Great Sword Low Rank Builds for Monster Hunter Wilds

Welcome to our Monster Hunter Wilds build guide for Great Sword. Listed below you will find the best Low Rank Great Sword 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 Great Sword 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 ➜ Buster ➜ Quematrice Espada I➜ Quematrice Espada II ➜ Nu Krake
Following this path will be sure to keep your hunter prepared for any situation that may arise through the main story.

1. Hope Blade I - Click for Materials

   • 200 Zenny
   The Hope Blade is a great starter weapon that doesnt cost any materials only a low amount of zenny in order to obtain.
2. Buster Sword I - Click for Materials

   • Machalite Ore x 1
   • Earth Crystal x 2
   • 800 Zenny
   The Buster Sword uses the equipment skill Critical Draw which enhances affinity during a draw attack. This makes the Buster Sword a great weapon throughout the start of the story to land critical hits maximising the hunters damage.
3. Quematrice Espada I - Click for Materials

   • Quematrice Scale x 3
   • Quematrice Igniter x 2
   • Quematrice Crest x 1
   • 500 Zenny
   The Quematrice Espada I uses the equipment skill Punishing Draw which during draw attacks will increase the amount of attack strength a little as well as produces a stun effect. This makes the Quematrice Weapon good for downing monsters in order to create further damage through attacks.
4. Quematrice Espada II - Click for Materials

   • Firestone x 1
   • Quematrice Tail x 1
   • Dragonite Ore x 1
   • 1500 Zenny
   The Quematrice Espada II is an upgraded version of the Quematrice Espada I with an increased attack damage as well as producing a higher amount of stun damage to monsters.
5. Nu Krake - Click for Materials

   • Nu Udra Hide x 3
   • Nu Udra Spike x 2
   • Nu Udra Oilmucus x 1
   • 2600 Zenny
   The Nu Udra Weapon also known as Nu Krake I has a high amount of attack damage as well as equipment skills such as Protective Polish and Speed Sharpening. The Protective Polish Skill will keep the weapon sharp without losing any sharpness for a period of time after using a whetstone which is great for continuous attacking. The Speed Sharpening Skill will enable the hunter to sharpen the weapon quicker when using the whetstone enabling the hunter to jump straight back into battle.

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 Great Sword in Monster Hunter Wilds is a weapon that deals high amounts of damage from single hits due to its large size. In order to maximise this damage there are some key skills that will enable you to defeat monsters quicker optimising its damage.

One of the key skills the great sword offers is Weakness Exploit which increases the amount of affinity when dealing damage to a monsters weak point producing a critical amount of damage useful in all situations. Another important skill to consider is partbreaker which enables the hunter to easily remove parts of the monster quicker as well as deal more damage when using focus strike.

Below is a good set that enables critical damage to be dealt during draw attacks through the Critical Draw skill as well as extra attack after a Power Clash or Offset attack has taken place therefore making this set good at dealing critical damage with a good level of attack. Additionally this set also includes the Free Meal Skill allowing a chance of a free meal or drink to to be consumed which is great during Low Rank as it means that you will be saving on gathering extra items as well as receiving a potential free buff.

• Free Meal - Level 3
• Critical Draw - Level 1
• Recovery Speed - Level 1
• Speed Eating - Level 1
• Divine Blessing - Level 1
• Doshaguma's Might - Level 4
• Fortifying Pelt - Level 3

Once you are deeper into the story and more parts are unlocked, you can move some of these early game comfort options around to pick up some of the desirable offensive skills. This set is great as it contains skills such as Weakness Exploit which increase the amount of critical damage when attacking a monsters weak points and wounds therefore enabling more damage. This pairs well with the Partbreaker skill when using focus strike increases the amount of damage when destroying wounds additionally making it easier to break off parts from larger monsters. The Protective Polish skill allows you to stay in combat longer due to weapon sharpness to not deplete for a period of time after sharpening allowing more damage to be dealt for a longer period of time.

• Protective Polish - Level 2
• Weakness Exploit - Level 2
• Intimidator - Level 2
• Partbreaker - Level 2
• Speed Sharpening - Level 1
• Blast Resistance - Level 1
• Divine Blessing - Level 1
• Rathalos's Flare - Level 2
• Guardians Pulse - Level 3