Monster Hunter Rise | Light Bowgun (LBG) High Rank Build - Armor & Skills

Read this Monster Hunter Rise (Switch) guide on the high rank Light Bowgun (LBG) builds. Includes recommended equipment, skills, best armor, mods in MH Rise.

Table of Contents

Update 3.0 Endgame Builds (NEW!)
Older Endgame Builds
Best Builds For High Ranks
Best Builds For Low Ranks
Recommended Skills & Mods

Light Bowgun Related Articles
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Rise	High Rank Build	Best Light Bowgun

Light Bowgun Weapon Tree

Overview Of All LBG Builds

New Builds List

The following are new builds for Update 3.0!!

Build	Recommendation
▼ Piercing Build	★★★★
▼ Sticky Build	★★★★
▼ Slicing Build	★★★★
▼ Flaming Ammo Build	★★★・
▼ Rampage Build	★★★・

Piercing LBG Build

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Night Owl Mod: Silencer
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
188	-	40%	-
Decoration	Critical Jewel 2
Rapid Fire	Pierce Lv 1, Pierce Lv 2
Rampage Skill	Attack Boost III

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Rhenoplos Helm S			Absorber Jewel 1
Chest	Vaik Mail S			Salvo Jewel 3 Critical Jewel 2 Quickload Jewel 1
Arms	Jyuratodus Vambraces			Salvo Jewel 3 Critical Jewel 2 Steadfast Jewel 1
Waist	Chrome Metal Coil			Salvo Jewel 3 Mighty Jewel 2 Steadfast Jewel 1
Legs	Arzuros Greaves S			Pierce Jewel 3 Tenderizer Jewel 2 Brace Jewel 1
Talisman	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Skills
Pierce Up Lv. 3, Stun Resistance Lv. 3, Weakness Exploit Lv. 3, Critical Boost Lv. 3, Rapid Fire Up Lv. 3, Recoil Down Lv. 1, Reload Speed Lv. 1, Maximum Might Lv. 1, Flinch Free Lv. 1
Defense
224	-3	3	-9	-5	-2

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Rhenoplos Carapace x3 Rhenoplos Scalp x1 Carbalite Ore x2
Chest	Armored Bream x1 Speartuna x1 Quality Fin x2 Dragonite Ore x3
Arms	Jyuratodus Scale+ x4 Jyuratodus Carapace x1 Jyuratodus Fang+ x2 Wyvern Gem x1
Waist	Novacrystal x1 Firecell Stone x1 Fucium Ore x3 Naargacuga Razor x2
Legs	Arzuros Carapace x3 Arzuros Brace+ x2 Twisted Rockbone x1 Acute Fang x1

Key Points About This Build
	・Able to use Pierce Lv 2 ammo with rapid fire ・Can reach up to 100% crit ・Rapid Fire Up and Critical Boost skill make a very high DPS build

Sticky LBG Build

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Sinister Shadow Bolt Mod: Silencer
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
198	-	0%	-
Decoration	Thrift Jewel 2 Sniper Jewel 1
Rapid Fire	Exhaust Lv. 1
Rampage Skill	Attack Boost III

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Vaik Helm S			Attack Jewel 2 Quickload Jewel 1
Chest	Rhenoplos Mail S			Attack Jewel 2 Quickload Jewel 1
Arms	Barroth Vambraces S			Absorber Jewel 1 Absorber Jewel 1
Waist	Anjanath Coil S			Attack Jewel 2 Absorber Jewel 1 Brace Jewel 1
Legs	Bazelgeuse Greaves			Capacity Jewel 3
Talisman	Spare Shot Lv. 2
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 7, Ammo Up Lv. 3, Artillery Lv. 3, Recoil Down Lv. 3, Spare Shot Lv. 3, Stun Resistance Lv. 2, Reload Speed Lv. 2, Affinity Sliding Lv. 1, Guard Lv. 1, Steadiness Lv. 1, Flinch Free Lv. 1
Defense
276	5	0	-4	-7	-2

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Armored Bream x2 Whetfish x2 Hydro Hide+ x2 Gracium x2
Chest	Rhenoplos Carapace x2 Monster Bone M x2 Piercing Claw x1 Monster Keenbone x1
Arms	Barroth Ridge+ x4 Barroth Claw+ x1 Monster Keenbone x1 Fucium Ore x3
Waist	Anjanath Pelt+ x4 Anjanath Scale+ x2 Monster Hardbone x2 Anjanath Gem x1
Legs	Bazelgeuse Carapace x4 Bazelgeuse Fuse x2 Bazelgeuse Tail x1 Bazelgeuse Gem x1

