Monster Hunter World: Lance Guide

Last updated on October 21st, 2020 at 02:23 pm PGT Team Monster Hunter: World Guides

The Lance is designed to pierce and stab at monster’s weak points while all in the safety of your sturdy shield that can deflect heavy attacks from your enemies.

Bulky yet maneuverable, the Lance lets its wielder attack with 3 forward moving stabs followed by a simple hop backwards that lets them easily reposition and continue concentrating attacks on a specific spot on the monster’s body.

The Lance is quite tricky to understand and master but this guide will provide all of the strongest craftable Lances with their resource trees and materials required along with an attack guide to serve as reference for your use of the Lance.

Lance Trees

Defender

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Defender Lance V	506	Immortal Dragon Scale x1	0%	Blast	300	0

Ore

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Iron Lance III	230	Earth Crystal x2, Machalite Ore x2, Iron Ore x 5	0%	None	0	0
Iron Lance III	322	Carbalite Ore x8, Dragonite Ore x5, Dragonvein Crystal x2	0%	Paralysis	(210)	1
Chrome Lance II	414	Elder Dragon Blood x2, Fucium Ore x13, Carbalite Ore x20, Firecell Stone x1	0%	Paralysis	(270)	2

Nergigante

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Presition’s Hand	483	Xeno’jiiva Horn x2, Nergigante Horn+ x5, Nergigante Talon x5, Nergigante Gem x1	0%	Dragon	150	1

Legiana

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Glacial Lance II	322	Paolumu Wing x4, Legiana Claw x4, Legiana Tail Webbing x3, Legiana Plate x1	0%	Ice	300	0
Legiana Halberd	368	Daora Claw+ x2, Legiana Claw+ x5, Legiana Hide+ x3, Legiana Gem x1	0%	Ice	360	0

Kulu-Ya-Ku

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Kulu Lance III	299	Odogaron Claw x2, Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak x2, Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume x4, Warped Bone x3	15%	None	0	0
Kulu Hasta III	391	Nergigante Talon x2 Kulu-Ya-Ku Plume+ x4, Kulu-Ya-Ku Beak+ x5, Bird Wyvern Gem x1	25%	Sleep	(360)	0

Dodogama

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Gama Pilebunker	391	Fire Dragon Scale+ x4, Dodogama Jaw x4, Dodogama Tail x3, Wyvern Gem x1	0%	Blast	210	1

Thunder Element

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Thunder Lance II	322	Monster Bone+ x2, Tobi-Kadachi Electrode x2, Tobi-Kadachi Membrane x2, Coral Crystal x3	0%	Thunder	150	0
Lightning Spire III	414	Elder Dragon x3, Tobi-Kadachi Electrode+ x4 Tobi-Kadachi Claw+ x6, Wyvern Gem x1	0%	Thunder	240	1

Pukei-Pukei

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Blooming Lance III	299	Monster Bone+ x2, Pukei-Pukei Quill x4, Pukei-Pukei Sac x2, Poison Sac x2	0%	Poison	360	0
Datura Pike	391	Vaal Hazak Wing x2, Pukei-Pukei Sac+ x4, Pukei-Pukei Wing x6, Bird Wyvern Gem x1	0%	Poison	540	2

Tzitzi-Ya-Ku

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Flickering Glow II	462	Legiana Tail Webbing x2, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw x3, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Photosphore x2, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw x3, Sharp Claw x3,	0%	None	0	0
Dazzling Flash III	594	Daora Webbing x2, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Claw+ x5, Bird Wyvern Gem x1, Tzitzi-Ya-Ku Photosphore+ x3	0%	Thunder	(360)	1

Uragaan

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Brazenridge II	660	Teostra Carapace x4, Uragaan Jaw x2, Uragaan Scute x4, Uragaan Ruby	0%	Fire	120	2

Rathalos

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Flame Lance II	322	Rathalos Scale x6, Rathalos Tail x2, Rathalos Plate x1, Inferno Sac x3	10%	Fire	210	1
Blue Prominence	437	Teostra Horn+ x2, Azure Rathalos Scale+ x6, Azure Rathalos Tail x3, Rathalos Ruby x1	20%	Fire	300	1

Bone

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Bone Lance III	253	Monster Bone M x2, Ancient Bone x1	0%	None	0	0
Hard Bone Lance III	368	Monster Keenbone x2, Monster Bone+ x2, Quality Bone x2	0%	Poison	(180)	1
Heavy Bone Lance II	437	Elder Dragon Bone x4, Monster Hardbone x6, Quality Bone x20, Dragonbone Relic x1	0%	Poison	(240)	1

Vaal Hazak

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Love’s Sorrow	460	Xeno’Jiiva Veil x3, Vaal Hazak Talon x6, Vaal Hazak Tail x2, Vaal Hazak Gem x1	0%	Dragon	270	1

Hornetaur

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Taurus Lancel II	299	Odogaron Fang x2, Hornetaur Shell x5, Hornetaur Wing x4, Hornetaur Head x2	0%	None	0	0
Drak Stinger	368	Vaal Hazak Fang+ x3, Hornetaur Carapace x8, Hornetaur Innerwing x6, Wyvern Gem x1	0%	Paralysis	(240)	1

Barroth Tree

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Carapace Lance III	345	Diablos Shell x3, Barroth Claw x4, Barroth Scalp x2, Monster Bone+ x3	-20%	None	0	0
Barroth Stinger III	460	Nergigante Horn+ x1, Barroth Claw+ x5, Barroth Ridge+ x5, Wyvern Gem x1	-20%	Paralysis	(390)	2

