Several weapons have been available inMonster Hunter Nowever since its launch, and one of these is the katana-like Long Sword. Those who use it will regularly sheath the blade in its holder before striking foes with devastating single strikes designed to take down even the largest of foes in the game.
However, as we have now passed a fewMonster Hunter Nowseasons, plenty ofnew monsters with material partshave made the transition from the main series to this mobile spinoff, including more difficult variants of the classic beasts. One such monster has the key ingredient to tie together the bestMonster Hunter NowLong Sword build, but you’ll need to be a fairly high level to tackle it, even with some help.
Best Monster Hunter Now Long Sword Build
to have the bestMonster Hunter NowLong Sword build, you’ll need plenty ofpreparation to unlock new weapon typesas this features some late-game equipment. However, the entire point of this poison-based set is to increase the poison buildup of your current target, while also improving the overall damage dealt to it once it’s suffering from the affliction. On top of that, you’ll also upgrade the sheathing skill a little bit for extra damage.
Weapon, Vambraces, & Greaves
TheWyvern Blade “Luna"isthebest Long Sword in the game, and it uses the Poison element to sap away a monster’s health. Much like thebestMonster Hunter NowSword and Shield build, we’re focusing on upgrading this high-end weapon to improve how often the status ailment triggers. ThePoison Exploitskill increases the damage you do against any currently poisoned monster, and to get all five points in this skill, you’ll need to continuously hunt the Gold Rathian. This rare beast only appears during events in both Hunt-a-thons and regular hunts, to get the parts for the Long Sword itself, as well as the Vambraces and Greaves.
Vambraces & Coil
The other piece of the puzzle is thePoison Attackskill, which increases the buildup of poison each rank by a significant amount. You’ll already have one point in this by crafting the Gold Rathian’s Greaves, so luckily for you, the other monsters you’ll need to hunt for the other four points are the relatively common Pukei-Pukei and the regular green Rathian.
Helmet
Since we have all the points we need in the regular skills, we can pivot to another skill.Quick Workallows you to sheath and transform your current weapon faster, making your weapon a lot more efficient. You’ll need to farm Odogaron to get the two skill points in this weapon, which requires you to finish some of the current story quests to get it to reappear in the wild and via Paintball tracking.
Best Long Sword Driftsmelt Slots
Unfortunately, Driftsmelt Slots for other weapons such as thebestMonster Hunter NowLight Bowgun build, there’s no way to bringQuick Workup to full without compromising the main skills significantly. However, you have plenty of slots to fill with pretty much whatever you please. You could go for a build that goes all in on attack withAttack Boostor one that allows you to circumvent techniques that interrupt your hunter’s attacks such asEarplugs,Tremor Resistance, andWindproof. Finally, you can try increasing affinity whenever you hit a monster’s weak points with theWeakness Exploitskill.
