I underestimated mantles...

[BLACKcOPstRIPPa]

Like the title says, I think I under estimated mantles and their benefits.

I rushed through mwh to get to iceborne, slipped everything optional...

Rushed for most part through iceborne and difficulty is getting crazy, and speed is non-existent for fights I win.

Been doing research and adjusting build, one main thing I noticed for all of you who started playing like me recently, mantles are way better than I ever have credit for...

I have to start doing more optionals to unlock and upgrade stuff because it would help me tons, but just so if anyone is struggling and needed to figure out this maybe why, you can eventually have 4 lvl 1 Dec's on them, that is something I'm missing plus mantles that are prob better than ghillie and vitality mantles perhaps

[gachi is manly]

Rocksteady, Temporal, and Impact mantle can all be pretty huge boosts to your combat effectiveness. The elemental resistance mantles are also a big help vs certain monsters that use a lot of elemental attacks.

Some mantles have better slots than others too. Not all of them are lvl 1 deco slots some have higher levels. Like slotting two divine blessing on Rocksteady makes you pretty damn tanky for the duration. Also makes the Tool Specialist skill very powerful now. Glider Mantle should be mentioned too for having really good uptime and two lv4 deco slots.

[JPM岩]

Id say the strongest mantle right now is the Glider Mantle +; you get two lvl 4 deco slots, it has 3 minute uptime, with 2 minute recharge time; any clutch claw attack can be turned into a mounting attack, you can do a ton more aerial attacks, and to top it off, the Coral Highlands and Hoarfrost become much more fun

[BLACKcOPstRIPPa]

Originally posted by JPM岩:

Id say the strongest mantle right now is the Glider Mantle +; you get two lvl 4 deco slots, it has 3 minute uptime, with 2 minute recharge time; any clutch claw attack can be turned into a mounting attack, you can do a ton more aerial attacks, and to top it off, the Coral Highlands and Hoarfrost become much more fun

That sounds so amazing....
Man I feel like I've been missing out lol

Time to start doing optionals more😁

[JPM岩]

Originally posted by BLACKcOPstRIPPa:

Originally posted by JPM岩:

Id say the strongest mantle right now is the Glider Mantle +; you get two lvl 4 deco slots, it has 3 minute uptime, with 2 minute recharge time; any clutch claw attack can be turned into a mounting attack, you can do a ton more aerial attacks, and to top it off, the Coral Highlands and Hoarfrost become much more fun

That sounds so amazing....
Man I feel like I've been missing out lol

Time to start doing optionals more😁

Optionals and Deliveries

[Greb]

Ah, you're one of those who skipped the base game because you thought it was obsolete thanks to Iceborne releasing? Yeah. Thanks for making this post though, I appreciate the fact you're able to recognise that rushing through wasn't the best of ideas, too. Hopefully it helps to raise awareness to others etc.

People are making the mistake that they're forgetting that Monster Hunter World is a full game filled with hundreds of hours of content etc, quests and rewards and unlockables etc - it HAS to have offered something, otherwise people wouldn't have kept playing it, right?

It is as you say, Mantles are extremely useful, as are a bunch of other base game unlocks (canteen ingredients, Palico gadgets, Health / Affinity / Cleanser boosters, Botanical Research fertilisers / harvest box upgrades, even some charms etc)

While you can totally have the mindset that rushing to Master Rank, grabbing top tier gear and then returning is a sound plan, it does kind of skip a sort of experience / progression system that, in my opinion, makes a game a lot more engaging and satisfying to play through to the bitter end, but that's just me.

One of the best Mantles in Iceborne is the Glider Mantle. Once upgraded, it has two Size 4 decoration slots on it. With this, you can do a lot for the 180 seconds you can wear it for. It already makes jump attacks and mounting more potent, but then it just gets better.

For example, you can slot in Defence Boost 6, or two Elemental Resistance 3 skills (could be good for Namielle, Water Res 3 Thunder Res 3 in a single mantle) etc etc. There's a lot of use for that thing, so if you see people wearing it, that's why.

I can't imagine what running through Iceborne with basically no mantles and boosters, or even canteen ingredients fleshed out feels like, lol. Must be quite an experience, for sure. The Cleanser booster and its upgrade alone makes annoyances like Viper Kadachi and anything capable of inflicting Iceblight so much less of a hassle, too!

[Misfit]

Originally posted by JPM岩:

Id say the strongest mantle right now is the Glider Mantle +; you get two lvl 4 deco slots, it has 3 minute uptime, with 2 minute recharge time; any clutch claw attack can be turned into a mounting attack, you can do a ton more aerial attacks, and to top it off, the Coral Highlands and Hoarfrost become much more fun

this!
its so underestimated, guess because mantle decos are new. i always play glider+ele resist, has near 100% uptime and you get free big deco slots.

