MHW: ICEBORNE | Dual Blades - Best Loadout Build & Skill Guide

Read this Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Dual Blades guide on the best loadout and armor build for this weapon. Includes recommended equipment, elements, decorations, skills, and more!!!

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Safijiiva Stamina & Sharpness Build

Stamina Surge, No Sharpness Loss Dual Blades Build

This set is inspired by the armor build originally shared by aquCHAOS online on Youtube.

Stamina & Sharpness Dual Blades Build Details

Recommended Weapon Skill Awakening

Points of Recommendations

• Evade Window 5 allows for invincibility for up to 5 seconds
• Stamina skills refresh & elongate stamina for dodging & Demon Mode
• Master's Touch reduces sharpness loss

Dual Blades Silver Sol Build

Safi'Jiiva Dual Blades & Silver Sol Armor Build

Recommended Weapon Skill Awakening

Points of Recommendations

• Switch to Shrieking Legiana or Kirin Dual Blades for Ice/Thunder Elements
• Lacks Evade Window but due to mobility, it's easy to dodge or move away from monster
• True Crit Element enhances critical element power of these weapons & armor set

Dual Blades Safi Crested Build

Safi'Jiiva Dual Blades & Crested Armor Build

Recommended Weapon Skill Awakening

Points of Recommendations

• True Dragonvein Awakening is good combo with Latent Power & Resentment
• Latent Power can help reduce stamina use, good for Dual Blades
• Skill activation can be inconsistent
• Switch Latent Power with Weakness Exploit or Marathon Runner if this set is hard to use

Recommended Iceborne Starter Dual Blades Builds

Points of Recommendations

• Can easily be crafted when starting the game
• Switch out Critical Boost for Evade Window for survivability
• Possesses excellent firepower

Early Damage & Survival Build

Points of Recommendations

• Can be crafted early in Iceborne
• Has good attack power & affinity rate
• Survivability is good with Health Boost
• Constitution conserves stamina for Demon Mode
• Weakness Exploit deco can be exchanged for Protective Polish

Iceborne Middle Phase Recommended Dual Blades Builds

100% Affinity When Attacking Wounded Part

Weapon's Affinity 10% + Critical Eye Lvl 7 Affinity 40% = 50% affinity all the time. On top of that, Weakness Exploit raises 50% when attacking wounded part of monster which sums up to 100% affinity.

More Room To Grow With 4Slot Decoration

This build does not use Lvl 4 Jewel other than Expert Jewel 4. You could raise the level of Critical Boost or Evade Extender if you have the right jewel.

Iceborne Late Phase (MR70~) Recommended Dual Blades Builds

Applicable To All Elements

By switching the charm's element, you may have any type of Elemental Boost depending on your weapon. You can boost your elemental attack with Critical Element as well.

More Power With Level 4 Jewel

By utilizing the level 4 slot, you can raise the level of Health Boost or Fire Attack. If you have Expert Jewel 2, you can open one level 1 slot & activate Attack Boost or Handicraft.

Elementless Damage Build For Dual Blades

*Following information are Monster Hunter World's best loadout, not Iceborne.

Build Focusing On Elementless Damage

This build emphasizes the weapon's Elementless skill & supplementing it with critical boosts & less sharpness loss with Master's Touch. In order to keep your Demon gauge up, Health Boost is needed as a weapon augment.

Lunastra Weapon Build For Dual Blades

Focuses On Health & Survivability

This Dual Blades build focuses more on the Hunter's survivability with skills such as Health Boost, Evade Window, & Earplugs. Divine Blessing & Recovery Up not only help lessen damage but also increase health recovery.

Evasion-Focused Build For Dual Blades

Enhances Evasion Invincibility & Skills

This build for the Dual Blades focuses on enhancing evasion skills. It prolongs invincibility & extends evades to keep you safe from harm. This is also great for creating more chances to attack the monster.

Kjarr Daggers "Rage" Attack Build

Maximizes Fire Attack Damage

Using the Kjarr Daggers "Rage"'s high fire attack damage stat, this build focuses on amping up your elemental attack even more. With Critical Element, you'll deal more fire damage when you land critical hits.

Weapon Build Doesn't Need Handicraft

Since the weapon already has white sharpness, you don't need to equip the Handicraft skills. With the Master's Touch skill, you'll also lessen sharpness loss when you land more critical hits.

Kjarr Daggers "Water" Attack Build

Maximizes Water Attack Damage

Using the Kjarr Daggers "Water"'s high water attack damage stat, this build focuses on amping up your elemental attack even more. With Critical Element, you'll deal more water damage when you land critical hits.

Can Swap Augment To Attack Increase

If you feel like your attack power is lacking in this build, you can swap out the Affinity Increase augment with an Attack Increase. This will amp up your sword's raw power, allowing you do do more damage.

Kjarr Daggers "Ice" Attack Build

Maximizes Ice Attack Damage

Using the Kjarr Daggers "Water"'s high ice attack damage stat, this build focuses on amping up your elemental attack even more. With Critical Element, you'll deal more ice damage when you land critical hits.

Kjarr Daggers "Spark" Attack Build

Maximizes Lightning Attack Damage

Using the Kjarr Daggers "Water"'s high thunder attack damage stat, this build focuses on amping up your elemental attack even more. With Critical Element, you'll deal more lightning damage when you land critical hits.

Kjarr Daggers "Dragon" Attack Build

Maximizes Dragon Attack Damage

Using the Kjarr Daggers "Dragon"'s high dragon attack damage stat, this build focuses on amping up your elemental attack even more. With Critical Element, you will deal more dragon-based damage when you land critical hits.

Best Skills For Dual Blades

Recommended Skills For Attacking

Recommended Supporting Skills