All Best Skills for Great Sword in Monster Hunter Rise
The Great Sword is one of the fourteen weapon types the player can pick when hunting Monsters in Monster Hunter Rise. The weapon type benefits on powerful charge attacks, quick blocking in exchange for weapon sharpness, and highest damage per hit compared to other weapon types.
For a list of weapon attacks and combos, read our Great Sword Weapon Guide:
For a list of weapon upgrades and weapon tree, read our Great Sword Weapon List:
Great Sword Recommended Skills
Here is list of recommended skills for your Great Sword Hunter Build and Loadout:
Great Sword Weapon Offensive Skills
Recommended Skill | Skill Effect |
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Critical Eye (★☆☆) |
Increases affinity. |
Critical Boost (★★★) |
Increases the damage of critical hits. Synergizes well with weakness, exploit, maximum might, and critical eye skills. |
Critical Draw (★★☆) |
Increases affinity when performing draw attacks. |
Weakness Exploit (★★★) |
Increases affinity when attacking monster weak points. |
Attack Boost (★★★) |
Increases attack power. Also improves affinity at higher levels. |
Flinch Free (★☆☆) |
Prevents knockbacks and other reactions to small damage. |
Punishing Draw (★★☆) |
Adds a stun effect to draw attacks and slight increases attack power. |
Critical Draw (★★☆) |
Increases affinity when performing draw attacks. |
Great Sword Weapon Defensive Skills
Recommended Skill | Skill Effect |
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Earplugs (★☆☆) |
Grants protection from large monsters’ roars. |
Great Sword Weapon Utility Skills
Recommended Skill | Skill Effect |
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Focus (★★★) |
Increases the fill rate for weapons with gauges and the charge rate for weapons with charge attacks. |
Speed Sharpening (★☆☆) |
Speeds up weapon sharpening when using a whetstone. |
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