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Monster Hunter Rise: Best armor and weapons

By Hasi

Monster Hunter Rise it’s hard to find exactly the best armor pieces to wear on your journey. Hunting monsters can be done with any equipment in the game. There are 14 types of weapons in Monster Hunter Rise, from giant swords to literal instruments, but what are the actual best weapons for each of these types? There is a multitude of different versions for each weapon in the game.

The best armor in Monster Hunter Rise

While there isn’t a clear winner in terms of the ‘best’ armor in the world of Monster Hunter in general, there are some specific of armor that will work well in any situation and will go with almost any type of build that you have for your build want to set up hunters. However, treat the following listings as suggestions or even a stepping stone to work around them.

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Skalda S / Spio Elytra S.

  • Armor type: waist
  • Competencies
    • Weakness exploit LV2
  • Key: None

Very likely the only piece here that is “Best in Slot” as many gamers call it, as there is literally no competition on how useful it is. Weakness Exploit is a skill that is in demand for pretty much every build in the game, and also for every weapon. With two points straight away, this waistline is a breeze for any offensive setup. With a talisman with weakness exploit, even at LV1, you can get the most out of one of its most important skills with just two parts.

Golden Hakama

  • Armor type: feet
  • Competencies
    • Critical Boost LV2
    • Latent Power LV1
  • Key: 2
    • LV1
    • LV1

Golden Hakama is another contender for “Best in Slot” in the “Feet” category. It’s just amazing with the infamous Critical Boost ability on LV2 and two decoration slots. Like Weakness Exploit, Critical Boost is a must have for any offensive build. That’s why this gear is so important and easy to incorporate into many builds.

Rathalos braces p.

  • Armor type: gloves
  • Competencies
    • Attack Boost LV2
  • Key: 1
    • LV2

Attack Boost is a very helpful and important skill, and Rathalos Braces S has two levels that can easily be combined with Anjanath Coil S to get Attack Boost LV4 instantly. This is enough to make the most of this ability. Most notable, however, is the Rathalos Braces S LV2 decoration slot, which is extremely important for inserting very good decorations. An alternative to these braces is the Anjanath Vambraces S, but they only have a single LV1 slot, which is a pretty big drawback.

Anjanath Coil S.

  • Armor type: waist
  • Competencies
    • Attack Boost LV2
  • Key: 3
    • LV2
    • LV1
    • LV1

Attack Boost LV2 and 3 Deco slots, one of which is an LV2 slot, make Anjanath Coil S an excellent choice for anyone who doesn’t want to use the Skalda S / Spio Elytra S. Along with Rathalos Braces S, they hit the sweet spot of Attack Boost LV4 very easily and with so many decoration slots you have literally dozen of options to further improve your setup.

Parallel bars greaves p.

  • Armor type: feet
  • Competencies
    • Attack Boost LV2
    • Critical Eye LV2
  • Key: 1
    • LV1

There’s no reason not to have this armor outfitted if your first time traversing the dangers of high-level quests. You can make or buy it very early on in the HR department, which makes it a solid choice for any build, even for more advanced setups.

Hunter Mail S.

  • Armor type: chest
  • Competencies
    • Attack Boost LV1
    • Craft LV1
  • Key: 1
    • LV1

Hunter Mail S is easily overlooked as you make it early if you join the human resources department. It makes a great piece of armor because of its invaluable craftsmanship. It is currently the only equipment that has this capability.

Mighty bow feather

  • Armor type: head
  • Competencies
    • Arc Charge Plus Lv1
  • Key: None

It can be completely useless for melee builds, but it is a mandatory tool for Bow users even without a single decoration slot. Bow Charge Plus is just too good to last.

Remobra suit S.

  • Armor type: chest
  • Competencies
    • Critical Boost Lv1
  • Key: 2
    • LV1
    • LV1

Remobra Suit S, another piece of armor with the important Critical Boost ability, can either be equipped with Golden Hakama to maximize the specific skill, or used as an alternative to the skill at LV1 if Golden Hakama is not an option.

Zinogre Helm S and Zinogre Mail S.

