MH4U! My Mixed Armor Sets! Set #8! Heat Source!

Heat Source! This is a my fire elemental mixed armor set that's sure to do justice against monsters susceptible to fire. I like to use this armor set for speedy melee weapons such as the SnS, preferably the Annular Sol or use fire relic DBs that have an enormous amount of purple sharpness when paired with Sharpness +1 or Honed Blade.

*Purple sharpness weapons give out the most bonus damage to elemental attacks, a multiplier of 1.2, so yeah, you're doing 20% more damage with your elemental attacks.*

I like the fact that the armor comes in a nice fiery red color, it just matches the way it looks and how it works. The reason why I made this set is because I hunt a lot of Chameleos and I thought to myself, why not make a set that exploits his fire weakness and tadah!! Heat Source was born! This set does need an Edgemaster +4 relic chest piece so search your inventory thoroughly because you might have one unnoticed. Okay, on to the set itself and what other armor pieces it needs!

The armor pieces and talisman are:

White Fatalis Head - ---
Esurient Armor - Edgemaster +4
Silver SolBraces Z - OO
Silver SolCoil Z - OO
Rathalos Greaves X - O
Miracle Charm - Sharpness +7 OOO

Since it's made out of rarity 9-10 armor pieces, it's got top tier defense ratings.
Maxed out Defense = 754 (No armor talon/charm)

Elemental Resistance:

Fire +5
Water -12
Thunder -10
Ice -2
Dragon +0

Nothing too alarming in terms of elemental resistances, nothing above -20 so it's all good and manageable. A heavy water or thunder attack may hurt a lot but it'll still leave you in one piece.

Decorations needed:

Fire Attack +3 Jewel x2
Fire Attack +1 Jewel x1
Expert +1 Jewel x2
Sharpness +1 Jewel x1

Skills activated:

Honed Blade (10)
Razor Sharp (10)
Fire Atk +3 (20)
Critical Eye +1 (10)

Honed Blade is probably the best blademaster skill out there for weapons that need Sharpness +1, not only does it boost the sharpness bar by one level it also gives Attack Up L! I put in Razor Sharp to get more out of the purple bar and maximize the elemental damage output and to top it off, it has Fire Atk +3!

Fire Atk +3 gives a massive boost to fire elemental weapons! An Annular Sol that has 350 fire will become 490! Elemental damage at those amounts for a speedy weapon is absurd and just think about what high element relics can do, it's just evil I tell you.

The Critical Eye +1 is a bonus feature because the set gives +8 expert and it has a couple of free slots to gem in some expert decorations. Extra offensive skills are always welcomed!

If you haven't tried some heavy elemental damaging blademaster set, then give this one a go, it might give a liking to your taste. Give it an honest try and I promise you, you'll have a lot of fun hunting with Heat Source.

Thank you for checking out my mix sets and have fun doing yours. Happy hunting!

MH4U: My Top 5 Non-Relic Switch Axes! (SA)

1. Ceadeed Axe

This has got to be one of the best, if the not the best craftable switch axe you could ever get. Just look at the those stats, high raw paired with element and a good dose of affinity and defense? topped off with purple sharpness with Sharpness +1? This is madness! Oh yeah it's a power phial switch axe so you're going to do tons of damage whatever mode you're using. The materials needed to make this switch axe comes from Chaotic Gore Magala and you have to trade them to the Wycoon for the Ceadeus parts so good luck getting the materials!

• Attack - 1566 Power Phial
• True Attack - 290
• Element - 330 Water
• Affinity - +15%
• Sharpness - 10 Hits with white or 30 hits of purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +20
• Slots - None
• Rarity - 10

2. Nether Excellion

This is my favorite thunder switch axe to use because of its good overall stats and it makes hunting monsters weak to thunder all the while easier. It's got impressive sharpness with a bit of affinity too and being an element phial switch axe, it boosts its thunder element during sword mode. It does need a lot of different materials to make such as Critical Brachydios parts, A Zinogre Skymerald and a good amount of Kirin Finehide but once crafted, it's all worth it.

• Attack - 1512 Element Phial
• True Attack - 280
• Element - 360 Thunder
• Affinity - +10%
• Sharpness - 180 Hits with white or 60 hits of purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - One Slot
• Rarity - 10

3. Stygian Vanagloria

If you're having trouble against monsters weak to dragon and you're finding yourself in bit of a situation finding a good switch axe to fight them, then this is the answer to your problem. The Stygian Vanagloria is a high raw power phial switch axe that has a nice touch of dragon element. This is a good dragon switch axe that is easy to create and access early on because the parts needed aren't that demanding and it's worth the effort of going through Stygian Zinogre a couple of times just to get his skymerald.

• Attack - 1512 Power Phial
• True Attack - 280
• Element - 350 Dragon
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 90 Hits with white or 40 hits of purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - None
• Rarity - 9

4. Doomaxe "Downpour"

The Devil/Savage Jho switch axe has got to be the most impressive looking switch axe that MH4U has to offer. If you look at it closely you'll see it pulsating with pure power and boy does it look intimidating. It has an absurd amount of raw and if you add in the skill Sharpness +1? Just look at that purple sharpness, come on, that is a lot! Also, you don't need to awaken the element it has since it's a dragon phial switch axe, but if it does bug you, then why not put in some Awaken right?

• Attack - 1620 Dragon Phial
• True Attack - 300
• Element - 180 Dragon
• Affinity - -10%
• Sharpness - 10 Hits with purple or 120 hits of purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - One Slot
• Rarity - 10

5. Azure Straybloom

The Azure Rathalos switch axe is a good poison heavy weapon that has well balanced stats. If a monster is susceptible to poison and you're good at applying pressure and you're keeping the monster poisoned through out the hunt, then it's gonna be an easy ride for you. To make this weapon, you need to work your way from the Dragonmaiden Axe and upgrade from there. The materials aren't that hard to get but you do need to battle different monsters such as Pink Rathian, Azure Rathalos and Chameleos.

• Attack - 1512
• True Attack - 280
• Element - 400 Poison
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 40 Hits with white or 30 hits of purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - Two Slots
• Rarity - 9

*Do note that the attack values here are the original values they started off with, they aren't honed with attack.

There you have MY top 5 non-relic Switch Axes! If you like a switch axe that isn't on this list, don't fret! We all have our own taste in weapons, some look at the stats whilst some look at the aesthetics. If you like a switch axe that you think is really good, then go and craft that, don't limit yourself to my list, the choice is always yours to make. 

If you're having trouble knowing what kind of stats a good switch axe should have then you could use my list to help you decide on that. Have fun as always!

Thanks for reading and happy hunting!

MH4U! My Mixed Armor Sets! Set #7! GS-GX Hunter!

This has got to be my favorite set to use for great swords that have innate purple sharpness. It's got a multitude of skills that releases the raw potential of great swords and increases its hunting effectiveness. Great swords rely on armor skills to bring out the most of it and this set doesn't fail to do so.

The GX Hunter's armor pieces are perfect for armor mixing, if you haven't got any and you like to mix different pieces of armor, I suggest that you should take the time in getting the tickets needed to craft these wonderful armor pieces because they are more than worth it.

This mixed armor set is one of those armor sets that I like to use against high level guild quests cause it gets the job done fairly well and to be honest, it looks really good for a mixed set. You could make this set with a simpler charm than what I have and you could just replace it with better ones as you get top tier charms along the way when doing high level guild quests, preferably 136+.

The armor pieces and talisman are:

GX Hunter's Casque - OOO
GX Hunter's Armor - OOO
Grand Gloaming Braces - OOO
GX Hunter's Base - OOO
G. Knight Boots (Any torso up boots)
Miracle Charm - Focus +3, Attack +14 OOO

*Thats a lot of slots!!

