Your element's Damage Up skill gets a much stronger bonus against Radiant monsters. That one rule explains most top builds.
- Radiant: maxing it is in the top build for 9 of 13 hunters.
- Normal monsters: it is in the top build for 0 of 13 hunters.
The table shows what you give up by forcing Element Up 7 into the build. Fully built hunter, buffs on, weak points, R11 armor, no visages.
| Hunter | Radiant | Normal |
|---|---|---|
| Arkaya | About even | Big loss |
| Haze | About even | Big loss |
| Keres | In top build | Big loss |
| Luka | In top build | About even |
| Luxheart | About even | Big loss |
| Madelyn | In top build | Big loss |
| Midori | In top build | Big loss |
| Ouyang Varen | In top build | Big loss |
| Pepper | In top build | Big loss |
| Pyro | In top build | Big loss |
| Raya | In top build | Big loss |
| Rhodes | In top build | Big loss |
| Ryunosuke | About even | Big loss |