Learn these weapons to get better

[@gaijinhunter]

Notification squad, I love you ❤️ Thanks for always being here so early and your support!

[@FrostyBrostorm]

So if I'm in a squad Does that mean I get a Jersey?

[@jeromemanalo8036]

We should get that jersey lmao xD
We love you gaijin! More vids to come!

[@TheDarkSpade1]

Funny enough, I did just start using the Greatsword recently in MHGU since I got it on sale, and this is beyond accurate.

[@angar_9714]

Ofc my man, we love and support you o7

[@pierpaolomercurio]

great content needs great feedback

[@Kazmahu]

To any Monster Hunter World players out there, don't be put off by the MHGU footage. All the concepts put forth here apply 100% to World as well. Sure the models are higher-poly and the weapons are less stiff across the board. But learning the forethought required to apply a Greatsword or Hammer will serve you just as well in the New World.

[@fenrir3097]

Although moves vary between games though. The playstyles changes a bit from that.

[@Nitrox-.]

I agree on this statement but sadly it also is a very effective tactic to just charge and slide down a hill for the aerial attack of the hammer when available - this kind of ruined hammer in MHW for me as I loved the anticipating that I had worked to master previously and then the best attack becomes something you need absolutely no brain for.

[@norsehorse84]

@@Nitrox-. Sure, it's not like the spin move has a crapton of startup so you still are playing preemptively like Hammer does. It's also not like it requires understanding distance, spacing, and using the elevation to dodge attacks either.
Nope. Absolutely NO skill required.

[@Nitrox-.]

@@norsehorse84 Salt, nice - this is obviously exaggerated. It just completely changed the dynamic - instead of effectively using the old methods you should pretty much always search for slide options and thats just boring to me as it is too centered around one move. Also you had to play around the startup of the charge before, it just took longer because movement couldn't be enhanced by sliding (and imo it was not as straight forward to set up).

[@recruitlegionary5552]

@@Nitrox-. Sure but isn't this why a couple of people in the community disliked the things they added in MHW though? It's all too different from what they have picked up before resulting in them being dissapointed in the game. Which btw alot of the old style of predicting monster movement is still there, hell I even use the Brutal Big Bang Clutch Claw combo way more than the slide.

[@PrinceRevolver]

Very few people in the MH community will put insightful videos to encourage players to become better outside of giving the standard best build etc. Thank you.

[@KorilD]

I hate “best build” videos. They never seem to take healers into account. I don’t want to be a one-man-damage-machine, I want to prevent the team noob (who watched that video and is only focusing on DPS) from dying all the frigging time!

[@jonathanbody3973]

@@KorilD Come out with one

[@chironthecuddley6144]

@@KorilD Best way to learn is through making mistakes and learning from it. I never held my friends' hand by using a Wide-Range+2 set and giving them tons of healing. Just a couple of Life Powders and I helped them figure out where they messed up and how to not make the same mistake as much. They usually just got a tad too greedy with a combo. Now they are usually the most reliable people for me to hunt with because they learned from those mistakes instead of keeping bad habits.

[@KorilD]

ChironTheCuddley That only really works with a set group, though. When you’re playing with random late-game players, you assume they know how to function already. And yet, there’s often that one overly confident hunter who was clearly carried by someone and has no idea how to put out their own ass when it’s on fire. I don’t have literal days to teach the fricker how to not die - all I can do is keep them from carting us into a fail.

[@kingofflames738]

@@KorilD All I take with me are some life powders in case it gets dangerous. Otherwise it's their fault for dying and they have to live with it. Otherwise they'll just repeat the same mistake and quite possibly get even worse. That's how I deal with randoms like that

[@benedictcarter8095]

Nice guide, and nice job convincing people that all weapons are fine when we all know that actually Switch Axe is objectively the best because of I really like it.

[@11amasuperboy]

*Hugs my Hunting Horn and Steve LBG* Don't you listen to that bad man. Unless he's talking about Aerial Switch Axe well then okay... Striker is good too... I guess that means Alchemy is good by extension... You know what don't listen to this bad man either.

[@lorddragonskin3603]

All weapons and styles are good...
Except of course...
What, did you think I was gonna criticize a weapon style? Nah

[@DanTheManCalter]

My thoughts exactly, though you misspelled Insect Glaive!

[@klauserji]

I main SA back in the mhp3rd era, then CB main from 4u and on. I love punishin monsters with GP then SAED. Ultimate chad move.

