MHR Sunbreak Greatsword Build: Early, Mid & Endgame

The Greatsword can quite easily be considered one of the strongest weapons in Monster Hunter Rise. The Greatsword can deal both insane damage and insane stagger damage while also being able to destroy monster parts. It can guard against attacks and also has a long reach. Players are able to perform charged attacks with the Greatsword. 

In the hands of a new player, the weapon will seem too slow for a situation in which you have to fight agile monsters. In the hands of a master, the greatsword can do insane damage to whichever monster was unlucky enough to be at the sharper end of your Greatsword.

Greatsword Builds 

There are so many Greatswords to choose from. It goes without saying that some of the common loot can be obtained in the early game, while some of the rare or legendary loot can only be obtained once you progress in the story. 

We have put together all Greatsword build for the early-game, mid-game, and end-game so everyone can take advantage of this guide.

Early Game Build

In our Early Game Greatsword build, we will be focusing on the items that can be obtained in the early game. This build will easily get you through Master Rank 1 and 2 missions.

Weapon 

The only weapon worthy of being called the best greatsword in the early game is the Kamura Warrior Greatsword. It has a base damage of 250 per hit.

Armor

The Kamura Greatsword’s recommended armor set is a combination of Hunter’s and Ingot armor pieces for optimal benefits. Here’s a breakdown of the individual pieces and their stats:

Hunter’s Helm X:

• Materials Required: Prized Pelts x1, The Eltalite Ore x2
• Base Defense: 82
• Skills:
  • Attack Boost Lv.2
  • Item Prolonger Lv.1

Ingot Mail X:

• Materials Required: Meldspar ore x1, Awegite x1, Kestodon Husk x2, Purecrystal x1
• Base Defense: 94
• Skills:
  • Critical Eye Lv.2
  • Windproof Lv.2

Hunter Vambraces X:

• Materials Required: Eltalite Ore x1, Jagrad Shards x2
• Base Defense: 82
• Skills:
  • Ammo Up Lv.1
  • Handicraft Lv.1
  • Quick Sheath Lv.1

Hunter Coil X:

• Materials Required: Velociprey Shards x2, Jagras Shard x1
• Base Defense: 82
• Skills:
  • Handicraft Lv.1
  • Item Prolonger Lv.1
  • Stun Resistance Lv.2

Ingot Greaves X:

• Materials Required: Sapphiron Ore x1, Meldspar Ore x1, Monster Toughbone x2, Purecrystal x1
• Base Defense: 94
• Skills:
  • Attack Boost Lv.2
  • Critical Eye Lv.2

The combined total defense for this armor set is 434, and it offers a range of useful skills, including Attack Boost, Critical Eye, Windproof, Ammo Up, Handicraft, Quick Sheath, Item Prolonger, and Stun Resistance. This set provides a good balance of defense and offensive skills to complement the Kamura Greatsword.

Decorations

The decorations we would recommend for the Early Game Greatsword build are

• Charger Jewel 2 
• Critical Jewel 2
• Defense Jewel 1 
• Brace Jewel 1

Skills 

The skills we would recommend for Early Game Greatsword build are 

• Attack Boost 
• Focus
• Handicraft 
• Quick Sheath 
• Item Prolonger 

Mid-Game Build

In our Mid-Game Greatsword build, we will be focusing on the weapons, gears, and skills that can be obtained in the mid-game. This build can get you through the Master Rank 3-6 missions.

Weapon

Royal Order’s Greatsword takes the title for being the best mid-game greatsword in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. It has the base damage of 310, 50 Defense, and 10% Affinity.

Armor

To pair with the Royal Order’s Greatsword, we recommend the following armor set:

1. Lunagaron Helm:

• Materials Required: Lunagaron Cortex x1, Lunagaron Shard x3, Luna Vermilion Hardclaw x1, Lunagaron Frost Jewel x1
• Base Defense: 114
• Skills:
  • Critical Eye Lv.2
  • Wirebug Whisperer Lv.1

2. Squire’s Cuirass:

• Materials Required: Awegite x1, Monster Toughbone x1, Bishaten Heavyhorn x2, Royal Order Certificate I x1
• Base Defense: 100
• Skills:
  • Flinch Free Lv.1
  • Offensive Guard Lv.2
  • Razor Sharp Lv.1

3. Barioth Vambraces X:

• Materials Required: Supply Piet x3, Cryo Sac x2, Barioth Cortex x4, Barioth Thickfur x1
• Base Defense: 108
• Skills:
  • Critical Eye Lv.2
  • Maximum Might Lv.1
  • Quick Sheath Lv.1

