The Insect Glaive is one of the most unique weapons in Monster Hunter World. This build will give you a solid foundation for making use of the weapon at all levels of play.
Do keep in mind that the more you play Monster Hunter World, the easier it will be to emulate this build more closely.
Best Insect Glaive Skills in Monster Hunter World
Skills make up the majority of a build in Monster Hunter World, so we’ll be talking about this first. As a weapon, Insect Glaive is largely self-sufficientand does not need any skills to function at a decent level.However, some will sizably improve your performance and ease of use for the weapon.
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Best Insect Glaive Equipment in Monster Hunter World
The biggest weakness of the Insect Glaive is how degrading it is on yourSharpness. As such, I can recommend two general sets of armor to you that will help dampen this issue.
Beyond armor, I highly recommend you run theTemporal MantleandRocksteady Mantlefor your two secondary item choices. The Temporal Mantle works well as a temporary buffer for mistakes you might make. The Rocksteady Mantle allows you to ignore attacks (though you still take damage), allowing you to brute force through enemy attacks even while you’re airborne. Alternatively, you can run aHealth Boosterfor extra sustain. I recommend replacing the Rocksteady Mantle for it if you decide to.
Best Insect Glaive Stats in Monster Hunter World
Generally, when using the Insect Glaive, you want to make sure you can keep yourSharpnessstat as high as possible as often as possible. As mentioned before, Sharpness is drained very quickly when using this weapon due to its rapid attacks. Skills likeProtective PolishandHandicrafthelp with this.
Staminais also a significant detriment for the Insect Glaive if you’re planning to utilize its aerial capabilities. While grounded, it’s not a Stamina hog, but every aerial attack you use will drain a chunk of it, making it imperative that you maintain it well. Use foods to increase you’re Stamina to its maximum value before every hunt, and useDash Juiceto greatly reduce Stamina consumption.
All weapons in Monster Hunter World want to make use of theAffinitystat as well, as it is just a free boost to your overall damage.For damage stats, while not required,Elemental Attackstend to function well with the Insect Glaive due to its high attack speed. While you’re able to certainly go for a more generalistic approach by focusing onRaw DamagewithBlast, I recommend making Insect Glaives for each element and just using the one the monster you’re facing is weakest to.
For Kinsects, prioritizeSpeedover all other stats, as the more important factor with the Insect Glaive is how quickly you can siphon your three buffs and maintain them. A fast Kinsect makes it easier to siphon specific parts, especially against after monsters, where it may be harder to hit them.
Best Insect Glaive Decorations in Monster Hunter World
Decorations serve as an additional way to customize your skill build. They should be used to fill in the gaps for Skills you want to equip but cannot find the perfect armor piece for.
For the Insect Glaive,Evade Extender/Window, Airborne, Protective Polish, Stamina Surge, Constitution, and Power Prolongerdecorations, allow for significant flexibility when you’re choosing which armor pieces to use. You can also useWeakness Exploit, Critical Eye, Attack Boost,Latent Power,andAgitatordecorations for general damage increases.
How to play the Insect Glaive in Monster Hunter World
At the start of any fight, your goal with the Insect Glaive is to obtain yourthreeKinsect Buffsas quickly as possible before dealing grounded damage to the monster.
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By combining theRedandWhite buffs(done by just having both), your grounded and aerial combos will change and become viable for damage. This is why these two buffs are the most important. The Orange buff provides a sizable increase in defense but is otherwise unimportant for dealing damage. However, by having all three buffs, you gain several benefits (such as free immunity to monster roars) that make getting all three worthwhile. You can, however, sustain off just the Red and White Buffs.
Eventually, the buffs will run out once enough time has passed, meaning you need to re-obtain the buffs again to gain their benefits. Power Prolonger extendsthe amount of time you have these buffs, effectively reducing how often you need to obtain them in the middle of a fight.
Despite the Insect Glaive having great aerial capabilities, the weapon tends to perform best whilegrounded, as its combos are more damaging there. This isn’t to say you shouldn’t use the weapon’s aerial combos. They are just more situational due to their high Stamina cost and reduced overall control.
The Insect Glaive is a highly versatile weapon, and it is very rewarding so long as you’re able to get the hang of constantly managing your three buffs. It has been my main weapon since its introduction to the series, and will remain as such going forward.
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