[@erickmamani8193]

A man of culture 😉👍

[@Sapheiorus]

Pre-emptive action: "The game's outcome is decided before it begins." - Sora,『　』
Reactive action: "For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction." - Newton's Third Law of Motion
Reflexive action: "The best way to avoid a punch is to not be there." - Mr. Miyagi's father
Explosive action: "The best defense is a good offense." - Ancient adage of human warfare
Strategic action: "If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles." - Sun Tzu

[@hotshotroom964]

“Whatever you do, Don’t give away all your tactics in a UA-cam video, you fool, you moron”
Sun tzu art of war

[@Gokuroro]

"Wax on, wax off" Mr. Miyagi

[@Mr.Fenryck]

"I am Groot" - Groot

[@SnakesAnimations]

"Steal their hats" - Sun Tzu

[@Ink_Floyd]

For those that think the "clunky" monster turning animations might be a deal breaker, don't, you'll be wishing for them to do those more often once you start fighting Deviants, specially the endgame ones.

[@Manzana1C]

*Furious Rajang wants to know your location*

[@atomic7244]

I've relied on your tutorials throughout my whole time playing MHGU and am so grateful. I never would've figured out charge blade if it wasn't for you

[@Stratelier]

I learned Charge Blade on my own back in MH4U ... but it helped that I already had a bit of S&S experience under my belt, since Sword mode acts a lot like a bigger, slower S&S (and with a simpler combo tree!).

[@LoncusZhao]

@Joan Ninou Ramirez I think Charge Blade is objectively a really hard weapon to learn. I went to it from Hammer, Greatsword, Longsword and Gunlance, and it was by far the hardest one to not screw up your combos with.

[@klauserji]

Aevanko, PhD on Monster Hunting

[@naydralization]

This explains a lot about my gunning. I did play a lot with hammer back in the FU days and lance in 3U. Even now when I'm gunning 95% of the time I still play a lot like hammer, anticipating where should I shot preemptively, and it explains why I like wyvernblast counter so much.

[@shadowkhan422]

You probably right xD I started MH with World and even after maining LBG exclusively up to mr 900 still cant use counter mode worth a darn ( timing is short and a lot of monsters dont have many slow moves)

[@naydralization]

@@shadowkhan422 ShadowKhan42 To be fair It is quite janky, and when you consider elevation, animation speed and multiplayer It's much more so. At the beginning, I barely hit wyvernblast counter half of the time in solo play, only after MR 200-ish It clicked for me.
One of my friend which also dabbles in LBG (which also is a pretty good hunter) said that he can't seem to grasp the timing. I've never even seen other fellow LBG hunters online use them.
So yeah, don't feel bad about not able to do the counter, I don't think Its reward is higher anyway, just more natural to some people.

[@fadlilahanza]

@@naydralization fancy meeting you here Ion, i am his friend that dabble in LBG, I can use LBG proficiently but just cannot use wyvernblast counter expertly, mostly use for small damage or escape move, after i watch this Video its probably because i never really tried Pre-emptive weapon like Hammer or GS

[@dustyfella]

Alternate category names:
Big slammies
Ya think you can hurt me?
Annoying mosquitoes
Big booms
Kitchen guns + _the bard_
Edit: last category no longer 5000 iq due to popular demand

[@spooks2900]

How dare you call me an Annoying Mosquito! xD

[@borone1998]

literally this

[@Stratelier]

When you hunt S&S (or DB) you are ON the monster like a Konchu.

[@user-rn7wf7ry4s]

gunning really isn't that big IQ. all you do is choose 1 ammo type and don't get hit. only weapon that comes close is mhwi sns.

[@dustyfella]

@TheBuragi this guy gets it

[@naoshiharaneko4057]

Late bloomer with Monster Hunter (started few weeks with MHGU).
Now I'm super into it. :)

[@DeadlockDrago]

"Lightbowgun" *Shows a picture of heavybowgun*

[@gaijinhunter]

LMAO! Oh RIP me, I didn't notice that ahahahahaha

[@muhammadfauzy3442]

Valor hbg seems light for me

[@Joxuss]

That sums up LBG pretty well XD

[@zipzip070]

GU's still quite active for anyone interested. And wholeheartedly agree. GS and Hammer will teach you core MH concepts that you can apply to any weapon afterwards. That's why Hammer's my main in World and GS is my main in GU :D

[@fullchoke7876]

Oh the GU community never stopped being active, I've recently started playing GU (about 25ish hours total) after having over 2k hours on Wold and my lobbies fill instantly with people of high and low HR. I'm a GS main in world and I'm absolutely upset that hunter styles aren't in world because goodness I love how flashy and ridiculous the greatsword arts are. Though I've been playing prowler almost exclusively because playing as a palico is just too fun 👀

[@TokiGK]

Thank you so much for this video, so much better than other videos like "The best Weapons in MHW" or "Top 5 worst weapons in MHW".
It's really cool to see someone that understood that each weapon has its strengths and weaknesses

[@JackboMack]

Steve’s bow! I miss that thing.

