MHW Iceborne | New Safi'jiiva Awakened Weapon System Explained - How to Make the Best Weapons

[@Danny-mp8dq]

Let me get this straight. You can upgrade weapons just by using them, meld weapons you don't use into dracolite, turn spare Safi'jiva materials into weapons and stack upgrades? Already 100x better then Kulve Taroth

[@matst3404]

Only 100×?! More like 1.000.000

[@majorcarver3504]

The fight itself is also a million times better to grind

[@Ninof.]

For make a weapon with all abilities at max you need infinite dracolites and infinite hunts, after eight full siege, i can't make a good switchaxe with abilities to 5, i'm bad lucky but the possibility of good abilities must be' increased with stored potential, after 20 Times, the max is 15, he gives me attack 2, sharpness 3 and element 4...

[@wide-eyedeel5582]

@Nikzedik And Dragon's Dogma is, in turn, based partially on monster hunter.

[@Vyxah]

Also note that the more you use a specific safii weapon during the siege, the better your chances at getting lvl 5-6 upgrades. So don’t waste all your dracolites in one go on a new weapon you just got. Upgrade once or twice and use it for a few runs then upgrade again.

[@tytotheowl2994]

Commander: Im going to give you a sword for Christmas, but you have to feed it and go on walks with it

[@Chancellory]

And pick up any messes it leaves on the area

[@foreveruseless1292]

I mean at least he's had time to grow before we killed him this time, with that being said time to farm this bad boi to extinction

[@ninjaslash52_98]

foreveruseless he not fully grown though

[@RoboThunder]

We killed Xeno when he hatched 😂😂

[@ninjaslash52_98]

Robo Thunder spawn killed lol

[@wearevenom4121]

"Grown" the fucker is smaller and looks nothing like xeno. That's my issue with the devs, I won't be considering him as a matured Xeno, period. But another dragon entirely.

[@TheNamezZ]

Me too I was hoping he’d be like half or a third of Zorahs size sense he was massive just coming out the cacoon. Maybe he was malnourished because the area is barren or maybe he had a protective layer so he seemed juiced but idk. He has similar qualities with the energy absorbing and star patterns in his wings but it does seem like a different monster itself.

[@grifini27]

Capcom giving us strong weapons feels like when you get a health pack before walking into a boss fight...

[@MangelBanselmo]

*boss music intensifies*

[@adrielblake732]

Incoming Black Dragons ..... I hope

[@thomasallen9974]

Considering Kulve got an AT version, you bet we gonna need these for a Tempered Safi'Jiiva. Safi is borderline Black Dragon as is, at Tempered state..... I dont think anything short of a Black Dragon would have balls to fight it.

[@joehutchcraft1675]

Lore wise Fatalis- Finally, a worthy opponent. Safi- Our fight will be legendary.

[@rayanson2795]

Arch tempered him

[@sman458]

Clarification on rewards. It's whatever weapon you have equipped when U get your rewards not the weapon you did the quest with. So if if u want a particular weapon just switch in the gathering hub right before u get your rewards. If u forgot this step and all already claimed the rewards u can quit the game comeback in and equip the right weapon this time and your last two rewards should be your newly equipped weapons, but. U CANNOT SAVE .Only the last two weapons change, the other ones stay the same.

[@JFlowZen]

Omg what !? That is awesome !

[@skeletonmors2109]

You god damn legend!!

[@ferdyxu9847]

wow great info

[@YuuAndMe22]

Is this true? This just makes the system infinitely better!

[@basscody3328]

I can confirm that info is correct since I did the fight as DB, switched to IG to get the rewards and there were no DBs in the choices. You do the fight with the weapon you want to upgrade (raise potential) and switch to get at least 1 weapon of the type you are most looking for. It's still just 1 out of the bunch but it helps.

[@chizumacky8160]

A quick tip when starting out with a fresh Safi weapon. Put 5 skills on the weapon ASAP because the weapon's awakening level also helps skew the rng towards better skills. Don't use too many resources storing the potential for just the 2nd slot. You will see more level 4 skills when all the slotted skills are around level 3.

[@sol4ce4ce]

Really?

[@ServantBerserkerZero]

I did your tip and I'm still getting lvl 1 skills... :/

[@ianrocco8453]

Your an idiot Marc and don't understand RNG

[@sahibmujabee1177]

@@ianrocco8453 and you don't understand grammar

[@ianrocco8453]

@@sahibmujabee1177 I'm from the south we don't need Grammar.

