Greatsword Tank Build

[The Grin]

I am a GS main and I´d like to make a Tank Build. For the moment I have 900 Defense. Can be boosted up to 1250 with with a few faints here and there (fortify level 1).
I have 1200 Base Attack (+4 attack boost) and +7 Defense boost, Partbreaker Level 2.

What are the other important upgrades I need to focus on ?

thank you.

[Tregrenos]

Shoulderpads!

[The Grin]

Publicado originalmente por Tregrenos:

Shoulderpads!

huh D: ?

[Tregrenos]

Publicado originalmente por Hiding in Plain Sight ):

Publicado originalmente por Tregrenos:

Shoulderpads!

huh D: ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_blLQ6DAaXk

[JebKerman]

If you're after damage reduction. I'd've probably gone for Divine Blessing 3 (or 5) before defense boost, It can take a much greater edge off of hits, though is obviously influenced by RNG.

[The Grin]

Publicado originalmente por Tregrenos:

Publicado originalmente por Hiding in Plain Sight ):

huh D: ?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_blLQ6DAaXk

ah ok XD. I love hitting with the Shoulders ^-^ <3

[The Grin]

Publicado originalmente por JebKerman:

If you're after damage reduction. I'd've probably gone for Divine Blessing 3 (or 5) before defense boost, It can take a much greater edge off of hits, though is obviously influenced by RNG.

okidoki! thanks.I will test this.

[Xilo The Odd]

typical tank skill ranking is:

HB3
divine prot 3 or 5
evade distance
evasion 3-5
Guard if applicable

and i know what your thinking, evasion isnt tanky. well, would you rather take damage or be so super tank you take 0 damage for good timing or positioning?

and unless your using lance or gunlance to me guard up is a trap. if its an attack that needs guard up to block it, you should not be getting hit by it.

[The Grin]

Publicado originalmente por Xilo The Odd:

typical tank skill ranking is:

HB3
divine prot 3 or 5
evade distance
evasion 3-5
Guard if applicable

and i know what your thinking, evasion isnt tanky. well, would you rather take damage or be so super tank you take 0 damage for good timing or positioning?

and unless your using lance or gunlance to me guard up is a trap. if its an attack that needs guard up to block it, you should not be getting hit by it.

Don´t worry I have evasion level 2 enough for me ;) I saw the difference compared to no evasion at all , it´s pretty clear. It really helps.

[Zhou Yu]

I’d also like to add that guarding on greatsword is for emergencies only, as each attack blocked heavily chips away at your sharpness. Although having said that, I wonder if protective polish negates the sharpness loss on block.

[Woter Meron]

I've been using the safi armor on GS and it has a pretty good potential for tank builds.
Basically:
5 piece safi
healthboost 3
medicine 3
Tenderizer 3
Attack 4
Focus 3
Partbreaker 3 (cuz I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love this skill)
And a agitator 5 charm

GS requires only 5 hits for the safi healthregen to activate this includes shoulder bashes. So you can heal through any attack by shoulder bashing after 2 hits (don't sheath) shoulderbash and than TCS to heal back to full.

Using a safi weapon (blast or sleep) you get a 5% natural affinity. +5% for attack 4 +40% from the armor and +50% from tenderizer for a full 100%. You can even drop the agitator and a lvl 4 slot for earplugs 5 and become even more unstoppable

https://honeyhunterworld.com/mhwbi/?1915,283,266,264,260,264,81,att:1;health:1-;;;;-at6;at5;at5;at5;at5,0,0,213,0,0,323,5,5,323,14,0,325,90,90,305,54,0,305,90,5,5:16:16:0:0:0:0

https://honeyhunterworld.com/mhwbi/?1915,283,266,264,260,264,72,att:1;health:1-;;;;-at6;at5;at5;at5;at5,0,0,317,0,0,323,5,5,323,14,0,325,90,90,305,5,0,305,90,5,4:16:16:0:0:0:0

You can change the 4 attack jewels for a fortified and 3 divine protection jewels. Defense jewels are unfortunately pretty much useless.

[vamp]

OP u should just build for raw damage. equipping health regen augment, health boost 3, and Recovery Up translates to anytime you hit you recover for a large portion of health.

HP Regen Augmentation heals for 7.5 percent of the damage you deal and recovery up will even further that. do the math.


However if you insist on being a '"tank" I would recommend trying out 2pc Goldian for Divine Blessing Secret on top of what I already said above.

[vamp]

never guard

[The Grin]

Publicado originalmente por Zhou Yu:

I’d also like to add that guarding on greatsword is for emergencies only, as each attack blocked heavily chips away at your sharpness. Although having said that, I wonder if protective polish negates the sharpness loss on block.

Yes I saw that, the sharpness takes a huge hit especially on blue /white swords. I will try to get rid of the guard skill.

[The Grin]

Publicado originalmente por Vamp:

never guard

yes T^T

[The Grin]

Publicado originalmente por Woter Meron:

I've been using the safi armor on GS and it has a pretty good potential for tank builds.
Basically:
5 piece safi
healthboost 3
medicine 3
Tenderizer 3
Attack 4
Focus 3
Partbreaker 3 (cuz I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ love this skill)
And a agitator 5 charm

GS requires only 5 hits for the safi healthregen to activate this includes shoulder bashes. So you can heal through any attack by shoulder bashing after 2 hits (don't sheath) shoulderbash and than TCS to heal back to full.

Using a safi weapon (blast or sleep) you get a 5% natural affinity. +5% for attack 4 +40% from the armor and +50% from tenderizer for a full 100%. You can even drop the agitator and a lvl 4 slot for earplugs 5 and become even more unstoppable

https://honeyhunterworld.com/mhwbi/?1915,283,266,264,260,264,81,att:1;health:1-;;;;-at6;at5;at5;at5;at5,0,0,213,0,0,323,5,5,323,14,0,325,90,90,305,54,0,305,90,5,5:16:16:0:0:0:0

https://honeyhunterworld.com/mhwbi/?1915,283,266,264,260,264,72,att:1;health:1-;;;;-at6;at5;at5;at5;at5,0,0,317,0,0,323,5,5,323,14,0,325,90,90,305,5,0,305,90,5,4:16:16:0:0:0:0

You can change the 4 attack jewels for a fortified and 3 divine protection jewels. Defense jewels are unfortunately pretty much useless.

Owwww this looks really good, but I will need to grind a bit to get all this equipment. I am still MR 20...I just began Iceborne a week ago.