COMPLETE ARMOR META GUIDE - What is the Armor Meta and Where did it come from? | MHW

[@TheGameconomist]

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[@bmrajino2740]

Good video can't wait for the rest of the community to return so you gt more people

[@Rena_Skuxy]

I know you’ve mentioned World is your first MH, but have you considered trying some of the older games? Would love to hear your experience with them in a comparison video with your own opinions!

[@Silver-Spartan]

I actually just used the Azure Starlord legs in a super recovery/dragon phial Swaxe build today. It can be pretty useful for the extra lvl 3 slot, but very niche most of the time.

[@TheGameconomist]

@@bmrajino2740 Thanks

[@TheGameconomist]

@@Rena_Skuxy I own MH GU, I just havent started it

[@Roadrunner-n9k]

Even all this armor can't boost my player skill (cries indefinitely)

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Git gud. 1000 deaths if you need it.

[@vampirelordx1]

You can DO IT!!! KEEP TRYING!

[@Ser-Smiley]

You'll be better. Eventually...

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

This is why I can't play without Health deco's lol

[@Circenn]

@waslos man why not ask why do people play for over 1k hours. Lol

[@FrancoisXavierLaunois]

As a GL user, I have never felt too worried with the meta. As long as you are having fun and the people playing with you are having fun as well, you're doing it right!

[@Walamonga1313]

With GL all you need is Artillery 3

[@Macheako]

I'd say around 50% of the high rank gear always stays "usable". It takes you 5 min longer in a hunt, but it would take you 500 hours just to get your Kjarr weapon.....so it evens out lol

[@hunnersmells]

thank you! worthy of being teammate.

[@demon3203]

@Walamonga 1313 i would also add Evade Extend or the weapon feels super clunky movement wise.

[@Ser-Smiley]

Now that positive attitude is a fine attitude. I salute you sir.

[@sixdigit]

"why do randos cart so much?" it's because the glass cannon meta like this gets pushed on them new players should put on the training wheels to learn a monster's moveset and mechanics first then as they improve, they can switch out defensive skills for offensive ones no one cares for your dps when they have drop their own dps to lifepowder for you every 2 seconds

[@felhasnalo]

Best comment. Period.

[@koricthegreatwashedupfight9088]

Someone joined my hunt and carted 3 times cause they wanted to foresight slash arc tempered nerg with long sword... I think it’s cause they watched team dark side.

[@kobochy8108]

@@koricthegreatwashedupfight9088 I main LS yeah no, I dont foresight slash when im with others, too much down side of you fuck up. Solo however oh yeah imma fuck up over and over till I have the timing with whatever monsters movesets

[@theunitydev5418]

@@koricthegreatwashedupfight9088 It is doable but in the last phase you almost need superhuman skills to foresight everydive bomb and since there are lots of them positioning is key.

[@Ser-Smiley]

Well said.

[@Wolfman2120]

"How to become strong very early in the game" Step 1. Beat the game... Methinks our definition of "early" doth not align

[@theunitydev5418]

Na the campaign is early, after It its when the game really starts. You can beat the game with watever. I beated every thing in low rank Up to rathalos with the starting armor unupgraded. Almost every move was a one shot

[@powzac]

Wolfman2120 dude 😂😂😂was thinking the same thing

[@tomekl3476]

Wolfman2120 in this game its early. Play for example Mhgu and dont even touch the endgame for 500+h

[@benjaminchandler3611]

😂😂😂

[@jaydenliberty9536]

Methinks this is your first MH game

[@its_dat_goose]

I started HR with zorah armor and then worked my way up.

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

Same, it's easy enough to farm for without good gear or even skill, and is a halfway decent setup for CB

[@eltonj888]

Same, I only needed Zorah armor to get through the game. I've gotten pretty good, i'm just shit with builds, skills, stuff like that.

[@drawingRICH]

Step 1: Start new file Step 2: Get the bone chest and waist ASAP Step 3: use bone HH Step 4: profit

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Kek

[@reyntime8735]

Kak

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Ok wtf is even happening.

[@reyntime8735]

You must leave a prayer to King Kek

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

... No. Only to Jesus. ...

[@stephenchen7620]

Great job on the video! Just realized that I spend more time mix n matching armors in MHW than I do dressing in real life.

[@keynonburns4921]

Dressing in real life is for normies, you my friend, are a hunter

[@kawaiisnake8201]

@@keynonburns4921FUCKING NORMIES!! REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!

