MHRise | Ultimate Kinsect Guide

And here you thought there was no depth I bet, huh?

[@lilsmolcrow]

"So how did you kill this mountain-tall dragon monster?"
"I threw a bug at it, got high and beat it with a stick"

[@xhere14]

Lmaoooo bruhh 🤣

[@LokiToxtrocity]

AAAAHHHHH IM GONNA LIVE FOREVER!!!

[@dad5draco]

This is how I gave a finishing blow to Lao Shan Lung in GU.

[@raychaos5194]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@khloewilson7618]

Hell yeah you know it!

[@deinonychus1948]

I like using the Dual Colour (Defence) Blunt Kinsect, that way I can smack a Kelbi, Slagtoth, Rhenoplos or the body/legs of a monster and boom, instant Earplugs!

[@fissilereptile4782]

I really like how Rise has such a huge focus on, customize how you play. Between the switch skills, rampage skills, accessibility of armor skills, and the diversity of kinsect behaviors there's so many ways to play

[@Luna_Aberra]

Try MHGU, with single weapon you have like hundreds of possible ways to play and skills to fits your needs.

[@_Neaks]

@@Luna_Aberra Nah bro, most moves are the same for all weapons

[@Bossfightmedia]

@@_Neaks You do get several Hunter arts for the specific weapon type tho, and 4 styles and and a set of generalized Hunter arts thats true.

[@Nursesaids]

Same! Theres usually a clear delineation in the switch skills between "harder to use, do more dmg" and "easier to use, little less damage"

[@KKajice]

Man I wish there were layered kinsects. Pseudocath just looks so amazing.

[@miao7002]

I knoooow right! Really frustrating, I love the way that one looks so much and wish I could have a layered version on my arm

[@brotherpanda]

First of your videos that I watched was your Kinsect Guide for MH4U; you've come a long way since then!

[@cdwarrior6582]

omg kinsects were such a pain in the ass back then. You were told whether you were using blunt or severing depending on your glaive, the nectar was a gathering spree and a half, and you needed to level up a new kinsect with every new glaive and to max out the stats you had to do it in a certain way. If it weren't for gajin hunter I would not have figured it out. I'm just glad that we aren't watching another one of those videos because that would mean stupid amounts of grinding. literally insect glaives took more grinding than any other weapon cause of that. I do wish we could control the elemental affinity of our kinsects instead of being stuck with the weapons element though. That I miss. But it's not a big deal and realistically elemental damage is not the reason to use a kinsect in this game. it's a nice bonus but not required to be effective.

[@HendyIsworo]

@@cdwarrior6582 yeaaa but back then ig was the new kid on the block....

[@yukatagg4719]

I really like how the balance of the kinsects feels in thies game. Hopefully they add more interesting kinsects before or post g-rank

[@javiergutierrez2660]

I hope for a Triple Color, get all buffs at once will be really nice and I don't think that will be broken for IG
Edit: Or a Dual Color / Heal

[@krakelwok]

*Is* G-rank still on the table?

[@Mangoloonikus]

I can say that after Master Rank 3/4 you do unlock a handful of Rarity 7 Kinsects. I'm not sure if there are more after that as I'm still MR 4

[@DuskShadowclaw]

@@javiergutierrez2660 yes please

[@cdwarrior6582]

I usually recommend blunt kinsects. This does not change with the added elemental attacks of severing types. My reasoning is that severing damage is more for tail cutting than optimal damage and insect glaives are cutting weapons. you can cut the tail with your combos. exhausting the monster and stunning it gives you openings to go ham on the monster you wouldn't have without blunt damage and depending on the kinsect it works out to give you easier access to extracts that are harder to get on the monster. I will say the assist to get orange extract is probably the best kinsect in the game for damage as even knowing exactly where to hit the monster for the orange extract the head or the tail or the legs tend to get in the way of it and it's hard to mark or attack unless the monster is stunned. I'd go healing or assist (orange) blunt kinsect depending how scared of the monster I am. some monsters deal nasty damage and having quick and unlimited heals is absolutely something I'll sacrifice dps for. Anyone who thinks healing items are always enough has never had a high rank magnamalo that was fighting a flying creature cause both of them to crash into the player. That hurts. A lot. tbh I didn't mind magnamalo that much till that happened to me. I don't even think that happening is random. I think they target you while they are fighting because it happened to my friend once and me twice and my other friend once. it's almost hit me more than twice I just was moving. but yeah depending on the monster and it's damage I'll go heal or assist (orange). maybe powder. but almost always blunt. and if I'm going severing that tail is getting marked and I'm using powder or chain attack. powder seems safer for damage but slower. but again the glaive itself does severing damage so usually I just go blunt. it really comes down to playstyle. I've played insect glaive since mh4u. it's better in this game than ever and whatever you use as long as it fits your playstyle you will kick ass.