[@BlackbeardGaming-]

Me too man, me too...

[@fishie00]

I miss the monster itself :

[@LMC-hh9uo]

I just wanted to say that your videos have been extremely helpful to me (a REALLY new player,started MH4U last summer and dropped it for a while before picking it back up during quarantine).
Hope you continue making these !
Edit : Thanks for the reaction,this was particularly helpful since I am planning on maining SnS and Hammer in 4U and having trouble with patterns.

[@BlackbeardGaming-]

If you need help post your FC! MH4U is a fantastic game, I'll help you and anyone who wants to play MH4U :D

[@t_rev0351]

I tried starting GS in MH4U my first MH back in the day, put 80 hrs in, couldn't get past Gore Magala in Low rank. I wasn't into the whole hit and run thing, tried SnS, LS, DB. Found out after trying all those weapons, I wanted GS reach and dmg but with SnS combos, and finally changed to Charge Blade and it fit me like a glove. Got through Gore and Shagaru was a breeze by comparison.
The fighting game analogy makes sense to me since I play a lot of those. I equate GS to Zangief slow, patient, rewards capitalizing on mistakes for big dmg, but sometimes some playstyles just aren't for you though i.e. the SF2 Zangief vs Guile matchup is a test of patience. If you love the playstyle then you'll be fine, if you don't you'll tilt. Gore was my GS wake up call.
I like characters with tools for everything, even if their health or damage is subpar. For new FG players most people recommend easy characters so they can learn the system. Sometimes you have to try the whole roster and see what you're comfortable with.

[@Stratelier]

My early experience with MH4U was similar. I started with S&S (mobility and fast item usage) then somewhere around Najarala fell in love with Charge Blade on first sight. Despite this, Gore Magala was absolutely my "wall" to break through (many ragequits occurred), but once Gore went down, Shagaru was no trouble at all.

[@WitchyyWillow]

literally this

[@2bussy]

LS = shotos like Ryu and Ken. Versatile with a tool for every situation. Explains why I love it so much, I play Sol in GGS, Hyde in UNIB, Ragna in BBCF, etc.

[@bigzeta]

"And UNLEASH HOLY HELL"
I'm proud of being a CB main

[@bigwee125]

AGREE

[@dumb_fox9279]

who need a lame dragonator when you can use
SUPER AMPED ELEMENT DISCHARGE!

[@klauserji]

CB gang here

[@sohei7798]

*POOOOOOOOWWWWWEEEERRR*

[@RockOrso2]

Mastered Charge Blade simply because I enjoy being rewarded by the most technical weapons.

[@Avarn_]

Recently brought MHGU for myself and my wife, I wanted to introduce her to the series and have a great co-op game to play through together. The next thing will be to introduce her to your wonderful videos. 🙂👍

[@fawzanfawzi9993]

This is a good way to improve your relationship with her

[@snailgirl6]

Aww. Happy hunting!!!

[@Jerry_quesoso]

Thanks for the info, gotta say that my DB did really spoil me because I always wanted to keep attacking the monster no matter what, as you can imagine I was constantly getting thrown like a ragdoll lol

[@zeromailss]

Monster Hunter truly shines when you stop treating it like a normal hack and slash and play it more strategically

[@wingsof5stack390]

I love gu and the fact you still make content for it. Keep up the great work.

[@TheFinchanator]

I can’t tell you how immensely helpful your videos have been for me on my path to becoming a better hunter. Your weapon tutorials have made it so easy for a very green hunter to get into the swing of things, and your love for the series is evidenced in the content and quality of your videos. You do more for this community than you know ^_^

[@xDittoWaffuru]

This was extremely helpful, thank you! I’m an insect glaive main in world because I enjoy the manoeuvrability and being able to dodge rather than counter attacks. However what I sometimes find is that I panic dodge and very quickly don’t feel in control of the hunt so tactics go out of the window and then I’m just trying to survive. I think taking the time to learn these pre-emptive techniques would really help my hunting and build my confidence so that I can know the monsters next move and act accordingly rather than feeling I am constantly on the back foot in dodging their attacks. Very informative - thank you!!