[@tomekl3476]

Because you have something to choose in mhw

[@FunUnitCatKill]

I think Attack Charm can be considered for new players, or those in early-late game. They can get that Atk boost 4 with the charm and the free attack deco. It's a pretty cheap and efficient way of getting attack and +5% affinity.

[@meathir4921]

It's not needed when Rathalos Helmet or Geralt set have Atk Boost 2 and you can slot in your guaranteed 2 more.

[@NeoNyze89]

"white sharpness is meta for melee" *laughs in chargeblade*

[@jaydenliberty9536]

*laughs in green sharpness hammer*

[@gringgles2633]

laughs in shelling gunlance(cries internally cus it sucks and gl gets no love)

[@sylvanaswindrunner4357]

@@jaydenliberty9536 Hold on guys, I gotta sharpen my hunting horn/hamer........ wait a second

[@Adeon55]

@@gringgles2633 Wide gunlance primarily using poke-blasts is pretty sweet, and much quicker to guard with when needed than the long charged shelling style :)

[@jorgi2220]

I remember starting the game with hunting horn and getting messed up by the baroth because my max sharpness was yellow. Ended up changing to insect glaive

[@ugogalli78]

Hey, thanks for the great vid. Just wanted to clarify that razor sharp on CB is meant to help you maintain sharpness through guard pointing, not SAED, and that there are actually a few builds that use it well ! Thanks again for the rest, very useful for friends who would join the game now !

[@Spinexus]

TL:DR Drachen for raw dmg (+Kjarr ele weapons), crit element (rathalos, azur star) for element weapons and xeno/kirin armor for guns!^^

[@rocklebrun7538]

Even there.. Crit element is inate in kjarr and they're very much meta now

[@Spinexus]

@@rocklebrun7538 It´s a TL:DR not a laundry list!^^

[@rocklebrun7538]

@@Spinexus I feel like there's no real point in using crit element from the rathalos/Azure set anymore tho. The Kjàrr dbs are amazing, and the Kjàrr cb are finally making elemental phials viable.

[@Spinexus]

@@rocklebrun7538 You tell me how a fresh endgame character is gonna magically get a kjarr weapon and the one he wants on top of that! The best ice bow build to date is still using rathalos.

[@rocklebrun7538]

@@Spinexus with all the events up, for another 3 weeks, there's no reason not to get as many kjarr weapon as you can? I feel you're on the defensive alot, this video is about META, not second most effecient, but MOST.

[@actionpants9794]

It's worth mentioning that sharpness also increases the amount of elemental damage you do, maintaining white sharpness is very important for doing max dps on an elemental blademaster

[@Haepax]

Me, on PC: No Geralt. Sad.

[@bpyatt5654]

Haepax same the first sets he showed with the Geralt and deviljho weapons

[@saito853]

Me on PC: Yes Geralt Happy.

[@ReelyFlyGuy]

Me on pc: Yes Geralt. Also me on pc: Not a high enough rank. :(

[@weedysneedy]

Robert well that isnt nice

[@crumpet-kun]

Evade Extender is the best defensive skill in the game for LBG. You don't need to conserve stamina like with bows, and the weapon is already extremely mobile.

[@phuckerpower]

Especially for HBG

[@Deadsnake989]

I can think of a use for evade extender, gap closing for spreadshot HBG's. I'm still fairly new to MHW, at just shy of 300 hours. I recently, as in today got a glutton HBG from an ATKT I was mostly carried through. I say "mostly" carried because I contributed to the fight thanks to your semi recent video showing among others, a griffon blazooka build. I'm an IG main but I started low rank with HBG, ended up getting wrecked a few times to Anganath before I found my love of IG's. When I got into high rank I wanted to give HBG's another shot (pun not intended) and I discovered your channel. They're not Insect Glaives, but I'm slowly starting to appreciate bowguns again.

[@GyanyPlays]

The Quality Content I subscribed for 👏

[@TheGameconomist]

Thanks Yash!

[@CatchMeBlackAndWhite]

So how'd u watch 40 min of content In 5 min?

[@phuckerpower]

There's "meta" then there's "works for me" 💁🤣

[@naruhina012607]

Evade extender is amazing IMO, it make dodging with some weapons so much easier and repositioning easier, i always use it in my bow builds if i need to be more defensive.

