MHW Best Longsword Builds [Top 7]

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7.  The Best Longsword Build for Early Master Rank

What’s Awesome About the Best Longsword Build for Early Master Rank:

  • Fun New Iceborne Player Set 
  • Good White Sharpness
  • Attack Boost Skill Lv 7 
  • Handicraft Skill
  • Agitator Skill
  • Paralysis Attack Skill
  • Health Boost, Quick Sheath and Effuvial Expert Skills for Comfort

Build Details:

  • Handicraft Maxes the Weapon Sharpness Gauge
  • Paralysis Attack Increases the Rate of Paralysis Buildup
  • Effluvial Expert Decreases Effuvia in the Rotten Vale
  • Quick Sheath Speeds Up Weapon Sheathing
  • Even Agitator Lv1 is Useful
  • Agitator Boosts Attack When Monster is Enraged

Armor Set:

  • Bone Helm alpha
  • Bone Mail alpha 
  • Vespoid Vambraces alpha
  • Girros Coil alpha
  • Nergigante Greaves omega
  • Handicraft Charm III

6. The Most Comfortable Set You Will Ever Use

  • Gold Rathian Essence
  • Divine Blessing Skill Lv5 
  • Peak Performance and Agitator Skills
  • Health Regen and Defense Weapon Augments
  • Defense Boost With Divine Blessing 
  • Still Has Great Offensive Dmg Skills
  • Versatile Set for Other Skills

Build Details:

  • Gold Rathian Essence Unlocks Divine Blessing Secret (Max Divine Blessing Lv)
  • Divine Blessing Has a Chance of Reducing Dmg You Take
  • Peak Performance Boosts Attack When Health is Full
  • Health Regen Restores Health WIth Each Weapon Attack
  • Tool Specialist Reduces Charge Time for Specialized Tools (Mantles)

Armor Set:

  • Golden Headdress beta
  • Golden Lunemail beta
  • Ruinous Vambraces beta
  • Golden Lunecoil beta
  • Garuga Greaves beta
  • Master’s Charm IV (Critical Eye)

5. Frostcraft Elemental Build

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What’s Awesome about the Frostcraft Elemental Build:

  • Velkhana Divinity 
  • 4 Piece Armor Set Bonus 
  • Armor Looks Awesome
  • Critical Element and Frostcraft Skills
  • High Affinity
  • Quick Sheath Skill
  • Critical Eye, Critical Boost, Weakness Exploit, Maximum Might and Critical Draw are Great DPS Skills
  • Protective Polish Skill

Build Detail:

  • Stygian Gula (Stygian Zinogre)
  • Velkhana Divinity Unlocks Critical Element and Frostcraft
  • Affinity Increase, Health Regen and Element Up Weapon Augmentations
  • Critical Element Increases Elemental Dmg for Crit Hits
  • Frostcraft Builds Up Attack Power When Weapon Is Sheathed
  • Quick Sheath Speeds Up Weapon Sheathing
  • Critical Draw Boosts Affinity for Draw Attacks
  • Protective Polish Preserves Weapon Sharpness

Armor Set:

  • Golden Headdress beta
  • Rimeguard Mail beta
  • Rimeguard Vambraces beta
  • Rimeguard Coil beta
  • Rimeguard Greaves beta
  • Critical Charm II

4. Ultimate Punishing Knockout Iai Slash Frostcraft Build

What’s Awesome About Ultimate Punishing Knockout Iai Slash Frostcraft Build:

  • Stun Longsword
  • Slugfest With Highly Offensive Dmg Build
  • Velkhana Divinity
  • Critical Element Skill
  • Frostcraft Without Crit Draw
  • Frostfang Barioth Armor One Pc Set Bonus Punishing Draw
  • Iai Slash Move

Build Details:

  • Velkhana Divinity Unlocks Critical Element and Frostcraft Skills
  • Swap Weapon to Match Monster’s Elemental Weakness
  • Velkhana Divinity, Attack Increase and Sharpness Increase Awakened Abilities
  • Attack Increase and Health Regen Weapon Augments
  • Punishing Draw Adds a Stun Effect to Draw Attacks and Slightly Increases Attack Power
  • Critical Element Boosts Elemental Dmg for Crit Hits 
  • Iai Slash Procs Punishing Draw
  • Use Draw Attacks Often

Armor Set:

  • Rimeguard Helm beta
  • Rimeguard Mail beta
  • Frostbang Vambraces alpha
  • Rimeguard Coil beta
  • Kulve Taroth’s Wrath alpha
  • Challenger Charm V

3. Raging Brachy Power Chasing the Meta Build Lightbreak Edge

 

​What's Awesome About Raging Brachy Power  Chasing the Meta Build:

  • Lightbreak Edge
  • Teostra Technique and Brachydios Will
  • Beginning Meta Build
  • Great Affinity
  • Won’t Need to Sharpen Much
  • Critical Eye, Attack Boost, Blast Attack, Agitator, Crit Boost, Weakness Exploit Are All Great DPS Skills.
  • Latent Power Skill

Build Detail:

  • Teostra Technique Unlocks Master’s Touch (Preserves Sharpness From Crit Hits)
  • Brachydios Will Unlocks Agitator Secret (Maxes Agitator Lv)
  • Critical Eye Boosts Affinity 
  • Weakness Exploit Boosts Affinity for Weak Spot Hits
  • Latent Power Boosts Affinity After Taking Damage

Armor Set:

  • Kaiser Crown beta
  • Brachydium Mail beta
  • Kaiser Vambraces beta
  • Kaiser Coil beta
  • Brachydium Greaves beta
  • Challenger Charm II

2. Punishing Draw Classic DPS Healthboost Frostfang Barioth Build

Build 1

  • New Monster Frostfang Barioth Armor is OP
  • Punishing Draw 1 Piece Set Bonus
  • 100% Crit Chance
  • Slugger Skill
  • Peak Performance and Agitator Skills
  • Adjustable Build for Other Skills

Build Details:

  • Frostfang Vambraces alpha (Punishing Draw One Piece Set Bonus)
  • Punishing Draw Adds a Stun Effect to Draw Attacks and Boosts Attack
  • Attack Awakenings and Health Regen Weapon Mods
  • Slugger Makes it Easier to Stun Monsters (More Stun Dmg to the Head)
  • Peak Performance Boosts Attack When Health is Full
  • Good White Sharpness  

Armor Set:

  • Kaiser Crown beta
  • Kaiser Mail beta
  • Frostbang Vambraces alpha
  • Kaiser Coil beta
  • Kulve Taroth’s Wrath alpha
  • Challenger Charm V

1. Highest Possible DPS Speedrunner/Pro New Meta Build

Build 6

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEg4NEs-evU

What’s Awesome About Highest Possible DPS Speedrunner/Pro New Meta Build

  • Meta Build for Highest Damage
  • Righteous Dumb DPS
  • 10 Hits of Purple Sharpness
  • Almost All Damage Skills in the Game
  • Critical Eye+ Attack Boost+ Agitator+ Critical Boost+ Weakness Exploit+ Peak Performance+ Handicraft= RDDPS

Build Details:

  • Safi’s Shatterblade
  • Attack Increase and One Sharpness Awakening
  • Agitator Boosts Attack When Monster is Enraged
  • Handicraft Maxes Sharpness Gauge

Armor Set:

  • Kaiser Crown omega 
  • Frostfang Mail beta
  • Kaiser Vambraces beta
  • Kaiser Coil beta
  • Kulve Taroth’s Wrath alpha 
  • Challenger Charm V (Agitator)

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