Monster Hunter Wilds Best Long Sword Build Guide

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In this manual, we delve into an optimal Long Sword setup for Monster Hunter World, empowering you to effortlessly take down any beast you encounter.

The Long Sword has been a popular choice in the Monster Hunter series, and this trend continues in Wilds. It’s capable of dishing out significant damage quickly, all while maintaining decent mobility. A notable advantage is its beginner-friendly nature, though mastering it requires a good deal of skill.

To wield the Long Sword effectively in Monster Hunter Worlds, focusing on perfecting its combination moves and optimizing your character’s build is crucial. This article will delve into an optimal Long Sword setup for your character that you might find beneficial.

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  • Monster Hunter Wilds Long Sword Overview
  • Best Long Sword Build in Monster Hunter Wilds
    • Best Monster Hunter Wilds Long Sword Build: Statistics
    • Best Monster Hunter Wilds Long Sword Build: Active Skills
  • Monster Hunter Wilds Best Long Sword Build Explained
  • How to Use This Best Long Sword Build in Monster Hunter Wilds

Monster Hunter Wilds Long Sword Overview

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For a novice brandishing the Long Sword, don’t expect to fully exploit its attack potential right away. Despite its relatively simple grasp, perfecting all the combo sequences and Spirit Blade stages could require some time to become familiar with.

One drawback of using the Long Sword in Monster Hunter Wilds is that it heavily relies on Spirit Blade and combos, which can lead to quick loss of sharpness due to its numerous multi-hit combinations. Here are the key advantages and disadvantages of the Long Sword:

Pros:
– Fast sword speed
– Good mobility
– Powerful Spirit Combos

Cons:
– Easily loses sharpness due to multiple hits in combos
– Requires skillful execution of Spirit Blade and combos
– Limited reach compared to other weapons like the Great Sword or Longsword

Pros Cons
Amazing damage output.
Has decent mobility options in combat.
Very smooth combos and visuals.
Fast attacks after Spirit Gauge reaches level 3.		 High skill ceiling with combos.
Relies almost entirely on the Spirit Gauge.
Animations are slow for the initial attacks.
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As a seasoned Monster Hunter Wilds gamer, I’ve perfected my go-to Long Sword build that prioritizes attack power and maximizes Spirit Gauge uptime for seamless transitions between Spirit Blade attacks. This build allows me to effortlessly move through all levels of Spirit Blade combos, making every hunt a breeze!

Best Long Sword Build in Monster Hunter Wilds

Here are the details for the best Long Sword build in Monster Hunter Wilds:

  • Element: Dragon
  • Weapon: Righteous Lancelot (Rarity: 8, Arkveld Tree)
  • Weapon Decorations:
    • Handicraft Jewel III [3]
    • Attack Jewel II [2]
    • Attack Jewel [1]
  • Armor: Guardian Arkveld β (4-piece set) + Arkvulcan Mail β (1 piece)
    • Guardian Arkveld Helm β
      • Decorations:
        • Tenderizer Jewel [3]
        • Protection Jewel [1]
    •  Arkvulcan Mail β
      • Decorations:
        • Flayer Jewel [3]
        • Refresh Jewel [2]
    • Guardian Arkveld Vambraces β
      • Decorations:
        • Adapt Jewel [1]
        • Steadfast Jewel [1]
        • Medicine Jewel [1]
    • Guardian Arkveld Coil β
      • Decorations:
        • Refresh Jewel [2]
        • Protection Jewel [1]
    • Guardian Arkveld Greaves β
      • Decorations:
        • Refresh Jewel [2]
        • Medicine Jewel [1]
  • Talisman: Chainblade Charm I
  • Mantle: Rocksteady Mantle

Best Monster Hunter Wilds Long Sword Build: Statistics

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By equipping all the above items, you should have the following stats:

Attack Status

  • Attack: 749
  • Affinity: 0%
  • Element: 350 (Dragon)

Defense Status

  • Defense: 331
  • Fire Res: 10
  • Water Res: 0
  • Thunder Res: -5
  • Ice Res: 0
  • Dragon Res: -19

Here’s a hint: Base armor components offer these statistics. Enhancing them to their highest level (level 7) will boost your defense even more.

