For anyone learning longsword, a VERY important tidbit about the special sheathe is that it can be preformed directly following a spirit roundslash. You know that slow animation to put away your sword after you level up? Instead of letting that animation play and lose dps, immediately go into special sheathe into Iai / Iai Spirit Slash. Special sheathe can also be preformed immediately following a helmbreaker, completely skipping the endlag and allowing you to quickly get back to slashing away. Very useful!
Watching on my gfs phone rn but I’ve done over 1,300 hunts with the long sword but this is completely new information to me. It’s crazy that after 1,000 hours you can still learn something new, it adds so much to the combos you can perform. 🙏
There are, however situations where you still don't want to special sheathe after those situations as you step forward quite a bit during the roundslash sheathe(and can transition at the end of the knockdown to a quick clutch claw) or can foresight slash directly after a helmbreaker with a fair amount of endlag(you can do it after all the delayed hits) foresight slashing is faster than countering with the special sheathe
Good job on covering the basics! This guide is okay for someone that has never touched a longsword before but for a more in depth guide, I think Pike's Analysis has the most comprehensive Longsword guide on UA-cam. He not only explains all the basics but also why and when you should do combos in which situations. Even the legendary Longsword speedrunner Peppo's guide is no match for how well Pike's video is presented even though Peppo's guide is very detailed as well.
I am so happy I found this page after getting into monster hunter. Gathered about 30 hours on MHR and decided to switch over to MHWIB and your page has helped me lots ! 🎉
Thank you so much for the inputs. So much easier to get into combos that way. I am a db and gs player. Been interested in longsword for a long time. Great video!
@gottakeepup I hope you get more subs bro, you're really helping out a lot of ppl with your 'no BS' tutorials. Great editing n sense of humor. Keep the momentum going Bot Brother 💪🏾🤙🏾🫡
you can actually do foresight slash into special sheathe (RT+B--> before swinging full slash go for RT+A). Also if you have red gauge you can do more air slashes.If you move a your left stick to a direction and do fade slash/foresight slash/iai spirit slash, you can perform the attack in the different directions
Could you include more real fight examples in your video? I feel like being able to see someone good at the weapon in action will help new players figure stuff out!
I'm actually working a chargeblade fight with what skills to bring and food to eat thanks for the feedback. Also im uploading some shorts of cool combat!
4:48 thurst options lol also, do you have any advice for doing foresight slash? whenever I try to react to a monster's attack it always ends up doing spirit blade instead because it uses the same button during the same window
You naughty lad 🫢 Make sure you have some red meter in your sword if it's empty it will do the spirit blade I think that's your issue let me know how it goes
@@gottakeepup no I have meter the issue is that you need to press m5 then m2 but pressing m5 during the window where you can foresight slash is the exact same input for spirit blade (since you can do spirit blade from any point in either your normal combo or your spirit combo) so if I'm attacking the monster and I try to foresight slash I just do spirit blade because I wasn't pre-emptively holding the button during my attack. The irony of foresight slash needing me to foresee getting hit while I'm doing my previous attack isn't lost on me but it's just so finnicky.
@@Brass319 oh yeah I see what your saying it takes a bit to get used to you can create a keybinds thinking that allows you to just click one button if your up to it but with a little practice you should get it down rather easy GL!
(default Key binds) Y - LMB B - RMB A - Space X - F LT - C RT - Side mouse button (top one) Y + B - Side mouse button (bottom one) these should be everything sorry for not adding them to the video, I used to use keyboard and mouse to and I understand the struggle! I'll keep this in mind in next videos!
All in all quite a basic quide, unforntunatly not exactly what i was searching for, still useful for a lot of people. I think there are like at least 2-3 things to mention: 1. you can use this IB sheet and the Slingshot to simply change your direction, there are a lot of zenarios where a 180 is kinda helpfull mid combo. 2. you can always chip one basic hit after each spirit blade hit, so if you miss calculated your bar, you can still just go for 1x "y" and still succeed to gain 1level of power 3. keeping up red meter is key, the main focus should be playing arround RED meter. I forgot about the numbers but it could be white 5%, yellow 10% and red 20% extra attackdamage, so you dont want use helmsplitter below red. In addition: I'd love to know which combos beat others dps wise, im just a silly GS user and need to know what combos to bang and which to avoid for max dps stuff :(
@@BiGSh0tZz some well known speed runners are good to watch they tend to do what is efficient, granted some monsters vary. I did that for chargeblade with Tii eleven and another Korean UA-camr park I think it was. For longsword I think peppo is amazing
I try it later, but i do find some trouble at timing, i mean when do i gonna use foresight, before the monster attack or when it wants to attack you and you just press parry button. Because i already done that but i do still got damage while performing that move. I mean the animation of the attack sometimes make me fail the perfect timing.