[@mattg6106]

I feel like I pretty much NEED it on SwAxe and GLance (I don't play many other big slow weapons). Being able to reposition or catch up to a monster faster is just too useful.

[@XmortoxX1990]

I only feel mandatory for Gunlance and maybe Switch Axe, and I don't o beyonh the 2 point of the Empress beta helmet TBH. Also I learned Evade extender is not that usefull for bow thankss to Kirin :/

[@orphanjohn]

Evade Extend is awesome on DBs and a must on GL.

[@crozraven]

this skill definitely most effective for DB & Bow. The rest have a better skills to prioritize.

[@samb123078]

If I’m playing solo I go for offensive builds but with team I go for defensive because I don’t want to cart.

[@brushogun2051]

Im kind of stuck with my greatsword build....Its just too comfortable! And i just solo'd AT teostra with it for the first time yesterday! You should show us your ideas for some quality type builds sometime! You know, that 80~15% you talked about! Anyways, Thanks for your awesome content, even though i dont follow the meta, i love your videos because they show me so many optimal gear pieces and combinations that im usually unaware of! Now im going to start building a wide range build using the empress legs to help my friends beat behemoth!

[@HangingFreud]

A couple notes: - mounting damage is unrelated to your damage output, it's a fixed value depending on the weapon and the mounting attack you're using - Kjarr bows are actually BiS for 3 out of 5 elements; thunder and fire are still good if you want to make comfier builds with con3+ss2 - the fact there are very specific monsters that you can't reliably use Peak Performance against it doesn't change the fact that Empress beta chest is still one of the most efficient chest pieces in the game for damage builds.

[@hidan407]

I would say instead of trying to be "stronger" early game faster, just be a solo player and keep doing optional quests and Learn more about how monsters behave and whats the best way for you to fight with whatever weapon you finally decide to main. I started with the bowgun until I finally stayed with longsword. After awhile you can start tackling missions without going to the canteen because you dont even need the extra boost, you know you can get shit done without it. Ironically some of the best times I teamed up, was with players who were normally solo like me. We didnt have to constantly worry about one of us fainting because we all knew when to fight and when to stay back and heal a bit. No one was trying to be a hero. P.s God bless anyone who is a hunting horn main I could not believe he buffed us like 65 times in this huge hunt we was in and he made it way easier 😂

[@EliteWizzerd946]

I think I've pinpointed exactly when Arch Tempered Nergigante will release. May 31st. Here's why... The week following the end of the Spring Festival will have Arch Tempered Xeno'jiiva on Consoles. Exempting the Spring Festival, Consoles have been getting every Arch Tempered monster (Extreme Behemoth counts as an AT.) in order for the past several weeks. This absolutely guarantees that the week after AT Xeno, we'll be getting a week of Arch Tempered Kulve Taroth. During the two weeks that Consoles will be hunting AT Xeno & Kulve, PC will be hunting Ancient Leshen. At the end of May 30th, with the exception of PS4 Exclusive Content & the inevitable Summer Festival... PC will be completely caught up with Consoles. Hazah! Everyone will be evenly fair game with each other. *_And just like that... On May 31st (Or the night of May 30th if you wanna be accurate to the moment.) Viola! Arch Tempered Nergigante makes his grand debut on all three platforms at the exact same time so we can all wait for Iceborne together._* It's brilliant, Brilliant, BRILLIANT I tell you! Ironically, this is also at the same time in which Arch Tempered monsters were announced in the first place. Capcom planned this out perfectly! *Exactly* one year after Arch Tempered monsters were announced is when Arch Tempered Nergigante releases. That's incredibly satisfying!

[@Walamonga1313]

Atomic_Thomas [Gaming & Urban Exploration] Now let’s see them not release it in 3 months lol

[@EliteWizzerd946]

@@Walamonga1313 They specifically said in the Special Developer Update *_"Spring 2019"_*

[@Jeepo92]

Your logic is sound.

[@Walamonga1313]

@@EliteWizzerd946 isajoke

[@wan7180]

I has been known too this early morning 😜

[@rpgnerd7610]

4:26 Lance mains: "wait, it doesn't take you 20+ minutes to kill a single monster?"

[@MotaTAO]

This videos is great and very detailed, but you should consider making a video showcasing defensive builds. This video is a great lerning tool but some people just dont have the time to figure it out for themselves sadly...

