Monster Hunter World | Top 5 Bows

[@CallMeNeoLoL]

1:10 - 5. Great Hunter's Bow 2:08 - 4. Doom's Shaft 3:08 - 3. Xeno Metora 3:45 - 2. Cera Coilbender 4:28 - 1. Hazak Velos II

[@kazynana2098]

Thank you

[@0xNobody]

fun fact, "Velos" means arrow in greek.

[@Julian-wc6lc]

Why so nice?...😉🥴🤔

[@adarshkamoda9183]

Arigato, peko.

[@getsinged7631]

I actually can't believe the Legiana and Tobi Kadachi bows were just honorable mentions. Is there a single monster in the entire game that isn't weak to one or both of those elements? And both bring a strong crowd control coating by default.

[@PenguinMcDuck]

I agree. I have 3 bows: Kadachi, Rathslinger and Archer's Dance. Personally, I'd have 2 more bows - Legiana and a dragon-element bow - and that's all I ever need for anything (I don't need a Water bow, it's underwhelming at the moment). This list sounds like Arekkz's choice of bows for fighting elder dragons. I mean, I'd rather bring Kadachi Bow to fight two-thirds of the monsters in the game as they are not resistant or immune to Thunder (I counted). And the remaining one-third, I'd bring Rathslinger for the 20% affinity and marginally higher ATK. Legiana Bow and a dragon bow will practically complete the set for me to combat anything. I don't need 3 different bows with dragon element on them. Also, personally, I don't like blast element bows. The reason why I have Archer's Dance is because I tested a blast bow at one point, and by the end of several fights, I realized that I proc-ed blast 3 times. Then I used a blast DB and I proc-ced blast 9 times with it. I shelved Archer's Dance ever since; especially when Kadachi Bow out-DPS Archer's Dance. I know Arekkz said that "there's more to Monster Hunter than how much damage you can do"; but the best way to avoid getting carted is to kill the damn thing before it can one-shot you. I killed Tempered Kirin just like that, didn't use any status effects at all. I only see use in Status Effect Bows when you play in multiplayer where you can save your teammates a lot of hassle by paralyzing/sleeping the monster; the latter which you and your team can plant 8 mega barrel bombs and give the monster the rudest wake-up call ever. Otherwise, it's really just about how much damage you can do without getting carted. There is only more to Monster Hunter than how much damage you can do when you can survive a single hit, end of story. And that is why bow mains will always choose elemental bows over anything else. And also why we don't need 3 dragon element bows taking up 3 out of 5 slots in a top 5 bows list. On one good note though; this list does have Cera Coilbender, which is actually quite an interesting pick. Cera Coilbender is a bow that you will only use when you know you have a good chance at hitting a monster's weak spot all the time. Because trying to counteract its -30% affinity is near impossible if you're trying to do it by stacking Critical Eye. (Max Might doesn't work with bows.) In other words; Coilbender is very situational itself. But it has 2 gem slots and a hidden Ice element. I personally wouldn't put it in my top 5 but I can see why Arekkz placed it there. It also has +15 DEF; not overly amazing but can be a lifesaver for a defensive armor build. I just don't like the fact that when I finally get to put some shots at a monster's weak spot, there's only 20% chance to make better use of Coilbender's high ATK. Personally I'd prefer stacking elemental damage instead. (I spam arrows to charge rather than dodge to charge, because dodging to charge takes a chunk of stamina out. For arrow spamming, elemental damage is the way to go.)

[@gamenetic6426]

I hear ya! Looks like they only overlooked them. The marjority bows they presented aren't really useful in a real situation. Raw damage is not important in bow builds. I've discovered that even raw constitution isn't that good. I'm using constitution with Peak Performance effect wich besides low stamina consuption apply other usefull statuses. But, you know, that's their opinion

[@midnighttmorn]

I have flying kadachi strikebow. Insurgents bow (for elder dragons). Xeno metora (i dont really use it tbh). And a water bow i made for the single purpose of teostra. But it was still useless and deviljho dual swords did the job the water bow was meant to do a million times more effectively

[@Garmr2000]

I cant believe it either. Tobi's bow (or Taroth Arrow "Spark") and Legiana are wonderful bows and definately the best for their element.

[@gamenetic6426]

@@Garmr2000 Couldn't agree more. I've started MHW save again ( my first MH wasn't this, but world is the one I'm serious about ) and, guess what ? Knowing the elemental weaknesses of the monsters I've made in 40 hours what I did in 100. Go figure

[@Garmr2000]

My top 5: (in no order with some alternatives) Fire: Anja Arch III Water: Taroth Arrow water Dragon: Kjarr Bow Decay or Hazak Velos II Thunder: Taroth Arrow Spark or Kadachi Strike Bow Ice: Legia SnowFlethcher

[@Spectacular_Insanity]

Anja Arch III is also amazing against Tempered Kirin and Vaal Hazak. That massive fire damage plus high raw damage results in some pretty impressive numbers on monsters weak to fire.

[@baamnight6878]

Prefer rathslinger tbh, on average i feel it puts out more damage with the affinity plus sleep coating.

[@dylanjacques3480]

I prefer the Urugaan bow because of the improved sleep, defence, neutral affinity and 3slot but really it is up to you what you pick it is all subjective these are guides so you can do whatever u want really Edit: changed positive to neutral sorry for the typo

[@Lee711Shine]

I use this bow to finish arch tempered kirin

[@solstia458]

1. Diablos Tyranus II 2. Dia- Wait a second these aren’t charge blades

[@solstia458]

Delyn Aklassou correct

[@eliasgvoid5232]

You guys are mad lads woooooooow!!

[@lockecole9138]

FlyingOctopus 2 at higher levels and skill it's hard to tell the difference :)

[@loristnorton3723]

Kjarr Stongarm "king"; the rich man's tyrannis. 25 defense is pretty good.

[@rimuru-sama7254]

Im proud of my flying kadachi even if its not in the list 😤

[@ryanrhoads9546]

Was first really good bow I farmed for. I love all the bows though.

[@fragtagninja1633]

Yeah that bow is pretty great honestly. Lotta monsters you can farm with that. Works well on Bazelgues, Rathian, and Rathalos.

