All Best Skills for Long Sword in Monster Hunter Rise
The Long Sword is one of the fourteen weapon types the player can pick when hunting Monsters in Monster Hunter Rise. The weapon type benefits on rolling more attach chains, good reach and vertical abilities, and increasing Charge Up attacks and Spirit Blade attacks compared to other weapon types.
For a list of weapon attacks and combos, read our Long Sword Weapon Guide:
For a list of weapon upgrades and weapon tree, read our Long Sword Weapon List:
Recommended Skills for Long Sword Hunter Build and Loadout
Here is list of recommended skills for your Long Sword Hunter Build and Loadout:
Long 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. |
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. |
Long Sword Weapon Defensive Skills
Recommended Skill | Skill Effect |
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Earplugs (★☆☆) |
Grants protection from large monsters’ roars. |
Long Sword Weapon Utility Skills
Recommended Skill | Skill Effect |
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Speed Sharpening (★☆☆) |
Speeds up weapon sharpening when using a whetstone. |
Quick Sheathe (★★★) |
Speeds up weapon sheathing. |
← Great Sword Weapon Skills | Sword and Shield Weapon Skills → |
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