Sharpness/Mind's Eye

[Lukas_Poopus]

Upon reaching a certain sharpness threshold is there much point in having Mind's Eye anymore? Superior levels of sharpness help prevent deflections so at white/purple sharpness levels is it really worth having?

[mewlynx]

I might be wrong, but I think Rajang's armored arms deflect even purple, and I know Behemoth's belly deflects purple so there's that.

[Lozee]

i always equip mind's eye jewel, so even if my sharpness drops too low, my attacks wont bounce

[Corrupt-nz]

Originally posted by Lozee:

i always equip mind's eye jewel, so even if my sharpness drops too low, my attacks wont bounce

[rustleBonez]

It's only situationally useful now, not because of high sharpness, but because you should be hitting tenderizing parts anyway. Still useful on some monsters though.

[lexilogo]

Originally posted by maelynx:

I might be wrong, but I think Rajang's armored arms deflect even purple

This is true.

Mind's Eye is helpful to have and a very nice convenience skill. Against most monsters it's unnecessary but like Guard Up, against the monsters you DO benefit against from having it, it pays off really nicely.

Though notably you can bypass Mind's Eye yourself depending on your weapon with smart usage. I'm kinda privileged with my Hunting Horn's inherent Self-Improvement Mind's Eye, but other weapons can use certain moves with inherent Mind's Eye like Switch Axe's Sword Mode attacks.

[JPM岩]

Mind's Eye will always be a situational skill, some people like it, some dont care for it. Purple sharpness should really only be pursued if youre running element, as it doesnt really benefit raw that much. A few monsters still bounce with purple sharpness, so it's up to you honestly.

[!?!]

Bouncing off of garugas wings when you're trying to do a foresight slash with the LS should tell you everything.

[Xedhadeaus]

Mind's eye is very situational, however, if you feel like your weapon bouncing can get you killed... like when fighting rajang, you should just equip it.

If that bothers you, slot it into your mantle. late game sharpness polish seems useless unless you have a buttload of whetfish fin plus, or speed sharpening, etc. Trying to sharpen when you have monsters that will make you to roll out of a potion or die are on the map... Bad idea.

I use both because... well... bad luck