@@gottakeepup Update: I try the longsword again and already fought Odogaron as a training fight and yes i finally can perfect dodging with longsword. Its not about memorizing the combo but also know the timing when the monster will attack you. Btw thanks for the video i finally can master it little by little. 👍
Great guide, just one small bit of constructive criticism. Maybe add the default keyboard controls under the controller controls so its readable for keyboard/mouse users.
pc players are smart they don't need it, LOL yeah i was thinking about doing it for future videos and making presets so i can easily do it for all 3 inputs! thank you the suggestion here are some translations: (default Key binds) Y - LMB B - RMB A - Space X - F LT - C RT - Side mouse button (top one) Y + B - Side mouse button (bottom one)
@@alexandrost6137 scarf is sealed dragon cloth you the material from an event quest to with a brute tigrex and I mixed in some high rank and master rank odagaron armor
It could be a setting where you attack with characters position instead of the camera position, or missing the time with directional input, try with no directional input then try left and right
@@HOPE-dl5sj (default Key binds) Y - LMB B - RMB A - Space X - F LT - C RT - Side mouse button (top one) Y + B - Side mouse button (bottom one) these should be everything sorry for not adding them to the video, I used to use keyboard and mouse to and I understand the struggle! I'll keep this in mind in next videos!
I'm late but it's your movement options, for controller the left joystick is what you use to aim then hit Y or triangle. MnK use arrow keys then MB1. You can aim with mouse and use up arrow on MnK for more accuracy since you only have 4 directions
I just dont like longsword something about its motion just throws me off when im using it. Idk how to describe it. Its cool weapon and im all about sword but it just feels odd.
I AM NOW A LONGSWORD GOD THANK YOU GottaKeepUp
I am pinning this when I get the ability to LMAO
For anyone learning longsword, a VERY important tidbit about the special sheathe is that it can be preformed directly following a spirit roundslash. You know that slow animation to put away your sword after you level up? Instead of letting that animation play and lose dps, immediately go into special sheathe into Iai / Iai Spirit Slash. Special sheathe can also be preformed immediately following a helmbreaker, completely skipping the endlag and allowing you to quickly get back to slashing away. Very useful!
@@quailland1982 super good tip thanks for adding that :)
Watching on my gfs phone rn but I’ve done over 1,300 hunts with the long sword but this is completely new information to me. It’s crazy that after 1,000 hours you can still learn something new, it adds so much to the combos you can perform. 🙏
There are, however situations where you still don't want to special sheathe after those situations as you step forward quite a bit during the roundslash sheathe(and can transition at the end of the knockdown to a quick clutch claw) or can foresight slash directly after a helmbreaker with a fair amount of endlag(you can do it after all the delayed hits) foresight slashing is faster than countering with the special sheathe
Found this randomly, but its so straight to the point and so WELL DONE that it makes me wanna start playing LS lmao.
Aye let's goooo good luck with it thanks for the nice comment 😁
Good job on covering the basics!
This guide is okay for someone that has never touched a longsword before but for a more in depth guide, I think Pike's Analysis has the most comprehensive Longsword guide on UA-cam. He not only explains all the basics but also why and when you should do combos in which situations.
Even the legendary Longsword speedrunner Peppo's guide is no match for how well Pike's video is presented even though Peppo's guide is very detailed as well.
Oh yeah pike goes super in depth, never heard of em til now. I'm just trying to save people time but if they want more I'll def recommend that
As a hammer connoisseur, I can still appreciate the quality of this video guide. Keep it up!
This is the best guide for longsword I’ve seen. And it’s under 10 minutes
@@mikestedham1127 your words mean a lot more than you think 🥹
I am so happy I found this page after getting into monster hunter. Gathered about 30 hours on MHR and decided to switch over to MHWIB and your page has helped me lots ! 🎉
Let's goooo! Glad to hear it! Good luck on your journey new videos on the way
Thank you so much for the inputs. So much easier to get into combos that way. I am a db and gs player. Been interested in longsword for a long time. Great video!
