Here are the best Gunlance Builds in Monster Hunter Now. Check out the best early game build, the best Gunlance builds for each shelling type, and the best skills to equip in this guide!
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Best Gunlance Builds
Gunlance Build Selection
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| Early Game Build | ||
| Normal Shelling | LongShelling | WideShelling |
Early Game Gunlance Build
| Weapon | ATK | AFF | ELE |
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Bone Gunlance | 207 | 0% | None |
| Armor | Skills | ||
Kulu Headpiece (Grade 2) | ▸ Lock On Lv. 1 | ||
Basarios Mail (Grade 2) | ▸ Artillery Lv.1 | ||
Girros Vambraces(Grade 2) | ▸ Sneak Attack Lv.1 | ||
Jagras Coil (Grade 4) | ▸ Fortify Lv.1 ▸ Rising Tide Lv.1 | ||
Basarios Greaves (Grade 2) | ▸ Artillery Lv.1 | ||
The pieces above will be easy to craft, making this the optimal build for the early game. You already get two levels of Artillery with Basarios and hunts are more convenient with the Lock On skill.
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Normal Shelling Gunlance Build
| Weapon | ATK | AFF | ELE |
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Royal Burst | 615 | 0% |
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| Armor | Skills | ||
Zinogre Helm (Grade 6) | ▸ Evasive Concentration Lv. 1 ▸ Burst Lv. 1 | ||
Basarios Mail (Grade 6) | ▸ Artillery Lv.2 | ||
Rathian Vambraces(Grade 6) | ▸ Burst Lv.2 ▸ Lock On Lv. 1 | ||
Rathian Coil(Grade 6) | ▸ Burst Lv.1 ▸ Poison Resistance Lv. 1 | ||
Basarios Greaves (Grade 4) | ▸ Artillery Lv.1 ▸ Guard Lv. 1 | ||
The Normal Shelling Gunlance requires you to focus more on landing Burst Fire (or Full Bursts) often. Although the Burst skill doesn't boost shelling damage, it's easy to activate and can boost the Wyrmstake Cannon damage with the full combo.
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Long Shelling Gunlance Build
| Weapon | ATK | AFF | ELE |
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Insatiable Gunlance | 475 | -30% |
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| Armor | Skills | ||
Rath Soul Helm (Grade 6) | ▸ Focus Lv. 2 | ||
Basarios Mail (Grade 6) | ▸ Artillery Lv.2 | ||
Diablos Nero Vambraces(Grade 6) | ▸ Resentment Lv.1 ▸ Focus Lv. 1 | ||
Rathalos Coil(Grade 5) | ▸ Focus Lv.1 | ||
Basarios Greaves (Grade 4) | ▸ Artillery Lv.1 ▸ Guard Lv. 1 | ||
The Long Shelling Gunlance has the strongest charged shells and longest range, making them good for shelling-focused builds. It's possible to speed up the charge time using the Focus skill.
The Basarios pieces in the build, after upgrading it to the required grades, will give you 3 levels of Artillery. Upgrading the Insatiable Gunlance from Deviljho to Grade 8 will give you another.
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Wide Shelling Gunlance Build
| Armor | Skills | ||
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Pukei Lagoon Hat (Grade 8) | ▸ Lock On Lv. 1 ▸ Weakness Exploit Lv. 2 | ||
Basarios Mail (Grade 6) | ▸ Artillery Lv.2 | ||
Rath Soul Braces(Grade 6) | ▸ Critical Boost Lv.2 | ||
Rath Heart Coil(Grade 6) | ▸ Critical Eye Lv.2 | ||
Basarios Greaves (Grade 4) | ▸ Artillery Lv.1 ▸ Guard Lv. 1 | ||
The Wide Shelling Gunlance will have you focus more on poke-shelling attack style. With this in mind, we focus more on putting points into Artillery to improve shelling while adding general damage boosting skills for the thrusts which can crit.
The combination of Weakness Exploit and Lock On from the Coral Pukei Pukei helm will make it easier for you to deal significant damage to weakspots. You can replace the Pukei Lagoon Hat with the Kulu Headpiece if you don't have the materials.
Weapon Choices
Below are the weapons you can use for the Wide Shelling Gunlance build. You can switch up between these weapons depending on the monster you're hunting.
| Weapon | ATK | AFF | ELE |
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Barroth Blaster | 615 | 0% | None |
Jyura Buster | 475 | 0% |
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Twinfang+ | 430 | 0% |
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High Volt Gunlance | 433 | 10% |
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Best Gunlance Skills
Recommended Skills to Equip
| Skill | Explanation / Recommended Level |
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| Artillery | Your Gunlance shell attacks improves with this skill equipped, increasing your DPS further. At level 3, it adds an extra ammo, so be sure to prioritize this skill before anything else. Priority: ★★★ |
| Focus | Focus is good for Long Gunlances that want to fire off charged shells as fast as possible. Otherwise, this skill doesn't always help the Gunlance. Priority: ★★☆ |
| Burst | Burst is good for Normal Gunlances as it is easily activated after a full burst and can be comboed to a stronger Wyrmstake Cannon.Priority: ★★☆ |
| Guard | This skill lessens the impact and damage you receive from blocked hits. This is more of a convenience skill. The short hunt times will have you focus more on attacking rather than guarding. Priority: ★☆☆ |
| Special Boost | Wyvern's Fire is a powerful special skill exclusive to the Gunlance. This skill can help improve it's damage by a lot, so when you can, slot it in!Priority: ★☆☆ |
| Critical Eye | Critical Eye boosts your normal attacks in-between shell attacks. This can boost your DPS in a hunt. Only consider this skill for builds that don't fully rely on shelling as only regular Gunlance attacks can crit. Priority: ★☆☆ |
| Weakness Exploit | This skill is the more efficient affinity-providing skill. However, it only works when you hit a monster's weak point, which you will be most of the time. Priority: ★☆☆ |
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