Key Points About This Build
	・Able to use Sticky Lvl 3 ammo ・Very high DPS, reaching Attack Boost 7 ・Aim for the enemy's head causes stun ・Has an option of using Slicing Ammo as well

Slicing LBG Build

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Despot's Wildfire Mod: Long Barrel
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
196	-	10%	-
Decoration	Thrift Jewel 2
Rapid Fire	Normal Lv 2, Piercing Thunder, Slicing
Rampage Skill	Attack Boost II

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Vaik Helm S			Thrift Jewel 2 Absorber Jewel 1
Chest	Vaik Mail S			Salvo Jewel 3 Thrift Jewel 2 Absorber Jewel 1
Arms	Jyuratodus Vambraces			Salvo Jewel 3 Tenderizer Jewel 2 Absorber Jewel 1
Waist	Chrome Metal Coil			Salvo Jewel 3 Critical Jewel 2 Quickload Jewel 1
Legs	Golden Hakama			Quickload Jewel 1 Quickload Jewel 1
Talisman	Weakness Exploit Lv. 2
Skills
Critical Boost Lv. 3, Weakness Exploit Lv. 3, Spare Shot Lv. 3, Recoil Down Lv. 3, Rapid Fire Up Lv. 3, Reload Speed Lv. 3, Ammo Up Lv. 2, Latent Power Lv. 1
Defense
268	-1	7	-6	-9	0

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Armored Bream x2 Whetfish x2 Hydro Hide+ x2 Gracium x2
Chest	Armored Bream x2 Speartuna x2 Quality Fin x1 Dragonite Ore x1
Arms	Jyuratodus Scale+ x4 Jyuratodus Carapace x1 Jyuratodus Fang+ x2 Wyvern Gem x1
Waist	Novacrystal x1 Firecell Stone x1 Fucium Ore x3 Naargacuga Razor x2
Legs	Rajang Blackfur x3 Gold Rajang Pelt x1 Rajang Claw+ x2 Beast Gem x2

Key Points About This Build
	・Very good DPS with Critical Boost 3 and Rapid Up 3 ・Works best against enemies with severable weak parts ・Can't shoot or reload while walking

Flaming Ammo LBG Build

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Rathling Phoenix Mod: Long Barrel
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
190	-	0%	-
Decoration	Absorber Jewel 1
Rapid Fire	Flaming Ammo
Rampage Skill	Element Exploit

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Vaik Helm S			Attack Jewel 2 Quickload Jewel 1
Chest	Uroktor Torso S			Trueshot Jewel 2
Arms	Barroth Vambraces S			Quickload Jewel 1 Quickload Jewel 1
Waist	Anjanath Coil S			Trueshot Jewel 2 Blaze Jewel 1 Blaze Jewel 1
Legs	Hunter's Greaves S			Thrift Jewel 2
Talisman	Spare Shot Lv. 2			-
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 7, Fire Attack Lv. 5, Spare Shot Lv. 3, Reload Speed Lv. 3, Ammo Up Lv. 2, Special Ammo Boost Lv. 2, Affinity Sliding Lv. 1, Stun Resistance Lv. 1, Recoil Down Lv. 1
Defense
246	4	-3	0	-4	0

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Armored Bream x2 Whetfish x2 Hydro Hide+ x2 Gracium x2
Chest	Uroktor Scale+ x5 Quality Fin x2 Piercing Claw x1 Firestone x4
Arms	Barroth Ridge+ x4 Barroth Claw+ x1 Monster Keenbone x1 Fucium Ore x3
Waist	Anjanath Pelt+ x4 Anjanath Scale+ x2 Monster Hardbone x2 Anjanath Gem x1
Legs	High-quality Pelt x2 Twisted Rockbone x2

Key Points About This Build
	・Can rapid fire Flaming Ammo and can use Piercing Fire Ammo ・Use Elemental Reload as your Switch Skill ・Hitting parts weak against fire will trigger the Element Exploit skill