@@Raspotnik gotcha buddy good luck with it!
@@gottakeepup Can’t wait for Wilds!
Oh yeah putting in vacation from work 😁
this is the best delivery for explaining this weapon that I've seen. Been playing for a while but you broke it down really well good job.
That means a lot 😁 I really appreciate it!!
@gottakeepup I hope you get more subs bro, you're really helping out a lot of ppl with your 'no BS' tutorials. Great editing n sense of humor. Keep the momentum going Bot Brother 💪🏾🤙🏾🫡
@@Cos416 I could cry right now 🥺
Dude, thanks so much for making this. This was a great explanation
@@thestainless2411 thanks for the nice comment 😁
you can actually do foresight slash into special sheathe (RT+B--> before swinging full slash go for RT+A). Also if you have red gauge you can do more air slashes.If you move a your left stick to a direction and do fade slash/foresight slash/iai spirit slash, you can perform the attack in the different directions
The dark fantasy music in the background ooo thx for the guide
@@thextruedragonborn8452 no problem 😁
i dont play this game but cant wait for future videos of other games!!!
Thanks so much for the super concise and helpful video!
@@Duelcitizenx thanks for this nice comment 🫡
Am a gs user wanted to try something a little more quick found what I was looking for nice guide I can now play ls 🙏
Slice em up!
this is simple yet a great tutorial
Thanks, I really appreciate it 😊
Thanks so much for the guide!! Much needed
I never knew u could use lai slash to counter ty for this guide!
@@Lost_chungus gotcha big dog 😎
its insanely unreliable, same reason why iai spirit slash is barely used in worlds, but it can come in clutch
@@franky1882 fr
weapon is stygian zinorge
arrmor is high rank odagaron maybe mixed with master i think
sealed dragon scarf
Could you include more real fight examples in your video? I feel like being able to see someone good at the weapon in action will help new players figure stuff out!
I'm actually working a chargeblade fight with what skills to bring and food to eat thanks for the feedback. Also im uploading some shorts of cool combat!
ColeNewnd this is the premier source of longsword tips and tricks you're talking to
thats right chump, twitchthepocket knows content when he sees it, (somehow this is content) 🤣
4:48 thurst options lol
also, do you have any advice for doing foresight slash? whenever I try to react to a monster's attack it always ends up doing spirit blade instead because it uses the same button during the same window
You naughty lad 🫢
Make sure you have some red meter in your sword if it's empty it will do the spirit blade I think that's your issue let me know how it goes
@@gottakeepup no I have meter the issue is that you need to press m5 then m2 but pressing m5 during the window where you can foresight slash is the exact same input for spirit blade (since you can do spirit blade from any point in either your normal combo or your spirit combo) so if I'm attacking the monster and I try to foresight slash I just do spirit blade because I wasn't pre-emptively holding the button during my attack. The irony of foresight slash needing me to foresee getting hit while I'm doing my previous attack isn't lost on me but it's just so finnicky.
@@Brass319 oh yeah I see what your saying it takes a bit to get used to you can create a keybinds thinking that allows you to just click one button if your up to it but with a little practice you should get it down rather easy GL!
@@gottakeepup you can create a keybind for it?!? tysm this is the exact kinda thing I was looking for.
@@gottakeepup tried it out, and it works like a charm! I've gotten hit a lot less and been able to level up spirit more consistently.
I KNEW THE IA SLASH WAS A PARRY BUT NO OTHER GUIDE SAID ANYTHING ABOUT IT ONLY FORESIGHT AND SPIRIT I THOUGHT I WAS CRAZY
@@Hellsing18 🤣🤣🤣 yupppp
Its also omni directional so any direction from input with stick
Hey was wondering what weapon that is and armor set
not playing with a controller makes all these tutorials hell for me to understand lmao
(default Key binds)
Y - LMB
B - RMB
A - Space
X - F
LT - C
RT - Side mouse button (top one)
Y + B - Side mouse button (bottom one)
these should be everything sorry for not adding them to the video, I used to use keyboard and mouse to and I understand the struggle! I'll keep this in mind in next videos!
All in all quite a basic quide, unforntunatly not exactly what i was searching for, still useful for a lot of people.
