Monster Hunter World Swords & Shields Guide 1

The Sword & Shield is the quintessential beginner's weapon in Monster Hunter: World, but that's not to say it's no good later in the game. The weapon has a lot going for it.

You get a defensive boost thanks to the shield, can move while guarding, and you can even use items without unequipping your weapon. That's a handy little feature that all of us can appreciate.

There's also a diverse array of attacks that allow you to pump out some decent damage if you're skilled enough. Here are all of the weapons in the game, so take a look and see if you like any.

Sword & Shields

Ore Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Hunter's Knife I Iron Ore 112 0
Hunter's Knife II Iron Ore x 2 126 0
Hunter's Knife III Earth Cystal x 2 / Machalite Ore x 2 / Iron Ore x 5 140 0
Steel Knife I Dragonite Ore x 2 / Machalite Ore x 5 / Monster Bone M x 2 168 0
Steel Knife II Monster Bone+ x 2 / Dragonite Ore x 5 / Coral Crystal x 2 / Machalite Ore x 10 182 3
Steel Knife III Carbalite Ore x 8 / Dragonite Ore x 5 / Dragonvein Crystal x 2 196 1
Chrome Slicer I Dragonite Ore x 10 / Dragonvein Crystal x 3 / Carbalite Ore x 5 / Fucium Ore x 8 224 1
Chrome Slicer II Carbalite Ore x 20 / Elder Dragon Blood x 2 / Firecell Stone / Fucium Ore x 13 252 2

Nergigante Tree

Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Nergal Jack Nergigante Carapace x 2 / Nergigante Regrowth Plate x 4 / Nergigante Tail x 2 / Nergigante Talon x 3 280 1
Eradication Vanguard Nergigante Gem / Nergigante Horn+ x 5 / Nergigante Talon x 5 / Xeno'jiiva Horn x 2 294 1

Rathalos Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Flame Knife I Rathalos Scale / Rathalos Webbing x 2 / Flame Sac x 2 / Rathalos Marrow 182 0
Flame Knife II Rathalos Scale x 6 / Rathalos Tail x 2 / Rathalos Plate / Inferno Sac x 3 196 1
Heat Edge Rathalos Carapace x 4 / Rathalos Medulla / Rathalos Scale+ x 6 / Rathalos Wing x 2 224 1
Corona Azure Rathalos Carapace x 4 / Azure Rathalos Scale+ x 6 / Azure Rathalos Wing x 3 / Rathalos Ruby 266 1

Workshop Weapon Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Heavy Bang Commendation / Rathalos Tail / Diablos Fang x 2 / Odogaron Claw x 2 210 0
Heavy Bang+ Carbalite Ore x 10 / Bird Wyvern Gem / Odogaron Tail x 2 / Odogaron Claw+ x 3 252 1
Master Bang Bazelgeuse Talon x 3 / Daora Claw+ x 3 / High Commendation / Wyvern Gem 280 1

Water Element Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Aqua Messer I Earth Crystal x 3 / Jyuratodus Shell / Jyuratodus Scale x 3 / Aqua Sac 140 0
Aqua Messer II Dragonite Ore x 5 / Jyuratodus Fin x 3 / Jyuratodus Fang x 2 / Gajau Skin x 3 168 0
Aqua Messer III Monster Bone+ x 2 / Jyuratodus Fang x 4 / Coral Crystal x 3 / Gajau Whisker x 3 196 0
Rogue Wave I Carbalite Ore x 5 / Gajau Scale x 5 / Jyuratodus Carapace x 2 / Jyuratodus Scale+ x 3 210 1
Rogue Wave II Fucium Ore x 5 / Grand Gajau Whisker x 3 / Jyuratodus Fin+ x 4 / Torrent Sac x 3 224 1
Rogue Wave III Elder Dragon Blood x 3 / Jyuratodus Fang+ x 5 / Jyuratodus Fin+ x 6 / Wyvern Gem 252 1

Legiana Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Glacial Grace I Legiana Claw x 3 / Legiana Scale x 4 / Frost Sac x 2 182 0
Glacial Grace II Legiana Plate / Legiana Claw x 4 / Legiana Tail Webbing x 3 / Paolumu Wing x 4 196 1
Rimespire Freezer Sac x 2 / Legiana Claw+ x 3 / Legiana Scale+ x 5 / Legiana Wing x 3 210 1
Legia Rimespire Daora Claw+ x 2 / Legiana Claw+ x 5 / Legiana Gem / Legiana Hide+ x 3 224 1

Rathian Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Princess Rapier Rathian Spike x 3 / Rathian Scale x 5 / Rathian Shell x 4 168 0
Queen Rapier Rathian Plate / Rathian Scale+ x 5 / Rathian Carapace x 4 / Rathian Spike+ x 3 210 1
Queen Rose Pink Rathian Carapace x 4 / Pink Rathian Scale+ x 5 / Rathian Spike+ x 4 / Wyvern Gem 238 1
Royal Rose Elder Dragon Blood x 3 / Pink Rathian Scale+ x 6 / Rathian Ruby / Rathian Spike+ x 5 266 1

