Best Offensive Skills in Monter Hunter Wilds

Monster Hunter Wilds is a brutal playground where monsters are bigger, meaner, and always ready to ruin your day. To survive, you need the best offensive skills to hit harder, crit more often, and take down threats fast. Let’s break down how to become an unstoppable hunter.

Strongest Offense Skills in Monster Hunter Wilds

In Monster Hunter Wilds, the best defense really is a good offense, largely due to the extensive impact the game's new Wound system adds. Attacking and destroying Wounds often result in the monsters toppling over like they just slipped on a banana peel... and this can happen over and over again. To best take advantage, here are the best Offense-orientated skills you should use in your build for maximum damage efficiency.

Attack Boost

Sometimes, simplicity is the spice of life, and you can't get more simple than using the Attack Boost skill. Attack Boost increases your raw attack power so your strikes do more damage. It even adds a critical boost at higher levels. More attack power directly translates into faster hunts, and faster hunts mean more loot carving. This genuine skill is a staple for any weapon, from the heaviest Greatsword to the fastest Dual Blades. If you want to see big numbers and shorter fights, Attack Boost is an obvious no-brainer.

Critical Eye

If Attack Boost is about raw damage output, then Critical Eye is all about careful precision. The skill is all about landing more critical hits by increasing your affinity. More affinity means more consistent damage spikes, which is great for weapons that thrive on fast attacks like the Dual Blades or Long Sword. But, don't underestimate it for big powerful blows from a Greatsword either, or else you'll miss getting your first four-digit damage number. If you love seeing those flashy critical hit effects lighting up the screen, Critical Eye is your ticket to a nonstop fireworks show. And believe me: it never gets old... ever.

Weakness Exploit

All Monsters have weak spots, and Weakness Exploit turns you into a precision hunter by rewarding you for hitting them. This skill gives a massive affinity boost when attacking a wounded or naturally weak monster zone. It’s basically the game telling you, “Hit here for bonus damage.” If you love dissecting your enemies piece by piece and maximizing your damage output. Even though it doesn't boost your raw damage, the sheer amount of additional Affinity you gain for getting a weak point makes it well worth the investment, especially for how much you gain per point invested.

Maximum Might

Maximum Might is an incredibly powerful skill provided you can take advantage of its unique activation requirement. It increases your Affinity when your stamina is full, making it perfect for weapons that hardly use stamina to perform a majority of their actions. Waiting for that perfectly charged strike and Bow users lining up the ultimate shot benefit massively from this. Weapons like the Dual Blades will struggle to make good use of Maximum Might, though, because of their Demon Mode mechanic requiring constant use of stamina to maintain. If you’re the type to attack with calculated precision rather than spam swings, Maximum Might ensures every hit counts.

Critical Boost

Hitting a critical hit is great, but you can always make it hit even harder with the right skill. That’s where Critical Boost comes in. This skill increases the damage multiplier for crits, which means if you’re stacking Critical Eye and/or Weakness Exploit, you’re going to be dishing out ridiculous damage. More crits, more pain, more monster parts to carve up. Best of all? Critical Boost can be obtained on decorations, making it fairly easy to slot into any build with the right slots.

Agitator

Monsters always get mad when they get smacked in the face, and Agitator makes sure you capitalize on their rage. When a monster is enraged, this skill boosts both your Attack Power and Affinity, meaning you hit harder and crit more when things get intense. With this skill, raging monsters are your friends. If you love diving headfirst into the thrill of the hunt, Agitator makes sure your counterattacks hit like a freight train.

Peak Performance

Similar to Maximum Might, Peak Performance is a powerful skill with a unique activation requirement. If you can keep your health bar full, Peak Performance rewards you with extra Attack Power, and its nothing to sneeze at higher levels. It’s like the game saying, “Stay healthy, stay deadly.” This is great for Hunting Horn users who support the team while staying in the fight, though, any DPS-focused build can make good use of Peak Performance to be worth investing in. Basically, stay in tip-top shape, and you’ll hit even harder.

Offensive Guard

Who said blocking is just for defense? Offensive Guard rewards you for landing successful perfect blocks by giving you a temporary Attack Power boost. Any weapon with the ability to Perfect Guard can use Offensive Guard to great value. However, I've personally found it best to use weapons that focus on guarding more than others, so consider the Sword and Shield, Lance, Gunlance, and Charge Blade. Play smart, time your blocks, and watch your damage skyrocket.

Flayer

New to Monster Hunter Wilds, the Flayer skill is all about maximizing damage through the Wound system. Every time you attack a monster, you increase the chances of creating Wounds: special spots where they take even more damage. Not only does this skill make it easier to wound enemies, but it also ensures your strikes hit harder when targeting those weakened areas. If you love weapons that thrive on relentless aggression, like Dual Blades or Switch Axes, Flayer turns you into a true monster slayer. And since shattered wounds often topple monsters, Flayer is perfect for hunters who desire to ensure monsters stay down once put down.

Resentment

Taking damage isn’t always a setback. Resentment boosts your attack power when you have recoverable (red) health, making it perfect for aggressive players who don’t mind trading blows. This is an especially good skill for those who take chip take during a guard, as Resentment activates no matter how much recoverable health you have. If you’re the type who gets knocked down and immediately swings back harder, this skill is made for you. Stay in the fight, keep the pressure up, and punish monsters for daring to hit you.

There’s no single right way to deal damage in Monster Hunter Wilds, but stacking the right skills together can turn you into an absolute damage-dealing menace. Whether you’re into raw power, crit stacking, or strategic playstyles, these offensive skills will ensure that when a monster sees you, it knows it's in for a bad time.

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