[@solaslow8448]

Gaijin, you’ve done it again! I thought for sure I would know everything in this video, when I’d really only scratched the surface of what’s a much cooler system than I realized!

[@EugeneUntamed]

I love that you make sound effects when you get big dmg. This whole video was great and felt fun watching it.

[@donteatglass3472]

The way the assist kinsects attack with you is something I hope stays in the future games

[@mitwhitgaming7722]

It wasn't until played the first MH Stories that I understood the _Kin_ sect Glaive's name. Its a bug that's you're friend! 😅

[@lonewolfnergiganos4000]

😅

[@guardian4452]

Bruh

[@thunderstorm931]

:o

[@mystic-malevolence]

Just like _pal_ -ico and _pal_ -amute

[@bloodykenshiro8218]

Just wanted to tell you that I'm really thankful for your videos. I got into Monster Hunter thanks to a friend a few years back, but it's been largely a solitary experience for me, but a very good one, and your videos were and are are great asset to learn from. I hope you'll make detailed Rise tutorials for the other weapons as well. I've always been a GS main from day one and I doubt that will change, haha.

[@solomon9655]

Thanks for the video gaijin but the second I found Support/Dual Extract I never put it down.

[@lewa3910]

Yeah, honestly, until g rank i don't see myself using any other kinsect till then

[@fivegreencrows]

Gullshad is my favorite Kinsect in Rise.
A charged attack often knocks flying monsters right out of the air, is great for breaking horns, and it has landed the killing blow on monsters more times than I can count.

[@wesjturnerturner2161]

I've been on the grind crafting kinsects in MHGU, and I've done that multiple times lol.

[@mach7archangel]

Dude I'm so glad you are still making tutorials. I have been playing since the original game on PS2, but I never understood wtf was really going on until I found your videos while playing on 3DS lol. You have added so much to my enjoyment of the game. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

[@DOSPenguin]

Another great thing about the Assist(Defense) is that you can get white/orange before the starting roar. In Rise W/O gives you a bigger earplugs effect which is very handy.

[@elGnou76]

Thank you so much. I didn’t understand the kinsect thing and why it was so complex/confusing.
I can see now the point and different styles you can build around.
Thanks I’ll give IG another chance.

[@hemuhemu69]

Nice video! I didnt know the rarity 1 kinsects had that kind of utility, thats a pretty cool find! Here are some extra tips from an IG main;
- most IG mains know this but you can also mark from a distance using zr + zl
- not many know but charge type kinsects will auto aim (to its best ability) to a marked area on the monster, so mark the head and dont worry about aiming

[@deraelevans222]

Right? I was like hold we can do that? An thanks for the last tip I knew we could get more from our bugs but didn’t know how

[@Sargide]

This guide was really worth it! I went straight for carnage without realizing every other kinsect had some utility, thanks!

[@javis999]

Learn the bug before before the staff.

[@ChemicalGrenade]

Also, don't forget that you can hold down ZR and press ZL to fire a marking shot, just like in MHW. For Normal/Assist/Speed type Kinsects, if you then launch the kinsect, it will automatically target the marked spot, allowing for quite a bit of concentrated damage at long range!

[@Caedynna]

Thanks sooo much for this! I've played IG for most of the game but I was having trouble understanding all of the information, I am used to the simpler ones from World/Iceborne. Very informative!!
I'll definitely be swapping my Kinsects more. I did mainly use the Assist/Red/Blunt before!

[@Pennaflumen]

Even as an IG main, I learned something new from this video.
Very cool.