[@hasten4435]

So with Safi's new mastery skill it allows you to trigger Latent Power really easily and if you have a weapon with Zinogre's essence all you have to do is equip stygian zin helm and zinogre chest to get 6 levels of LP. With Safi's dragon vein awakening you can trigger Latent Power in 30 seconds. It is amazing I don't even have to run WEX to do well.

[@otakuno-life3452]

@@GFlight.916 weakness exploit i think

[@joshuakim5240]

@The Samurai LP with Zinogre set bonus when hugely stacked becomes fairly easy to activate (just take damage, which you will do throughout a hunt) and over-stacking the skill with Zinogre's set bonus results in some bonkers effects (+60% Affinity and -60% stamina drain). The main issue with this, however, is that other 3-piece set bonuses also offer crazy effects that are usually always active and provide different kinds of bonkers effects without any activation requirements.

[@houseofbrenn8270]

This system is so good I could cry. I'm so satisfied with iceborne after this move. Thanks Capcom 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

[@averagemobileplayergfs7383]

House Of Brenn Same here 😎👌

[@aarongeorge4885]

Same! More or less living weapons that grow as you fight it.

[@theartgoose]

IKR

[@averagemobileplayergfs7383]

theartgoose I did three full hunts, I enjoyed every single one of them. I highly suggest you join a servers with only 4 players(Including yourself) doing the siege, I did it 3 times in a row with the same group of players. It was a blast, I was the healer in the group with wide range keeping everyone alive. Especially the tank, once I seen his Hp go below 40% I healed him up so the monster will focus on him and not the rest of us breaking his parts.

[@blackblackstatic]

I am crying because i'm on pc still waiting for iceborne

[@aarongeorge4885]

Tip for Safi. You can poison him very safely with poison smoke bombs. There is no need to run a poison weapon. Good luck Hunters!👍🏽

[@judygambel2801]

My main is ig i hope its not to diferent from xeno and easy to kite with arial

[@trevinsingh9390]

Thank you, I actually saw someone doing that and was wondering why. Appreciate the advice, hunter!

[@Sarriuz]

@@judygambel2801 it's not quite as easy to kite bit if you kited Xeno it's not too different, just harder. You gotta jump a bit smarter.

[@killerking2346]

Dont use poison. Build part breaker and break parts, don't dps.

[@aarongeorge4885]

Killer King yup. Elder seal weapons rapidly drains its energy. The more players that use them in the hub the easier it is to two run him.

[@sandroguzelj1234]

the greatsword is literally soulcaliburs soul edge and i love it xD

[@marcusevonblade2804]

Sandro Guzelj what greatsword? He only showed a switchaxe and charge blade

[@ultradius7]

Literally 😂 Nightmare would love that.

[@sandroguzelj1234]

@@marcusevonblade2804 i have the greatsword and its glorious

[@Quickword15]

So glad someone else thought that too.

[@Sol_Calibre]

Huh? That's pretty neat.

[@voidnihl]

You can actually get a maximum of 4 weapons with all requirements met!

[@stephcurryinthemix]

VoidNihl yeap just gotta get to level 13+ rewards.

[@ankomidre4703]

Do you guys know, what does he have on his left harm at the end of the video? Please help me.

[@tzera_rhuon]

@@ankomidre4703 Dante layered armour. When you load slinger ammunition it morphs to that form.

[@ankomidre4703]

@@tzera_rhuon Thank you :)

[@craigfunk3453]

The issue is breaking enough parts to get that lvl of rewards I guess the best is use an elemental HBG to get the wings than an IG to break that back. I can use my GL and basically break any leg easily

[@datboi1209]

I don’t mind elemental or status only roles. Still gives me a reason to use shara weapons which look absolutely beautiful

[@dino-t243]

I love this system so much, I just wish they had some kind of weapon transmog since everyone's weapon will look the same. That said, the weapon designs are amazing, SA especially.

[@Vyxah]

Dino-T transmog would be pretty cool ngl but personally I also love the look of these safi weapons and have no problem looking at them lol, especially in their unlocked state. Would like to use the black eagle CB for transmog tho. The awakened LS is stunning as well

[@vasilias7987]

@@Vyxah i do agree that they looks cool, but i just dont like some eyes on the weapon it looks diabolic and to me safi jiiva is more about energy, glow, not some sauron shit

[@MrGabrielLagg]

your wish has been granted buddy

[@azamkhizir3628]

Good news, they're making layered weapons

[@lagneiaanoixte8357]

Soooo Arekkz... does the sleep Safi weapon mean you can revive the Sleeptime Ninjas??? I need that back in my life!

[@ArekkzGaming]

It does!

