what is the strongest weapon type?

[twiggy]

it could be for solo or co-op, doesnt matter.

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♋️LunarCainEX🐶님이 먼저 게시:

Solo Weapon Tier List:

Tier SSS - Dual Blades, Light Bowgun, Long Sword
Tier SS - Charge Blade, Great Sword, Switch Axe, Heavy Bowgun
Tier S - Lance, Gunlance, Bow
Tier A - Hammer, Insect Glaive, Sword & Shield
Tier B - Hunting Horn

Co-Op Weapon Tier List:

Tier SSS - Long Sword, Dual Blades, Bow
Tier SS - Light Bowgun, Heavy Bowgun, Charge Blade, Insect Glaive
Tier S - Hammer, Gunlance, Switch Axe, Great Sword
Tier A - Lance, Hunting Horn
Tier B - Sword & Shield

Note: This Tier List was Voted by the Community.

Ls mains, ego bigger than zora.
Putting SnS and HH so low but their crap wep at the top, what a joke.

I'll trade the best ls main for a decent SnS or HH main any day.

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♋️LunarCainEX🐶님이 먼저 게시:

Solo Weapon Tier List:

Tier SSS - Dual Blades, Light Bowgun, Long Sword
Tier SS - Charge Blade, Great Sword, Switch Axe, Heavy Bowgun
Tier S - Lance, Gunlance, Bow
Tier A - Hammer, Insect Glaive, Sword & Shield
Tier B - Hunting Horn

Co-Op Weapon Tier List:

Tier SSS - Long Sword, Dual Blades, Bow
Tier SS - Light Bowgun, Heavy Bowgun, Charge Blade, Insect Glaive
Tier S - Hammer, Gunlance, Switch Axe, Great Sword
Tier A - Lance, Hunting Horn
Tier B - Sword & Shield

Note: This Tier List was Voted by the Community.

This is not an accurate tier list at all, and people shouldn't take this one seriously, as the translated site where this tier list came from is more of a "popularity tier list" than an actual effective DPS one.

I'm a DB user and I can vouch that DB is nowwhere near up at Tier SSS.

If we are specifically talking about effectiveness of killing the monster as fast as possible, than the Bow is overall #1 within the entire game.

The fastest "Speed Run" times against the formidable monsters within the game like the Arch Tempered Monsters and Temp Jho, the Bow has come out practically on top for most, if not ALL occasions.

Things like Heavy Bow Gun w/ Clust capabilities is also insanely powerful, and I believe one of the speedruns against Behemoth (easily the most difficult monster in the game at least on console atm) was less than 5 mins with a squad of four.

So yes, if You Are all about Speed Running, All about DPS and destroying the Monster asap, than Bow, HBG and a select few others are the best.

However, as I've stated over and over, unless you're trying to Speedrun things, than NONE of this matters.

Every weapon is viable in that, it will ultimately get the job done. This isn't a Player vs Player, so finding out the most damaging capabilities is pretty irrelevant per say.

I'm not saying that it's not a bad thing to find out what's the strongest Meta within MHW, because truth told, their definitely IS a Meta within this game.

It is no different than when back in the Original Monster Hunter for the PS2, that the Headlocking of the BDS was #1 within the game. That was without question the Most Powerful Asset in destroying monsters.

MHW has it's own Meta, however that being said...

Please, Play What You Enjoy, because as I said, within a game such as MHW, killing the monster asap within the lowest time is irrelevant, "unless" you're into that kind of thing.

This shouldn't be a concern, and trust me, if you're running around with SNS or some other weapon that doesn't "blow" monsters out of the ballpark within 3 minutes...Nobody is going to bad mouth you.

Play what you like, this is a PvE game anyways.

[Dedrick]

Votes based on popularity don't mean anything if you ask me, it's like going back to high school. HH at the botton for solo and one spot away from the bottom in co-op is laughable. I'll take a quote from Arekkz for the HH.."one of the best weapons that your not using". Better to learn a bit more about it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dpy8rP9946Y

[pmcollectorboy]

A lot of people salty that longsword is such a kickass weapon. I mean greatsword users get their rocket powered big booms and heavy bowgun users even get their gun mods that keep them competitive on spiky boy hunts. Why can't longsword users get one of the best and most stylish weapons as a reward for putting up with a grueling round of arena quests?

