All weapons have unique properties relating to their Attack Power, Elemental Damage and various different looks. melee weapons gain very little, bows get some alternative build options and several bowgun sets get updated. Honestly you'd be better with an elemental LBG for any monster that you want to use pierce on. Who would win? It's a little bit stronger. The only mat you should still need for your gas-powered stick is elder blood, and guess what Nergi is full of? Here's two guides by Thegameconomist that explain how to do this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TulGxzITk1A, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_AJSrDlLjuU. [–]Insect GlaiveTheMercyMainBTW27 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (3 children). status ammo can be used to poison, tranq, sleep, paralyze, exhaust etc, most guns may do only a few so look at your weapon and see if it deploys the ammo you like to use, give your palico a weapon that applies status like paralyze (kitty of the valley does it, I think) or maybe sleep for even more status effects. Some counter-builds for specific monsters are included in some of these albums, but otherwise I would recommend checking other sources for that. [–]Kamlol 2 points3 points4 points 1 year ago (3 children), [–]TangibleTurian 6 points7 points8 points 1 year ago (1 child). We've been caught a little by surprise by the release of AT Nerg, but the work on the meta sets is ongoing and the albums should start getting updated soon. The Hunting Horn builds don't have Self Improvement and their respective Attack Up songs applied to them. Hammers are now nerg legs, the rest drachen. If you are unsure, contact us mods before posting. With our golden girl representing about 70% of the endgame grind for the average insane person player and the source of a huge number of weapons in this compilation, coupled with the bunch of unique mechanics she carries with her, she deserves a section for herself. [–]Xparda 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (1 child). With that in mind, killing the monster faster before the diminishing returns kick in is what keeps people alive. Press J to jump to the feed. [MHW] Best bowgun build for slicing tails? claw takes a while, usually three sleep bombs or so. [–]ManlikeSam 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children), [–]megatonante 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (1 child), Is focus lvl 3 really expendable in favor of focus lv 2 for GS? [–]FunlanceTiberiusEsuriens 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children). [–]I believe I can flylarryjerry1 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago* (0 children). With release of AT Nerg, any changes to the Meta sets? [–]defiantichigo 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children), Yep at least on xbox geralt and base sns is base leshen dual blades ciri armor upgraded sns and layered armor are all ancient leshen, [–]Longswordcheklmn 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children), yep, you need ancient leshen for ciri armor, [–]UltimateRoboGuy 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children), [–]BowMelonRampage 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children), Props to you for giving ssh credit even tho he yeeted this community long ago lol, [–]ADifferentMachine 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (2 children). An Elder Dragon capable of wielding both water and thunder Vs. One Bug Boi. Bowgun Modifications: There are 6 different mods you can make to a bowgun, each bowgun rarity 5 or higher can have three mods, with rarity 3 having 2, and rarity 1 having 1. [–]HammerBukLauFinancial 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children), and yet another glass cannon build that all the casuals will rush into multiplayer with, [–]TangibleTurian 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (2 children). nothing like going from a recital to an encore while hitting the monster then it knocking them out so now yea party gets buffs and free hits. Perfect timing. That's what I figured. If you’re on PC then there’s mods to get tickets but otherwise you need to wait. Build[PC/Console] The Ultimate Meta Build Compilation (Final Edition) (self.MonsterHunterWorld), submitted 1 year ago * by 【ｂａｓｓ ｃａｎｎｏｎ】EchoesPartOne2. So I learned LS, much easier :). This is exactly what I needed. These builds are mainly fit for solo play, but can be used for multiplayer as well as long as you understand the difference between solo and MP (higher HP/stagger values, less predictable AI, etc). Thanks for this. What are your thoughts on the Kjarr Assault Water over the Taroth Assault Support for pierce HBG? 90% of these are all the same except the weapon. This is not a bad change, got to wait to see what is at the end. There is no better time than this to make a recap of the best meta sets every MHW player can have access to until the release of Iceborne. 3. There's a ton of great content at the Gamepedia … A shoutout finally to Honey for her amazing set builder on HoneyHunterWorld. I've been looking for something similar for a while and havn't had any luck. MHW: Iceborne - Royal Surefire Shot vs Uragaan! [–]UsuarioNoRegistrado 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children). Use this for reference if you want to know how you can build good sets without the latest gear in the game. The authors of the albums tend already to update them fast enough by themselves, so just keep this in the bookmarks and come check it again when AT spiky boi comes out. The complete Light Bowgun tutorial for Monster Hunter World. Whats the best dark devourer build if I just got to HR50 and just started doing tempered and endgame monsters? Any particular reason why the Rathalos waist in the Anja bow set just doesn't have a decoration in it? That's the general assumption I'd been working under. Also, Jinjinx and Tuna has guides dedicated for ATKT runs, for Phases 1 - 3 and Phase 4. Amazing work, thanks a lot for posting this. Therefore Gala is overall more efficient than Kirin Y. Most of these sets however are con3 (sometimes even