Summary
- Charge Master: Buffs the Great Sword's charged attacks, enhancing elemental damage and status effect build-up.
- Weakness Exploit: Increases Affinity on hitting weak points, creating constant critical hits if used right.
- Stamina Surge: Boosts stamina regeneration by up to 50%, allowing more attacks without monitoring the stamina bar.
There are a ton of different Skills for players to choose from when crafting their perfect build in Monster Hunter Wilds. These become available as players unlock more weapons to craft through their hunts, with this game's system differing from previous entries. Some Skills are no longer tied to armor, having been moved to weapons for players to experiment with. All of these skills can give specific advantages to players when used and completely change the way a character can dominate during a hunt.
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However, not every skill works best with every weapon. Players are going to want to know which ones work best with their weapon of choice to bring out the best of their build. That's why this topic is here to help anyone looking to head out with the Great Sword, one of the game's biggest and strongest weapons. Here are the best Skills that can be used with the Great Sword in Monster Hunter Wilds.
8 Charge Master
Excels At The Basics
- Buffs the charged attacks of the Great Sword
- Elevates what the weapon does best
The core of using the Great Sword is using its charged attacks to deal insane damage with every swing. Charge Master helps with that by increasing the elemental damage and status effect build-up of the Great Sword's charge attacks.
It's a skill that elevates the best part of the weapon in a simple yet effective way. Using this skill will allow players to do what the Great Sword does best and make it a force to be reckoned with.
7 Weakness Exploit
Delivers Some Big Hits
- Increases Affinity when hitting weak points and destroying wounds
- When used right, it can create constant critical hits
The Weakness Exploit skill is great for players who like to focus on landing hits on a monster's wounds and destroying them. This skill will buff a person's Affinity when they are landing these hits, increasing their odds of landing critical hits through their attacks.
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Even better, if used with the Critical Eye skill, players can essentially turn every single attack of theirs into a critical hit. That creates an incredible display of damage output.
6 Stamina Surge
Stay Ready
- Boosts stamina regeneration to allow more attacks
- Basically eliminates the need to keep an eye on stamina
The Great Sword, being the massive weapon that it is, needs quite a bit of stamina to be used correctly. This skill makes that easier by increasing stamina regeneration by up to 50%. This means that players will recharge their stamina at an incredible rate that more or less negates having to keep an eye on the bar.
Being able to unleash the Great Sword's best attacks without having to think about taking the time to charge up more stamina is a big deal. It makes using the Great Sword much less stressful and much more fun.
5 Critical Eye
Hit Harder
- It increases the odds of landing critical hits more frequently
- Helps to tear through an enemy and keep them on their heels
Being able to land critical hits can be a massive advantage for players with the Great Sword. If a person takes a weapon with a high affinity and then adds this skill to it, they can increase their Affinity odds up to 50%, which is an absurd chance of landing critical hits.
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The Great Sword is all about dealing out the most damage at the cost of speed. So, being able to deal that critical damage more often is a huge part of maximizing the potential of the weapon.
4 Elemental Absorption
Become The Arkveld
- Gives players a buff when taking elemental damage
- Helps keep players alive while also dealing better damage
Many Monsters specialize in specific elemental damage, which makes this skill very important. With Elemental Absorption, when a player takes a type of elemental damage, they will receive a better resistance to that element and also deal stronger elemental attacks.
Having a skill that can boost defense and offense at the same time is an insane combination. It means players don't have to pick and choose which area they want to focus on.
3 Convert Element
Become A Dragon Slayer
- Converts all elemental damage into Dragon attacks
- This is the best element in the game and makes the damage even better
Dragon is the best element in the game, and having a skill that will convert elemental damage into dealing Dragon attacks is a big deal. That's precisely what the Convert Element skill will do, which gives the Great Sword a bigger edge than it already has.
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While some monsters have resistance to Dragon, the element is, by far, the strongest and is still incredibly useful against these monsters. The benefits of this skill are just too great to be outweighed by the few resistant monsters.
2 Focus
Keep The Big Attacks Coming
- Fills the weapon gauge faster while also reducing the charge time of the Great Sword
- Brings out the best of the weapon
When using the Great Sword, players are going to want to unleash its power as much as possible. The Focus skill is great for that, as it not only fills the charge gauge faster but also reduces its charge time. This means that players can prepare their attacks faster, but then they don't have to wait as long to charge it up.
This means that people can hit as hard as possible more often, which can be the difference when facing some of the game's toughest hunts. Focus is a key skill to bring out the best of the Great Sword.
1 Flayer
A Hundred Cuts
- Creates more wounds while increasing non-elemental damage
- More wounds mean keeping monsters staggered and hurt more often
Hitting the wounds of a monster is one of the best ways to quickly subdue them. The Flayer skill will make this even easier by making it simpler to create wounds and buff the non-elemental damage that a weapon can do. This helps create more weak points that players can use to their advantage.
Being able to attack more weak points means that damage numbers will skyrocket. In addition to this, destroying wounds is a great way to stagger and stun enemies, which helps keep them at bay at all times. The Great Sword is perfect for this skill with its high damage and powerful attacks.
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- Platform(s)
- PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S, PC
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