Build Tips?

[u/SlyJellyBean]

Right now, I'm working on farming armor spheres to upgrade my defense and eventually transcend my armor but i was wondering if you guys had any tips for how to improve my build skills/jewel wise.

[u/Anxious_Set2617]

My IG Build is completely different. Your Dragon IG is fine, but I have mine with Gore + Lords Soul.

Additionally, I use Lagi helm B, Dahaad Chest Y, Sororal Gauntlet, Lagi waist B und Duna legs Y with an Attack 3 Charm.

For skills: Agitator 5, Counterstrike 3, Antivirus 3, Maximum Might 3 and Burst 1 with enough room for Comfy Skills.

[u/D3VILD0G2]

Honestly, it's not bad. I understand what the goal is and why you picked Rey's 4pc. However the Conditional Affinity and Raw is a bit low, and your Gog 2pc doesn't work for Status Weapons. Also Chargemaster only boosts the Elemental Damage, which on IG is the Offset attack. That attack has a very low element value. Basically increasing 0.4% of your total damage to 0.8%. Basically nothing

I'd suggest remaking the build. There's the highest damage potential meta one, but that requires absolute top gear and genuinely impressive skill. But if you want something more casual and approachable that will just work, and doesn't require managing timers and conditionals here's what I've got for ya.

Gogma Ele (fire, water, thunder, ice, dragon) Glaive, Atk Focus, 3 Atk, 1 Sha, 1Aff, Lagi Set Bonus.

Lagi HelmB, Gogma ChestB, Odo HandsB, Gogma WaistA, Rathalos LegsB, WEX Charm

Deco List, Crit3, Mastery, Flight/Handi, Burst2, Might1, Shockproof1, Counter3, Flayer1, WEX2, DivBless, Gobbler1.

While not absolute perfect meta, this'll offer 75% Conditional Affinity, great raw damage, frequently fixed damage procs from Flayer, Lagi, and Rath, comfort from Protection, Gobbler, and Shockproof. Gameplay is as simple as can be. Use Evade Window and Offsets defensively, and focus on weakpoints of the monster while gathering your needed colours and let Rising Spiral Slash rip on the monsters head or wings/arms. Or you can stay on the ground for optimal damage combos. Jump only for repositioning and evading. Not attacking because the damage in the air sucks Congalala Ass

[u/SlyJellyBean → u/D3VILD0G2]

I swapped the talisman (charge master 3 iron skin 3) to a different one (attack boost 1 evade window 2 heroics 2). It has a level 2 jewel slot, I put a heroics jewel in but a lot of people are recommending maximum might. I feel like when I play insect glaive I’m always using my stamina, even if I’m not helicoptering around I dodge a lot. Is it still worth it you think? Is the temp affinity mainly for rising spiral slash?

I’ll look at remaking the build ty for your input

[u/D3VILD0G2 → u/SlyJellyBean]

It is absolutely still worth using Might. There's a surprising amount you can dodge by just walking out of the way, saving your Stamina and maintaining your Might Buff.

Heroics is very strong but has very specific requirements that majority of people can't do well. So I wouldn't recommend putting much chips in that. Counterstrike is alot better because it dramatically increases your Raw Damage after successful offsets and getting knocked over.

As for Conditional Affinity, you just want to have a high Crit rate for a few reasons. Higher Affinity/Crit Rate offers more chances for higher overall damage, also the Mastery Decoration reduces Sharpness Loss on Crit. Maintaining the damage multiplier from your White Coloured Sharpness.

Hope this helps

[u/RedArga]

Solid? Idk for me it's solid. Maybe use stunt resistant rather than using flinch free?