[@mr.cynical2201]

I'm the sort of person that likes to collect armours amd weapons in Monster Hunter

[@daveska]

How do you get it?

[@memelord1216]

@@daveska Hunt a Tobi-Kadachi, take its materials, upgrade an iron bow to the Kadachi-tree at the workshop.

[@cpl2gwot]

The Flying Kadachi Strikebow is the one I main. Doesn't matter what I'm fighting I always use it because of that increased paralysis coating.

[@KevinOnEarth_]

That and so many of the monsters are highly susceptible to thunder especially flying wyverns which can be annoying to melee sometimes.

[@anonsage7869]

Kirin will make you branch out

[@cpl2gwot]

Sage Bess Nah. I still used a bow, just not my Kadachi one for obvious reasons. Only monster so far that made me switch weapons was Kushala Daora and his damn wind speed aura thing. Switched to HBG.

[@cpl2gwot]

1NKUBIS yeah I wasn't happy that a large majority of monsters had high weakness to thunder damage because most of them are flying wyverns. I mained hammer in previous games and still use it quite a bit, but not nearly as much as my bow.

[@anonsage7869]

Cpl 2GWOT i main bow i was taking about switching element only not weapons

[@nhall129]

I love the Ice Steel bow on its look alone. Kushala weapons always look amazing and the horse design is amazing

[@Ergeniz]

Agreed. I made the Gunlance the other day. Looks so awesome with that lion shield and it matches with my Damacus armor so fucking well. Is the Bow a good pick against the Diablos?

[@Mogajaee]

Bow main, very excited to see this in my notifications!

[@kewa_design]

Jackson H same

[@crazypenguin1092]

same

[@Markus1229]

same

[@christiancollazo2384]

Same

[@Pyobatic]

Same

[@taropat-EN]

That moment when you have 200+ hours as a bow main and the only bow you use off this list is the Hazak bow... I prefer the right element for the job.

[@okamisuperblueyoshi1]

I've been struggling to put time into the game due to University schedules, but from what I've been able to do I've broke like 120 hours using bow for most of it, and I agree entirely. Element bow is how I learned and I'll always love a strong element and good CC coatings above raw damage. If I wanted raw power I'd go play a Great Sword

[@mattcollins6561]

I'm with you on this one, bow main 150hr. The main 3 bows you need are fire, ice and thunder imo cause you spend most of end game fighting tempered elder dragons.

[@skyllarrisen8791]

ye i agree with the top 2 even tho id put them in different order. however IMO none of the top 3-5 have any business being on this list over something like the anja arch III. it has the same raw attack as the doom's shaft, alot more element and can use a coating more. yes it has negative affinity, but its also a R6 bow compared to the R8 of the dooms shaft, meaning you can augment 2 more times for +10% affinity, effectively making it equal to a R8 bow with neutral affinity. i dont really get why he'd have more than 1 dragon element bow on there to begin with.

[@taropat-EN]

Im stuck using the Rath Bow till I can cancel out that negative affinity with augments :( Currently working on my dragonbone bow cause it hits harder than Hazak/Nergi/Xeno Bow against things weak to dragon. And exactly! its not even to do with trying to "deal the most damage" if all it takes is using the right element to deal twice as much damage I don't see why you wouldn't. Not talking picking the best bow and the optimal load out, just straight using the monsters weakness, taking a 20 minute fight down to 10 minute fight. If using the coating is that important to you, equip the charm or the jewel to grant that coating to the bow. (200 hours in MHW, if were talking the series then i've clocked 2,000 alone in Freedom Unite with a bow... and several hundred more in the following games)

[@KyouOneZilla]

@Christopher Prevost Just use the weakness exploit from dragonking eyepatch. You only lose negligible damage when you anti-crit on a non weakpoint anyway. Eyepatch gives you enough affinity to overcome any weapons natural negative affinity when hitting weakspots including Cera Coilbender.

[@lanta2085]

Kinda worried when you didn't say either tree I built on for bows...and then they were both your honorable mentions lol.

[@meximous2259]

Lanta don’t worry. With bows having a bunch of different elemental types is great since they’re so good at inflicting it

[@blue_blade_3742]

I to have both the honorable mentions. I chose weapons on their design and with the ice and Thunder weakness, you cover almost all monsters.

[@ramukamii3732]

A little note that's super useful: every single monster in Monster Hunter World is at least 2-star weak to Ice and/or Lightning. So if you are struggling to find which weapons you wanna make in a new weapon type, then these two elements will have you decently covered. So in your case Lanta, that actually worked out well haha.

[@MrMac1219]

My bow isnt on his list at all, but dont worry my build makes it plenty powerful. Even if its only a bridge bow until i have the decorations to support the Cera Coilbender.

[@dbomb9922]

I was the exact same and felt great ^_^

[@weebthatlifts5750]

the thing about diablos weapons and their low affinity is that if youre playing with something like full weakness exploit and attack lvl 7, then when youre attacking the monster's weakpoint (which you should be doing with a ranged weapon), then the affinity of each shot should be about 25%.

[@PenguinMcDuck]

There are some monsters with small heads that move around all the time. Like Xeno'Jiiva; who doesn't exactly have a small head but its body is so huge that you tend to miss its head as it jerks around a lot, while firing laser beams at you. Or its body is so big that it blocks some of your shots from reaching its head. Also, sometimes, you have to run all the way to the front just to take pot shots at its head, before having to dodge its laser beams. And then it charges past you and you have to run a distance before taking pot shots at its head again. (Don't bother aiming for its tail, it's an even smaller target than its head.) It's just more effective to have no negative affinity and pepper monsters like that with arrows until they turn around to face you. And when you do hit their faces, it's at least 50% crit chance, and if you have crit boost, you actually do more damage than when you use Coilbender. On top of that, Flying Kadachi Strikebow has 15% affinity, effectively making that crit chance 65%, and if you stacked Crit Boost to max, it's 65% chance to do 140% damage, with elemental damage on top (and I believe Xeno is somewhat susceptible to Thunder). It's more or less the similar case for other bows. Cera Coilbender does have a hidden Ice element but one thing I don't like hidden elements about is that they need your precious gem slots (or armor slots) to unlock. Coilbender is only good when you have a matching armor set, otherwise you're better off with something else. Flying Kadachi Strikebow is a pick-up-and-use bow, and it only gets better when you have an armor set designed for it. (I actually use a cookie cutter armor set that gives me some Crit Boost, some Critical Eye, and maxed Weakness Exploit, to get Rathalos Mastery which gives extra elemental damage when I crit. I can literally swap to another elemental bow and it does more or less the same job, just against monsters resistant to Thunder but weak to whatever else...)

