Monster Hunter Rise - Best Skills for Great Sword

Recommended Weapon Skills for your Great Sword Build or Loadout in Monster Hunter Rise (MH Rise). Skills are organized by type and their skill effects.

Monster Hunter Rise - Great Sword Hunter Weapon Skill Build Loadout

All Best Skills for Great Sword in Monster Hunter Rise

Monster Hunter Rise - Great Sword Hunter Weapon Skill Build Loadout

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.

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For a list of weapon attacks and combos, read our Great Sword Weapon Guide:

Weapon Guide for Great Sword

For a list of weapon upgrades and weapon tree, read our Great Sword Weapon List:

List of Great Sword Weapons

Great Sword Recommended Skills

Monster Hunter Rise - Great Sword Hunter Weapon Skill Build Loadout

Here is list of recommended skills for your Great Sword Hunter Build and Loadout:

Great Sword Weapon Offensive Skills

Recommended Skill Skill Effect
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
Earplugs
(★☆☆)
Grants protection from large monsters’ roars.

Great Sword Weapon Utility Skills

Recommended Skill Skill Effect
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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