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1 About
2 Greatsword Sets
3 Sword and Shield Sets
4 Hammer Sets
5 Lance Sets
6 Switch Axe Sets
7 Longsword Sets
8 Bowgun Sets
9 General Sets
10 W I P

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Greatsword Sets

Sharpness +1, Punish Draw, Crit Draw (Thanks to Meme)

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
62~78	Damascus Helm	OOO	Handicraft +4
66~82	Helios/Selene Mail+	---	---
62~78	Diablos Vambraces+	OOO	Handicraft +4
62~78	Damascus Coil	O	PunishDraw +1
60~80	Vangis Greaves	OOO	PunishDraw +4
Crit Draw +5/6/7	King/Dragon Talisman	OO or O	Crit Draw +3/1
	Any Weapon	---	---

Skills: Sharpness +1, PunishDraw, Crit Draw

Notes: The talisman needs a total of 8 Crit Draw to activate the skill, a 5 or 6 Crit Draw with 2 slots or a 7 Crit Draw with 1.

-OR- Any Weapon/Talisman combination that ends up with 8 Crit Draw

Easy Sharpness+1, Focus, Crit Draw Set by Naki (Credit goes to ABZOH)

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	44~68	Bagii Helm+	OOO	Handicraft +4
	66~82	Helios Mail+	---
	62~78	Diablos Vambraces+	OOO	FastCharge +4
	66~82	Helios Tasset+	OOO	FastCharge +4
	64~80	Vangis Greaves+	OOO	Handicraft +1, Handicraft +1, CritDraw +1
	+7/6/4/3 CritDraw	King Talisman	Read Below	Read Below
GS	0	Dependant on Talisman	---/O--/OO-/OOO	Read Below

Skills: Sharpness + 1, Unsheathe Crit, Fast Charge

'NOTE: 'The set really drives on how lucky you are with a Talisman. If you get a +7 CritDraw Talisman(gemming slots too), you don't have to have a GS with a weapon slot. If you have a +6 CritDraw Talisman, you have to have a 1 slot GS. If you have a +4 CritDraw Talisman, you'll have to use a 2 slot GS. If you have a +3 CritDraw Talisman, you must use a 3 slot GS.
tl;dr

+7 CritDraw Talisman = 0 Slot Weapon (Any GS)
+6 CritDraw Talisman = 1 Slot Weapon (Joe GS, High Siegmund)
+4 CritDraw Talisman = 2 Slot Weapon (Alba GS, High Sieglinde)
+3 CritDraw Talisman = 3 Slot Weapon (Vulcamagnon)

Sharpness+1, Earplugs, Focus[READ BELOW] (You can see your hair and arms :D) by j0y

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
18~32	Chakra Earring	OOO	FastCharge+1
66~82	Helios Mail+	---
18~32	Chakra Bracelet	OOO	Hearing +1, Hearing +1, FastCharge +1
66~82	Helios Tasset+	OOO	FastCharge +4
66~82	Helios Greaves	---
+4(+) Handicraft	Dragon/King Talisman	Read Below	Read Below

Skills: Sharpness+1, Earplugs, Possibly Focus(READ BELOW)

This set is mostly for showing off your hair or arms, not really for practical usage. Anyways, if you did all that, you should get:
Handicraft +15, Hearing +10, FastCharge+6
If you have a three slot weapon, you could easily add Focus to your armor via Dynamo Jewel

Sharpness+1, Focus, Crit Draw, Hearing Set by doyree

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	44~68	Bagii Helm+	OOO	FastCharge +4
	66~82	Helios Mail+	---
	62~78	Diablos Vambraces+	OOO	FastCharge +4
	64~80	Vangis Coil+
	34~62	Alloy Greaves+
	+8 CritDraw	King Talisman		*Read Below
GS	-	Dependant on Talisman	O	Earplug +1

Skills: Sharpness + 1, Crit Draw, Fast Charge, Hearing

Any charm/jewel combination that will give you +8 crit draw skill. I currently have +7 crit draw and a slot but if you have +7 with 2 slots then you wont need any slots on GS.

Razor Sharp, FastCharge, CriticalDraw and Element Atk Up

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	82	Yamato/Hinata+	OOO	Elemental +4
	78	Lagia Mail+	OOO	FastCharge +4
	78	Lagia Vambraces	OO	FastCharge +1, FastCharge +1
	78	Lagia Faulds	OO	Elemental +1, Elemental +1
	82	Yamato/Hinata	O	Sharpness +1
	Critical Draw +7	Queen Talisman	OO	Crit Draw +3
Wep	912 Attack 380 Dragon	Epitath Blade	---

Skills: Razor Sharp, FastCharge, CriticalDraw and Element Atk Up

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, -? Thunder, -? Dragon

Sharpness +1, HG Earplug, Punish Draw

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	82	Helios/Selene Helm+	OOO	Handicraft +4
	78	Damascus Mail	OOO	PunishDraw +4
	82	Helios/Selene Vambraces+	---
	80	Vangis Coil	---
	80	Vangis Greaves	OOO	Handicraft +4
	Hearing +6		---
Wep	864 Attack 400 Dragon	Alatreon Revolution	OO	Hearing +1, Hearing +1

Skills:Sharpness +1, HG Earplug, Punish Draw

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, -? Thunder, -? Dragon

Notes:Sharpness +1 allows great sword to be purple sharpness. Earplug for charging sword while a roar. Punish Draw for stun after a charged draw, which will allow another charged blow.

Evasion +2, Focus, Citical Draw

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	68	Baggi Helm+	OOO	FastCharge +4
	78	Baritoh Mail+	---
	68	Baggi Vambraces+	O
	78	Barioth Faulds+	OOO	Evasion +3, Crit Draw +1
	78	Barioth Greaves	OO	Evasion +3
	Crit Draw +6		---
Wep		2 Slot GS	OO	Crit Draw +3

Skills:Evasion +2, Focus, Citical Draw

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, -? Thunder, -? Dragon

Notes:Somewhat flexible as there is another slot on the arms if you want to add a draw jewel. There could also be a better charm out there. Credit goes to TheNeoianOne. If you can get a Critical Draw +7 charm and then gem the arms with that draw jewel then you'll only need a one slot weapon. Makes things a lot easier.

High Grade Earplugs, Punishing Draw, Critical Draw

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	82	Helios/Selene Helm+	OOO	Hearing +4
	78	Damascus Mail	OOO	PunishDraw +4
	78	Uragaan Vambraces+	OOO	PunishDraw +4
	82	Helios/Selene Coil+	OOO	Hearing +4
	78	Dober Greaves	OOO	Hearing +4
	Crit Draw +6		OO	Crit Draw +3
Wep		1 Slot GS	O	Protection +1

Skills:High Grade Earplugs, Punishing Draw, Critical Draw

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, -? Thunder, -? Dragon

Notes:After recieving an amulet that had 2 empty slots with a +6 Critical Draw I began working on this seemingly impossible set. This tops my old GS set by a landslide, it may possibly be the greatest GS set ever created

Earplugs, Focus Sharpness +1, Critical Draw

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	74	Rathian Helm+	OOO	FastCharge +4
	82	Helios/Selene Mail+	---
	82	Yamato/Hinata Kote+	OOO	FastCharge +4
	80	Vangis Coil	---
	78	Uragaan Greaves	---
	Crit Draw +7
Wep		2 Slot GS	OO	Crit Draw +3

Skills:Earplugs, Focus Sharpness +1, Critical Draw

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon
Notes:

Critical Draw, Focus, Punishing Draw

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	78	Damascus Helm	OOO	PunishDraw +4
	78	Damascus Mail	OOO	Focus +4
	82	Yamato/Hinata Kote+	OOO	Focus +4
	78	Damascus Coil	O	Crit Draw +1
	78	Dober Greaves	OOO	Crit Draw +3, Crit Draw +1
	Crit Draw +4/5
Wep		Any

Skills:Critical Draw, Focus, Punishing Draw

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:The goal of this set is to allow Critical Draw, Focus, and Punishing Draw without requiring any slots on the weapon. This set allows critical draw charges to a monster's head, which is the weak point (or at least a point commonly targeted) on many monsters. An added bonus is that on females at least, this set looks nice (You can mostly only see the Damascus pieces), unlike many other similar sets.

