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In Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings of Fury, there are three different damage types: slashing, blunt, and piercing. Each type is essential to utilize as different enemies have weaknesses to different types of damage.
When it comes to blunt weapons there are two types of weapons: hammer and hunting horn and each kind of weapon operates differently on the battlefield. First, we'll take a look at the differences between these weapons.
Hammers
Hammers use another gauge on top of the kinship gauge. This is called a charge meter which can be filled by performing different scenarios in battle. These scenarios can be either a head-to-head, a clash, or even a double attack. Upon filling your charge gauge, you can use skilled attacks. The higher the gauge, the more powerful a skilled attack you can use.
Hunting Horns
Hunting horns are much simpler than their hammer counterparts. The only gauge that you have to focus on is the kinship gauge. By filling it, you will be able to perform skilled attacks. The thing to remember about this type of weapon is that it has a particular focus on applying buffs to your party. This makes hunting horns a great weapon to use if you prefer a support-type role in combat.
There are so many blunt weapons in-game, far too many to choose from. But some do surpass the rest, often requiring rare items found after defeating powerful monsters. Here are the very best.
10 Hammer: Svarog Starsmasher
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Sometimes the best kind of weapon is a simple one. The Svarog Starsmasher is a great weapon to get the job of monster hunting done. The hammer comes with a fire-elemental attack stat with a solid critical hit rate that will guarantee you victory on the battlefield.
To build the Svarog Starsmasher, you will have to fight a Silver Rathalos. If you are up for the challenge, your blastfire chaser attacks will surely blow the competition away.
9 Hunting Horn: Stygian Tristitia
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Even though hunting horns are more suited for a support role, there is always a need for some for a hunting horn that will inflict great amounts of damage. The Stygian Tristia is a hunting horn more suited for combat, with its skilled abilities honed to boost your and your party's stats for battle.
The Stygian Tristitia also has the ability Bonds of Kinship which boosts your kinship gauge more during battle. Who said that you cannot attack head-on with a hunting horn?
8 Hammer: Plesioth Breaker
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The impact that this hammer can have will certainly make a splash. The Plesoth Breaker is a water-elemental hammer that despite its lower critical hit rates can be perfect for a status build. This weapon comes with the skill Sleepseal chaser that will increase damage to enemies.
As you can equip three different weapons when going into battle, pairing this with the Sandman Finsword that has the chance of putting enemies to sleep could be a deadly combination.
7 Hunting Horn: Taroth Pipe
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Encounters with monsters can change turn after turn. Therefore, it is vital to boost as many stats as you can. By equipping the Taroth Pipe, you can give yourself a small boost to your defense stat. Although this boost is not as large as what you get from a sword and shield, this boost helps, especially when your priority is to support the rest of your team.
As well as this, the water-based hunting horn also sports a strong set of stats, making it great for a hunting horn that ticks all the boxes.
6 Hammer: Taroth Hammer
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Building your battle strategy around status effects seems to be a reoccurring trend amongst blunt weapons. The Taroth Hammer is no different. This hammer has the skill Parapoison chaser, making it great for dealing massive damage to monsters or enemies that are affected by poison or paralyzation.
The water-based hammer also has a high attack and a small boost to your defense, making the Taroth Hammer a deadly weapon to utilize.
5 Hunting Horn: Algiguiro
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Hunting horns often have either great healing capabilities or can amp up your attack stats. The Algigurio hunting horn takes a different approach. What makes this horn so special is its ability Evasion Rift. This ability, if used, means that all allies can evade one attack each.
Evasion Rift can be a lifesaver, especially against the more powerful monsters like elder dragons. Avoiding a powerful blow can really put momentum into your battle strategy.
4 Hammer: Fatalis Buster
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Dragons are some of the most powerful creatures in Monster Hunter Stories 2, and so are dragon-elemental weapons. The Fatalis Buster is no exception. Despite its low critical hit rate, the hammer has massive damage that can turn the tide of battle.
The Fatalis Buster also has the perk of the skill Sleepseal Chaser, meaning that you can inflict major damage on monsters that are asleep.
3 Hunting Horn: Dreadqueen Horn
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Preparing for all situations in combat is a must. And with so many weapons and monsters that can inflict status effects on you, how are you meant to protect yourself from that? The Dreadqueen Horn might just be the answer.
This fire-elemental hunting horn has the abilities: Negate Poison, Negate Sleep, and Negate Paralysis. Using these skills will protect you and your party against attacks that will inflict these status effects on you. By stopping this, you can completely dismantle an opponent's strategy in player versus player combat.
2 Hammer: Grimclaw Hammer
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A good offense makes for a great defense. What makes the Grimclaw Hammer so good is its elemental type. This hammer, much like many of the Bloodbath Diablos' weapons, inflicts raw non-elemental damage. This makes preparing for any kind of elemental type that much easier.
The Grimclaw Hammer also comes with the skill Meteor smash. If you want to deal as much damage as possible then using this skill will devastate foes.
1 Hunting Horn: Sonorous Eisfyl
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The support role is one of the most important roles to fill when it comes to video games in general. But when it comes to Monster Hunter Stories 2, you will need the best possible weapon to get the maximum effect. In comes the Sonorous Eisfyl.
This hunting horn is one of the best when it comes to healing. It also comes with the skill Mettle Overture which grants all allies gradual recovery of health for five turns. When squaring up to the most powerful monsters in the game like the deviant monsters, this hunting horn will see you outlast anything they could throw at you.