[@lagneiaanoixte8357]

@@ArekkzGaming Great! Looking forward to it!

[@lebisketman1274]

It was naptime ninjas but hell yea!!

[@MrFenrir55]

@@ArekkzGaming do you know why it's only letting me do the recon and not the actual seige? I've already beaten the recon

[@damiancook3120]

I got nerg's essence, defence 5, affinity 5, attack 5, and sharpness 5 with a poison ailment. Its beautiful in my eyes

[@tr4gl0dyte]

Got a Horn with 5 star Attack, Attack Song List, and Affinity; 6 star sharpness; and Teo Secret. Now I just need to focus on regular augment stuff. It's a shame I can't seem to actually wrap my head around the GL enough to go after only what I need.

[@PosteriorPounder]

I've got attack v, attack v, attack v, attack v, attack vi with blast ailment. Except for the longsword, that has 2 sharpness mods too

[@jakehumberge627]

GoodSerTristan I’m a GL main, this is what I use on mine: - sharpness 6 - normal/long/wide 2 (this gives lvl 7 shells for normal and lvl 6 for long and wide, not sure yet if it’s possible to get them to lvl 7 too) - Zorah essence is the obvious choice, but Nargacuga is very solid too - for normal or wide I take affinity 5, for long I take defense - sharpness 5 will push you up to a decent chunk of natural purple with a long bar of white. For a sharpness hungry weapon I think it’s the best choice, but more attack or affinity might be more efficient for dps with normal or wide, not sure.

[@Kavriel]

Get that defense off my man. Defense is a very weak stat, you need lots to make a difference. It's a poor investment.

[@tr4gl0dyte]

@@jakehumberge627 I meant GL as in guiding lands (and even that, I "understand", I just can't seem to put it to practice), but I do appreciate the Bangstick advice lol. It's what I'm focusing on getting next, so having an idea of what to focus on is very much welcome. Thank you.

[@MdSala7]

Hi, hope this helps. The awakened abilities are not the set bonus themselves, they just make the weapon count as a piece of the armor set that gives you that set bonus. For example to get the Teostra set bonus you need only equip two pieces with the weapons (as opposed to three) . You can also run further augments that apply to all rarity 12 weapons. Health augments are not available as upgrades. (only available as normal rarity 12 augment) If you roll a lvl 6 rarity attack ( or affinity VI or sharpness VI) it will downgrade any other level 6 augment you have to a level 5. You can only have one level 6 (among affinity, attack and sharpness) on your weapons. Hunting horns can change their melodies through the upgrade system. You can reroll abilities an infinite number of times but you can't change the element of the weapon. Don't judge them based on the awakened abilities on their own!

[@slicky3397]

Well you see I’m really bad at knowing what is good to have on specific weapons so I’m hoping I can find a vid about what are the best awakened abilities to have on said weapon

[@Idothinkysaurus]

I would augment for affinity, health regen, and then get a status weapon if you want to go for raw. Sharpness awakening is super good because consecutive DPS. MAYBE put in a piece of a set bonus if it's apart of a specific set.

[@slicky3397]

William Morse alr thnx. I will try my best because I use the HH and IG

[@Idothinkysaurus]

@@slicky3397 You'll probably want to focus more on elemental damage with IG, but it's flexible both ways.

[@slicky3397]

William Morse ok thank you😁

[@Planeman777]

I have a meme sharpness DB set already. 60% of the sharpness bar is purple and I have narg set bonus

[@OpteX2277]

These weapons are on some next level of brokenness

[@aarongeorge4885]

OpteX GD I know right?! I haven’t stopped using the switch ax since I got it. So much crit damage. It’s beautiful too.

[@thefunkyfish5640]

Whelp the meta's been upended again. I hope there's a way to get similarly powerful weapons outside of the event quest

[@michaelt1154]

Its for what lies ahead...

[@aarongeorge4885]

Artic Bear yup. The seeker seems to feel that there is something even more dangerous than safi out there.

[@houseofbrenn8270]

You're too right 🤣🤣 I have a poison switch axe that has 1/3 masters touch, Status up 4 and the rest scaling from Attk Incr. 5 down. Massacre!!!

[@metaloverlord7465]

Considering they just revealed that Alatreon is coming to Iceborne, I like to imagine the developers at Capcom gave us the ability to craft such incredible tailor made weapons because we are going to NEED them.

[@LukeBerserker]

Can’t wait to see your review on the Armor set!🙏🏾

[@WhiteBuffaloWakanGli]

I’m actually happy that the set bonus skills don’t give you the full version of that skill. If so, that would’ve completely broken the game. Edit: people commenting are obviously misunderstanding what I meant. I have no problem with player power. I do have a problem with one monster being the only viable source for gear/weapons for that power. In the end it’s just my opinion.