Leather Set - Critical Draw, Attack Up (L), Adernaline +2, Fortify

By Bobofango

	Def	Name	Slots	Decoration
	34	Barroth Cap+	OO	Crit Draw +3
	72	HellHunter Jacket	OOO	Attack +5
	80	Vangis Vambraces	---	---
	80	Vangis Belt	---	---
	40	Black Leather Pants	---	---
	N/A	Potential +7
Wep		Anguish (P)	O	Attack +1

Skills: Critical Draw, Attack Up, Adrenaline +2, Fortify

Resistance: +9 Fire, +9 Water, +6 Ice, 0 Thunder, -4 Dragon

Notes: A set to raise raw power as much as possible in one-hit, while still looking styish. Diablos Hornsword can be used here as well, except you'll have to settle with "Attack Up Medium" instead of Large.

Punich Draw, Critical Draw, Heat Cancel (Hi), Bombardier, Defense Up (M). Created by Neukhia.

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
62-78	Uragaan Helm+	1	Breeze Jewel
62-78	Uragaan Armor+	1	Breeze Jewel
62-78	Diablos Vambraces+	3	Turtle Jewel + Draw Jewel
62-78	Uragaan Faulds+	1	Defense Jewel
22-30 62-78	Uragaan Greaves	---
	Crit Draw + 7 Heat Res + 10	---
	Weapon (any GS)

Resistances: Fire: +18 Water: -17 Ice: -8 Thunder: +3 Dragon: -9

Skills: Punish Draw, Critical Draw, Heat Cancel (Hi), Bombardier, Defense Up (M) (with potential of L with a 2-slot GS with a Turtle Jewel)

Notes: I used this set for a VERY long time, and still use it fairly often. I admit I got lucky on the talisman, so you might need to swap the Vambraces+ for their low-rank equivalent and work in Crit Draw by another method. This might also cost the Heat Cancel skill.

Adrenaline +2, Punishing Draw, Focus, Guard Boost - by Vult

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
44~68	Baggi Helm +	OOO	Fast Charge +4
62~78	Damascus Mail	OOO	Punishing Draw +4
44~68	Baggi Vambraces+	O	Guard Up +1
64~80	Vangis Coil
28~40	Black Leather Pants
	King Talisman		Guard Up +7
	Any 2 slot GS	OO	Peril Gem or 2 Crisis Jewels(for at least +2 adr)

Skills: Adrenaline +2, Punishing Draw, Focus, Guard Boost

Notes: This set looks great on a female hunter, probably does on a male too. There are some variations to this as well, you can replace Gaurd Boost with another skill by swapping in a good talisman, I frequently use evasion instead with an evade + 6, 2 slot charm and an evade gem on the vambraces. It is also possible to get Critical Draw with the right talisman, but you might only get adrenaline +1 that way, which is not as cool.

Sword and Shield Sets

Guard +2, Flame Aura, Status atk up, Razor Sharp

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	78	Agnaktor Helm+	---
	78	Agnaktor Mail+	O	Status +1
	78	Gigginox Vambraces+	OOO	Status +3, Status +1
	78	Gigginox Faulds+	O	Status +1
	78	Agnaktor Greaves+	OO	Guard +3
	Sharpness +3		---
Wep		Any 1 Slot Status SnS*	O	Flame Aura +2

Skills:Guard +2, Flame Aura, Status atk up, Razor Sharp

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, -? Thunder, -? Dragon

Notes:Guard +2 for split second blocking to keep you alive; Also for blocking roars (almost like Earplug). Flame aura came extra. Status atk up for poisoning/paralyzing quicker. Razor sharp so the sharpness doesn't go down as fast

*The 1 slot is just to evenly gem in Flame Aura, so any status weapon is ok

Status Attack Up, Razor Sharp, Evasion+2, Bombardier/Speed Sharpening

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
66~82	Yamato Kabuto+ Hinata Hachigane+	OOO	Evasion+3, Evasion+1
58~78	Damascus Mail	OOO	Evasion+3, Bomb Boost+2
54~78	Gigginox Vambraces+	OOO	Evasion+3, Bomb Boost+2
38~66	Bnahabra Faulds+	O	Status+1
38~66	Bnahabra Greaves+	O	Bomb Boost+2
Evasion+5	Fort Talisman	O	Bomb Boost+2
	Any One Slot Weapon	O	Bomb Boost+2

Skills : Status Attack Up, Razor Sharp, Evasion+2, Bombardier

Note:

1. Best for SnS sleep-bombing, when paired with Morpheus Knife

2. One can switch 5 bomb boost gems to 5 sharpener gems for speed sharpening. It works nicely on other sns/ls.

3. The set looks really nice on ladies. Damascus Mail can be replaced by any 3-slot armor.

4. It does not require rare charms, and nearly every status weapon has at least one slot.

Status Atk Up, Guard +2, Trap Master, Speed Sharpening, Razor Sharp

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	62	Alloy Helm+	OO	Status +1, Status +1
	78	Agnaktor Mail+	O	SpeedSetup +2
	66	Steel Vambraces+	O	SpeedSetup +2
	66	Bnahabra Faulds+	O	Sharpner +2
	66	Bnahabra Greaves+	O	Sharpner +2
	Guard +5	Fort Talisman	O	SpeedSetup +2
Wep		1 Slot SnS	O	SpeedSetup +2

Skills:Status Atk Up, Guard +2, Trap Master, Speed Sharpening, Razor Sharp

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:

Hammer Sets

Sharpness +1, Evade +2, Hi Grade Earplugs

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	82	Hinata Helm+	OOO	Evasion +3, Evasion +1
	82	Selene Mail+	---	---
	82	Selene Vambraces+	---	---
	80	Vangis Coil+	---	---
	82	Selene Greaves+	---	---
	Evasion +7	Queen Talisman	-	-
Wep	988 Attack	Iron Impact	OOO	Evasion +3, Evasion +1

Skills: Sharpness +1, Evasion +2, HG Earplugs

Resistance: +4 Fire, +15 Water, +9 Ice, -13 Thunder, -20 Dragon
Notes: This only works with a 3 slot weapon.

High Grade Earplugs, +2 Evade and Sharpness +1

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	82	Helios/Selene Helm+	OOO	Evasion +3, Evasion +1
		Any 3 Slot Body	OOO	Handicraft +4
	82	Helios/Selene Vambraces+	---
	82	Helios/Selene Coil	---
	82	Helios/Selene Greaves	---
	Evasion +7		O	Protection +1
Wep	988 Attack	Iron Impact	OOO	Evasion +3, Evasion +1

Skills: High Grade Earplugs, +2 Evade and Sharpness +1

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, -? Thunder, -? Dragon

Notes:Lagiacrus+, Damascus and Chakra all have 3 slots in the body.