[@Sandwichplss]

A 40m video could really use some timestamps

[@astartespete]

Liked for that advice on the geralt set, that's a really good tip. And with the guaranteed attack deco from story plus the bonus from the quest that's attack boost 4 too.

[@akarbit3r111]

Death Stench set is what I mainly run with, usually works fairly well (also looks pretty awesome to boot). The affinity info was very useful btw, will come in handy when using Pickle's weapons and their super low affinity

[@jameswhite3043]

Sticking with Insect Glaive, despite no love from Gameconomist

[@seanstar121]

I'm glad I found this video! I was so confused about what armour is good or not. Wasn't sure what all the skills meant. I'm enjoying the game a lot more now

[@JackalArtsmith]

Honestly I tried the "speedrun" and overall high DPS meta got bored within 5 mins because it just wasn't fun beating monsters easily, I just run full armor sets I think look cool, throw on some decent jewels and have fun that way, could care less if my build isn't "meta"

[@XxXsemonXxX]

Were you killing AT Nergigante too easily? Because if you're referring about normal HR monsters such as rathalos devilj etc... then obviously it's gonna be easy even with non-meta weap/armour

[@thomasbruzzese6419]

Some of us don’t have the time for 10-20 minutes a run, and why would I knowingly make a fight drag out just to look cool?

[@lolimmune]

Meta be like "behemoth and teo gamma, there you go .."

[@SMOK3SCR3EN]

behemoth is easy i have like 8 or 9 kills i havent beaten a single at monster yet

[@alexandregiaccheri]

Hmm... even if it takes longer, I prefer to build (100%) towards defense. I don’t care if I could beat the monster two times in that same amount of time, I get really frustrated playing glass canon :/

[@hagashi1]

Seriously though, use those SoS flares if you're just starting. There's a ton of us with nothing left to do just running around slaying Nerg and LR walls for fun

[@sickbro5509]

People like you are the future

[@dierwolf]

Evade extender is also good for learning fights, made nergi much easier for me

[@DarkIcarusXx5]

Thanks for taking the time to create this very in depth video.

[@Gigaweeb420]

this Video didn't help me but will be helping my friends who are new to the Game. Good Video :thumbs_up:

[@EnjoyerOfTurkiye]

I lost all of my monster Hunter: World saves about 8 months ago, but, after seeing all the cool new content I've been grinding the game out again. I cannot stress enough how useful your videos and this META guide has been in helping me come back to the game. Thank You!

[@raisnhed]

I know I’m 3 years late but I’m new af to MHW and you’re the first person I’ve seen say they’ve lost their saves. May I ask how what you play on, how you lost it, and is it a common occurrence? If it happens a lot I’m not even going to bother grinding the game.

[@EnjoyerOfTurkiye]

@@raisnhed Nah I lost my saves because I lost my PSN account. Have spent a few thousand hours on the game across PS4 and PC and I don't think I've ever lost the saves due to a technical glitch.

[@pyoheliobros5773]

A point on Evade Extender: I mainly play Gunlance Shelling and I have really good experiences with Evade Extender, not so much on the defensive side but on the offensive. It's good to get near the monster faster when it's not that far away, but out of reach, without putting away your weapon, which saves some time. Also, Shelling doesn't require that much offensive abilities, like attack up and affinity up, so you easily have some spare slots for this skill.

[@magdielpr29]

Thank you man. I am lvl 65 and I got a lot of new info in your videos. Great content.

[@kainebluerose]

Hmmm the only issue i have with "Meta" builds is that everything thats non tempered is no longer that difficult that i usually run whatever i want, usually legiana and kirin so i get more rewards. Even Arch tempereds Aren't too bad as long as i have an elemental resistance, mantles and a good item setup. Hopefully Iceborn's Master Rank is actually as challenging as G-rank once was.

[@TheRealJohnCena-j8d]

HI CARTCONOMIST

[@TheGameconomist]

Your comment has made me faint

[@xxdestblackout]

2 Faints remaining

[@TheRealJohnCena-j8d]

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[@TheRealJohnCena-j8d]

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[@reyntime8735]

Rewards Decreased 1 faint remaining

[@LoDaFTA]

You forgot to mention Kirin Y coils for the marathon runner Very important for Dual Blade builds.