[@WishMasterPtolemy]

@@PenguinMcDuck Xeno front feet are also weakspots, much easier to hit - and the chest when it's enraged, does about equal damage to the head and it's a much larger target.

[@PenguinMcDuck]

@@WishMasterPtolemy Xeno's front feet actually don't receive that much damage from ranged attacks compared to its tail and head, and chest when enraged. And Xeno's chest is a big and juicy target when it is enraged; but Xeno is enraged. It doesn't stay that way throughout the whole game, and it spews lasers almost everywhere when enraged. Bow users don't really have much problem against most monsters including Xeno but they do have to perform at close range, and as ranged weapons, they don't have the natural reduced-physical-damage-taken buff. Against Tempered monsters, they can get one-shotted even with 3 vitality jewels and 450 defense. On top of this, bows are very combo reliant to do damage. I tend to think of bows as close-range duelists, so they basically have to gear themselves specifically to counter specific enemies. Which is why the fact that none of the other elemental bows didn't make it to the Top 5 kind of bugs me. I counted all the monsters' elemental weaknesses, and apparently, only half of the monsters are resistant to (one star in Monster Field Guide) or immune to Thunder. The next element I believe is Ice; and then Dragon. Fire and Water take last spots. IIRC, even though there are more monsters immune to Fire than just being weak to it (compared with Water); Fire bows have the highest affinity rates whereas Water bows are a disappointment. So at the moment, I have 3 bows: Thunder (Tobi Kadachi), Ice (Legiana - mostly to fight fire-immunes), and Rathalos (Fire, to fight anything that resists or is immune to Thunder and Ice). I would use Anja Arch but I'd treat Anja Arch as a special fire bow for less than one-third of monsters... I haven't made a Dragon bow yet. Never really needed it. And lately I've swapped to LS because Foresight Slashing is more fun imo than peppering arrows...

[@PenguinMcDuck]

Obviously, if something is weak to both Fire and Thunder, I'd use Rathalos Bow because of 20% more affinity... But most of the time, I use Tobi Kadachi as it has 15% affinity, not too shabby. And half the monsters aren't resistant to it so for general purpose, it's better IMO. I didn't min/max this game so I'm not actually bothered about EFR and stuff.

[@crouchingotter]

Cheers Arekkz, as a bow user I found this really useful and informative. Loving your regular MHW content. This is my first venture into Monster Hunter and poor old Destiny 2 is responsible for pushing me toward my new favourite addiction :)

[@joshhaworth2155]

I have one other odd shoutout I wanted to give: the Anjanath bow. It's got raw just below Nerg and blos, -20% affinity that can be handled with weakness exploit and, most important, 390 fire. That's a lot of raw and elemental power on a bow. My usual team for tempered Val Hazak (a popular endgame opponent) has elderseal users, so the pure damage of this weapon should not be ignored.

[@S34Mii]

Waiting on that Longsword video Arekkz. Make it happen!

[@zayon0170]

Its pretty simple boys R2 + O at the right time and you gonna dodge attack (it make a specific sound and your character gonan shy for a moment) then again R2 to counterstrike the enemy and if you do this in the right way you gonna get a power up (the blade colour... White yellow and red!) Asap you hit red your objective is to use R2+Triangle to do the suler ultra OP attack that push you into aur and then you come down and slam the enemy (spam R2 + triangle while midair to adjust the direction of the attack to your enemy) If you land the jump, EVEN IF U DONT HIT THE ENEMY, you gonna lose one powerup(blade color) but your blade bar (the one on top-left corner) gonna autofill so you can soam R2 and get back top Red power up and keep this chain attack and smash the enemy so fucking hard Then there are the old basic combo and stuffs like soamming triangle to full the blade bar then spam r2 untill you get a power up or doing like R2 triangl. R2 tringl 2r tringl r2 etc untill you get the power up Hope you understood something of this short bad writtend guide by a guy that dont speack good english hahah

[@osirisavra1301]

Divine slasher and Vaal are all you need IMO

[@S34Mii]

Delyn Aklassou You are correct sir. Appreciate it Zade but I'm definitely pretty good at using it. Waiting on that top 5 list to see what Arekkz thinks!

[@Superbed3]

divine slasher, nergigante, and vaal

[@Carubs]

Trey! Was a big fan of your brave frontier videos back in the day man! Good to see you around youtube!

[@Zanphos]

i'm excited that the bows i gravitated towards were both of the honorable mentions! they're a lot more achievable early than the elder dragon ones. i'm probably gonna do the hunter's bow next since i have someone i play with who uses greatsword (thus, setups that let him go crazy are always the best) thank you so much for all the guides, you turned a very scary game into something fun and approachable!

[@kewa_design]

Kulu Yaku bow is very good to while huntig solo very easy to break parts because of the high blast dmg imo

[@rd4139]

seregios KILLA I thought you need Awaken/Free Element for it

[@Citadel97501]

Nope, it has base blast damage :) no need to awaken unlike the other one.

[@awakenedcrowl]

Kulu Ya Ku does not have base blast damage. Still, it's totally worth it and my most used bow. Just make it with the Kirin armor, and you're ready to rock :3

[@zyronos8292]

I also am a fan of this bow the archer's dance III. Yes needs awakened but when it is 204 attack, 20% affinity, and 270 blast which is crazy when rapid firing. Plus this weapon has 3 augment slots. So you can boost 3 affinity or 3 attack for some good damage. Sadly this bow does not have power or poison coating. However you can get a poison decorations to cover the poison and the amount of blasts you get with it comes close to making up for no power

[@kewa_design]

awakenedCrowlStudios kulu yaku bow has 270 blast dmg o.o whats wrong with U xD Archers Dance 3 is the kulu yaku bow

[@SovietGrizzly]

I'm happy that the kadachi bow got a mention, I have been using it alot lately and its so useful especially if you pair it with the apothecary mantle.