High Grade Earplugs, Sharpness +1, Focus

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	82	Helios/Selene Helm+	OOO	FastCharge +4
	82	Helios/Selene Mail+	---
	82	Yamato/Hinata Kote+	OOO	FastCharge +4
	82	Helios/Selene Coil	---
	82	Helios/Selene Greaves	---
	Hearing +2		---
Wep		Devli's Crush	O	Handicraft +1

Skills:High Grade Earplug, Sharpness +1, Focus

Resistance: +3 Fire, +14 Water, +11 Ice, -11 Thunder, -18 Dragon

Notes: Fairly standard superpound-spamming setup, with no parts that are too difficult to acquire. You can add in an extra minor skill with a C+10 and 2 slot charm (gem in hearing +2 on the charm). If you have a 3 slot gem you can put the hearing and handicraft on it and use any hammer.

Hg plugs, sharpness +1, AuS, Trapmaster
	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem	Head	82	Selene Helm+	OOO	Attack+5
Torso	82	Selene Mail+	---
Hands	82	Selene Vambraces+	---
Waist	82	Selene Coil	---
Feet	80	Vangis Greaves	OOO	Handicraft+4
Gem	Speedsetup+10, Attack+3	Queen Talisman	O	Attack+1

Skills:High Grade Earplug, Sharpness +1, Attack up (S), Trapmaster.

Resistance: +0 Fire, +19 Water, +15 Ice, -16 Thunder, -20 Dragon

this requires specific talisman but i love the setup show im sharing it :D

Lance Sets

Evasion Up, Evade+2, Guard +2, Cold Cancel (Lo),Heat Surge (Lo) "Lance Everything!" Set by Proto4mx

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	78	Barioth Helm+	O--	Guard +1
	78	Barioth Mail+	---	---
	78	Barioth Vambraces+	O--	Guard +1
	78	Barioth Tasset+	OOO	Guard +3, Guard +1
	78	Barioth Greaves+	---	---
	Guard +7	King Talisman	O	Guard +1
Wep	414 Attack - 450 Dragon	Alatreon Gleam	O	Guard +1

Skills: Evasion Up, Evade+2, Guard +2, Cold Cancel (Lo), Heat Surge (Lo)
Resistance: -20 Fire, 10 Water, 25 Ice, -15 Thunder, 0 Dragon

Evasion+2, Guard+2, Flaming Aura, Razor Sharp, Lance Set (Made by Golgari1)

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	78	Agnaktor Helm+	---	---
	78	Agnaktor Mail+	O--	Stamina +1
	78	Agnaktor Vambraces+	OOO	Evasion +1
	78	Agnaktor Faulds+	OOO	Evasion +3, Evasion +1
	78	Agnaktor Greaves+	OO-	Evasion +3
	+6 Evasion	Rook Talisman	O	Evasion +1
Lance	414 Attack - 450 Dragon	Alatreon Gleam	O	O

Skills: Evasion+2,Guard+2,Flaming Aura, Razor Sharp

Critical Eye +1, Mind's Eye, Guard Up

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	78	Rathalos Helm+	OOO	Fencing +4
	78	Damascus Mail	OOO	Guard Up +3, Guard Up +1
	78	Rathalos Vambraces+	O	Fencing +1
	78	Damascus Coil	O	Guard Up +1
	78	Rathalos Grieves+	---
	Expert +2		---
Wep		1 Slot Lance	O	Guard Up +1

Skills:Critical Eye +1, Mind's Eye, Guard Up

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, -? Thunder, -? Dragon

Notes:Critical Eye +1 for extra damage, Mind's Eye so you don't bounce off objects when sharpness goes down, Guard up for... well... Guarding extra things!

Guard +2, Guard Boost, Speed Sharpening, Thunder Res

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	74	Ingot Helm+	O
	66	Steel Mail+	O
	66	Steel Vembraces+	O
	66	Steel Coil+	O
	78	Agnaktor Greaves	---
		Any Charm
Wep		Any Lance

Skills:Guard +2, Guard Boost, Speed Sharpening, Thunder Res

Resistance: -1 Fire, -2 Water, +2 Ice, +11 Thunder, +2 Dragon

Notes:What you gem exactely depends on your charm. I really like Guard Boost to hunt Agnaktor (which is the main purpose of this set), so i consider that as important. Gemming in Guard Boost requires 5 slots, the armor only has 4. So either your weapon or your charm needs 1 slot. If you have a charm with guard up you can start completing the other skills. 1 slot each gives you sharpener and removes doggy paddler. 3 slots give you thunder res +10, wind res could also be achievable.

Personally i have a 1 slotted charm with +4 Guard Up, which means i can get Guard Boost with the charm alone. I gemmed in Speed Sharpening and gemmed out Doggy Paddler. Then i filled the remaining 2 slots with thunder res (they give +2 each) and i also gemmed my slotted lances with thunder res. Together with such a lance it activates Thunder Res +10.

Set by Naryoril-

Evasion +2, Guard+1, Evasion Up

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	78	Agnaktor Helm+	---
	78	Barioth Mail+	---
	78	Barioth Vambraces+	O	Evade +1
	78	Barioth Faulds+	OOO	Evade +4
	78	Uragaan Greaves	---
			OO	Guard +3
Wep		2 Slot Lance	OO	Guard +3

Skills:Evasion +2, Guard+1, Evasion Up

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:You could use a charm with +2 or more to Guard instead. Or you could use a 3 slot weapon, and a one slot charm. This is just a Lance Everything set with no heat penalty or cold resistance.

Evasion +2, Guard +2, Speed Sharpening, Razor Sharp, Flaming Aura

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	78	Agnaktor Helm+	---
	78	Agnaktor Mail+	O	Sharpner +2
	78	Agnaktor Vambraces+	OOO	Evasion +3, Sharpner +2
	78	Agnaktor Tasset+	OOO	Evasion +3, Sharpner +2
	78	Agnaktor Greaves+	OO	Evasion +3
	Evasion +6, Shaprner +3	King Talisman	O	Stamina +1
Wep		1 Slot Lance	O	Sharpner +2

Skills:Evasion +2, Guard +2, Speed Sharpening, Razor Sharp, Flaming Aura

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:

Status Atk Up, Evasion +1, Guard +2, Razor Sharp

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	78	Agnaktor Helm+	---
	78	Agnaktor Mail+	O	Guard +1
	78	Barioth Vambraces+	O	Guard +1
	66	Bnahabra Faulds+	O
	78	Agnaktor Greaves+	OO	Status +3
	Evasion +6, Wind Res +3	King Talisman	O	Guard +1
Wep		1 Slot Lance	O	Status +1

Skills:Status Atk Up, Evasion +1, Guard +2, Razor Sharp

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:

Guard + 2, Constitution + 2, Negate Stun, Razor Sharp. Have fun. Created by Neukhia.

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
28-40	Shadow Shades	3	Physique Jewel + Steadfast Jewel+
62-78	Agnaktor Armor+	1	Steadfast Jewel+
54-78	Gigginox Vambraces+	3	Cutter Jewel
64-80	Vangis Coil	---
22-30 62-78	Uragaan Greaves	---
	Constitution + 7	2	Physique Jewel
	Weapon (any lance)

Resistances: Fire: +6 Water: -9 Ice: +4 Lightning: +3 Dragon: -4

Skills: Guard + 2, Constitution + 2, Negate Stun, Razor Sharp

Notes: I know the talisman is a bit demanding on this one (I don't even have quite that one), so you might need to use a slot or two in your lance to make up a few extra points to Constitution.

