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Insect Glaive

Aerial and Kinsect builds

Type

blademaster

Complexity

advanced

Playstyle

Aerial and Kinsect builds

PvE Effectiveness

3/5 Challenging

Overview

The Insect Glaive is the only weapon with innate aerial mobility, letting you vault into the air for mounting attacks and aerial combos. Managing your Kinsect to gather Red, White, and Orange extracts is essential for maximum damage and defense buffs. Recall Kinsect and Diving Wyvern Silkbind attacks add burst damage and healing.

Strengths

  • +Only weapon with innate aerial mobility
  • +Triple extract buff provides attack, defense, and speed
  • +Diving Wyvern deals massive aerial burst damage

Weaknesses

  • -Kinsect extract management adds complexity
  • -Aerial combos deal less damage than grounded play
  • -Requires all three extracts for competitive damage

Weapon Tips

  • 1Gather Red (attack), White (speed), Orange (defense) extracts before engaging.
  • 2Grounded combos deal more damage than aerial -- use air for repositioning.
  • 3Diving Wyvern Silkbind is your highest damage move -- use on downed monsters.
  • 4Recall Kinsect heals you and deals damage -- use it as a defensive tool.
  • 5Speed-type Kinsects with Blunt damage type offer the best utility.