Rampage LBG Build

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Abyssal Gale Bolt Mod: Long Barrel
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
190	-	0%	-
Decoration	-
Rapid Fire	Pierce Ammo 2, Spread Ammo 2, Shrapnel Ammo 2, Dragon Ammo
Rampage Skill	Anti-Aerial Species

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Rakna-Kadaki Helm			Quickload Jewel 1 Absorber Jewel 1
Chest	Rakna-Kadaki Mail			Thrift Jewel 2 Absorber Jewel 1
Arms	Wroggi Vambraces S			Salvo Jewel 3
Waist	Rakna-Kadaki Coil			Thrift Jewel 2 Thrift Jewel 2
Legs	Vaik Greaves S			Salvo Jewel 3 Brace Jewel 1
Talisman	Any Talisman with 3 slots			Salvo Jewel 3
Skills
Spread Up Lv. 3, Reload Speed Lv. 3, Spare Shot Lv. 3, Rapid Fire Up Lv. 3, Ammo Up Lv. 2, Recoil Down Lv. 2, Flinch Free Lv. 1
Defense
266	15	-4	-3	-13	4

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Rakna-Kadaki Silk x3 Rakna-Kadaki Carapace x3 Rakna-Kadaki Sharpclaw x1 Rachnoid Silk+ x2
Chest	Rakna-Kadaki Sharpclaw x3 Rakna-Kadaki Silk x3 Monster Broth x1 Rakna-Kadaki Spike x1
Arms	Great Wroggi Brace+ x4 Toxin Sac x2 Monster Bone+ x2 Carbalite Ore x1
Waist	Rakna-Kadaki Carapace x4 Rakna-Kadaki Glowgut x1 Rakna-Kadaki Silk x3 Rakna-Kadaki Spike x1
Legs	Armored Bream x2 Goldenfry x1 Quality Fin x2 Gracium x2

Key Points About This Build
	・Rapid fire Spread can easily clear waves ・Can easily clear sub quests with poison and sleep ammo ・Can stun with Sticky Ammo 2 and 3

Older LBG Builds

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Sticky LBG Build (Talisman Difficulty: Hard)

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Sinister Shadow Bolt Mod: Silencer
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
198	None	0%	-
Decoration	Artillery Jewel 2 Sniper Jewel 1
Rapid Fire	Normal Lv. 2

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Pukei-Pukei Helm S			Attack Jewel 2
Chest	Vaik Mail S			Capacity Jewel 3 Attack Jewel 2 Absorber Jewel 1
Arms	Rhenoplos Braces S			Attack Jewel 2 Absorber Jewel 1
Waist	Anjanath Coil S			2 Quickload Jewel 1 Quickload Jewel 1
Legs	Vaik Greaves S			Capacity Jewel 3 Absorber Jewel 1
Talisman	Spare Shot
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 5, Spare Shot Lv. 3, Artillery Lv. 3, Ammo Up Lv. 3, Recoil Down Lv. 3, Special Ammo Boost Lv. 2, Reload Speed Lv. 2, Steadiness Lv. 1
Defense
256	5	6	-8	-5	1

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Pukei-Pukei Carapace x4 Pukei-Pukei Sac+ x2 Carbalite Ore x2 Bird Wyvern Gem x1
Chest	Armored Bream x1 Speartuna x1 Quality Fin x2 Dragonite Ore x3
Arms	Rhenoplos Carapace x3 Rhenoplos Scalp x1 Acute Fang x2 Monster Keenbone x1
Waist	Anjanath Pelt+ x4 Anjanath Scale+ x2 Monster Hardbone x2 Anjanath Gem x1
Legs	Armored Bream x2 Goldenfry x1 Quality Fin x2 Gracium x2

Sticky LBG Build (Talisman Difficulty: Med-Low)

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Sinister Shadow Bolt Mod: Silencer
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
198	None	0%	-
Decoration	Artillery Jewel 2 Absorber Jewel 1
Rapid Fire	Exhaust Lv. 1
Rampage Skill	Attack Boost III