Switch Axe Sets

Awaken, Evasion Up, Blightproof, Evasion +1, Mind's Eye - by Vult

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
10	Sword Saint Piercing
70~82	Escadora Soul	OO	2x Jumping Jewel
70~82	Escadora Arms
70~82	Escadora Might	OO	Evade Gem, Release Gem
70~82	Escadora Scale
	Dragon Talisman	OO	Evasion +6, Lightfoot Jewel
	Any 3 slot Awaken Weapon	OOO	3x Reistor Jewel

Skills: Awaken, Evasion Up, Blighproof, Evasion +1, Mind's Eye

Notes: Nice looking Set. Does away with the ugly Alatreon Helm, so you can see your hair/face. This works well with Sinister Saints, Soul Breaker (P), Tenembra, or Iron Impact. The Piercing helps since most awaken weapons have poor sharpness. I placed this under Switch Axe because there were no other combos here. You can give up Blight Proof / Evasion +1 and gem in almost any other skill with the right talisman, like expert or attack up, etc...

Longsword Sets

Shadowbinder (G) set by DarknessSavior

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	38~?~?	Jaggi Helm+	O--	Sharpner +2
	38~?~?	Jaggi Mail+	---	---
	38~?~?	Jaggi Vambraces+	O--	Sharpner +2
	38~?~?	Jaggi Faulds+	OO-	Expert +3
	38~?~?	Jaggi Greaves+	OO-	Expert +3
	N/A	Rook Talisman	OO-	Sharpner +2, Sharpner +2
Wep	528 Attack, 15% Affinity, 280 Paralyze	Shadowbinder (G)	O--	Sharpner +2

Skills:Attack Up (M), Negate Stun, Gourmand, Speed Sharpening, Critical Eye +1
Resistance: -15 Fire, -5 Water, -5 Ice, -5 Thunder, 10 Dragon
Notes: You can really use any +15% affinity weapon you want here. This is because the goal of this set is to get the most amount of affinity while maintaining other good accompanying skills.

Sharpness +1, Evasion +1, Detect, Earplugs, Attack Up (S) by Vult

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	64~80	Vangis Helm	---	---
	64~80	Vangis Mail	---	---
	66~82	Helios/Selene Vambraces+	---	---
	24~32~82	Helios/Selene Coil	---	---
	64~80	Vangis Greaves	OOO	Attack +3, Evade +1
	N/A	+6 Evasion Dragon Talisman	OO-	Evade +3
Wep	???	Any 1 slot Long Sword	O--	Psychic +2

Skills:Sharpness +1, Evasion +1, Detect, Earplugs, Attack Up (S),
Resistance: 0 Fire, 9 Water, 15 Ice, -18 Thunder, -20 Dragon
Notes: This set works with any 1 slot weapon. I call it a longsword set, because of the evasion and earplugs. You can also use any zero slot weapon and go without the detect, which is clearly the least useful of the skills anyways.

Evasion +2, Attack Up (M), Sharpness +1, Detect set by Vult

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	64~80	Vangis Helm	---	---
	64~80	Vangis Mail	---	---
	64~80	Vangis Vambraces	---	---
	58~78	Barioth Faulds+	OOO	Evade +3, Evade +1
	64~80	Vangis Greaves	OOO	3x Handicraft +1
	N/A	+6 Evasion Dragon Talisman	OO-	Evade +3
Wep	??? Attack	Any 2 Slot Long Sword	OO-	Attack +3

Skills:Evasion +2, Attack Up (M), Sharpness +1, Detect
Resistance: -4 Fire, 2 Water, 17 Ice, -19 Thunder, -16 Dragon
Notes: This set works with any 2 slot weapon. You can use a weapon without slots, or with only 1 slot, and your Attack Up will drop to Small instead of medium.

Status Attack Up, Evasion +1, Attack Up (S), Razor Sharp, Halve Stun set by Vult

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	28~40	Shadow Shades	OOO	Attack +5
	38~66	Bnahabra Mail+	O--	empty
	10~24~66	Jaggi Vambraces	OO-	Attack +3
	38~66	Bnahabra Faulds+	O--	Evade +1
	38~66	Bnahabra Greaves+	O--	Poison +1
	N/A	+6 Evasion Dragon Talisman	OO-	Evade +3
Wep	??? Attack	Any Long Sword	---

Skills:Status Attack Up, Evasion +1, Attack Up (S), Razor Sharp, Halve Stun
Resistance: -16 Fire, 1 Water, 1 Ice, 7 Thunder, 21 Dragon
Notes: This set works with any weapon.

Evasion +2, Evasion Up, Status Attack by Vult

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	28~40	Shadow Shades	OOO	Disabler Jewel+, Jumping Jewel
	58-78	Barioth Mail+	---	---
	58-78	Barioth Vambraces+	O--	Jumping Jewel
	24~32~82	Bnahabra Faulds+	O--	Disabler Jewel
	64~80	Barioth Greaves+	---	---
	N/A	+6 Evasion Dragon Talisman	OO-	Jumping Jewel x2
Wep	???	Any Status Weapon (Shadowbinder (G))	---	---

Skills:Evasion +2, Evasion Up, Status Attack Up
Resistance: -15 Fire, 8 Water, 17 Ice, -5 Thunder, 8 Dragon
Notes: I use this set for bumming around on the 'expert' server. It is great fun.

Bowgun Sets

Evade +2, Guard +2

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	32	Hunter's Cap G	OO-	Guard +3
	44	Barioth Vest G	---	---
	44	Barioth Guard G	O--	Guard +1
	44	Barioth Coat G	OOO	Guard +3
	32	Hunter's Leggings G	OO-	Guard +3
	Guard +4	Fort Talisman	O	Guard +1
Wep	*300 Attack - 70 Weight - Fast Reload* - Shield**	Thundacrus/DevilsGrin/ChaosWing	O

Skills: Guard +2, Evasion +2

Resistance: -7 Fire, +2 Water, +20 Ice, -4 Thunder, +5 Dragon

Recoil Down+2, Reload Down+2, Status Up (by GateofDestiny)

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	45	Uragaan Cap+	O	Status +1
	36	Rhenoplos Vest+	O	Status +1
	44	Gigginox Guards+	OOO	Reload Spd +3, Status +1
	45	Uragaan Coat+	O	Status +1
	36	Bnahabra Leggings+	O	Status +1
	Reload Spd +6		O	Status +1
Wep		Any One Slot	O	Status +1

Skills:Recoil Down+2, Reload Down+2, Status Up

Resistance: +7 Fire, -10 Water, -1 Ice, +5 Thunder, +4Dragon

Notes:With this setup, my gun is Reload: Fastest, and Recoil: Min. Along with that, the resistances for the set is pretty good with only water being the only significant weakness.

