Sword & Shield Weapon Tree for Monster Hunter Rise (MHR or MHRise) features the different upgrade paths for the Sword & Shield weapon. In Monster Hunter Rise, there are 14 categories of weapons that players can choose from to use for hunting Monsters. Lightweight and easy to use, the sword & shield also boasts outstanding attack speed. The shield can be used to guard, though it may not hold up to certain attacks. This page lists all of the Sword & Shields in Monster Hunter Rise, showing their effectiveness and upgrade paths.
Sword & Shield Weapon Traits
- One of the highest DPS raw weapons.
- Hunters can use Items with their weapons drawn and whilst guarding.
- Fast recovery time, allowing for the chaining of attacks and blocks, at the expense of damage.
- A blade that allows you to attack quickly and up close while evading most incoming blows. Comes with a shield that can guard AND bludgeon too!
Master Rank Sword & Shield
You can check out the Sword & Shield Weapon Tree to find the different upgrade paths for Each Master Rank Sword & Shield weapon. Note that these Weapons can only be accessed by players that have purchased and installed the Sunbreak Expansion. For those who own the expansionless version of Monster Hunter, these Weapons are unobtainable.
Sword & Shield Switch Skills
Switch Skills in Monster Hunter Rise (MHR or MHRise) refer to swappable moves in a Weapon's moveset. Each of the 14 Weapon-types have 3 sets of 2 moves that can be switched out with each other, allowing for a diverse, customizable approach to combat. Switch Skills are unlocked by progressing in the game, with each set having a default move that is available from the beginning.
- Each Weapon-type has a set of swappable Silkbind Attacks and 2 sets of swappable standard moves in the base game.
- The first set of Switch Skills are unlocked by completing the Lv. 3⭐Urgent Village Quest Feathered Frenzy
- The second set of Switch Skills are unlocked by forging or upgrading 8 Weapons within a Weapon-type. Note that this needs to be done for every Weapon-type that you want to unlock Switch Skills for.
- The third set of Switch Skills are unlocked by completing the associated High Rank Hub Quest from Master Utsushi. These quests are unlocked by gaining access to the required Hub Quest rank.
- Lv. 4⭐ Study the Sword & Shield for the Sword & Shield.
- Once unlocked, Switch Skills can be swapped at any Item Box and Switch Skill combinations can be saved to Item Loadouts as well.
- The Sunbreak Expansion introduces the Switch Skill Swap mechanic, where hunters can preload 2 Switch Skill loadouts and swap between them freely during hunts. Hunters will also now have access to a total of 5 sets of swappable Switch Skills, including new Silkbind Attacks and regular moves.
- This expansion also introduces the Swap Evade, a special dodge maneuver that can be performed right after a Switch Skill Swap, allowing hunters to quickly evade and maintain distance while safely swapping skill sets.
Important: For a comprehensive guide on how to use Sword & Shields, please click the following link: Sword & Shield
MH Rise Sword & Shield Weapon Tree
Sword & Shield Defender Tree
- Defender Sword I
110 30- Champion Sword
150 30- Champion Sword II
190 30- Champion Sword III
210 30- Guardian Sword
230 30
- Guardian Sword
- Champion Sword III
- Champion Sword II
- Champion Sword
