MHGU Endgame Armor Skill Priority List

MHGU Endgame Armor Skill Priority List

Jho Ceana w/ 2 Slot Weapon (Generic Sharpness +2 Blademaster Set):

Esurient Helm XR
Ceanataur Mail XR
Esurient Vambraces XR
Ceanataur Tassets XR
Esurient Greaves XR

3 slot charm

Sharpness +2
Razor Sharp
Critical Boost
Weakness Exploit

3 slot weapons can use a 2 slot charm instead.
Can add Critical Eye +1/2/3 depending on how good your charms are.
Most Expert, Tenderizer, and Critical Up charms can get you the additional Critical Eye +1 especially if you use a 3 slot weapon.

Can use this for SnS, DB, HH, Lance, GL, SA, and IG (also some LS)
The better the charm, the more weapons you can use with this set.
With a good enough charm, this set is the best option for Elderfrost Weapons (SnS, DB, Lance, SA, IG)

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Sol Ceana  w/ Ahtal Ka Weapon [3 slot weapon] (Generic Challenger +2 Blademaster Set)

Silver Solcap Z
Ceanataur Mail XR
Silver Solbraces Z
Ceanataur Tassets XR
Silver Solgreaves Z

2 slot charm

Challenger +2
Razor Sharp
Critical Boost
Weakness Exploit

2 slot weapons can use a 3 slot charm instead.
Can add Critical Eye +1/2 depending on how good your charms are.
Most Expert, Tenderizer, and Critical Up charms can get you the additional Critical Eye +1 (+5 Spirit will also do the trick)

If you want to add Critical Eye +3, you'll need a god charm like +10 Expert OOO or +6 Tenderizer OOO.
Then you'd have to use Athena's Armor Set Searcher to make a specific mixed set for all those skills.

The reason why it's for Ahtal Ka Weapons is because those weapons normally have natural purple, 3 slots, and 330 raw.
Ahtal Ka LS, Lance, GL, and SA work really well with these skills (Could technically use IG as well but other IGs are better)
SA can even try to fit in Attack Up S/M instead of Critical Eye if you have the right charm and are using Energy Charge III HA.

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Great Sword:

A) Standard Crit Draw Valor GS set

Black X with Neb-Ta-Djeser (GS) and a 3 slot charm

Black Head X
Black Hide X
Black Claw X
Black Spine X
Black Feet X

3 slot charm
2 Critical Jwl 3
2 Critical Jwl 1

Focus
Critical Draw
Sheathe Control (Quick Sheath + Punish Draw)
Blight Res
Critical Boost

If the charm you have has 10 points in another skill that isn't attack, you get an extra skill.
Critical Jwls give you - points towards attack which is why an +10 attack OOO charm wouldn't get you Attack Up S with this set.

For other GS that use Critical Draw, prioritize these skills:
1) Sharpness +1 for Infernal Corleonis/Thrash Schneider, Sharpness +2 for Bone Splitter
2) Critical Draw
3) Critical Boost
4) Weakness Exploit for Infernal Corleonis, Focus for Thrash Schneider, Quick Sheath for Bone Splitter
5) Focus for Bone Splitter, Quick Sheath for other GS
6) Punish Draw


B) Priorities for Strong Charge GS

1) Focus
2) Weakness Exploit
3) Critical Boost
4) Challenger +2
5) Critical Eye +1/2/3 (Prioritize Critical Eye over Challenger for monsters where Challenger is less useful.)

If you need Sharpness +1/2 for a specific GS, prioritize that skill first before focus and don't use Challenger +2

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Long Sword:

A) Rustrazor Splitter

1) Weakness Exploit (Replace with Repeat Offender for monsters with no weakspots)
2) Critical Boost
3) Challenger +2 (Prioritize Critical Eye over Challenger for monsters where Challenger is less useful.)
4) Critical Eye +3 (+2 is fine if your charm isn't good enough for +3)

Can fit another skill like Razor Sharp if you have a godlike charm but it's unnecessary.

