Summary
- Great Sword options in Monster Hunter Wilds vary in damage and elemental effects; players should choose wisely based on monster weaknesses.
- Varianza is a top customizable weapon in the game, offering players the ability to combine weapon parts for a strong Great Sword.
- Elemental and status ailments like Dragon and Sleep are crucial for defeating monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds; players must choose weapons accordingly.
Monster Hunter Wilds provides players with various sorts of weapons that have certain benefits when facing monsters. The Great Sword is the first weapon a player will likely encounter, with this huge sword making its appearance in one of the first ever cutscenes to involve the player's character.
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Although slow, the Great Sword does a large amount of damage that is perfect for severing the tails off of monsters. With this in mind, these are the best Great Sword options in Monster Hunter Wilds that players should be sure to craft, providing everything from pure damage to a decent amount of elements, too.
8 Esperanza Blade
A Simple But Effective Option
- Damage: 1008
- Status/Element: Raw
- Skills: Critical Draw lv.2, Speed Sharpening lv. 2
Before moving onto the various other powerful Great Swords in Monster Hunter Wilds, a great and simple option players should be sure to consider when using this powerful weapon-type is the 
Esperanza Blade. Since this Great Sword can be crafted by using few materials, it is a great option when first entering the high ranks of Monster Hunter Wilds, as well as also being a great starting option at lower ranks when using lower levels in the tree.
Besides its raw power, since the Esperanza Blade has two levels in both Critical Eye and Speed Sharpening, players are sure to do a lot more damage through increasing the critical chance and spending less time resharpening the weapon.
7 Grimslayer Urgeom
One Of The Highest Base Damage Swords
- Damage: 1200
- Status/Element: Raw
- Skills: Focus lv.2
Although high raw damage may not be as powerful as it was in previous games like Monster Hunter World, it is still a viable option in Monster Hunter Wilds for those looking for one of the best Great Swords available.
The 
Grimslayer Urgeom is a great option for this due not only to its high damage but also because it has the Focus skill. With this skill applied, the Great Sword charges its attacks quicker, allowing players to hit a monster with the highest damaging attacks a lot easier without the fear of being knocked out of their stance.
6 Rooster Decapitator
Powerful Elemental Damage For High Ranks
- Damage: 1056
- Status/Element: Fire
- Skills: Charge Master lv.2, Focus lv. 2
As mentioned, in Monster Hunter Wilds, Elemental and Ailments are a must for defeating the various monsters in the game. While Fire may not be one of the strongest available, the 
Rooster Decapitator still has a lot of potential when facing the various monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds that are weak to fire.
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Besides the fire damage the Great Sword already does, the Rooster Decapitator also possesses the Focus skill, increasing the sword's affinity to make critical hits more possible, and the important Charge Master skill, increasing how quickly the build-up of the elemental damage is to make the monster burn more often.
5 G. Stalwart Lamorak
High Damage Great Swords Are A Must
- Damage: 1152
- Status/Element: Dragon
- Skills: Focus lv. 2
Dragon Elemental damage is one of the most influential elemental damages players should consider when reaching the higher ranks of Monster Hunter Wilds. Not only does the 
G Stalwart Lamorak Great Sword offer a decent amount of base damage that will make it a perfect option when dealing with monsters that aren't weak to Dragon, but its dragon elemental damage also makes it a must for dealing with the harder foes in the game.
While the Great Sword may not have as many skills as the other weapons mentioned, two levels in Focus is still a great addition to the weapon, allowing players to use these strong attacks more frequently.
4 Immolator Blade
Sleep Is One Of The Strongest Status Ailments
- Damage: 960
- Status/Element: Sleep
- Skills: Offensive Guard lv. 2, Guard lv. 1
Players may be surprised to see the 
Immolator Blade ranking so highly among the best Great Swords in Monster Hunter Wilds. This is likely due to how low the base damage is compared to the other weapons available for hunters to craft. Even with this in mind, the Immolator Blade is still one of the strongest options available due to it having one of the most powerful ailments in the game on it.
Sleep can be incredibly powerful in Monster Hunter Wilds; hitting a monster enough times will cause it to fall into a deep slumber. During this time, the monster is open to some incredibly powerful attacks from the Great Sword, and they won't have a chance to fight back. With double the guard skills, this weapon also allows players to protect themselves while dealing more damage if they perform a perfect guard.
3 Dusterstolz
The Perfect Dragon Elemental Great Sword
- Damage: 1008
- Status/Element: Dragon
- Skills: Critical Element Lv 3
As mentioned, Dragon is one of the strongest elemental types in Monster Hunter Wilds, with it only being just beaten by the likes of Status ailments such as Sleep or Paralysis. Even though these may be stronger, 
Dusterstolz is still one of the best Great Swords that players should consider crafting if they wish to use this weapon due to not only its element damage but also how it is increased by the Critical Element skill.
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Since Dusterstolz has an affinity of 20%, Critical Elemental is far more likely to activate. This will allow a Monster Hunter Wilds player to do even more elemental damage when striking a monster with a critical hit.
2 Blazing Veiah
A Weapon With Great Potential
- Damage: 1056
- Status/Element: Dragon
- Skills: Whiteflame Torrent Lv. 1
When Monster Hunter Wilds was first released, although players could fight Zoh Shia, the main monster of the game didn't have any armor or weapons connected to it. However, with the first big update to the action RPG, hunters could finally fight Zoh Shia again and therefore obtain the materials needed to make one of the best Great Swords in the game.
As another weapon that deals Dragon elemental damage, it will be perfect when fighting some of the hardest monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds. This sword also has the new skill of Whiteflame Torrent, which is only available on Zoh Shia weapons. This skill has the chance of increasing the damage done by the Blazing Veiah when attacking.
1 Varianza
The Perfect Customizable Weapon
- Damage: 912
- Status/Element: Any
- Skills: N/A
Out of all the Great Swords available in Monster Hunter Wilds, by far the best of the bunch is the Rank 8 Artian Great Sword known as 
Varianza. As players battle various monsters, they will be rewarded with weapon parts. These parts can then be combined at the smithy to create one's very own custom weapon.
Therefore, players can combine some of their strongest parts to create the perfect Great Sword, which can then be used to defeat even some of the hardest monsters in Monster Hunter Wilds. Players are also able to pick one of the strongest elements or ailments for it.
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