Paolumu Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Lumu Knife I Paolumu Shell / Paolumu Scale x 3 / Paolumu Pelt x 2 168 0
Lumu Knife II Diablos Shell x 3 / Paolumu Shell x 3 / Paolumu Webbing x 2 / Shamos Scale x 5 182 0
Lumu Tabar I Paolumu Carapace+ x 3 / Paolumu Pelt+ x 4 / Paolumu Scale+ x 5 / Shamos Scale+ x 5 210 2
Lumu Tabar II Blos Medulla x 2 / Paolumu Carapace+ x 4 / Paolumu Wing x 3 / Novacrystal 224 2
Lumu Tabar III Elder Dragon Bone x 3 / Paolumu Carapace+ x 5 / Paolumu Scale+ x 7 / Wyvern Gem 238 2

Pukei-Pukei Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Blooming Knife I Pukei-Pukei Quill x 2 / Pukei-Pukei Scale x 3 / Poison Sac 154 0
Blooming Knife II Coral Crystal x 3 / Pukei-Pukei Sac x 2 / Pukei-Pukei Shell x 3 / Pukei-Pukei Tail 182 0
Blooming Knife III Monster Bone + x 2 / Pukei-Pukei Quill x 4 / Pukei-Pukei Sac x 2 / Poison Sac x 2 196 0
Datura Blossom I Pukei-Pukei Scale+ x 3 / Pukei-Pukei Wing x 2 / Toxin Sac x 2 / Quality Bone x 3 210 3
Datura Blossom II
 Monster Hardbone x 3 / Pukei-Pukei Wing x 3 / Pukei-Pukei Carapace x 5 / Toxin Sac x 2 224 2
Datura Blossom III
 Bird Wyvern Gem / Pukei-Pukei Sac+ x 4 / Pukei-Pukei Wing x 6 / Vaal Hazak Wing x 2 238 2

Great Girros Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Girros Knife I Great Girros Fang / Great Girros Scale x 3 / Girros Fang x 3 168 0
Girros Knife II Diablos Fang x 2 / Great Girros Fang x 3 / Great Girros Hood x 2 / Paralysis Sac x 2 182 0
Malady's Tabar I Great Girros Fang+ x 3 / Great Girros Scale+ x 5 / Great Girros Tail x 2 / Girros Scale+ x 6 196 0
Malady's Tabar II Blos Medulla / Great Girros Fang+ x 4 / Great Girros Hood+ x 2 / Omniplegia Sac x 4 210 0
Malady's Tabar III Bird Wyvern Gem / Great Girros Fang+ x 5 / Great Girros Hood+ x 3 / Vaal Hazak Fang+ x 2 224 0

Bone Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Bone Kukri I Monster Bone S 140 0
Bone Kukri II Monster Bone S x 2 154 0
Bone Kukri III Monster Bone M x 2 / Ancient Bone 168 0
Chief Kukri I Monster Bone L / Monster Bone M x 5 / Boulder Bone x 2 196 0
Chief Kukri II Monster Bone+ x 2 / Monster Bone L / Sturdy Bone x 4 210 0
Chief Kukri III Monster Keenbone x 2 / Monster Bone+ x 2 / Quality Bone x 2 224 3
Grand Barong I Monster Hardbone x 4 / Monster Keenbone x 6 / Quality Bone x 10 238 1
Grand Barong II Elder Dragon Bone x 4 / Monster Hardbone x 6 / Quality Bone x 20 / Dragonbone Relic 266 1

Radobaan Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Spiked Edge I Wyvern Bonemass x 2 / Radobaan Scale x 4 / Sleep Sac x 2 182 0
Spiked Edge II Monster Bone+ x 3 / Wyvern Bonemass x 3 / Radobaan Oilshell x 2 / Radobaan Marrow 196 0
Baan Claw I Coma Sac x 2 / Radobaan Oilshell x 3 / Radobaan Carapace x 4 / Monster Keenbone x 3 238 0
Baan Claw II Coma Sac x 3 / Monster Hardbone x 5 / Radobaan Medulla / Radobaan Scale+ x 8 252 0
Baan Claw III Coma Sac x 4 / Elder Dragon Bone x 5 / Radobaan Carapace x 6 / Wyvern Gem 266 0