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Utsushi Mask (H) S			Absorber Jewel 1
Chest	Vaik Mail S			Capacity Jewel 3 Trueshot Jewel 2 Absorber Jewel 1
Arms	Rhenoplos Braces S			Attack Jewel 2 Quickload Jewel 1
Waist	Anjanath Coil S			2 Quickload Jewel 1 Brace Jewel 1
Legs	Vaik Greaves S			Capacity Jewel 3 Sniper Jewel 1
Talisman	Spare Shot
Skills
Spare Shot Lv. 3, Artillery Lv. 3, Attack Boost Lv. 3, Ammo Up Lv. 3, Recoil Down Lv. 3, Razor Sharp Lv. 2, Special Ammo Boost Lv. 2, Reload Speed Lv. 2, Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 1, Flinch Free Lv. 1, Steadiness Lv. 1
Defense
256	8	3	-5	-5	0

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Kamura Ticket x2 Anjanath Fang+ x2 Monster Hardbone x1 Gracium x2
Chest	Armored Bream x1 Speartuna x1 Quality Fin x2 Dragonite Ore x3
Arms	Rhenoplos Carapace x3 Rhenoplos Scalp x1 Acute Fang x2 Monster Keenbone x1
Waist	Anjanath Pelt+ x4 Anjanath Scale+ x2 Monster Hardbone x2 Anjanath Gem x1
Legs	Armored Bream x2 Goldenfry x1 Quality Fin x2 Gracium x2

Piercing LBG Build (Talisman Difficulty: Med-Low)

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Night Owl Mod: Long Barrel
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
188	None	40%	-
Decoration	Attack Jewel 2
Rapid Fire	Pierce Lv 1, Pierce Lv 2
Rampage Skill	Attack Boost III

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Rhenoplos Helm S			Defense Jewel 1
Chest	S. Studded Vest S			Absorber Jewel 1 Absorber Jewel 1
Arms	Rathalos Braces S			Attack Jewel 2
Waist	Skalda Elytra S
Legs	Golden Hakama			Defense Jewel 1 Defense Jewel 1
Talisman	Weakness Exploit
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 4, Pierce Up Lv. 3, Weakness Exploit Lv. 3, Defense Boost Lv. 3, Critical Boost Lv. 2, Recoil Down Lv. 2, Stun Resistance Lv. 1, Normal - Rapid Up Lv. 1, Latent Power Lv. 1
Defense
258	10	3	1	-8	2

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Rhenoplos Carapace x3 Rhenoplos Scalp x1 Carbalite Ore x2
Chest	Dreamshell x1 Somnacanth Scale+ x3 Pearl Hide x2 Novacrystal x1
Arms	Rathalos Scale+ x4 Rath Wingtalon+ x1 Inferno Sac x3 Uroktor Scale+ x2
Waist	Toxic Kumori x1 Quality Stomach x2 Almudron Plate x1
Legs	Rajang Blackfur x3 Gold Rajang Pelt x1 Rajang Claw+ x2 Beast Gem x2

No Talisman Pierce Build

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Night Owl Mod: Long Barrel
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
188	None	40%	-
Decoration	Attack Jewel 2
Rapid Fire	Pierce Lv. 1, Pierce Lv. 2
Rampage Skill	Attack Boost III

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Rhenoplos Helm S			Absorber Jewel 1
Chest	S. Studded Vest S			Absorber Jewel 1
Arms	Rathalos Braces S			Attack Jewel 2
Waist	Skalda Elytra S
Legs	Golden Hakama			Defense Jewel 1 Defense Jewel 1
Talisman
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 4, Pierce Up Lv. 2, Weakness Exploit Lv. 3, Defense Boost Lv. 2, Critical Boost Lv. 2, Recoil Down Lv. 2, Stun Resistance Lv. 1, Normal - Rapid Up Lv. 2, Latent Power Lv. 2
Defense
268	10	0	4	-11	3

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Rhenoplos Carapace x3 Rhenoplos Scalp x1 Carbalite Ore x2
Chest	Dreamshell x1 Somnacanth Scale+ x3 Pearl Hide x2 Novacrystal x1
Arms	Rathalos Scale+ x4 Rath Wingtalon+ x1 Inferno Sac x3 Uroktor Scale+ x2
Waist	Toxic Kumori x1 Quality Stomach x2 Almudron Plate x1
Legs	Rajang Blackfur x3 Gold Rajang Pelt x1 Rajang Claw+ x2 Beast Gem x2

Slicing LBG Build (Difficulty: Med-High)

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Despot's Wildfire Mod: Long Barrel
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
196	None	10%	-
Decoration	Brace Jewel 1
Rapid FIre	Normal, Pierce, Slicing Lv. 2
Rampage Skill	Attack Boost II