[@awesomesauce5974]

I like being op though

[@Hgryufdukn]

Your a idiot

[@KelvJason]

@@awesomesauce5974 me too.

[@fredfuchs6052]

Some bitches would disagree. On mhgu i had an op cheated charm. Just had handicraft 3 and earplug 3. Got kicked out of a group cuz sum lil bitch apparently didn't want the hunt to go a little faster/ smoother. Wasnt like i did a 1 hit kill cheat, or invulnerability. Hell I've been in groups with those ppl and it was awesome. Alatreon got very boring. The older games had the worst drop rate.

[@goddamnarshia]

Then they could bring more difficult monsters to compensate

[@shawnzilla3]

I'm really glad you made this video because I felt really stupid trying to figure it out, this cleared up all confusion thank you so much.

[@Lexgamer]

Man, I didn't know about the transformation so when my switch axe just suddenly became an enormous, jagged, flaming, axe of doom, I was caught of guard and pleasantly surprised. (PSA: Attack the head people! It's hard as balls to break alone and I need dem horns!)

[@craigfunk3453]

I laughed when I saw your cat in classic 'romance of the 3 kingdoms' strategist look (I know it's Garuga but I'm a dynasty warriors fan)

[@soma918]

I already got my GS 3 level 5 attack, level 6 defense and nergigante essence and still farming for more this update made my char so good I like it

[@kenneraguilan2074]

I went with lvl 5 sharpness and lvl 6 attack and 3 lvl 5 attack.

[@deathly_hearts]

got shatterblade, 2 aquashots, snipe and burstcannon within 2 runs lol, and yes, this video is the only one explaining stuff properly :3 very well done

[@thefunkyfish5640]

Bro the charge blade got an eye on it like the classic fatalis swaxe

[@Nick_Astley]

Quick Tip! You can press triangle while choosing which dracolites to use to upgrade to automatically choose the best option to use. And then while choosing the upgrade you press triangle twice to store the potential.

[@vornysamoyed6340]

To those who want 100% affinity Use Crit eye 7, one affinity V augment and wear full Safi :3

[@Discokrieg]

I can't even begin to tell you how paramount you have been to my MHW experience, you have helped me understand this game from the ground up and I thank you for your videos.

[@narutotrickzxtv3D]

Omg finally this was a god send, i swore i wasnt going to spend any dracolite until someone made a more in depth guide explaining how it is exactly the system works, its kinda of over whelming, but it also makes me question the system a bit its pretty much like farming for decorations except your farming for skills to juice up your weapons. but at some point you at least for the most part are going to feel like your weapons perfect so does that mean their either going to add more additional skills later and if thats the case does that mean theres no exact cap on the weapons potential then ?

[@mrpibbles3224]

From my experience it helps to not try and hold out for level 5 awakenings if you are looking to upgrade your weapon. The forced replacements mentioned in the video are part of the upgrade system where you actually get a high chance on your rolls to get an outright upgrade to an existing awakened skill, even at low potentials. Getting level 2 or 3 for each skill you want (say sharpness and attack) unlocked and upgrading them often works much quicker than holding out for that perfect RNG roll. I also believe level 6 will only roll as such an upgrade to a level 5 skill. Hope this helps people looking to get all those sweet sweet weapons.

[@Biouke]

I started doing that yesterday and it works like a charm. Just put base 1-3 stars useful awakenings you get on the first rolls, so your wpn is of some use, go fight the Safi'jiva with it, then you can start really optimizing. Generally I get one or two skills I want at 4-5 stars after each successful hunt. At the start I tried to hold out and burned to much components for nothing, don't do that. Also, don't die. Letting the monster flee rewards more components than if everyone gets carted, and you'll always have another chance to finish it :)

[@Kimosabes2hot]

"Stored Potential 15. Attack Increase l."

[@Qushu92]

I have a Safi's Shattersnout lance (Blast) with Nargacuga Essence, Attack V, Defense V, Status Effect Up IV and Sharpness V. Any one of these I should change to maximize effectiveness?

[@Necrowanderer]

For the bowguns, how much variation is there in the ammo types that they can use and which ones should I be on the lookout for as being useful/useable?

[@ebonseptemus6341]

I second this man’s question

[@ampadedoda5027]

I third this man's question

[@jamesbluewolfable]

you can probably find a better bowgun from other monsters...I find the sifa bowguns rather lacking in many ways...All my personal bowguns needs are met by Rajang destroyer....endless famine and solemn reflection. I found most siege found bowguns least HBG rather lacking in general.