[@user-lq4ct6dr5m]

Same here, I soloed insect glaive for the entirety of rise and Sunbreak, and same for GU by now, since it has quite the unique play style where you can play offensive and defensive at the same time with lots of freedom
But Brachy whooped my ass hard with a cart, it shows that I still lack something that I thought I have

[@Nando75549]

Prowler: Am I a joke to you...?
:3

[@MH_MostWanted]

Yes.

[@SeddyAm]

I think gaijin hunter want it separate because it has many class to choose from also need time to summarize each one so lets be patient

[@Nando75549]

@@SeddyAm
I know.
I was only joking.

[@Dac85]

RIP Prowler, my favorite weapon in all of Monster Hunter.

[@anz3639]

This is why i love MH,all weapon is great ❤❤❤

[@janderickmalelang9084]

4 years after its original upload here I am looking for tips for my first mhgu playthrough. Such an enlightening experience this video was. I never quite understood why I vibe a lot more with SnS, DB, and IG a lot more than other weapons. It turns out I am more of a reflexive type of hunter.

[@alessandromazza4557]

As always, your MH videos get the point right. I've seen my two friends getting into the series with World, and the first thing I explained to them is to give a shot to each weapon before focusing on one, just to learn how to hunt efficiently (had to learn that in the hard way myself back in the days...). At first it was overwhelming for them, but they enjoyed the game a lot, I was so happy when they told me about all the fun they had hunting

[@MHChrono]

This is exactly why I told my friend who wanted to main Charge Blade to start with Lance :3 So he could focus on learning the Monsters first, and only after he understood their moves, then he could start to focus on the more mechanically oriented weapon knowledge.
I often tell people there are categories of Knowledge in the game: There's knowledge about the Target (how a monster acts), Weapon (mechanics & timing), as well as Base knowledge (stuff that applies no matter what weapon you use or monster you're hunting, like UI, aiming, how upgrading and skills work) and Environment Knowledge (Do you need Hot drinks? are there Shortcuts or Traps?). Learning the "basics" or "fundamentals" will help no matter what weapons you choose :3

[@CeraCymmetry]

Surprisingly concise, which is rare for MH videos these days, and some good core concepts for beginner hunters. Nice.

[@bigbadbessy8467]

I definitely agree with you here. After I learned the greatsword and how to headsnipe I became such a better hunter. I really reccomend trying it, Black Fatalis gives you a really good basic greatsword set also

[@arik4643]

Aerial greatsword is my favorite. You don't need focus, weapons don't bounce off monsters, you can create openings by mounting and toppling monsters, and farther dodge with out evade extender. You can even jump off monster attacks such as najarala coiling attacks and glavenus tail swipe

[@aaboyke]

you're my master on monster hunter game, thank you for making me a better hunter! keep up the good work sensei!

[@marcohernandez5450]

Your videos have consistently helped reignite my love for monster hunter for the past 5 years , while also giving me a nice calm video I can chill to. Thank you

[@adsgalore777]

I started my first MH game years and years ago choosing my main weapon simply by it's look. At that time it was the GS, was like the most cool looking weapon out there. I think that's how it should be with others too, choose a weapon that you think looks cool or fun and go with that. Don't worry to much about dps or meta or what not. Hunting is fun because we're playing the way we want it. Remember, no weapon type is weaker than the other. If you master it, any weapon is OP. So try all weapons and find the one you feel so much fun using.

[@Jbrowni3]

I love that I'm just now deciding to play through mhgu on the switch after hacking the English patch onto the double cross version years later because I get to go back and watch your videos and it feels like it was the old days :-) Giving prowler an actual go this run based on your recommendation about guard cats. 💥 🛡 🐈‍⬛ I love it!

[@Ramingor]

This is such an unique idea, I was waiting for someone to share such a mindset that every hunter should aquire! Amazing video

[@Manzana1C]

Never even thought of the hammer as a preempive weapon... From my experience in World and Rise, sure I was taking my time to see the enemy in a vulnerable position, but I am relentlessly going for uppercuts and flying spin to wins when I get a nice hill to slide.

[@bloodykenshiro8218]

Very nice video. Decided to pick up the GS from the get go and this is exactly the process. I only got better with it once I realized I couldn't (and shouldn't) charge at every given opportunity, but rather play the patient game for big punishes. Nothing beats the feeling multiple staggers in a row with well placed draw cuts and charges.