Sword & Shield Kamura Tree
- Kamura Sword I
50
- Kamura Sword II
60- Kamura Sword III
90- Kamura Sword IV
140- Kamura Sword V
150
- Kamura Ninja Sword
190- Kamura Warrior Sword 250
- Kamura Warrior Sword + 290
- Duke's Baselard 320 31
- Bloodlust Blade 330 34
- Kamura Warrior Sword 250
- Kamura Ninja Sword
- Kamura Sword V
- Hidden Edge I
120- Hidden Edge II
170
- Flash in the Night
180- Nightbloom 250 30%
- Nightbloom + 280 30%
- Avidya Edge 300 30%
- Phecda's Asterism 340 11
- Nightbloom + 280 30%
- Nightbloom 250 30%
- Flash in the Night
- Hidden Edge II
- Hana no Nagoriwo I
110 15
- Hana no Nagoriwo II
170 17- Kurenawi Ougi
190 19- Kurenawi Ougi + 300 15% 30
- Kurenawi Kunpuu 310 15% 33
- Kurenawi Kunpuu + 320 15% 36
- Kurenawi Kunpuu 310 15% 33
- Kurenawi Ougi + 300 15% 30
- Kurenawi Ougi
- Hana no Nagoriwo II
- Exorcising Sword I
120- Exorcising Sword II
180
- Shaucha Pureblade
190- Crown of the Protector 260
- Shaucha Gloryblade 240 37
- Shaucha Gloryblade + 270 41
- Shaucha Divine Gloryblade 320 50
- Shaucha Gloryblade + 270 41
- Shaucha Pureblade
- Usurper's Firebolt I
120 15- Usurper's Firebolt II
180 24- Despot's Crookbolt
200 27- Despot's Crookbolt + 310 39
- Oppressor's Bounty 330 44
- Despot's Crookbolt + 310 39
- Despot's Crookbolt
- Usurper's Firebolt II
- Exorcising Sword II
- Kamura Sword IV
- Dirty Baron I
90 17- Dirty Baron II
110 23- Dirty Marquis
140 34- Dirty Marquis + 260 37
- Dirty Graf 350 42
- Dirty Marquis + 260 37
- Dirty Marquis
- Dirty Baron II
- Royal Claw I
90 18- Royal Claw II
100 20- Royal Ludroth Claw
100 27- Royal Ludroth Claw + 240 38
- Royal Waterclaw 290 40
- Royal Waterclaw + 330 51
- Golm Sword 310
- Golm Sword + 330
- Royal Waterclaw 290 40
- Royal Ludroth Claw + 240 38
- Rex Talon I
160- Rex Talon II
210- Tigrex Sword
210- Tigrex Sword + 330 -15%
- Great Tigrex Sword 340 -15%
- Great Tigrex Sword + 350 -15%
- Great Tigrex Sword 340 -15%
- Tigrex Sword + 330 -15%
- Tigrex Sword
- Rex Talon II
- Royal Ludroth Claw
- Royal Claw II
- Frost Edge I
80 18
- Frost Edge II
80 24- Hi Frost Edge
150 30- Crystallized Edge 250 48
- Crystallized Edge + 300 54
- Permafrost Edge 320 62
- Frostmoon Hatchet 300 18
- Frostmoon Hatchet + 320 22
- Winter's Feast Hatchet 330 26
- Frostmoon Hatchet + 320 22
- Crystallized Edge + 300 54
- Crystallized Edge 250 48
- Hi Frost Edge
- Frost Edge II
- Kamura Sword III
- Kamura Sword II
Sword & Shield Ore Tree
- Hunter's Knife I
80- Hunter's Knife II
100- Fighter Sword
110- Iron Beater I
140- Iron Beater II
170- Smithy's Pride
200- Sarganas Rapier 300 20% 31
- Sarganas Rapier + 310 20% 35
- Astalos Rapier 320 20% 39
- Sarganas Rapier + 310 20% 35
- Sarganas Rapier 300 20% 31
- Soldier's Dagger I
190- Soldier's Dagger II
200- Commander's Dagger
200- Commander's Dagger + 270
- Elite Dagger 350
- Commander's Dagger + 270
- Commander's Dagger
- Soldier's Dagger II
- Smithy's Pride
- Iron Beater II
- Odyssey Blade I
140 24
- Odyssey Blade II
160 26- Master Odyssey
170 33- Oresteia 280 53
- Oresteia + 310 61
- Agamemnon 320 67
- Oresteia + 310 61
- Oresteia 280 53
- Master Odyssey
- Odyssey Blade II
- Pukei Sword I
110 15
- Pukei Sword II
170 22- Venomedge
180 30- Venomedge + 240 32
- Datura Splitter 270 34
- Datura Splitter + 320 36
- Datura Splitter 270 34
- Venomedge + 240 32
- Venomedge
- Djinn I
120 18- Djinn II
190 23
- Blazing Falchion 200 33
- Blazing Falchion + 310 45
