[MH:Sunbreak] Endgame Meta Builds Compilation

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The release of Sunbreak brought not only new monsters and quest types, but also many changes to every weapon's arsenal and brand new skills to play around. It took a while to start figuring out the best options for every weapon and playstyle, but I'm finally glad to be able to present the results of our community researchers.

As per usual, the thread's goal is to offer a selection of builds minmaxed for damage that can be used by players with good enough experience on their weapon for their regular farming. The albums here are generally the result of both mathematical research and empirical testing, and they try to avoid the use of god charms so that the builds stay within reach of most players.

If you're looking for detailed weapon guides and other mixed sets, please report to the community build compilation by u/T3hPhish.

 

I can't thank enough the members of our community for all the work they provided: boardwalkhotel, chad, ChaoticallyLawful, CookBook, diammentrodon, DreamingSuntide, Kat, Korb, Mopop, Refia, theyon, Tidus, Viilipurkki and the Horn Pub for their set building, dtlnor for the huge datamining work to help us refine everything, Jinx & Tuner for still hosting their server after all these years and all the other people who helped through suggestions, constructive criticism, testing and math. It's hard to name every single person that contributes everyday to improving our knowledge of MH games, but I want you to know that this is also partly your work as well.

If you see any issues with any of the builds here, please contact the authors through the means they provided in their albums. And remember that you will find most of the authors of these builds on Mathalos Nest for any question or suggestion you might have.

 

DISCLAIMER

As usual, here's what you should expect (and not expect) from this compilation.

1. The meta in MH is, for several reasons, a damage-oriented meta. As such, the builds listed here aim to show some of the highest damage options available for every weapon type.

2. These builds are mainly built around solo play, but can be used for multiplayer as well as long as you understand the difference between solo and MP (higher HP/stagger values, less predictable AI, etc).

3. The builds are made to optimize your regular farming. Therefore they are not speedrunner builds, which imply taking more risky options and making setups around a specific fight (and on PC, often using max legal charms). If you're interested in speedrunning this game I highly recommend to join a speedrunning discord and to learn from the speedrunners themselves.

4. These builds are endgame builds and assume you have access to the entire content of the game (MR100+ for solo players, or MR10+ if you find someone to host the quests for you). Treat them both as a compass and a goal for your farming.

5. The sets here are template builds in at least two ways: they assume that you mastered the basics of your weapon and that you have a general knowledge of how to fight monsters, and they use an arbitrary set of charms (more about this below). You can always edit them to your likings or according to the gear you have available to you.

 

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#Endgame Meta Sets

 

Note: most of these sets have been made by using a predefined sets of charms which not all players might have. If you want to figure out how to adapt your build to your current charm situation I highly recommend using this handy Armor Set Searcher. For those who have issues figuring out how it works, I have included a short guide on how to use the set searcher in the previous Rise meta post.

 

Greatsword (GS)

• Meta GS sets

 

Longsword (LS)

• Meta LS sets

 

Sword and Shield (SnS)

• Meta SnS sets

 

Dual Blades (DB)

• Meta DB sets

 

Charge Blade (CB)

• Meta CB sets

 

Switch Axe (SA)

• Meta SA sets

 

Hammer

• Meta Hammer sets

 

Hunting Horn (HH)

• Meta HH sets

 

Lance

• Meta Lance sets

 

Gunlance (GL)

• Meta GL sets

 

Insect Glaive (IG)

• Meta IG sets

 

Bow

• Meta Bow sets

 

Light Bowgun (LBG)

• Meta LBG sets

 

Heavy Bowgun (HBG)

• Meta HBG sets

 

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#Resources

• Mathalos Nest Discord - a place where math sometimes happens
• MHSB Weapon Attack Tables - table with MVs for all weapons (by dtlnor)
• New Skills Effects - in-depth data about the new skills (by dtlnor)
• Max Charm Skills & Slots - table with all the max legal combinations of skills and slots (by dtlnor)
• Kiranico - a database with all data about MHR
• MH Database - another good database with extra monster data
• Armor Set Search - very efficient set searcher
• Phemeto - informational channel focusing on gunner weapons
• Tidus69 - lots of informative videos about stamina and bow