shusha_yo 2 yr. ago Thank you! Note that sources that cause you to flinch or take damage will take precedence over the casting animation and will make you lose your charge, like all HAs with cast times. Scan this QR code to download the app now. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Typically theyre good-but-not-spectacular elemental weapons that get outdone by more niche choices. This is also used for a particular fight in G-Rank, so I recommend that you make this Bow even if you dont plan to fight the Dread Raths in High Rank. Finished the village quests with Valor GS and currently 7 star hub. Need to load coatings and the monsters about to roar? This Bow packs Heavy arrows instead of Rapid, but also upgrades slightly faster at the beginning of the game, letting you have slightly higher raw. Were acutely aware that the weapon excels at elemental and status damage, mainly due to the amount of hits you can apply in a short period of time, but what about when youre just starting out? 3DS FC: 1977-1571-8378 IGN Heisenberg TSV: 2336. i seen that sword all the way to hr break..gotta keep upgrading it until it caps (well 1 level before cap cause you cannot fight hyper narga) that will set it up to be a decent blade esp since you dont need s+2 which opens up more set super mario maker 2 maker id:GFH-MCB-51H AC NH Dream address:DA-8686-0818-6844, beating g rank 4which will show you your true hunter rank, that also opens up the hyper fights which allows you to cap out your lsalso some deviants needs hr break. Though not quite as powerful as Alatreons Bow it still has a niche: Destroying Plesioth. The Gunlance in many ways is considered the more complex half brother of the Lance. Other styles, less so because they cant maximize this skills benefits. This being the sole damage HA for Bow, Triple Volley is unfortunately not worth running most of the time. Keep it at normal Rajang. With natural access to Power 2 and Power 1 phials, you can take this Bow to any Dread Rath and laugh at them. Scan this QR code to download the app now. Cookie Notice Has no slots and no affinity, but has a good 350 raw to compensate. Its a nice feature and weve been on hunts with some very good Prowler players, but its just not for us. Quick upgrade route thanks to Great Maccao being early in every rank. Note that sources that cause you to flinch or take damage will take precedence over the casting animation and will make you lose your charge, lik. Charge thresholds decrease by 20%. Need to sheath quickly? We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Its also somewhat unique in being a non lance weapon thats able to hop during some evades, rather than rolling like the remaining blademaster choices. It's one of the best SnS in Low Rank, a title it holds onto throughout the entire game, even into G-Rank. Be as close to the monster as possible and charge it up fully to maximize Valor Gauge gain. I heavily recommend this Bow for fighting off G-Rank Astalos, as well as any other monster you can do with Rapid. As you may know by now, Seregios weapons sharpen themselves as you evade, which youll be doing almost constantly whilst attempting to hit weak spots with your Sword mode. This can translate into up to 10% damage loss, and is the prime reason why Heavy is. Whilst the fourteen models that youre used to exist, theyre accompanied by a variety of hunting styles and arts, through which a hunter might modify and adjust things to suit their preferred way of playing. . Of course it has other benefits; the raw damage is good, it has affinity as standard and it has various ammo choices. Relies on good shot angles to be effective. Being completely honest here, any of these five weapons could well live in the S Tier, were it not for our relative skill with each of them. Remember that using a Power Shot or simply charging up a shot consumes Stamina, so if youre about to run out of Stamina, think about canceling your charge with Y or B. arrows are usually about equal to each other. By accepting all cookies, you agree to our use of cookies to deliver and maintain our services and site, improve the quality of Reddit, personalize Reddit content and advertising, and measure the effectiveness of advertising. Coatings which significantly boost your Elemental damage output. Whilst this is debatable they do share a lot of common points; you have a beefy shield, a lance to stab with and a hop with which to evade. Once you fire, you cant readjust your shot for Power Shotting under most circumstances. Low Rank Benefits. Armor Sets listed here are sorted by each Armor's Rarity and in-game order. If you must use Bow on certain bad matchups, consider Evasion +1 or Evade Extender in order to mitigate the monsters attacks. The wires are shot horizontally, but shot vertically if fired from mid-air. Even if you dont, this is effectively a free 25% Affinity boost. It also has an open jewel slot and it comes with some Thunder element damage, which is largely considered to be the best element due to extensive monster weaknesses. Fires an arrow above your head, which increases your charge rate as well as your unsheathed walking speed. When applied, deals Exhaust and