Great Sword Armor Sets
The great sword benefits from any skills that increase attack power and affinity to deal massive damage with its true charged slash. Utility skills such as focus, quick sheathe, and earplugs are also helpful, though their usefulness varies depending on your playstyle.
Recommended Skills
| Skill | Effect |
|---|---|
| Weakness Exploit | Increases affinity when attacking monster weak points. |
| Handicraft | Increases the sharpness of your weapon for more damage. |
| Critical Boost | Increases critical hit damage. Useful even at level 1 by increasing critical hit damage to 130%. |
| Critical Draw | Critical hit guaranteed for draw attacks. A core skill for the hit-and-run great sword playstyle. |
| Non-elemental Boost | Greatly increases attack power of non-elemental weapons. |
| Focus | Shortens the charge time of charged attacks. One of the most important utility skills for the true charged slash great sword playstyle. |
| Earplugs | Prevents monster roars from interrupting you during charging. It is possible to negate the effect of roars by performing a tackle at the right moment, though it takes some practice. |
| Quick Sheathe | Increases sheathing speed. Makes it easier to get out of harm’s way after attacking. |
Rarity 3
| Equipment | Skill | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Jagras Helm | Speed Eating (Level 1) | – |
| Chest | Bone Mail | Attack Boost (Level 1) | – |
| Arms | Kadachi Vambraces | Evade Extender (Level 1) | – |
| Waist | Hunter Coil | Scenthound | – |
| Legs | Kulu Greaves | Critical Eye (Level 1) | – |
Activated Skills
| Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attack Boost (Level 1) | Critical Eye (Level 1) | Speed Eating (Level 1) |
| Evade Extender (Level 1) | Scenthound | |
Basic equipment set. Unlike most starting armor sets, it focuses more on offense rather than survivability. A good setup to get a feel for the great sword’s playstyle of making each strike count. Scenthound offers good utility to easily track target monsters.
Rarity 5
| Equipment | Skill | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Diablos Helm | Critical Draw (Level 1) | – |
| Chest | Rathalos Mail | Weakness Exploit (Level 1) | – |
| Arms | Death Stench Grip | Focus (Level 1) | – |
| Waist | Odogaron Coil | Critical Eye (Level 1) | – |
| Legs | Hornetaur Greaves | Handicraft (Level 1) | – |
Activated Skills
| Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Critical Draw (Level 1) | Weakness Exploit (Level 1) | Focus (Level 1) |
| Critical Eye (Level 1) | Handicraft | |
Armor set that accommodates a hit-and-run playstyle for the great sword with critical draw. Damage potential is increased with critical eye, weakness exploit, and handicraft. Focus reduces the charge time of the weapon, letting you land true charge slash more reliably as well.
Rarity 7
| Equipment | Skill | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Rathalos Helm β | Attack Boost (Level 2) | Attack Boost (1) |
| Chest | Rathalos Mail β | Weakness Exploit (Level 2) | Health Jewel (1) |
| Arms | Rathalos Vambraces α | Fire Resistance (Level 2), Attack Boost (Level 1) | Health Jewel (1) |
| Waist | Odogaron Coil α | Critical Eye (Level 2), Speed Sharpening | |
| Legs | Rathalos Greaves α | Jump Master, Weakness Exploit (Level 1) | – |
| Charm | Attack Charm I | Attack Boost (Level 1) | – |
Activated Skills
| Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attack Boost (Level 5) | Weakness Exploit (Level 3) | Health Boost (Level 3) |
| Critical Eye (Level 2) | Fire Resistance (Level 2) | Jump Master |
| Rathalos Power (Set Bonus) | Speed Sharpening (Level 1) | |
Yet another attack-focused armor set. Its combination of skills is extremely useful even when pitted against Nergigante during the main story. Boasts good affinity to trigger critical hits. The Rathalos power set bonus increases elemental damage dealt, allowing you to further take advantage of a monster’s elemental weakness.