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Vaik Helm S			Absorber Jewel 1 Absorber Jewel 1
Chest	Zinogre Mail S			Quickload Jewel 1
Arms	Pukei-Pukei Braces S			Absorber Jewel 1
Waist	Skalda Elytra S
Legs	Golden Hakama			Quickload Jewel 1 Quickload Jewel 1
Talisman	Spare Shot
Skills
Weakness Exploit Lv. 3, Spare Shot Lv. 3, Recoil Down Lv. 3, Reload Speed Lv. 3, Ammo Up Lv. 2, Latent Power Lv. 2, Critical Boost Lv. 2, Lv. 1, Flinch Free Lv. 1
Defense
266	5	5	1	-11	7

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Armored Bream x2 Whetfish x2 Hydro Hide+ x2 Gracium x2
Chest	Zinogre Electrofur x3 Zinogre Carapace x3 Zinogre Claw+ x1 Zinogre Plate x1
Arms	Pukei-Pukei Wing x1 Pukei-Pukei Scale+ x3 Toxin Sac x2 Wroggi Scale+ x2
Waist	Toxic Kumori x1 Quality Stomach x2 Almudron Plate x1
Legs	Rajang Blackfur x3 Gold Rajang Pelt x1 Rajang Claw+ x2 Beast Gem x2

Shrapnel LBG (Talisman Difficulty: Low)

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Sinister Shadow Bolt
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
198	None	0%	-
Decoration	Attack Jewel 2 Defense Jewel 1
Rapid Fire	Exhaust Lv. 1
Rampage Skill	Attack Boost III

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Rakna-Kadaki Helm			Absorber Jewel 1 Absorber Jewel 1
Chest	Rakna-Kadaki Mail			Attack Jewel 2 Brace Jewel 1
Arms	Rathalos Braces S			Attack Jewel 2
Waist	Rakna-Kadaki Coil			Trueshot Jewel 2 Trueshot Jewel 2
Legs	Hunter's Greaves S			Charger Jewel 2
Talisman	Any with 2 level 2 slots			Charger Jewel Charger Jewel 2
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 7, Spread Up Lv. 3, Focus Lv. 3, Reload Speed Lv. 2, Recoil Down Lv. 2, Special Ammo Boost Lv. 2, Stun Resistance Lv. 1, Defense Boost Lv. 1, Flinch Free Lv. 1
Defense
292	16	-4	-4	-7	1

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Rakna-Kadaki Silk x3 Rakna-Kadaki Carapace x3 Rakna-Kadaki Sharpclaw x1 Rachnoid Silk+ x2
Chest	Rakna-Kadaki Sharpclaw x3 Rakna-Kadaki Silk x3 Monster Broth x1 Rakna-Kadaki Spike x1
Arms	Rathalos Scale+ x4 Rath Wingtalon+ x1 Inferno Sac x3 Uroktor Scale+ x2
Waist	Rakna-Kadaki Carapace x4 Rakna-Kadaki Glowgut x1 Rakna-Kadaki Silk x3 Rakna-Kadaki Spike x1
Legs	High-quality Pelt x2 Twisted Rockbone x2

Best Light Bowgun Builds For High Ranks

Build For After Clearing Narwa

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Night Owl
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
188	-	40%	-
Decoration	Attack Jewel 2
Rapid Fire	Pierce Lv. 1, Pierce Lv. 2
Rampage Skill	Attack Boost III

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Rhenoplos Helm S			Absorber Jewel 1
Chest	Zinogre Mail S			Absorber Jewel 1
Arms	Rathalos Braces S			Attack Jewel 2
Waist	Skalda Elytra S
Legs	Golden Hakama			Defense Jewel 1 Defense Jewel 1
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 4, Weakness Exploit Lv. 3, Pierce Up Lv. 2, Latent Power Lv. 2, Critical Boost Lv. 2, Recoil Down Lv. 2, Defense Boost Lv. 2, Stun Resistance Lv. 1
Defense
268	10	0	4	-11	3