[@profoundpanda24]

Top 5 Insect Glaives

[@redzkull]

I just made the Hazak Velos II a couple of nights ago and I've been loving it ever since. So glad to see it on top of this list :)

[@KyouOneZilla]

My favorite bow not listed is Archers Dance III Archers Dance III is my status bow of choice. You can get Zorah magdaros armor pieces early on in high rank which accesses critical status and this is the one of the few weapons I would actually use with that ability which pairs nicely with the +20% affinity on the bow. It's basically an easier to craft version of the Great Hunters Bow but if you can unlock the Blast element on it and combine it with the Zorah armor it's a freaking monster of a bow. So many explosions .... Late high rank it loses some luster, but I imagine that if you take the time to augment this bow and it's corresponding set it can be a force late late game too. Great early high rank bow to use imo.

[@kazuallykunfuzed]

Been playing Dual Blades so far (fighting the elders for the first time) and now wanting to give the bow a try as my 2nd weapon. I made the Kadachi Strikebow based on thinking it looked the best, I'm glad to see that it's viable as well as an honourable mention.

[@justinsage1224]

I personally love the Rathslinger II, Good base damage, high fire damage, a high affinity, and it works amazingly with a Rathalos alpha set subbing the soul coil for extra dragon piercer damage!

[@Dudimus777]

I find myself using the Doom Shaft a lot mainly for the amount of damage you get from it without sacrificing affinity like from the Diablos Tree. However, I think the most fun bow to use would be the Datura String III from the Pukei Pukei Tree. With raw damage that exceeds 200, a level 2 and level 1 gem slots, with a hidden element of 240 blast element Paralysis and Improved Poison Coating. Pair this with a free elem/blast attack/bombardier set and you're looking at 300 blast element that procs very often, especially when paired with the apothecary mantle.

[@NeaPollen]

I've never really been a bow main but I've been loving bow in this game, though I don't feel like power coating is as required in this game simply because it goes away so fast unless you really slow down your play and only fire when fully charged, and with my set I focus on rapid firing while dodging around like crazy so coatings only last like a couple minutes.

[@baronvonstabossen4376]

perform dodge charges and every shot will be a lvl 3 or 4 charge

[@iMoD190]

then bring nitroshrooms.

[@redsohc]

ayy thought i was the only one who dont use coatings. Just dont like the idea of using up a consumable in a minute.

[@NeaPollen]

Well you should still use coatings, it's just power is only a damage increase, but the others are all status, you should def use para and poison coatings, and maybe sleep if you let your fellow hunters know.

[@PenguinMcDuck]

@@redsohc You probably know this by now but anyway... You will soon have so much coating that you simply want to use them all. Good tip: take the ammo and coatings out of the supply box whenever quest starts, even if you don't use them. Stash them later so when you need to use them, you don't need to craft/buy them. Of course, don't do this if you are in a party, unless the party is full and no one needs those things. From my experience, no one takes them... So I take 'em. Another good tip: main several other weapons. I used to main bow, glaive, dual blades and longsword. For every weapon, I set the auto-crafting to craft coatings whenever I pick up herbs and whatnot. Learning other weapons helps make the game not-so-boring - playing bow can be very boring - as well as teaches me how other weapons function. Nowadays, I like longsword more than bow, because timing Foresight Slash is more fun than shooting arrows. Still, I have about 3k power coatings now, sitting in my stash... and 9999 Normal Ammo 2, Pierce Ammo 1 and Spread Ammo 1. And if that's not enough, I just go farm some zenny and buy ammo from provision supplies... Basically: use the ammos and coatings, you can replenish them easily by endgame.

[@theblackbaron4119]

"Doom's shaft" really Capcom...

[@thejoshuagamingchannel3510]

I’ve been loving the bow in MHW. Being a veteran of the series it’s one of the only weapons I haven’t mastered and I’m really looking forward to trying to master it! Thanks for the awesome and informative video as always Arekkz!

[@siralyssongamer6522]

The Joshua Gaming Channel Capcom did an amazing job with bow. Seriously. The best gameplay of a bow among games. It is fluid, fun, precise and technical.

[@DoomedLich]

Keep in mind it plays dramatically different from how it used to!

[@Superbed3]

bow gameplay feels like Dragon’s Dogma bows

[@siralyssongamer6522]

Superbed3 that explains a lot. Capcom used the same engine for MHW (with some improvements)

[@Spud17593]

I cant believe I went from an insect glaive/dual blades main in 4U and Gen to pretty much a bow main in world, its such a fantastic weapon and I love the changes they made to it

[@ramukamii3732]

YES!! Been waiting for this one! Thanks guys!

[@Bajancheese90]

RamuKamii TV same here lol

[@windsgrace688]

Bow main here. Good list! I think this is a great general list. I personally stick to more damage and so I often just find out the monster's element weakness and pick a bow that complements that. If you pick a bow with a high element then that bow will usually do more to monsters weak to that element which is why I'm typically favoring the Anja bow to the Rathalos bow for a fight like Val Hazak or Legiana bow over Kushala bow for Diablos. Though, I have to agree that the Val Hazak bow is just too good.

[@lgdragon2610]

the honorable mentions are my only bows.

[@Hungrybird474]

Lgdragon2 I have a few but those are my best as well, we'll get there my dude

[@chromagna9755]

The Snowfletcher probably should have made the list imo. Its huge ice element can hit mons like teo or blos for huge damage and is even used very well in sub 2-3 min runs

[@kmy2759]

Snowfletcher is so easy to get for a bow main. Since tails are a pain in the ass for bows. I was forced to learn switch axe just to cut tails.

[@Danorabbit]

Great video. I hope more variety of weapon types get videos soon. It's super charge blade, hammer, and bow heavy right now. Half the weapon types haven't even been mentioned yet

[@theawesomemegamind7665]

Who else is waiting for top five hammers

[@rocinantedonquichotte7817]

the Awesome mega mind Diablos Nergigante Zorah Other 2 im not sure

[@murrrdoock8065]

I was just about to write the same :P

[@SuaveTito]

Vaal Hazak's looks dank too. Kulu, maybe, if you're going for that 100% affinity.

