Iceborne MIdgame build for Pierce HBG

[Brutosaurus]

Hello Guys,

could you please recommend me some build for Iceborne midgame HBG pierce ?
I read so many articles only about lategame builds but no midgame or early about pierce HBG.
Thank you !

[Xilo The Odd]

narga. both gun and armor. then once you get to late game you'll be using other stuff. but might still use the pieces of narga.

[Kremlibot]

You want Crimson Kadachi Lion HBG. That's the best pierce HBG other than safi, and safi is only marginally better by like 5%.

Nobody really makes mid-game sets for non-sticky gunners. Because you can't get all the skills you need to make this work really well. If you're talking about putting together a set that doesn't use level 4 decos, and doesn't use armor sets and gear obtained later in the story, then my response to that is just use sticky ammo.

Just use sticky ammo to get through the story. It's going to be more effective than pierce, until you can optimize pierce. It's really that simple.

Gunners with the exception of sticky ammo don't function well using "poverty" sets.

[Brutosaurus]

Thank you guys for a quick responses. You confirmed me my worries about effectivness of pierce build in midgame.
I will try that sticky build, it should be fun :)

[Kremlibot]

People have made poverty builds that use Glutton HBG, providing you got one.

[Brutosaurus]

Ok guys thank you for your opinions. What about sticky build ? Which weapon should be the best ? And what armor ? I am thinking about Narga set effect and then 2 other pieces of any armor with free element skill and free element charm or should I choose artillery instead of element ?...
MHW is really alchemy :D

[Warkrunner]

Narga helm A, Narga chest B, and Narga greaves A.

If you really want Artillery and have no decos, go for the Dodogama coil and Lumu gloves.
Otherwise, I recommend the Artian vambraces for Ammo Up 2, which works well with the rapid fire pierce bowguns and pierce 2.

For the charm... True Spareshot from the nargacuga armor + the Spareshot charm is kinda OP.
Attack or Challenger charm for sticky ammo, Expert charm for pierce.
Personally, I prefer normal 3 ammo myself.

[cruste]

Publicado originalmente por The Vladinator:

You want Crimson Kadachi Lion HBG. That's the best pierce HBG other than safi, and safi is only marginally better by like 5%.

Nobody really makes mid-game sets for non-sticky gunners. Because you can't get all the skills you need to make this work really well. If you're talking about putting together a set that doesn't use level 4 decos, and doesn't use armor sets and gear obtained later in the story, then my response to that is just use sticky ammo.

Just use sticky ammo to get through the story. It's going to be more effective than pierce, until you can optimize pierce. It's really that simple.

Gunners with the exception of sticky ammo don't function well using "poverty" sets.

is kadachi so strong without the whole augmentation?
i would tend to narga in mid game with non elemental boost, but i can't remember if the last upgrade also needed guilding lands materials