Welcome to the latest instalment in our Monster Hunter: World weapons crafting guide. This one focuses on the Insect Glaive, the weapon of choice for those that like to spend a ton of time airborne.
It's kind of like a staff from martial arts movies, crossed with some of the Horn's functionality. You can fire insects out to harvest from an enemy, then use that to buff yourself.
If that sounds like you, read on for our complete list of Switch Axes in the game, including all upgrade trees, and how to craft each one of them.
Insect Glaive
Ore Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Iron Blade I | Iron Ore | 248 | 0 |
Iron Blade II | Iron Ore x 2 | 279 | 0 |
Iron Blade III | Earth Crystal x 2 / Machalite Ore x 2 / Iron Ore x 5 | 310 | 0 |
Steel Blade I | Dragonite Ore x 2 / Machalite Ore x 5 / Monster Bone M x 2 | 341 | 0 |
Steel Blade II | Monster Bone+ x 2 / Dragonite Ore x 5 / Coral Crystal x 2 / Machalite Ore x 10 | 403 | 0 |
Steel Blade III | Carbalite Ore x 8 / Dragonite Ore x 5 / Dragonvein Crystal x 2 | 434 | 3 |
Chrome Blade I | Fucium Ore x 8 / Carbalite Ore x 5 / Dragonite Ore x 10 / Dragonvein Crystal x 3 | 496 | 1 |
Chrome Blade II | Elder Dragon Blood x 2 / Fucium Ore x 13 / Carbalite Ore x 20 / Firecell Stone | 558 | 2 |
Nergigante Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Nergal Reaper | Nergigante Carapace x 2 / Nergigante Regrowth Plate x 4 / Nergigante Tail x 2 / Nergigante Talon x 3 | 620 | 1 |
Catastrophe's Light | Nergigante Gem / Nergigante Horn+ x 5 / Nergigante Talon x 5 / Xeno'jiiva Horn x 2 | 651 | 1 |
Rathalos Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Flame Glaive I | Rathalos Scale / Rathalos Webbing x 2 / Flame Sac x 2 / Rathalos Marrow | 372 | 0 |
Flame Glaive II | Rathalos Scale x 6 / Rathalos Tail x 2 / Rathalos Plate / Inferno Sac x 3 | 465 | 3 |
Rathmaul | Rathalos Carapace x 4 / Rathalos Medulla / Rathalos Scale+ x 6 / Rathalos Wing x 2 | 527 | 1 |
Firedance Rathmaul | Azure Rathalos Carapace x 4 / Azure Rathalos Scale+ x 6 / Azure Rathalos Wing x 3 / Rathalos Ruby | 589 | 1 |
Kulu-Ya-Ku Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Kulu Blade I | Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak / Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide x 2 / Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale x 3 | 310 | 0 |
Kulu Blade II | Radobaan Scale x 3 / Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak x 2 / Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume x 2 / Boulder Bone x 3 | 341 | 0 |
Kulu Blade III | Odogaron Claw x 2 / Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak x 2 / Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume x 4 / Warped Bone x 3 | 434 | 0 |
Ya-Ku Wrath I | Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ x 3 / Kulu-Ya-Ku Hide+ x 4 / Kulu-Ya-Ku Scale+ x 6 | 465 | 0 |
Ya-Ku Wrath II | Brutal Bone x 3 / Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ x 4 / Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ x 3 / Odogaron Claw+ x 2 | 496 | 0 |
Ya-Ku Wrath III | Bird Wyvern Gem / Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ x 5 / Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ x 4 / Nergigante Talon x 2 | 527 | 0 |
Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Luminous Blade I | Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw x 2 / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Photophore / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Scale x 3 | 372 | 0 |
Luminous Blade II | Legiana Tail Webbing x 2 / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw x 3 / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Photophore x 2 / Sharp Claw x 3 | 434 | 0 |
