Summary
Monster Hunter Wilds, like its previous games in the franchise, provides players withplenty of ways to build their characterto help them better prepare when hunting the various monsters across the different biomes. Each armor and weapon inMonster Hunter Wildsgives players various active boosts that can better their chances in combat.
While it is possible to simply put some things together and hope for the best, those who are looking to make their hunter inMonster Hunter Wildsas strong as possible should be sure to look out for certain skills. When using the Long Sword, which is arguably one of the best weapons inMonster Hunter Wilds, these are by far the best skills for it, ranked.
8Attack Boost
Extra Base Damage Is Always Nice
While players will likely improve the damage from their Long Sword by crafting higher-level options from the materials they get from hunting monsters inMonster Hunter Wilds, a great skill to look for on both weapons and armor is the Attack Boost. As the name of the skill suggests, when players have this skill, the base damage done by attacks with the Long Sword will have a buff to its damage.
Whilehigher levels in this skillincrease the damage further, players may only wish to have a few levels within it due to the buff only being a small amount. Even so, this extra damage is always a plus.
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Attack +2% and a bonus of +8
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Attack +4% and a bonus of +9
7Partbreaker
Sever Tails And Break Parts Easier
Breaking parts of a monster is one of the easiest ways to get extra materials, as well as being the places that do the most amount of damage. With theLong Sword already being a brilliant optionfor those that enjoy severing the tail off of the various creatures inMonster Hunter Wilds, skills like Partbreaker help the player deal additional damage to these areas.
By dealing an extra percentage of damage to these areas, a player is far more likely to break a part on a monster with the Long Sword much quicker. With the introduction of wounds inMonster Hunter Wilds, this skill also deals more damage when destroying a wound with a focus strike on these areas.
6Evade Window
Gives Players An Easier Chance To Parry
Part of the joy of the Long Sword is the various special attacks that can be performed with it. Players who are looking for an easier time performing these various attacks will likely want to look for armor, weapons, or charms that provide them with the Evade Window skill.
By having this skill available to the player, the vulnerability window is increased to give players an easier time to perform parrying with the Long Sword. Therefore, the usually tight window when using the Long Sword to perform the follow-up special sheathe attacks becomes less of an issue.
Very slightly increases vulnerability window
Slightly increases vulnerability window
Increases vulnerability window
Greatly increases vulnerability window
Massively increases vulnerability window
5Critical Draw
Lai Attacks Hit Even Stronger
When using the Long Sword, there is an assortment of stances the player can take while attacking. Certain moves with the Long Sword can benefit from various skills, such as Critical Draw being one of the best skills for the Long Sword due to it increasing the damage done by the Lai Attack.
By usingthese deadly skills, players should be sure to exploit these techniques. Since this skill only has three levels to it, a player can significantly increase the damage done with the Critical Draw, especially if a player can learn to time their counter-attacks properly.
4Quick Sheathe
Allows Long Sword To Perform Special Attacks Quicker
Players hoping to strengthen their attacks with the Long Sword should be sure to combine various skills together. One such great skill a player should be sure to use when fighting with the Long Sword is Quick Sheathe.
Many of the best attacks that can be performed with the Long Sword require the player to attack from a sheathed weapon position, and therefore, being able to pull out or put away the weapon as quickly as possible will greatly benefit the sort of attacks a player can perform. One great way to benefit from this skill is how a player can quickly use a counter-attack, which pairs nicely with Critical Draw.
Slightly increases sheathing speed
Increases sheathing speed
Greatly increases sheathing speed
3Critical Boost
Synergizes Well With Other Skills
Players thathave high affinitywhen using the Long Sword should be sure to put on this skill. Not only does it work great with many of the best skills for the Long Sword due to synergizing with the affinity given by it, but also due to the substantial damage it deals when achieving a critical hit.
Players that don’t have high affinity, which means they get fewer critical hits, won’t receive the full benefit of this skill, and therefore, it’s important for a player to craft their Long Sword build around this boost to finally achieve some significant numbers. With five levels available, players should be sure to aim for the 40% increase.
Increases damage dealt with critical hits by 28%
Increases damage dealt with critical hits by 31%
Increases damage dealt with critical hits by 34%
Increases damage dealt with critical hits by 37%
Increases damage dealt with critical hits by 40%
2Weakness Exploit
Players Should Focus On Wounds
Since Monster Hunter Wilds has introduced the wound mechanic to players, Weakness Exploit has become even stronger, especially for those who are using the Long Sword. Besides the increase to affinity when hitting a weak point, there is an even larger boost to attacks on wounds. Players should be sure to increase this skill to higher levels for the most amount of damage to be done to both weak points and wounds.
As mentioned, skills like Critical Boost also benefit from Weakness Exploit due to it improving the affinity of the player’s build to push the critical hit damage even higher and leaving monsters with little chance of survival.
Skill Boost
Attacks that hit weak points increase affinity by 5%, with an extra 3% on wounds
Attacks that hit weak points increase affinity by 10%, with an extra 5% on wounds
Attacks that hit weak points increase affinity by 15%, with an extra 10% on wounds
Attacks that hit weak points increase affinity by 20%, with an extra 15% on wounds
Attacks that hit weak points increase affinity by 30%, with an extra 20% on wounds
1Agitator
Enraged Monsters Boost The Player’s Damage
InMonster Hunter Wilds, one of the best skills for those using the Long Swords that any player should consider is the Agitator skill. While this skill does require the player to enrage the monsters they are fighting, it also greatly benefits the player. When a monster is angry, the player receives both an attack boost and an increase to their affinity to allow them to hit just as hard as the angry monster.
This isanother skill that synergizes wellwith Critical Boost since the affinity boost given by Agitator will also mean critical hits will be far more frequent and have a higher amount of damage. Combining this with Weakness Exploit also means a player is sure to succeed even against the hardest of foes.
Attack +4 and affinity +3% when the monster is enraged
Attack +8 and affinity +5% when the monster is enraged
Attack +12 and affinity +7% when the monster is enraged
Attack +16 and affinity +10% when the monster is enraged
Attack +20 and affinity +15% when the monster is enraged