[@osirisavra1301]

Diablos and Vaal only,rest cant even go to white sharpness.

[@slinkygames2175]

one of the last 2 is probably teostra

[@Tamahome109]

I'd really love to see top 5 longswords. Honestly, just following the weapon workshops with the top 5 of each weapon.

[@Narniak69]

Lower level players really only need 3 bows: 1. Flying Kadachi Strikebow - Shreds 75% of the monsters in the game, including Nergigante, Kushala Daora, and Vaal Hazak. Shock damage is king in MHW. Use the melder to convert all your trash decoration drops into shock damage gems. By stacking attack and shock you can get 250 raw damage + 370 shock damage at HR14. GG 2. Legia Snowfletcher - Specialty bow for the fire-based assholes like Teostra. 3. Hazak Velos II - Specialty bow for Elder dragons.

[@yongui2043]

Really any recommendations for armor?

[@TheGreedGamer]

I'm a big fan of the Flying kadachi Strikebow. I feel like the paralysis plays off plenty. Plus the Thunder element is usable against most monsters.

[@sheikhahmed5779]

I was able to solo Tempered Kirin on my first try with the Anjanath bow

[@abellinns4013]

Many monster are immune to fire in this game.

[@sheikhahmed5779]

Abel Raregroove I know that, but Tempered Kirin is a thing. A lot of people struggle with this monster and the Anjanath Bow is a great weapon vs a Tempered Kirin

[@Superbed3]

you would have an easier time with the vaal bow or even the nergigante bow since kirin is an elderdragon

[@KyouOneZilla]

Eh ... Kirin is the one elder dragon in the game whose aura abilities don't bother me much, therefore elderseal isn't as much of a big deal. Although it's probably because my weapons of choice are the Lance and Bow, both of which can hit the head easily and consistently due to how precise they are. So I don't have to worry about the body bouncing my attacks off. As for the random lightning strikes that accompany the aura, Lance I just block them (guard up Uragaan set ftw!) and bow you just have to be careful and not stay zoomed in too long.

[@Neighman]

I pretty much just started playing this game after playing dauntless and this video really highlighted just how much I have to learn about this game. I've had fun playing it so far, but there is a lot to take in

[@reveriesofabsolutions1456]

Arekkz Gaming your awesome and at this point I trust your recommendations. Keep up the great work!

[@bearkuma7637]

Bryce Forte for fire bow i recommend anjanath bow. For ice，i recommend legiana bow. and tobi kadachi for electric. Diablos bow is better for dragon arrow and jump shooting

[@IVIUT3D]

I love the Legiana bow, it's by far my fav one to use so far.

[@weebthatlifts5750]

btw what about the rathalos bow? it's preety effective against monsters weak to fire, plus it has 25% affinity

[@queephmaster]

I agree, but its damage is average in comparison, and not many monsters are weak to fire. A better fire bow is the anjanath bow

[@LesEnfants1972]

If you factor in the affinity and do the math, then they have the same raw damage. But the Anja arch have much higher fire elemental, which isn’t affected by affinity, than the Rathalos. Therefore, the Arch is always the go to bow for going solo against Kirin and Valhazak.

[@magnawaves]

Hazak has been my go to so far. Started with the switch axe, then when I tried out bow I said screw it and made hazak's. Once I made a decent set to go with it I shaved off FIVE minutes from my hazak hunts. It's insane, and I'm still a bow noob.

[@hornetgamingtv]

I've got flying kadachi strike bow. Good all round bow for thunder DMG and power and paralysis. Working towards the dooms shaft

[@Hungrybird474]

Hornet. TB same here. I like that bow

[@misaelflamenco460]

I crafted it, pondering if i should continue down that tree...

[@galev3955]

Haha, I just started playing MHW not long ago (just killed the Anjanath) and I was a bit disappointed that there is only a very small selection of weapons to craft. Glad to see that there will be a lot more to unlock later :D

[@nerowade1680]

Could you do top 5 switch axe's next?

[@ijaz6936]

Nero Wade yes please do that

[@bearkuma7637]

Nero Wade Diablos switch axe and bazelgeus

[@supershoo4518]

diablos lol same for cb actually

[@leguan278]

I syth version of a glaive would be awesome

[@joeyberg5765]

Dying light, son

[@AntiTheory]

If anybody is curious, the final Uragaan bow is an absolute beast versus Kirin or tempered Kirin, who is weak to fire. I did my own tempered Kirin HR50 quest on my first try solo using it, and I'm not even a bow main.

[@NotEnoughHats1800]

PS4 Bow user here, and I'm collecting all the endgame bows. >:D

[@Markus1229]

same here!

[@jacob1813]

TheGamingFedora same.. I have most of the bows at the second to last position in the tree so far lol

[@whatatwist4350]

Same here been trying to do that 😄

[@LegendBarca1]

Have all Rarity 8 bows except the one that have blast element and I have to collect coins in order to craft it😒

[@omaralajmi1551]

Yeah bows are awsome im getting used to it since im not that good on ranged. Im a veteran CB and Longsword but MHW got some sick bows than before MH's games. For now i only got rarity 8 bow Gigacles i just love it since it has 228 raw attack , 150 fire dmg & 30+ defense 😍 its a pretty strong bow and tanky af 😂 try it u wont regret it. Slot level 3 and high sleep coating on it + blast pretty fair rarity8 bow to be honest. The only good thing about it is that it Looks Massive just like an Uragaan 🤣

[@bowserplays4882]

I use Tobi Kadachi Bow and I'm satisfied with it. I also pair it with a level 3 shock charm and a piece of armor to get shock damage to +5

[@crookedsaint9544]

I was just thinking about making a bow this video help a lot

[@Hundrumleek]

jese c Use this set if you're going for the bow. Dragonking Eyepatch Kaiser Mail Kaiser Vambraces Nergigante Coil Diablos Nero Greaves This set is one of the best bow sets in the game and I highly suggest using it (Good luck making it though because Teostra is a bitch)

[@crookedsaint9544]

xToxicity thanks man this is awsome

[@Hundrumleek]

jese c No problem. I love helping out fellow hunters.

[@Hungrybird474]

I used the dragon bow for the big dragons and the tobi has been my main until you can get one in the video.

