Gunlance High Rank and Endgame Builds for Monster Hunter Wilds

Welcome to our Monster Hunter Wilds build guide for the Gunlance in both High Rank as well as endgame. Listed below you will find the best builds for the Gunlance both for progressing through the earlier stages of High Rank as well as the best builds for Gunlance at endgame.

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This next set lasts from as soon as you hit High Rank all the way until around Hunter Rank 35 and requires you to defeat Quematrice for the weapon, and Ajarakan and Guardian Ebony Odogaron a few times to gain all the materials.

At this point in the game, decorations are not worth specifically farming so simply use what you have to either improve your current skills, add new ones or increase your defensiveness if you feel you are struggling with some of the earlier High Rank fights. That being said, if you are struggling that should go away over time, progressing through this part of High Rank unlocks passive resource farms allowing you to more regularly use consumables without having to actively farm them.

If you can manage to get some Artillery Decorations for your weapon, it will greatly increase your damage!

This set mainly uses the Guardian Ebony set due to the powerful Burst skill which is one of the best to use on Gunbreaker. The beta set is specifically used because the additional skills provided by the alpha set do not bring much of value offensively, outside of the alpha braces which give you a Level 2 Burst. This allows you to reach a Level 5 Burst directly. Decoration slot are usually more useful.

The Chainblade charm will give you one level of Flayer which allows you to inflict wounds easier. You can switch it for a more defensive talisman if you feel the need to, or any other you may just have laying around.

You will want to aim for Artillery decorations directly on your weapon as this gives you a massive damage boost: Artillery buffs the explosive attacks of your Shells and Wyvern's Fire.

• Burst - Level 5
• Artillery - Level 3
• Partbreaker - Level 2
• Guard - Level 2
• Earplugs - Level 1
• Divine Blessing - Level 1
• Ebony Odogaron's Power - Level 4
• Guardian's Protection - Level 3
• Flayer - Level 1

After rank 35 and 40, you will be able to hunt both Gore Magala and Arkveld. These 2 monsters are the main guys at endgame currently until future title updates and their gear is generally some of the best available. However, for this Gunlance build we will not necessarily be using those, as Gunlance takes better advantage of the Burst skill, even still at this point in the game, and we will keep focusing on it.

You will mostly keep your Ebony pieces, replacing just the Legs.

While this set is still a progression set, this set allows you to more than comfortably farm decorations and any materials you may want while you work towards a true endgame set or even just to farm so you can play with builds and options yourself.

At this point you are able to fully craft any weapon on the weapon tree. As soon as you are able to craft the G. Veldian Hasta II you will want to switch to it. It is a great weapon that will grant you Slightly Strong Wide Shells. From this point on you will want to focus on the Wide Shelling, as it is the most efficient type of Shells for Gunlance. Wide shells deal the highest amount of DPS, boosting your overall shelling and also your Wyvern Fire.

This set still uses the Guardian Ebony 4-piece set, with some slight modifications:

• Switch the G.Ebony Alpha Braces for Beta Braces, giving you two more Decoration slots. This will remove one Burst point, so you will have to use a Chain Charm in order to keep the Level 5 Burst skill!
• Switch the Ajarakan Greaves for G. Arkveld Greaves Beta, granting you a valuable point in Weakness Exploit and Elemental Absorption.

Keeping the 4-piece G.Ebony will maximize your Burst power, which can be triggered very often by Gunlancers.

You want to keep your two Artillery Decorations on this weapon as well, for always more shelling and Wyvern Fire power!

You need to use the Chain Charm I if you want to reach Burst Level 5.

• Burst - Level 4 (5 With Talisman)
• Artillery - Level 3
• Elemental Absorption - Level 1
• Weakness Exploit - Level 1
• Guard - Level 2
• Earplugs - Level 1
• Divine Blessing - Level 1
• Ebony Odogaron's Power - Level 4
• Guardian's Protection - Level 3

Listed below you will find our currently recommended endgame build options for the Gunlance including their best weapons and best decorations to use on these builds.

The Artian Gunlance is currently not the best Gunlance in Monster Hunter Wilds. While this weapon comes with high damage as well as 3x Level 3 Slots with the ability to include an elemental status type. Gunlance remains one of the only weapons that does not use the Artian Gunlance as BiS weapon. You can use it if you want, but the G. Lawful Bors is much more powerful with its Wide Slightly Strong Shelling type and power, and extremely high Attack stat.

Currently the best Artian Weapon for Gunlance is the Argenesis with there being a few good variations depending on Production and Reinforcement Bonuses. The Production bonus determines the element type as well as any additional stats such as Attack and Affinity. The Reinforcement Bonus is randomised when upgrading the Artian Weapon using reinforcement materials. You can quit to the title screen without saving in order to reroll the reinforcement bonus if you aren't satisfied with your outcome.

When picking Elemental Type you will want to look at either Sleep due to its x2 damage during Wake up hits or Paralysis when battling during co-op to increase the overall amount of damage dealt.

When looking at the Production Bonus for the Argenesis we will want to Aim for only Attack. Since the Artian weapon has less base Attack than the G. Lawful Bors, you want to max out the Attack bonus on the Artian weapon, as you need as much attack as possible to maximize your shelling damage.

For optimal Reinforcement Bonuses, prioritise Attack and Sharpness. Additionally, focus on Affinity as well.

With TU1, this opens up the options for Gunlance to go for a more self-survivable build, while also remaining powerful. With Zoh Shia and Mizutsune being much more challenging than previous monsters, if you need more survivability, you will want to use the new gear sets. Of course, the previous one still works perfectly fine. The variant is just a more defensive one, while remaining very powerful to get you through any hunt.