r/MonsterHunterMeta • u/TarnishedMaxx • 1d ago
Wilds Managed to get a somewhat decent Mizu IG set!!
Just to be clear, this set is OBVIOUSLY not meta, and i would probably be better off using zoh shia/artian stuff, however, the Mizu weapons aestethics fuck hard so i wanted to make it work, so! i managed to scrap by a set that reaches 100% affinity pretty damn consistently, has comfort evasion skills and lvl 5 crit boost!
• Mizutsune insect glaive with lvl 3 crit boost deco and lvl 2 and 1 level of crit eye - G. Odogaron Beta helm with maximum might jewel • Mizutsune chestplate with an evade extender jewel and another maximum might • Mizutsune gloves with a weakness exploit deco • Mizutsune waist with another weakness exploit, the third max might and 1 divine blessing • Mizutsune pants with weakness exploit • weakness exploit charm
So, all this amounts to:
• Mizu set bonus 2 • Crit boost 5 - Crit eye 1 • Crit element 1 • Weakness exploit 5 • Burst 5 • Constitution 3 • Maximum might 3 • Evade extender 2 • Evade Window 2 • Divine blessing 1
In game, having bubble blight, crit eye and maximum might gives you exactly 70% affinity on your glaive, and it ends up being 100% thanks to weakness exploit, and this conditions are not hard to achieve at all, the evasion skills are really awesome because Glaive lacks meaningful defense so being able to dance around the monster feels great. I want to repeat, i know for a fact this is NOT a meta build and it’s probably far from it but i would still like to hear opinions and maybe some suggestions? i dont wanna hear actual glaive builds recommendations since im doing this solely for the drip 😭 Ive heard burst is good but is it like lvl 5 good? im not that sure honestly
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u/SorrowAndDespair 1d ago
This IG Mizu build I threw together will get you up to about 400 effective raw which is actually pretty close to meta, so good against anything weak to water.
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u/TarnishedMaxx 1d ago
Do you mind explaining whats the game plan with this build? why charge master?
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u/Leather-Match8964 1d ago
It’s not, skill is straight garbage on IG, not only it only boost ele part which is not the main dmg of IG but it doesn’t work on RSS, CB3 beat it by miles. You always want your weapon deco to be CB3/Airborne/sharpness or more crit depend on weapon.
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u/Leather-Match8964 19h ago
Lol u don't know what you are talking about, that ONLY happen if u aren't critting, even if you for some reason aren't critting, fine, Airborne still does way more dmg. A simple test with dummy will prove this easily, you didn't test it right. For example the final hit dmg of SDS goes from like this (i made sure every hits is crit since u dont have 100% aff in training room)
no deco 165 - 546 for full SDS
Charged master 167 - 556 for full SDS
CB3 177 - 581 for full SDS
Airborne/Attack boost 167 - 582 for full SDSBefore trying to prove me wrong, ask your set these question, why doesn't meta IG set use charged master, why aren't any speedrunners use charged master? I think the answer is VERY clear.
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u/Leather-Match8964 16h ago
Unless u are fighting monster with 0 raw Hz, 50 ele Hz then sure, it seem you are just being stubborn and don’t want to admit you are wrong. Training pole has ele 30hz and it still under perform there, only 10 damage increase, i repeat only 10 damage increase over not using any deco. I don’t want to waste time with someone don’t want to learn so last thing, ask yourself why no speedrunner use it, do you think they are dumber than you?
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u/Eggtastic_Taco 1d ago
You've got some numbers wrong. Slicked blade gives +21% for bubbleblight and an extra +9% when wet. WEX gives 30% on weak spots, MM gives 30%. You're looking at 81-90% with all three active, +20% on wounds. Plus the glaive itself starts at 15%, so this build is actually giving too much affinity. Even without any critical eye and while dry, with bubbleblight, MM active, and hitting a weak spot, you're at 96% affinity, 116% against wounds. You can drop max might entirely and be at 75-95%, and then you have room for stuff like more evade extender to increase your aerial mobility (vaulting and air dodging counts towards applying self bubbleblight) or earplugs, or slotting in coalescence for some extra damage during bubbleblight downtime. Instead of Critical eye on the weapon, try critical boost and airborne. Even if you don't use aerial play for glaive, half the attacks still trigger the airborne damage bonus because your feet leave the ground during the animation.
Edit: misread your original post, I see you didn't mess up any math. I do still think your build has too much crit, though.
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u/TarnishedMaxx 1d ago
Wait does the heavy attacks on ground work with the aerial skill? i though it was only specifically jump attacks from like ledges, seikrets, thats good to know and thank you for the insight!!!! i know this build isn’t perfect, this is why i “scrapped it together” dropping max might in exchange of something else might be a good idea since insect glaive does use quite a bit of stamina so i don’t have it up most of the hunt unlike a greatsword or switch axe, what would you recommend in exchange? im thinking maxing out evade extender and maybe the extra part break skill? since glaive does use the wounds a lot but idk im all ears :3
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u/Eggtastic_Taco 1d ago
Airborne triggers on any attack where your feet leave the ground, so it's like half the hits in the charge attack and all of them in RSS.
I recommend coalescence for damage with good uptime or evade skills for comfort. Also, at least one earplugs will get you to lv2 earplugs with triple extract, I have 2 earplugs in mine rn because I've been using my mizu aerial build on Zoh.
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u/ciellacielle 1d ago
Coalescense or however u spell it is very good with the mizu set since it triggers every time your bubbleblight resets. In my experience, too much evade extender is a bad thing on glaive bc i end up flying too far with air dodges lol but definitely a preference thing.
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u/paoweeFFXIV 1d ago edited 1d ago
I glossed over the mizu armor since realizing you only self inflict bubble blight when running the 4pc and not 2 (unlike Frenzy) so I did not bother making a set. But this looks good. It has a lot of the desirable damage skills you want when set building
You then get to use the mizu weapon (21% affinity if bubble blighted, + 9% if wet) when fighting water weak monsters, if you want.
bubble blight doesn’t consider you wet sadly.