- Enspirited Ifrit 330 47
- Shining Wyvern Blade 310 35% 42
- Blazing Falchion + 310 45
- Blazing Falchion 200 33
- Djinn II
- Pukei Sword II
- Icicle Spike I
90 12- Icicle Spike II
120 15- Nardebosche
160 20- Nardeglacon 260 35% 28
- Nardeglacon + 280 35% 36
- Never Event 300 35% 46
- Nardeglacon + 280 35% 36
- Nardeglacon 260 35% 28
- Nardebosche
- Icicle Spike II
- Iron Beater I
- Cunning Riposte I
100 8- Cunning Riposte II
150 10- Guard Breaker
160 13- Guard Breaker + 260 20 19
- True Guard Breaker 280 20 21
- True Guard Breaker + 340 30 23
- True Guard Breaker 280 20 21
- Guard Breaker + 260 20 19
- Guard Breaker
- Cunning Riposte II
- Khezu Razor I
80 21- Khezu Razor II
100 22- Painful Razor
140 30- Painful Razor + 260 15% 42
- Dread Razor 290 15% 44
- Dread Razor + 330 15% 49
- Dread Razor 290 15% 44
- Painful Razor + 260 15% 42
- Painful Razor
- Khezu Razor II
- Fighter Sword
- Hypnos Knife I
80 17
- Hypnos Knife II
90 23- Morpheus Knife
140 26- Morpheus Knife + 250 28
- Karmanight 320 32
- Morpheus Knife + 250 28
- Morpheus Knife
- Hypnos Knife II
- Hunter's Knife II
Sword & Shield Bone Tree
- Bone Kukri I
90- Bone Kukri II
110- Chief Kukri
130- Bone Barong I
150- Bone Barong II
180- Grand Barong
190- Grand Barong + 270
- Barong Kutot 320
- Barong Kutot + 360
- Dual Carapace 280 30 21
- Dual Carapace + 310 30 26
- Dual Scissors 320 30 32
- Dual Carapace + 310 30 26
- Barong Kutot 320
- Grand Barong + 270
- Grand Barong
- Princess Rapier I
180 14
- Princess Rapier II
210 24- Queen Rapier
220 28- Queen Rapier + 260 10% 29
- Empress Rapier 310 10% 30
- Empress Rapier + 330 10% 31
- Lunatic Rose 330 10% 31
- Rosenmesser 300 20% 18
- Rosenmesser + 310 20% 21
- Rosengedien 320 20% 24
- Kaktus Gedeihen 310 15% 40
- Rosenmesser + 310 20% 21
- Empress Rapier 310 10% 30
- Queen Rapier + 260 10% 29
- Queen Rapier
- Princess Rapier II
- Bone Barong II
- Bone Tabar I
160- Bone Tabar II
190
- Ragdos Tabar
230- Ragdos Tabar + 300 -25%
- Bonebreaker Tabar 350 -25%
- Bonebreaker Tabar + 370 -25%
- Naab Sword 310 10%
- Naab Sword + 320 10%
- Feral Fangs 330 10%
- Naab Sword + 320 10%
- Bonebreaker Tabar 350 -25%
- Ragdos Tabar + 300 -25%
- Ragdos Tabar
- Bone Tabar II
- Bone Barong I
- Carapace Mace I
120- Carapace Mace II
150- Barroth Club
200- Barrotherang 260 -20%
- Barrotherang + 280 -20%
- Pneumatic Drillblade 360 -20%
- Barrotherang + 280 -20%
- Barrotherang 260 -20%
- Studded Club I
160- Studded Club II
220- Spiked Bat
230- Spiked Bat + 350 -5%
- Barbarian Terror 370 -5%
- Barbarian Terror + 380 -5%
- Barbarian Terror 370 -5%
- Spiked Bat + 350 -5%
- Spiked Bat
- Studded Club II
- Barroth Club
- Carapace Mace II
- Brash Buddies I
100- Brash Buddies II
150- Cocky Comrades
180
- Flammensucher I
200 15
- Flammensucher II
210 18
- Gnashing Flammensucher
220 21- Gnashing Flammensucher + 280 -20% 27
- Lohensieger 330 -20% 28
- Lohensieger + 350 -20% 29
- Lohensieger 330 -20% 28
- Gnashing Flammensucher + 280 -20% 27
- Gnashing Flammensucher
- Flammensucher II
- Flammensucher I
- Cocky Comrades
- Mincing Blade I
170 10
- Mincing Blade II
220 11- Chef's Knife
230 14- Chef's Best Knife 310 -15% 20
- Chef's Best Knife + 330 -15% 22
- Chef's Ultimate Knife 350 -15% 23
- Chef's Best Knife + 330 -15% 22
- Chef's Best Knife 310 -15% 20
- Chef's Knife
- Mincing Blade II
- Brash Buddies II
- Chief Kukri
- Izuchi Sickle I
