Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Best Sword and Shield Build

Sword & Shield - Monster Hunter Sunbreak Weapons

Players are looking for the Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak best sword and shield build. The expansion has only added more options for this old classic to become even more lethal. Learn the best Sword and Shield build in Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak.

Best Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Sword and Shield Build

Our Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak best Sword and Shield build can be acquired pretty early into the expansion. Master Rank sets can be challenging to get, so we chose one that’s easy to grind for and flexible enough to accommodate Sword and Shield hunters. You can make adjustments and improve this armor to your liking if you want to adapt your own build.

Here are the best build choices for Sword and Shield hunters in Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak:

Weapon

  • Royal Order’s Sword +
    • Anti-Dragon Jewel 2

Armor

  • Yukumo Sky Kasa
  • Ingot Mail X
  • Velociprey Braces
  • Hermitaur Coil
  • Ingot Greaves X

Talisman

  • Fatal Tempest Talisman

Decorations

  • Tenderizer Jewel 2 x3
  • Grinder Jewel 1 x3
  • Critical Jewel 2 x3
  • Brace Jewel 1
  • Expert Jewel 2

Skills

  • Critical Eye Lv. 7
  • Attack Boost Lv. 4
  • Critical Boost Lv. 3
  • Weakness Exploit Lv. 3
  • Speed Sharpening Lv. 3
  • Wirebug Whisperer Lv. 3
  • Windproof Lv. 2
  • Stun Resistance Lv. 2
Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Best Sword and Shield Build

Best Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Sword and Shield Weapon

The Royal Order’s Sword + is a great pick for this build. It has a 320 attack damage with sharpening at purple. It’s surprisingly dependable and will carry you through Master Rank 1 & 2.

You can acquire the materials to craft this weapon pretty easily. Here are the materials you need to craft it:

  • 60,000 Zenny
  • Afflicted Fang x5
  • Afflicted Shell x5
  • Royal Order Certificate III x4

You’ll have to upgrade it from the standard Royal Order’s Sword which shouldn’t be too hard to get your hands on.

Best Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Sword and Shield Armor

The armor types for this Sword and Shield build is quite varied. But they’re all complimentary with the right skills we need to boost the Sword and Shield playstyle. Besides the Yukumo Sky Kasa, most of the armor isn’t too difficult to get. These are Master Rank armor that will give you pretty decent defense with skills that help us land critical hits more often.

Best Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Sword and Shield Decorations and Skills

The best decorations are ones that give us a boost in critical hits. The Critical Eye and Critical Boost skills you get will amplify your opportunities to do so. Your Weakness Exploit also means that you’ll be doing even more damage if you know where to hit weak spots. This is especially important for new monsters like the Furious Rajang who can go into Rampage mode.

You can swap out any of the decorations for something else if you feel the need to modify the build to suit your playstyle.

Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Best Sword and Shield Build separator

That’s our Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak Best Sword and Shield Build guide. We hope you found this article to be informative. Stay with us some more because we have other Monster Hunter Rise content you’ll be interested in.

Check out this Youtube video from Yokai Nox showing you the best starter builds for hunters who are just beginning the Monster Hunter Rise: Sunbreak expansion.

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