New events in Monster Hunter World have allowed for some upgrading of previous end-game builds. This article will give you an idea for a powerful Longsword build that is fun and effective. Arch Tempered Zorah Magdaros brought the Zorah Armor γ to the game which I will focus on in this build.
MHW: Zorah Magdaros Gamma Longsword Build
Before we had Kulve Taroth, Dante, and Arch Temp Vaal, most of the end game armor was Death Stench, Dober, Dragonking Eyepatch, Kushala, and Nergigante. Most armor sets used the handicraft charm to raise sharpness to white. Now its Drachen with Nergigante helmet but we can create an unorthodox build like the one below.
Build’s Name
Blast Me Away Mami (Critical Status)
Weapon
Empress Sword “Styx”
Skills From Armor, Charm, & Decorations
- Critical Status (3 pieces required)
- Elemental Airborne (2 pieces required)
- Critical Eye +7 (+30%)
- Attack Boost +4 (5%)
- Critical Boost + 3
- Weakness Exploit +1
- Maximum Might +3 (+30%)
- Windproof +2
- Bombardier +2
- Blast Attack +2
Decorations
- Slot in Weakness Exploit on your Helmet
- Slot in 2 Crit Boost on your Gauntlets
- Slot in 2 Maximum Might on your Leggings and 1 Maximum Might on your Waist.
- This leaves players with 4 empty Level 3 slots to customize this build to their liking.
Affinity
- Starting affinity from the sword is 10% +10% from affinity augment = 20% + 30% from Critical Eye Level 7 + 5% from Attack Level 4 = 55%
- If Maximum Might is active players will receive another 30% making affinity 85%. Combined with the 15% from Weakness Exploit, players will have 100% affinity while hitting weak spots.
Mantle
- Use the Apothecary Mantle to help increase the probability of triggering status build up.
Customization
- Players have 4 open slots they can adjust this build to their liking. One suggestion is adding Peak Performance Decorations to combo with the Temporal Mantle
This build evolved from Drachen Longsword Build, Kaiser γ Longsword Build, Dragon Longsword Build, Raw DPS Build, and Elemental Crit Build For Sealed Weapons.
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