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Rhenoplos Carapace x3 Rhenoplos Scalp x1 Carbalite Ore x2
Chest	Zinogre Electrofur x3 Zinogre Carapace x3 Zinogre Claw+ x1 Zinogre Plate x1
Arms	Rathalos Scale+ x4 x1 Inferno Sac x3 Uroktor Scale+ x2
Waist	Toxic Kumori x1 Quality Stomach x2 Almudron Plate x1
Legs	Rajang Blackfur x3 Gold Rajang Pelt x1 Rajang Claw+ x2 Beast Gem x2

Key Points About This Build
	・This build functions very well even without using a Talisman! ・Can reach 100% Crit Rate and activate Critical Boost Lv. 2

★6 LBG Build

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Jaeger Prime
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
170	None	0%	-
Decoration
Rapid Fire	Normal, Dragon Lv. 2

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Tetranadon Helm S
Chest	Tetranadon Mail S
Arms	Rathalos Braces S
Waist	Anjanath Coil S
Legs	Tetranadon Greaves S
Talisman
Skills
Attack Boost Lv. 4, Normal - Rapid Up Lv. 3, Speed Eating Lv. 1, Evade Extender Lv. 1, Hunger Resistance Lv. 1
Defense
242	4	11	-8	4	-2

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Tetranadon Disc+ x1 Tetranadon Hide+ x3 Tetranadon Beak+ x1 Torrent Sac x2
Chest	Tetra Carapace+ x4 Tetranadon Hide+ x1 Stoutbone x1 Gracium x2
Arms	Rathalos Scale+ x4 Rath Wingtalon+ x1 Inferno Sac x3 Uroktor Scale+ x2
Waist	Anjanath Pelt+ x4 Anjanath Scale+ x2 Monster Hardbone x2 Anjanath Gem x1
Legs	Tetra Carapace+ x4 Tetranadon Beak+ x2 Torrent Sac x2

LBG Build Craftable At ★4

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name
Jaeger II
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
150	None	0%	-
Rapid Fire	Normal, Dragon Lv. 2

Recommended Armor

	Equipment			Decoration
Head	Tetranadon Helm S
Chest	Tetranadon Mail S
Arms	Lagombi Vambraces S
Waist	Baggi Coil S
Legs	Tetranadon Greaves S
Talisman
Skills
Normal - Rapid Up Lv. 33, Critical Eye Lv. 2, Attack Boost Lv. 2, Speed Eating Lv. 1, Evade Extender Lv. 1, Ice Attack Lv. 1, Sleep Resistance Lv. 1, Hunger Resistance Lv. 1
Defense
192	-9	13	-6	9	2

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Tetranadon Disc+ x1 Tetranadon Hide+ x3 Tetranadon Beak+ x1 Torrent Sac x2
Chest	Tetra Carapace+ x4 Tetranadon Hide+ x1 Stoutbone x1 Gracium x2
Arms	Lagombi Plastron+ x3 Lagombi Frozenclaw x2 Gracium x3 Beast Gem x1
Waist	Great Baggi Hide+ x2 Great Baggi Claw+ x2 Acute Fang x2 Monster Bone+ x1
Legs	Tetra Carapace+ x4 Tetranadon Beak+ x2 Torrent Sac x2

Key Points About This Build
	The Jaeger II is a very powerful weapon that will let you shoot and reload while walking. Coupled with a boost to regular ammo, attack, and crit, this makes for a very high DPS build.

Best Light Bowgun Builds For Low Ranks

DPS Focused 2★ Build

Recommended Weapons

Weapon Name
Hunter's Rifle II
Attack	Affinity	Defense
90	0%	-
Decoration	-
Rapid Fire	Lv 2 Normal Ammo

Recommended Armor

	Equipment
Head	Izuchi Helm
Chest	Hunter's Mail
Arm	Alloy Vambraces
Waist	Alloy Coil
Legs	Baggi Greaves
Skills
Attack Boost Lv 2, Critical Eye Lv 3, Water Attack Lv 1
Defense
44	-4	-2	-5	0	1

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Great Izuchi Pelt x2 Monster Bone S x1 Izuchi Pelt x1
Chest	Remobra Hide x1 Iron Ore x1
Arm	Machalite Ore x2 Iron Ore x3 Earth Crystal x1
Waist	Machalite Ore x2 Earth Crystal x2 Iron Ore x1
Legs	Great Baggi Claw x2 Sleep Sac x1 Baggi Scale x1

Key Points About This Build
	The Light Bowgun has relatively low overall damage, but is distinctly good at avoiding enemy attacks. For that reason, we think it's more important to emphasize Attack Boosts, rather than increasing its defense.