[InstableMonster]

Originally posted by Misfit:

Originally posted by JPM岩:

Id say the strongest mantle right now is the Glider Mantle +; you get two lvl 4 deco slots, it has 3 minute uptime, with 2 minute recharge time; any clutch claw attack can be turned into a mounting attack, you can do a ton more aerial attacks, and to top it off, the Coral Highlands and Hoarfrost become much more fun

this!
its so underestimated, guess because mantle decos are new. i always play glider+ele resist, has near 100% uptime and you get free big deco slots.

I am not sure why people use glider, is it just for the long up time of decos or does it have something else I am missing?

[Pain]

My current build uses the Shara armor with mantles. It's so damn cheesy.

[JPM岩]

Originally posted by Misfit:

Originally posted by JPM岩:

Id say the strongest mantle right now is the Glider Mantle +; you get two lvl 4 deco slots, it has 3 minute uptime, with 2 minute recharge time; any clutch claw attack can be turned into a mounting attack, you can do a ton more aerial attacks, and to top it off, the Coral Highlands and Hoarfrost become much more fun

this!
its so underestimated, guess because mantle decos are new. i always play glider+ele resist, has near 100% uptime and you get free big deco slots.

I use glider + RS, just cause I need that tremor and roar resist

Originally posted by InstableMonster:

Originally posted by Misfit:

this!
its so underestimated, guess because mantle decos are new. i always play glider+ele resist, has near 100% uptime and you get free big deco slots.

I am not sure why people use glider, is it just for the long up time of decos or does it have something else I am missing?

Long uptime plus deco slots means you basically can get anywhere from 1-4 additional skills up during a hunt for like 3/5 of the time; plus any claw attack have the potential of being a mount is great, with glider I can turn an SA into a Glaive

[Edifier]

Rocksteady in Master Rank is a double edge sword because if you can not tank the damage you will most likely die from some of the combo hits it does while you do a clutch claw attack or just trying to tank it. Sometimes their moves will do a few hits and each hit will deal a large amount of damage.

Personally I go for Elemental mantles now. Both have high duration and short cool down. At least 1 will be useful in each fight unless I fight something like Tziki or Kulu Yaku.

Then pack them with Destroyer jewels so I can destroy parts.

[Greb]

Originally posted by Pain:

My current build uses the Shara armor with mantles. It's so damn cheesy.

If they ever make Shara Y armour, and it's very good or retains that set bonus, that kind of set might become very common, especially with Safi Jiiva awakening so you can potentially only need 3 pieces instead of 4 to trigger it.

Turning your Glider Mantle + Impact / Elementalproof Mantles into being ALMOST a Rocksteady too when worn is sooooo damn tasty to think about. I'd never forget to put my mantles on again!

Originally posted by Edifier:

Then pack them with Destroyer jewels so I can destroy parts.

Das it mane. All of my Xproof mantles are crammed full of double Destroyer Jewels. +20% part damage on top of whatever softening already does? Monsters don't stay intact for very long around me

[Pain]

Originally posted by Greb:

Originally posted by Pain:

My current build uses the Shara armor with mantles. It's so damn cheesy.

If they ever make Shara Y armour, and it's very good or retains that set bonus, that kind of set might become very common, especially with Safi Jiiva awakening so you can potentially only need 3 pieces instead of 4 to trigger it.

Turning your Glider Mantle + Impact / Elementalproof Mantles into being ALMOST a Rocksteady too when worn is sooooo damn tasty to think about. I'd never forget to put my mantles on again!

Yup, I designed the build to ALWAYS have a mantle up. And with coalscenance (too lazy to spellcheck) and immunity mantle, it gets gross.

[JPM岩]

Originally posted by Greb:

Originally posted by Pain:

My current build uses the Shara armor with mantles. It's so damn cheesy.

If they ever make Shara Y armour, and it's very good or retains that set bonus, that kind of set might become very common, especially with Safi Jiiva awakening so you can potentially only need 3 pieces instead of 4 to trigger it.

Turning your Glider Mantle + Impact / Elementalproof Mantles into being ALMOST a Rocksteady too when worn is sooooo damn tasty to think about. I'd never forget to put my mantles on again!

God I forgot that Shara Y+ is like 95% going to be a thing; as long as they dont pull off a lunastra and make the Y armor have absolute trash skills

[Greb]

Originally posted by JPM岩:

God I forgot that Shara Y+ is like 95% going to be a thing; as long as they dont pull off a lunastra and make the Y armor have absolute trash skills

Intimidator 3 (scary face), Horn Maestro 2, (vibration powers) Defence Boost 7 (ROCK!) with Heroics X (referencing multiple phases, also forgot what that skill caps at)

[rustleBonez]

Rocksteady gets you an easy wallbang at the start of almost every fight. Impact mantle+ with KO jewels with bow or bowgun will let you basically chain stun anything. Ass Creed mantle helps you get da big hits on sleeping monsters. Temporal mantle is great for free tenderizing.