[@Sagerronan]

Good, I needed this. Hadn't really seen the op bows like the kelbi slingshot and bow of hope and valour yet. Will have to go make these, really enjoying the bow recently.

[@rickison2638]

top 5 longswords coming soon?

[@garrettkeenan2043]

Since you made your Charge Blade videos, nowI'm waiting on Insect Glaive lol. 4U was my game and it's two original weapons were far and away my favorites

[@julie-suechidna9658]

So you're saying the best bows in the game also happen to be the highest tier bows in the game? Astonishing!

[@Superbed3]

Julie-Su Echidna pretty much lol i thought i was going to learn something new watching this vid

[@KyouOneZilla]

A great early high rank bow to use is the Archers Dance (Kulu Yaku tree). It's a great status bow, and if you can awaken it you can compensate the damage with blast status. It's basically a weaker version of his #5 bow and very easy to craft

[@sanderkiki]

imo its much better, more blast and it have affinity. should have been #5 instead of arena bow imo

[@KyouOneZilla]

Well ... it does have the edge in affinity. But to get the better blast you have to build up Free Elem to at least 2 which can be straining on your armor set unless you get the charm. That said the charm is actually pretty easy to make as well. The GHB also has a decoration slot (A level 3 on at that) so these 2 factors give it an edge in the "more skills in your set" department. The GHB has a higher base attack, but the AD3 can be augmented 2 more times than the GHB so that's nice. Hopefully in an update they put the Critical Status on a decoration which would let the AD3 sail past the GHB imo.

[@asjmooney]

I posted a comment on your top 5 charge blades vid asking for this so classing this as a personal video for me. 😂 Thanks Arrekz. Always a legend doing it for the Brits ✌️

[@tyreese7102]

please do one for duel blades

[@jiskool1]

twin nails and its upgraded form is amazing

[@MrMadmaxi77]

Fire and ice and u are safe

[@tyreese7102]

thanks i will do that as soon as i can

[@seahawk1579]

Fire and Ice and Sin are my top 2 atm

[@ZorrosRage]

I want to get Sin crit build once i get far enough

[@GitGoodGaming]

I’ve been a huge fan of Aloys Bow. A T3 Slot, 3 Augment Slots, 30% Affinity, High Thunder Damage. This Bow is a great crit set Bow. And augmented with Power increase it can hit really hard too.

[@ZaxololRiyodin]

No love for the Anjanath bow?

[@ravensosnation]

Zaxolol_Riyodin that s whst I'm saying

[@Roxas_DM]

Anja arch 3 is the best bow in the game period

[@esharp48]

Only 6 monsters have any amount of weakness to fire and of those only Kirin (the *only* reason anyone would ever have a fire build) and Vaal Hazaak (who should be fought with Dragon/elderseal anyway) are the only ones that really put up a fight. Most of the monsters you should actually hunt are straight up immune to fire. Ice, Thunder and Dragon are the only elements that have real value in this game, and you may have noticed the only elements mentioned in this video. Fire and Water damage are so niche, it’s not worth the time to build a set for them.

[@RathVantas]

Good video! I definitely support the top 2 choices, and Great Hunters bow is a nice #5 choice for that versatility. Mine would probably be 1. Hazak Velos II 2. Cera Coilbender 3. Legia Snowfletcher 4. Anja Arch III 5. Doom’s Shaft. This based mostly on endgame damage capability, with Doom’s Shaft mostly on there for high elderseal with a raw focused build and Flying Kedachi being an honorable mention

[@BEARNakedGaming]

Archers Dance 3 is what I use

[@awakenedcrowl]

Welcome to the boom box team :P

[@remigusker6024]

awakenedCrowlStudios rolled out with two other people using it yesterday. It was magnificent.

[@jdrobin1]

I have the Tobi Kadachi Strikebow and the Legia Snowfletcher bows currently. I alternate between the two depending on what I'm hunting. I'm currently working on the Diablos bow right now. I'll probably finish it when I get home from work today. Then when I'm going to know out all my quests then progress to later parts of the game and unlock the Black Diablos bows and the final versions of Tobi's and Legia's bows.

[@sevaughnparsons8937]

Arekkz i'm a new subscriber and i've been watching your mhw videos and they have been super helpful, but i was wondering if you could 1. do more tops 5's because i want to see sword and shield and dual blades etc. the whole list.

[@SEIBALTER]

What about the Dragonbone bow lll mine has 196 atack without food buffs and 550 dragon damage. It has 20% base affinity and it can be augmented 3 times.

[@Lumineszenz]

Saber Alter A lot of really great bows weren't mentioned. Pretty much all bows here are either raw or dragon which I find quite strange considering that there is the Legia Snowfletcher that can just destroy any kind of diablos in 3 minutes even in the hands of someone who isn't that well versed with bows. Also there is no mention of the Flying Kadachi Strikebow. Considering that what feels like more than 50% of the monsters are weak to thunder and the paralysis+ on that bow I think it should have been worth a mention. Generally the great capabilities of bows for dealing elemental damage are largely disregarded here.

[@pwnmclovin1]

Didn't you know listening isn't a thing anymore?

[@Lumineszenz]

Anubra Kahn It's still kind of strange to give places 1, 3 and 4 to bows that essentially all do the same thing except for mild variations. I would have made the Nergigante or Xeno'jiva bows honorable mentions rather than the other really powerful elemental damage bows.

[@thismarxtheendforjoo2298]

Luminescence - you know this is just their opinion right? Kinda like you just told us yours. :)

[@Lumineszenz]

This Marx the end For Joo I am fully aware of that but apparently you thought I was angered by it or something? Not the case. I simply think that the list could be more interesting and not just "raw damage and blast are the best".

[@Maxiusmilianio]

I've been waiting for this one for a while. Kept checking your channel everyday. Please do more! SS and HBG...actually all of them. Get busy Arekkz! LOL Keep up the good work. Enjoy your time playing too. Thank you.

[@werebass1485]

Waiting for top 5 Gunlance

[@KyouOneZilla]

Agreed with Rathian #1. I also like the Jagras (when awakened) and Bazel ones too.

[@lcnvarsityhockey]

Been loving the Uragaan bow for the sleep+ coating. Makes it easier to sleep a monster multiple times and put bombs on their faces.