I think there are like at least 2-3 things to mention:
1. you can use this IB sheet and the Slingshot to simply change your direction, there are a lot of zenarios where a 180 is kinda helpfull mid combo.
2. you can always chip one basic hit after each spirit blade hit, so if you miss calculated your bar, you can still just go for 1x "y" and still succeed to gain 1level of power
3. keeping up red meter is key, the main focus should be playing arround RED meter. I forgot about the numbers but it could be white 5%, yellow 10% and red 20% extra attackdamage, so you dont want use helmsplitter below red.
In addition: I'd love to know which combos beat others dps wise, im just a silly GS user and need to know what combos to bang and which to avoid for max dps stuff :(
@@BiGSh0tZz some well known speed runners are good to watch they tend to do what is efficient, granted some monsters vary. I did that for chargeblade with Tii eleven and another Korean UA-camr park I think it was. For longsword I think peppo is amazing
@@BiGSh0tZz thanks for adding those tips for others to know 💪
Did you think you were gonna find min-max strats in this guide? Did you read the title?
@@while-loop i think min maxing isnt about "this is the theoretically highst dps comb". But it may be in others worlds
Great Sword guide next
I actually love playing GS too 3 favorite weapon
I try it later, but i do find some trouble at timing, i mean when do i gonna use foresight, before the monster attack or when it wants to attack you and you just press parry button. Because i already done that but i do still got damage while performing that move. I mean the animation of the attack sometimes make me fail the perfect timing.
@@ShinRiha-01 it's a lot of trial and error you start to feel the sweet spot after a could goes
@@gottakeepup Update: I try the longsword again and already fought Odogaron as a training fight and yes i finally can perfect dodging with longsword. Its not about memorizing the combo but also know the timing when the monster will attack you. Btw thanks for the video i finally can master it little by little. 👍
Great guide, just one small bit of constructive criticism. Maybe add the default keyboard controls under the controller controls so its readable for keyboard/mouse users.
pc players are smart they don't need it, LOL yeah i was thinking about doing it for future videos and making presets so i can easily do it for all 3 inputs! thank you the suggestion
here are some translations:
(default Key binds)
Y - LMB
B - RMB
A - Space
X - F
LT - C
RT - Side mouse button (top one)
Y + B - Side mouse button (bottom one)
Should make this a series
@@demonkiller8736 honestly been thinking of it
nice guide! also which armor are you wearing? the scarf looks sick!
@@alexandrost6137 scarf is sealed dragon cloth you the material from an event quest to with a brute tigrex and I mixed in some high rank and master rank odagaron armor
For some reason I cant do fade slash to left or right
It could be a setting where you attack with characters position instead of the camera position, or missing the time with directional input, try with no directional input then try left and right
is there a combo list for MnK?
@@HOPE-dl5sj (default Key binds)
Y - LMB
B - RMB
A - Space
X - F
LT - C
RT - Side mouse button (top one)
Y + B - Side mouse button (bottom one)
these should be everything sorry for not adding them to the video, I used to use keyboard and mouse to and I understand the struggle! I'll keep this in mind in next videos!
@@gottakeepup thank you very much :D
@@HOPE-dl5sj yessir good luck :)
I only realize you can do Foresight Slash after Safijiva lmao before I only use the helmbreaker
@@PepTwo lol 😂
thanksssss, keep it up
@@isengdoang2399 sir yes sir 🫡
What layered armor is that?
Sorry but I’m unable to do the special sheath is this like a dlc thing
@@ali09s87 oh yeah you need iceborne sorry 😞
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How can You turn mid air ?
I'm late but it's your movement options, for controller the left joystick is what you use to aim then hit Y or triangle. MnK use arrow keys then MB1. You can aim with mouse and use up arrow on MnK for more accuracy since you only have 4 directions
I just dont like longsword something about its motion just throws me off when im using it. Idk how to describe it. Its cool weapon and im all about sword but it just feels odd.
@@ALUCARDTWILLIGHT honestly I think I understand monster hunter in general felt that way at first slow clunky
how do i get that longsword skin????
@@Erik1495 stygian zinorge I think you gotta kill him in the guiding lands if I remember correctly
YO what is that longsword? Is it stygian zinogre?
@@htyrohoryth6698 yessir!
what longsword is name
stygian zinogre longsword
By the way, Long Sword can't parry. Counter instead.
@@dcshiori very true!