Since it's made out of rarity 9-10 armor pieces, it's got top tier defense ratings.
Maxed out Defense = 770 (No armor talon/charm)

Elemental Resistance:

Fire +3
Water +5
Thunder -13
Ice +3
Dragon -4

The elemental resistances are almost neutral except for that -13 thunder so watch out for heavy thunder attacks cause it'll hurt a lot if it connects. If it makes you worry too much, eat a meal that raises your thunder resistance and after that, you're good to go!

Decorations needed:

Tenderizer +4 Jewel x1
Tenderizer +1 Jewel x2
Fast Charge +1 Jewel x1
Sheathing +3 Jewel x1
Sheathing +1 Jewel x1
Attack +5 Jewel x1
Attack +1 Jewel x1
Crit Draw +3 Jewel x3

Skills activated:

Quick Sheath (10)
Focus (10)
Critical Draw (11)
Rock Steady (10)
Attack Up L (10)
Weakness Exploit (10)
Slow Sharpening (-12)

*Don't worry about the negative skill Slow Sharpening because it's almost unnoticeable and if it really bothers you, you can eat for Felyne Polisher.

See all of those offensive skills? Yep, you'll cut through monster flesh like a hot knife through butter! Weakness Exploit and Attack Up L give a lot of damage boost whilst Rock Steady gives Earplugs and a bit of character constitution.

All of the basic/core skills that great swords need are there such as Focus and Critical Draw whilst the skill Quick Sheath just makes spamming level 3 unsheathe charges a lot easier than ever before!

This set is one of those serious sets that you need to make if you main the great sword. Also if you don't have any relic great swords that have good raw damage and innate purple sharpness, the Rouge Sedition is a very good weapon to use while you're still grinding for that relic great sword that you've always wanted.

The Rouge Sedition doesn't even need whetstones to keeps its purple sharpness going throughout the hunt, you just got to roll/evade with your weapon out and your sharpness bar will be replenished by 1 with each roll/evade, so yeah, pretty awesome indeed!

Hope you enjoyed reading this and I also hope you get the chance to make this mixed set cause I want my fellow hunters to experience how powerful the great sword is when complimented with the right skill set.

Thank you for checking out my mix sets and have fun doing yours. Happy hunting!

MH4U: My Top 5 Non-Relic Long Swords! (LS)

1. Fatalis Ascencia

The White Fatalis long sword tops this list due to its shear power, sharpness and element! It's also pretty easy to make because it's a one-craft long sword that only needs White Fatalis materials and an Elder Dragon Gem. Once crafted, you're ready to go hunt monsters that are vulnerable to thunder and you'll do wonders against them.

• Attack - 891
• True Attack - 270
• Element - 690 Thunder
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 10 Hits with white or 90 hits of purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - None
• Rarity - 10

2. Daora's Storm

This LS comes from the Worn Long Sword so good luck getting this beauty! If you have any spare Worn Long Sword inside your inventory, investing some materials in this weapon and upgrading it to its full potential is totally worth it! If you want to imagine just how much power Kushala Daora holds, try this weapon out on ice weak monsters and you'll soon find out!

• Attack - 891
• True Attack - 270
• Element - 530 Ice
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 40 Hits with white or 40 hits of purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - Two Slots
• Rarity - 10

3. Lightbreak Edge

The Brachydios LS! The blast element is a good contender against any monster and on a Long Sword? It'll whittle down the monster's HP so fast it'll drop like a fly. A good balance of raw damage, blast and sharpness makes this one of those weapons you just have to have. You can make this from various long swords but the fastest way to get it is to make the Dios Katana and upgrade from there.

• Attack - 891
• True Attack - 270
• Element - 360 Blast
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 10 Hits with White or 40 hits of purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - Two Slots
• Rarity - 10

4. Le Décalouge

If you want to see a lot of positive critical strikes landing with a hefty amount of dragon element added on a monster using the long sword, then this one was made for you! The Shagaru Magala long sword is both sharp and powerful! It's got a nice balanced ratio of raw and element but one of the most important reason why this is on my list is that it has an innate 45% Affinity! If you do use this, you'll witness a ridiculous amount of critical hits land almost every time.

• Attack - 792
• True Attack - 240
• Element - 300 Dragon
• Affinity - +45%
• Sharpness - 120 Hits with white or 60 hits of purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - One Slot
• Rarity - 10

5. Chaos/Loi

Frenzied or Apex monsters will have a tough time with the Chaos Magala long sword. This long sword packs a punch with its insane raw damage and add a bit of dragon element to that and you've got yourself a formidable weapon to wield. Like the Fatalis Ascencia, this too is a one-craft long sword, yep, it's that easy to make! Though you do have to survive the clutches of Chaotic Magala to get the materials *gulp*.

• Attack - 990
• True Attack - 300
• Element - 100 Dragon
• Affinity - -30%/10%
• Sharpness - 40 Hits with white or 30 hits of purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - Two Slots
• Rarity - 9

*Do note that the attack values here are the original values they started off with, they aren't honed with attack.

There you have MY top 5 non-relic Long Swords! Don't ever be restricted with this list my fellow hunters, let this be a guide or a baseline to help you know what kind of long swords you'd prefer or like. Craft the ones you want to craft and enjoy the game! Always have fun! 

Thanks for reading and happy hunting!

MH4U: My Top 5 Non-Relic Great Swords! (GS)

1. Cera Cymmetry

On number one is Cera Cymmetry! The Diablos GS takes the top spot with its sadistic power. This is what Great Swords should be, only relics can top off the raw damage that this GS has. You can go and do quests by going raw damage all the way and this will still get the job done in no time. If you're ever having trouble getting Diablos Hardhorns, pick the G-rank Diablos that has the subquest in breaking its horns, just rinse and repeat that until you've got the desired amount of horns to make one of the best craftable GS in MH4U. (I still call this one King Atillart :O)

• Attack - 1536
• True Attack - 320
• Element - None
• Affinity - -20%
• Sharpness - 10 Hits with blue or 20 hits of purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - One Slot
• Rarity - 9

2. Rouge Sedition

The Seregios GS comes in second! With innate purple sharpness and the ability to gain 1 sharpness for every roll/dodge you make, makes this a top contender in dishing out consistently high damage throughout the hunt while not even using whetstones. Mostly made out of Seregios parts but requires three Conqueror's Seal to max it out on upgrades. It doesn't even need Sharpness +1 which means you can focus on getting other offensive skills such as Weakness Exploit, Attack Up L/XL and more!

• Attack - 1392
• True Attack - 290
• Element - 310 Blast / 370 Dragon
• Affinity - +20%
• Sharpness - 10 Hits of purple
• Defense - +0
• Slots - One Slot
• Rarity - 10

3. Black Fatalis Blade

This GS oozes with power and element making this a good candidate in taking out monsters weak to dragon. This one could possibly be at a higher ranking but since utility is taken into consideration, this makes it to number three instead! This GS brings forth the calamity of Black Fatalis and boy is it a force to be reckoned with. If you want to craft this GS you'll be grinding for multiple Black Fatalis parts, both high rank and G-rank! (Oh yeah, it also needs a Devil Jho Crook and a Large Elder Dragon Gem for its last upgrade, but don't worry cause it's all worth it!)

• Attack - 1488
• True Attack - 310
• Element - 430 Dragon
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 20 Hits with blue or 30 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - One Slot
• Rarity - 10

4. Flame Fatalis Blade

If you're having trouble battling against monsters that are extremely weak to fire, then this GS will surely solve your problem! It has over-the-top catastrophic fire potential and has a long purple sharpness bar when paired with Sharpness +1, which by the way, makes the most out of elemental damage. You'll have to go through Crimson Fatalis to get his materials and cough up an Elder Dragon Gem from Elder Dragons to craft this one.

