Best Elemental Charge Blade Build in Monster Hunter Wilds

The Charge Blade is the most technical of weapon types in Monster Hunter Wilds, and while it can be hard and confusing to use, players who master the ins and outs of its moveset will be rewarded with a weapon capable of outputting massive DPS.

The following is an Elemental Charge Blade build designed for players who have already gone beyond HR41 in MH Wilds, though it can still guide lower-ranked players on the types of skills they'll want to get for their weapon.

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By Marc Santos

Endgame Elemental Charge Blade Build for MH Wilds

MH Wilds Elemental Charge Blade build — Monster Hunter Wilds Elemental Charge Blade build

This build focuses on maximizing the player's DPS output by including two of the strongest damage-based armor skills in the game: Weakness Exploit and Agitator. By combining these in one armor setup along with the Coalescence skill, players will be able to shred monsters with Savage Axe and phial explosions.

Gear	Decorations
G Fulgur Helm Beta	Phoenix 2
Arkvulcan Mail Beta	Challenger 3 Phoenix 2
G Arkveld Vambraces Beta	Quick Sheathe 1 (3x)
Gore Coil Beta	Challenger 3 Phoenix 2
Gore Greaves Beta	Challenger 3 Sane Jewel 1 (2x)
Talisman	Exploit Charm 2

Your total armor skills (not including your weapon) should look like the following:

Weakness Exploit 5
Agitator 5
Coalescence 3
Antivirus 3
Quick Sheathe 3
Constitution 2
Flinch Free 1

Weapon Choice

An R8 Artian Charge Blade with multiple Attack infusions and bonuses will outperform the ones made out of monster materials. However, since crafting one of these takes time, we recommend using an R8 version of whatever element your targeted monster is weak against.

When picking Weapon Decorations, prioritize Rapid Morph 3 for faster transitions between sword and axe modes. Then, get Handicraft and Attack Boost skills. If you have dual-skill decorations, try to squeeze in the Load Shells and Offensive Guard skills too for easier phial management and more damage respectively.

Impact vs Elemental Charge Blade

When picking a Charge Blade, it's important to consider whether it uses Impact or Elemental Phials.

Impact Phials deal KO damage when empowered attacks (charged sword, shield, Elemental Discharge attacks, etc) hit a monster's head, eventually stunning it for a short duration.
Elemental Phials cause empowered attacks to deal more elemental damage with each hit.

Many players prefer Impact over Elemental since the KO effect creates more windows of opportunity for them to deal damage. Elemental Phials aren't necessarily bad, and a good player can score very fast clear times using an Elemental CB, but these require more skill and knowledge to use effectively. Also, since monsters have different elemental weaknesses, players will need multiple Elemental Charge Blades to cover the entire bestiary.

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