Set Information

Before you move on to the Builds be sure to read the information below. It will explain things that you should definitely know before making my sets.

Genderlocked Armor

Some armor in this game is genderlocked, but don't worry there is always an equivalent piece for the opposing gender. When looking at a set in this guide therefore it's important to pay attention to the gender the set was made for:

Here a list of all genderlocked armor used in this guide: 

Male | Female 

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Guild Bard | Scholar

Dragon Slayer | Holy Maiden

Dista | Ionia

Kireek | Quna

Akahara Reisou | Knight King

Twelve Paladins | Rebellion

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From here on out every set that I present will have a list of buffs tied to them. however I'm only going to mention those that are essential for playing the set or don't have any real alternative. If there are multiple valid choices I trust in your judgement to make the right call. 

My personal buff routine right after getting online is: Clan Poogie, Guild food, Diva Song, Poogie Mega Potions.

Before going on a quest I think about: SR Skills, Caravan Skill, Diva Skill, Clan Poogie, Guild Food, Item Set.

Below is a list of all buffs I use and a short explanation.

Non-Item Buffs

• SR Skill: Some permanent free stats, go for Affinity and Defense unless you need Resistances for Zenith blights.

• Caravan Skill: Go for Weapon Up (Lg), perfect defense (med) or (Lg), and I like to take courage as well.

• Diva Song: 25% chance to take no damage when getting hit (cost: 1 Diva song Gem, Lasts 90 min with max affection towards the Diva, requires at least chapter 3 in the Diva story)

• Diva-Skill: A free armor skill available only in Diva lands (cost: gcp, buyable at the diva defense lady, lasts 1-10 quests) 

  • Mostly bought: SW, Lone Wolf, Encourage, Status Res (Myriad), Speed Eating

• Clan Poogie: A small buff acquired by feeding the poogies in the clan hall poogie crackers, lasts until next Login.

  • Mostly used: Poogie Taijutsu, Poogie Status Attack

• Guild Food: A free skill (cost: some ingredients / BC, lasts 90 min) 

  • Mostly used: Incitement, Encourage, Wide Area, All Res, Unaffected

• Poogie Mega Potions: Poogie will start to use Mega Potions to save your life when you are low on health, lasts until next login.

• Transcend: Massive 2x elemental / 1.13x raw multiplier. In addition 800 defense and max elemental resistance. 

• Bento

  • The 3 best bentos are: Sappari Marine (general), Toro Toro Stew (SW), melomeloquiche (Adren)

Item Buffs

• All Elemental Drug: 10% more element, does not stack with elemental affinity drinks, lasts for an entire quest even through fainting.

• Serious Drink [aff]: 30% more Affinity for 5 min.

• Fruits: Another free armor skill, lasts for the entire quest even through fainting

  • Most used: Shiriagari, Elemental Fruits, Encourage, Elemental Resistance Fruits

• Hunter Talon: Free stats in your inventory

• Maiden's Wishes/Hearts: Items that will trigger effects on the hunter getting hit such as taking no damage, heal hp or regen stamina, can also break on getting hit.

• Guts/Mega Guts Tkt: gives you single use guts, obsolete once you get determination

• Charms: Items with permanent effects such as keeping you at adrenaline health or starving wolf stamina or even reduce the waiting period at the end of a quest

  • Most useful: Health+50, Stamina+50, Adrenaline, Starving, Impatience

• HGE/Anti para Tkt: Will give you a one time pass on getting hit by a roar/para, not that useful but can be nice especially on quests with gear restrictions.

• Anti-Venom: Not only makes you immune to Zenith Poison but also gives immense damage reduction for 30 seconds when used.

These are the general skills that you should consider on SnS. If you want to make your own sets familiarize yourself with them on mertna or similar and start cooking.

The following two skills I want to explain a bit further since they do alter the playstyle of the weapon to some Degree. Starving Wolf will only activate once you are on the lowest stamina possible, ways to achieve this are Starving Charm, Starving Wolf Potions or the Toro Toro Stew Bento. Because you are at the lowest stamina, Poogie Taijutsu will be necessary and you have to be more careful with evading.

Obscurity + Obscurity Up requires you to PD twice to gain an immense 300 raw, but you'll also lose this effect upon being knocked down by the monster. So not getting hit and PDing is necessary to profit from this skill.