• Attack - 1200
• True Attack - 250
• Element - 1000 Fire
• Affinity - +20%
• Sharpness - 60 hits with white or 90 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - None
• Rarity - 10

5. Daora's Deathmaker

There are a lot of monsters weak to ice and one way to exploit that is by using Daora's Deathmaker! Its name isn't taken lightly and it does what it's named for. Good raw, high ice and purple sharpness with Sharpness +1? Yes please! This GS starts from the Rusted Great Sword, if you're ever wondering where you can get that it's only a chance from rustshards which are mined at high rank maps such as the Frozen Seaway, Volcanic Hollow, Dunes (Night) and Heaven's Mount. The last upgrade of this GS also needs a Rathian Mantle and an Elder Dragon Gem so get your hunting gear ready!

• Attack - 1296
• True Attack - 270
• Element - 520 Ice
• Affinity - 10%
• Sharpness - 50 hits with white or 30 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - One Slot
• Rarity - 10

*Do note that the attack values here are the original values they started off with, they aren't honed with attack.

There you have MY top 5 non-relic Great Swords! If you feel like you're being restricted by this list, don't be! Try out other GS that you like! Don't settle for just these five GS that I've listed, craft the ones you want and use it to your pleasure! Because the goal here is to have fun.

Thanks for reading and happy hunting!

MH4U: My Top 5 Non-Relic Bows!

1. Kama Sedition

Power Shot, high affinity, high raw and Rapid 5! Though it does need Load Up to unlock the level 3 charge, this will still be one of those end game bows that you'll be using quite often. Getting this bow will test your mettle against Seregios because almost every material needed to make this comes from him, and oh yeah, you also need a couple of Conqueror's Seal that only special G-rank monsters give as a reward (ie. Akantor etc.).

• Attack - 384
• True Attack - 320
• Power Shot
• Element - None
• Affinity - 30%
• Charge Levels - Rapid 3, Rapid 5, (Rapid 5)
• Coatings Available - Power, Close Range
• Coating Boost - Close Range Coating
• Defense - +0
• Slots - None
• Rarity - 10

2. Akantor Chaos Bow

The famous Akantor Chaos Bow comes back with all its glory and power! High damage output due to its raw and affinity and as an added bonus, it's got some high dragon element as well! This bow also needs Load Up to get that third bow charge but it's such a small price to pay to do some crazy damage with its Rapid 5. Most of the materials needed to make this comes from Akantor and a B. Gravios Pallium to upgrade it to the max.

• Attack - 360
• True Attack - 300
• Blast Arc Shot
• Element - 280 Dragon
• Affinity - 30%
• Charge Levels - Spread 3, Pierce 4, (Rapid 5)
• Coatings Available - Power, Close Range, Poison
• Coating Boost -None
• Defense - +0
• Slots - One Slot
• Rarity - 10

3. Heedful Elizabeth

Want to demolish monsters terrifyingly weak to water?! Well this bow will do that and even more! High element, decent raw and  it can also be turned into a pierce type water bow via the skill Load Up! Though it lacks innate Power Coating, you can always gem it in or just focus on elemental bowing instead. The materials needed to make this bow are trades from the Wycoon, high rank Devil Jho parts are traded for the high rank Cedeaus parts whilst Chaotic Magala materials for the Cedeaus G-rank materials.

• Attack - 324
• True Attack - 270
• Power Shot
• Element - 260 Water
• Affinity - 0%
• Charge Levels - Pierce 2, Spread 3, Spread 5, (Pierce 5)
• Coatings Available - Close Range, Exhaust
• Coating Boost -None
• Defense - +0
• Slots - Two Slots
• Rarity - 10

4. Uranus Herald

Pierce giant monsters weak to fire with this bow and you'll surely clear that quest fast! This is a strange but epic bow and it's strong nonetheless! Its overall stats are above average on most parts and it doesn't need any special skill to unlock its full potential. If you plan on making this bow it starts off with low rank Rathalos parts and ends up using G-rank Silver Rathalos materials for its last upgrade.

• Attack - 336
• True Attack - 280
• Power Shot
• Element - 200 Fire
• Affinity - 0%
• Charge Levels - Rapid 3, Spread 3, Pierce 5, (Pierce 5)
• Coatings Available - Power,  Poison
• Coating Boost -None
• Defense - +0
• Slots - No Slots
• Rarity - 10

5. Great Purple Emperor II

This one is a cool bow due to the fact that it can do almost anything because it's got a bit of everything! It has good overall stats with a bit of affinity and defense added and also has access to coatings that we bow users care about. This is a pretty nice bow to use for inflicting various statuses and good to use both solo and online play. If you're planning to make this bow, it's made out of Daimyo Hermitaur parts and later on upgrades with P. Daimyo Hermitaur materials

• Attack - 312
• True Attack - 260
• Power Shot
• Element - 230 Water
• Affinity - 10%
• Charge Levels - Spread 4, Spread 4, Rapid 4, (Pierce 5)
• Coatings Available - Power,  Poison, Paralyze, Sleep
• Coating Boost -None
• Defense - +30
• Slots - One Slot
• Rarity - 9

*Do note that the attack values here are the original values they started off with, they aren't honed with attack.

There you have MY top 5 non-relic bows! There are a lot of good craftable bows out there, never limit your curiousness with bows by just using the five bows I've listed here, go and experiment and have fun as always. 

Thanks for reading and happy hunting!

Games News: StarCraft 2: Legacy of the Void Out Now!

Legacy of the Void is out! Grab a copy now and see all the major changes they've had on a lot of units. Check it out here if you want to see the LAUNCHING TRAILER and see all the CG cinematic Blizzard has created because they are so awesome that they could make a movie out of what they've done, incredible quality if you ask me. If you, for some reason haven't checked out the opening cinematic, just click right HERE!

Legacy of the Void is the last chapter in the three part series that StarCraft 2 has and it's all about the survival of the Protoss race and how they are able to unite once again to fight a common foe. This is the last piece of the story that has yet to unfold in the StarCraft universe and we are all eagerly waiting to know what's the next thing that's gonna happen.

It's been quite some time since Wings of Liberty and Heart of the Swarm came out that Legacy of the Void looks like a brand new StarCraft game with all its uniqueness and changes. Here is a list of units that are new/changed to Legacy of the Void.

Protoss

• Adept (New) - Ranged unit strong against light armor, has the ability to create an illusion of itself to transfer to.
• Disruptor (New) - Ground unit that has the ability to discharges energy dealing massive damage at an AoE.
• Carrier - Gains a new skill that sends out its interceptors to a specific area and continues to attack that area for a certain time limit, the interceptors do die after the ability is over.
• Immortal - Hardened shield is removed and is replaced with Barrier, an active ability that can be set to auto-cast to make the Immortal invulnerable for 2 seconds.
• Mothership Core - Photon Overcharge can only be used on Pylons.
• Oracle - The Revelation ability now has the effect of Envision. Gains a new ability called Stasis ward which is a trap that makes enemies in an AoE to stop moving/attacking and also can't be attacked. 
• Tempest - Has a new ability called Disintegration. 
• Warp Prism - Warping units now only take 2 seconds. Can now pick up units from a distance.

Terran

• Cyclone (New) - Mechanical unit that has an ability called Lock On.
• Liberator (New) - Air unit that has two modes, one for air, which has a splash damage on air units and one for ground but the ground/AG mode makes it stationary and only attacks an effective AoE.
• Banshee - Speed can now be increased by researching Hyperflight Rotors at the Fusion Core.
• Battlecruiser - Gains a teleporting ability that can be done anywhere on the map called Tactical Jump, costs a lot of energy.
• Ghost - Can now make drones that decrease the armor of targeted enemy units by 3.
• Marauder - Gains an extra attack boost.
• Medivac Dropship - Loses the energy upgrade but is replaced by a new upgrade that makes it faster at dropping units.  
• Reaper - Can now throw grenades that do damage and knockback.
• Siege Tank - Can now be picked up by Medivacs while in siege mode. 
• Thor - Gains a new ability called Explosive Payload which is an active skill that does more damage to light units and makes its air attack do splash damage. The Thor does lose its previous skill High Impact Payload. 

