Surge to Victory: Craft the Ultimate Great Sword for Monster Hunter Glory

Master the Monster Hunter Now Great Sword: A Sleep-Based Build Guide

The Great Sword in Monster Hunter Now is a powerful weapon, capable of devastating blows. However, its size makes it less maneuverable. This guide details a build maximizing its potential using the sleep effect.

To effectively utilize this build, you need to reliably put monsters to sleep. Recent updates introduced sleep-inducing weapons, but you'll also need the right skills.

Optimal Monster Hunter Now Great Sword Build

Unlike the poison-focused Long Sword, the Great Sword shines with a sleep-based strategy. This build requires materials from a rare monster, but the majority of the equipment comes from more common hunts.

Complete Great Sword Build

Weapon Choice: Frilled Blade

The Frilled Blade is the optimal sleep-based Great Sword. Its Evade Extender skill improves defensive maneuvers, enhancing survivability despite the weapon's size. You'll need to hunt Somnacanth for its crafting materials.

Helmet and Greaves: Nightmare Paolumu

The Nightmare Paolumu, introduced in a paid event, provides crucial components. Its parts offer the Rude Awakener skill (all three levels), boosting damage against sleeping monsters by 100% on the first hit. While less common now, it appears in events and as rare spawns.

Mail, Vambraces, and Coil: Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

These pieces focus on maximizing Status Sneak Attack, guaranteeing sleep buildup with rear attacks. They also provide Evade Extender and Artful Dodger for improved evasion. Tzitzi-Ya-Ku is a more readily available target.

Optimizing Driftstone Slots

This build offers a good number of Driftstone slots. Prioritize five Sleep Attack slots for maximum sleep buildup. Alternatively, invest in Artful Dodger, Evade Extender, or Sneak Attack to further enhance your defensive or offensive capabilities.

• Sleep Attack: (Azure) Increases sleep buildup (50 at rank 1, 150 at rank 5).
• Sneak Attack: (Pale) Boosts damage from rear attacks (10% at rank 1, 30% at rank 5).
• Artful Dodger: (Azure) Improves evasion.
• Evade Extender: (Pale) Increases evasion distance.

This comprehensive guide provides a powerful and effective Great Sword build in Monster Hunter Now. Remember to adapt your strategy based on the monster you are facing.