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Insect Glaive Build - Best Armor & Skills

Check out this Monster Hunter Rise (Switch) guide on the best Insect Glaive builds. Includes recommended equipment, skills, best armor & endgame builds in MH Rise.

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Insect Glaive Best Endgame Builds

High Crit DPS Build

↓ This build requires the use of a Talisman to acquire additional skills.

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name		Sharpness
Evening Calm
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
190	None	40%	-
Decoration	Attack Jewel 2
Kinsect Bonus	Kinsect Lvl 7

Recommended Armor

		Equipment						Decoration
Head		Zinogre Helm S						Grinder Jewel 1
Chest		Zinogre Mail S						Grinder Jewel 1
Arms		Rathalos Braces S						Attack Jewel 2
Waist		Golden Obi						Grinder Jewel 1
Legs		Golden Hakama						Brace Jewel 1 Steadfast Jewel 1
Talisman		Weakness Exploit 1 Two level 1 decoration slots						Steadfast Jewel 1 Steadfast Jewel 1
Kinsect		Monarch Alucanid Carnage Beetle
Skills
Attack Boost Lvl 4, Weakness Exploit Lvl 3, Critical Boost Lvl 3, Latent Power Lvl 3, Speed Sharpening Lvl 3, Heroics Lvl 1, Maximum Might Lvl 1, Flinch Free Lvl 1, Stun REsistance Lvl 3
Defense
326		7		1		12		-17		3

Key Points About This Build
	This is a straightforward crit-based DPS build. Having Stun Resistance and Speed Sharpening will make it even easier to use. You shouldn't have any trouble keeping buffs up even without Power Prolonger!

No Talisman Affinity Build

↓ This build doesn't require the use of a Talisman.

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name		Sharpness
Evening Calm
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
190	None	40%	-
Decoration	Enhancer Jewel 2
Kinsect Bonus	Kinsect Lv7

Recommended Armor

		Equipment						Decoration
Head		Zinogre Helm S						Brace Jewel 1
Chest		Remobra Suit S						Grinder Jewel 1 Defense Jewel 1
Arms		Dober Vambraces						Enhancer Jewel 2 Defense Jewel 1 Defense Jewel 1
Waist		Skalda Elytra S Spio Elytra S						-
Legs		Golden Hakama						Grinder Jewel 1 Grinder Jewel 1
Kinsect		Monarch Alucanid Carnage Beetle
Skills
Latent Power Lvl 2, Weakness Exploit Lvl 3, Critical Boost Lvl 3, Dragon Attack Lvl 1, Power Prolonger Lvl 3, Flinch Free Lvl 1, Speed Sharpening Lvl 3, Defense Boost Lvl 3
Defense
279		4		0		7		-9		13

Key Points About This Build
	This build doesn't rely on a Talisman for skills and manages to include Power Prolonger, Weakness Exploit, and Critical Boost. That being said, you'll want to eventually try to get a Talisman instead, as they're quite powerful

Best Insect Glaive Builds For High Ranks

DPS Focused Build (Craftable At ★4)

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name		Sharpness
Hortadent Brada
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
160	None	0%	-
Decoration	-
Kinsect Bonus	Kinsect Lv5

Recommended Armor

		Equipment
Head		Izuchi Helm S
Chest		Hunter's Mail S
Arm		Alloy Vambraces S
Waist		Baggi Coil S
Legs		Baggi Greaves S
Kinsect		Monarch Alucanid Carnage Beetle
Attack Boost Lvl 4, Critical Eye Lvl 3, Water Attack Lvl 1, Handicraft Lvl 1, Sleep Resistance Lvl 1
Defense
173		-7		-3		-5		3		2
Skills

Key Points About This Build
	This build's weapon, the Hortadent Brada, has a quite decent blue-level sharpness (160) and comes with lvl 5 Kinsect. As for which Kinsects to choose, we recommend either Monarch Alucanid or Carnage Beetle. The only difference between them is whether you want sever or blunt damage.

Best Insect Glaive Builds For Low Ranks

High DPS Early Game Build

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name		Sharpness
Iron Blade II
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
100	None	0%	-
Decoration	-
Kinsect Bonus	Kinsect Lv1

Recommended Armor

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

Key Points About This Build
	This build emphasizes dealing damage above all else. You're free to choose whatever Kinsect you want, but note that your choice won't matter that much as Kinsects aren't very strong in the early game.

Build Craftable At ★4

Recommended Weapon

Weapon Name		Sharpness
Kulu Glaive II
Attack	Element	Affinity	Defense
140	None	10%	-
Decoration	-
Kinsect Bonus	Kinsect Lv3

Recommended Armor

		Equipment
Head		Barroth Helm
Chest		Kadachi Mail
Arms		Kadachi Braces
Waist		Ingot Coil
Legs		Kadachi Greaves
Skills
Attack Boost Lvl 1, Power Prolonger Lvl 1, Constitution Lvl 2, Critical Eye Lvl 2
Defense
96		-3		-10		14		0		1

Key Points About This Build
	This is a powerful build that is quite safe and easy to use, largely due to Power Prolonger and Constitution. If you have confidence in your fighting and want to specialize even further in DPS, swap out to Baggi or Ingot gear instead.

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