Evasion Up, Recoil Down +2, Bonus Shot

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	45	Uragaan Cap+	O	Rapid Fire +1
	42	Ingot Vest+	O	Rapid Fire +1
	48	Escadora Arma	O	Recoil +1
	48	Escadora Force	OO	Recoil +1, Reciol +1
	48	Escadora Scala	O	Recoil +1
		Dragon Talisman	OOO	Evade Dist +4
Wep		1 Slot Gun	O	Recoil +1

Skills:Evasion Up, Recoil Down +2, Bonus Shot

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:

Bombardier, Recoil Down +2, Load Up

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	46	Vangis Cap	---
	36	Rhenoplos Vest+	O	Bomb Boost +2
	47	Mustu/Amagi Kote+	OOO	Loading +4
	36	Rhenoplos Coat+	OO	Bomb Boost +2, Bomb Boost +2
	46	Vangis Leggings	OOO	Loading +4
		Dragon Talisman	OOO	Recoil +4
Wep		2 Slot Gun	OO	Bomb Boost +2, Bomb Boost +2

Skills:Bombardier, Recoil Down +2, Load Up

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:

Pierce S Lv1 Up, Pierce S Boost, Status Atk Up, Recoil Down+1, Elemental Atk Down (submitted by GateofDestiny)

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	45	Diablos Cap+	---
	45	Diablos Vest+	---
	45	Diablos Guards+	OOO	Recoil +4
	36	Rhenoplos Coat+	OO	Status+3
	44	Gigginox Leggings+	OOO	Status+3, Status+1
		None Required	N/A	N/A
Wep		2 Slot Gun	OO	Recoil+1, Status+1

Skills: Pierce S Lv1Up, Pierce S Boost, Status Atk Up, Recoil Down+1

Resistance: +8 Fire, -2 Water, -11 Ice, +1 Thunder, +2 Dragon

Notes: You may use a 3slot charm to put in a Recoil+4 gem, then use a 3slot gun adding another Recoil+1 gem, and get Recoil+2

With Thunder Frame/DevilsGrin Barrel/Rathling Stock, you will get 5/5/3 pierce, and access to lv2 para ammo with. minimum recoil.

Alternatively, you can switch out the DevilsGrin for Jhen Cannon Barrel, and you have 5/3/3 pierce, and access to lv2 para ammo and lv2 sleep ammo w. minimum recoil

"Normal Affinity" Set. Critical Eye+2, Attack Up (s), Normal S All Up, Normal S Boost (submitted by GateofDestiny)

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	44	Rathalos Cap+	OOO	Attack+5
	45	Agnaktor Vest+	O	Expert+1
	44	Rathalos Guards+	O	NormalS+ +1
	45	Agnaktor Waist+	OOO	Attack+5
	45	Agnaktor Leggings+	OO	Normal S+ +3
		King Talisman		Expert+5
Wep	384 Attack / 40% affinity 90H weight Shield	ChaosWing Frame/ Jhen Cannon Barrel/ Needler Stock	O,O	Expert+1, Expert+ +1

Skills: Critical Eye +2, Attack Up (s), Normal S Boost, Normal S All Up

Resistance: +28 Fire, -12 Water, -6 Ice, -1 Thunder, -8 Dragon

Notes: Counting Talon and Power charm, this gun and armor setup will have you at 414ATK and 40% affinity. This setup will give you fourteen lv2 Normal ammo clips and six lv3 ammo clips You will have access to lv1 and lv2 Sleep Shots, lv1 and lv3 Crag and Clusters, and Wyrenfire 2 and 3.

Alternatively, if you have a +7 Expert charm instead of a +5, you can switch out the Attack Up (S),in exchange for pushing Critical Eye to +3, and have room for any "5x 2+ gem" skill and sit at 402ATK and 50% affinity, effectively putting you at about 450ATK on average overall. The filler skill can be whatever you prefer, an example could be Divine Protection if you want a defensive skill, or say Combo Pro. for an ulitiy skill since with fourteen ammo clips, you be running out of lv2 bullets in about 7 reloads.

Pellet S Boost, Pellet S All Up, Dragon Res +10, Attack Up (L)

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	44	Dober Cap	OOO	Attack +5
	44	Dober Vest	O--	Attack +1
	44	Dober Guards	O--	Attack +1
	44	Dober Coat	O--	Attack +1
	44	Dober Leggings	OOO	Attack + 5
	Attack +7	King Talisman	---	---
Wep	*312 Attack - 85 Weight - Some Recoil* - Shield**	Agnablaster/Devilsgrin/Chaos Wing	O	---

Skills: Pellet S Boost, Pellet S All Up, Dragon Res +10, Attack Up (L)

Resistance: -20 Fire, +10 Water, +5 Ice, +5 Thunder, +30 Dragon

Notes: This is mainly for singleplay and when you're mainly with players that won't stagger, but it is absolutely great at breaking monster parts and slaughtering small monsters in droves. There's just enough recoil reduction that all pellet shots will fire without recoil. Deviation doesn't really matter all that much when you're only using pellet shot. BaconLegs 14:16, July 15, 2010 (UTC)

Pierce S Boost, Pierce S Lv1 Up, Recoil Down +1, Critical Eye +3, Element Atk Down

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	45	Diablos Cap+	---	---
	45	Diablos Vest+	---	---
	45	Diablos Guards+	OOO	Expert +5
	45	Uragaan Coat+	O--	---
	45	Uragaan Leggings+	OOO	Recoil +4
	Attack +7	Dragon Talisman	OO-	Recoil +4
Wep	*264 Attack - 50 Weight - Some Recoil* - Dev: Right(High)**	Blizzard/Jaggid/Rathling	OOO	Expert +3

Skills: {C}Pierce S Boost, Pierce S Lv1 Up, Recoil Down +1, Critical Eye +3, Element Atk Down

Resistance: ? Fire, ? Water, ? Ice, ? Thunder, ? Dragon

Notes: This set focuses on Affinity. With 30% inherent to the bowgun and Critical Eye +3, you'll be getting a lot of critical hits. Unlike most bowgunners, I like deviation. It makes it easier to fire along the monster's wings, or along its length if it isn't paying attention to you. In addition, the whole point of pierce shot is to get as many hits per shot as possible, and the more opportunities you're given to be able to do so, the more damage you'll output. BaconLegs 14:16, July 15, 2010 (UTC)

Reload Speed +2, Recoil Down +2, Combination +25%(Cluster Gunning Set)

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	45	Uragaan Cap+	O--	+2 Combo Rate
	36	Rhenoplos Vest+	O--	+2 Combo Rate
	44	Gigginox Guards+	OOO	+6 Combo Rate
	45	Uragaan Coat+	O--	+2 Combo Rate
	36	Bnahabra Leggings+	O--	+2 Combo Rate
	+6 Reload Spd	King Talisman	---	---
Wep	*264 Attack - 50 Weight - Some Recoil* - Dev: Right(High)**	Poison Stinger/Poison Stinger/Agnablaster	OOO	+2 Combo Rate, +3 Reload Spd

Skills: {C}Reload Speed +2, Recoil Down +2, Combination +25%

Resistance: ? Fire, ? Water, ? Ice, ? Thunder, ? Dragon

Notes: This is an amazing set if you've got a ton of Wyvern Claws hanging around, because clust s lv2 is the main focus of this set. This is basically GateofDestiny's status gunnerset refitted for lots and lots of explosions. It only really does one thing(Crag, Clust, and Wyvernfire shots), but it does it really really well. Beware of friendly fire... or don't ;) BaconLegs 14:16, July 15, 2010 (UTC)

Element Atk Up, Fire Res +10, Olympic Swimmer, Evasion +2, Bonus Shot, Status Atk Down

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	44	Lagiacrus Cap+	O--	+2 Fire Res
	44	Lagiacrus Vest+	OOO	+2 Fire Res, +3 Evasion
	44	Lagiacrus Guards+	O--	+1 Evasion
	44	Lagiacrus Coat+	OO-	+3 Evasion
	44	Lagiacrus Leggings+	O--	+1 Evasion
	+7 Evasion	Dragon Talisman	OO-	+4 Fire Res
Wep	---	Any One Slot	O	+2 Fire Res

Skills: Element Atk Up, Status Atk Down, Fire Res +10, Olympic Swimmer, Evasion +2, Bonus Shot

Resistance: ? Fire, ? Water, ? Ice, ? Thunder, ? Dragon

Notes: The upshot of this set is that if you have enough bowgun parts, you can interchange them to rapidfire whichever element you chose! If you can only afford to make one, though, I suggest Thundacrus/DevilsGrin/ChaosWing, and use low rank lagi armor instead, for the normal shot boost in place of bonus shot. It should still work. BaconLegs 14:16, July 15, 2010 (UTC)