[@sandy2358]

Thanks for getting straight to the point. Love the vids broo

[@requiemjigo7753]

I would really like a lobby that focuses more on breaking stuff...

[@A.R.T.4]

Requiem Jigo I WANT MY FUCKING WINGS BROKEN

[@Triforce9426]

This is gonna take quite a bit of time and doing to get perfect Safi Dual Blades in all 5 elements..

[@Sam-yr8ls]

I have just started learning duel blades, does this mean between the normal augments, and the safi augments... that one of these tailored in each element would be best in slot for duel blades? I thought there is a pair of current dragon duel blades that have crazy natural dragon element

[@dennywangsaputra5598]

Do we put attack or elemental awakening if we use silver rayhalos set?

[@thegrandpriest4823]

Joker i got the same idea when i saw the weapon system lol as a DB main 🖐

[@yuucentipede9873]

I'd rather put sharpness and affinity lol

[@dennywangsaputra5598]

So.. For Dual blade true crit ele silver rathalos set. Is it better to apply. Attack awakening or elemental awakening?

[@drwatts]

I learned so much from this and it cleared up a lot of misinformation out there. Thanks!

[@OJHgaming]

safi'jiiva augmenting is just minecraft enchanting 2

[@osvaldorodriguez4928]

@Arekks Gaming Hey boss, I too love the paralysis SnS, but can you tell me which is the best and why?.. I see I can reach 440 Para with the radobaan SnS.. and this one give me 140 max I think.. sure more dmg.. higher rarity, better mods maybe.. but would it still top off the 440 Paralysis from radobaan? Not sure how exactly that work.. Also do you have a video describing how to properly use SnS combos for iceborne with its new mechanics and whatnot?

[@KingFate20]

I was hoping they would have high elemental, but it seems really low even when you invest in it. If there is a cool mixed set with monster skills I might invest in a few, but for now I don't think they will be substantially better than gold Rathian, atleast not enough for me to grind away my free time.

[@vmox7453]

Im sorry but you are wrong, Safi's weapon are better with the right upgrades.

[@Vyxah]

3 piece safii and 2 piece nami armor will boost your element by 220 if I’m not mistaken. Nami gives 90 and safii gives 130. Correct me if I’m wrong

[@KingFate20]

@@vmox7453 I never said they couldn't be better, I said I don't think they're that much better that I'll spend weeks of what time I have after work farming the same fight over and over just to get to that point.

[@JustRockIt141]

its gives 90 elemental value with a elemental boost V. you stack 4 for them then you get a 540 elemental value weapon wth over 300 raw.

[@vmox7453]

@@KingFate20 weeks? it doesnt take that long dude, just killed evrytime you can for a couple days and you'll have safi weapon with high upgrades.

[@joroken_YT]

Thank you so fucking much I did not know how the system works you saved me anguish.

[@VanTesla]

I hope this game keeps going and getting updates for many more years. Also hope it gets a release or a bumped up backwards compatibility with the next gen consoles. Also since my head is in the clouds it be great if Nintendo does announce a more powerful system next year that Monster Hunter World with all it's current content makes it to that platform as well. The game is so good I want it to keep on going.

[@churchofsatan2041]

No

[@kdc4334]

Great video! You clarify alot of need to know stuff!

[@hughmungis4969]

‘Who needs skills when you have a 1700 base attack lmao’ - Hammer Mains. ...but fo real some of the base attack on these weapons are waaaaay too low

[@Greenfield26]

You can literally just stack all in the atack and it will definetely be super high raw

[@Greenfield26]

@UCTINNuUDjhfXyJkJ9c0CSuA even if you get 4 x Au5 and Au6?

[@hughmungis4969]

Greenfield you can only put one attack upgrade on each weapon wdym

[@Greenfield26]

No you can stack em

[@zinogretw5131]

@@hughmungis4969 you can have multiple attack

[@rascaligan8122]

Thanks for the video man I was unclear on a few things and that answered my questions!

[@jpquinones]

the greatsword reminds me of daimyo's greatsword

[@renejaensch8723]

The first 2-3 weapons will be the one you have equiped when you get the rewards So you can get other wepons you want to use, just switch them after the hunt

[@Idothinkysaurus]

Can we meld Kulve weapons into Dracolite or was that just a theory?

[@hizpanicGam3r]

William Morse I wish

[@HectorLopez-fy1bq]

They did say hold onto the kulve weaps for a reason so who knows

[@Idothinkysaurus]

@@HectorLopez-fy1bq That's exactly why I'm asking. I betcha it's an MR Kulve of some sort. Maybe a variant, since most siege monsters get variants.