Zerg

• Lurker (New) (Awww Yeah!) - Ground unit that burrows and attacks units in a straight line.
• Ravager (New) - Roaches can now mutate into a Ravager which is a ground unit that has siege capabilities because of its skill Corrosive Bile.
• Corruptor - Gains a new ability called Caustic Spray which is a channeling skill that does high damage to buildings over time.
• Hydralisk - Can now morph into a Lurker.
• Infestor - Gains a new ability called Aggressive Mutation that buffs friendly units attack.
• Nydus Worm - Nydus Worm is invulnerable when coming out of the ground.
• Overlord - Loses Ventral Sacs upgrade but you can choose which Overlord to use to make it carry units.
• Swarm Host - Burrow must now be researched for them and they can't move while burrowed but they can now create locusts whilst moving. Later game the locusts can fly and swoop to attack units/building
• Viper - Gains the ability Parasitic Bomb, it targets air units and deals damage over time.

See how much has changed?! That is a lot to look out for and never forget the excitement that the campaign brings! I'm looking forward to playing Legacy of the Void for myself because I'm just one of those kids that grew up playing Broodwar and later on, StarCraft 2. 

Let's all experience this awesome game and share it to everyone who loves a great real time strategy game, heck let's share it to all kinds of gamers! Let's all have fun because that's what really matters the most!

As what the Protoss says, "My Life For Aiur!" 

Games News: Monster Hunter Cross (MHX) Hype Train!

A new trailer for Monster Hunter Cross just came out today and if you haven't seen it check it out RIGHT HERE before you go on and proceed reading! Though there is still no news of MHX having a western release, I'm already hyped just by watching the trailer and seeing all the new cool moves and content the game has to offer in only a matter of minutes.

If you guys haven't noticed, I am a massive fan of the Monster Hunter series and I'm thrilled to see how the series has been evolving through time. They keep on adding stuff that makes the game even more better every time!

So what do we expect from MHX? Here is what we can try to figure out by watching the trailer:

1. Well of course new monsters! New monsters are always welcome and so are reappearing monsters! I've got my eyes on you Nargacuga and Amatsu! (You too Elite Four!)

2. Hunting Styles! This gives the players the chance to customize their hunter to use their preferred hunting style along with their preferred hunting arts making our hunters as unique as we players are!

We can confirm that there are four different hunting styles which are:

• Guild Style - An all rounder kind of style that focuses on how we regularly play the game like previous iterations but with newly added stuff of course. 
• Aerial Style - Use monsters, bombs, cats, players etc. to catapult yourself up high and strike at foes as you descend! I've seen some aerial style LBG videos and it just looks awesome!
• Striker Style - This style differs from others as it is almost like the guild style but there are some changes here and there and this style can equip a lot of hunting arts and as an added bonus, the hunting arts meter fill up faster compared to the others!
• Bushido Style - This style is profoundly unique because with this style you can perform perfect evades/guard! I feel that this style is the one that needs the most practice.

3. When adding new monsters they also add in newly designed armor and armor skills! MH4U had a load of new skills and it was really fun messing around with it especially the armor skill Mushromancer! (Free dash juice! Well, almost free :O)

4. Hunting arts! Flashy skills that do insane amounts of damage as well as other arts that give buffs and healing, kind of like a support type hunting art. I also heard that these arts level up as you progress through the story or as you take on specific quests making them more powerful than ever which is really nice by the way. There are hunting arts that are specific to weapon types and there are independent arts that you can use on any type of weaponry. Mix and match as I say!

5. New maps to explore and maps from previous Monster Hunter titles are back! Oh Yukumo village how I've missed you! MHP3rd days!

6. We can play as Felynes/Palicos or whatever the cats are called in MHX! It's so amusing beating a Buldrome with paw sticks! It's both hilarious and entertainingly satisfying at the same time!

MHX may be a generation four Monster Hunter title but it can surely stand up on its own and it can hold its head up high proudly! Get on the hype train for MHX and let's all hope for a western release so that we can experience this gem of game! Happy hunting!

MH4U: The Magnificent Power Shot Type Bows!

Ever since the first time I saw the Bow do a second consecutive shot on video demo of MH4U back in January 2015, I already knew that the Bow will be even more destructive than it was on previous iterations.

I've been a Bow user ever since MHFU and I'm very happy on how the Bow has evolved throughout the series. It is a versatile ranged weapon that you can use it solely by only relying on raw or you can mix and change your play-style to a status specialist and cripple the monster with poison and paralyze. If you haven't tried it, you're missing on a simple yet fun and entertaining to use weapon.

The Power Shot was only a dream to us Bow users back in MHFU/MH3G, we've always dreamt that it would have something like a quick shot and now it has graced us with its awesomeness and finesse.

Okay guys to make thing really simple, the Power Shot doubles your damage but not just damage, it also doubles the efficiency of inducing status and elemental damage. It also makes using the level 4 charge of the Bow more viable because of its rapid succession.

Here is a simple calculation of what the Kama Sedition, one of the most powerful craftable bows, can do.

I'll be using my mixed armor set for Bows which has the following skills:

Ruthlessness

Load Up

Normal Up

Focus

Attack Up M

A honed Kama Sedition has 408 attack on display or 340 true attack. Let's say I also have the Power Charm/Talons in my inventory that adds 15 true attack and I ate for Felyne Attack Up L which increases base damage by 7 and lastly the armor skill Attack Up M which adds another 15 points of base damage.

So in total I have 377 of true attack power and while on quest I took a Might Seed which bumps it up to 387.

We'll be using Shagaru Magala's head which has a hitzone of 0.60 (or 0.65 with Weakness Exploit) and we'll assume that he's at level 140 so that we have a defense modifier of 0.65.

(Raw Attack) x (Optimal Distance) x (Charge Level) x (Power/Close Range Coating) x (Critical) x (Normal Up Bonus) x (Motion Value) x (Defense Modifier) x (Hitzone) = Damage

So it'll be..

387 x 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.5 x 1.25 x 1.1 x 0.22 x 0.65 x 0.65 = 166.9 or 170

But wait! the Kama Sedition is capable of doing a Power Shot! So it does a total of 340!

If you're good at sniping monster weak points with the Kama Sedition you'll have no problem at all! It just needs a lot of practice like all the other weapons.

I also said in a previous statement above that level 4 charge shots will do massive damage with the Power Shot because level 4 charge shots have a charge level modifier of 1.7 whilst level 3 charges only have 1.5, elemental damage also scales with the charge! The only draw back to doing level 4 charges all the time is that it takes too long and easily depletes your stamina at the same time.

But nonetheless Power Shot Bows have ridiculous damage output! I've seen MH4G solo players that makes minced meat out of level 140 monsters with the proper skill setup! The Bow could be one of the hardest weapons to master but it is also one of the most rewarding.

More power to the Bow! Happy hunting!

MH4U: Great Sword (GS) Damage Calculation!

I've been using the GS for a while now and I've noticed that it's a very terrifying weapon due to the insane amount of damage it does in one hit. I've searched the internet on how the damage is calculated and here is what I've found out.

Charging the GS grants it a bonus charge damage multiplier which is dependent on which level of charge was used

The unsheathe attack can also be considered the level 0 charge and it doesn't have any multiplier.

The level 1 charge gets a bonus multiplier of 1.1.

The level 2 charge gets a bonus multiplier of 1.2.

The level 3 charge gets a bonus of a whooping 1.3.

Say we have a maxed out raw GS relic with a natural purple sharpness. The displayed damage on that GS would be 1728 but since MH4U has weapon modifiers to hide the true attack value, we divide 1728 with 4.8 which is the modifier for the GS to get the true attack value.

The true attack value would now be 360. This is just the raw GS itself and doesn't have any other added attack bonuses for now.