[@KyleHBlowers]

THANK YOUUU for this guide and the incredible amount of work you’ve put into it. Your MHX/GU kinsect guides were outstanding and really helped me figure out that system coming from the very different MHW kinsects.
I’m sad there was no intro title card & fanfare though!!! This counts as tutorial!!! Hahah maybe you gotta use the Bunny Dango song as a intro for your tutorial-related vids like this. 😂

[@srslyno5809]

@gaijinhunter - I know you know, but you mentioned in the Powder section at 20:08 that there are 2 ways to mark a monster, and obviously there are 3, the third being "Hold ZR, hit ZL and shoot the pheromone." This pheromone shot can also detonate dust at range, which can be fun with Fiddlebrix. Also maybe note that the Valstrax meta hates healing dust.

[@joshrodriguez1025]

😲 didn't know the bonus heal was so much! Thank you👏👏

[@Solfonix]

I’ve always loved these kinsect videos this one was great because this was the only game I didn’t really get, thanks.

[@grapejuice2589]

This was so damn helpful. Thanks for the thoroughness.

[@ryzone4254]

Just when I was trying to learn Insect Glaive, you uploaded this!

[@lonnessvalenna3595]

Odd thing I found out as me and my friend tested a Insect Glaives blast powder build.
That insect glaive blast powders damage is based on the attack and crit damage of who hits it with a weapon.. it is not effected by your kinsect or your own armors attack or crit boost.
Note: the same happens for the healing powder . And the recovery up skill . It only is increased if there one who positive has the skill.

[@ParxDerJaeger]

Xbox release today, I am switching around beyond Swagaxe and glaive. Thanks for the guide clearing up the changes. This is so much better then it was in world. :D

[@dwinters6291]

I love my kinsect. It gives me extra attack and defense and earplugs.

[@kieran4062]

This video made me realise how little time I have spent with the insect glaive in Rise. I had no idea about any of this. Looking forward to playing around with these kinsects now. Excellent video Gaijin, very informative.

[@rosiemurray2611]

I can't use the slow kinsects, so I've never been a carnage beetle user. coming from World I couldn't believe how slow some of these things were so I've always just been switching between the fastest ones, and had a blast using them! sometimes I'll switch off to another bug but I'll always come back to the fast bois

[@braydenharalson2838]

I love the editing and how everything is framed/placed. Thank you for the latest findings!!

[@ImKingBurst]

Been useing your video for reserch for a couple of day and you got a new Insect glave main XD
Really good video, easy to understand

[@Maximumlimit14]

One of my first videos of yours was the 4u Kinsect guide. That was back when I was still new to the series as 4u was my first game. Even though I know virtually everything about the Kinsects, I’m still gonna watch this whole vid! Also I’ve noticed some people in here are using one specific type. Make sure to show your other cute bugs some love as well! I use a different Kinsect for each of my Insect Glaives and it really makes the weapon feel more varied!

[@cryptosuchus2445]

Thank you for this. The insect glaive stood out to me bc I love bugs but I already have trouble understanding this game so it's quite a learning curve

[@AladdinCassim]

One question regarding the Rarity 1 Heal Kinsect... If it works with Heal Up, does it work with Wide Range? That would be ridiculously good for a support build

[@LeviathanLP]

My biggest qualm with this new kinsect system is that they put the increased triple up time on a kinsect that you'll want to continuously throw out anyway, which contradicts the goal of lower maintenance. It would be much more optimal to have triple up time on an assist type kinsect.

[@LokiToxtrocity]

I agree

[@william_sun]

The entire point of *not* putting it on an Assist Kinsect is so that no one type of Kinsect gets too many perks.
If you're using the charged attack for damage, it's better to go for one of the other Speed Kinsects anyways, meaning the Kinsects with the Triple Up Time bonus are specifically for minimum upkeep effort. The reason the Triple Up Time bonus is tied to Speed Kinsects is not for the charged attack, but for the high Kinsect speed stat, which helps with minimizing the effort of acquiring the Triple Up.

[@Oddigan]

@@william_sun Well said

[@Axryuu]

Gaijin I love your videos men, I grew with them since MH4, is kinda sad that you don't upload as fast, but is still amazing to have your videos every once in a while

[@henryogaoa]

Thanks for the amazing job with the video.
Btw, I preffer to use dual powder, with heal as a Air Glaive main. Heal powder helps my team so much, i saved a lot of people with it lol. I know that everyone just care abut numbers and damage, so i do, but i preffer to sacrifice a lil damage with my kinsect helping people including me, staying alive is more important.