[@BlackbeardGaming-]

This video is great for new hunters!
I'm not a new hunter but I'm a simple guy, gaijin makes a video, I watch and like the video.

[@aya_shii2566]

Do u plan on making a guide on all of these playstyles, i.e reactive, preemptive and so on? Would love a series like that! ❤

[@ozzie4863]

Keep up the good work 💪. I'm also looking forward to seeing you cover future MH games.

[@manutdfan231]

As someone who transitioned from MHW to Gen, still in high rank. hammer was the weapon i had the least trouble adapting too. Its my fave weapon in World so i was suprised how comfortable i felt with it in Gen.

[@PiterWandercleydson]

as a current DB user, yours explanation of GS made me interested, thanks

[@LordyLucky]

Aevanko I started watching your videos whens MH4U was released, since then, I love your channel, Tutorials, hints, Tips and Curiosities videos (Wich I want more please). I already know How to use or work the mostly MH's weapons but surprise me how I never get tired to learn some more with you and it's amazing the way we always have something more to learn no matter what. You are amazing. Thank you for everything!

[@SirMalckyor]

No only have I liked this video as much as all the videos you've done all these years that I follow you, but I think that you introduced a quite interesting thing categorizing the weapons into groups and I think that the community should use that and make more content about it, I never saw anything like this before but it's very useful and interesting, it made myself think: "what have I beeing doing all these years? I'm totally an Inosuke (Kimetsu no Yaiba), all I ever did was run around playing as good as I could and never really planned any strategy". This made me want to know even more about all the weapons and see other experienced hunters habilities. Thank you Gaijin, you're one of the most respectable hunters that I've ever known!

[@billbang8481]

This is very interesting concept and I think it helped me to understand where I need to improve next. I'm more a DB player, but predictive plays is so important.

[@miku224]

I started in MHTri with the hammer and I was so proud when I figured out the timing to get Rathian with a superpound as she turned around after a charge. Like so many of your videos, this one takes an experience that implicitly happens to a lot of players and spells it out explicitly so everyone can learn and benefit.

[@neo-zamato]

Gaijin. Thanks for the guides on 4U it really helped me become a better hunter, those guides really helped me understand every weapon and how to utilise them correctly. Thank you so much man

[@fabienz31]

mfw I never watched any weapon tutorial, much less this video, and I already main one of each category. I'm main-main GS, and it's important to note that in MHW, with both the super armored shoulder bash and the recent iceborne mid combo slingshot, the GS can be played much more both reactively and reflexively. And I guess since thoses are specifics combos, it's also pretty explosive (or not, dunno).
The category limits are blurry anyways, every weapon is its own thing. That's also what makes the game fun.

[@rumotu]

Less than a minute into a video, and now I understand why I main Bow, Lance, LS and boomstick.

[@Airdea]

This is so true! I began MH tri with the great sword and after many many hundreds hunts I tried the hammer and I loved it so much it became my main. Sadly I hate what hammer became in MHW so I went back to the great sword. But I love what they did with the GS and the gunlance.

[@ambersandboyland6240]

Already beat GU, but this video alone makes me want to re-learn every weapon and play through the entire game. Awesome video as always!

[@dalampslayer]

As a HH main since the first game, I can say for all you new aspiring d00ters to don't be afraid to play aggressive. You've got the best exhaust in the game, and play those songs in the beast's face. Try out adept style to get a good rhythm for the weapon, once your feeling comfortable go for Valor...you will be a destructive force of KO/Exhaust/Buffs. Now get out there and d00t on!

[@kalamander8563]

*watches GS tips* instructions unclear; spammed Aerial GS.

[@Vik1919]

Funny how all 3 of my main weapons come in the Reactive Action category: LS, GL and Bow. I really like to be on my toes and dish out constant damage while being able to dodge or block. Of course, that takes patience and skill too and I'm not quite great at it yet.

[@D_Jester]

I need to go back and pick up the Hammer, again. I realized, after so long away from MH, that I'm making a ton of nub mistakes with the Switch Axe that I wasn't before. I love when you put up videos like these. They 1) Make me want to go play more MH. 2) Make me go in feeling a little less confused.

[@jesuskuuun8044]

Waiting for the new entry to the series in 2025 i picked up mhgu, and its nice to see that theres a place for people like myself to learn about the older generation games even now.