[@xer0o0HASSAN_CHOP]

Personally I've never used any stamina based skill besides Stamina cap up on my DBs since I've kept a pretty good balance on my stamina and pacing myself on every battle with this muscle memory. Even on the most optimal builds on AT KT without using stamina cap, I've grown more used to managing my stamina in more cases than one.

[@TheGameconomist]

Oh man, I forget that one all the time, great point

[@orphanjohn]

@@xer0o0HASSAN_CHOP Agreed. Once you get used to DBs, stam management is easy. Plus Dash Juice is a thing lol. The only stam boost I use is Empress' 2 piece bonus.

[@Jeepo92]

The Kirin Beta legs are actually super meta. They are used on several meta bow builds that require Free Element, including the Taroth Arrow 'Thunder', which to this day retains its title as the strongest thunder bow in the game. That alone is enough to make the Kirin Leg Guards Beta a meta piece of armor. So much for a "honorable" mention, yee? Also the Luna chest piece is super meta for max deeps builds, of course it relies more on player skill to get the most out of it and in some match-ups it is simply not viable.

[@TheGameconomist]

Thanks for the tip!

[@gingerninja575]

I still feel like the kulve chest beta is one of the best chests in the game. Mainly because it's great for casuals with the stun resist it's okay for higher level players with the gem slots and crit boost already. Pretty much the majority of my builds use it for its versatility. While it's not the drachen or damascus chest, still really good imo

[@Ghosthawk511]

Never knew how important artillery was for charge blades. Thanks for the video

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Personal meta: Uragaan. That is its own tier because of the set bonus. Also includes Xenojiva set bonus, these two are just in a league all their own. Then any form of health boost, and everything else afterwards going from defense to damage and stopping at utility with stone thrower at the very bottom.

[@lilox3690]

I was lucky enough to get a guard up deco early on

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

@@lilox3690 Lucky boy.

[@teeef9071]

Putting the ad on the 13:37 mark is a 200iq play

[@cynicaldudeman]

I think I'm gonna break it down here for you, like a menu. BARS

[@CatchMeBlackAndWhite]

I was lucky enough to get a nerg gem my first run so that had to be my first real set.

[@brushogun2051]

Nerg set is dope af

[@xer0o0HASSAN_CHOP]

During my first adventure through mhworld, I never even tried to craft the Nerg armor due to my horrific first encounter with him and his hitboxes, I just went straight for high rank odogaron armor. Though around 400 hours, I made a hbg set using guard and spread and the nerg helm peaked my interest with the signature horns protruding outwards

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

I've fought Lunastra three times and gotten three gems from her. I hate that fucking fight with a burning passion hotter than Lunastra's supernova, so I'm praising RNGesus

[@rykersixx]

Quick tip, if you keep dying using a high damage build trade attack decorations for vitality. It will make your survival way easier. All damage builds you gotta be good and careful to use well. I mainly use high damage build on tempered elders and lower and on arch I switch to vitality so it’s less likely I get one shotted lol

[@Wasabs]

So this was my armor progression from start to now: - Whatever first armor we got - Barroth armor - Odogaron Armor - Odogaron Armor HR - Xeno Armor - Vaal armor - (i got other armors after to just mess around) Yes i know its quite a leap lol

[@littlechungus7229]

Is Vaal better than Xeno?

[@Zaki_Arx]

Guild circlet all the way... skills are secondary. Looks is much much more important. (I hate helms in this game and i rarely use layered armor) XD

[@cyco7229]

there's an option to hide helmets tho

[@Smeik2901]

@@cyco7229 best feature in the game

[@Uberskull]

The amount of information that you have to keep track of in this game is just staggering.

[@clueless4150]

im just playing maxed out odogaron alpha armor lmao

[@epicdragonz5327]

Same but with dragonking eyepatch lol. Im too lazy to grind drachen

[@massojupiter3436]

Hey. I'm new I was wondering if it's a good idea to use different type of armor. Usually a whole set give benefit to only one type. Let's say anjanath armor only boost fire resistance but it also takes away resistance to other types like water or lightning. Is it a good idea to use different types of armor instead of the whole set. For example an anjanath helmet and a legiana torso armor etc. Just to balance out the resistance to every effect. Or should I just have an armor that resistant to fire and another that's resistant to water etc.

[@clueless4150]

@@massojupiter3436 It is good to mix armor sets if thats what you want to know but not for the elemental resistances. You should mix armor pieces from different sets to get certain skills and boni from them. In the late game elemental resistances aren't really important anymore (at least thats what I felt like). If you did not reach high rank yet you should not focus on your armor.

