Dual Blades Low Rank Builds for Monster Hunter Wilds

Welcome to our Monster Hunter Wilds build guide for the Dual Blades. Listed below you will find the best Low Rank Dual Blades builds in Monster Hunter Wilds with several suggestions for various Hunter Ranks.

Whether you're a seasoned hunter or just starting out in Wilds, our build guides provide you with everything you need to know for Low Rank. On this page, we will be covering a build path that will comfortably keep up with every hunt Monster Hunter Wilds will throw at you during the main story.

To understand more about Dual Blades or for High Rank builds, please check the guides below.

The first thing every hunter knows is keeping their weapon up to date for each hunt is the best path to success. You don't want to get caught in a dangerous hunt with an old one, so here we will cover a comfortable build path that will get you through low rank without needing to farm everything that shows up.

Hope Daggers III ➜ Quematrice Silexes I/II ➜ Ajara Twin Edges I ➜ Cthonian Kusarigamas I
Dual Blades have a lot of room to use status or elements to exploit monsters, so if you're struggling with a specific monster it may be worth switching to counter it. These 4 steps however should give you a smooth path through the main story.

1. Hope Edge III - Click for Materials

   • Dragonite Ore x 3
   • Machalite Ore x 2
   The Smithy should give you materials to upgrade this a couple of times, and with its high raw damage and Green sharpness it will cover all of the early game fights.
2. Quematrice Silexes I/II - Click for Materials

   Step 1

   • Quematrice Scale x 3
   • Quematrice Igniter x 2
   • Quematrice Crest x 1

   Step 2

   • Firestone x 3
   • Quematrice Tail x 1
   • Dragonite Ore x 1
   Fire counters a lot of the early game monsters leading up to the third area. These are quite easy to craft and also upgrade along the way to keep pace as you progress.
3. Ajara Twin Edges I - Click for Materials

   • Ajarakan Scale x 3
   • Ajarakan Ridge x 2
   • Ajarakan Jewel x 1
   Blast is a universally good status build-up that Dual Blades can use very effectively. This is a solid craft for the mid-game that will last through to the later stages of the story comfortably without needing to worry as much about varied resistances and counters as more diverse monsters start appearing.
4. Cthonian Kusarigamas I - Click for Materials

   • Guardian Ebony Scale x 3
   • Guardian Ebony Claw x 2
   • Guardian Ebony Fang x 1
   Toward the tail end of the story comes the first option for a Dragon element craft that comes in handy especially for the tail end of the story. Pair this with Power Prolonger II making it easier to maintain Archdemon Mode and some base Affinity, these make for a great choice to end Low Rank and step into High Rank with.
5. Alternate Craft: Twin Albiraths I - Click for Materials

   • Guardian Rathalos Scale x 3
   • Guardian Rathalos Webbing x 2
   • Flame Sac x 1
   These are very good Fire Dual Blades that also come with Critical Element I and Master's Touch - unfortunately at this stage in the game having enough Affinity to support this is difficult. These are a good craft and can be made earlier than the Ebony Odogaran weapons, but are less targeted toward the final fights making them optional.

Remember though, if you are struggling to deal with monsters and you have parts lying around for a weapon that looks better, don't hesitate to craft it. You can always go back and farm those parts again later if you need them for something else!

The Dual Blades in Monster Hunter Wilds is a weapon type that has a number of skills that have specific synergy with its gameplay style. Due to the continuous stamina drain from Demon Mode, finding a way to combat this and provide more comfort when staying in it for extended periods of time makes them much smoother to play.

The easiest to access is Marathon Runner, which reduces the stamina drain caused by continuous effects (such as running or being in Demon Mode) by up to 50%. This can be accessed very early on, making it a premium skill in early Low Rank. Alternative stamina skills in Stamina Surge and Constitution are options that show up later in more advanced armor sets.

Evade related skills in Monster Hunter Wilds are also extremely valuable due to Demon Dodge, which the Dual Blades uses to stay active. In particular Evade Window makes maintaining your perfect dodge buffs much easier, so is worth looking at once they can be crafted.

Below is the earliest set that can be put together with a stamina related skill - in this case Marathon Runner. If you actively upgrade it, it should cover all your needs all the way through low rank.

The Head, Chest and Waist will give you the three points needed to complete Marathon Runner, which can be done right at the start of the game. The other pieces - Gloves and Legs - are items you can upgrade along your journey more easily, but Evade Extender is very useful as Dual Blades uses dashes in Demon Mode to stick to monsters. While this is more of a comfort skill, especially when getting to grips with Dual Blades and learning how to maximize damage I'd recommend using this.

When you unlock the parts to craft a Leaping Charm 1, you can craft this to max out the Evade Extender skill as well.

When it comes to decorations, it is pretty limited how many you have access to early on, so I would recommend putting anything in that sounds like it would make combat more comfortable such as Gobbler or Brace if you are lucky enough to get some.

• Marathon Runner - Level 3
• Evade Extender - Level 2-3

As you progress further, there is a potentially powerful set swap available once you have defeated Hirabami. This gives access to Evade Window which makes the more difficult aspects of perfect dodging easier to pull off.

This is more optional if you are finding the extra stamina provided by Marathon Runner more comfortable.

Fully completing the Hirabami set will max out Evade Window, making the window for perfect dodge much wider - allowing you to make more use of Demon Dodge. This assumes at this stage you are more comfortable with stamina management for Dual Blades (or have more access to Dash Juice) and can start employing more advanced gameplay aspects.

As you get toward the end of Low Rank, once you have defeated Guardian Ebony Odogaran you also have your first strong option for damage to be mixed into the set as well. Switching out the Head and Gloves will give two points in Burst, an extremely strong offensive skill due to the high attack rate of Dual Blades. If you make this switch, I would also recommend switching to Evasion Charm I to maintain a high rank of Evade Window.

When it comes to decorations, it is pretty limited how many you have access to early on, so I would recommend putting anything in that sounds like it would make combat more comfortable such as Gobbler or Brace if you are lucky enough to get some.

• Evade Window - Level 5
• Ice Resistance - Level 3
• Recovery Speed - Level 2
• Evade Extender - Level 1
• Master Mounter - 3-piece

With optional Guardian Ebony pieces:

• Evade Window - Level 4
• Recovery Speed - Level 2
• Burst - Level 2
• Ice Resistance - Level 1
• Master Mounter - 3-piece
• Burst Boost - 2-piece