[@garycardona8278]

@@HectorLopez-fy1bq when did they tell us that?

[@Kohth_0]

For the love of God no MR kulve

[@IronTarkus876]

I’m gonna have full Brachydios set bonus and deviljho bonus with slugger decos. An exhaust phial switch axe with the rocksteady technique, it’ll be glorious, 7 agitator, 5 stamina thief, 3 slugger. Holy Jabroni

[@alexheyne5496]

I wonder if they're secretly planning another rank tier and expansion with these weapons. Doubt it but I remain hopeful.

[@Vyxah]

James Wolfe I can see them doing a sort of AT version of safii like they did with KT. It would be pretty damn sweet to have an AT safii that turns black during the hunt ohhhhh boy

[@FenixGear]

thanks man, quick question do you get better weapons wen u kill safi? or are the same if i just only can do level 1 or 2 of siege?

[@charliebartlett5768]

Anyone had a Teostra masters touch role? Looking forward to being able to get rid of the blast 2 waist piece.

[@timwardle9948]

Got it as the base ability on an insect glaive yesterday. I dont main it but was nice to see its possible

[@chavezjoseph8140]

I got that roll on a poison sns also got silver rathalos ...But has to reroll cause. ..poison

[@timwardle9948]

Got it on an insect glaive yesterday. Dont main the weapon but was surprised it can come standard

[@jaredmontalvo8028]

I've gotten it on my great sword and also for my dual blades but didn't keep it.

[@HeavyMetalLink05]

I got a Blast LS that had it yesterday, I'm still trying to figure out which waist piece to replace it with, I didn't have much time to sit there but I did the Nerg B+ and basically traded the 2 blast attack for 2 more points in Attack, but I'm sure there will be a different waist piece that will be better

[@jerrycardinale2827]

good review and explanation concise clear and helps!

[@pizzaguy4669]

I love all the weapons but the only thing that really bugs me is eye the charge blade has when you charge your phials it’s just really weird to me xD

[@introvertedwall44]

For real. I dont like the eye. The other Safi jiva weapons are pretty draconic in theme. But the Charge blade, Switch Axe, Insect glaive seem more demonic than Dragon.

[@tylercafe1260]

@@introvertedwall44 That's basically how end game weapons and armor have always been. When you wear Fatalis armor the description says you can feel it's murderous rage trying to overtake you. It has lore associated with the armor that the armor will over take you and grow into another Fatalis. We slay these Monsters sure but kill them? That's a little complicated.

[@MTheroy]

Pizza Guy check out it's hunting horn, when you play notes it unwrappes and opens this huge weird eye. Weird but cool designs I like it.

[@bielmfig4534]

I’m aiming to get velkhana divinity to make a frostcraft build, but I didn’t understand what store potential does, it says it makes for better abilities, but I’ve seen no change after 50 potential, am I just being unlucky or is there smth I’m missing?

[@ZetaStriker0000]

I'm screaming because he replaced Sharpness 5 with Sharpness 6 but left Sharpness 2 on the weapon. Can you not stack Sharpness 5 and 6, or was that legitimately an infuriating mistake? XD EDIT: Later in the video he's replaced Sharpness 2 with Sharpness 4, so yeah, it looks like that was just a massive mistake. XD

[@jameszeppa8845]

No.. from 5 to 6 it makes you choose the one thats right at 5 already.

[@ZetaStriker0000]

Okay, good, I was hoping it was something I was missing.

[@mblaze27]

Another informative video thank you Arekkz 👍🏼

[@florinfriedwalsky5709]

I like alot your videos that you make about this game,hope will see on the future aswell,nice job and thanks for sharing and helping informations

[@craigfunk3453]

I need to point out. Look above your rolled options. It will say add or augment (add let's you overwrite any slot while augment will just increase the selected skill 1 lvl)

[@majorasmask5523]

Uraguaan’s Essence: You can block unblockable attacks! Guard Up, if I remember correctly. Plus Iron Wall, which reduces reactions to attacks beings blocked, and Offensive Guard!

[@PlasmaWisp100]

Damn, props to the Monster Hunter Team. They like legit identified some issues with Kulve Taroth, and fixed them while still keeping the game fun and balanced. Just got to the Guiding Lands, so I hope to hop into this like, soon!

[@blondon1368]

The saafi parts are also used to upgrade the xeno weapons. Don't sacrifice your parts to the the elder melder until having a look at the upgraded versions

[@skArpPT]

Just now coming back to mhw after a year and man have I missed so much new stuff. Right now I'm powering through iceborne so hopefully I can do this siege.