[@JJSEvolution]

Great details thanks for the video! I am also so happy with how simplified the kinsect is compared to MHGU (my first MH game). That game with the level ups is just a pain and if you mess up it's an ever bigger mistake to fix.

[@SexxStar]

Everyone is eating their crow about IG since the weapon trailers.
IG has the i-frame tech, diving wyvern tech, and now all this kinsect stuff.
People will need to revamp their sets, amazing shit! and im a GL main.

[@markguyton2868]

I've never used the glaive, but this at least gives me some understanding of what the people bouncing around on a stick are actually doing.

[@pkcat1]

this is my first mh game and i've been maining ig, this is so so useful

[@danielmanzano322]

I like using Recall Kinsect while using Assist Dual Attack so i get a good escape option and it recovers the Kinsect's stamina so i can keep going with it

[@EnglishwithTsar]

I've been waiting a while for this guide. I mean, I'm OK so far with thee IG, but damn this video helps so much.

[@daskleineirrbis4952]

As much as I love the double extract kinsect, it sometimes feels kinda cheap to use. You can keep your triple buff no problem, which is nice for lazy hunts, but it's so. SLOW.
And pretty boring.

[@ironmaidenmetalgod]

At the end of the day dmg is king. So the fast red buff is perfect for everybody.

[@TornaitSuperBird]

@@ironmaidenmetalgod I use Dual Color Defense all the time. I love it because I don't have to worry too much about getting those orange stocks.

[@LeviathanLP]

But having assist active during triple up is the opposite of boring. It's like they looked at adept style glaive and said "how can we make this actually work?"

[@squiddler7731]

@@LeviathanLP That's just Valor glaive, lol

[@DuskShadowclaw]

For a beginner like me it's perfect tbh. While yes it's cheap it helps soooooo much while I'm learning the right spots

[@GrimmvaleVT]

Chaotic Gore Magala set+ Heal set? O dear god this is beautiful

[@pheonyxior_5082]

5:50 aaah, just throw the kinsect as a draw attack..! ( jokes aside, great vid, very chill and informative )

[@ouremail3137]

This was such a need video and very enjoyable. Thank you for the great content.

[@user-kj5tx2sn5s]

I can’t wait for ig guide. :)

[@lonewolfnergiganos4000]

Same

[@SIaanme]

I haven't switched off my Monarch Alucanid since I picked it up, which I didn't expect because usually I'm all about those speed bugs, so maybe I'll need to experiment more. I'm not fond of the Powder types, though that might just be them acting differently than in World, where I would happily just set and forget with marking. It feels a lot more maintainence heavy to keep Powder up in this game.

[@leebard9335]

That seems to be from the fact that the bugs are stronger in this game damage wise; I've been running slugger on IG since world but wow do they k.o. faster here. My Ladypavise deals enough stun that if she didn't tire after 10 seconds she'd be broken, and powders feel like they don't need as many to proc as in world.

[@Maglouk]

This is so much more fun than how it was in world, feels like I actually have choices now

[@killerbear969]

I know im late but thank you so much, i couldn't find anyone to tell me the differences for each of them now i know.

[@wolfegaming36]

Thank you! This video is fantastic for me as a HR5 insect glaive main who's been exclusively using the dual color (red buff) kinsect ever since it unlocked.

[@SAI-Max_D]

Glad to know my favourite of the early game Kinsect types (Foebeetle) is still a viable Assist type despite its rarity
Also - and apologies if I'm a tad asinine to say this - it's probably worth noting that Assist type Kinsects need to consume a portion of the Kinsect stamina gauge in order to... well, assist you in those certain attacks, so if you wanted to try pulling off some crazy *X combo finisher > ↓A* (tilting the L stick behind your avatar) *> Tornado/Tetraseal Slash > Diving Wyvern* combo, then you'll likely find your wrist-mounted buddy too tuckered to join in on the final attack or two
Anyways, Happy Hunting

[@superbones5000]

All I know on kinsects is I generally use the dual color ones and just change what I use depending on the monster and how easy getting certain buffs are than others example being using speed for Narwa

[@Yauboyy]

This is a great video man, thanks a lot. Hope you're having great day my dude! 👍

[@nickferguson1286]

Beyond amazing guide, thank you!