I have a mixed set made out of GX Hunter parts that have the following skills:

Focus
Crit Draw
Weakness Exploit
Attack Up XL
Rock Steady
Quick Sheath
Slow Sharpening (Negative skill)

This set will be the basis of my calculations.

To the important stuff!

1.With this set and every food/item buff eaten/added my total raw is now 417.

2. Purple sharpness grants a 1.45 bonus damage sharpness modifier.

3.The hitzone we'll use is an enraged Teostra's head which is 0.6 for cutting or 0.65 with the Weakness Exploit skill.

4. This will be a 140 Teostra having a defense modifier of 0.65

5. Maxed out GS relics have a -10% affinity when upgraded but we'll just have to assume that the attack we do is a critical granted by the Crit Draw skill which gives an added 100% affinity on unsheathing attacks.

*Crit Draw isn't an auto critical it just adds 100 affinity meaning the GS we are using has an innate draw attack affinity of 90. Critical attacks do 1.25x more damage.

6. We'll also use Might Seeds because Might Seeds adds 10 true attack for 3 minutes and is more easier to produce than Might Pills but do use Might Pills if have them in absurd quantities. Might Pills adds 25 more true attack by the way!

7. We are using the level 3 charge.

8. If you hit the monster with the center of your blade you do 1.05x more damage.

9. We ate for Felyne attack up L which adds 7 true damage.

10. Attack Up XL adds 25 true damage.

11. We won't be using Felyne heroics.

12. We'll also fit in the Power Charm/Talon into the equation because if both of those items are inside your inventory you gain 15 more true attack. Don't ever forget to bring these!

On to the equation!

(True Raw) x (Sharpness) x (Motion Value) x (Charge Bonus) x (Crit Draw) x (Center Of Blade) x (Defense Modifier) x (Hitzone) = Damage Output

417 x 1.45 x 1.1 x 1.3 x 1.25 x 1.05 x 0.65 x 0.65 = 479.47 or 480

That is a lot of damage for just a single hit and this is just raw damage only.

Teostra has 5300  base HP but if he's a level 140 Teostra his HP triples to 15900.

The scenario for the equation I've created is more oriented on solo hunting thus it lacks Hunting Horn buffs which add a massive 20% more damage on encore.

I've been playing MH for so long that I've become interested on how they compute the damage! And this proves how devastation a pin point level 3 GS hunter is! Even if you don't have a maxed out relic and say you only have the Rouge Sedition which has 310 true raw if honed for attack you'll do (Let me just substitute the values for a sec) 422 which is still a lot!

Don't worry and do some high level guild quests and one day you'll get your overpowered GS relic. Happy hunting!

MH4U: The Solo Battle Against Level 140 Monsters! (Rajang, Teostra, Shagaru Magala)

This month after doing hundreds of online high level guild quests, I got myself probably one of the most useful GS that I could ever get and it's served me well against these monsters. To make things better I also got a talisman that just puts the icing on top of my well-done steaa---- errr, cake!

The Miracle Talisman I got by the way is Focus+3, Attack+14 OOO

I always had trouble soloing 140 monsters, I was kind of depressed and lost confidence in my solo hunting because I always wanted to take on challenges but seeing that I was being mopped on the floor by the strongest and highest level of monsters, it took its toll on me and I took like a two week break from playing MH4U.

(By solo I mean no Felynes/Palicos)

Awesome Talisman!

After getting back to hunting, I went to hunt online and got myself the GS and talisman. I thought to myself "Yeah, these are pretty powerful, I'll have to try it out on the toughest monsters possible". So I took a shot at the 140 Rajang that I had on my quest list, and to my surprise I finished the quest under 20 minutes or to be precise it was 19 minutes and 20 seconds.

This was a good quest time for me because I usually do this quest at around 33 minutes, and this GS didn't even have the right element which means it could've been done faster! Well not as fast as those MH4G players that do this in like under 9 minutes but nevertheless it's still an awesome GS.

I was stunned because having these weapons gave me equal grounds on fighting 140 monsters. I was happy, absolutely thrilled and most of all, I got my confidence back. I know this may sound cliche' but never give up. It is possible to solo these guys but it takes time, effort, patience and a lot of water so that you won't burn your head out.

GX mix FTW!

I used my mixed GX Hunter set that gave me some of the most perfect skills for the GS and pair it up with the talisman, it was pretty much one of the most powerful set to make for the GS.

The next monster I tried to solo was the Teostra
which was also 140 and with a bit of practice my fastest time with him was 19 minutes. Another 140 monster done in under 20 minutes! I can finally do these quests without going online! But I still do online by the way cause I like to help others level up their quests from time to time.

140 Teostra almost always one shots you with his normal attacks if you're inflicted with the blast status so watch out for that. I've fought him so many times that I don't even need a timer to know if he's going to go super nova on me when he goes out of rage mode, yep, I fought him that many times!

That's a lot of skills

By the way guys, 140 monsters have three times the base HP of their normal counter part and that's why the quest drags on. It is tedious and infuriating when you fail but it all pays out rewardingly in the end when you do it.

I do a lot of expedition quests to grind for points because leveling relics to its maximum upgraded form takes 30,000 - 40,000 caravan points and while I was grinding for points, I got this 120 Shagaru Magala quest that has a GS/LS bias.

With my new found glory GS I soloed this quest over and over to practice fighting with Shagaru and now it's at level 140. The fastest time I finished the 140 Shagaru Magala was 18 minutes and 32 seconds. They are all possible to compete with solo! Don't worry if you cart a lot because that is part of the training curve that MH4U brings!

Never have doubts in your ability to take down monsters solo! It's just a matter of time! Keep on playing guys and have fun, always have fun! Let's hunt sometimes guys! Happy hunting!

Here's proof

Oh yeah this is the GS I'm mentioning about

Relic Weapon! MH4U! (4th SnS)

Golden Falchion! One of the coolest looking SnS in the history of Monster Hunter! In MH4U the Golden Falchion has a bit of change in it's appearance, don't worry cause the change it has makes it look more fiery and more intimidating than ever before. SnS relics named Golden Falchion don't look like the regular Golden Falchion but takes the appearance of the Platinum Dawn which is more awesome if you ask me! It's like the rage of Silver Rathalos and Golden Rathian combined into one SnS! Now you're wondering why I'm blabbering about the Golden Falchion right? It's because the relic I got has this appearance and it has some nice stats to compliment it as well.

Appearance: Golden Falchion/Annular Sol radiating with a blue aura
Sharpness: 90 hits of white or 90 hits worth of purple and 90 hits of white with Sharpness +1
Element: 200 Blast
Affinity: 0%
Attack: 378 or 420 when fully upgraded
True attack value: 270-300
Defense: +20
Slots/Decorations: Prudence +5
Rarity: 10

If I remember correctly I got this from a 140 Shagaru Magala whom by the way is my favorite Elder dragon to fight (Teostra second of course, he'll always be in my list of favorite monsters to fight). Since it's got incredible Sharpness with Honed Blade/Sharpness +1, Razor Sharp is just an option and therefore I can make use of some other skills. By the way guys, this is my default weapon in my DoomShroom set, so much explosions, damage and support all in one set!

Blast is a nice all around element to use against pretty much any monster, the Blast value in this SnS may be lower than most weapons that you can forge at the smithy, for example Lightbreak Sword and the True Ruiner Sword are well balanced in both raw and blast values but this SnS relic can go toe to toe with them due to it's incredible sharpness and added defense.

Prudence or when activated, Fleet Feet, is either a love or hate relationship with the SnS. As an SnS user like myself I've grown accustomed to the normal/default distance that an evasive roll has so for me, when I use Fleet Feet I sometimes get thrown off my rhythm due to the distance traveled in just one roll, maybe I haven't had enough practice with it but Fleet Feet is a cool skill to have if properly used. The Peak Performance skill is a nice skill to have if you're good at evading but if the monster does so much chip damage via turning around or moving towards you, you're better off without it.