Rarity 8
| Equipment | Skill | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Nergigante Helm α | Maximum Might (Level 2), Attack Boost (Level 1) | Health Jewel (1) |
| Chest | Damascus Mail β | Focus (Level 2) | Sheathing Jewel (1), Sheathing Jewel (1), Health Jewel (1) |
| Arms | Kaiser Vambraces α | Weakness Exploit (Level 2) | Health Jewel (1) |
| Waist | Nergigante Coil α | Attack Boost (Level 2), Stamina Surge (Level 1) | |
| Legs | Nergigante Greaves α | Maximum Might (Level 1) | Attack Jewel (1) |
| Charm | Critical Charm | Critical Boost (Level 1) | – |
Activated Skills
| Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Attack Boost (Level 4) | Maximum Might (Level 3) | Quick Sheath (Level 2) |
| Health Boost (Level 3) | Focus (Level 2) | Weakness Exploit (Level 2) |
| Stamina Surge (Level 1) | Critical Boost (Level 1) | Agitator (Level 1) |
| Nergigante Hunger (Set Bonus) | ||
Armor set consisting of pieces made from materials from elder dragons. Wearing three Nergigante armor pieces activates the set bonus, allowing you to absorb health by attacking monsters. Grants mostly attack-focused skills while having impressive utility with focus, quick sheath, and stamina surge.
| Equipment | Skill | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Dragonking Eyepatch α | Weakness Exploit (Level 2) | Exploiter Jewel (1) |
| Chest | Damascus Mail β | Focus (Level 2) | Sheathing Jewel (1), Sheathing Jewel (1), Sheathing Jewel (1) |
| Arms | Diablos Nero Vambraces β | Focus (Level 1) | Health Jewel (1), Attack Jewel (1) |
| Waist | Bazel Coil β | Earplugs (Level 2) | |
| Legs | Kushala Crus β | Evade Extender (Level 2) | Health Jewel (1) |
| Charm | Earplug Charm | Eaplugs (Level 3) | – |
Activated Skills
| Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Earplugs (Level 5) | Focus (Level 3) | Weakness Exploit (Level 3) |
| Evade Extender (Level 3) | Quick Sheath (Level 3) | Health Boost (Level 3) |
| Attack Boost (Level 1) | ||
Armor set that focuses on consistently executing true charged slash. Earplugs allow you to charge your weapon without being interrupted by monster roars. Maxing out focus significantly cuts charge times, allowing you to land powerful blows at the last second.
End Game
| Equipment | Skill | Decorations | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weapon | Wyvern Ignition “Impact” | Attack Jewel (1), Attack Jewel (1) | |
| Head | Dragonking Eyepatch α | Weakness Exploit (Level 2) | Exploiter Jewel (2) |
| Chest | Drachen Mail α | Critical Eye (Level 2), Critical Boost (Level 1) | Exploiter Jewel (2) |
| Arms | Drachen Vambraces α | Critical Eye (Level 2), Attack Boost (Level 2) | Critical Boost Jewel (2), Critical Boost Jewel (2) |
| Waist | Drachen Coil α | Critical Eye (Level 2), Power Prolonger (Level 1) | Elementless Jewel (1) |
| Legs | Nergigante Greaves γ | Attack Boost (Level 3) | Focus Jewel (2), Critical Eye Jewel (1) |
| Charm | Focus Charm II | Focus (Level 2) | – |
Activated Skills
| Skills | ||
|---|---|---|
| Critical Eye (Level 7) | Attack Boost (Level 6) | Focus (Level 3) |
| Weakness Exploit (Level 3) | Critical Boost (Level 3) | Power Prolonger (Level 1) |
| Non-elemental Boost | Soul of the Dragoon (Set Bonus) | |
Armor set consisting of mostly Drachen armor pieces. Boasts high affinity and attack power to deal staggering damage with true charged slash. Non-elemental boost is also essential for wielding Wyvern Ignition “Impact” since it does not have any element unless awakened.
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