With the great sword, you can deal devastating damage and block attacks in Monster Hunter Wilds. For a faster endgame fight, we show you the best build with weapons, armor, and decorations that you need.
How is the build structured? We first provide a brief overview of the essential items such as weapons and armor for the best great sword build. We will then explain in detail the most important information about crafting your equipment, as well as the selection of the right decorations for your armor. Finally, we reveal the strength of the build.
This build will be continuously updated and completely modified as necessary according to updates, so that it corresponds to the current meta. So feel free to check back after every update to see what has changed.
With our directory, you can quickly jump to the individual points of the build:
Great Sword Build: All About Weapons, Armor & Decorations
What is the best build for the great sword? For the great sword, you have two endgame builds that you can use:
- High Affinity + Sleep
- High Affinity + Paralysis
While Sleep makes your opponent very vulnerable to damage for a short moment when they wake up, Paralysis is especially useful in group play when other players also want to paralyze the monster – extending the duration of a relaxed damage phase.
Since group play is not everyone’s cup of tea, we present you the Sleep build. Let’s move to a brief overview of the necessary items:
| Weapon | Varianza (Artian Weapon) or alternatively Duskwood |
| Armor | Dahaad Helm A Arkveld Armor B W.-Arkveld Armguard B W.-Arkveld Waistcoat B Dahaad Leggings B |
| Talisman | Hunter’s Talisman |
How to Craft the Best Artian Weapon for the Great Sword
What do I need to build Varianza? When crafting Varianza, you should focus on selecting two affinity infusions and one attack infusion from your materials. Additionally, make sure to select at least two materials of the “sleep” element type – so that you also gain sleep as an element after the build.
If you don’t have good components for Varianza yet, you can also use the Duskwrath, which is the great sword from Gore Magala of rarity 8.
As a secondary weapon, the Hunting Horn is also advantageous due to its buffs, as it can increase the attack power of all players within a certain radius.
Which enhancement bonuses should I focus on? When enhancing your Artian weapon, the following bonuses are especially important in priority:
- Attack
- Affinity
- Sharpness
- Element
Which decorations are important? For the decorations, you can be more flexible and choose from the following options:
- Focus/Crafting-Jwl 3
- Critical Jwl III 3
- Guardian/Crafting-Jwl 3
- Alternatives: Focus Jwl III 3, Guardian Jwl III 3 (if no hybrid decorations are available)
Great Sword Build: Armors and Decorations
Which armors are important? For our armor choice, we focus on the following gear and effects:
Armors
- Dahaad Helm A
- Arkveld Armor B
- W.-Arkveld Armguard B
- W.-Arkveld Waistcoat B
- Dahaad Leggings B
- Hunter’s Talisman
Set bonuses
- Jin-Dahaad’s Revolt
- Bind Counter I: Increases attack briefly after recovering from Entangled, Frostbite, Power Struggle or Being Stunned
- Guardian-Arkveld’s Vitality
- Decimator I: Restores some health when the wound of a large monster is maximized.
Which decorations should I use? In armor, it’s mainly about choosing decorations that increase your affinity on weak spots, reduce stamina consumption when dodging, and speed up sheathing your sword. You should equip the following:
- Helmet
- Figure-Jwl 1
- Chestpiece
- Softening-Jwl 3
- Counter-Jwl 2
- Armguards
- Sheath-Jwl 1
- Sheath-Jwl 1
- Sheath-Jwl 1
- Thighguards
- Counter-Jwl 2
- Figure-Jwl 1
- Armored Boots
- Counter-Jwl 2
How Does the Strength of the Build Unfold?
This build allows for an aggressive playstyle. Your task now is to hit your monster as often as possible. Feel free to take risks and let yourself get hit to temporarily increase your damage. When the monster is then asleep and a wound can be attacked, you should aim for it and charge your attack.
Due to weak point advantage, the chance of a critical hit is increased, and every attack that hits the sleeping monster will always be doubled. This way, you can deal massive damage without having to exert yourself.
Since the great sword can even block attacks, you are also well-prepared for wild monsters. However, if you play in a team, you should additionally bring the Hunting Horn and play some buffs on your horn.
These were all the important details about the best great sword build in Monster Hunter Wilds. In addition to information about the build, tips for fighting are also crucial to come out victorious. That’s why we have explained everything important in the battle guide again: The Ultimate Battle Guide to Monster Hunter Wilds: All About Elements, Status System, and Important Things for Hunting