KO damage instead of the normal alternate damage type on the Bow. Its this evasion that makes our Low Rank choice Aksa Switch all the better. Higher levels means longer Critical Distance and more hits. Make sure youre safe to apply this HA while it casts. Power Coatings are the most valuable Coatings, followed by Elem. The lack of Power 1 Phials means that this Bow may not have as much damage upkeep as other Bows, but you can either leave that alone, or if youre soloing harder quests, is solved easily with Use Power Phial Lv 1. You can press and hold X in order to save the shot instead. Let go of the control stick and sheath in order to perform the faster sheath. on Bow is easy to charge up, but remember the type of your Arc Shot, as that does matter when positioning to fire those Valor Arc Shots. A lot of monsters are considered weak to this, and the Sword and Shield is ideally suited to pick away at soft spots. Great at dealing both raw and elemental damage to specific monster spots. We love the Great Sword for its huge charged hits of course, but this is amplified all the more by the arts and styles available in MHGU. The walk speed increase is also very nice for getting out of attacks and repositioning more easily. Watch your Affinity, lest you overload and waste Affinity though. If a Bow doesnt have access to these coatings, then it very quickly falls behind Bows that can use these. For other types of Armor that are not listed here, please refer to the menu above. As such yours is likely to differ to ours, but thats kind of the whole point really isnt it? +10 from combines (Toadstools + Empty Phial, 90% base rate). This weapon is by far our favourite option for Low Rank archers. Unfortunately, due to the relative crappiness of early G-Rank full sets, I recommend that you stick to either these mixed sets or make new mixed sets of your own during this time. For maximum effect, pair with appropriate Bows and monster weaknesses. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Ive heard the Ceanataur Armor is decent, should that be my next armor? Thanks man, I'll look into that set. Youll have to put up with it until at least G2, where you can get Nerscylla materials to gain access to Scylla Fists better forms, and even then it still competes. Shortest Critical Distance of all arrow types. If you still prefer the instant pop-ability of Absolute Readiness though, you can use that instead. It stands above similar options when you can craft, which is quite early, and we found it pretty easy to upgrade and keep relevant all the way through High Rank. The Lance has always been one of our favourite weapons in Monster Hunter, and in Generations Ultimate its no different. Arrows that pierce through the monsters body and are unaffected by gravity. Bujabujabu S for early high rank if you find yourself wanting more defense. because just spamming shots doesnt deal much damage, and this also explains why we focus on the last level of charge of a Bow, instead of all of the other levels of charge. Really nice for the mid-game of High Rank. As you can see, it has some great raw damage for its crafting time basically after taking on Tetsucabra in 3-Star but it does have a few caveats: It has a very small amount of green sharpness and it comes with 10% negative affinity, meaning your hits will occasionally do a blunt attack that does less damage. Eventually, when all is said and done and many a monster has been slain, youll settle on a good selection of weapons that become your favourites. Furthermore, depending on your armor, some weapons may actually be better options that the early G rank weapons you're presented. The shot fired will depend on the level of charge you fire at and the Bow youre using. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. However, its only really worth using when it reaches the first full upgrade as it is slightly underwhelming otherwise. Its a sizabledamage boost for essentially doing nothing. Charging Arc Shots will make them go farther away and increase their damage. Well today were going to write about our feelings on every type that MHGU has to offer! Yes, that sounds much better Well work on it alright. There, you know? Get this LBG, stock up on Pierce ammo and watch your targets fall over. But yeah, basic answer is the Elder weapon series. Its a bit better in multiplayer because you can wait for your buddies to trip the monster then you unload this on the head, but then its taking up an HA slot for some other better art. Note that the charge modifier for Poison is different from the charge modifier for the other status damage types, making Poison slightly better to apply onto Bows. For example, using Load Up on the Scylla Bow unlocks a Spread-type shot. Happily it retains the Seregios tradition and returns some sharpness as you evade, albeit at a slower rate than non-lance based weapons. