You might think that the roguish Dual Blades or the aerially advanced Insect Glaive are the most mobile weapons in Monster Hunter's entire arsenal, but I'm here to make the case for the series' secret agile king: the Sword and Shield. The best Sword and Shield builds in Monster Hunter Wilds are designed to help you stay in constant motion, delivering quick hitting combos that pay off with status build-ups, mounting monsters, and precision focus attacks, all without breaking your flow.
The Sword and Shield seems like a simple weapon at first, and compared to the complex combos you need to drill to take advantage of Monster Hunter's Charge Blade builds or Switch Axe builds, it really is an easy weapon to learn. But Sword and Shield is way more versatile than it seems—beyond its fast-hitting combos, there's the added wrinkle of blocking and countering monster attacks with the shield and the unique option of using items without holstering your blade. Sword and Shield is the only weapon in the whole Monster Hunter Wilds arsenal to let you do that.