4. Squire’s Belt:

• Materials Required: Ultimas Crystal x1, Monster Toughbone x1, Tobi-Kadachi Cathode x2, Royal Order Certificate I x1
• Base Defense: 100
• Skills:
  • Offensive Guard Lv.1
  • Weakness Exploit Lv.1
  • Critical Boost Lv.1

5. Grand God’s Peer Feet:

• Materials Required: Pure Dragon Blood x5, Rajang Wildpelt x3, Rajang Hardclaw x2, Gold Rajang Pelt x1
• Base Defense: 116
• Skills:
  • Flinch Free Lv.2
  • Latent Power Lv.1
  • Critical Boost Lv.2

The combined total defense for this armor set is 538, making it a strong and well-rounded choice for the Royal Order’s Greatsword. It offers a variety of skills, including Critical Eye, Wirebug Whisperer, Flinch Free, Offensive Guard, Razor Sharp, Maximum Might, Quick Sheath, Weakness Exploit, Latent Power, and Critical Boost. This set provides both defensive and offensive capabilities to enhance your performance in battle.

Decorations

The decorations we would recommend for Mid-Game Greatsword build are

• Charger Jewel 2
• Tenderizer Jewel 2
• Attack Jewel 2
• Steadfast Jewel 1

Skills

The skills we would recommend for Mid-Game Greatsword build are 

• Attack Boost
• Focus 
• Quick Sheath 
• Weakness Exploit 
• Critical Boost 

End Game Build

In our End Game Greatsword build, we will inform you of the best Greatsword. When it comes to the talisman, we would recommend using the Divine Talisman for the End game Greatsword build. This build can get you through the end game of the Sunbreak expansion.

Weapon

One can easily consider the Fine Kamura Cleaver as the best Greatsword in Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak. It has a base damage of 330. 

Armor

The different pieces of armor we would recommend to pair with the Fine Kamura Cleaver are

1. Lunagaron Helm:

• Materials Required: Lungaron Cortex x1, Lunagaron Shard x3, Luna Vermillion Hardclaw x1, Lunagaron Frost Jewel x1
• Base Defense: 114
• Skills:
  • Critical Eye Lv.2
  • Wirebug Whisperer Lv.1

2. Archfiend Armor Baulo:

• Materials Required: Malzeno Fellwing x2, Abyssal Dragonscale x2, Archdemon Backshell x3, Archdemon Doomhorn x1
• Base Defense: 126
• Skills:
  • Resentment Lv.1
  • Weakness Exploit Lv.1
  • Chain Critical Lv.1

3. Barroth Vambraces X:

• Materials Required: Massive Monster Bone x3, Monster Toughbone x1, Barroth Chine x4, Barroth Hardclaw x1
• Base Defense: 94
• Skills:
  • Affinity Sliding x1
  • Attack Boost Lv.2
  • Offensive Guard Lv.1
  • Spread Up Lv.1

4. Squire’s Belt:

• Materials Required: Ultimas Crystal x1, Monster Toughbone x1, Tobi-Kadachi Cathode x2, Royal Order Certificate I x1
• Base Defense: 100
• Skills:
  • Offensive Guard Lv.1
  • Weakness Exploit Lv.1
  • Critical Boost Lv.1

5. Ingot Greaves X:

• Materials Required: Sapphiron Ore x1, Meldspar Ore x1, Monster Toughbone x2, Purecrystal x1
• Base Defense: 94
• Skills:
  • Attack Boost Lv.2
  • Critical Eye Lv.2

The combined total defense for this armor set is 528. This set provides a mix of defensive and offensive skills, including Critical Eye, Wirebug Whisperer, Resentment, Weakness Exploit, Chain Critical, Affinity Sliding, Attack Boost, Offensive Guard, and Critical Boost. It complements the Fine Kamura Cleaver well for balanced performance in combat.

Skills 

The skills we would recommend for End game Greatsword build are

• Wirebug Whisperer
• Critical Boost
• Offensive Guard
• Attack Boost
• Critical Eye
• Resentment
• Stun Resist

Decorations

The decorations we would recommend for End game Greatsword build are

• Expert Jewels 2
• Attack Jewels 2
• Tenderizer Jewel 2
• Critical Jewel 2
• Guardian Jewel 3

Conclusion

That wraps up our guide on the Best Greatsword Builds. If you succeed in obtaining these weapons, armor sets, skills, and decorations, then you will certainly be one of the most feared monster hunters out there.

Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak is available on the Nintendo Switch and PC. The game has already sold 9 million copies worldwide. We hope this guide helped you out, and if we missed anything, then do let us know about it in the comment section below.

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