Check out this Monster Hunter Rise (Switch) guide on the best Gunlance builds. Includes recommended equipment, skills, best armor and endgame builds in MH Rise!
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Gunlance Best Endgame Builds
Razor Sharp Talisman Versatile Build
This build makes use of a Talisman to acquire additional skills.
Recommended Weapon
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Admiral's Arbalance |  | |||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense | |
| 210 | None | 10% | - | |
| Decoration | Shield Jewel 2 Defense Jewel 1 Defense Jewel 1 | |||
| Shelling | Spread Type Lv4 | |||
Recommended Armor
| Equipment | Decoration | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Jyuratodus Helm | Magazine Jewel 2 Brace Jewel 1 | |||||||||
| Chest | Diablos Mail S | Defense Jewel 1 | |||||||||
| Arms | Rhenoplos Braces S | Magazine Jewel 2 Defense Jewel 1 | |||||||||
| Waist | Narwa's Fauld | - | |||||||||
| Legs | Almudron Greaves S | Guardian Jewel 3(3) Defense Jewel 1 | |||||||||
| Talisman | Razor Sharp Lvl 1 or higher | - | |||||||||
| Skills | |||||||||||
| Offensive Guard Lvl 3, Evade Extender Lvl 1, Artillery Lvl 3, Thunder Alignment Lvl 1, Guard Lvl 3, Razor Sharp Lvl 1, Guard Up Lvl 1, Defense Boost Lvl 5, Load Shells Lvl 2, Flinch Free Lvl 1 | |||||||||||
| Defense | | | | | | ||||||
| 338 | 5 | 8 | 7 | -7 | -3 | ||||||
| Slot | Materials |
|---|---|
| Head | Jyuratodus Scale+ x4 Jyuratodus Fang+ x3 Torrent Sac x1 Monster Keenbone x1 |
| Chest | Majestic Horn x2 Diablos Carapace x4 Diablos Medulla x1 Kestodon Carapace x2 |
| Arms | Rhenoplos Carapace x3 Rhenoplos Scalp x1 Acute Fang x2 Monster Keenbone x1 |
| Waist | Narwa Hide+ x5 Narwa Claw+ x2 Narwa Sparksac x1 Tobi-Kadachi Electrode+ x2 |
| Legs | Almudron Scale+ x3 Almudron Claw+ x2 Almudron Fin+ x3 Mizutsune Fin+ x1 |
| Key Points About This Build | |
|---|---|
| This set requires you to choose Razor Sharp at the Melding Pot when using the Moonbow meld and getting lucky enough to land that skill. If you also have a Razor Sharp proccing Talisman, you can equip that as well. |
Best Gunlance Builds For High Ranks
Recommended Build (Craftable At ★4)
Recommended Weapon
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aknosom Gunlance I | | |||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense | |
| 90 | Fire 20 | 0% | - | |
| Decoration | - | |||
| Shelling | Normal Lv2 | |||
Recommended Armor
| Equipment | Decoration | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Aknosom Helm S | - | |||||||||
| Chest | Kamura Garb S | - | |||||||||
| Arms | Alloy Vambraces S | - | |||||||||
| Waist | Baggi Coil S | - | |||||||||
| Legs | Hunter's Greaves S | - | |||||||||
| Skills | |||||||||||
| Quick Sheath Lvl 1, Fire Attack Lvl 1, Wirebug Whisperer Lvl 2, Wall Runner Lvl 1, Critical Eye Lvl 3, Water Attack Lvl 1, Attack Boost Lvl 4, Sleep Resistance Lvl 1, Stun Resistance Lvl 1 | |||||||||||
| Defense | | | | | | ||||||
| 168 | -5 | -6 | -2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Slot | Materials |
|---|---|
| Head | Aknosom Feather+ x3 Aknosom Crest+ x1 Aknosom Beak x1 Izuchi Pelt+ x2 |
| Chest | Carbalite Ore x1 Izuchi Pelt+ x1 |
| Arms | Gracium x2 Dragonite Ore x3 Machalite Ore x2 |
| Waist | Great Baggi Hide+ x2 Great Baggi Claw+ x2 Acute Fang x2 Monster Bone+ x1 |
| Legs | High-quality Pelt x2 Twisted Rockbone x2 |
| Key Points About This Build | |
|---|---|
| At the ★4 level, there isn't much equipment with good skills that work well with the Gunlance. Because of this, we recommend mostly focusing on DPS. |
Equipment For Up To The Last Boss
Recommended Weapon
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinister Shadowshot | | |||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense | |
| 200 | Explosive 33 | 0% | - | |
| Decoration | - | |||
| Shelling | Long Type Lv4 | |||
Recommended Armor
| Equipment | Decoration | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Basarios Helm S | - | |||||||||
| Chest | Rhenoplos Mail S | - | |||||||||
| Arms | Rhenoplos Braces S | - | |||||||||
| Waist | Nargacuga Coil S | - | |||||||||
| Legs | Basarios Greaves S | - | |||||||||
| Skills | |||||||||||