[@stevenwilliams3094]

Thank you I didn't know half the shit And I've been playing since this weapon's introduction

[@maroonstarsface]

Thanks, this is the info I needed. I was wondering why my bug wasn't auto attacking the mark like it did in world, now I see it's because I specifically need a powder type, this will make things awkward because I can't see myself ditching the speed

[@slipinoy]

Wondered why the animation looked so familiar, then I watched Shrek.

[@andreluissoriano]

Finally an ultimate guide. When I started learning IG before it’s so hard finding useful and accurate stuff.
Anyway I just want to add/reiterate some things:
1. Heal stat is about stamina gain of Kinsects, not the amount of heal it gives you (either from Bonus or from Recall Kinsect). I see a lot of answers in some forums mistaking this one.
2. Triple Up Time + Power Prolonger 3 almost always means you only need to gather extracts once per area before monster moves to another area.. Include this in your set if you can’t be bothered collecting multiple times per area.
3. Assist Dual Color Defense is also my preferred over Dual Attack because it has the highest Heal stat among the Assist Kinsects. This means almost always your Kinsect will have enough stamina to attack with you. And also you can have earplugs very quickly.

[@Afashi-vo4vz]

In the powder kinsect in PS5 if you pressed R2 triangle and circle at the same time the kinsect will collect all the dust to one big dust and explode them to make bigger boom

[@RayquaSr.]

I'm so happy you go over the fun stuff instead of just dmg dmg dmg. Like, not everyone is a speed runner and I'm glade you understand that.

[@Djinn-wb1yt]

Damn! Insect Glaive in rise really shines in the insect itself!

[@jacobcrist6554]

I need another one of these for the sunbreak kinsects!

[@heru4979]

Look, I just use the one that looks like a giant fluffy Moth..... because it's fracking adorable.

[@coycen]

in all fairness the assist bug clearly.proved to be the best even in the vid you posted, but it's nice to know that severing gets elemental bonuses whereas blunt doesn't, i did not know that.
also i feel like unless the powders attach to the monster or have passive effects while they longer they just aren't worth it and speed just doesn't do nearly as much damage as assist does.
the issue with the IG is that the fastest recovery after a combo is to recall the Kinect. if you send it out for speed you have to recall it anyway otherwise it won't charge and for powder you can't recall or you have to reapply the marking. assist beetles just don't have that issue at all, they like being on your arm and it's super fast to triple up with them.
kinda sad because i like the idea of powder Kinects and speed Kinects used to be king

[@OnePunkArmy]

20:37 If you mark with Tetraseal and bring an Assist type, recalling does NOT remove the mark. The only way to remove the mark is to sheathe your weapon. Not sure why this is the case.

[@argentum1738]

I'd like to add that powder Kinsects will re-incitiate their auto attack when the monster is remarked. Mostly useless but you might be able to get one extra hit out of them. Plus, with Tetraseal Slash you might be able to get even more hits from your Kinsect.

[@Servbot31]

I tried the weapon a little, now I wanna play with it again thanks to this video :D

[@TrueSecret]

I been using this weapon at the start
I didn't even knew this
I always thought kinsect just for look

[@Kamarul20]

You teach me in MH4U,now you teach me again in Rise.. thanks senpai❤️

[@user-ol9ck7ig2f]

bug sensei has spoken

[@Moro-Goro-300]

16:20 imagine rolling to cancel out the tornado slash animation

[@gaijinhunter]

I was keeping it visually simple so the viewer’s eyes are on the damage

[@StayNightMH]

@@gaijinhunter don't feel the need to justify yourself mate, do what you do

[@Moro-Goro-300]

@@gaijinhunter I see, nice of you, although it has the opposite effect on people that have been using the glaive for a bit, but I guess they probably already knew the damage the bug deals

[@daskleineirrbis4952]

@@Moro-Goro-300 Huh, that's strange, I've been using IG for quite a while now and I certainly didn't know the difference in damage for the individual kinsects, which is the reason why I'm watching this video. Showing the damage numbers of the kinsects in a video ABOUT KINSECTS sounds like a pretty good idea, but I guess seeing full tornado slash is clearly more important. 🙃

[@Moro-Goro-300]

@@daskleineirrbis4952 I dont see what was wrong about what I said and yes there was also no need to justify, since I was just making an "imagine" joke, just feels weird to see the dodge cancel after 500h of recall kinsect cancel, I didnz hate in any way, I didnt state it to be important, I was just mentioning it

[@42VictorPessoa]

This video is amazing, ty!!!