with ss1/2) with near 100% affinity and all of the affinity skills maxed out or close to, which means that you won't be able to squeeze much more damage in with con1. Luna Styx LBG is the strongest and the easiest to build. I am not the author of the albums so I can't do anything about that. [–]Vorgius 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children). What will you be using such builds against? The Light Bowgun can be equipped with custom mods that can improve its performance, including reload speed and more. [–]Can I have custom Flair please, I don't like default pictures.tapczan100 3 points4 points5 points 1 year ago (1 child). [–]Marshalpandoh 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (1 child), [–]【ｂａｓｓ ｃａｎｎｏｎ】EchoesPartOne[S] 1 point2 points3 points 1 year ago (0 children). I recommend to join a discord for this, as randos might be in the same situation as you. I edited to make it clear we're talking about the same weapon. [–]aPurpleLiger 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children). [–]Field Researcherecnel 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children). Or basically, Taroth Fire is stronger than Kjarr Decay for very few monsters, while Kjarr Decay is stronger most of the time. The Kjarr thunder, fire and dragon DBs on the other hand are indisputably superior to anything that came before. Dragon can't be rapid as far as I'm aware. Regarding DB's, why does the included notable speedrunner use Raw damage over Thunder damage against Nergigante? [–]Charge BladeOrnwyyn 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago* (1 child). any suggestion for armor to replace the xeno gamma and nerg gamma in heavy bowgun with glutton? Can Play As Support Weapon Besides, regardless of how big the difference is, it doesn't change the fact that Styx does more damage than Blaze in average if you're fighting enraged monsters. Maybe there some hidden meta I'm not aware of making LBG better than HBG but I still prefer HBG. [–]Metaguy123 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (3 children). While I appreciate the elemental ammo advice, my usual routine has been to farcaster back to camp and switch out for a real weapon (like glutton) once the tail is off. Yeah I didn't realize it until I opened it up lol. Styx loses on 31 raw but has 10% more affinity, larger slot, 2x sharpness, and 90 more blast. [–]Chad BladeBig_D4rius 51 points52 points53 points 1 year ago* (0 children). It should help me all the way through Kulve Toroth to get the Kjarr weapons I am assuming, correct? And how are witcher DBs in general? Someone has linked to this thread from another place on reddit: [/r/lowrankmasters] [PC/Console] The Ultimate Meta Build Compilation (Final Edition), [/r/monsterhuntermeta] [PC/Console] The Ultimate Meta Build Compilation (Final Edition), [/r/u_michael05560] [PC/Console] The Ultimate Meta Build Compilation (Final Edition), If you follow any of the above links, please respect the rules of reddit and don't vote in the other threads. I thought Taroth Strongarm Horn was better than the Diablos Tyrannis 2. [–]Tms2439 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (2 children). [–]Tyrosoldier 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children), [–]rharegz 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children). For those who want the juicy stuff right away, here's some easy sets to make with a complete strategy guide on how to use them to farm the materials required to craft Drachen. If you mean ATX, Styx is indeed the only glaive you can run if you want Tremor Res 3 and Heat Guard (or Hazak glaive if you have Felyne Fur Coating) while keeping 100% aff. [–]alex7453 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children). I knew about the attack, speed, and defense boosts, but I didn't know about the knockback resistance. afaik the Jho one is best for slice since AT Xeno. In Iceborne, the Light Bowgun is now upgraded with four mods. Ended up finishing my set with the help of someone from /r/monsterhunterclan, wew. [–]【ｂａｓｓ ｃａｎｎｏｎ】EchoesPartOne[S] 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago* (1 child). [–]TangibleTurian 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (1 child). The good thing about the quest is that your armor set is locked, which means that you don't have to care about grinding a good set in order to beat it. I'm looking at the kjarr blitz decay LBG and your numbers look off, there is an affinity augment which means the weapon has 20% affinity and only 1 level of maximum might for 10%. Ghost is a Master Rank Light Bowgun Weapon in Monster Hunter World (MHW) Iceborne. I really want to get into ranged weapons though! A starter DD set is available in the newly added HR starter builds album. Either light or heavy works for me, looking for the absolute best build for cutting off tails (including partbreaker if that helps to cut tails off faster). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. You can already see some of the new hammer sets in the linked album. [–]Angehlow 13 points14 points15 points 1 year ago (0 children). It outperforms Taroth Water iirc in certain match-ups, particularly any monsters that are weak to water like Toaster, Uragaan, and Lavasioth. [–]ACDC79 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (0 children). [–]Reinier3877 0 points1 point2 points 1 year ago (1 child). is there anything i can replace the gala alpha head on the spread 3 glutton HBG set? Just looking for the absolute fastest build to cut tails off with. Was hoping someone would continue /u/Yhrak 's work. Capcom released a short teaser series leading up to E3 giving us a preview of each of the weapons news abilities. This actually pairs well with elemental ammo, since it also isn't influenced by skills that boost raw damage. One of the newest guns to … HB3 builds are old and will likely never get updated. Another alternative is to use Geralt set with your favorite weapon and just find 3 other people that want to do Behemoth with you. Sleep bomb/wyvernblast for horns and claw as far as I can replace the alpha... 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