Best Build and Armor for Charge Blade in Monster Hunter Wilds (MH Wilds). Guide includes best weapon, equipment, skill, early game, high rank sets, and recommended armor.
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Table of Contents
Best Early Game Charge Blade Builds
Use Barina Bouclier Until Chapter 4
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
 Barina Bouclier II | |||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense Boost |
| 432 | Paralysis 130 | 10% | 0 |
| Weapon Skills | |||
| Phial Type | Impact Phial | ||
We recommend Barina Bouclier for Charged Blade in early game. With Paralysis, you can one-sidedly attack enemies allowing you to use SAED and Power Axe mode in your combos.
Use Guardian Dragon Armor in Chapter 3
| Name | Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Head | G. Ebony Helm | |
| Chest | G. Doshaguma Mail | |
| Arms | G. Ebony Braces | |
| Waist | G. Ebony Coil | |
| Legs | G. Doshaguma Greaves |
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
In Chapter 3, the "Guardian Odogaron" armor is recommended because it activates Burst, increasing damage output. Equipping "Guardian Doshaguma" is ideal for the remaining two armor slots, as it boosts attack power upon successful "Power Clashes".
Best High Rank Charge Blade Builds
| ▼Early High Rank | ▼Until HR40 |
Best Early High Rank Charge Blade Equipment
Continue using Barina Bouclier
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Barina Bouclier III | |||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense Boost |
| 540 | Paralysis 180 | 15% | 0 |
| Weapon Skills | |||
| Phial Type | Impact Phial | ||
Barina Bouclier III is recommended for the early High Rank. You can easily upgrade it by defeating Lala Barina so it is relatively easy to get while having Skill.
Use Doshaguma-Ajara Armor
| Name | Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Rathalos Helm α | |
| Chest | Doshaguma Mail α | |
| Arms | Ajara Arm α | |
| Waist | Doshaguma Coil α | |
| Legs | Ajara Greaves α | |
| Charm | Evasion Charm I |
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
In Chapter 4, High Rank armor becomes available, so upgrade your armors to increase your survivability. Charge Blade benefits from 'Partbreaker Lv3' on Ajara α for strong Focus Strike damage. Additionally, Doshaguma α grants "ext":"Mighty Strength" which enhances damage from Power Clashes.
Best Charge Blade Equipment Until HR40
Use Hope Strongarm V
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Barina Bouclier IV | |||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense Boost |
| 648 | Paralysis 210 | 15% | 0 |
| Weapon Skills | |||
| Phial Type | Impact Phial | ||
For Charged Blade at HR40, we recommend using Barina Bouclier IV. Since you will be facing plenty of strong monsters, Paralysis will be more helpful than ever.
Use Guardian Ebony Odogaron Armor
| Name | Skills | |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Ebony Odogaron Helm β | |
| Chest | Ebony Odogaron Mail β | |
| Arms | Ebony Odogaron Arms α | |
| Waist | Ebony Odogaron Coil β | |
| Legs | Ajarakan Greaves β | |
| Talisman | Hope Charm |
| Activated Skills | |
|---|---|
In Chapter 5, Guardian Ebony Odogaron armor becomes available. This setup synergizes well with Power Axe Mode and Burst for increased DPS. Furthermore, with Focus Strike, you can easily switch to Axe more which works well with Partbreaker which increases damage.
Recommended Skills for Charge Blade
Recommended Skills for Story Progression
| Skill Name | Effect |
|---|---|
| Recommended: ★★★ Continuously landing hits gradually increases attack and elemental attack. (Amount increased depends on weapon.). | |
(Ebony Odogaron Series) | Recommended: ★★★ Extends the duration of the Burst skill and grants attack +3 while Burst is active. |
| Recommended: ★★★ Increases the fill rate for weapons with gauges and the charge rate for weapons with charge attacks. | |
| Recommended: ★★ Makes it easier to break large monster parts, and increases damage dealt when destroying a wound with a Focus Strike | |
| Recommended: ★★ Temporarily increases attack power after executing a perfectly-timed evade just as a monster attacks. | |
| Recommended: ★★ Extends the invulnerability period when evading. | |
| Recommended: ★★ Makes it easier to inflict wounds. Upon inflicting enough damage, also deals additional non-elemental damage. | |
(Doshaguma Series) | Recommended: ★ Temporarily grants attack +10 after a successful Power Clash or Offset attack. |
The recommended skills for Charge Blade in Monster Hunter Wilds include "Focus," "Burst," and "Partbreaker." Since Focus Strike is crucial for Charge Blade’s gameplay, a build specializing in "Flayer" is also viable.
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Equipment Related Guides
| Early Game Build | Best Build | All Armor List | Decoration List |
| All Skills | Set Bonus | Group Skill List | Talisman List |
Mantles Guide
| Ghillie Mantle | Rocksteady Mantle | Mending Mantle |
| Evasion Mantle | Corrupted Mantle | - |
Equipment Related Guides
| Equipment Related Guides | |
|---|---|
| ▶How to hide Headgear? | ▶Alpha & Beta Armor Guide |
| ▶Guardian Armor List | ▶How to Upgrade Armor |
| ▶Molding Pot Guide | ▶Decoration Farming |
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