+20 defense may not sound much but when you're hunting level 136-140 monsters, every bit of defense helps because most monsters around that level can 1-2 shot you even if you have maxed out G rank armor. Gunners/Archers are even more fragile due to the lack of defense their armor has, so I salute all the gunners/archers out there who tackle these monsters with unwavering courage.

There you have another addition to my arsenal of notable relics! May you also be lucky to get an even better relic than this! Don't worry if you're having trouble with high level quests, they are truly hard and difficult to beat even with a team of four hunters, practice is the essence of Monster Hunter so go out there and hunt! Happy hunting!

Relic Weapon! MH4U! (2nd Greatsword, GS)

The GS! It's been quite some time since I got my first notable relic GS and now after a lot of high level guild quest hunts, I've got a pretty nice raw-inclined one but sadly due to the amount of quests it's taken me to get it, I forgot to write it down on my notes so now I don't know what specific level or monster I got it from. Nonetheless here is my newest addition to my array of GS!

Appearance: Bolt
Sharpness: 30 hits of white or 30 hits worth of purple and 90 hits of white with Sharpness +1
Element: 720 Water when awakened
Affinity: -25% or -10% when upgraded to the max
Attack: 1680
True attack value: 350
Defense: +0
Slots/Decorations: Prudence +4
Rarity: 9

I was quite hesitant to polish this one because the difference between the honed for attack Cera Cymmetry and this is rather too close but since we're talking about Great swords, every bit of raw damage is always a big help in the long run. The water is ridiculously high if you take into consideration of awakening it.

True armor spheres are rather difficult to farm in MH4U, I seem to only get them on level 100-120 guild quests and these armor spheres are important in upgrading rarity 9-10 relics, though it only needs three pieces to upgraded it once, try thinking of polishing and upgrading multiple relics!

Prudence is a nice skill but it's not a priority for Great swords but one day maybe I'll try to experiment and make it part of my skill set once I get a rather specific charm for it. If you guys ever wondered what 10 points of Prudence does is it gives the skill Fleet Feet which is Evade Distance Up and Peak Performance.

30 hits worth of purple is a lot for a GS because you won't be spamming attacks, GS is all about that level 3 charge and a bit of draw attacks mixed in. One of my favorite skills for GS is Sheathe Control, it's a nice convenient skill to have but sometimes I worry because I think I rely too much on it and it limits me on making a more offensive oriented GS sets.

This'll be a nice upgrade from the Cera Cymmetry though I will miss the look that Cera has, come on! it's MHFU's King Atillart Sword! One of my most memorable and most used weapon in MHFU!

Nonetheless this GS will serve me well like Cera did and maybe even more. If ever I get another piece of relic worth keeping I'll keep you guys updated so that you know what kind of relics are worth polishing, because polishing relics is both time consuming and expensive in terms of zeny and caravan points.

Have a nice day guys! Happy hunting!

MH4U: My Top 5 Non-Relic Dual Blades!

1. Twinbane Twilight

On my top spot lies one of my favorite DB! This dragon/blast DB will make short work of monsters weak to dragon. High elemental damage along with its excellent raw makes this a formidable foe to everything that would stand in its way. You can craft this one using Fatalis and Crimson Fatalis materials.

• Attack - 420
• True Attack - 300
• Element - 310 Blast / 370 Dragon
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 60 hits with white or 90 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - Three Slots
• Rarity - 10

2. Chameleos Blades

DB are very good when applying status damage because of how ridiculously fast the swings are. The Chameleos Blades has got to be the best non-relic poison DB that MH4U has, it has a staggering 420 poison value, and a nice amount of raw as well. You can start making this from the Dual Battleaxe and upgrade it to the max using Chameleos, Iodrome, Nerscylla and Gypceros materials.

• Attack - 392
• True Attack - 280
• Element - 420 Poison
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 120 hits with white or 90 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - No Slots
• Rarity - 10

3. Doomfang Envoys

How savage are these DB? As savage as the the Devil Jho! It's got the earth shaking raw power of the Devil Jho and the lust for battle like the Savage Jho. Insane attack damage along with an innate 10% affinity is just too good to pass up. Though it needs awaken to unlock the dragon element it has, it's nothing but a small price to pay for a more beneficiary cause. This is the final form of the Wrath and Rancor DB.

• Attack - 434
• True Attack - 310
• Element - 280 Dragon (Needs Awaken)
• Affinity - 10%
• Sharpness - 30 hits with white or 30 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - No Slots
• Rarity - 10

4. Ultimus Apocalypse

I know some hunters don't like the dual element DB, but for me, the Ultimus Apocalypse is a nice well rounded weapon that inflicts insane amounts of damage because of it's high raw and elemental values. Also notice its sharpness when you give it the Sharpness +1 skill, that's a lot of purple hits. Fatalis and White Fatalis parts are needed along with an Elder Dragon Gem to make this DB.

• Attack - 406
• True Attack - 290
• Element - 360 Thunder / 410 Dragon
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 30 hits with white or 120 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - No Slots
• Rarity - 10

5. Lightbreak Twins

You can never go wrong with a good blast DB. It makes so much explosion damage in such a short time. The Lightbreak Twins which is the Brachydios DB, is a good all purpose DB that you can bring to almost any hunt. The stats are well balanced and it'll serve you very well. It's so easy to break parts and make monsters flinch more with blast weapons especially DB.

• Attack - 378
• True Attack - 270
• Element - 300 Blast
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 120 hits with white or 60 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - Two Slots
• Rarity - 10

*Do note that the attack values here are the original values they started off with, they aren't honed with attack.

There you have my top 5 non-relic DB! Some of you may agree on them and some may disagree, that's okay because that's normal. We all have our own preferences, what I hope to achieve with this list is to help you guys make a decision when crafting DB, may this list serve as a stat baseline for you guys to compare other DB with. Hunt, craft and enjoy!

Happy hunting!

MH4U! My Mixed Armor Sets! Set #6! Divine Guidance!

When I was checking out my inventory I saw a Prayer +4, Gloves Off +7 OO talisman and I thought to myself "hey, I've never tried mixing this yet." and so I looked at some armor pieces that had some points in prayer and then poof! My Divine Guidance set was made!

Why was it named that way? Because this armor set revolves around the skill Benediction which is a new and cool compound armor skill that was just introduced in MH4U.

What I mostly do when I mix sets is that I tend to to focus more on offensive skills and I forget to get some defensive skills for those unwanted situations that commonly happen during hunts. I'm very pleased with this set, because I managed to achieve well rounded skills both offensively and defensively.


The armor pieces and talisman are:

Arc Helm X - O
Arc Mail X - OO
Braces of Rage - ---
Esurient Faulds Z - ---
Grand Yamato Gusoku - ---
Miracle Charm - Prayer +4, Gloves Off +7 OO

Since it's made out of rarity 10 armor pieces, it's got top tier defense ratings.
Maxed out Defense = 753 (No armor talon/charm)

Elemental Resistance:

Fire -3
Water +10
Thunder -1
Ice +3
Dragon -22

That -22 dragon resistance is a real eye sore but everything else is fine by me. If I do accidentally bring this armor set to dragon type monsters, I'll be thrice as cautious as normal because a good Stygian Zinogre body slam or a Devil Jho Dragon breath would pretty much kill me instantaneously.

Decorations needed:

Tenderizer +1 Jewel x3
Expert +3 Jewel x1

Skills activated:

Latent Power +2 (15)
Sharpness +1 (11)
Benediction (11)
Weakness Exploit (10)
Critical Eye +1 (10)

I like to use this set when I solo or when I grind for Caravan points via expedition. This set can do damage just fine and can also take some hefty hits which makes it a bit of a DPS tank or somewhere down that line.