[@Ulooklikekeith]

On the 3rd stage of the siege if you hit safi in the chest with a safi weapon while the chest glows you get bonus potential reward

[@abood959]

Arekkz I love your Monster Hunter videos... This game is mere happiness!

[@scarops]

Nice and concise overview.

[@seanthegamer46_80]

I forgot to ask this last time but for HBG can u change the special ammo? And with the safi weapons, u said u can get a level up system on it? Does that work outside the siege ?

[@christuten6915]

Point of curiosity: Does the rate for better abilities increase as you add abilities and increase the awakened level as well? Or is that chance only tied to storing potential?

[@alpharon55beta33]

Thanks to this info, I'm able to know what to do for my looted Safi's weapons... ^_^ Keep it up Arekkz! (I'm a PC MHW player/gamer)

[@taylorholmes2659]

Jesus, my friends and I just picked up Iceborne recently and I'm only 180 hours into the entire game, both base and Iceborne. The depth of this game is overwhelming, there is so much I don't know. But damn it's exciting as hell, I'm so pumped to get these sexy ass weapons 🤩

[@Idothinkysaurus]

Got the dream Hammer and SnS (Blast and Poison respectively). Now I just need that Para and/or Blast Lance and I'll be so set.

[@TheSixAsuras]

William Morse I have the lances

[@Idothinkysaurus]

@@TheSixAsuras Nice.

[@Omegaman025]

The dream hammer is blast? I just got that

[@Idothinkysaurus]

@@Omegaman025 The dream Hammer is really whatever you want it to be. Blast is just nice because it's free damage and part breaks every here and there. Some people might like Para or Poison better, but you can get a lot out of Blast.

[@sheenpailovesu7841]

I got the Poison Safi'jiiva Charge Blade on my second run. It's so much better than the Acidic Glavenus Charge Blade, I don't know if it's better than the Gold Rathian Charge Blade, but it's so much more comfy to use than what I had I am glad this exist.

[@alanzz]

Totally enjoyed your video, super informative and I'm going to take reference from this for my Paralysis Swagaxe. One thing I need help with, how do I get the Sealing Alchemy to appear on the Elder Melder? I got the Awakening Alchemy unlocked by doing MR Kulve Taroth, however I still do not have the Sealing Alchemy. Help me out please fellow hunters!

[@Juvi4309]

Just to clarify, when you say you can only have 1 “6-star” ability, do you mean you can only have one 6 star ability and can’t have another of the same kind? (example: can’t have multiple affinity 6) or can you only have one 6 star ability period? Does my affinity 6 prevent me from getting sharpness 6?

[@stevenlodge6570]

I'm also curious about that

[@Juvi4309]

I just want to get the slot 4 skill but I got affinity 6 first and obviously went for it but want to know if I can still get that second skill or do I have to switch it back down to 5 first

[@8bitArtist]

you can only have ONE 6 star. if you have 6 star affinity and choose 6 star sharpness, itll bring your 6 star affinity down to 5 star.

[@a_chairs]

8bitArtist it downgrades it? or does it just overwrite it?

[@davidoakley5604]

@@a_chairs Downgrade. For example if I have Attack VI and want to slot in sharpness VI, it'll change your Attack VI to Attack V.

[@Kaislee]

Currently sporting Affinity 6, 3 x Element Up 5 & Nami's skill on Dragon Bow, next stop is to work on the basic augments.

[@brandonvilla2420]

Very nice, got a question for the basic augments what are you going to focus at? Affinity or element

[@devilsbossa]

Is it possible to stack silver rathalos essence *4 and velkhana divinity *2 to get more cirit element boost? I've tried it in the training area but the elemental damage was the same as true crit element.

[@Killcycle1989]

I read here yesterday someone talking about coalescence stacking with dragonvein awakening. It don't make sense for them to active together but since everyone has been going on about it does someone know if/how this thing works? I've tried it in the training area, no luck.

[@KaiKrimson56]

8:50 The Shield looks like Dante's Juggernaut Devil Trigger from DMC4!

[@KaiKrimson56]

@Nikzedik and Safi'jiva does look like Grigori.

[@basscody3328]

A tip he didn't give is "aim for the skill you want the most first". When the awakening level is low, it only costs 8pts to roll and it goes to 20pts at a certain level. Building potential to get that Level-5 rainbow skill costs a lot less early on. I'd also suggest the same for the "+1part Armor Abilities" since there are quite a few monsters in the game and getting the right one may take some time.