Great Jagras Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Jagras Edge I Great Jagras Claw / Great Jagras Hide / Great Jagras Scale x 3 / Sharp Claw 168 0
Jagras Edge II Great Jagras Claw x 2 / Great Jagras Mane x 2 / Coral Bone x 2 / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw x 3 196 0
Jagras Edge III Monster Bone+ x 3 / Great Jagras Scale x 5 / Great Jagras Claw x 3 / Great Jagras Mane x 3 210 0
Jagras Garotte I Great Jagras Scale+ x 6 / Great Jagras Claw+ x 4 / Great Jagras Mane x 6 / Piercing Claw x 5 238 3
Jagras Garotte II Monster Hardbone x 4 / Great Jagras Claw+ x 6 / Jagras Hide+ x 6 / Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw+ x 5 252 2
Jagras Garotte III Vaal Hazak Talon x 2 / Great Jagras Claw+ x 8 / Great Jagras Hide+ x 6 / Novacrystal 266 2

Thunder Element Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Thunder Edge I Sturdy Bone x 5 / Tobi-Kodachi Electrode / Tobi-Kadachi Claw x 2 / Electro Sac 182 0
Thunder Edge II Monster Bone+ x 2 / Tobi-Kadachi Electrode x 2 / Tobi-Kadachi Membrane x 2 / Warped Bone x 2 210 0
Lightning Nemesis I Quality Bone x 5 / Tobi-Kadachi Pelt+ x 3 / Tobi-Kadachi Scale+ x 4 / Vespoid Innerwing x 3 224 1
Lightning Nemesis II Monster Hardbone x 3 / Thunder Sac x 3 / Tobi-Kadachi Membrane x 4 / Tobi-Kadachi Electrode+ x 2 252 1
Lightning Nemesis III Elder Dragon Bone x 4 / Tobi-Kadachi Claw+ x 6 / Tobi-Kadachi Electrode+ x 4 / Wyvern Gem 266 1

Barroth Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Carapace Edge I Barroth Claw / Barroth Shell x 3 / Barroth Ridge x 2 182 0
Carapace Edge II Dragonite Ore x 3 / Barroth Claw x 2 / Barroth Tail / Kestodon Shell x 3 196 0
Carapace Edge III Diablos Shell x 3 / Barroth Claw x 4 / Barroth Scalp x 2 / Monster Bone+ x 3 224 0
Barroth Club I Barroth Carapace x 3 / Barroth Claw+ x 2 / Barroth Ridge+ x 2 / Kestodon Carapace x 5 252 1
Barroth Club II Barroth Carapace x 3 / Barroth Claw+ x 4 / Diablos Carapace x 3 / Gastodon Carapace x 5 266 2
Barroth Club III Barroth Claw+ x 5 / Barroth Ridge+ x 5 / Nergigante Horn+ / Wyvern Gem 294 2

Anjanath Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Blazing Edge I Anjanath Fang x 2 / Anjanath Scale x 3 / Flame Sac 196 0
Blazing Edge II Rathalos Marrow / Anjanath Fang x 4 / Anjanath Nosebone / Anjanath Tail 224 0
Flammensucher Anjanath Fang+ x 4 / Anjanath Scale+ x 5 / Inferno Sac x 3 / Anjanath Plate 266 0
Gnashing Flammensucher Anjanath Gem / Anjanath Fang+ x 6 / Anjanath Nosebone+ x 2 / Teostra Mane x 2 294 0

Dragonbone Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Dragonbone Sword I Warped Bone x 5 / Coral Bone x 5 / Boulder Bone x 5 / Ancient Bone x 5 140 0
Dragonbone Sword II Monster Bone+ x 6 / Monster Bone L x 8 / Sturdy Bone x 8 154 0
Dragonbone Sword III Brutal Bone x 4 / Elder Dragon Bone x 10 / Dragonbone Relic x 2 / Wyvern Gem 196 1

Kirin Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Fulminator Kirin Thunderhorn x 3 / Kirin Hide x 3 / Kirin Tail / Lightcrystal 154 0
Thunderbolt Sword I Kirin Azure Horn x 4 / Kirin Hide+ x 5 / Kirin Mane x 4 / Dragonvein Crystal x 5 210 0
Thunderbolt Sword II Kirin Azure Horn x 6 / Kirin Thundertail x 3 / Xeno'jiiva Shell x 4 / Novacrystal x 2 224 0

Blacksteel Tree

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Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Blacksteel Sword I Dragonvein Crystal x 10 / Earth Crystal x 10 / Coral Crystal x 10 / Lightcrystal 140 0
Blacksteel Sword II Firecell Stone / Fucium Ore x 5 / Carbalite Ore x 10 / Wyvern Gem 154 0
Teostra's Spada Teostra Carapace x 5 / Teostra Claw+ x 2 / Teostra Mane x 2 / Teostra Powder x 4 252 0
Teostra's Emblem Teostra Claw+ x 2 / Teostra Gem / Teostra Horn+ x 5 / Xeno'jiiva Soulscale x 5 266 0

Xeno'jiiva Tree

Weapons Materials Required Base Attack Jewel Slots
Xeno Mabura Xeno'jiiva Claw x 4 / Xeno'jiiva Gem / Xeno'jiiva Shell x 6 / Xeno'jiiva Tail x 2 238 2