I had a lot of curiosity with the Benediction skill and much to my luck I have a bunch of Prayer charms that were just lying inside my storage. It's a pretty nice skill to have and it sometimes even saves me from fatal blows because of its Divine Protection and Recovery Up.

I'll try to make more sets with the new skills that MH4U has, like a Shield Bearer GL, Lance and CB build. There's still a bunch more skills out there that I would love to experiment and mix them with different types of skills.

There's more to hunting than just sticking to offensive skills. Sure there are skills that are only good for certain situations, but if you do use them correctly, the hunt will be so much easier. It takes time to make armor sets that are good for specific monsters but it's all worth it. For example, a Gravios hunt would be a lot less tedious and frustrating if you were Lancing him with the Guard Up skill.

Those small little things truly add up to make a bigger and better outcome.

Thank you for checking out my mix sets and have fun doing yours. Happy hunting!

MH4U! My Top 5 Non-Relic SnS!

1. Lunatic Rose

Gold Rathian's SnS! A solid SnS that has high attack, great sharpness, good poison and has two bonus slots to mess decorations around with. The trade off? You've got to make this one from scratch but don't worry because it's all worth it. You'll have to go through all the Rathians in every rank to make this SnS.

• Attack - 406
• True Attack - 290
• Element - 310 Poison
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 90 hits with white or 60 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - Two slots
• Rarity - 10

2. Anular Sol

What happens when the fires of gold and silver collide? An SnS of blazing proportion! This is a well balanced SnS that'll solve your problems with monster that are weak to fire. It's got great overall stats and mostly covers everything an SnS should be. You can either make this from scratch or just choose to create the Platinum Dawn which upgrades to this.

• Attack - 392
• True Attack - 280
• Element - 350 Fire
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 90 hits with white or 60 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - One slot
• Rarity - 10

3. Teostra's Emblem

Want explosions? And more explosions?! Well Teostra's Emblem will surely make your wish come true! This one has an absurd amount of blast and pair this up with Bombardier or Felyne Pyro, and you're a one man wrecking crew. The upgrades for this weapon doesn't demand too much but it may become a nuisance when the game just doesn't want to give you the Worn Sword ancient shard.

• Attack - 350
• True Attack - 250
• Element - 500 Blast
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 90 hits with white or 90 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - No slots
• Rarity - 10

4. Reigning Grissword

This SnS is just screaming with pure raw potential and it doesn't need the skill sharpness +1 to shine. For me, if you just awaken it and add the blast to it's attacks, you're gonna have a grand time tearing through monsters like butter. Though it doesn't have good purple sharpness the amount of white bar it has compensates for it pretty well. To get this SnS, you've got to get parts from Tigrex, Brute Tigrex and of course Molten Tigrex as well.

• Attack - 420
• True Attack - 300
• Element - 220 Blast (Awakened)
• Affinity - +20%
• Sharpness - 180 hits with white or 10 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - One slot
• Rarity - 10

5. Le Limier

The Shagaru Magala SnS! High affinity with great sharpness and a considerable amount of dragon element makes this a good candidate in my list of SnS worth making. The 40% affinity is ridiculously insane! Add in more attack increasing skills and you'll be doing crazy amounts of DPS. It uses Gore and Shagaru parts so it's a bit tedious to make but don't worry because it serves its purpose well.

• Attack - 336
• True Attack - 240
• Element - 350 Dragon
• Affinity - +40%
• Sharpness - 120 hits with white or 90 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - One slot
• Rarity - 10

*Do note that the attack values here are the original values they started off with, they aren't honed with attack.

There you have my top 5 non-relic SnS! These, for me, are the five best SnS that MH4U has, I know some may agree and some may not but that's just how it is. Nonetheless, I hope I've helped you in picking which SnS to make because there's a ton of them.

Craft those SnS and let's hunt! Happy hunting!

MH4U! My Mixed Armor Sets! Set #5! DoomShroom!

I've done a lot of offensive armor sets lately and I've thought to myself, "Yeah, I think it's time to mess around with some fun armor skills" and then my DoomShroom set was created!

This set focuses on supporting fellow hunters with healing and a few good buffs! Pair this up with the SnS and you'll easily maintain the buffs through out the hunt!

There are tons and tons of hunters out there but support hunters are rarely found. You may think that "this set isn't needed for level 140 quests" but it's just a matter of how you play the game. Skills are just supplementary abilities that'll aid us in hunts but the real one in control is you, not the skills.

Sometimes hunting gets boring and troublesome when you use the same weapon and armor over and over again, a way to freshen up MH4U or just about any MH title game, is to widen your horizon and come out of your comfort zone and try new things!

The armor pieces and talisman are:

Vanigs Helm X - O
Vangis Armor X - O
G. Knight Gloves X - O
G. Knight Coay X - OO
Nibelsnarf Greaves X - ---
Miracle Charm - Amplify +4, Wide Range +8 OOO

Since it's made out of rarity 8-9 armor pieces, it's got a relatively high defense
Maxed out Defense = 732 (No armor talon/charm)

Elemental Resistance:

Fire +2
Water +0
Thunder -10
Ice -2
Dragon -7

As expected using Vangis armor pieces, it's got a bit of weakness towards thunder but a good meal ought to solve that problem instantly! The rest is almost near neutral making it useful against pretty much any monster.

Decorations needed:

Eating +1 Jewel x2
Mycology +2 Jewel x5

Skills activated:

Sharpness +1 (11)
Wide Range +2 (15)
Speed Eating +2 (15)
Attack Up Small (10)
Mushromancer (10)

Wide Range is such an underrated skill that needs more notice. Potions, might seeds, adamant seeds, nulberries and antidotes can all be used with Wide Range and it's so useful when your fellow hunters are in a tight situation.

Wide Range itself is good but pair this up with Speed Eating +2 and you can just heal or buff anybody instantly!

This set revolves around teamwork and teamwork is one of the most important factors to consider when hunting online even if you're doing it with random people. Even if it's just a small potion heal, every bit of help is always appreciated.

Don't be afraid to try out new stuff! like experimenting with armor mixing or using skills that you would never thought you'd use in serious online or offline hunts. MH isn't a competitive game, it's a game that is enjoyed whatever play style you prefer.

Go out there and play with a bunch of weapons you've never tried before or have fun with some new armor skills! You just have to enjoy what MH4U has to offer! Happy hunting!

Relic Weapon! MH4U! (Bow)

For the past few days during my spare time, I've went online to do some guild quests and due to the amount of quests I've gone through, I can't seem to remember where I got this relic bow.

I was surprised to see this in my inventory after sorting it out and took a moment to look at the stats if it was worthwhile, and it didn't disappoint in any way. Though it needed Load Up to unlock the third level of charge, everything else was fine by me. 

I was a hug Bow user back in MH4U and I loved it ever since, I'm very happy that the Bow has a lot of new things added to it as the iteration of the game goes on, it's become a very formidable weapon when used to it's full potential.

Appearance: Hidden/Eclipse Bow that glows green
Charge Levels:
Lv1: Rapid Level 3
Lv2: Spread Level 3
Lv3: Spread Level 4
Element: 370 Water
Affinity: 0%
Attack: 324 Power Shot (360 Maxed out)
True attack value: 270 (300)
Defense: +0
Available Coatings: Power, Paint, Exhaust, Blast
Coating Boost: Exhaust
Slots/Decorations: Three slot
Rarity: 9

A solid water bow with high raw! Since there are a lot of armor mixes that already have Load Up, unlocking that third charge isn't even a problem. Power coatings are extremely important in dealing tons of damage to monsters so I got lucky that this bow has innate access to it.

Since I've already got a flexible bow set that'll go well with this one, I'll give it a go sometimes when I hunt with other fellow hunters online. It may not be a status inducing bow but it'll give nice support damage from a distance even if it is a spread type bow.

The boost in Exhaust coating is going to be a big help when hunting in a group or even by myself, I'll be draining stamina so fast that the fatigue status will pretty much be instant after a few minutes.