[@acorigins1234]

Top 5 long swords please

[@Superbed3]

AC ORIGINS123 divine slasher, nergigante, and vaal hazak are the only ones you need

[@DreadArkive]

Final bow choice makes me realize you should do a video on why sleep bombing is better than just smacking the monster.

[@baronvonstabossen4376]

because more dmg.

[@BAD-bn8ow]

Okay does anyone else feel that the weapons we're really lackluster in this game. I missed how they mostly look like the monster themselves. well like you ripped it off the monster i should say

[@Superbed3]

B.A.D 1999 definitely

[@goalith7447]

Thanks for the help I just started using bows recently I got kinda tired of my glavie and the only bow was using is the max defender bow so I'm gonna try sum of those options

[@bastion_92]

3:40 Dragon piercer cuts tails?

[@p1psychoticprankster]

John McLendon yes

[@Masappo]

Kulu ya-ku bow + Charm for the skill that reveals the element (that I can't remember) maxed + Zorah beta set with eyepatch + Few jewels to max weakspot and blast attack + Normal bonus jewel + Affinity booster + Apothecary mantle = Blast for DAAAAYS (If you can add +1 charge and charged shot bonus somewhere it becomes even better!)

[@baronvonstabossen4376]

too bad element dmg will only crit when u have the Rath set bonus (or the decoration for it)

[@Masappo]

Baron von Stabossen blast is not element damage, it's a status and the zorah magdaros set gives "critical status" set bonus (crits give higher chance to inflict status).

[@DecayOCE]

Switch axe please.

[@JoslynFennekinCyr]

Personally, I’d put the Flying Kadachi Strikebow higher on here. It has amazing Thunder attack plus additional Paralysis chance. When matched with the right decorations and the Alpha Kadachi Armor set, the element attack can skyrocket beyond 300 (I know this from experience). Plus, if you’re having trouble with Nergigante like I am, then it’s previous upgrade, the Kadachi Strikebow, is the one to aim for because of Nergigante’s weakness to Dragon and Thunder elements.

[@ant_989]

Kind of bad list tbh. I have no idea why he placed Vaal Hazak bow on the 1st place lol. With bows you mainly focus on element and you should make separate sets for each element. For ice - Legiana bow, for Fire - Anjenath, for Thunder - Tobi Kadachi, For Dragon - Vaal Hazak. With those bows you mainly focus on spread and power shot to spam element. If you want to focus on raw use Diablos bow and focus on Dragonpiercer. That's pretty much it. Don't waste your time on other bows. There's pretty much no point. Blast bow is really bad in this game.

[@baronvonstabossen4376]

xeno bow all the way. Power shots, normal shots, special ammo and piercing shots with 5lvls of consitution. Let the dmg spam begin and never end

[@Droop-e]

Baron von Stabossen damn how’d you get 5 lvls of constitution. I’ve been making really good bow builds, but I just have to keep drinking dash juice if I don’t want to waste time on hunts.

[@KyouOneZilla]

Don't even worry about dash juice, Instead start each quest with a mushroomancer set and get your stamina buff from that then switch your armor back to what you want.

[@Droop-e]

ICEE1025 Thanks for the tip! I’ll definitely try that out

[@PenguinMcDuck]

@Disco Puppy No, it's really bad. I compared Archer's Dance II with a Blast DB weapon that's at the same rarity as it. Archer's Dance II proc-ed 3 times over the course of the fight. Blast DB = 9 times. And I definitely killed faster with Kadachi Strikebow than Archer's Dance of the same rarity. Blast bow might seem powerful because each time it procs, it's 120 damage. But blast has diminishing returns, whereas elemental damage doesn't. Even with DB, I found that if my DB has 40% affinity, he definitely killed faster than if he used a blast weapon. The only weapon I found so far that does blast damage really well is insect glaive, because IG doesn't seem to hit hard despite its high weapon ATK. It also has long reach, hits fast (relatively for a weapon its size and range), suitable for pairing up with a blast drone, you can heal yourself with the drone's green extract if things get ugly; and last but not least, your drone attack procs your 120-damage blast explosions as well. For weapons like bow that can hit weak spots at range, increasing weak spot damage is more useful than blast which has fixed damage. Hence why elemental bows win all the time. Also, some monsters are resistant to blast, or immune to it ---> Teostra.

[@EiuolZednanreh]

Hey Arekkz, the giant jawblade for great sword I think is one of the strongest due to adding a non-elemental decoration on it and filling all the augmentations with attack! Just an opinion really as I also have the full set for nergigante a armor and waist is nergigante b armor. Attack is up to 7, agitator is up to 5 and maximum might is up to 3 while stamina surge is up to 2 so the weapon no doubt packs a punch.

[@EiuolZednanreh]

Hope to see this in top 5 greatswords

[@kylele23]

EiuolZednanreh Yeah the Jawblade gets pretty nuts with augments, the Jagras Hacker III as well.

[@lucky0137]

Arekkz you should do a tutorial on how to do gem slots for weapons and armor. I’ve never been able to find a tutorial on it.

[@adamgeigerjr6995]

Val 2 is amazing for Solo imo because I can deal massive damage while also putting the monster asleep allowing me to recraft arrows, deploy mega barrel bombs, and quickly farm through monsters ... Great #1 Choice Bow

[@tomball3512]

Bow main here, the bows suggested here are good however most bow users are currently making the mistake of tiering towards DP damage, you will have far better results with charge shot and building elemental damage and thus bows such as, Anja Arch II, Legiana Snowfletcher & Hazak Velos II come out on top, crafting all three of these bows will give you a wide range of weaknesses to easily take down tempered elder dragons, the only expectation being Nergigante who is mostly weak to thunder however the Hazak bow will still do the job.

[@TheMetalGaia]

Man I have every elemental bow EXCEPT for Hazak Velos...currently subbing Nerg bow for it...I can't seem to farm those DAMN fangs...Nobody goes for Vaal's face lol

[@TheMetalGaia]

Also would you recommend going for Crit Element using Hazak Velos/Nerg bow? Or should I go for pure damage? I use Eyepatch, Kaiser Mail b, Xeno Claws a, rath soul coil a, and Rath greaves a for my elemental bows.