Best Monster Hunter Wilds Long Sword Build: Active Skills

This best Long Sword build in Monster Hunter Wilds will give you the following skills (and levels):

Equipment Skills

  • Handicraft: Level 3
  • Focus: Level 3
  • Attack Boost: Level 3
  • Weakness Exploit: Level 5
  • Flayer: Level 5
  • Stamina Surge: Level 3
  • Divine Blessing: Level 2
  • Recovery Up: Level 2
  • Stun Resistance: Level 1
  • Partbreaker: Level 1
  • Elemental Absorption: Level 1

Set Bonus Skills: Guardian Arkveld’s Vitality

  • 2-set bonus active: Decimator I
  • 4-set bonus active: Decimator II

Group Skills: Guardian’s Protection

  • 3-set bonus active: Ward of Wyveria

Monster Hunter Wilds Best Long Sword Build Explained

Here are the important aspects that our best Long Sword build for Monster Hunter Wilds focuses on:

  • Increasing damage output.
  • Filling up the Spirit Gauge faster and using more damaging combos.
  • Preventing fast sharpness loss.
  • Creating wounds and dealing massive damage to them.

You can find details on each of the points explained below:

1) Maximize Damage Output

Among all other choices, Lancelot, the Righteous One, boasts an exceptionally well-rounded attack power. Despite lacking any specific affinity, its blend of raw and elemental damage makes it a standout choice for swiftly defeating monsters. The Dragon attribute, one of the game’s most adaptable elements, typically performs effectively against various types of monsters.

By employing the specified Attack enhancements, you’ll receive an additional power-up, potentially escalating your full combo’s damage output to approximately 2450 units when it concludes with Spirit Release Slash.

2) Fill Up Spirit Gauge Faster

Despite the Righteous Lancelot lacking any affinity, its built-in skill, Focus, makes it an exceptional choice for optimal Long Sword builds in Monster Hunter Worlds. This weapon boasts a maxed-out level 3 Focus skill that significantly accelerates the rate at which your Spirit Gauge grows.

As your Spirit Gauge increases at a quicker pace, it takes less time for you to reach Spirit Blade level 3. In essence, this translates to having access to more powerful Crimson Slash combinations, which in turn inflict greater total damage.

3) Preventing Sharpness Loss

Using the Crimson Slash combinations significantly reduces your weapon’s sharpness, particularly when paired with Spirit Thrust and Spirit Helm Breaker. To compensate for this, boosting your Handicraft skill to level 3 will increase your weapon’s sharpness.

This feature extends your period of enhanced sharpness, resulting in greater potential damage with increased multipliers. Simultaneously, it lessens the frequency at which you’ll need to hone your Long Sword in combat within Monster Hunter Wilds.

4) Creating Wounds And Dealing Damage

Boosting both Flayer and Weakness Exploit abilities to level 5 each continues to significantly enhance your attack power in this optimal Long Sword setup within Monster Hunter Wilds. Furthermore, the Long Sword’s Focus Strike, known as Unbound Thrust, delivers immense damage, a damage boost that is further amplified by the Weakness Exploit skill.

Additionally, employing a Focus Strike ensures an immediate replenishment of your Spirit Gauge to its subsequent maximum level, facilitating the attainment of level 3 more easily and enabling the use of Crimson Slash combinations.

How to Use This Best Long Sword Build in Monster Hunter Wilds

Previously discussed, maximizing the Long Sword’s true power involves skillfully executing combos and pushing your Spirit Meter to its peak. Here’s the primary gameplay strategy for this setup:

  • Use normal Slash combos to reach Spirit Gauge level 3. It is important to note that you reach the next highest level only after executing the Spirit Roundslash. This attack is only doable after executing the Spirit Blade III. However, you can also reach Spirit Blade III attack after using the Fade Slash and Spirit Step Slash. Use both the Spirit Blade normal combo and the Fade Slash combo based on the flow of the fight.
  • Once you are at Spirit Gauge level 3 (red spirit gauge and your sword will also glow red), use the normal Spirit Blade combo and the Crimson Slash combo to deal damage.
  • Use the Foresight Slash or Foresight Whirl Slash (at Spirit Gauge level 3) to dodge attacks. If done right, this will give you i-frames and also charge up your Spirit Gauge.
  • Normally, use the Crimson Slash and Spirit Blade combos, ending in Iai Slash or Iai Spirit Slash combos. Do not go for the full combo attacks unless the monster is toppled.
  • When the monster is toppled, use the maximum damage combo at Spirit Gauge level 3: Crimson Slash I > Crimson Slash II > Crimson Slash III > Spirit Blade I > Spirit Blade II > Spirit Blade III > Spirit Roundslash > Spinning Crimson Slash > Spirit Thrust > Spirit Helm Breaker > Spirit Release Slash. This combo should do around 2600 damage on average at maximum sharpness level.
  • Prioritize hitting Focus Strikes on all wounds since this will also increase your Spirit Gauge faster.
  • Use healing items as and when necessary. Moreover, the Decimator II armor set skill should also heal you automatically with every attack on a Focus Strike for a large monster.

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