[@massojupiter3436]

@@clueless4150 thanks for the help man. I'll go with what you've said, I didn't even know there were skills in armor so I have a lot to learn before I reach high rank.

[@clueless4150]

@@massojupiter3436 If you are in low rank and want a decent armor for the rest of your low rank time get Rathalos or Odogaron armor. Rathalos has nice attack buffs and Odogaron has nice affinity buffs as well as sharpening buffs. Also note my initial comment is one month old by now and I just finished the story at that time. At this point I have a lot of armor combinations and most of the times I use the Drachen armor set.

[@actionpants9794]

Divine blessing stacks with the food skill defender hi, so it too is also an incredibly good defensive skill

[@Dasdatdasuki]

I like divine blessing but it should be more consistent to be meta

[@subzerohelios]

Whilst this is true and valid. To a certain degree the player has a hand as well. No matter how strong your amor is, mistakes will happen. Maybe because I've played since monster Hunter freedom on psp and so on. I've learned to play careful. It's all about when to dodge, when to strike and over all just good manuvering.

[@magnusgodrik9870]

Wish i saw this video before i started my wish list. I came into the same conclusion as far as armor pieces go but wasted hours researching it. About 140 hrs in and loving the theory craft of the game.

[@ReRaze_Over9000]

Why the dislikes? I just bought this game again and find this useful to ease back into the game. Ty

[@sceayr]

So conflicted since I love playing GL, bow, and glaive. and I got a lot of the meta gear. However, I don't know exactly where I sit comfortably with meta. I like group play over solo, but I like being a mesh of offensive and supportive instead of being straight up dmg or def. I usually just end up being heals with randoms anyway...

[@phedbwa273zwdkyklpv3]

My definition of meta is health boost, speed eating, and free meal everything thing else is second

[@mick3779]

rath soul helmet, nergigante chest, drachen arms, kulve gamma belt, azurlord legs, constitution charm. and of course, filling up with decos for an A+ elemental bow build

[@ScrotumBalls]

All you need is the Kjarr Longsword magma. 420 blast with 10% affinity. Don't even need free element to unlock it either. Max your blast to 510 and do a affinity build. Sword already has critical ailment skill. (Same as having at least 3 zora armor).

[@jasonleejames_official]

Marathon runner also applies to Wild Swing on the Switch Axe and Dash Thrust(Continuous) on Lances.

[@jesus-ck4el]

"It's an easy quest you gonna kill the leshen" yaaaaah and at nergigante is fair

[@Nivomandasrail]

I think the Empress Coil gamma also deserves an honorable mention (HealthBoost x2 and EvadeWindow x2 + 1 large decoration slot), I like it for building stamina cap up with the kjarr bows. Also the only time I can think of that Kirin legs beta are used is the tarroth thunder bow build which needs the rathalos chest for weakness exploit and crit element, so it can't use Kirin chest gamma and has to use those beta legs to efficiently unlock it's hidden element.

[@osirisavra1301]

Its easily the most useless gamma set for meta builds,not even one armor piece has been used ever.

[@Nivomandasrail]

​@@osirisavra1301 Bow has more meta build variation than any other weapon, and it's one of the only weapons that use stamina cap up. Yes Lunastra armor mostly sucks and there's only like 3 pieces anyone would ever use, all I'm saying is that the gamma coil is one of the few worth using, and I think it's better than the beta version he recommended in this video. And I think Empress is tied with Vaal Hazak for most useless gamma armor sets. I use 1 piece in niche situations for both those sets.

[@osirisavra1301]

I agree with you,did not see the entire video so i miss the meaning of your comment. Personally i use the chest b cause is very good for peak performance builds (but no bow) and i like the Y gloves but sadly you can't fit it to any set cause drachen gloves OP. Vaal set is just sad,only the gloves are good for dragon bows,that's it.

[@wasbra]

Just wanna take the time to say thank you for this super awesome video helps me out alot

[@mahius19]

19:44 "Focus used on greatswords". Honestly, I mained GS for a few hundred hours on the PS4 version and never really used focus outside of an AT Kushala set with Kush Gamma arms, where it just came with the arms that had more slots. Similarly, I main hammer on PC and never have used it for any hammer sets.