Odogaron

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Garon Lance II	322	Quality Bone x5, Odogaron Claw x2, Odogaron Tail x2, Odogaron Plate x1	15%	Fire	(150)	0
Garon Dhra	391	Teostra Claw+ x2, Odogaron Claw+ x6, Odogaron Fang+ x5, Odogaron Gem x1	30%	Fire	(210)	0

Water Element

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Aqua Horn III	322	Monster Bone+ x2, Jyuratodus Fang x4, Coral Bone x3, Gaju Whisker x3	0%	Water	210	0
Water Spike III	437	Elder Dragon Bone x3, Jyuratodus Fin+ x6, Jyuratodus Fang+ x5 Wyvern Gem x1	0%	Water	300	1

Dragonbone

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Dragonbone Lance III	368	Elder Dragon Bone x10, Brutal Bone x4, Dragonbone Relic x2, Wyvern Gem x1	0%	Dragon	420	1

Bazelgeuse

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Bazel Myniad Rookslayer	460	Xeno’Jiiva Wing x3, Bazelgeuse Wing x4, Bazel Geuse Talon x4, Bazelgeuse Gem	-10%	Blast	210	2

Kirin

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Thunderpiercer	368	Xeno’Jiiva Shell x4, Kirin Azure Horn x6, Kirin Thundertail x3, Novacrystal x2	10%	Thunder	540	0

Black Steel

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Blacksteel Lance II	253	Firecell Stone x1, Fucium Ore x5, Carbalite Ore x10, Wyvern Gem x1	0%	Dragon	150	0
Daora’s Fang	414	Xeno’Jiiva Wing x2, Daora Horn+ x5, Daora Claw+ x4, Daora Gem x1	10%	Ice	240	1

Xeno’Jiiva

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Xeno Zauta	391	Xeno’jiiva Claw x4, Xeno’jiiva Shell x6, Xeno’jiiva Tail x2, Xeno’jiiva Gem x1	15%	Dragon	180	2

Workshop Weapon

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Elder Babel Spear	460	Ace Hunter Coin x5, Brute Coin x4, Flying Coin x4, Wyvern Gem x2	0%	Fire	(330)	1
Sapphire Star Lance	437	First Fleet Ticket x2, Rathalos Wing x2, Omniplegia Sac x3, High Commendation x1	0%	Paralysis	180	0

Deviljho

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Fiendish Tower	529	Elder Dragon Blood x5, Deviljho Scalp x2, Deviljho Tallfang x5, Deviljho Gem x1	-25%	Dragon	210	0

Lunastra

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Empress Lance “Blaze”	414	Research Commission Ticket x1, Lunastra Horn x2, Teostra Horn+ x3, Bazelgeuse Gem x1	20%	Blast	180	2

Lunastra/Nergigante

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Daamge	Slot
Empress Lance “Ruin”	437	Research Commission Ticket x1, Lunastra Wing x3, Nergigante Horn+ x3 Nergigante Gem x1	0%	Blast	150	2

Lunastra/Xeno’Jiiva

Weapon Name	Attack	Materials Required	Affinity	Element	Elemental Damage	Slot
Empress Lance “Styx”	414	Research Commission Ticket x1, Lunastra Tail x2, Xeno’jiiva Horn x3, Xeno’jiiva Gem x1	10%	Blast	240	2

Attacks

Guard

This is the guard position of the Lance where it can block most attacks without issues and little to no knockback along with the starting position of special attacks like the Dash Attack and Counter Thrust.

Dash Attack

While in your Guard Stance, you will be able to charge at your enemies which lets you do multiple instances of damage as your Lance strikes them continuously until you run out of stamina or end your attack with a Finishing Twin Thrust.

As you move with your charge, you can slide from side to side and even hop or face the opposite direction you are facing with the evade button.

Finishing Twin Thrust

This forward thrust can be initiated from your Dash Attack which allows you to strike twice with a weak first hit and a heavier second hit.

Counter Thrust

As a defensive counter attack, your shield will glow allowing you to block from a wider blocking angle then after you will hold the Counter Thrust for a brief moment then attack with your Lance.

If you get attacked while in this stance, there will be a significant reduction to damage received and the stamina drained while in this stance will stop and automatically attack with your Lance.

Mid Thrust

This is your forward facing move that can hit the legs or a ground target 3x then you will pause for a moment then continue again..

To lessen the pause time, you may hop back to reposition so that you can immediately continue attacking.

High Thrust

With the same mechanics of the Mid Thrust, the High Thrust hits a higher position like the chest, head or tails of your target.

Jumping Thrust

This attack is similar to the Falling Slash but does not initiate mounting but can deal multiple strikes if timed correctly.

Wide Sweep

Basically it uses your lance to swat away smaller monsters or if the monster repositions out of your line of attack.

Pros and Cons

Pros

Mobile weapon when attacking.
Moderate focused damage.
Easy to learn combo attacks.

Cons

High Stamina required for mobility.
Slow walk speed.

Overview

The Lance is preferred by tank type hunters that focus on defense while being able to attack and gain aggro from monsters while hunting alone or in a party.

Fearless and charging head on into battle with your Lance facing your enemy and focusing your attacks on weak spots with your Lance thrusts and blocking with your shield while waiting for your next opening is the way to fight with this weapon.

The Lance is very straightforward and has simple moves although is difficult to get used to its slow positioning movement but once you do, it feels fast and nimble as it is able to focus on certain spots of monsters, breaking them and overall weakening them.