[@tomball3512]

TheMetalGaia I run with crit element but also try to boost raw and elemental damage as much as I can, currently I am running with Rathalos Helm B, Nergigante Mail B, Kaiser Vambraces a, Nerigante Coil B and Rath Soul Greaves B, whilst using Hazak I then slot 3x Dragon Jewel 1s, 1x attack Jewel 1, 2x Physique Jewel 2 & 1x Tenderizer Jewel 2, the end result is Attack Boost lvl 5, Constitution lvl 5, Dragon Attack lvl 3, Weakness Exploit lvl 3, Stamina Surge lvl 2 & Focus lvl 1, this will cap out your elemental damage for that bow and give you 264 raw + an additional 5% affinity as well as the ability to healthily evade charge shot without running out of stamina too quickly. However I am currently missing a few decorations due to RnG drops such as normal shots and addition charge decorations which you could work in to push the build even further, test it out! The build is universal for all elemental bows as you can just change out your elemental damage jewels to match any bow you wish to use, my personal favourite is Anja Arch II.

[@Hungrybird474]

I wreck his ass good with the flying strike bow

[@tomball3512]

MrAlbie1970 The only reason I haven't listed that particular bow is because I haven't crafted it myself as it's elemental scaling seems much lower than some of the others, I may craft it tomorrow and test it out on Kushala & Nergi.

[@AcidSnake87]

I DONT EVEN USE BOW THAT MUCH BUT I NEED THIS KNOWLEDGE OMFG I LOVE THIS CHANNEL

[@thereaIitsybitsyspider]

Looking forward to top 5 greatswords. Number 1 is a tight match between Nergigante (best w/o decorations), great wyvern jawblade (best with decorations), and great jagras (best with decorations and augments).

[@Superbed3]

Theitsybitsyspider divine slasher and vaal

[@austinmccartney1922]

I prefer the elemental bows, sticking close to the monster weak points and using spread shot. Elemental bonus 5, constitution 5, and evade extender 2+ are my staple skills. Great for this style: + Dragonbone bow III [420 dragon] + Anja Archer III [390 fire], + Legia Snowfletcher [390 ice] Okay for this style: + Flying Kadachi Strikebow (w/ elemental critical and exploit weakness) [250 thunder] + Hunters Proudbow (w/ free element 3) [360 water] I've found that my clear times are generally better when I play in this style than when playing with a dragon piercer-oriented style (although there are certainly exceptions, notable Teostra).

[@nargacuga05]

I'll add that you should make the tobikadachi bow as soon as possible, a stupid number of monsters are mainly or at least strongly weak to thunder, and most are powerful monsters too, the raths, diablos, nergigante, legiana

[@VanTesla]

Keep up the good work. I am nowhere near to getting any of this stuff yet, but I love information.

[@verberus5277]

I like that All the Bows I mad and used were up here on this list. Flying Kadachi Strike Bow, Hazak Velos II and Legiana Snowfletcher are my Bread n Butter, happy to see them up here. All the other top 5 are ones I made and use in n off. Only Bow I ise that wasnt mentioned was Rathslinger III which I understand cause Fire feels so Niche in MH World but I love the look if it. Great list though.

[@thekillerashoe]

Hey Arekkz, love your videos! I would love to see a top 5 gunlances!

[@10mesos]

Ive killed all tempered monsters/big bosses with just my cera coilbender. Its a good general bow if you adjust it. It's still viable but if you want a more viable/different playstyle each time you hunt then i recommend making each bows. Because sometimes you just want to DP all the way, or status all the way, or use them elemental bows when power coatings run out. A good bow is whatever is in your hand and what the player makes out of it.

[@F0rs4k3nR0gu3]

I love this idea. there are so many weapons in the workshop im constantly wondering what's good

[@corvette112795]

Rathian and rathalos bows are great. The rathian one mainly because you can augment it 3 times and socket in an elementless decoration making it almost the same raw dmg as the diablos bow.

[@MagicalGirlContractor]

Oof thanks so much for your guides. Despite Monster Hunter being westernized, its pretty overwhelming for new players such as my self with all the armor crafting and stats and decorations and all the mumbo jumbo, so really: These videos help a lot. Also a big thanks for Summer Event Quests video. You should post some vids of you soloing some of your fave monsters!

[@NyteWatch]

Awesome top 5 list! What boots are you wearing in this video? They're sick

[@1stTimeVenture]

i like the thunder bow...with stacking defense and thunder armor...sure i can only use paralysis and power coats but it works out pretty well...couple that with defense charm, then those ATK and DEF charms that go in your bag...then eat a ATK food, and maybe some demon drug, and your not going to be a easy target...

[@MagnaZeo]

As a mostly crit element bow user, the Tobi Kadachi and Legiana bows are amazing.

[@baronvonstabossen4376]

hopefully u use rath set bonus coz otherwise ur elem dmg wont crit at all

[@MagnaZeo]

Baron von Stabossen Yep, the mail and greaves for weakness exploit +3 and critical element.

[@XDarkPhoenixxX]

When you main another weapon, want to branch out into a secondary and find out the Bow you are working towards ends up being #1 on Arekkz/TwoSixNine list. Hell Yeah.

[@AlterRaigo]

Subscribed! You and Tactical Potato are the best!

[@Funkroza]

Talk about high elemental damage, with 2 decorations my Dragonbone Bow does 480 Dragon Damage which can outDPS the other ones. I have most Bows but this one will always have a soft spot in my heart. My playstyle is Constitution with Normal Shot Up.

[@keysonphillips3721]

I Love this series!! Can the great sword come next please? It would be fun seeing an original monster Hunter weapon be next!

[@reaperman2507]

Yeah its always good to see that the two bows i build are on the list as Top1 and Top2 ;) i would hafe taken the high firedamage bow into the mix

[@DontThrowTo20]

Rathslinger 3 is pretty great too! Poison and power coating and affinity!

[@PongzeLor]

Glad my single bow is up here. Used all my Nerg parts to make it and havent fought him since.

[@oprimalrageo2507]

Like you said it's subjective but for me my top 5 used bows in no specific order would be: Kadachi Strikebow Rath Slinger Legia Snowfletcher Cera Coilbender Doom Shaft Good video tho!