  • Armor type: head / chest
  • Competencies (both have the same)
    • Latent Power LV1
    • Weakness exploit LV1
  • Key: 1 (both have the same)
    • LV1

The reason these are listed together is that they literally have the same skills and decoration slots and serve the same purpose. You can wear either one to fill the Vulnerability Exploit skill, or you can even wear them together to just go straight to LV2 and combine a Vulnerability Exploit LV1 talisman to get the most out of it. Both are great fillers and most likely the earliest way to get access to this important skill.

There are a ton more items that can be considered the best pieces of armor in Monster Hunter Rise depending on what you’re looking for. However, all of the above items are simply more efficient than others and offer a great deal of versatility and ease with access to some very powerful skills.

Best weapons in Monster Hunter Rise

The beauty of games like Monster Hunter Rise lies in the multitude of options you have when creating your characters. Armor, skills, decorations, mate skills, and of course, weapons are all things to consider when trying to create an endgame setup. While the term “best guns” can be very subjective, there are tools that work best by default compared to others.

Monster Hunter Rise has three types of weapons. “Raw” weapons, elemental and disease weapons. The first are those with no elemental or status attribute that hit the monster with raw damage, elemental are those that have been upgraded with any of the elements of the game, and disease weapons are those that can give a monster a negative status, such as poison and paralysis.

As of the current state of the game, elemental and raw weapons are considered the best, and many setups complement them perfectly. However, this depends on the weapon class. Dual Blades, for example, usually require a different tool for each element because they specialize in this and their damage is caused by multiple fast-hitting elemental bursts. Hammers and greatswords, on the other hand, can make the most of it with just a single, hard-hitting raw weapon. Please note that all of this can change as MH Rise’s upcoming DLC ​​can easily affect any list here. That said, for now, here’s what the game features.

Best large sword weapons

Big swords need big numbers and don’t really care about a monster’s elemental weakness. Hence, raw greatswords are preferred, with Dark of Night being in the limelight due to its white sharpness. high attack and great affinity.

  • Darkness of the Night / Nargacuga Tree

Recognitions

  • Feud horn sword / devil tree
  • Abominable great sword / Goss Harag tree
  • Tigrex large sword / Tigrex tree

Best long sword weapons

High affinity is a must for long swords as they attack quickly and perform special attacks with multiple hits. Again, Nargacuga’s weapon is the clear winner with a great affinity of 40% and white sharpness.

  • Deepest Night / Nargacuga Tree

Recognitions

  • Eerie shadow sword / Magnamalo tree
  • Despot Boltbreaker / Zinogre Tree
  • Doom Bringer Blade / Almudron Tree
  • Squawkscythe / death stink tree

Best sword and shield weapons

The sword and shield are an extremely balanced, fast, and versatile weapon. However, since it lacks some hard hitting attacks in addition to its special abilities, elemental weapons are recommended for every type.

  • Fire
    • Djinn II / Rathalos tree
    • Grinding Flame Seeker / Anjanath Tree
  • water
    • Master Odyssey / Water Tree
  • thunder
    • Despot’s Crookbolt / Zinogre Tree
  • ice
    • Nardebosche / Barioth tree
    • Chopping Blade II / Goss Harag Tree
  • Dragon
    • Secta Unu Black / Bnahabra (dragon) tree

Best double bladed weapons

Double blades are similar to a sword and shield, meaning that they really shine when they reveal a monster’s elemental weakness. In this class, different double blades are the first choice for each element.

  • Fire
    • Twin Flames II / Rathalos Tree
  • water
    • Mud Twister / Almudron Tree
  • thunder
    • Despot’s Lightning / Zinogre Tree
  • ice
    • Gelid Soul / Ice Tree
  • Dragon
    • Fortis Gran / Guild Tree 2

Recognitions

  • Angry Claws / Felyne Tree
  • Night Wing / Nargacuga Tree

Best lance weapons

Lance is quite versatile in that both raw and elemental weapons are equally viable. Because of the ease with which they can reach elemental caps, elemental lances are preferred when hunting.

  • Fire
    • Dawnbreaker Lance / Aknosome Tree
  • water
    • Kimi Ga Kiru / Mizutsune Tree
  • thunder
    • Despots Casophony / Zinogre Tree
  • ice
    • Abominable Lance / Goss Harag
  • Dragon
    • Azure Elder Spear II / Ibushi Tree
    • Rampage Spear IV / Rampage Tree

Recognitions

  • Diablo’s spear / devil’s tree
  • Night Rain Black / Nargacuga Tree

Best gunlance weapons

Gunlances have different types of fire, each with their own advantages. This results in three different gunlances being best for what they do.