| Load Shells Lvl 2, Defense Boost Lvl 3, Artillery Lvl 3, Stun Resistance Lvl 2, Evade Extender Lvl 2, Critical Eye Lvl 1 | |||||||||||
| Defense | | | | | | ||||||
| 248 | 2 | -3 | -1 | -1 | 7 | ||||||
| Slot | Materials |
|---|---|
| Head | Basarios Pleura+ x3 Toxin Sac x2 Remobra Hide+ x2 Basarios Tears x1 |
| Chest | Rhenoplos Carapace x2 Monster Bone M x2 Piercing Claw x1 Monster Keenbone x1 |
| Arms | Rhenoplos Carapace x3 Rhenoplos Scalp x1 Acute Fang x2 Monster Keenbone x1 |
| Waist | Nargacuga Pelt+ x4 Nargacuga Razor x2 Monster Hardbone x2 Narga Medulla x1 |
| Legs | Basarios Carapace x3 Basarios Pleura+ x1 Basarios Tail Firestone |
| Key Points About This Build | |
|---|---|
| Artillery and Load Shell are some of the absolute best skills for the Gunlance. In addition to that, you can supplement your poor mobility by using Evade Extender. The Magnamalo weapon used here also has powerful water and explosive damage. |
Best Gunlance Builds For Low Ranks
Physical DPS Focused Early Game Build
Recommended Weapon
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kamura Gunlance II | | |||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense | |
| 60 | None | 0% | - | |
| Decoration | - | |||
| Shelling | Normal Lv1 | |||
Recommended Armor
| Equipment | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Izuchi Helm | ||||||||||
| Chest | Hunter's Mail | ||||||||||
| Arm | Alloy Vambraces | ||||||||||
| Waist | Chainmail Belt | ||||||||||
| Legs | Baggi Greaves | ||||||||||
| Skills | |||||||||||
| Attack Boost Lvl 2, Critical Eye Lvl 2, Guard Lvl 1 | |||||||||||
| Defense | | | | | | ||||||
| 38 | -3 | -2 | -3 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 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 | Earth Crystal x2 |
| Legs | Great Baggi Claw x2 Sleep Sac x1 Baggi Scale x1 |
| Key Points About This Build | |
|---|---|
| Just like the Lance, we recommend activating Guard lvl 1 using the Chainmail Belt. When you reach ★3 quests, swap out for Rhenoplos Mail and Braces so you can activate the Artillery skill instead. |
Equipment Craftable At ★4
| Weapon Name | Sharpness | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princess Panoply I | | |||
| Attack | Element | Affinity | Defense | |
| 100 | Poison 18 | 0% | - | |
| Decoration | - | |||
| Shelling | Normal Lv2 | |||
| Equipment | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head | Basarios Helm | ||||||||||
| Chest | Rhenoplos Mail | ||||||||||
| Arms | Rhenoplos Braces | ||||||||||
| Waist | Basarios Coil | ||||||||||
| Legs | Basarios Greaves | ||||||||||
| Skills | |||||||||||
| Defense Boost Lvl 4, Artillery Lvl 2, Load Shell Lvl 1, Stun Resistance Lvl 1, Speed Sharpening Lvl 1 | |||||||||||
| Defense | | | | | | ||||||
| 122 | -1 | -7 | 9 | 5 | -10 | ||||||
| Slot | Materials |
|---|---|
| Head | Basarios Pleura x3 Poison Sac x2 Remobra Hide x1 Firestone x1 |
| Chest | Rhenoplos Shell x3 Monster Bone M x1 Sharp Claw x1 |
| Arms | Rhenoplos Shell x3 Kestodon Shell x1 Sharp Fang x1 |
| Waist | Basarios Shell x3 Flame Sac x1 Basarios Wing x1 Earth Crystal x2 |
| Legs | Basarios Shell x3 Basarios Pleura x1 Basarios Tail x1 Earth Crystal x3 |
| Key Points About This Build | |
|---|---|
| This is a combination of Basarios and Rhenoplos gear that features many skills that are quite ideal for the Gunlance. Getting a lvl 4 Defense Boost incidentally is also a great selling point. |
Gunlance - Recommended Skills
| Skill Name | Effect / Reason |
|---|---|
| Offensive Guard (Priority: ★★★) | 【Effect】 Increases attack power after a well-timed guard. 【Reason】 You'll be using Guard a lot, so this results in a ton of gained DPS |
| Artillery (Priority: ☆★★) | 【Effect】 Improves the damage of artillery and shell based attacks 【Reason】 Improves your shell attacks, a straight up DPS increase |
| Load Shells (Priority: ☆☆★) | 【Effect】 Makes reloading smoother and increases your max number of shells. 【Reason】 Increases your reload speed and max shell amount leading to overall higher damage |
| Evade Extender (Priority: ☆★★) | 【Effect】 Increases your evade distance 【Reason】 Helps supplement your overall poor mobility. Particulalry useful in co-op play. |
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