Pierce S boost, Bonus Shot, Sneak, (Element Atk Up) By D Skull

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	33~44	Lagiacrus Cap+	O	PierceS Up+1, Recoil -1
	33~44	Lagiacrus Vest+	OOO	PierceS Up+4, Recoil -2
	37~45	Diablos Guards+	OOO	Rapid Fire+4, Reload Spd-2
	33~44	Lagiacrus Coat+	OO	Sense +2, Sense +2
	11~15~45	Uragaan Leggings	-
		Any with Elemental +2, (only 1,32% chance per timeworn charm)	-	-
Wep	+10	F:jaggid fire, B:Rathling Gun(+), S:Rathling gun+	OOO	Sense +2, Sense +2, Sense +2

Skills: Pierce S boost, Bonus Shot, Sneak(, Element Atk Up)

Resistance: ? Fire, ? Water, ? Ice, ? Thunder, ? Dragon

Notes: Don't you hate it how you can run out of ammo before the monster is dead? that's why i wanted to push my favorite ammo to the limit. With the Pierce S Boost you already need less ammo to kill something, but with the Bonus shot, you will even need less shots!

Sneak is always good to have, but even better with a gun, you have less defence, you its only fair to get hit less often, am i right?

If you don't want to/don't have the time to search a talisman with this exact stats, go for the rathling gun barrel, if you don't have the element atk up, the flaming shot rapid fire is less useful, i would go for the rathling gun in this case, mainly for the shield and its ability to fire 2 wyvernfire lvl3

General Sets

Perfect Gathering Set

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	26~58		OO	BBQ Jewel X2
	26~58	Leather Mail+	O	BBQ Jewel
	26~58	Leather Vambraces+	OO	BBQ Jewel X2
	26~58	Leather Faulds+	OO	Fish Jewel X2
	26~58	Leather Greaves+	OO	Fish Jewel X2
	Transportr +10	Queen Talisman	O	Fishing Jewel
Wep		Any Weapon

'Skills: 'Divine Whim, Gathering +2, BBQ Expert, Fishing Expert, Speed Gatherer, Pro Transporter

Resistance: -10 Fire, 0 Water, -10 Ice, 15 Thunder, 10 Dragon

Notes: There's nothing this can't help you gather...even helps with the bbq'n!

Sharpness +1, Awaken, Element Up - by Eternity

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	58~78	Lagiacrus Helm+	O	Handicraft Jewel
	58~78	Lagiacrus Mail+	OOO	Architect Jewel
	58~78	Lagiacrus Vambraces+	O	Handicraft Jewel
	64~80	Vangis Coil	---
	58~78	Lagiacrus Greaves+	O	Handicraft Jewel
		Dragon Talisman	OOO	Architect Jewel
Wep	24	Elder Babel Spr (R)	OO	Element Jewel, Release Jewel

Skills: Sharpness +1, Awaken, Element Up, Status Attack Down

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes: This is mainly for Elder Babel Spr (R) but it works well with any 2 slot awakening weapon.

Sharpness +1, Awaken - by Eternity

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	66~82	Helios/Selene Helm+	OOO	Architect Jewel
	66~82	Helios/Selene Mail+	---
	58~78	Lagiacrus Vambraces+	O	Release Jewel
	64~80	Vangis Coil	---
	70~82	Escadora Scale	---
		Dragon Talisman	OOO	Catalyst Jewel
Wep	---	---	---	---

Skills: Sharpness +1, Awaken

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes: This is the best I could come up with for those few awakening weapons with 0 slots. it just barely makes it.

Sharpness +1, Razor Sharp

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	64~80	Vangis Helm	---	---
	64~80	Vangis Mail	---	---
	64~80	Vangis Vambraces	---	---
	66~82	Yamato/Hinata Koshiate+	O--	Handicraft +1
	64~80	Vangis Greaves	---	---
	Sharpness +4	Dragon Talisman	---	---
Wep	---	Any 3 Slot Weapon	OOO	Sharpness +4

Skills: Sharpness +1, Detect, Attack Up (S), Razor Sharp, Reload Speed -1
Resistance: +4 Fire, 0 Water, 9 Ice, -16 Thunder, -20 Dragon

Swimmer Set by DA BEAST

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	3~11~31	Piscine Mask	-	-
	12~24~66	Steel Mail	-	-
	12~24~66	Steel Vambraces	-	-
	12~24~66	Steel Faulds	O	-
	3~11~31	Piscine Leggings	O	-
	N/A	N/A	?	-
Wep	?	N/A	?	?

Skills:Oxygen Up, Speed Sharpener, Guard +1
Resistance: -9 Fire, +15 Water, +9 Ice, -12 Thunder, 0 Dragon

Customizable Critical Eye+3 set by DarknessSavior

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	34~?~?	Alloy Helm+	OO-	Wind Res +3
	34~?~?	Alloy Mail+	OO-	Expert +3
	34~?~?	Alloy Vambraces+	OO-	Wind Res +3
	34~?~?	Alloy Faulds+	OO	Wind Res +3
	34~?~?	Alloy Greaves+	---	---
		Rook Talisman	OO-	Wind Res +1
Wep	---	---	---	---

Skills: Critical Eye +3, Speed Sharpening, Trap Master, Windproof (Lo), Torso Inc.
Resistance: 5 Fire, 10 Water, -5 Ice, -10 Thunder, -5 Dragon
Note: You can really use any skill that only takes between 5 and 8 gems to activate. For example, 8 Vitality Jewels would net you Health +50. You could also activate two 5 jewel skills with a two-slot weapon.

Sharpness +1, Mind's Eye (Any Weapon) by lostsoul1313

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
66~82	Helios/Selene Helm+	OOO	Handicraft +4
58~78	Rathalos Mail+	O	Handicraft +1
66~82	Helios/Selene Vambraces+	---	---
66~82	Helios/Selene Coil+	OOO	Handicraft +4
58~78	Rathalos Greaves+	---	---
Fencing +4	King/Dragon Talisman	---	---
	Any Weapon	---	---

Skills: Sharpness +1, Mind's Eye

Notes: You can use a Talisman with gem slots instead of Fencing but you will then need slots on your weapon because Fencing Jewels decrease Handicraft You need a total of 4 Fencing on the jewel

Sharpness +1, Mind's Eye

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
64~80	Vangis Helm	---	---
66~82	Helios/Selene Mail+	---	---
64~80	Vangis Vambraces	---	---
64~80	Vangis Coil	---	---
58~78	Rathalos Greaves+	---	---
		OOO	Fencing +4
	3 Slot Weapon	OOO	Fencing +4

Skills: Sharpness +1, Mind's Eye

Sharpness +1, Mind's Eye

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
66~82	Helios/Selene Helm+	OOO	Handicraft +4
58~78	Rathalos Mail+	O	Handicraft +1
66~82	Helios/Selene Vambraces+	---	---
66~82	Helios/Selene Coil+	OOO	Fencing +4
58~78	Rathalos Greaves+	---	---
		OOO	Fencing +4
	3 Slot Weapon	OO	Fencing +2, Fencing +2

Skills: Sharpness +1, Mind's Eye

Awaken, Sharpness +1 or Focus or Element Atk Up

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
58~78	Lagiacrus Helm+	O--	See Below
58~78	Lagiacrus Mail+	OOO	See Below
70~82	Escadora Arms	---	---
64~80	Vangis Coil	---	---
70~82	Escadora Scale	---	---
		OOO
		OO

Skills: Awaken, Sharpness +1 or Focus or Element Atk Up
Notes:

1. Add a Dynamo Jewel to the Lagiacrus Mail (+8 fastcharge) then fill the remaining two points for Focus ((4x2)+1+1).
- 2. Add three Architect Jewels, one to the Mail (+8 Handicraft), have a weapon and talisman with 3 slots open each for the remaining jewels to obtain Sharpness +1 (4x2+(4+4)).
  - 3. Add an Element Jewel+ to the mail ((4x2)+4).

