Mighty Jewel+ 4
• 2x Handicraft Jewel+ 4
• 1x Crit Element Jewel 2
• 1x Bloodening Jewel+ 4
• 1x Stream Jewel 1
• 1x Critical Jewel 2
• 1x Element Exploit Jewel 2

Core Skills:

• Water Attack lv 5
• Handicraft lv 4
• Weakness Exploit lv 3
• Critical Element lv 3
• Kushala Blessing lv 3
• Mail of Hellfire lv 3
• Element Exploit lv 3
• Burst lv 3
• Heaven-Sent lv 3
• Strife lv 3
• Critical Eye lv 2
• Critical Boost lv 2
• Maximum Might lv 2
• Bloodright lv 2
• Bloodlust lv 1
• Intrepid Heart lv 1

2. Ragnarök (Version 1) by “Yokai Nox”: 

This build, as highlighted by Yokai Nox in their video, is the first version of their max DPS Dual Blades build. However, the reason I have chosen this one over the others that Nox showcases in their video is that it is considerably easier to craft. While it does not give the hunter access to the absolute pinnacle of damage potential this weapon has, this build is still capable of producing insane DPS while having relatively low crafting requirements.

Build Strengths:

• It has a 100% critical hit chance on enemy weak spots.
• Excellent synergy between Mail of Hellfire, Berserk, and Strife, leading to insane DPS that counters much of the negative effects of these skills (see 5:58 - 7:50 in Yokai Nox’s video to learn more).
• Extremely high elemental damage output.
• There is still some room within this build to slot in a few comfort skills like Shock Absorber.
• Skills like Kushala Blessing allow the hunter to ignore certain kinds of damage to maintain their offensive.

Build Components:

• Daora’s Ventus
  • Augments:
    • Attack Boost lv 1
    • Element Boost lv 8
• Chaotic Helm
  • Augments:
    • Mail of Hellfire lv1
• Virtue Mail
  • Augments:
    • Mail of Hellfire lv1
• Chaotic Vambraces
  • Augments:
    • Increased decoration slots
• Virtual Coil
  • Augments:
    • Mail of Hellfire lv1
• Chaotic Greaves
  • Augments:
    • Increased decoration slots
• Critical Boost lv 3 Talisman
  • Should have three lv2 decoration slots

Decorations:

• 1x Any Elemental Damage Decoration 3
• 1x Any Element Damage Decoration 2
• 1x Bloodening+ 4
• 1x Medicine+ 4
• 1x Tenderizer 2
• 3x Ironshell 1
• 1x Shockproof 1
• 1x Crit Element+ 4
• 1x Crit Element 2
• 2x Chain 2
• 1x Mastery+ 4
• 1x Mastery 2
• 2x Intrepid 1

Core Skills: 

• Critical Boost lv 3
• Ice Attack lv 5
• Weakness Exploit lv 3
• Critical Element lv 3
• Master’s Touch lv 3
• Handicraft lv 3
• Kushala Blessing lv 3
• Mail of Hellfire lv 3
• Berserk lv 2
• Strife lv 3

1. Blood Awakening Build by “Darcblade”

This build was crafted by Darcblade to get the most out of the skill Blood Awakening, which increases the hunter’s damage depending on how much health they receive from attacking while inflicted with Blood Blight or taking advantage of the Bloodrite skill. This build’s synergy with Bloodrite allows it to achieve truly insane damage numbers.

Build Strengths:

• Utilizes the same synergy between Mail of Hellfire, Berserk, and Strife as the previous build, but adds Blood Awakening to the mix increasing its raw and elemental DPS.
• Entirely usable with all of the different elements in the game, meaning that the hunter can switch their weapon to the appropriate element for each monster they take on without having to make an entirely separate build (see 1:48 - 2:15 in Darcblade’s video to learn more and for Dual Blades recommendations for each element).
• Provides the hunter with virtually unlimited stamina so long as they properly maintain their health.
• The inclusion of Partbreaker alongside Blood Rite and Blood Awakening mean that maintaining your health, despite the constant health drain, is more than achievable.
• Ludicrous elemental and raw DPS.

Build Components:

• Crimson Twinwing (can be changed for a weapon with a different element)
  • Augments:
    • Attack Boost lv 1
    • Element Boost lv 8
• Primordial Helm
  • Augments
    • Mail of Hellfire lv1
• Primordial Mail
  • Augments
    • Mail of Hellfire lv1
• Primordial Vambraces
  • Augments:
    • Strife lv 1
• Sinister Grudge Tassets
  • Augments:
    • Strife lv 1
• Primordial Greaves
  • Augments:
    • Strife lv 1
• Berserk lv 2 Talisman
  • Should have at least two lv 2 decoration slots

Decorations:

• 1x Critical Jewel 2
• 1x Elemenbane 3
• 1x Chain Jewel+ 4
• 1x Phoenix Jewel+ 4
• 1x Jumping Jewel+ 4
• 2x Expert Jewel+ 4
• 1x Element Exploit Jewel 2
• 1x Crit Element Jewel+ 4
• 1x Element Exploit Jewel+ 4
• 3x Tenderizer Jewel 2
• 1x Hard Dragon Jewel+ 4
• 1x Dragon Jewel 1
• 1x Bloodlust Jewel 4
• 1x Crit Element Jewel 2

Core Skills:

• Dragon Attack lv 5
• Critical Eye lv 4
• Critical Boost lv 3
• Weakness Exploit lv 3
• Critical Element lv 3
• Partbreaker lv 3
• Bloodrite lv 3
• Mail of hellfire lv 3
• Coalescence lv 3
• Element Exploit lv 3
• Burst lv 3
• Blood Awakening lv 3
• Strife lv 3
• Berserk lv 2
• Bloodlust lv 1

Sources:

• “MHR:Sunbreak | 5 Infinite Stamina Dual Blades Builds you should try!” YouTube, uploaded by Huntress Baked, 25 June, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QAtKqZ91W7c
• “MHR: Sunbreak | NEW Best Dual Blade Builds | TU6 Endgame” YouTube, uploaded by Yokai Nox, 25 December, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrOdpMmUDJU&t=368s
• “BEST ENDGAME BUILDS : BLOOD AWAKENING & BERSERK DUAL BLADES : MHR SUNBREAK” YouTube, uploaded by Darcblade, 5 December, 2023, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zo-1TGul7Q

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