any Pre-Fatalis sns build?

[Sepu]

I'm searching a good build for sns but i only found builds with fatalis armor pieces, but i prefer don't hunt Fatalis, any suggestions?

[KaoBoi]

For weapon, Lightbreak is preferred not just for raw dmg & blast but for the jewel slots. The Armour set depends on skills you want:

Offense (if you're good at evading)
-Frostcraft *pro
-Agitator 5 or 7
-Weakness Exploit 3
-Critical Boost 3
-Critical Eye 7
-Attack Boost 4 or 7
-Coalescence 1 *extra

Defense (if you struggle evading)
-Health Boost 3
-Divine Blessing 3 or 5
-Fire Resistance 1-3 *fire blight
-Shield Up *emergency blocks
-Stamina Surge 3 *if you keep exhausting yourself

*optional
These are the useful skills usually used. Tbh i used Tool Specialist 5 for the Rocksteady + Glider combo to maintain flinch shot rage & mount twice only for openings. Take this as a guide & feel free to mix it up to create your own build. Everyone has different shortcomings. Goodluck o7

[Feto]

3 pieces of Raging Brachy armor + 2 pieces of whatever else you may need.

[Tustle]

On what KaoBoi's stated about Divine Blessing 5: he speaks of the Gold Rathian set's Divine Blessing Secret. Believe two pieces of the Beta armor alone are enough to get you topped off on that, so you get fire resistance and some good free decoration slots to play around with, if the Alpha pieces don't have what you like.

Otherwise try comparing the Alatreon SnS to other Dragon element dealing weapons: not sure how it compares to other SnS's, I just know the Alatreon Hunting Horn is one of the highest dragon element dealers of the Hunting Horns, so if I extend that logic to Swords and Shields...anyway what else.

Heat Guard keeps you from taking tick damage on the fire snot puddles he leaves in Phase 3, extremely helpful if you're a hair's breadth from carting yet still alive...and then get on your feet while standing in said fire snot puddle.

You're using a melee weapon. Invest in Evade Window to pull off sickening Elden Ring/Dark Souls esque close-call dodges on this dragon, and maybe you won't need Divine Blessing Secret after all. I just like it as a safety net...

Phase 3 will power up his fire attacks significantly enough to be really fatal if you don't break his head at least once. Put points into Partbreaker.

To make it easier to weaken his hide with a SnS, put in the Shaver jewel.

Now less build advice, more strategy advice: his flamethrower/fire cone attacks leave his head vulnerable to softening without you getting blown off like when he hocks fire loogie balls. Punish accordingly if the head's already softened, prepare to RolliePollie out of dodge if he's shooting the firecone because he tends to leave an explosive fire blob when he's done!