Sadly it is impossible to completely have that ability combination.

"Trapper's Delight" by Hooty (XPMG9Q)

Note: This is the talisman I have. Set must be adjusted based on the abilities of your talisman and the amount of slots on your weapon. Also, remember, perception and speedsetup are interchangable, since both need +10 and use +2 (1 slot) decorations.

Defense	Name	Slots	Decoration
N/A	"Weapon with 1 slot min."	O	TrapMaster Jewel
68	Baggi Helm+	OOO	Capture Jewel
58	Hunter Mail+	O	TrapMaster Jewel
58	Hunter Vambraces	O	TrapMaster Jewel
80	Vangis Coil	---
68	Baggi Greaves	O	Tranq Jewel
N/A	Queen Talisman w/ +10 Perception	O	TrapMaster Jewel

Skills: Autotracker, Capture Guru, Trap Master, Capture Expert

Resistance: -8 Fire, -5 Water, 11 Ice, -7 Thunder, -3 Dragon

Sharpness +1, HG Earplugs, Great Luck

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
5-36	Jaggi Mask	---	---
66~82	Helios/Selene Mail+	---	---
66~82	Helios/Selene Vambraces+	---	---
64~80	Vangis Coil	---	---
66~82	Helios/Selene Greaves+	---	---
---	King/Dragon Talisman	OOO	Luck +4
	Any Weapon	O	Luck +1

Skills: Sharpness +1, HG Earplugs, Great Luck Notes: The 3 slot charm can also be a Luck +4 charm.

High Grade Earplugs, Sharpness+1, and Evade+2

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	38	Skull Mask	---
	82	Helios/Selene Mail+	---
	82	Helios/Selene Vambraces+	---
	78	Barioth Faulds+	OOO	Evasion +3, Empty
	82	Helios/Selene Greaves+	---
	Evasion +7		OO	Evasion +3
Wep	---	---	---

Skills: High Grade Earplugs, Sharpness+1, and Evade+2

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, -? Thunder, -? Dragon

Notes: If you don't have a charm with Evasion +7 and 2 slots you will need a 2 slot weapon to get Evade +2

Also, if you only have a one-slot Evasion +7 Talisman, an Evasion +1 decoration can be added in the Talisman's slot and in the extra slot in the Barioth Faulds+ to get the Evasion+2 Skill.

Critical Draw, Punishing Draw, Bombardier, Tremor-Proof, Defense Up

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	78	Diablos Helm+	---
	78	Uragaan Mail+	O	PunishDraw +1
	78	Diablos Vambraces	---
	78	Uragaan Tasset+	O	Bomb Boost +2
	78	Uragaan Greaves	---
	Tremor Res +2		---
Wep		Any

Skills:Critical Draw, Punishing Draw, Bombardier, Tremor-Proof, Defense Up

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, -? Thunder, -? Dragon

Notes:Useful set for hunters that focus on weapon drawing. No extra slots available on armor to customize, attaining extra skills would require a better charm with tremor Res +2 and a slotted weapon

Awaken, ElementAtkUp, Sharpness +1

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	78	Lagiacrus Helm+	O	FreeElement +1
	82	Helios/Selene Mail+	---
	78	Lagiacrus Vambraces+	O	FreeElement +1
	82	Helios/Selene Coil+	OOO	Handicraft +4
	78	Lagiacrus Greaves+	O	FreeElement +1
	Elemental +3		---
Wep		3 Slot Weapon	OOO	Handicraft +4

Skills:Awaken, ElementAtkUp, Sharpness +1

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, -? Thunder, -? Dragon

Notes:

Earplugs, Sharpness +1, Attack Up (L)

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
66~82	Helios/Selene Helm+	OOO	Hearing +1, Attack +3
58~78	Helios/Selene Mail+	---	---
66~82	Vangis Vambraces	---	---
66~82	Helios/Selene Coil+	OOO	Attack +5
58~78	Alloy Greaves+	---	---
Read Below	King/Dragon Talisman	---	---
	Any Weapon	Read Below	---

Skills: Sharpness +1, Earplugs, Attack Up (S)

Notes: This set, excluding the charm and weapon slots gives Attack +13. There are several ways to get the Attack (L) boost:

1) 1-slot weapon (Attack +1 gem), Attack +6 charm

2) 2-slot weapon (Attack +3 gem), Attack +4 charm

3) 3-slot weapon (Attack +5 gem), Attack +2 charm

4) Attack +7 charm

This set does not have any negative skills (Protection -7, Sharpness -8).

Adrenaline +2, Sharpness+1 (WITHOUT Black Leather Pants)

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
38	Skull Mask	---
82	Helios/Selene Mail+	---
72	Barroth Vambraces+	OOO	Potential +4 or Handicraft +4
72	Barroth Faulds+	O	Handicraft +1
72	Barroth Greaves+	O	Potential +1

	Any

Skills:Adrenaline +2, Sharpness+1

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:Gem either Potential +4 or Handicraft +4 into the Vambraces depending on if you can obtain either Potential +3/4 Charm or Handicraft +4 charm

Ice Res +10, Trap Master, Focus, Capture Guru, Good Luck, Capture Expert

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	36	Jaggi Mask	---
	68	Baggi Mail	OO	SpeedSetup +2, SpeedSetup +2
	68	Baggi Vambraces+	O	SpeedSetup +2
	68	Baggi Coil	O	SpeedSetup +2
	68	Baggi Greaves	O	SpeedSetup +2
	Perception +8	Queen Talisman	OO	Perception +2, Ice Res +2
Wep			---

Skills: Ice Res +10, Trap Master, Focus, Capture Guru, Good Luck, Capture Expert

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:

Pro Transporter, Evasion +1, Farsight, Autotracker, Great Luck

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	36	Jaggi Mask	---
	58	Hunter Mail+	O	Fate +1
	58	Hunter Vambraces+	OO	Psychic +2, Psychic +2
	58	Hunter Tasset+	OO	Transportr +2, Map +2
	58	Hunter Greaves+	OO	Evasion +1
	Transportr +8	Fighter Talisman	---
Wep		3 Slot Weapon	OOO	Fate +4

Skills: Pro Transporter, Evasion +1, Farsight, Autotracker, Great Luck

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:

Critical Eye +3, HG Earplugs, Sharpness+1

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	44	Rathalos Cap+	OOO	Hearing +4
	82	Helios/Selene Mail+	---
	82	Helios/Selene Vambraces+	---
	80	Vangis Coil	---
	74	Gobul Greaves+	OOO	Expert +5
	Expert +7	Dragon Talisman	OO	Expert +3
Wep		2 Slot Weapon	OO	Handicraft +1, Handicraft +1

Skills: Critical Eye +3, HG Earplugs, Sharpness+1

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:

Pro Transporter, Speed Gatherer, Gathering +2, Divine Whim, Great Luck

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	36	Jaggi Mask	---
	58	Leather Vest+	O	Fate +1
	58	Leather Gloves+	OO	Gathering +2, Gathering +2
	58	Leather Belt+	OO	Whim +2, Spd Gather +2
	58	Leather Pants+	OO	Whim +2, Whim +2
	Transportr +10	Fort Talisman	O	Whim +2
Wep		3 Slot Weapon	OOO	Fate +4

