Best Build and Armor Guide for Light Bowgun (LBG) for Monster Hunter Wilds (MH Wilds). Read about best armor and best weapon for light bowgun, recommended build, and best skills.
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Set Builder & Skill CalculatorBest Weapon For Light Bowgun
| Weapon for Low Rank | ||
|---|---|---|
| ▼ Chapter 1 | ▼ Chapter 2 | ▼ Chapter 3 |
| Weapon for High Rank | ||
| ▼ Chapter 4 | ▼ Chapter 5 | - |
Chain Blitz I For Early Stage
| Name | Mods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chain Blitz I | Pierce Ammo Magazine Rapid Fire Magazine | ||||
| Attack | Affinity | Defense Boost | |||
| 156 | 0% | 0 | |||
| Equipment Skills | |||||
| Special Ammo | Adhesive Ammo | ||||
Chain Blitz I is recommended for early game for Light Bowgun. During Rapid Fire mode, Pierce Ammo can reload up to 6 shots so you can use Tetrad Shot to increase the damage of the 4th and 6th shot.
Rey Dau Weapon After Chapter 2
| Name | Mods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Szelatya I | Pierce Ammo Magazine Rapid Fire Mod | ||||
| Attack | Affinity | Defense Boost | |||
| 182 | 0% | 0 | |||
| Equipment Skills | |||||
| Special Ammo | Adhesive Ammo | ||||
After defeating Rey Dau in Chapter 2, Rey Szelatya I is the next best weapon. It has Rapid Fire on Pierce Ammo Lv3 and Thunder Ammo Lv2 along with Reload Speed Up and increases Ammo's damage with Opening Shot. Mods can also increase Pierce Ammo capacity and add Rapid Fire mod.
Chain Blitz II For Chapter 3
| Name | Mods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chain Blitz II | Pierce Ammo Magazine Rapid Fire Magazine | ||||
| Attack | Affinity | Defense Boost | |||
| 208 | 0% | 0 | |||
| Equipment Skills | |||||
| Special Ammo | Adhesive Ammo | ||||
Chain Blitz II is recommended for Chapter 3. With the increased attack stat and Tetrad Shot Lv2, monsters will be easier to hunt.
Enhanced Rey Dau Weapon For Chapter 4
| Name | Mods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Szelatya II | Pierce Ammo Magazine Rapid Fire Mod | ||||
| Attack | Affinity | Defense Boost | |||
| 221 | 0% | 0 | |||
| Equipment Skills | |||||
| Special Ammo | Adhesive Ammo | ||||
Upon reaching High Rank in Chapter 4, upgrade to Rey Szelatya II. It can be enhanced by hunting Rathian.
Enhance Rey Dau Weapon Again For Chapter 5
| Name | Mods | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rey Szelatya III | Pierce Ammo Magazine Rapid Fire Mod | ||||
| Attack | Affinity | Defense Boost | |||
| 221 | 0% | 0 | |||
| Equipment Skills | |||||
| Special Ammo | Adhesive Ammo | ||||
Upon reaching HR35 in Chapter 5, strengthen your weapon to Rey Szelatya III. Opening Shot becomes Lv2 making Reload Speed and damage increase.
Best Armor For Light Bowgun
| Armor For Low Rank | |
|---|---|
| ▼ Chapter 1 - 2 | ▼ Chapter 3 |
| Armor For High Rank | |
| ▼ Chapter 4 | ▼ HR20 - 40 |
Balahara Equipment For Early Game
| Name | Skill | |
|---|---|---|
| Head | Hope Mask | |
| Chest | Hope Mail | |
| Arm | Balahara Vambraces | |
| Waist | Balahara Coil | |
| Leg | Balahara Greaves | |
| Talisman | Hope Charm |
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
In early Chapter 1, Balahara set is recommended because of Evade Extender since it is compatible with Light Bowgun. It can be used for adjusting critical hit distance and avoiding the monster's attack. Head and chest armor can be the starting set.
Ebony Odogaron Armor Until HR40
| Name | Skill | |
|---|---|---|
| Head | G. Ebony Helm Beta | |
| Torso | Butterfly Thorax Alpha | |
| Arm | G. Ebony Braces Alpha | |
| Waist | G. Ebony Coil Beta | |
| Legs | G. Ebony Greaves Beta | |
| Talisman | Leaping Charm I |
| Active Skills | |
|---|---|
Starting from HR20, fight against the High Rank Ebony Odogaron subspecies to obtain the Odogaron Alpha armor. Burst can increase your damage by maintaining continuous attacks and Evade Extender can allow for easier maneuvering.
Best Skills For Light Bowgun
Recommended Skills For Story Clearing
| Skill Name | Rating Effect |
|---|---|
| Opening Shot | ★★★ - Bowgun reload speen increases. - Damage increases when magazine is full. |
| Tetrad Shot | ★★★ - Increases Affinity of 4th shot and beyond. - Increases attack power of the 4th and 6th shot. |
| Burst | ★★★ - Continuous attacks increases Attack and Element Damage. |
| Ebony Odogaron's Power | ★★★ - When Burst is activated, extends duration and base attack is increased. |
| Evade Extender | ★★★ - Distance traveled when Evading increases. |
| Evade Window | ★★ ・ - Temporary invincibility during Evade has extended duration. |
| Partbreaker | ★★ ・ - Easier to break parts of large monsters - Increased damage when destroying Wounds with Focus Strike |
| Ballistics | ★★ ・ - Increased distance where Ammo can reach maximum damage |
| Special Ammo Boost | ★ ・ ・ - Increases damage of Bowgun's Special Ammo |
| Flayer | ★ ・ ・ - Makes it easier to wound monsters. - Additional non-Elemental Damage is dealt when enough damage is accumulated. |
| Peak Performance | ★ ・ ・ - Increases Attack when at max Health. |
| Attack Boost | ★ ・ ・ - Increases Attack. |
| Weakness Exploit | ★ ・ ・ - Affinity is increased when attacking a monster's weakpoint with the corresponding weakness. |
Best Skills for Light Bowgun in Monster Hunter Wilds include Opening Shot, Tetrad Shot, Burst, Evade Extender and Ballistics. This combination makes fights easier since it boosts both attack and evade skills.
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