[Dedrick]

pmcollectorboy님이 먼저 게시:

A lot of people salty that longsword is such a kickass weapon. I mean greatsword users get their rocket powered big booms and heavy bowgun users even get their gun mods that keep them competitive on spiky boy hunts. Why can't longsword users get one of the best and most stylish weapons as a reward for putting up with a grueling round of arena quests?

I think someone missed the memo. It's not the weapons that matter, it's the person that uses them.

[Dex]

If you're going for pure DPS, the most effective weapons are generally considered to be the "RNG Cannon" HBG build (Spamming Cluster shots with the Xeno set bonus) and elemental Bow builds.

Unless you're a speedrunner, you don't really need to fret over using the "best" weapons. Just pick the ones you like the most and use them.

[cyäegha]

pmcollectorboy님이 먼저 게시:

A lot of people salty that longsword is such a kickass weapon.

LS hasn't been top-tier since it got smacked with the nerf bat in tri

related; you people aren't even old enough to remember the copper blangonga destructor and hellish slasher

[Dedrick]

cyäegha님이 먼저 게시:

related; you people aren't even old enough to remember the copper blangonga destructor and hellish slasher

Who were you addressing here? Because I had already crashed my car 10 years ago (grand mal seizure when I was 21).

[Hammer Of Evil]

SpookyCiara님이 먼저 게시:

Moonmadness님이 먼저 게시:

All of them.

ok so a hunting horn does more damage than a greatsword or hammer?

really, skill plays a huge part in this calculation

if the HH is a total noob and the GS is ultra at landing combos, the GS is stronger.

Likewise, an OP GS user can get combo'd by a monster and spend half the fight stunned and still do crap for damage. it seriously depends on a lot of things.

if you're going for raw damage

if you're going for elemental damage

if you're going for best affinity build

you have to be way more specific than just 'strongest'

because im tempted to say 'bow' or HBG cluster cheese build for 'strongest' =x

[Dedrick]

A little bit of insight into the weapons might help as well. Arekkz goes through all the weapons and shows what they can do and what kind of playstyle they have, this will likely narrow down the list of what you want to use. Before you decide based on stats, you should first decide based on the fun factor; is the weapon fun to play (this is a game afterall)? Anyway here are the videos: Monster Hunter World Weapon Workshop

[pmcollectorboy]

Dedrick님이 먼저 게시:

pmcollectorboy님이 먼저 게시:

A lot of people salty that longsword is such a kickass weapon. I mean greatsword users get their rocket powered big booms and heavy bowgun users even get their gun mods that keep them competitive on spiky boy hunts. Why can't longsword users get one of the best and most stylish weapons as a reward for putting up with a grueling round of arena quests?

I think someone missed the memo. It's not the weapons that matter, it's the person that uses them.

Nowhere did I even say that wasn't the case. But it seems like any time a good discussion on weapons and play styles gets going, there's one or a few people popping up with "longsword mains are so blah blah blah". It's getting a bit ridiculous, to be honest. That and "sword and shield is a baby/noob weapon". Lack of complexities doesn't negate its usefulness. I've tried almost every weapon type at this point at least once except I think light bowgun, switch axe, and gunlance. I have formed various general opinions on each weapon type and thoughts about their move sets and feels in my mind. I like more weapons than I hate but always keep coming back to longsword because of how it feels in my hand. Sword and Shield is my second favorite, but longsword seems to strike that balance of damage output, mobility, and not having to wait forever to find that one perfect opportunity to land one all destroying blow, like with greatsword or charge blade. Granted you still need to find a moment to pull off helmsplitter. It might not be as destructive as true charged slash or SAED. But I've never fussed for pulling off helmsplitter because even if I miss, the roundhouse slash and various slices is enough to do respectable damage.
PS My opinions on the weapon order might even change as I graduate to high rank and unlock gems and skills to open up some of the weapons.

[twiggy]

you guys are forgetting the 1 reason that makes longsword completely broken.. Foresight Slash. it completely negates any enemy attack and allows you to follow up with the final attack from spirit blade.

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SpookyCiara님이 먼저 게시:

you guys are forgetting the 1 reason that makes longsword completely broken.. Foresight Slash. it completely negates any enemy attack and allows you to follow up with the final attack from spirit blade.

That's because ls is dumbed-down to the max, thus the most played wep in consoles and pc.

[pmcollectorboy]

Whatever.