[@zanbamon4162]

Eh as a Wide Gunlance main I feel like its impossible to play without Evade Extender, theres a lot of attacks that are impossible to avoid with regular hops and if you guard without Guard skill you lose a lot of momentum, I'm talking mostly about end game fights though. When monsters try to run you over, you can quickly chase them with extended hops so in a way its a DPS boost as well. Great video though, I share a lot of similar opinions on armor with you.

[@wan7180]

Im with u

[@Walamonga1313]

I used to think that but you only need to reverse hop most of the time, rarely do I sheathe to chase monsters. But I do like sneaking in 1 Evade Extender if I can afford it. Same with Switchaxe, you just have to learn to use the weapon's moveset to move around fast without needing EE.

[@orphanjohn]

If you don't have room for EE on a shelling based GL, you're doing something wrong lol.

[@Walamonga1313]

Orphan Fromdabloc I have EE 1 on everything except Kulve builds. EE 2 and 3 on some of them.

[@TheDontbeEvil]

Putting the geralt armor in this video is a major fail. You have to BEAT the game to get it and it NOT considered early game at this point.

[@TheBiscuitKing96]

I used rathalos set till nerg. After that I used the chest and legs of rath and the rest for nerg to get crit element and hasten recovery. Did pretty good in terms of survivability and damage having weakness exploit and maximum might.

[@BlackTemplarpudsey]

Nothing to do with the video as it’s well done and good but anyone else feel the more you delve deep into all the super nerd numbers the less you care and just want to have fun

[@liamodahl1205]

As someone who is armortarded, this was a wonderful video to help ease my disability. Thank you, sir.

[@ftorre2001]

The build I use for melee weapos is: -Teostra Y head -Kulve Y chest -Teostra Y arms -Lunastra Y coil -Testra Y legs -Weakness exploit charm and decoration -Crit boost decoratios -Vitality decoration -Non elemental boost decoration (if needed) -Fortiry decoration Is it a viable build?

[@orphanjohn]

If it works for you, then yes it's viable.

[@HowlingDoom]

Basically any build is viable. If you mean the most optimized for DPS, uhhh IDK I doubt it honestly you probably could get more damage by replacing some armor

[@ftorre2001]

ImpendingGhost how can I improve my DPS?

[@blackwidow7804]

In other words good offence is the best defence. More dmg means you kill monster faster which in return means that it will have less time to attack you and thus do less dmg. Just have enough defence to not be 1-2 shoted so you have time to heal mid fight.

[@NamelessHeroTV]

My G with the best guides out there

[@synn-3060]

31:05 Cue his signature laugh

[@Rompelstaump]

Thanks for the incredible guide!

[@kingcapricornio1193]

Beta armor I call it skill!!! Evry1 is Unique But nice video✌

[@n0xxm3rcyxx]

True used non upgraded bone armor untill high rank. Now using crit and WE gear.

[@aylmaoxdxddd5687]

If you know what attack charms are then you're already better than 70% of hunters I play with. It's crazy I have seen HR57 guys with default leather armor😭😭

[@RicochetForce]

How the FUCK did they get to HR57. That means they somehow beat 2 Tempered Bazelgeuse and then the Kirin.

[@aylmaoxdxddd5687]

RicochetForce, idk people are stubborn I guess, he was using a greatsword so maybe hit and run strategy. Also sos flare carry is a thing.

[@RicochetForce]

@@aylmaoxdxddd5687 Wow, getting carried through basically the entire game is some wild shit. And unfortunately I have seen some SOS Flare carries where they just stay at the camp or harvest. Hopefully something is done about that in Iceborne.

[@hamstar122]

im a DUal blader

[@KrazyKanzo]

Yea man sry u lost me at "first beat leshen, then make a deviljoe weapon..." Those are 2 really difficult monsters that soneone just starting wondering what lowrank/high rank gear to get should probably hold off on. My opinion, focus on qualoty of life skills like health boost and earplugs, evade extender, etc until you get better. Then try for harder stuff.

[@joeyle9015]

KrazyKanzo earplugs? Just dodge when the screen blurs before the roar

[@tobi_versace]

I have fun with a long fight early in the game when you die easy. It gives you that feeling of beating a souls boss

[@canboss3746]

4 drachen pieces and whatever you want Video ends

[@holyloli69420]

Damn man, you have PHD of Monster Hunter 👌👍

[@collesque5045]

Actually, what he knows just comes from 1000+ hours of monster hunter world, which is respectable, but I find he does not do has much research as he should, is respectably skilled at the game, but nothing special, and as some overarching monster knowledge missing from this being his first MH game.

