Insect Glaive Weapon Tree for Monster Hunter World (MWH) showcases the different upgrade paths for the Insect Glaive weapon category. are one of the 14 different Weapons players can choose from to Hunt with. The insect glaive can be used to control a Kinsect, a small insect that harvests extracts from monsters to boost your abilities. The insect glaive also allows you to vault, so you can perform jumping attacks at any time. Below is a list of Insect Glaives found in Monster Hunter World, in a comparative table showing their effectiveness and upgrade paths.
Insect Glaive Weapon Tree in MHW
These trees include Master Rank Weapons for the Iceborne Expansion. Rarity 9 and above Insect Glaives are only available to those who own Iceborne.
Insect Glaive Defender Tree
Defender Glaive I
403 150 Spd
Defender Glaive II
527 180 Spd
Defender Glaive III
589 210 Spd
Defender Glaive IV
651 240 Spd
Defender Glaive V
682 270 Spd
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Spd
Insect Glaive Ore Tree
- Iron Blade I
248 Sev
- Iron Blade II
279 Sev
- Iron Blade III
310 Sev
- Steel Blade I
341 Sev
- Steel Blade II
403 Sev
- Steel Blade III
434 (210) Sev
- Chrome Blade I
496 (240) Sev
- Chrome Blade II
568 (270) Sev
Chrome Trident I
682 (300) Sev
Chrome Trident II
744 (330) Sev
Chrome Trident III
806 (360) Sev
- Royal Bolt Scepter
744 210 SS
- Royal Bolt Scepter +
775 270 SS
Despot's Twinbolt
806 360SS
- Nergal Reaper
620 120 Sev
- Catastrophe's Light
651 150 Sev
- Ruinous Catastrophe
899 180 Sev
- Flame Glaive I
372 90 10% Sev
- Flame Glaive II
465 120 10% Sev
- Rathmaul
527 150 20% Sev
- Firedance Rathmaul
589 180 20% Sev
- Firedance Rathmaul +
651 210 20% Sev
- Azure Flightmaster
744 240 20% Sev
- Blossomajesty
837 270 20% Sev 
- Kulu Blade I
310 10% Spd
- Kulu Blade II
341 10% Spd
- Kulu Blade III
434 10% Spd
- Ya-Ku Wrath I
465 (150) 20% Spd
- Ya-Ku Wrath II
496 (180) 20% Spd
- Ya-Ku Wrath III
527 (210) 20% Spd
- Yatir al-Nasr I
651 (240) 20% Spd
- Yatir al-Nasr II
775 (300) 20% Spd - Dios Rod
682 270 Blnt
- Electrorod
775 360 Blnt
- Luminous Blade I
372 Spd
- Luminous Blade II
434 Spd
- Destroyer Bo I
496 (240) Spd
- Destroyer Bo II
527 (270) Spd
- Destroyer Bo III
558 (300) Spd
- Diving Destroyer I
682 (360) Spd
- Diving Destroyer II
806 (390) Spd - Hidden Cane I
682(270) 10% Sev
- Hidden Cane II
713(360) 15% Sev
- Frost Blade I
434 150 Ele
- Frost Blade II
465 180 Ele
- Freeze Gale I
496 210 Ele
- Freeze Gale II
527 240 Ele
- Freeze Gale III
620 270 Ele
- Amber Piton
651 300 15% Ele
- Amber Piton +
744 330 20% Ele
- Fenrir Storm
755 360 25% Ele
- Fenrir Rose
837 
420 
15% Spirit & Strength Boost
- Blooming Glaive I
310 240 HP
- Blooming Glaive II
341 270 HP
- Blooming Glaive III
403 300 HP
- Datura Blade I
465 330 HP
- Datura Blade II
496 360 HP
- Datura Blade III
527 390 HP
- Datura Storm I
620 420 Stam Heal
- Datura Storm II
744 450 Stam Heal - Nyx Blade I
682 270 Spd
- Nyx Blade II
744 300 Spd
- Gama Cane I
496 120 Stam
- Gama Cane II
527 150 Stam
- Gama Magnus I
682 180 Stam Heal
- Gama Magnus II
744 210 Stam Heal - Flaming Teuza
713 240 SS
- Flaming Teuza +
744 300 SS
- Glavenus Helldait
806 360 SS
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Insect Glaive Bone Tree
- Bone Rod I
279 Blnt
- Bone Rod II
310 Blnt
- Bone Rod III
341 Blnt
- Hard Bone Rod I
434 Blnt
- Hard Bone Rod II
465 Blnt
- Hard Bone Rod III
496 (180) Blnt
- Aerial Rod I
527 (210) 10 Blnt
- Aerial Rod II
589 (210) 10 Blnt
- Aerial Magus I
713 (240) 35 SS
- Aerial Magus II
775 (270) 35 SS
- Aerial Magus III
837 (300) 35 SS - Icescepter
806 210 Spd
- Wise Fylos
837 240 Spd
- Hazak Entoma I
589 150 Blnt
- Hazak Entoma II
620 180 Blnt
- Deathstaff Vaal Entoma
775 420 Blnt - Hydros Arcana
837 330 10% SS
- Flammenkaefer
403 210 -20% Blnt
- Flammenkaefer+
558 240 -20% Blnt
- Gnashing Flammenkaefer
651 270 -20% Blnt
- Gnashing Flammenkaefer +
713 360 -20% Blnt
- Lohenspire
837 450 -20% Blnt - Donnerspitze
744 210 5% Stam Heal
- Donnerspitze +
775 240 10% Stam Heal
- Fulguration's Tower