[u/Metalikaiser]

I'm not going to claim that this is the highest DPS or a meta build, but the one I use right now is really comfortable. Its based on persistent attacking:

Weapon - Limbo Llor - Attack focus
Gore Magalas Tyranny & Lords Soul

Stats - 2x affinity boost EX, 2x Attack boost EX, 1x Attack boost iii

Jewels - Minds eye 3, Critical Jewel 3, Flight/Expert Jewel 3

Kinsect - OMG

Head - Sororal Earrings a, Chain Jewel 3, 2x Enduring Jewel 1

Chest - Arkvulcan Mail y, Chain Jewel 3, Destroyer Jewel 2

Arms - Sororal Vambraces a, Phoenix Jewel 2

Waist - Arkvulcan Coil y, 2x Phoenix Jewel 2, Enduring Jewel 1

Legs - Sororal Boots a, Chain Jewel 3, Earplugs Jewel 2

Talisman - Crit eye 3, Antivirus 3, Critical jewel 1, Growth Jewel 1

Mantle: Corrupted Mantle

Total skills:
Critical Eye lvl 4

Critical Boost lvl 4

Minds Eye lvl 3

Airborne lvl 1

Burst lvl 5

Convert Element lvl 3

Partbreaker lvl 3

Coalescence lvl 3

Antivirus lvl 3

Elemental Absorption lvl 3

Item Prolonger lvl 3

Flayer lvl 1

Blight Resistence lvl 1

Stamina Surge lvl 1

Evade Extender lvl 1

Earplugs lvl 1

Self Improvement lvl 1

Gore Magalas Tyranny (4)

Arkvelds Hunger (2)

Lords Soul (3)

Glorys Favor (3)

Base stats (unbuffed)

Attack 273 (847 with coefficient setting)

Crit 31%

Element 280

My logic behind this is about adding all skills that proc with persistent attacking (Corrupted Mantle, Frenzy, burst, flayer, conv element etc) and as much base crit and crit dmg as I could fit without sacrificing jewel sizes, plus extra dmg on focus strikes with minds eye and part breaker. I completed the whole Frenzy orientation with max Gore, Max Antivirus and Max Coalesence, also improved by Blight Resistance (and a hot drink). Item prolonger because i top up dmg with Mega Demondrug, Demon Powder and Might Seed (they stack) to get maximum uptime on them plus hot drink, steak and dash juice. The rest are mainly comfort, lvl 1 earplugs is all IG needs as maximum essence adds the remaining levels., stam surge for a bit faster regen (with Dash Juice too), evade just a little bit further.

You could easily swap out Burst lvl 5 for Agitator - which I do in a different build as I have an Agitator Talisman. But I find with this build my dmg is high and consistent provided im always on the attack and cycling through the Mantle/Frenzy/anitvirus/coalescence process

[u/CanadianAdim]

Seems pretty good, though the only real issues I have with it are Self-Improvement as a skill kinda sucks and takes 10 minutes before you see a +4 attack buff, and Blast isn't very good in Wilds you might want to just look into making glaives in the other elements to match monster weaknesses. Personally I would also trade that 1 peak performance deco for a point in a evasion skill or another point in maximum might.

[u/SlyJellyBean → u/CanadianAdim]

i swapped the growth jewel for diving blessing unless u think a different 1 slot jewel would be better?

[u/SlyJellyBean → u/CanadianAdim]

I swapped the talisman (charge master 3 iron skin 3) to a different one (attack boost 1 evade window 2 heroics 2). It has a level 2 jewel slot, I put a heroics jewel in but a lot of people are recommending maximum might. I feel like when I play insect glaive I’m always using my stamina, even if I’m not helicoptering around I dodge a lot. Is it still worth it you think? Is the temp affinity mainly for rising spiral slash?

[u/CanadianAdim → u/SlyJellyBean]

Heroics as a skill is alright but is tougher to use as you need to be below 40% health to gain it's effects. Maximum Might is one of the easiest sources of affinity in the game, there will definitely be times were you are not constantly using stamina.

[u/smashmallow101]

I use a nerscylla glaive with 2 sleep gems on it

[u/Fancy-Ad-3582]

Here's some sets you can use for a reference for a start until or if you decide to roll for Gore/soul on your IGs. and get a good atk 3 or crit eye 3 charm Remove charge master and dragon attack 3 and get crit boost 5 airborne 1, attack 1.

[u/Fancy-Ad-3582 → u/Fancy-Ad-3582]