B) Meretseger uses Sol Ceana, Other LS uses Jho Ceana

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Sword n Shield:

A) Elderfrost SnS uses Jho Ceana with a good enough charm

B) Fire/Water/Thunder (Dreadking/Soulseer/Thunderlord)

Can use Jho Ceana to focus on raw while having the right element for the job.

You can also go for Sharpness +2, Weakness Exploit, Critical Boost, and Elemental Crit instead easily.
The reason you can get away with it is because Chaos Oil III with fencing oil sharpens your SnS really quickly.
You'd have to use Athena's Armor Set Searcher to make a specific set but it's possible with just a 3 slot charm.
If you want to add Critical Eye +1 or Challenger +1 along with those 4 skills, you'd need a god charm.
Wouldn't do it for Elderfrost SnS since you want sharpness maintenace for that specific SnS.

For a more element focused build, go with these skills:
1) Fire/Water/Thunder Attack +2
2) Weakness Exploit (Repeat Offender for monsters with no weakspots)
3) Elemental Crit
4) Critical Boost

You can add Critical Eye +1 if you have great Fire/Water/Thunder Attack charms and use affinity oils to cover remaining affinity.
You can use Razor Sharp over Critical Boost if you want to lose some damage for better sharpness maintenance.

C) Altheos Zodiarch, Magnastar Akri (Dragon, Raw Focused)

1) Weakness Exploit
2) Critical Boost
3) Challenger +2
4) Elemental Crit (Can go with Razor Sharp instead for Altheos Zodiarch if you want better sharpness maintenance)

You can add Attack Up Small if you have a charm like +10 Attack OOO (or Critical Eye +1 if you have a good enough charm).
Can replace Challenger +2 with Repeat Offender if you don't want to rely on a monster being mad for Challenger.

D) Altheos Zodiarch, Magnastar Akri (Dragon, Element Focused)

1) Dragon Attack +2
2) Weakness Exploit (Repeat Offender for monsters with no weakspots)
3) Elemental Crit
4) Critical Eye +2 (+3 if you have a decent charm but don't need +3 unless you aren't using Weakness Exploit)

The following possible additions only apply if you have god charms but it's nice to know it's possible.
For Altheos Zodiarch, you can add Critical Boost if you are using Weakness Exploit or Razor Sharp if you are using Repeat Offender.
For Magnastar Akri, you can add Critical Boost if you are using Weakess Exploit or Challenger +1 if you are using Repeat Offender.

E) Blast

Absolute Ruiner Sword uses Jho Ceana with a good enough charm
Magma Nova can use Sol Ceana with a decent charm

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Dual Blades:

A) Elderfrost and Double Droth Flood DBs use Jho Ceana with a good enough charm

B) Fire/Water (Scoria Agnaktor/Her Dance)

Can use Jho Ceana to focus on raw while having the right element for the job.
For a more element focused build, go with these skills (just needs a decent charm):
1) Razor Sharp
2) Fire/Water Attack +2
3) Weakness Exploit (Repeat Offender for monsters with no weakspots)
4) Elemental Crit

You can add Critical Eye +1/2 depending on how good your charms are.

C) Solid Levin Arcus (Thunder, Raw Focused)

1) Weakness Exploit
2) Critical Boost
3) Repeat Offender
4) Elemental Crit

You can replace Repeat Offender and Elemental Crit for Critical Eye +3 and Razor Sharp if desired.
You can also add Thunder Attack +1 in either case if you have a great Thunder Attack charm.

D) Solid Levin Arcus (Thunder, Element Focused)

1) Thunder Attack +2
2) Weakness Exploit (Repeat Offender for monsters with no weakspots)
3) Elemental Crit
4) Repeat Offender if it hasn't been used already (otherwise Critical Eye +2/3)

The following possible additions only apply if you have god charms but it's nice to know it's possible.
You can add Element Attack Up if you went with Weakness Exploit.
Otherwise it's possible to add Razor Sharp if you have Repeat Offender + Critical Eye +2.