806 270 15% Stam Heal
- Aqua Rod I
341 60 Ele
- Aqua Rod II
372 90 Ele
- Aqua Rod III
434 120 Ele
- Water Glaive I
465 150 Ele
- Water Glaive II
527 180 Ele
- Water Glaive III
589 210 Ele
- Water Glaive IV
651 330 Ele
- Laguna Glaive I
682 420 Ele
- Laguna Glaive II
744 450 Ele
- Rex Rod I
775 (210) -15% Blnt
- Rex Rod II
837 (240) -15% Blnt - Accursed Rod
868 (210) -30% Spd
- Diablos Rod I
496 -30% 10 Stam
- Diablos Rod II
620 (120) -30% 10 Stam
- Tyrannis Glaive I
682 (150) -30% 15 Stam
- Tyrannis Glaive II
713 (180) -30% 15 Stam
- Tyrannis Glaive III
806 (210) -30% 25 Stam Heal
- Thanatos Glaive
899(240) -30% 25 Stam Heal - Sulfurteinn Spiran
837 (180) Sev
- The Trickling Spiral
837 (180) Sev
- Beo Glaive I
620270 Blnt
- Beo Glaive II
775420 Blnt
- Pulsar Rod I
341 90 10% Spd - Pulsar Rod II
372 120 10% Spd
- Pulsar Rod III
434 150 10% Spd
- Kadachi Pillar I
465 180 10% Spd
- Kadachi Pillar II
527 210 10% Spd
- Kadachi Pillar III
558 240 10% Spd
- Kadachi Fury I
651 300 10% Spd
- Kadachi Fury II
713 360 10% Spd - Kadachi Vipertail I
713 210 10% Spd
- Kadachi Vipertail II
775 240 10% Spd
- Garon Rod I
403 10% Spd
- Garon Rod II
434 (90) 10% Spd
- Temptation's Trident
465 (120) 20% Spd
- Vice
496 (150) 20% Spd
- Vice +
682 (210) 20% Spd
- Cruelty
713 (330) 35% Spd - Nether Vajra
713 240 20% SS
- Deadline
744 300 25% SS
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Insect Glaive Independent Tree
- Dragonbone Glaive I
310 300 Ele
- Dragonbone Glaive II341 330 Ele
- Dragonbone Glaive III
496 390 Ele
- Dragonseal Aldstaff I
651 450 Ele
- Dragonseal Aldstaff II
744 480 Ele - Infinite Wisdom
868 (390) 30 SS
- Indigo Flash
341 300 Ele
- Azure Bolt
434 330 Ele
- Verdant Levin
496 360 Ele
- Celestial Spire
744 450 Ele
- Blacksteel Glaive I
310 60 HP
- Blacksteel Glaive II
341 90 HP
- Daora's Entom
527 150 10% HP
- Daora's Tethidine
558 180 10% HP
- Daora's Samudra
806 240 10% Stam Heal
- Xeno Shmaena
558 120 15% Stam
- Xeno Shmaena +
868 240 15% Stam
- Bad Wing
620 150 -25% HP
- Grunge Storm
682 210 -25% HP
- Fate's Wing
868 270 -25% Stam Heal
- Empress Cane
589 120 SB
- Empress Cane "Blaze"
589 150 20% SB 
- Soulfire Reach "Blaze"
775 180 20% SB
- Empress Cane "Ruin"
620 120 SB 
- Soulfire Reach "Ruin"
837 150 0% SB
- Empress Cane "Styx"
589 210 10% SB
- Soulfire Reach "Styx"
837 150 0% SB
- Gae Bolg
558 240 10% EB
- True Gae Bolg
589 300 20% EB
- Nexus Gae Bolg
744 450 20% EB
- Metal Mauler
899 
60 -15% Blnt
- Metalmangler
961 90 -15% Blnt
- Brimstren Drakerod
775 180 
Avg SS
- Stygian Oblivia
837 240 Avg SS
- Guild Palace Rod
775 
(360) Stam Heal
- Royal March Banner
837 (450) Stam Heal
- Safi's Hellspear
837 
150 5% SB - Safi's Aquaspear
837 150 5% SB - Safi's Boltspear
837 150 5% SB - Safi's Frostspear
837 150 5% SB - Safi's Drakspear
837 
150 5% SB - Safi's Bindspear
837 
150 5% SB - Safi's Dreamspear
837 
150 5% SB - Safi's Shatterspear
837 
150 5% SB - Safi's Venomspear
837 
150 5% SB
- Lightbreak Press
930 180 SB - Demonlord Cudgel
899 300 15% Blnt
- Alatreon Dragonspire
775 420 Stam Heal
- Alatreon Embrace
868 540 Stam Heal
- Fatalis Glaive
961 60 SS & SB
- True Fatalis Dyaus
1101 120 SS & SB
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trying to find a glaive that is more strong the defender IV, but the ones i find ARE ALWAYS ICEBORN, I DONT HAVE DAT
- Anonymous
There's a new upgrade after the True Gae Bolg that isn't on here, but it is in game
Change 'The trickling Spiral' to 'The Trickling Spiral' please
- Anonymous
I hate how almost all the weapons look the *****ing same. Fix this Capcom!
What the eff, who the eff changed the Bone Tree into spanish?
- Anonymous
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this tree has not been updated for the devil joe tree please do that whenever you can admins.
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- Anonymous
are there any other glaives that resemble Daora's Tethidine? (You can see all weapons on kiranico)
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