Destroyer Bo I | Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw+ x 3 / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Photophore+ / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Scale+ x 5 / Lightcrystal | 496 | 1 |
Destroyer Bo II | Legiana Wing x 2 / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw+ x 4 / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw+ x 4 / Piercing Claw x 5 | 527 | 1 |
Destroyer Bo III | Bird Wyvern Gem / Daora Webbing x 2 / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw+ x 5 / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Photophore+ x 3 | 558 | 1 |
Ice Element Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Frost Blade I | Legiana Claw x 3 / Legiana Scale x 4 / Frost Sac x 2 / Coral Crystal x 3 | 434 | 0 |
Frost Blade II | Carbalite Ore x 5 / Legiana Tail Webbing x 2 / Legiana Webbing x 3 / Shamos Scale+ x 5 | 465 | 3 |
Freeze Gale I | Freezer Sac x 3 / Fucium Ore x 5 / Legiana Scale+ x 5 / Legiana Wing x 3 | 496 | 2 |
Freeze Gale II | Elder Dragon Blood x 3 / Legiana Claw+ x 5 / Legiana Hide+ x 3 / Wyvern Gem | 527 | 2 |
Pukei-Pukei Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Blooming Glaive I | Pukei-Pukei Quill x 2 / Pukei-Pukei Scale x 3 / Poison Sac | 310 | 0 |
Blooming Glaive II | Coral Crystal x 3 / Pukei-Pukei Sac x 2 / Pukei-Pukei Shell x 3 / Pukei-Pukei Tail | 341 | 0 |
Blooming Glaive III | Monster Bone+ x 2 / Pukei-Pukei Quill x 4 / Pukei-Pukei Sac x 2 / Poison Sac x 2 | 403 | 0 |
Datura Blade I | Pukei-Pukei Scale+ x 3 / Pukei-Pukei Wing x 2 / Toxin Sac x 2 / Quality Bone x 3 | 465 | 3 |
Datura Blade II | Monster Hardbone x 3 / Pukei-Pukei Wing x 3 / Pukei-Pukei Carapace x 5 / Toxin Sac x 2 | 496 | 2 |
Datura Blade III | Bird Wyvern Gem / Pukei-Pukei Sac+ x 4 / Pukei-Pukei Wing x 6 / Vaal Hazak Wing x 2 | 527 | 2 |
Dodogama Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Gama Cane I | Dodogama Hide+ x 4 / Dodogama Scale+ x 6 / Dodogama Talon x 4 | 496 | 2 |
Gama Cane II | Dodogama Jaw x 4 / Dodogama Tail x 3 / Fire Dragon Scale+ x 4 / Wyvern Gem | 527 | 2 |
Bone Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Bone Rod I | Monster Bone S | 279 | 0 |
Bone Rod II | Monster Bone S x 2 | 310 | 0 |
Bone Rod III | Monster Bone M x 2 / Ancient Bone | 341 | 0 |
Hard Bone Rod I | Monster Bone L / Monster Bone M x 5 / Boulder Bone x 2 | 434 | 0 |
Hard Bone Rod II | Monster Bone+ x 2 / Monster Bone L / Sturdy Bone x 4 | 465 | 0 |
Hard Bone Rod III | Monster Keenbone x 2 / Monster Bone+ x 2 / Quality Bone x 2 | 496 | 3 |
Aerial Rod I | Monster Hardbone x 4 / Monster Keenbone x 6 / Quality Bone x 10 | 527 | 1 |
Aerial Rod II | Elder Dragon Bone x 4 / Monster Hardbone x 6 / Quality Bone x 20 / Dragonbone Relic | 589 | 1 |
Vaal Hazak Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Hazak Entoma I | Deceased Scale x 6 / Vaal Hazak Fang+ x 5 / Vaal Hazak Membrane x 4 / Vaal Hazak Talon x 4 | 589 | 1 |
Hazak Entoma II | Vaal Hazak Gem / Vaal Hazak Tail x 2 / Vaal Hazak Talon x 6 / Xeno'jiiva Veil x 3 | 620 | 1 |
Anjanath Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Flammenkaefer | Anjanath Fang x 2 / Anjanath Scale x 3 / Anjanath Pelt x 2 / Flame Sac | 403 | 0 |
Flammenkaefer+ | Anjanath Fang+ x 4 / Anjanath Scale+ x 5 / Inferno Sac x 3 / Anjanath Plate | 558 | 0 |
Gnashing Flammenkaefer | Anjanath Gem / Anjanath Pelt+ x 4 / Anjanath Nosebone+ x 2 / Vaal Hazak Fang+ x 5 | 651 | 0 |
Water Element Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Aqua Rod I | Boulder Bone x 2 / Jyuratodus Shell / Jyuratodus Scale x 3 / Aqua Sac | 341 | 0 |
Aqua Rod II | Sturdy Bone x 5 / Jyuratodus Fin x 3 / Jyuratodus Fang x 2 / Gajau Skin x 3 | 372 | 0 |
Aqua Rod III | Monster Bone+ x 2 / Jyuratodus Fang x 4 / Coral Bone x 2 / Gajau Whisker x 3 | 434 | 0 |