[@fang4223]

this was a nice watch for returning to basics. I learned via the GS drawslashing myself, sort of learning how monsters moved naturally. Nowadays I like the lance more then anything, reacting, blocking, repositioning where I need to be, so on.
Still nice to remember where I came from. I still love breaking out the GS and as of late the hammer now and again. Go back to basics.

[@xeruexe1624]

I'd have to say though I think Switch Axe is more or the "Reflexive Side" of weapons since the basic actions for it is chop-and-dodge. Styles and hurts definitely does change how you play with it, but the Switch Axe, especially in sword mode, was played more as a spam weapon with which you dodged with to keep up the spam.
The elemental discharge, which is what can burst and stun a monster, was mostly used when an opportunity presents itself, and so usually the stun or flinch opportunity won't matter as much as the monster is probably down when you use it anyway.

[@neo-zamato]

Played ever since 3U and started with Switch axe but then picked up Greatsword. I eventually used every weapon, but picking something that you like is a good way to start learning. It's always the first weapon that you have fond memories of and that's always been GS for me

[@smashbrolink]

While I agree with the premise of learning how to spot exploitable openings on a monster, where I take issue with this recommendation is that, in the case of GS/hammer/other heavier weapons, its latter half is something unique to heavier weapons, in that it's a one or two hits-then-run strategy that has a higher chance of stunning or at least forcefully flinching a monster when done right.
But for lighter melee weapon users, like SnS, it can be detrimental to do this, since, if you get used to standing where a monster's head will be as they move, you most often aren't going to have the power behind a swing to stun/flinch them when they turn.
The same face smack that a GS user might use to flinch a Rathalos, for example, will quite often force a DS or SnS user to eat a charge to their own face, instead. [Even with Adept/Valor as a failsafe]
If you get used to the length/reach of said heavy weapons, then switching to a lighter melee weapon with a shorter reach can also be detrimental to your range judgement abilities after switching, meaning you'll often wiff attacks you'd be used to nailing.
This is coming from someone who tried all of this and ended up experiencing the very problems I've outlined, when I went back to playing SnS, a few weeks back.
Every weapon has its up and downsides, so I would instead recommend getting used to how to exploit monster openings in the ways that fit the style of the weapons themselves, rather than using other weapons with very different effective methods of attack/defense etc to learn.
Knowing how best to use your weapon against each monster is just as important as knowing when each monster is open, after all, since each weapon will approach those openings differently.
Disclaimer: I am not, nor will I ever claim to be, as good at this game as Gaijin or others.
I'm just expressing my views based on my experiences with the method outlined in this video.

[@Based_Prophet-]

I started with Light guns in FU and fell out for a while (not by choice), When 4U came and brought the Insect glave everything I knew had changed, the reflexive nature of the weapon give me a constant feel of momentum during the fight. Haven't put it down since, but grasping at new concepts, especially in GU is well worth it for anybody.

[@kedz9752]

thanks gaijin just starting mhgu and your guides helps me a lot☺️

[@GeeMannn]

Dude I was JUST starting this game up. Keep up the good work G!

[@snailgirl6]

I would personally argue that these are the most important skills for any monster hunt: observing patterns and reacting properly. I don't care what you try to kill the monster with, if you can't take advantage of the best times to hit it, and keep walking into it's attacks, you can't do much of anything!!!! Nice video, Gaijin.

[@Stratelier]

I agree, 60% of a hunt is simply recognizing what a given monster is trying to hit you with -- and not taking the hit.

[@ilikespaghetti2170]

5.heavy bowgun
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[@desmondlau1385]

Thanks for the video. It really reminds me how I play monster hunter back then and how I should play it in the future. Your video reminds me how I should stay calm, observe and play strategically and being careful with my positioning.
I don't know why but after I've started playing mhw, I feel like I started to play aggressive and blind. I started to not care the consequences of being hit or what position I'm standing. Whenever I see a monster, I feel like a madman whacking the monster and ended up eating monster attacks like a punching bag, tho they were not enough to kill me. I didn't realize how rusty I got until I tried to go back and play mh3u once, and I got my ass handed to me nicely by a royal ludroth.
Tbh, I like this play style more. My mhw aggressive play style makes my heart raced and often frustrates me. But after I took it slow and steady, I started to feel more in control and more comfortable with the way I treat the game.