E) Magnastar Rig (Dragon, Raw Focused)

1) Weakness Exploit
2) Critical Boost
3) Repeat Offender
4) Challenger +2

Can add Critical Eye +1 if you have a great Expert charm (something like +9 Expert OOO)

F) Magnastar Rig (Dragon, Element Focused)

1) Dragon Attack +2
2) Weakness Exploit (Repeat Offender for monsters with no weakspots)
3) Elemental Crit
4) Repeat Offender if it hasn't been used already (otherwise Critical Eye +2/3)

The following possible additions only apply if you have god charms but it's nice to know it's possible.
You can add Critical Eye +2 if you went with Weakness Exploit.
Otherwise it's possible to add Challenger +2 if you have Repeat Offender + Critical Eye +2.

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Hammer:

A) Fatalis Destroyer

1) Sharpness +1/2
2) Weakness Exploit (Repeat Offender for monsters with no weakspots)
3) Critical Boost
4) Repeat Offender if it hasn't been used already (otherwise Critical Eye +2/3)

Can add Critical Eye +2 with a great charm if you went with Weakness Exploit.
If you went with Sharpness +1, you can add (HG) Earplugs or Attack Up S/M with a great charm.

B) Ächtungsblick

1) Sharpness +2
2) Weakness Exploit (Repeat Offender for monsters with no weakspots)
3) Critical Boost
4) Critical Eye +2/3

Can add Earplugs, Attack Up S, or Razor Sharp with a great charm.

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Hunting Horn:

A) Crimson Superb Horn, Trauerklang, and Heavy Bone Horn use Jho Ceana with a good enough charm

B) Priorities for Grünlicht Flap and Daybreak Horn

1) Razor Sharp
2) Weakness Exploit (Repeat Offender for monsters with no weakspots)
3) Critical Boost
4) Critical Eye +2/3

Can add Attack Up S, Sharpness +1 for Grünlicht Flap, Challenger +1, or Horn Maestro with a great charm.

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Lance:

A) Elderfrost Stampede uses Jho Ceana with a good enough charm

B) Serket-Hetit uses Sol Ceana

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Gunlance:

A) Was-Ankh uses Sol Ceana

B) Demonic Blizzard and Elderfrost Broadside both use Jho Ceana with a good enough charm

C) Shelling Focused (Wouldn't personally recommend myself but for those interested)

1) Razor Sharp
2) Artillery Expert
3) Load Up
4) Sharpness +1/2 if the weapon needs it

After that you can throw in various skills like Trump Card, Guard +1/2, Bladescale Hone, etc.

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Switch Axe:

A) Elderfrost Unleasher uses Jho Ceana with a good enough charm

B) Anat Karnaim uses Sol Ceana

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Charge Blade:

A) Cera Cediment

1) Artillery Novice (This skill plus Felyne Bombardier reaches the cap for Impact Phial damage)
2) Razor Sharp or Sharpness +2 for sharpness maintenance
3) Weakness Exploit
4) Critical Eye +3

Add Critical Boost if you have a god charm (easier with Razor Sharp than it is with Sharpness +2

B) Nebethetepet

1) Weakness Exploit
2) Critical Boost
3) Razor Sharp
4) Challenger +2 (Prioritize Critical Eye over Challenger for monsters where Challenger is less useful.)
5) Critical Eye +1/2/3

Add Artillery Novice if you have a god charm.
Maxing out impact phial damage is more important for Cera Cediment and Akantor Supremacy than it is for this CB.

C) Akantor Supremacy (Only recommend with a great charm)

1) Artillery Novice (This skill plus Felyne Bombardier reaches the cap for Impact Phial damage)
2) Weakness Exploit
3) Critical Boost
4) Razor Sharp
5) Bludgeoner

D) Rustrazor Slasher

1) Weakness Exploit
2) Critical Boost
3) Challenger +2 (Prioritize Critical Eye over Challenger for monsters where Challenger is less useful.)
4) Critical Eye +1/2/3

Add Artillery Novice if you have a god charm.
Maxing out impact phial damage is more important for Cera Cediment and Akantor Supremacy than it is for this CB.