[@chizumacky8160]

Actually you are at the mercy of the rng that way because while it is cheaper to roll, you will be seeing lv 1 - lv 3 stats more often. At higher awakening levels it becomes easier to roll a lv 5 and then a lv 6 of that skill.

[@basscody3328]

I didn't test that. I do know that there are a lot of Abilities and looking for a specific one is hard.

[@dennywangsaputra5598]

So.. Arekz For Dual blade true crit ele silver rathalos set. Is it better to apply. Attack awakening or elemental awakening?

[@SuicidalPanda2]

I absolutely love the hunting horn the sounds it makes how it looks how I can change the song list to what ever I want

[@awesomesauce5974]

How do you change the songs? Please i really want to know

[@SuicidalPanda2]

@@awesomesauce5974 it's pretty like how he was showing you spend the points and you get three things to pick from you get a chance to pick to change the song list. Its Rng hope that the song list you like pops up but its nice to finally have a good horn with the song list I like

[@kevinshadow5470]

Atk melodie 2 and 3 are over all the best songs 2 if you want the hp boost with R2 or if you dont need it than atk songs 3 is the best i mean purple, red, blue is allround as fck it supports every weapon and can support bow and db users with stamina and dont have most of the time shity songs like purple ,sky blue , blue tool boost is nice but no atk or element/status buff is shit

[@unamusedrowlett6303]

So grinding potential by hunting. Does it work for every monster or just safi jiiva specific?

[@pineal0ptics928]

I'm an offline player, got to iceborne kinda late but just reached MR 69 but hit the wall at tempered brachy and glavenus, had no idea beating saiifi unlocked these things. Going online for the first time today to farm this guy, hopefully it'll make reaching fatalis easier

[@robertgosney5657]

Okay I just getting started with awakening weapons is it better to try to build a balanced weapon upgrading 5 different things on the weapon in sharpness, weapon slot, Atk, Element, Affinity or would it be better to pick one stat and just go ham upgrading it.

[@cas48spyder]

Arekkz missed this but, the trick to get "6 star" you want to get to awakened level 18-22 which awakened level is basically how many stars you have. So don't store the potential, add something each time to get at least a star to raise the level. Once you get to a point you have to store to avoid overriding a good increase. You'll see your skills get to 5 star must faster than having one skill on the weapon waiting for a 5 star by storing. I hope he remakes this after he does this.

[@joshuamiller2716]

Do they change form just the once or can they change even further at higher levels?

[@JA-mm2bp]

I've only done the siege a few times but I'm interested to see a safi weapon mixed set that has namielle divinity 1 and true critical element. Might be a bust build but would like to see it.

[@theScHteaK]

Great video!!! Still have no f’ing clue what to do for my bowguns

[@keen7youtubeistoast796]

I don't really care for min-maxing and just wanna have a potent SnS. Now I have with Sharpness VI, Sharpness V, Sharpness V, Attack V, Attack V an SnS with a huge purple bar, as much attack as the Goldian SnS, 180 Blast and a level 4 slot. I think I'm more than satisfied about how this turned out.

[@suleymannalauddin3473]

hey ! Thanks for the video =) Is there a max awakened level ? Is it possible to not reach the max level on a specific weapon and thus having to find a second one ? thanks =)

[@thomasallen9974]

For Dual Blades builds slap a Velk Skill on it imo, then you only need 1 Velk Armor Piece. Tada, Crit Element for cheap

[@S1ph3r]

Very nice guide thank you.

[@XxEduxX9]

Safi weapons are so stupidly good - I'm running an Atk V, V, VI, Affinity V and Masters touch blast LS, because in my 500 hrs playing I haven't gotten a single critical jewel, so I switch out Teo's braces for Shara (for Critical boost x2). This system's so damn good

[@masoncarothers5003]

Can you have only one awakened weapon of each type? I have an awakened Longsword and Charge Blade I wanted to awaken this ice charge blade I got, but it stopped at 23 and it didn’t awaken. Is this a glitch or can I only have one awakened weapon per type?

[@DaraWyvern]

The mechanic of storing potential into an awakened weapon when hitting Safi'Jiiva sounds very similar to the Deviant Weapons in GU where they charge up the Hunter Arts faster.

[@gavinmccune93]

Thank you for the info!

[@GroundDwellerCam]

Just in case it hasn't been set yet, if you meld the safijiva parts at elder melder, it will rerole for 3 more weapons. Yes, you keep all three. No, you aren't guaranteed a weapon you have equipped for this process.

[@gojibbq]

this is my dream weapons lotto, i'm so happy...