Water Glaive I | Quality Bone x 5 / Gajau Scale x 5 / Jyuratodus Carapace x 2 / Jyuratodus Scale+ x 3 | 465 | 1 |
Water Glaive II | Grand Gajau Whisker x 3 / Jyuratodus Fin+ x 4 / Monster Hardbone x 3 / Torrent Sac x 3 | 527 | 1 |
Water Glaive III | Elder Dragon Bone x 4 / Jyuratodus Fang+ x 5 / Jyuratodus Fin+ x 6 / Wyvern Gem | 589 | 1 |
Diablos Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Diablos Rod I | Twisted Horn / Diablos Fang x 2 / Diablos Shell x 4 / Monster Bone+ x 3 | 496 | 0 |
Diablos Rod II | Monster Keenbone x 4 / Diablos Ridge x 4 / Diablos Tailcase x 2 / Diablos Marrow | 620 | 3 |
Tyrannis Glaive I | Blos Medulla / Diablos Carapace x 6 / Diablos Ridge+ x 5 / Majestic Horn x 3 | 682 | 1 |
Tyrannis Glaive II | Black Diablos Carapace x 4 / Black Spiral Horn+ x 3 / Nergigante Horn+ x 2 / Wyvern Gem | 713 | 1 |
Tobi-Kadachi Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Pulsar Rod I | Tobi-Kadachi Claw / Tobi-Kadachi Scale x 3 / Tobi-Kadachi Pelt x 2 | 341 | 0 |
Pulsar Rod II | Tobi-Kadachi Electrode x 2 / Tobi-Kadachi Claw x 3 | 372 | 0 |
Pulsar Rod III | Monster Bone+ x 2 / Tobi-Kadachi Electrode x 2 / Tobi-Kadachi Membrane x 2 / Warped Bone x 2 | 434 | 0 |
Kadachi Pillar I | Tobi-Kadachi Claw+ x 3 / Tobi-Kadachi Pelt+ x 3 / Tobi-Kadachi Scale+ x 4 / Dragonvein Crystal x 3 | 465 | 1 |
Kadachi Pillar II | Majestic Horn x 2 / Thunder Sac x 3 / Tobi-Kadachi Claw+ x 4 / Tobi-Kadachi Electrode+ x 2 | 527 | 1 |
Kadachi Pillar III | Nergigante Talon x 2 / Tobi-Kadachi Claw+ x 6 / Tobi-Kadachi Electrode+ x 4 / Wyvern Gem | 558 | 1 |
Odogaron Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Garon Rod I | Odogaron Claw x 2 / Odogaron Scale x 4 / Odogaron Fang x 2 | 403 | 0 |
Garon Rod II | Quality Bone x 5 / Odogaron Claw x 2 / Odogaron Tail x 2 / Odogaron Plate | 434 | 0 |
Temptation's Trident | Odogaron Claw+ x 4 / Odogaron Fang+ x 3 / Odogaron Scale+ x 8 / Dragonbone Relic | 465 | 1 |
Vice | Odogaron Claw+ x 6 / Odogaron Fang+ x 5 / Odogaron Gem / Teostra Claw+ x 2 | 496 | 1 |
Dragonbone Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Dragonbone Glaive I | Ancient Bone x 5 / Boulder Bone x 5 / Coral Bone x 5 / Warped Bone x 5 | 310 | 0 |
Dragonbone Glaive II | Monster Bone+ x 6 / Monster Bone L x 8 / Sturdy Bone x 8 | 341 | 0 |
Dragonbone Glaive III | Brutal Bone x 4 / Elder Dragon Bone x 10 / Dragonbone Relic x 2 / Wyvern Gem | 496 | 2 |
Kirin Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Indigo Flash | Kirin Thunderhorn x 3 / Kirin Hide x 3 / Kirin Tail / Lightcrystal | 341 | 0 |
Azure Bolt | Kirin Azure Horn x 4 / Kirin Hide+ x 5 / Kirin Mane x 4 / Dragonvein Crystal x 5 | 434 | 0 |
Verdant Levin | Kirin Azure Horn x 6 / Kirin Thundertail x 3 / Xeno'jiiva Shell x 4 / Novacrystal x 2 | 496 | 0 |
Blacksteel Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Blacksteel Glaive I | Coral Crystal x 10 / Dragonvein Crystal x 10 / Earth Crystal x 10 / Lightcrystal | 310 | 0 |
Blacksteel Glaive II | Firecell Stone / Fucium Ore x 5 / Carbalite Ore x 10 / Wyvern Gem | 341 | 0 |
Daora's Entom | Daora Claw+ x 3 / Daora Tail x 2 / Daora Webbing x 4 / Nergigante Carapace x 5 | 527 | 1 |
Daora's Tethidine | Daora Claw+ x 4 / Daora Gem / Daora Horn+ x 5 / Xeno'jiiva Wing x 2 | 558 | 1 |
Xeno'jiiva Tree
Weapons | Materials Required | Base Attack | Jewel Slots |
---|---|---|---|
Xeno Shmaena | Xeno'jiiva Claw x 4 / Xeno'jiiva Gem / Xeno'jiiva Shell x 6 / Xeno'jiiva Tail x 2 | 558 | 2 |
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Can someone explain me something? Like why can you buy the flamme glaive and also upgrade the second one to a flamme? What is the best option? Buy or upgrade?