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. Then fire! When fired, launches an arrow that explodes twice on impact. Disclaimer: I heavily advise using mixed sets throughout G-Rank progression, since many full sets will provide an inadequate set of skills. But even more important is that this Bow can successfully fight off Ahtal-Ka. Youre unlikely to be hitting weak spots all of the time, and your attention will be entirely spent on learning the monsters and their patterns. Happily these small negative points dont do the Great Sword much harm. Composed of alternating Bulldrome and Jaggi armor pieces. Note that if the fight or your hunting style has you holding a charge for a significant amount of time, then Focus will actually not be worth it. So youll have to preemptively use it instead. tends to be middle of the road with access to both Arc and Power Shots. Plus we really like the design it genuinely looks like a lug of Glavenous flesh has been torn off and fashioned into a horn. Nibelsnarfs Bow actually starts to outscale Mizutsunes Bow when you first get access to Nibelsnarf in G-Rank. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. Commonly-used pieces are True Chaos Brigandine, for the triple slots on the chest, Volvidon Vest X for the 4 points in FastCharge and one slot, or Kut-Ku Leggings X for the 6 points in Attack and two slots. Generally you want to look at the monsters hitzones and attack patterns and decide what type of shot is best to use. The monsters roar will stop your animation early, and youll have coatings loaded quickly. Very good on monsters which enrage a lot or are enraged for a long time, though the level 2 version of this skill is expensive. Since you rarely use Arc Shots anyway, Adept can be seen as an additional safety net to using Bow, which is great for some matchups. Its a very good 10% increase in damage for Rapid-type, Heavy-type, and Pierce-type arrows, as well as being a 30% increase in damage for Spread-type arrows. Head over to the Hub, pick your quest and either join others or wait for those to join you. The Hidden Saber has served me well but I'm wondering what weapon I should be using next. This is due to the high execution time, which forces you to stand in one place for quite a while. Slightly-below average raw with natural access to Power 2 phials and a bit of Fire means that this Bow is great against Chameleos and any other Fire-weak monster. Packs Power 1 Phials. These cookies do not store any personal information. Critical Distance starts from the highest point of the arc and never stops. The great 35 Dragon it has compensates for that, so all you need is access to Use All Power Phials to let this Bow do something useful. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. A -20% reduction in charge time is huge and it lets you exploit more openings than you normally would. Still, weve managed to settle on what we think is, on balance, the best Low Rank horn: Hell Horn. You can even try to put in Focus if you want. There are so many options, each with different songs and statistics, that youre likely to tailor to the particular hunt youre taking on. The Hammer is such a unique weapon. alone, or if youre soloing harder quests. 2s constantly. Longest Critical Distance of all arrow types. Build this Bow, get it as high as you can, and fight Ahtal-Ka. But opting out of some of these cookies may have an effect on your browsing experience. Once charged, you gain massive charge rate boosts and a 2nd Power Shot to play with that does 30% more damage. Simply replace the Razor Sharp for the Shot Type Up skill of your choice. 1 Hunter Art slot (1 SP Art). Average raw combined with one slot and decent Thunder means that this Bow has a bit of potential against Thunder-weak monsters. Try to always pick a Bow that supports at least Power C. Lvl 2. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. Since youre Bow however, this is a great +20% damage on all of your Power Shots! Requires Load Up to gain access to the Rapid 5 shot, but is a good alternative to the Scylla Webdart. Due to the nature of Gunning in G-Rank, I cant formally mention any particular full set, due to the near-universal higher quality of mixed sets at pretty much any point past late High Rank. The Heavy Bow of choice and also the current best bow of the game with natural access to Power 2 and Power 1 phials. Has an absolutely crazy 360 raw with minimal negative Affinity as well as access to Power 2 phials. [MHGU] Is there a meta weapon progression track for each weapon? Its a. damage boost for essentially doing nothing. A simple guide video of sorts I wanted to do to send off MHGENU before the release of MH Rise. from mid-range and apply phial effects! It also scales fairly well into G-Rank, despite it losing usageto the Teostra Bow in early G-Rank. Even if we could get over the camera thing now that its on a big screen, we cant really get over the fact that were signing up to use something thatll end up objectively weaker than a hunter. All of this pales in comparison to the rapid fire option however. Enjoy! For most cases, Rapid or Heavy is best, followed by Pierce in certain unique situations, and Spread is very rarely used, if at all. Used effectively, the backstep and backroll can be a powerful spacing tool, used both for closing gaps and for dodging away from monsters, but in practice theyre not overly useful. Due to certain mechanics of the fight, Pierce Bow is actually usefulon Ahtal-Ka. When