[@custard_cowboy7297]

This guys out here making College level Monster Hunter guides while I’m just in early high rank spamming my aerial dual blades

[@YourPalRowan]

Consider, Switch Axe uses all of these. If you use primarily axe mode and focus on tripping, you're going to be dipping in and out of the fray and because Switch Axe has little poke damage, the attacks commit a lot to the field and require proper positioning to get value. It's like greatsword in that sense.
With axe mode specifically, you get decent mobility and one good poke option, the run-in jab (or with Iceborne, the fade slash too) so you need to worry about when to poke and when to commit. It's heavily rewarding to know the monster like GS and Hammer, but it also has the positioning requirements of longsword and Lance. It has complex combos, but you need to constantly thinking about when to switch between modes and which attacks to throw out where. It's got the reactive action, preemptive action, and the heavy-hitting attacks to quickly cut through anything in the way, if you know how to use it.

[@TheDarkSpade1]

Two important things to note also about the Greatsword I feel are important.
1. Paddle Slap
This move is much more helpful than most people realize, a quick slap on the monster's face and it'll apply some KO and Exhaust, which can be helpful for a lot of Monsters, like Tigrex. You're probably not gonna use it for actually KOing the monster (unless you really like slapping it), but getting it exhausted will lead to many openings for those yummy charged slashes.
2. Broadside is best side
Never forget that the Greatsword cam guard and, while it isn't the best in the game, it's still better than facing pure destruction at the cost of health sometimes. If a serious attack is coming your way and you have no time to sheath and run or dodge, guarding can definitely save your butt.

[@aleronhawk]

TheDarkSpade1 i used to be good at last second guarding using great sword until i switch to valor, which after that when i went back to non-valor style I literally forgot that guarding existed at all. Well, i still use last second guarding in iceborne though. Funnily enough, my guarding skill with GS affected my lance playstyle so much that i was horrible in evade lancing.

[@memus3852]

As always, very useful information! I'm Hunting again after some hard months due to the current situation and I'm hunting with friends I've known for years, which are rather new to the game. Your videos are very useful to me as a seasoned Hunter and to them, new hunters on the Guild. Thanks for the quality content and Happy Hunting!

[@supersonic5644]

GS and Hammer have been my mains for years. I’ve been doing all this without even realizing

[@Dreamland2048]

Really great video! I've played MH for a while now but this video really shows the benefits of a patient and predictive approach. I look forward to more informative videos such as this one in the future.

[@MrBrown2189]

IMO in Iceborne, the charge blade can also be considered a preemptive action weapon as the flinch values are much higher (landing a big fat SAED with both physical hits connecting is not a safe bet it'll flinch a monster) AND monsters being far more mobile (rajang, ebony odo, brachy) means you NEED to play to punish a monsters recovery frames for very certain attacks instead of relying on pure stopping power

[@munstahunna7510]

Video hasn’t even started, but already liking the video. Only for gaijin hunter

[@omegawario7479]

I love your videos, even as a series veteran I still watch these.

[@Rathurue]

"You don't need to play the entire game with it or anything."
Me: *Looks at my MH cleared save files, each with only one weapon type ever used as a challenge*
*raises finger* About that...

[@Eazyrun]

Still a legendary move you made!

[@Thesaurus_Rex]

Yeah...I don't know why, but it just feels wrong to jump between weapons for me. I like focusing on a single weapon for each save, as it means I really have to...well, become at least decent with the weapon in order to be able to beat every monster with it.

[@BrickmanZero]

All my saves are GS only LOL, i know what i'm good with hammer and SnS but i only use them in trainings xD, even i "git gud" with lance only by training but i use GS because it's in my heart :')

[@Rathurue]

@@BrickmanZero MAH MAN! Ah yes, a fellow GS believer. Been using GS since the first ever MH for PS2 due to the broken stunlock until they nerfed it on MHP on PSP onwards!

[@darkshadowsaver]

This is a awesome guide for newcomers in the monster hunter games.

[@CiromBreeze]

I definitely think you have to play at least a bit preemptively with the dootstick, because you need big openings for your recitals and encores, especially if you want to use them aggressively and not corner-horn. Arguably more time needed than a GS charging without Focus.
I think each weapon could easily fit into more than one category here!

[@user-yu8en2gy3m]

I like the think I'm not a coventional greatsword user. I use aerial, but I make use of Absolute Evasion only rather than most which use Ground Slash II. Instead of the hit and run, I makes use of mega dash juice so that I have a somewhat "ultimate shield." Because I never lose stamina, I can bait the monster with the shield function and go to town on any part of the monster while I'm the air. Plus I can always roll after attacks, and avoid attacks with the aerial hop. I also use absolute evasion not really to evade, but to reposition myself in a quick and speedy fashion. It works great with not just greatsword sets, but lancer sets of armor too!

