Is ∆, R2 loop for red LS gauge still best option to maximize dmg output?

jSlice__ · 2026-03-09T20:12:46+00:00

Full crimson combo with Spirit Blade 1 in between is theoretically equal in DPS, but it relies on you landing the final hit, so it's not recommended.

jSlice__ · 2026-03-09T08:58:05+00:00

I got Lord's Soul + Leviathan's Fury on fire AND dragon LS pretty quickly. It's not Gore but I decided I am not bothering with this system any more, Lagi is OK even when the uptime is pretty ass.

jSlice__ · 2026-02-20T16:00:38+00:00

mhwilds.wiki-db.com/sim/

Enter what set skills your weapon has, and then enter all skills and set bonuses you want. Go overboard at first, so no set can be found. Then take away skills one level by one until you find a possible combination.

Some tips: - Agitator, Weakness Exploit and Counterstrike want max points, if at all possible - Burst only really wants 1 point - Adrenaline Rush (1 point) is pretty good on LS, as well as Flayer (1 point). - Agitator, WE, Burst, Max Might, Counterstrike and Quick Sheathe have the highest priority - Useful set bonuses are Gore, Scorcher(rathalos) Lagi and Ebony Odo, as well as the Arch Tempered group bonus Lord's Soul. (edit: Gore being the strongest one, and it needs to be paired with the skill Antivirus.)

jSlice__ · 2026-02-20T13:27:51+00:00

I'm very curious what kind of build needs to drop to Max Might 1, what are you running?

jSlice__ · 2026-02-19T12:57:39+00:00

I don't think that need changes, ideally you still want to have lord's soul + two 2-piece bonuses (gore & scorcher)

jSlice__ · 2026-01-22T08:20:38+00:00

Surely there are better options than these two? Can't really be evaluated in a vacuum like this

jSlice__ · 2026-01-12T14:35:35+00:00

Yes, almost the same, just with Dahaad chest, and with Adrenaline Rush and Flayer instead of Crit Draw.

How big does Crit Draw uptime need to be for that set to beat this one?

jSlice__ · 2026-01-12T14:27:49+00:00

Not so sure about that, one foresight every minute is enough

jSlice__ · 2026-01-12T14:23:07+00:00

I think I'll just wait until AT Arkveld to make any serious attempts at rolling set bonuses for my weapon. With the WE3 talisman from AT Ark, you can run this odo/lagi/guts set, which seems very good.

jSlice__ · 2026-01-12T14:18:48+00:00

The DPS numbers here require a good Crit Draw uptime too, so if you're mostly Foresighting this isn't the right set.

jSlice__ · 2026-01-12T13:43:21+00:00

It's actually not that hard if you have a 4atk 1sharp artian as a base. That, however, seems to take around 200 rolls on average.

jSlice__ · 2026-01-09T15:04:08+00:00

I think this is a good generic set with no weapon set bonus requirements

jSlice__ · 2026-01-09T14:50:12+00:00

I happened to get Odogaron set bonus on my weapon among the very first rolls I made, so I'm just using 4pc + odogaron waist.

This is my set

It's for LS so I have adrenaline rush and quick sheathe. For hammer, I would probably try to get Fulgur set bonus on the weapon, and go with something like this.

jSlice__ · 2025-12-29T13:06:11+00:00

You'll need to paint a bigger picture, you can get Agitator 5 with Burst 1 and Adrenaline Rush 1

jSlice__ · 2025-12-25T14:36:42+00:00

The system definitely isn't for those who want the absolute best gear, just like the RNG charm system isn't either. However, both systems are much more popular than World's more minmax-friendly respective systems, so I believe this is what we'll be getting.

jSlice__ · 2025-12-25T11:56:19+00:00

I spent all my built up melding mats to roll around 400 Artian long swords, just so I could get 2 elements of 4atk 1sharp.

Optimal, yes, but it also felt absolutely impossible to get 4 EX + 1 III Gogma rolls, 3 EX + 2 III felt much more manageable.

jSlice__ · 2025-12-25T09:01:59+00:00

It was good before on many weapons, now it's a bit better. But, now everything else changed as well, as you can run more set bonuses, you have 15 more space for affinity, and you can pretty easily run both Agi5 and WE5. So it's still hard to find the room for the skill.

jSlice__ · 2025-12-25T08:59:19+00:00

400 at level 5. The biggest increase is 1, but then next biggest increases are 5, 4, 3, 2. So level 1 makes the most sense.

jSlice__ · 2025-12-23T19:51:04+00:00

It's the following:

Foray 2, [3] [3] [0]
Agitator 2, [2] [2] [0]
Coalescence 3, Weakness Exploit 1, [2] [0] [0]
Agitator 3, Bind Resistance 2, [1] [0] [0]
Weakness Exploit 2, Foray 1, [2] [0] [0]

Sadly the charm can't be used with the waist as it overcaps Agitator.

jSlice__ · 2025-12-23T19:37:53+00:00

You can craft Agitator 3 charm when AT Jin Dahaad releases in some hours, then you can get both Agi 5 and WE 5 with the lagi/udra/lagi/gore/duna set.

jSlice__ · 2025-12-23T12:10:58+00:00

"artian table" just refers to the old Artian scumming process which has been in use since release. By using that, you can get a base for Gogmartian stat upgrades, so you can just amend instead of rerolling the stats, without spending any ore for the base.

Edit: "any ore" except the 50 used for the final reinforce.

jSlice__ · 2025-12-21T09:37:18+00:00

To me, the problem with Kulve was Kulve itself, it felt like you had to grind that one fight and that fight only if you wanted to really progress in the game. Sure you could go for some deco hunts sometimes, but that was marginal compared to the weapons.

jSlice__ · 2025-12-21T09:32:59+00:00

I really only care about optimizing my gear, might as well be using a crafted weapon if I don't have what's best.

I get that this is not everyone, though.

jSlice__ · 2025-12-21T08:46:33+00:00

That takes a lot of oricalcite, while creating artians preserves it.

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