Here's the set:
- Varianza (Focus/Handicraft Jewel [3], Critical Jewel [3], Critical Jewel [2])
- Numinous Crown β (Tenderizer Jewel [3], Counter Jewel [2] Mighty Jewel [2], Recovery Jewel [1])
- Numinous Shroud β (Tenderizer Jewel [3])
- G.Arkveld Vambraces β (Recovery Jewel [1], Protection Jewel [1], Protection Jewel [1])
- Numinous Overlay β (Counter Jewel [2] Mighty Jewel [2])
- G.Arkveld Greaves β (Counter Jewel [2] Mighty Jewel [2], Protection Jewel [1])
- Recovery Charm III Counter Charm III
- Corrupted Mantle (for damage)/Rocksteady Mantle (for tankyness)

Skills:
- Critical Boost Lv 5
- Focus Lv 3
- Handicraft Lv 1
- Weakness Exploit Lv 5
- Agitator Lv 5
- Counterstrike Lv 3
- Divine Blessing Lv 3
- Recovery Up Lv 3 Maximum Might Lv 3 - Recovery Speed Lv 3
- Coalescence Lv 1
- Elemental Absorption Lv 1
Set Bonuses:
- Zoh Shia's Pulse: Super Recovery I
- Guardian Arkveld's Vitality: Decimator I
- Guardian's Protection: Ward of Wyveria

Edit: after testing, changed the set as per u/Wubbwubb61's suggestion

If I HAD to choose between the two, which is the most important skill for elemental charge blades ?

I use the gore magala considering how good it is, but I have a couple questions about the newer weapons. Are they better than the artisan weapons because I’ve been using them now and they’re pretty powerful. As for weapons, I’m running the ones you get from Zoa and the bubble monster forget the name.

I’m not sure whether to use recovery speed, recovery up, or neither. Has anyone tested yet?

I tested the Zoh Shia SnS over 1200 total hits against the training dummy:

• Lateral 1-3 -> SR -> CC: procs on about 6.8% of hits (600 hits total)

• Chop 1-4: procs on about 8.3% of hits (600 hits total)

I split my tests between soft and hard training dummy settings, which didn't affect the proc rate based on 600 hits per softness setting.

If we assume an equal usage of Chop combo and Lateral -> SR -> CC, this is about +3.8 damage/hit. That isn't terrible, but it still falls behind a 4x attack Artian SnS regardless of the dragon HZV. For example, using a typical 4-Gore set with basic offensive consumables against Arkveld's chainblades:

• Unpowered chainblades (50% raw, 0% dragon): Artian wins by 2%

• Powered chainblades (52% raw, 25% dragon): Artian wins by 8%

Artian's ability to slot both OG3 and CB3 in addition to a sharpness skill, as well as almost double the Dragon attack, leaves Artian as the clear winner in dragon-HZV matchups.

Thanks to u/opda2056 for linking dreamingsuntide's video on Whiteflame Torrent's mechanics. tl;dr as it pertains to SnS: unless you are only doing 1-2 attacks (e.g. Lateral -> Return) every 3 seconds, Artian wins.

See my comment here for more details on exactly when Zoh SnS beats Artian SnS.

So I will start with saying I know the age old "defenses mean nothing if you don't get hit" mindset but I am far from some optimized god hunter, I still get smacked around quite a lot, I'm not toping any clear time leaderboards. I have always been the sort to try and make more "comfy" builds.

To that end with TU1 now out I am trying to make a Burst set using a mix of Ebony Odo and Mizutsune armor. I have a few different armor configurations that get me burst 5 plus slots to get other skills but as is the main thing with the Odo set it has really bad elemental defenses. I can dedicate a handful of slots to use decos to get me close to 0 on all fronts but its both using 1 slot decos in 2 slot sockets and not using those 1 slot sockets for possibly other minor QoL skills I like.

If I remove all the decos I am using I have like -12 to thunder and anywhere from -4 through -6 in the others though dragon is at a +10.

Tweaking with my Gunlance build a bit and wanted to know if I could make this build any better. Quick sheathe and earplugs are for comfort. Used to run 4 ebony odo pieces which swapped QS 3 for earplugs 3 and agitator 4 but I couldn't capitalize on Maximum Might as much. With mizistune legs giving burst 2 and a level 3 deco I figured I could go less on ebony armor and get fulgur pieces in there. Any tips would be appreciated!

https://imgur.com/a/jtvTRcu

Their usually who i see when im looking online and I used to use their stuff in rise but was unsure how meta their stuff actually was. It seems good

Does zoh Shia have any viable weapons option? Not looking for the best overall just a decent one who doesn't suck

i'd like to share my set, give me ur thoughts about it!

https://imgur.com/a/Mn9fLMQ

So I made this build with the intention of utilizing critical draw with the hammers charge attacks and joining public S0S flares and preventing people from carting. It was pretty meh until high rank Zo Shia came out, and now it's performing really well and working a lot better in farming Zo Shia The idea of the build is to provide support in the form of stuns, sleeps, paralysis.. do respectable damage while not allowing your teammates to die. Use low commitment attacks with hammer and be able to respond pre-emptively when dangerous situations arise.

Notes about the build:

Punishing draw makes the hammer uppercut attack deal 62 stun (68 is the cap) and adds +7 attack (draw attacks only)

Critical Draw benefits an entire charge attack including all 3 hits on the supercharged slam, only the last one really matters, but at least you don't have to worry about accidentally landing one of the other three.