★4 Build

Recommended Weapons

Weapon Name
Cross Blitz
Attack	Affinity	Defense
110	0%	-
Decoration	-
Rapid Fire	Lv2 Normal Ammo, Piercing Fire Ammo

Recommended Armor

Equipment
Head	Barroth Helm
Chest	Tetranadon Mail
Arms	Tetranadon Braces
Waist	Alloy Coil
Legs	Kadachi Greaves
Skills
Attack Boost Lv 1, Critical Eye Lv 2, Water Attack Lv 1, Constitution Lv 1, Special Ammo Boost Lv 1, Normal - Rapid Up Lv 1
Defense
85	-6	4	1	0	0

Build Materials List

Slot	Materials
Head	Barroth Shell x2 Barroth Claw x2 Barroth Tail x1 Monster Bone M x1
Chest	Tetra Carapace x2 Tetranadon Hide x1 Jumbo Bone x1 Icium x2
Arms	Tetranadon Hide x2 Aqua Sac x2 Jumbo Bone x1 Machalite Ore x1
Waist	Machalite Ore x2 Earth Crystal x2 Iron Ore x1
Legs	Tobi-Kadachi Scale x2 Tobi-Kadachi Pelt x2 Tobi-Kadachi Electrode x1 Warm Pelt x2

Key Points About This Build
	This armor specializes in buffing up your regular ammo. Special ammo is also boosted here, so make sure you use Wyvernblast assertively whenever you feel you can land it as well.

LBG Recommended Skills & Mods

Recommended Skills

Skill	Effect / Reason
Normal - Rapid Up (Priority: ★★★)	【Effect】 Increases Bowgun normal shot damage. 【Reason】 This is a simple dps increase. Depending on the weapon you can change this out for a skill that buffs Penetrating or Spread instead.
Ammo Up (Priority: ★★★)	【Effect】 Increases Bowgun loading capacity 【Reason】 The higher your capacity, the less you have to reload overall, leading to an overall increase in DPS! This works well when paired with Spare Shot.
All Elemental Attack Boosts (Priority: ★★★)	【Effect】 Increases elemental damage of a specified type. 【Reason】 The Light Bowgun's rapid fire elemental ammo is quite strong and works very well with elemental Attack Boosting skills. If you have room in your build, you should also consider Critical Element.
Spare Shot (Priority: ★☆☆)	【Effect】 Lets you occasionally get shots off without expending ammo/resources on bowguns and the bow. 【Reason】 This will give you a max 20% chance of not using up ammo for some abilities. This is an excellent skill, but can't always be relied on, hence having a relatively low priority.

Use Mods To Buff The LBG

The light bowgun can use 2 parts. to improve the gun's performance. The Long Barrel is usually a must-have as it increases the base attack power of the gun. However, the Silencer reduces the recoil by 1 level so equip the Silencer if you want more control.

Mod Types & & Effects

Mod	Effect
Silencer	・Reduces the monster's aggro towards the user ・Lowers recoil by 1 ・Reduces range
Long Barrel	・Increases attack power ・Increases range ・Must keep distance to be fully effective requiring the user to move

MH Rise Sunbreak - Weapon Related Articles

Weapon Articles

Great Sword	Best Build	Early Game Builds
Great Sword	Weapon Tree	Switch Skill
Long Sword	Best Builds	Early Game Builds
Long Sword	Weapon Tree	Switch Skill
Sword & Shield	Best Builds	Early Game Builds
Sword & Shield	Weapon Tree	Switch Skill
Dual Blades	Best Builds	Early Game Builds
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Hammer	Best Build	Early Game Builds
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Hunting Horn	Best Builds	Early Game Builds
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Lance	Best Build	Early Game Builds
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Gunlance	Best Builds	Early Game Builds
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Switch Axe	Best Builds	Early Game Builds
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Charge Blade	Best Builds	Early Game Builds
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Insect Glaive	Best Builds	Early Game Builds
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Light Bowgun	Best Builds	Early Game Builds
Light Bowgun	Weapon Tree	Switch Skill
Heavy Bowgun	Best Builds	Early Game Builds
Heavy Bowgun	Weapon Tree	Switch Skill
Bow	Best Build	Early Game Builds
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