Weakness Exploit

[GunRunner89X]

Is it still decent? I've always ran it in all builds. I was trying out a build I saw on youtube, running max agitator, max might and crit boost vs Arkveld (tempered). Normally it takes me 10 minutes - 12 minutes to clear it running WEX. First attempt this build with no WEX and one faint cos I played like a noob..... 7:30 dead. So sub 7 minutes if I'd not played badly. No demondrug/might seed/demon powder either.

I know WEX isn't as good as it initially was in World, since it was changed in Iceborne but bloody hell, I wasn't expecting this. Finished in nearly half the time??

[SpidersInABirthdayCake]

I have 3 points in it just for the affinity increase on weakpoints (basically every monsters front legs and head)

[casdarius]

some weapon builds can get away without having full wex but its still a very strong option because the way gems are seperated now. you cant just stack all of the damage options on gear anymore its split between armor and weapon gems and tenderizer is one of the stronger options for armor exclusive damage boost options.

[StarExile]

Its not Wex, Wound damage is just too much.

[Berkan]

wex gems can be placed to armor that is why wex is still solid option to increase affinity. I go with 2 wex to make 100% crit .

[StormhawkV]

It was heavily nerfed compared to World but it's still decent. Level 5 is overkill but many top DPS sets use 2-3 levels of Weakness Exploit.

[nicken chugger]

Wex is still good, but I find it a bit unreliable now since it is so expensive to build and hitting wounds all the time isn't realistic for casual players. Spending 5 lvl 3 slots for what is 30% affinity most of the time feels kinda wasteful. Alternatives for building affinity are worth looking into now, especially since you can reach a reliable-ish 100% affinity without wex.

Max might is really good now since the IB nerf was partially reverted. Probably better than wex now unless you use a stamina hungry weapon like dual blades.
Latent power is also worth looking into now. It can be built for easily using a rey dau piece or 2 and the uptime isn't awful like in 5th gen. It boosts max might uptime too.
Of course there's the obligatory gore set with antivirus. Agitator has a little bit of bonus affinity...some good armor sets have it but using deco slots for it probably isn't worth most of the time. Foray...exists and is allegedly decent on poison weak monsters.