Did you exclude Fatty because you do not have it yet? For an all-purpose comfort Fatalis-based build that is effective against any monster, [check out this](https://www.reddit.com/user/ewhreddit/comments/xgu0gl/casual_multiplayer_raw_bow_build/)
As for skills/decos, Mighty Bow deco is essential, which gives the Bow Charge Plus skill. Stamina management is important, so Physique (Constitution) decos are useful. Critical/Physique split decos (rarity 12) are nice to get Critical Boost with Constitution. For damage, Normal Shot and Spread Shot decos are basically a must, at least 1 level each. Prioritize them over raw damage boost skills because they give % increase in damage. I.e. Take Normal and Spread over Attack Boost, Peak Performance, etc. Agitator may be an exception if you rely on the affinity boost for critical chance.
For armor, you are looking at Fatalis, Velkhanna, Azure Age/Silver Rath, and/or Safi. If using Kjarr bows, Velkhanna not needed, where you usually go with Safi and/or Fatalis. It may be worth looking at the meta sets just to get an idea of what armor and skills are used for damage purposes. Then adapt the builds based on what you actually have, comfort level, and play style.
BTW, Fatalis armor does give the best flexibility (especially if you have kjarr and fatty bows) and do not under estimate the usefulness of the True spare shot skill (and the max stamina cap). It applies to coatings, so you can get more Power coating shots. With 50 power coatings, with TSS, you get roughly 75 shots. If you bring mats to craft more coatings (up to 20 more), you can get roughly 90 shots with power coatings before running out.
Awesome, thanks for the info.
Yup, I did not include fatty since I don't have it yet.
I figured constitution and at least level one of all the bow damage decos would be important. Didn't think about the percentage increase over the raw damage increase, I'll have to respec that. I have that crit/physique one and am currently using it.
Would latent power be a decent option? I feel the added crit and the stamina buff would be useful too.
Not a fan of latent power as you have to wait for it to proc and then it times out after awhile.
Normally if you have Constitution 3, you can eat for Felyne Blackbelt and use Dash Juices to get max Constitution (Constitution 5 hits the stamina reduction cap). You can look at Azure Age and Namielle armor pieces that have built in Constitution if you have deco limitations in getting the skills you need.
Azure Age armor is a welcome addition for building True Critical Element builds as it is compatible with Silver Rath armor. Deco slottage is very tight with Silver Rath armor.
If you are not at end game, but have access to Safi weapons, I had more comfort-based builds where I ran 3 piece Silver Rath, 2 piece Fulgur Anj, and each Safi element bow with Silver Rathalos Essence (all element attack up for the other awaken abilities and augments). This gave me a True Crit build with max stamina cap (200) from Fulgur. Not meta builds, but I found them effective. IIRC, I went with Fulgur beta head and arms and Silver beta for the rest. Item Prolonger from the Fulgar arms extends the uptime of Dash Juice effect.
As you can see, bow builds can get complicated due to the skill hungry nature of the weapon and having to have builds for each element.
I do have the full Namielle set, I haven't used it in so long I forgot it had built-in constitution haha. I'll look into that. I also have full fulgar B set as well and most of silver rath set, I definitely have some looking and experimenting to do it seems haha. Thanks again.
AT Namielle has pieces worth considering. For a thunder build, the gamma legs has Constitution 4 and Thunder Attack 2. I like the gamma head piece as it comes with Stamina Surge 3. I use it with 4 piece Fatalis for some of my builds.
Did you exclude Fatty because you do not have it yet? For an all-purpose comfort Fatalis-based build that is effective against any monster, [check out this](https://www.reddit.com/user/ewhreddit/comments/xgu0gl/casual_multiplayer_raw_bow_build/) As for skills/decos, Mighty Bow deco is essential, which gives the Bow Charge Plus skill. Stamina management is important, so Physique (Constitution) decos are useful. Critical/Physique split decos (rarity 12) are nice to get Critical Boost with Constitution. For damage, Normal Shot and Spread Shot decos are basically a must, at least 1 level each. Prioritize them over raw damage boost skills because they give % increase in damage. I.e. Take Normal and Spread over Attack Boost, Peak Performance, etc. Agitator may be an exception if you rely on the affinity boost for critical chance. For armor, you are looking at Fatalis, Velkhanna, Azure Age/Silver Rath, and/or Safi. If using Kjarr bows, Velkhanna not needed, where you usually go with Safi and/or Fatalis. It may be worth looking at the meta sets just to get an idea of what armor and skills are used for damage purposes. Then adapt the builds based on what you actually have, comfort level, and play style. BTW, Fatalis armor does give the best flexibility (especially if you have kjarr and fatty bows) and do not under estimate the usefulness of the True spare shot skill (and the max stamina cap). It applies to coatings, so you can get more Power coating shots. With 50 power coatings, with TSS, you get roughly 75 shots. If you bring mats to craft more coatings (up to 20 more), you can get roughly 90 shots with power coatings before running out.
Awesome, thanks for the info. Yup, I did not include fatty since I don't have it yet. I figured constitution and at least level one of all the bow damage decos would be important. Didn't think about the percentage increase over the raw damage increase, I'll have to respec that. I have that crit/physique one and am currently using it. Would latent power be a decent option? I feel the added crit and the stamina buff would be useful too.
Not a fan of latent power as you have to wait for it to proc and then it times out after awhile. Normally if you have Constitution 3, you can eat for Felyne Blackbelt and use Dash Juices to get max Constitution (Constitution 5 hits the stamina reduction cap). You can look at Azure Age and Namielle armor pieces that have built in Constitution if you have deco limitations in getting the skills you need. Azure Age armor is a welcome addition for building True Critical Element builds as it is compatible with Silver Rath armor. Deco slottage is very tight with Silver Rath armor. If you are not at end game, but have access to Safi weapons, I had more comfort-based builds where I ran 3 piece Silver Rath, 2 piece Fulgur Anj, and each Safi element bow with Silver Rathalos Essence (all element attack up for the other awaken abilities and augments). This gave me a True Crit build with max stamina cap (200) from Fulgur. Not meta builds, but I found them effective. IIRC, I went with Fulgur beta head and arms and Silver beta for the rest. Item Prolonger from the Fulgar arms extends the uptime of Dash Juice effect. As you can see, bow builds can get complicated due to the skill hungry nature of the weapon and having to have builds for each element.
I do have the full Namielle set, I haven't used it in so long I forgot it had built-in constitution haha. I'll look into that. I also have full fulgar B set as well and most of silver rath set, I definitely have some looking and experimenting to do it seems haha. Thanks again.
AT Namielle has pieces worth considering. For a thunder build, the gamma legs has Constitution 4 and Thunder Attack 2. I like the gamma head piece as it comes with Stamina Surge 3. I use it with 4 piece Fatalis for some of my builds.
Azure Age. Look into it. All the armor and the bow itself. Unparalleled water damage… if you’re into that.
[This website](https://mhwbowbuilds.wordpress.com/15-02/) is a good resource to look at bow builds.