[@scraplee945]

Thanks GH now I can finalize my IG build I knew I was using my kinsect wrong

[@SeekerBaracadeous]

Man I had been avoiding the lower rarity kinsects and been focused on trying to up my glaive kinsect levels. I suppose I should buy the rest of the kinsects. These looks neat.
That said I do miss the GU kinsects to be honest. I used to farm jelly for a while in the trader so that wasn't particularly annoying to me. But what I missed the most was all the skills you could have on one kinsect. Like the 30% affinity with white extract and the spread atk/def buffs with the whole team from extract ones. It was nice to be able to customize the stats too and go purely for speed.

[@LokiToxtrocity]

GU really gave us team buff potential.

[@xx_another_argent_xx]

I recently went back to GU to study IG there, and I'm totally addicted to that Affinity Up L bug.

[@javiergutierrez2660]

Gaijin: "So another reason why people don't use it with Tetraseal"
Me: * Uses Dual Color (Attack) with Tetraseal Slash *

[@ravioli-senpai1109]

Damn I never spec this much into the kinsects I just thought you level em up and just beat the crap out of monster damn how will I was😂😂😂

[@ojyogi]

After watching this, I suddenly miss The Ultimate Kinsects in GU (Elscarad and Arginesse) and super speed grancathar after feeding it all speed extracts. lol

[@ajaafive1384]

On recall kinsect
You know how when you use the skill it briefly sends out the bug infront of you.
If it's already out it'll do the arc where it's at.
Good for bug stamina or heals

[@crassardstreaming4693]

I'd be more inclined to use bugs other than assist if they did more damage.
Triple Up time hardly matters when assist make triple up so easy to get and do comparable damage on several attacks.
The bonus heal is a nice option though.
Foebeetle is probably my favourite mainly because it always has stamina to be added to your attacks thanks to it's 20 heal + it does decent damage, is blunt so you can spam it at a head for a KO once in a while AND it's free earplugs, movement, and knockback res in a single tap. Meaning any fight you start you can just nab red while the monster greets you and get right into the fight.

[@Ruboka]

if you mark the monster one way or the other and you manuall press the kinsect attack button it will target the monster on that spot(or it at least tries to...)

[@CJ-fj3wn]

Thank you for this! Great guide!

[@SuiseiAnimations]

Thank you very much this is going to help me trying out the weapon

[@Arisdex]

Better sooner never than never.

[@grubbu7073]

I really miss how I could have a really fast bug with blast powder. My butterfly in world really put in the work and this wasp in rise really just doesn’t hit the same way.

[@YamadaDesigns]

I’m so ready to start learning Insect Glaive

[@ramadhanbenny6640]

now this is masterclass

[@SmugLookingBarrel]

Thank you so much, this helps a lot.

[@Chris.147]

I've been waiting for this! Lol IG Tutorial soon? 🤞

[@Nihonguy]

I use support and dust bugs often, using tetraseal slash with both of those is great the support attacks with you and tetraseal marks the monster for dust types, speed bugs are the weakest link sadly they do nothing with tetraseal and damage wise the other two can output more damage over time actually, they need a buff of some kind

[@maddietrivitayakhun8922]

Grancathar bug all the way. I love the triple attack when you send it out. Ive lost count of how many tails that attach as severed

[@Yamadutai]

Assist type will attack as long as you have red.

[@ogelpeace4610]

WE NEEDED THIS

[@memeteme8893]

Is the ranged pheromone shot removed from the game? Meaning Tetraseal and the attack with the back of the glaive are the only ways to apply the mark

[@Dismoeyy]

no, the button input is just switched. You hold ZR to aim and press ZL to shoot