No problem man. Just keep in mind, while the build shown in the video is not “outdated” per se, it’s a relic of my early days and could be much better. Alchemy Guard Lancing uses : 1) A fully upgraded Ahtal-ka set 2) A talisman with at least Guard +7 and 3 slots 3) One Tenderizer Jwl3 for the talisman 4) Two Critical Jwl3 for your gloves and boots 5) Three Shield Jwl2 for your helm, torso and coat So your final skills (besides Ahtal-ka’s) will be Guard +2, Guard Up, Weakness Exploit and Critical Boost. There are obviously several ways to get there, so tweak to your liking. You can even run a Negative Affinity version of this build, in which Bitter Affinity and Razor Sharp replace Tenderizer and Critical Boost. The choice of weapon is up to you, but I recommend something with a decent amount of sharpness. Now, why use Alchemy? Alchemy style does two things that greatly benefit the use of guard lancing : -You can start your “bread and butter” combo with the shielded poke (that very quick attack you do when you press X while guarding). It’s an extremely safe way to start your rotation, and to my knowledge, no other fighting style or MonHun installment allows it, at the time of writing anyway. -Sp mode is completely bonkers. At level 2, it gives you faster stamina recovery. At level 3, it gives you health regeneration. These skills help you make up for the chip damage and stamina loss you take while guarding. All it takes to reach SP level 3 is using the barrel to craft a single Alchemy Cheer during your hunt. Combine these things with Healing Shield or your Palico’s “Go, Fight, Win” dance, and you’ll become a living fortress. That being said (and unlike what’s being shown in the video) I recommend NOT setting Enraged Guard as an SP art (the other two definitely should be though). The damage bonus you get from Enraged Guard is too substantial to be slowed down, in my opinion.
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This is late but whats the build?
No problem man. Just keep in mind, while the build shown in the video is not “outdated” per se, it’s a relic of my early days and could be much better.
Alchemy Guard Lancing uses :
1) A fully upgraded Ahtal-ka set
2) A talisman with at least Guard +7 and 3 slots
3) One Tenderizer Jwl3 for the talisman
4) Two Critical Jwl3 for your gloves and boots
5) Three Shield Jwl2 for your helm, torso and coat
So your final skills (besides Ahtal-ka’s) will be Guard +2, Guard Up, Weakness Exploit and Critical Boost. There are obviously several ways to get there, so tweak to your liking. You can even run a Negative Affinity version of this build, in which Bitter Affinity and Razor Sharp replace Tenderizer and Critical Boost.
The choice of weapon is up to you, but I recommend something with a decent amount of sharpness.
Now, why use Alchemy?
Alchemy style does two things that greatly benefit the use of guard lancing :
-You can start your “bread and butter” combo with the shielded poke (that very quick attack you do when you press X while guarding). It’s an extremely safe way to start your rotation, and to my knowledge, no other fighting style or MonHun installment allows it, at the time of writing anyway.
-Sp mode is completely bonkers. At level 2, it gives you faster stamina recovery. At level 3, it gives you health regeneration. These skills help you make up for the chip damage and stamina loss you take while guarding. All it takes to reach SP level 3 is using the barrel to craft a single Alchemy Cheer during your hunt.
Combine these things with Healing Shield or your Palico’s “Go, Fight, Win” dance, and you’ll become a living fortress.
That being said (and unlike what’s being shown in the video) I recommend NOT setting Enraged Guard as an SP art (the other two definitely should be though). The damage bonus you get from Enraged Guard is too substantial to be slowed down, in my opinion.
This GUARD lancing! I am going to have to try this approach.