*(A good way of using traps is using it when the monster is fatigued, it lasts longer than usual allowing you to do more hits and more damage.)

It's also got  high water elemental value, so all of you monsters that are weak to water are gonna have a bad hair day. I love power shot type bows, too bad it replaces the arc shots, well I guess the bow would be insanely powerful if it had those two abilities at once.

Take up arms with your bow and arrow! We are the archers of MH4U! Stand up, lift your head up high and be proud! Happy hunting!

MH4U: My Top 5 Non-Relic Charge Blades!

1. Ceadeus Regalia 

This one has the top spot on my list due to the fact that it's got an excellent raw output, good overall sharpness and high water element. The letdown however is that the materials needed to make this CB is a bit hard to get but once crafted, it'll be worth it in the end. 

• Attack - 1080 Impact
• True Attack - 300
• Element - 310 Water
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 60 hits with white or 30 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - No slots
• Rarity - 10

2. Daora's Thwartoise

A nice well rounded CB that has the potential to be involved in most blademaster sets. Doesn't need any special skills to make it shine and standout because the weapon itself has balanced stats overall. Only a two step process to make this CB, create then upgrade to G-rank level. Doesn't demand too much materials to create.

• Attack - 972 Impact
• True Attack - 270
• Element - 380 Ice
• Affinity - 10%
• Sharpness - 30 hits with white or 60 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - Two slots
• Rarity - 10

3. Propensity

The fire and ferocity of a Silver Rathalos is imbued in this CB. The one thing you'll first notice with this weapon is that large chunk of purple sharpness it has when you pair it up with the skill Sharpness +1 or Honed Blade. Well balanced weapon that thrashes enemies weak to fire. You can choose to make this weapon early on or create it with G-rank Silver Rathalos parts and upgrade it once after that.

• Attack - 972 Impact
• True Attack - 270
• Element - 320 Fire
• Affinity - 20%
• Sharpness - 100 hits with white or 80 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - No slots
• Rarity - 10

4. Le Salut

Shagaru Magala's CB that just reeks with affinity and element. It has one of the best sharpness bars I've ever seen. The raw may look underwhelming but it's still powerful when paired up with its high affinity value. The only downside to this weapon is that you'll need to make this starting from low rank Gore Magala and Shagaru Magala parts and upgrade it five more times to reach its last upgrade.

• Attack - 900 Impact
• True Attack - 250
• Element - 390 Dragon
• Affinity - 35%
• Sharpness - 120 hits with white or 80 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - No slots
• Rarity - 10

5. Light Break Charge Blade

Having one of the most versatile element in the game, which is blast, makes this CB a good weapon against almost all the monsters that MH4U has to offer. This could be your go-to-weapon when you don't know what CB to bring and it'll downright demolish the monsters for you. The crafting of this CB on the other hand is a bit tedious because it can only be created if you max out the low rank Brachydios CB and finish off the last upgrade with the Critical/Furious Brachydios parts.

• Attack - 1008 Impact
• True Attack - 280
• Element - 330 Blast
• Affinity - 0%
• Sharpness - 30 hits with white or 30 hits with purple with Sharpness +1
• Defense - +0
• Slots - Two slots
• Rarity - 10

*Do note that the attack values here are the original values they started off with, they aren't honed with attack.

There you have my top 5 non-relic Charge Blades! Some of you may agree and some may not, but we are all entitled to our own preference, my list doesn't mean that these are the CBs that's you would only aim for, no it's not like that, but let this list be a baseline to help you choose what kind of stats you would look for when checking out CBs.

Craft, craft, craft and enjoy! Happy hunting!

Nostalgic Gaming: Resident Evil 3: Nemesis!

Okay! If zombies from Resident Evil weren't enough, Capcom decides to make Nemesis! A relentless boss of some sort that chases you and makes you decide if you want to run away and save ammo, or, you can fight him to reap the rewards which are only available and exclusive in hard mode.

My favorite weapon in Resident Evil 3 has got to be the Grenade Launcher. It's got 4 types of grenades you can put in and all of them are useful throughout the game! But my favorite grenade type has got to be the freeze rounds because it just wreaks Nemesis' health and it slows him down a bit.

The only bad thing about the grenade launcher is that Nemesis can dodge the rounds you fire at him but if you're 4-5 feet away from him, it's pretty much a guaranteed hit. Just dodge his attacks and punish him with a round or two and everything'll be fine.

If compared to the previous game, this one's much shorter and only has one scenario but for me the replay value for this game is fun and rewarding at the same time due to the fact that every time you go through the game, you get progressively better and see different ways on how to play it.

Shotguns, Handguns, Magnum and a lot of other weapons are in the game for you to play around, just be sure that your gun has some bullets in it, hate to see you shooting blank of course but it's happened to me back then and it's a common thing for beginners.

But with the amount of guns the game has, it also has a lot of different enemies, ranging from zombies to decapitating hunters, so have fun dealing with those guys!

I've played a lot of Resident Evil 3 but I've never had the chance to get an A rank, the highest I got was B and it seems that healing with a mixed herb reduces a lot of your points.

I did a run where I skipped Nemesis fights to reduce the damage received and save time to get an A rank but I still got a B rank.

This game just pushes you to the limit!

If I get the chance to play this game again I'll aim for the A rank as it'll be my Resident Evil 3 goal!

If you haven't played Resident Evil 3 back then, don't worry, It's never too late to play this awesome classic game. Though the tank controls can sometimes be a nuisance to new comers but it's all good in the end.

MH4U: My Mixed Armor Sets! Set #4! Honed Blade!

This is the armor set that I've used a lot with different weapons. It's got a good mix of offensive and defensive skills and the armor pieces themselves have high defenses.

I got lucky with the edgemaster +4 chest piece here because this was really hard to come by for me for quite some time and I'm very happy that I eventually got one.

This armor set was one of those sets that I set out to get from the very beginning of the game and once I completed it, it's served me well enough and more.

When I don't know which armor set to take to a hunt, this is what I usually pick. This is kind of my generic set that can go with any hunt and with any weapon equipped, well maybe not the GS but most weapons for that matter.

The armor pieces and talisman are:

Zinogre Helm X - OO
Esurient Armor - Edgemaster +4
Kujula Grip - O
Grand Divine Ire Obi - OO
Vangis Greaves X - OOO
Creator Talisman - Mounting +6, Evasion +7 OOO

Since it's made out of rarity 9 and 10 armor pieces the total defense it has is high.
Maxed out Defense = 746 (No armor talon/charm)

Elemental Resistance:

Fire +5
Water -7
Thunder +3
Ice -5
Dragon +3

The elemental resistances are almost near neutral and this makes it great for all purpose hunts. Nothing will sting too much if you get hit by an elemental attack but since there's that evasion skill, why not just roll away from harms way?

Decorations needed:

Evasion +3 Jewel x1
Sharpness +1 Jewel x1
Tenderizer +1 Jewel x2
Tenderizer +4 Jewel x2

Skills activated:

Honed Blade (10)
Razor Sharp (10)
Weakness Exploit (10)
Evasion +1 (10)

Evasion +1 is optional for the CB but for some weapons it can be an easy way of getting through attacks and punishing the monster right after. SnS, DB, LS, SA, Hammer, HH even the Lance and GL are compatible with this set since it has no specialization in any specific weapon.

Honed Blade has got to be the best blademaster skill there is assuming that the sharpness bar of the weapon isn't maxed out already. Attack Up L and Sharpness +1? And add in Razor Sharp for more purple hits? Yes, sir!

I know I'm kind of obsessed with the purple sharpness theme but come on, that 1.45 multiplier is so hard to resist! There are tons and tons of Honed Blade sets out there, this set is a simple one compared to the others but this one is special to me because it's helped me in a lot of post G-rank hunts.

May we all be blessed with luck on finding relics and charms! Happy hunting!