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Insect Glaive:

Every Important IG uses Jho Ceana

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Light Bowgun:

A) Pierce 1 (Hurricane's Gaze and Avidya Eye)

1) Pierce Up
2) Shot Booster
3) Weakness Exploit (Repeat Offender for monsters with no weakspots)
4) Critical Boost

Can add Challenger +1 if you went with Weakness Exploit and have a great charm.
Can add Critical Eye +1/2 if you went with Repeat Offender and Avidya Eye and have a great charm.

B) Elemental LBG (Pearl Parasol, Orcus Barqus, and Plesioth Drencher)

Note: Pearl Parasol and Orcus Barqus are Thunder LBGs while Plesioth Drencher is Water LBG.
These are the Elemental LBGs that get used for some monster matchups.

1) Thunder/Water Atk +2
2) True Shot Up (Since main elemental ammo are Internal Ammo)
3) Rapid Fire
4) Ammo Saver (Since main elemental ammo are Internal Ammo), Load Up for Plesioth Drencher

Get Ammo Saver for Plesioth Drencher if you can manage to fit it in.
Orcus Barqus doesn't need Ammo Saver so you can use Weakness Exploit, Elemental Crit, and possibly Critical Eye +1/2 for it.
That is assuming you have a great/god charm for it.

C) Slicing (Orcus Barqus, Trismegistus, and Occult Espringal)

1) True Shot Up (All slicing is internal ammo)
2) Rapid Fire
3) Weakness Exploit
4) Critical Boost

Can fit in Challenger +2 if you have a god charm.
Ammo Saver and Critical Eye +1/2 are also good options if you want a bit more ammo to work with and have a god charm.

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Heavy Bowgun:

A) Pierce 1 (Daora's Ceti or Orcus Quarcus)

1) Pierce Up
2) Shot Booster
3) Weakness Exploit (Repeat Offender for monsters with no weakspots)
4) Critical Boost

Add Critical Eye +1/2/3 depending on how good your charms are.
Ammo Saver is an option for longer hunts.

B) Diablastazooka (Pierce 1 and 2)

1) Pierce Up
2) Recoil Down +1
3) Shot Booster
4) Critical Eye +3/Repeat Offender

Either add Ammo Saver for more ammo or another affinity boosting skill if you have the god charms to do so.

C) Akantor Descent (Normal 2 and 3)

1) Normal/Rapid Up
2) Weakness Exploit/Repeat Offender
3) Critical Boost
4) Challenger +2 (Prioritize Critical Eye over Challenger for monsters where Challenger is less useful.)

Add Critical Eye +1 if you have a god charm.

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Bow:

A) Harbinger's Battlebow (Heavy, only recommend with a great/god charm)

1) Heavy Up
2) True Shot Up
3) Weakness Exploit
4) Critical Boost
5) Challenger +2 (Critical Eye +2 if you don't want to rely on the monster being mad)

Can't really add in another skill unless you have a perfect charm.
A perfect charm can get you an additional Critical Eye +1 if you went with Challenger +2 but good luck getting the perfect charm.

B) Scylla Webdart (Rapid)

1) Normal/Rapid Up
2) True Shot Up
3) Weakness Exploit
4) Critical Boost
5) Challenger +2 (Critical Eye +2 if you don't want to rely on the monster being mad)

Can't really add in another skill unless you have a perfect charm.
A perfect charm can get you an additional Ammo Saver or Attack Up S/M but good luck getting the perfect charm.

C) Wepwawet (Rapid, only recommend with a great/god charm)

1) Normal/Rapid Up
2) True Shot Up
3) Load Up
4) Weakness Exploit
5) Critical Boost
6) Focus for Valor, Critical Eye +2 for Adept

D) Sunlight Gale (Pierce, only recommend with a great charm)

1) Pierce Up
2) True Shot Up
3) Weakness Exploit
4) Critical Boost
5) Load Up or Challenger +2 (Critical Eye +2 if you don't want to rely on the monster being mad and you don't want to use Load Up)