In the world of Monster Hunter Now, the Great Sword stands out as a formidable weapon, capable of delivering massive damage with each swing. However, its large size can make it challenging to wield effectively. To create an optimal Great Sword build, slowing down the enemy is crucial. Fortunately, recent updates have introduced sleep-based weapons crafted from specific monster materials. To fully leverage these, you'll need the right skills to frequently induce sleep. Here's a comprehensive guide to crafting the best Great Sword build in Monster Hunter Now.
Best Monster Hunter Now Great Sword Build
Unlike the Long Sword, which excels with poison, the Great Sword thrives with sleep-based attacks. You'll need to hunt a relatively rare monster to complete this build, but most of the equipment can be obtained from more common foes.
Full Monster Hunter Now Great Sword Build
| Item | Effect |
|---|---|
| Weapon | Frilled Blade - Element: Sleep - Evade Extender I (Grade 8) |
| Helmet | Nightshade Paolumu Helmet - Rude Awakener I (Grade 5) - Rude Awakener II (Grade 8) - Driftstone Slot (Grade 8) |
| Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Mail - Status Sneak Attack (Grade 2) - Artful Dodger (Grade 4) - Driftstone Slot (Grade 5) | |
| Vambraces | Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Vambraces - Status Sneak Attack I (Grade 2) - Status Sneak Attack II (Grade 4) - Driftstone Slot (Grade 5) |
| Coil | Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Coil - Evade Extender (Grade 2) - Status Sneak Attack (Grade 4) - Driftstone Slot (Grade 5) |
| Greaves | Nightshade Paolumu Greaves - Rude Awakener (Grade 5) - Status Sneak Attack (Grade 6) - Driftstone Slot (Grade 5) |
Weapon
The Frilled Blade is your go-to sleep-based Great Sword in Monster Hunter Now. It comes equipped with the Evade Extender skill, which is handy for creating distance after dodging an attack. While not essential for the build, it significantly enhances your defensive capabilities. To craft this weapon, you'll need to hunt Somnacanth for the necessary materials.
Helmet & Greaves
The core of this build is sourced from the Nightshade Paolumu, introduced in the first paid event. This monster provides crucial parts and skills, including all three levels of Rude Awakener, which boosts your damage by 100% on the first attack against a sleeping monster. Nightshade Paolumu are more common now, but you might need to wait for events or rare spawns in subsequent seasons after completing the main story quest.
Mail, Gauntlets, & Coil
The remainder of the build focuses on maximizing the Status Sneak Attack skill, ensuring sleep buildup when attacking from behind. You'll also gain points in Evade Extender and Artful Dodger, aiding in evasion. Tzitzi-Ya-Ku, a more common monster thanks to the paintball tracker, is your target for these parts.
Best Monster Hunter Now Great Sword Driftstone Slots
This build requires relatively few Driftstone slots to unlock its full potential. Ideally, you should aim for five slots in Sleep Attack to maximize sleep buildup. Alternatively, you can enhance your dodging with Artful Dodger and Evade Extender or boost your damage with Sneak Attack when attacking from behind.
- Sleep Attack - Increases the weapon's sleep buildup value. 50 at rank 1 and 150 at rank 5. (Azure only)
- Sneak Attack - Increases the damage dealt to a monster when attacked from behind. 10% at rank 1 and 30% at rank 5. (Pale only)
- Artful Dodger - Makes evading easier to perform. Slightly easier at rank 1 and significantly so at rank 5. (Azure only)
- Evade Extender - Extends evasion distance. Very slightly at rank 1 and massively at rank 5. (Pale only)
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