Maximize Damage: Discover the Ultimate Great Sword Build for Monster Hunter Now

Mastering the Monster Hunter Now Great Sword: A Sleep-Based Build Guide

The Great Sword in Monster Hunter Now is a powerful weapon capable of devastating blows, but its size requires strategic play. This guide details a top-tier build leveraging the Sleep element for maximum damage.

Optimizing the Great Sword for Sleep

Unlike the poison-focused Long Sword, the Great Sword excels with Sleep. This build requires materials from a relatively rare monster, but the majority of components come from more common creatures.

Complete Great Sword Build

Weapon Choice: The Frilled Blade

The Frilled Blade is the optimal Sleep-based Great Sword. Its inherent Evade Extender skill enhances defensive maneuvers, improving survivability. Somnacanth is the source for this weapon's crafting materials.

Armor: Nightmare Paolumu and Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

The Nightmare Paolumu (introduced in a paid event) provides crucial components for this build, including the Rude Awakener skill (increases damage to sleeping monsters by 100% on the first hit). Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, a more common monster, provides the remaining pieces, boosting Status Sneak Attack (guarantees sleep buildup from behind) and offering Artful Dodger and Evade Extender for improved evasion.

Driftstone Slot Optimization

This build benefits from a relatively low Driftstone slot requirement. Prioritize these enhancements:

• Sleep Attack (Azure): Increases sleep buildup (50 at rank 1, 150 at rank 5).
• Sneak Attack (Pale): Boosts damage from behind (10% at rank 1, 30% at rank 5).
• Artful Dodger (Azure): Improves evasion.
• Evade Extender (Pale): Extends evasion distance.

By combining these elements, you'll create a highly effective Great Sword build, maximizing damage against sleeping monsters while maintaining defensive capabilities.