applied, deals Poison damage instead of the normal alternate damage type on the Bow. Generally speaking, the whole procedure is rather weapon agnostic too, and youll likely see success regardless of your choice, Depending on your tastes, solo monster hunting will either form the entirety, or at the very least some of your basis for playing a Monster Hunter game. Blade Wire arrows cannot bounce back at you if deflected through special effects. Used to fight off Lao Shan Lung and later in G-Rank, the Dread Raths. It's hard to get it before you finish G4 though. This arrow type is very different from other types to use, due to the gravity affecting the arc of the shot. This set replaces all of the Low Rank pieces from Rath/Mosgharl with their High Rank equivalents, boosting defense and giving you more leniency on the skill point distribution. Charge the Alchemy Barrel to give you and your teammates useful items and increase your SP Level. In line with other Ahtal-Ka weapons, it usually lacks something in order to compensate for its high Raw, and in the Bows case, it has relatively crappy shot types. It comes with excellent sharpness, a huge amount of Thunder damage, a slot, mid level raw damage and even a slot to play with. As long as you have the time and safety, Power Shots effectively double (or more) your damage output. You can literally keep upgrading the hidden saber and you are good until G rank/endgame G4 where the only other real alternatives are the final boss and rustrazor which requires deviant shogun farming. Needless to say, TrueShot Up is very valuable on Valor Bow, and even without it Valor Bow performs astronomically well in most matchups. Welcome to the Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate reddit community! Stay mobile while charging, and roll through many attacks! Its also really easy to make, only requiring some random ore materials. The big thing to keep in mind when using this HA is that, unlike Absolute Readiness, the initial hop backward does not have invincibility associated with it. Categories Yes of course its possible to do well with it, but it seemed like such an unnecessary inclusion, especially on a weapon that already feels more restricted than the Lance. 3 Hunter Art slots (3 SP Arts). 2, for up to 40 more Power Coatings. Generations Ultimate does function a little differently to others, since it essentially allows you to access the entirety of the Hub from the get go, however you will, Tagged as: MHGU Tier List, MHGU Weapon Tier List, Your email address will not be published. Since you usually have Weakness Exploit already, this is a great 7.5% increase in damage by itself! In general, more underwhelming than adding more crit, but okay skills if you know the matchup and monster. Next up in the Transform-a-weapon section is the Charge Blade. Increase Arrow Swipe sharpness rating from Blue to White. Google, plus any relevant and additional third parties will have access to this data. Poison damage applied differs per shot type. Pressing A while youre charging will fire an Arc Shot. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. Specifically this level of the skill can be quite useful on some Bows who dont have Power Coatings Lvl 1 naturally unlocked. Weve chosen the Astalos Cudgel because well Its just really good at everything. The Heavy Bowgun, along with the Long Sword, home to one of the most powerful Style and weapon combinations in the game. Its yet another Seregios weapon that will keep you going throughout the entirety of MHGU. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. +10 from combines (Bitterbug + Empty Phial, 90% base rate). Furthermore, this bug also impacts sleep and bomb strategies. For best results, use Rapid type for most situations.*. Much like previous iterations it excels in dealing Elemental and Status damage, due to its ability to rack up hits in quick succession. The style hierarchy goes Valor > Adept > Guild > Striker/Alchemy > Aerial. Rajangs Bow in G-Rank remainsuseful, albeit niche in usage. Charge in order to boost your damage and change your shot type while sniping away at a monsters weakspots! Yes the Hidden Eye is a Low Rank Light Bowgun that has the ability to rapid fire Pierce Lv. Because youre a Gunner, you should be able to strike weakspots fairly comfortably on most monsters. Off-Meta Recommendations - Dont Use These Unless You Really Want To! The equipped coating is unequipped, and you cannot apply other coatings for the duration of this HA. A -20% reduction in charge time is huge and it lets you exploit more openings than you normally would. Power Shots can easily make up to 30% or more of a Bows damage per second, so losing access to that in exchange for Bows generally underwhelming Hunter Arts just feels bad. Despite the power behind Valor and Adept Bow, in longer hunts, Bow really suffers from a lack of damage upkeep with the coating restrictions, but it really shines in the matchups where it isnt immediately shit on by being within arms length of the monster but not under it. This leads to a game that has a huge, Jumping into a multiplayer hunt, at least in any modern Monster Hunter title, is an easy proposition.