Critical draw will not activate if you use the slinger dodge while charging, which is why I put evade extender 3 in the build, so that we can be more mobile and stay aggressive.

You only use 2 incredibly simple combos in the entire build Charge level 2 (the uppercut) followed by a single circle/triangle attack and supercharged slam. in between each attack you are rolling and sheathing before starting the next attack. You can fit the supercharged slam and an upswing combo into most attack windows.

Weapon: The build works with any artian hammer, I prefer using sleep and paralysis so that I can offer more attack windows for my team, but dragon and blast are perfectly fine too for more damage.

Link to build:

https://atlasforge.gg/monster-hunter-wilds/build-planner?i=3Es5UN1WIB3eFC2Y7y1&d=kz1RP2ud2Y3Vf8a5nTwBn8RVuqmobPdqQhXzH6Z5jl

I'd love to hear any ideas for improving the build and squeezing extra damage or cc

I'm still running 4 Gore & 1 Blangonga and Artian Dragon, Also, is Peak Performance + Zoh set a thing?

For reference, I'm trying to get to 5'30 5 ★ Zoh Shia (TU1) - 06'13'' | Insect Glaive | Monster Hunter Wilds #mhws

For context, I'm a bow player and adrenaline rush is active roughly 80% of the time. I just want to know if the 4 raw and affinity is worth it over the 5 raw. In multiplayer, I'd probably run Agitator, but it truthfully doesn't matter to me.

-Numinous crown b Counter jewel(2),mighty jewel(2) Recovery jewel(1)

-Numinous shroud b Tenderizer jewel(3)

-G.Arkveld b Two sheath jewel(1) growth jewel (1)

-Numinous overlay b Mighty jewel(2)

-Numinous greaves Counter jewel(2) mighty jewel(2)

Should be full maximum might, counter attack, WEX, Agitator, recovery speed and then a few first level skills I know the new full recovery set bonus from zoh is really strong at the second level. Also also the WEX level two charm For Greatsword btw

I'm sure it isn't perfect but I manage to get Zho's 2 piece ability, squeeze out 5 extra raw from agi5+CS1 as opposed to just CS3, and maintain 95% affinity. Let me know what you guys think.

https://imgur.com/a/54Ycu9g

Particularly for SnS. Im generally pretty bad at perfect guarding in any game, but if the window is as generous as offensive guard then I might not have to rely on the Guard skill after all.

What helmet could use instead of the Mizutsune one in the build

Not sure if I asked this properly , apologies if I didnt.

Essentially I made a good roll at craft 5 and made a Para GS. Since Im keeping this I essentially have my craft run end at 5, right? So if I were to make a second GS (Sleep) I cant do the same 5 rolls again right? I have to now work for a new set of rolls?

https://imgur.com/a/1UjSU8b

What do you think? Which one should be better, left or right?

I have the 205 and i want to know much butter the perfect roll is, like if it is worth it. Thanks

I just stumbled upon wilds builds on a site called game8 where they showcased builds for progression as well as end game builds. For example they have a build for SnS consisting out of Zoh Shia head and chest, G. Ark gloves and the rest being Gore with a challenger charm.

As thing stand now would this build, going from armour alone, be considered top or end game for SnS user?

I’m trying to find a consistent answer to this question. The two general purpose sets I’m comparing are:

A) Gore 2pc, Agi 5, MM 2 Zoh Shia B - Agi, MM Zoh Shia B - WEX G. Arkv B - (nothing) Gore B - Burst, MM Gore B - Agi, Antivirus, Antivirus WEX charm

gives Black Eclipse I, Agi 5, WEX 5, MM2 and 4 1-slots
Aff: 20% Frenzy (can assume next to full uptime) + 30% WEX + 15% Agi + 20% MM = 50 to 85% depending on Agi and MM (+20% on wounds) Raw: 20 from Agi (depending on uptime)

B) Gore 4pc, MM3, Agi 2 Gore B - WEX Zoh Shia B - WEX Gore B - MM, MM Gore B - Burst, MM Gore B - WEX, Antivirus, Antivirus WEX Charm

gives Black Eclipse II, WEX 5, Agi 2, MM 3 and 1 1-slot Aff: 20% Frenzy + 30% WEX + 5% Agi + 30% MM = 50 to 85% depending on Agi and MM (+20% on wounds) Raw: Between 15 and 23 depending on Agi uptime

I’m not sure if, or when, when Counterstrike, Adrenaline Rush and Latent Power are better than MM for 2-slot usage either

It seems that if the weapon needs 1-slots for specific skills (like Quick Sheathe for LS), the Gore 2pc is needed. Otherwise, is Gore 4pc just straight up better still? What do you guys think? Are there other factors to take into account?

Goodday fellow Hunters.

I absolutely love using Crit Draw GS but really didn't like the meta relying on always having to activate Adrenaline Rush. I tried swapping Adrenaline Rush with Peak Performance but the uptime on it was horrible....until now.

I can finally get near 100% uptime on PP using Zoh Shiah's Super Recovery. So I made this build:

https://imgur.com/a/e8mMSMJ

It's working pretty well! You can also slot 2 PP Jewels instead of Earplugs and then you are free to use any charm you want. You can then get Burst 3 or Adrenaline Rush 3.

Any way to make this better?

Does anyone have a really good build? Also what reinforcements I should have on my Artian weapon.

If there’s a document on how to play Charge Blade properly that’ll be nice too if possible. I’m new completely to Monster Hunter