  • Normal type of fire
    • Ortlinde / Rathian tree
  • Long shell type
    • Howlitzer / Canyne Tree
  • Wide shell type
    • Mighty corn popper / guild tree
      • or
    • Devil cannon / devil tree
      • or
    • Admirals Arbalance / Ore Tree 2

Best hammer weapons

Hammers hit hard, and although they are chunky, they have an unexpected versatility that makes them viable for both elemental construction and raw damage.

  • Doom Bringer Hammer / Almudron Tree
  • Red Cudgel II / Rathalos Tree
  • Yadora Morte / death stink tree

Recognitions

  • Supernova / thunder tree
  • Abominable Hammer / Goss Harag Tree

Best hunting horn weapons

The redesigned hunting horn became an extremely versatile weapon in Monster Hunter Rise, both offensively and as an auxiliary weapon. There are many different versions that are good for this class, so don’t hesitate to experiment a lot, but it seems to completely surpass the rest with its great capabilities, making it a single contender for the best hunting horn.

  • Excited rampage IV / rampage tree

Best Switch Ax weapons

When selecting the Speedrunners in previous titles, the Switch Axes were considered the best weapons in Monster Hunter for killing things quickly. Versatile and hard hitting, they have a few options to consider.

  • Eerie shadow disk / Magnamalo tree
  • Azure Elder Ax II / Ibushi Tree
  • Fall dragon / dragon tree

Best blade guns

The attack blade, while difficult to learn, is a destructive weapon that can unleash Hell from any monster on its path. Elemental variants don’t matter as long as we see large numbers of damage and large explosions.

  • Scream in the night / Nargacuga tree
  • Immortal Blade II / Rajang Tree (only with Dulling Strike)

Recognitions

  • Stunning ax / goss harag tree
  • Dragon song / dragon tree

Best insect glaze weapons

Insect Glaive users are masters of the sky, with a weapon that makes it easy to defeat monsters without even being hit. With so many hits landing on a monster, it’s hard to consider anything other than a high affinity, raw damage weapon, which makes the Nargacuga version literally the best Insect Glaive.

  • Evening silence / Nargacuga tree

Best light bowgun weapons

Light bowguns, another versatile type of weapon, are a basic requirement for maintaining constant pressure on a monster. Many different weapons can be used here, but the following two are mainly used in the current metagame.

  • Magnamalo spread / Magnamalo tree
  • Night Owl / Nargacuga Tree

Best heavy bowgun weapons

In contrast to Light Bowgun, the Heavy version is all about large nuclear weapons and relentless attacks. The weapons that are the best here are completely similar to this style of play.

  • Tigrex Howl II / Tigrex Tree
  • Despot’s Paroxysm / Zinogre Tree
  • Ominous Night / Nargacuga Tree

Recognitions

  • Eerie dreadvolley / magnamalo tree
  • Warrior Cannon II / Barioth Tree

Best arch builds

Arcs are fast, best suited for mid-range attacks, and can take advantage of both elemental and raw high-affinity builds. However, elementary versions are preferred because they are versatile.

  • Fire
    • Flaming Rage Bow / Anjanath Tree
  • water
    • Rampage Bow IV / Rampage Tree
  • thunder
    • Flying Kadachi Striker / Tobi Kadachi Tree
  • ice
    • Sky glaze / ice tree
  • Dragon
    • Azure Elder Bow II / Ibushi Tree

Recognitions

  • Night flight / Nargacuga tree

That brings us to our list of the best weapons in Monster Hunter Rise. Hopefully, these can be a stepping stone for your builds, and try out new tools that you haven’t seen before. Please note again that these can change slightly depending on what Capcom has in store for us with the following DLC ​​and of course, can be subjective depending on your own play style and build. Definitely feel free to make any of the weapons above as it is the solid choice you have right now in Monster Hunter Rise.

Monster Hunter Rise is available on the Nintendo Switch. For more guides on the game, Follow Thegameroof.

Hasi

Hasi is a seasoned gaming journalist with a passion for all things video games. With years of experience in the industry, Hasi specializes in delivering up-to-the-minute news, reviews, and features to readers. When he's not writing, Hasi enjoys playing games of all kinds, from first-person shooters to puzzle games.