Freaking love this weapon.
@AFCC Upgrading an existing weapon requires less materials compared to forging it outright. No differences in stats though.
@NathanUC nice, thanks!
How do the insects work? I just use them randomly
@AFCC You can get 4 buffs from your insect. Green, Red, White, and Orange.
Green = heals you for a small amount. No additional buff
Red = Boosts your attack animations and stats
White = Boosts movement and movement speed
Orange = Allows you to take a hit before losing combo? Something like that..
If you have all 3 buffs on, they all get mroe powerful and extended duration.
It depends where you hit the monster with the bug in order to get a color. Red is usually the head, white is often the body, and orange is appendages. I say 'usually', but it's completely dependent on the monster, so it will take a bit of trial and error until you learn where to get all 3.
You get the buff when you recall your bug. R2 + circle.
You can deploy the bug by pushing R2 mid combo or holding L2 and pushing triangle (I think? It's muscle memory for me and I don't have a controller handy). Usually, you'll want to mark using the R2 combo so you don't have to stop attacking.
@NathanUC this is way deeper than I imagined xD
@AFCC Welcome to Monster Hunter!
@NathanUC it's confusing sometimes but still very good
So the Legiana doesn't have it's on insect glaive or is it just called Ice Element Tree?
@WanderingBullet It's just the ice tree. I can post the near complete tree if you need it (cause this article is near useless to hunters... let's be real)
@NathanUC Sure, I'd appreciate that. It's a bit overwhelming since I'm not quite sure which insect glaive I should craft, more specifically which path I should take because it keeps unlocking new ones after defeating certain monsters.
@WanderingBullet I'll grab a screenshot when I get off work. For the most part, I would recommend you just stick with the top line tree for now. Raw damage is the most consistent at low rank missions (5 star and less). The Steel Blade series is easy to craft with good sharpness/damage.
Later in the game, you'll somewhat follow all paths. You'll want one of each elemental weapon for sure. So far, I find thunder, dragon, and ice the most useful. I also use poison type insect with no element.
Try not to get overwhelmed. Just slowly work on getting one of each elemental type and using raw damage on anything you haven't researched yet. Don't forget to nurture your insect too! His buffs get stronger the more you 'upgrade' him
@WanderingBullet https://mhworld.kiranico.com/insect-glaive
@NathanUC Oh, I've only crafted both Iron Blade II and Anja's Flammenkaefer so far.
@NathanUC so is it worth to grab the flammenkaefer even though it has -20% affinity? Or is it a waste?
@AFCC When it comes to fire weapons, it's going to have the highest elemental damage. As long as you pair it with elemental boost armor skills (and maybe one to increase sharpening speed), it would be a great weapon for those monsters weak to fire.
I typically go with the Rathalos fire weapons still. They usually have longer lasting sharpness and some decent affinity. Plus, I love the Rathalos armor, so I'm already farming him anyways
@NathanUC my god I'm such a noob! Ok I'll do the flamme weapon and then check out the armors
@NathanUC Thanks! My friend is amazing with this weapon and I'd like to get better at it.
@NathanUC Hi, there's no Girros insect glaive as well, right?
@WanderingBullet I believe the Hard Bone Rod eventually needs Great Girros materials. I think that's High Rank though.
@NathanUC Oh, ok. Thanks.
@Splat I love this thing! Being new, I was unsure how it all worked and then finally it all clicked in. It's pretty powerful!
Don't forget you also need to build and upgrade your insects.
Here is a link to a printable version I setup https://www.dropbox.com/s/rokbwa71fiimn4y/insect%20glaive.pdf?dl=0
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