[@TheGameconomist]

Thanks!

[@edxmon]

@@collesque5045 Agreed. Additionally this (and MANY others) video is mostly HIS opinion NOT FACT, his ENTIRE meta approach is based on an opinion: GOTTA GO FAST! If you pay attention he says the following a lot "would never happen", "no one uses this/that" "don't/never bring/use..." when referring to some skill and armor combos. Why would I never do something SIMPLY because he says so? What if I like long fights? What if your goal is to NOT die? I appreciate when he explains the mechanics of the game, and does comparative analysis, which he does less and less with each video, He bases his meta on what speed runners use or don't use, that's not smart, that's being a sheep.

[@collesque5045]

@@edxmon No, thats not what I'm saying, if you like long fights, why watch meta videos, and he is correct alot of the time, most of what you are saying is kinda retarded, I just think he's not as good as Jin-jinx and tuna

[@Macheako]

@@collesque5045 its hard to be more intelligent than Math tho lol I think that's why Tuna N JinJinx come out on top. But his videos are usually good quality, and he definitely gives you the absolute best advice he CAN. And a lotta times its plenty enough unless you wanna hella hard at the game

[@helpless7757]

So none of the meta sets are actually fun to play with... lovely...

[@ascended8174]

I always found that metas suck the fun out of everything because everyone just uses the statistically most powerful/optimal build there is. The diversity of making a crazy build, or one that you enjoy is slowly vanishing. *cries in Stealth and Sporepuff Expert build*

[@Soriichi]

Jinjinx who speed runs all the time uses the azure starlord greaves sometimes

[@Jeepo92]

I use them for my ATKT Styx LBG build. Allows me to build for health boost so I don't just keel over every single time I yawn or make a mistake.

[@nastysushi9290]

Thanks for this new amazing guide ! Very clear for any new players. P.S : loved the focus you made on Ciri's armor JK (which btw pairs pretty well with some non META but comfy switch axe builds)

[@XmortoxX1990]

Althouh I mained unlance in previous games (MH4U and onwards), the other reason I really like this weapon is, that it has a bit of tru build vriety, since for the other blademaster weapon ypu just need 4 pieces of Drachen and one of Nerg helm/Kushala Y waist/Empreess B chest and fill with decos. Call me old fashioned but I really want the old skill system back

[@gringgles2633]

if anyone watching this because they got the game for the event finish story farm hr kill the 2 tempered bazel quest and farm hr kill the tempered kirin then make a build of some sort that is good for fighting lavisioth and go farm the crap out of the 9* lavisioth quest it will fill up your deco collection really fast.

[@Sted916boy]

Subbed this video is well overdue

[@Tastingo117]

Tfw fashion is not taken into account here

[@Desticy]

Transmog

[@Desticy]

@@lued123 Transmog is a pc mod

[@daemoh3696]

low rank i just build bone armour and that lasts till hard mode provided you make use of that vitality mantle

[@bloodbirthed2426]

Thanks bro!

[@fluffdafire157]

So me personally I play charge blade but with out capacity as I'm a glowy sword boi and instead my current build is weakness exploit 3, critical boost 3, attack boost 5, agitator 3, maximum might 2, and slugger 1 and I'm not having to much issues so don't think you need to play meta to have fun

[@TheKing-qz9wd]

Ever seen anyone do gaurd 5, gaurd up, health boost 3, part breaker three, max might 3, weakness exploit three? I sure haven't, except me.

[@theadtheogrekiller5629]

The King guard 5 is a bit much. I recently switched to guard 3 and barely felt the difference!

[@kento369]

Am I the only one who prioritises mushroom-mancer without the item extend range skill?

[@Gamerboy5434]

LR: anything goes HR: Zorah alpha or beta to pink rathian Deviljho alpha all the way to tempered beetle juice Ingot armor beta with lots of armor sphere investment for tempered kirin

[@Dave_Chrome]

LR: anything HR: Odogaron armor until you can make Nergi, then use Nergi to get Drachen

[@HowlingDoom]

@@Dave_Chrome LR: Anything HR: Mixed Sets till you can get Drachen to make even better Mixed sets

[@TerseCrown]

Farming AT kulve earned me around 1 mil from so many scales; getting unlucky with 1 more glimstone