[@the_rluda]

Great video! I think this kind of topic is just as important if not more so than weapon tutorials for newer players! Following up with another video(s) going into detail on the other categories would be awesome.

[@aurorablaize]

This has honestly always been my issue in MH. Not learning the patterns completely and instead chasing after the monster because "I GOTTA BE DOING DAMAGE!". Gotta totally get out of that mind set...

[@MagicianFairy]

Thank you. These weapons and basics can translate into future games.

[@playmaker...]

The sword and shield will always be my favorite weapon in the series and i like the buffs it got in generation's something it needed

[@MRCANADIEN75]

So glad to have a video from you again!

[@GalacticFrameShift]

I recently started a new save file in MHGU and decided to only use weapons I usually don't use.
Long story short, I have a lot of respect for people who uses gunlance. Such a high maintenance weapon. My brain just can't grasp GL playstyle. I also picked up hammer and lance, two weapons I rarely use but now loving.

[@Yazikun1]

Hey gaijin I just recently bought MHGU and got back from taking a break since I stopped playing iceborne (by the time it released last year) but playing MHGU made me realize how fun Monster hunter really is. What killed me in MHW was the lack of hub interaction basically they made such a big hub with hot springs similar to portable 3rd but there's never anyone in them so it feels bland and boring among other things, the game doesn't have that colorful quirky style either like you said in that other video and idk maybe they should have added at least a newer weapon to make the game feel fresh( unless you consider the clutchclaw a weapon). Anyway I started using bow in MHGU for the time in a portable MH overall its very fun to use tho kind of confusing for me since im using adept style and it removes some of the moves but I saw your bow guide and now I'm in more clarity. Anyways thanks for the guides and Vids hope to see more content from you!

[@georgemitchel23]

Woaah nice video thanks... I'm new to MH, World was my first and now I'm a master hunter. So I bought Generations Ultimate but it's so different haha, nice to be challenged again

[@xykros]

I know I'm way, way late but thank you for this video. I've been playing Monster Hunter for years, and through this video I realized that I may be playing Monster Hunter the wrong way. I think I'm brute forcing my way through the game, and I've been playing it since MHFU 🙃
I'm currently using Arial hammer, which just gives more opportunities to play the wrong way. For now, I'll switch to guild style and try to relearn everything.
Thank you for this video!

[@asianjesus101]

Lovely breakdown! Def putting these tips into practice

[@momosbreath9713]

I just bought MH3U on 3ds for 6usd and I like it even the annoying underwater flights. I'm enjoying this more than Iceborne, the lack of mounts and other toolsets brings out your mastery of the weapon.

[@juanavila5177]

So refreshing to see MH content other than world man great vid!

[@squiddle5193]

"33 seconds ago" boys

[@klauserji]

3 minutes boys.

[@caroswolf286]

Man, this video is awesome, I got like +1100 4U hours, but for the life of me, I cannot head snipe, GS and hammer are the weapons I struggle with the most, since I made my way using Dual blades, it´s too scary for me to be in front of a non-toppled monster.
You got me really curious about the weapon playstyles, since I naturally ended up learning and enjoying both Glaive and bow, those are in the same category of my main!, I guess I unconciously liked them because they fitted my playstyle of "not being near from where the fireballs come out"
I´ll go train with GS and Hammer a little again, perhaps that will help me aim for weakspots more, thanks for helping me realize this.
Also, I think a lot of us would love some tips for the "Explosive action" weapons, trying to flinch lock and topple monsters head on could be kinda scary for some, but at the same time it's so helpful, and looks cool!

[@akutomo9080]

"All weapon are equal, but Great Sword and Hammer are more equal than others" - Monster Farm.

[@TeddyBarefoot]

I've always liked the idea of using the great sword, but I was always getting too technical with it, but this is very informative thank you.

[@_Tzer]

depending on kinsect because some can give everybody a buff it could be considered somewhat supportive

[@derchonf]

"15min ago" am I already late?

[@j_nite]

Recently I started playing 4U again with a brand new character using mostly just GS and hammer. Then when I logged in to World after a bit of hiatus, I felt like Goku who just took off the weighted clothes---World felt sooo smooth and, to my surprise, playing 4U made me play World better even after over a thousand hours. Of course other minor things happened too between transitions, like getting the Confirm/Cancel buttons mixed up and crouching before gathering.