Skills:Pro Transporter, Speed Gatherer, Gathering +2, Divine Whim, Great Luck

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:

Speed Sharpening, Razor Sharp, Sharpness+1, Reload Speed -1

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	80	Vangis Helm	---
	80	Vangis Mail	---
	78	Agnaktor Vambraces+	OOO	Handicraft +4
	82	Yamato/Hinata Koshiate+	O	Sharpner +2
	66	Bnahabra Greaves+	O	Sharpner +2
	Handicraft +4, Reload Spd -10	Dragon Talisman	O	Guard +1
Wep		3 Slot Weapon	OOO	Sharpner +2, Sharpner +2, Sharpner +2

Skills:Speed Sharpening, Razor Sharp, Sharpness+1, Reload Speed -1

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:

Attack Up (S), Razor Sharp, Sharpness+1, Detect

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	80	Vangis Helm	---
	80	Vangis Mail	---
	80	Vangis Vambraces	---
	82	Yamato/Hinata Koshiate+	O	Handicraft +1
	66	Bnahabra Greaves+	O	Relaod Spd +1
	Handicraft +4, Reload Spd -10	Dragon Talisman	---
Wep			---

Skills:Attack Up (S), Razor Sharp, Sharpness+1, Detect

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:

High Grade Earplugs, Evasion +2, Sharpness+1

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	47	Helios/Selene Cap+	OOO	Hearing +4
	82	Helios/Selene Mail+	---
	78	Barioth Vambraces	---
	80	Vangis Coil	---
	62	Alloy Greaves+	---
	Evasion +7	Dragon Talisman	OO	Evasion +3
Wep		Any

Skills:High Grade Earplugs, Evasion +2, Sharpness+1

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, +? Thunder, +? Dragon

Notes:

High Grade Earplug, Sharpness +1, Evasion +2, Anti-Theft by Artemis_Paradox

	Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
	82	Selene Helm+	OOO	Hearing +4
	82	Selene Mail+	---	N/A
	78	Barioth Vambraces+	O	Evasion +1
	80	Vangis Coil	---	N/A
	78	Uragaan Greaves	---	N/A
	Evasion +6, Anti-Theft +10	King Talisman	---	N/A
Wep	Everything with 3 slots.		ooo	Evasion +3, evasion +1

Skills: Sharpness +1, High Grade Earplug, Evasion +2, Anti-Theft
Resistance: -1 Fire, +6 Water, +12 Ice, -12 Thunder, -14 Dragon
Notes: This armor can be easily customized depending on what charms you have. If you had an Evade +7 slot for example a 2 slot weapon will suffice. Also, instead of Barioth Vambraces+ you can also use Barioth Vambraces, which has evasion +5 by itself. All you need for this set is an evasion +6 jewel and a 3 slot weapon. Less if you have a greater charm. This exact setup works only with 3 slot weapons, but as I said, that can change depending on if you have a better charm. Recommended weapons for this set are: The Crystal Series (fully upgraded), Iron Impact, Sinister Saint, Tenebra D and every other 3 slot weapon. The good thing about this set is that you don't need the incredibly hard to get Evade +7, 2 slot dragon charm which is near impossible to get however if you do have it you don't need any slots on your weapon

Bobo's "Sexy Bear" Set

By Bobofango

	Def	Name	Slots	Decoration
	66	Rhenoplos Helm+	OO	Earplug x1, Earplug x1
	32	Chakra Necklace	OOO	Earplug +4
	78	Uragaan Vambraces+	OOO	Evade +4
	80	Vangis Coil	---	---
	78	Barioth Greaves+	---	---
	N/A	Evade +7	O	Evade +1
Wep		Alluring Lotus (Or Any)

Skills: Evade +2, Earplugs (or any other +10 skill)

Resistance: +3 Fire, +7 Water, +6 Ice, -18 Thunder, -4 Dragon

Notes: A set I use for pretty much all occasions. Sexy armor!

Sharpness +1, Attack Up (M), Adrenaline +2, Fortify

By Njarl

	Def	Name	Slots	Decoration
	72	Barroth Helm+	OO	Handicraft Jewel x2
	72	Hellhunter Jacket	OOO	Architect Jewel
	80	Vangis Vambraces	---	-
	80	Vangis Coil	---	<Torso Up>
	40	Black Leather Pants	---	---
	N/A	Attack +7	O	Handicraft Jewel x1
Wep		Any 1-slot	O	Handicraft Jewel x1

Skills: Sharpness +1, Attack Up (M), Adrenaline +2, Fortify

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, -? Thunder, -? Dragon

Notes: This works with any 1-slot weapon (Deviljho/Alatreon!). If you miraculously get the 2-slotted Attack +7, you can use any weapon, or drop an Onslaught Jewel in a 3-slot weapon for Attack Up (Large)!

ULTIMATE SLEEP/STATUS BOMB FARMER SET :D

By Cavemoss (Caveman in game)

	Def	Name	Slots	Decoration
	72	Jaggi Mask	---
	72	Chakra Necklace	OOO	Destinyx1
	80	Uragaan vampraces +	OOO	1xdisabler (1slote),1xdisabler (2slot)
	80	Bnahabra Faulds+	O	bombardierx2
	40	Chakra Anklet	OOO	Fatex1, bombardier x2
	N/A	+9 SpeedSetup	O	Speed Setup x1
Wep		any 1slot weapon	O	Bombardier x 1

Skills: Great Fate, Status Attack up, Bombardier, Speed Setup

Resistance: +? Fire, +? Water, +? Ice, -? Thunder, -? Dragon
PLEASE NOTE: I would LOVE some feed back on what you all think of this set please either send a message to me on this forum or at my email address : cavemanx111@hotmail.com

Notes: This is the ultimate sleep bombing rare material farm set. I hope you have fun bombing the crap out of Alatreon for me :D. ANY feed back would be great. Tell me what you think of it. Great fate = A LOT of drops. I recently started using it and holy crap i get so many rust shards great shards per drop per hunt its INSANE. I thought something like this needs to be shared. You need a 2 slot weapon thou.
OOOPS looks like i made a mistake. Turns out this set can be a little better for bombing ala. Previously

there was two things wrong with it. A> you can fully use it (with bombs) if you had a two slot weapon. B> It had barely any Armor. IF you want to get about 30+ more armor AND be able to say use the para sns to bomb swap the chakra bracelt for Uragan vampraces +. Put the gem from chakra bracelet into it. This way you only need 1 bombardier decoration in weapon :D.

Awaken, Razor Sharp, Mind's Eye, Fortify, Recovery Speed + 1. Created by Neukhia.

Defense	Name	Slots	Gem
10	Sword Saint Earring	---	---
15-27 48-72	Hellhunter Jacket	3	Catalyst Jewel
58-78	Lagiacrus Vambraces+	1	Release Jewel
64-80	Vangis Coil	---	---
38-66	Bnahabra Greaves+	1	Release Jewel
	Rec Speed + 7	2	Resurgence Jewel
	Weapon (any)	3	Cutter Jewel

Resistances: Fire: -7 Water: +4 Ice: +4 Lightning: +5 Dragon: +2

Skills: Awaken, Razor Sharp, Mind's Eye, Fortify, Recovery Speed + 1

Notes: Feel free to swap the talisman for any B-skill + 7 with 2 slots you want. If you don't have one or don't want to use a 3-slot weapon, then you'll need a 3-slot talisman with a Cutter Jewel to keep Razor Sharp.