60- Izuchi Sickle II
80- Snapper Sickle
150- Snapper Sickle + 240 15%
- Blower's Scythes 330 15%
- Snapper Sickle + 240 15%
- Lava Pick I
120 10
- Lava Pick II
150 15- Burly Beak
190 17- Burly Beak + 320 20 29
- Bruising Beak 340 30 32
- Burly Beak + 320 20 29
- Burly Beak
- Lava Pick II
- Snapper Sickle
- Izuchi Sickle II
- Bone Kukri II
Sword & Shield Independent Tree
- Silver Separator
320 0% 41 - Secta Nulo I
80- Secta Unu
90
- Secta Nulo White I
110 17- Secta Unu White
140 19- Secta Du White 240 25
- Secta Tre White 330 37
- Secta Du White 240 25
- Secta Nulo Black I
140 19- Secta Nulo Black II
160 21
- Secta Unu Black
190 24- Secta Du Black 260 30
- Secta Tre Black 330 38
- Secta Du Black 260 30
- Secta Unu Black
- Secta Nulo Black II
- Secta Unu White
- Secta Nulo Green I
100 14
- Secta Unu Green
160 19- Secta Du Green 250 21
- Secta Tre Green 320 24
- Secta Du Green 250 21
- Secta Unu Green
- Secta Nulo Yellow I
100 16- Secta Unu Yellow
170 23- Secta Du Yellow 260 28
- Secta Tre Yellow 330 35
- Secta Du Yellow 260 28
- Secta Unu Yellow
- Secta Nulo White I
- Secta Nulo Red I
80 11
- Secta Nulo Red II
90 13
- Secta Unu Red
140 19- Secta Du Red 240 27
- Secta Tre Red 330 39
- Secta Du Red 240 27
- Secta Unu Red
- Secta Nulo Red II
- Secta Unu
- Sinister Sword I
90 13- Sinister Sword II
140 18- Sinister Shadekeeper
200 26- Sinister Shadekeeper + 290 28
- Tormented Shadekeeper 320 30
- Spirit Stealer 330 33
- Tormented Shadekeeper 320 30
- Sinister Shadekeeper + 290 28
- Sinister Shadekeeper
- Sinister Sword II
- Sucher-Ankh 300 15% 21
- Sucher-Ankh + 310 15% 24
- Sieger-Ankh 320 15% 28
- Le Detecteur 280 35% 40
- Le Limier 290 35% 43
- Lugen Verite 340 -30% / 15% 45
- Sucher-Ankh + 310 15% 24
- Rajang Club I
200 11
- Rajang Club II
210 17
- Banned Rajang Club
220 19- Banned Rajang Club + 350 -10% 25
- Cursed Rajang Club 360 -10% 26
- Banned Rajang Club + 350 -10% 25
- Banned Rajang Club
- Rajang Club II
- Demonlord Bludgeon 330 13
- Azure Elder Sword I
170 10
- Azure Elder Sword II
190 12
- Abyssal Gale Shredder
210 15- Windchaser 210 21
- Abyssal Gale Shredder
- Azure Elder Sword II
- Thunderbolt Sword I
180 33
- Abyssal Storm Shredder
190 35- Atomic Mind 310 69
- Abyssal Storm Shredder
- Icesteel Dagger I
170 31
- Daora's Razor
180 36- Daora's Razor + 300 10% 49
- Daora's Maelstrom 310 10% 54
- Daora's Razor + 300 10% 49
- Daora's Razor
- Teostra's Spada I
180 36
- Teostra's Emblem
190 39- Teostra's Emblem + 330 40
- Teostra's Medal 340 42
- Teostra's Emblem + 330 40
- Teostra's Emblem
- Redwing Swiftblade I
170 32
- Vermilion Orgul
180 34- Gates of Heaven 340 56
- Vermilion Orgul
- Abyssal Sunburst 350 -25% 18
- Noble Ana Palas 340 24
- Ominous Treasure 360 41
- Sleepy Shellsword I
100 11
- Sleepy Shellsword II
150 15
- Waking Nightmare
150 19- Waking Nightmare + 270 20 21
- Dreamwaver 330 30 22
- Waking Nightmare + 270 20 21
- Waking Nightmare
- Sleepy Shellsword II
- Catspaw I
80 15
- Catspaw II
100 26
- Catburglar
130 33- Catburglar + 210 34
- Catlike Tread 300 35
- Catburglar + 210 34
- Catburglar
- Catspaw II
- Ninja Sword I
190- Hi Ninja Sword
190- Hi Ninja Sword + 250 100%
- Ninja Master Sword 300 100%
- Hi Ninja Sword + 250 100%
- Hi Ninja Sword
- Royal Order's Sword 250 10% 50
- Royal Order's Sword + 320 10% 50
- Antique Machina SS 330 16
- Rampage Sword I
150
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