| Best Builds | ||
|---|---|---|
| Great Sword | Long Sword | Dual Blades |
| Hammer | Charge Blade | Lance |
| Heavy Bowgun | Bow | |
These builds use weapons and armor that are unlocked by the time you clear Chapter 5 of the story.
Best Fated Adventurer Builds
| Weapon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Radiant Datura Blaster III | |||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Deviation |
| 382 |  191 | 0 | — |
| Armor | |
|---|---|
| Head |  Radiant Jagras Helm III |
| Chest |  King Beetle Thorax II |
| Arms |  Radiant Jagras Vambraces III |
| Waist |  Radiant Barroth Coil II |
| Legs |  King Beetle Crura II |
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
| Great Jagras's Roll (Set) | Monocerus Divinity (Set) |
| Capacity Boost Lv3 | Insight Lv2 |
| Charge Up Lv1 | Blessing Lv1 |
| Geo Expert Lv1 | Bento Lover Lv1 |
| Breaker Lv1 | Battle Spirit Lv1 |
Takes Capacity Boost, which pairs well with bowguns, and combines it with gear that raises affinity so you can deal high damage at all times.
| Weapon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Heavy Shooter II | |||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Deviation |
| 268 |  134 | 0 | — |
| Armor | |
|---|---|
| Head | Rathalos Helm II |
| Chest | Rathalos Mail II |
| Arms | Ingot Vambraces II |
| Waist | Rathalos Coil II |
| Legs | King Beetle Crura II |
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
| Rathalos's Weakness (Set) | Fire Damage Up Lv3 |
| Capacity Boost Lv1 | Geo Expert Lv1 |
| Weakspot Exploit Lv1 | Breaker Lv1 |
| Wrecker Lv1 | Offensive Defense Lv1 |
| Grace Under Pressure Lv1 | |
A Fire build mainly for the protagonist. The Rathalos Set raises Fire damage, while Capacity Boost and Perfect Guard boost your damage after reloading.
| Weapon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiant Kadachi Lion III | |||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Deviation |
| 251 |  126 | 5.2% | — |
| Armor | |
|---|---|
| Head | Radiant Jagras Helm III |
| Chest | King Beetle Thorax II |
| Arms | Radiant Jagras Vambraces III |
| Waist | Kadachi Coil II |
| Legs | King Beetle Crura II |
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
| Great Jagras's Roll (Set) | Monocerus Divinity (Set) |
| Capacity Boost Lv2 | Insight Lv2 |
| Charge Up Lv1 | Critical Element Lv1 |
| Blessing Lv1 | Geo Expert Lv1 |
| Bento Lover Lv1 | Breaker Lv1 |
| Thunder Damage Up Lv1 | |
A Thunder build mainly for the protagonist. The Kadachi Set raises Thunder damage, while Capacity Boost and higher affinity raise your overall damage.
Best Pepper Builds
Water Element Build (Gliding + Normal Ammo Focus)
| Weapon | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Radiant Jagras Cannon III | |||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Deviation |
| 268 |  134 | 0 | — |
| Armor | |
|---|---|
| Head | Butterfly Vertex II |
| Chest | Hunter's Mail II |
| Arms | Radiant Jyura Vambraces II |
| Waist | Hunter's Coil II |
| Legs | Butterfly Crura II |
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
| Butterfly Bond (Set) | Wilds Mastery (Set) |
| Ammo Enhancement Lv4 | Airborne Lv2 |
| Health Recovery Lv1 | Geo Expert Lv1 |
| Ballistics Lv1 | Water Damage Up Lv1 |
| Insight Lv1 | Improviser Lv1 |
A setup that pairs well with Pepper, combining the Hunter Set, whose Ammo Enhancement boosts Spread Ammo damage, with the Butterfly Set, which raises your damage while gliding. Ammo Enhancement Lv4 also raises elemental attack, and together with Water Damage Up, it boosts your elemental damage as well.