These guides teach me so much in such a short time. I legot thought i knew most moves but its a disgrace how little the hunter notes tell you cuz i had no idea perfect rush was even a thing or that X+A was a valid input for so many things
THIS is what I've been craving! I've been playing around with wpns I've not played in past entries, but I don't wanna spend 5ever searching through a vid just to find the combos basics
I haven’t used the sword and shield since the very first monster hunter and I’ve been a LS main since it first came out but I started using it in my recent play through on rise and hoe Lee shiet it is so much fun this guide is going to make it way more fun tyvm
Great video for new players. My roommate and I appreciate this tutorial. It’s short and not full of fluff about other games and things we don’t need to know
Good content. And I feel the urge to add a bit of advice and warning: Backhop can be preformed after pretty much any moves, which include roll and block, backhop after roll give you more i-frames, after block is the fastest to perform out of neutral Perfect Rush is no longer in its full Iceborne glory form, now it's more of a niche move used mostly when the monster is down (motion value was more like iceborne's pre-buff Perfect Rush) The foward AAA can link up with the (X+A) finisher, it's the most sharpness effecient combo for sns It's a good beginner on paper, but do be warned the shear amount of options can be overwheiming at time, and you can easily find yourself get caught overcommitting when button smashing in close range, as a cost of sns' versatility.
Agreed. I see sns being an advanced weapon tbh. It gives you a bit of what every weapon specialises in. Excellent tool to put all your MH knowledge to the test. Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙂
@@laughydawg9594 Perfect rush recieved a buff on motion value after the IB launch, that make it hit like a truck. but Rise uses the pre-buff motion value and traded the hardhitting 3rd hit for ultility. The latter part is both good and bad.
@@KingRobRool it may have been bias on my part for the weapon, but the pacing and amount of information u were able to convey as well as the gameplay for this one was better than the previous so that may just be a practice thing. I also think you were really able to get some more cinematic gameplay just cause the sword and shield is really versatile.
Ah I see! This time I went for an overload of information knowing it would be overtime and trimmed it down from there, so that may have been why there was more! Still wish I could have included more but theres a reason I'm strictly keeping them to 5 minutes 😛
@@KingRobRool i really like this format and it makes it much more digestible compared to arrekz and gaijins longer more in depth guides. To top it off, these also are really good for people wanting to switch up weapon usage.
Just tried it out :). Training with Teostra's SnS ,bagged me a Goss Harag & unlocked the switch skill needed. For sure will try out. Share my layered Spartan set. -Kushala Glare helm, -Bazel Mail , -Spio Brachia hands, -Uroktor Coil & Chrome metal boots. ^.^. (Tad weird on female though lol. But OP. Say Wonder woman esque.)
@@KingRobRool Circa Sunbreak release, Insect glaive , suggested by friend who mains really carried my char...Bow Lunagron bagged me a Furious Rajang. Sunbreak's crazy! Trust in Rajang weapons! Beat 1st try. MR 70 & HR 430+ , geesus. Pushing me to finish it. But got to farm armor sets or weapon collections. Gore magala & Mitzu 'Blue' MR bit grindy.
Thank you so much for these short form guides. We are very new to the MH series and all your guides I checked so far (hunting horn, great sword and this) were very very usaful 😊
You forgot to mention one very important thing that you can use items with sword and shield without sheathing the weapon, and during this move your character also would have higher movement speed than using item without weapon. This feature is extremely useful for new players, because it allows you to heal without significant maneuvering penalty.
Not gonna lie... SNS is looking pretty great! I'll definitely give it a try, I've always wanted to better master this weapon in older games but I found my G-Rank hunts to take too long to finish, but here... Looking really good! Thanks for the video!
The hunter's notes can be pretty vague sometimes. Like, it will tell you you can perform certain attacks following specific inputs or while in a specific stance, but not how to perform the actual attack. It'll be like "you can perform a 360 Kickflip Slash after a backstep," but that attack isn't listed anywhere in the hunter's notes. Maybe because it's part of an unlisted combo or something, I don't know. Point is, I have no idea what the blue flash effect does when I block and press B (on Xbox) to attack. It looks like some kind of special parry, but I haven't figured out yet how it works.
@@Deathkri For a minute there I thought you meant the 360 kickflip slash. I was like "wait, that's a real attack? I thought I made it up" but then I realized you were talking about the block counter 😅
Sword and board. Versatile, reliable, elegant, and scientifically proven to make whoever uses it have a pepe the size of a hose. While you don't have the luxury of using items with the weapon out like you did in world or the diverse array of oils from earlier games, you still have the fundamental the weapon has allways had. A metal poker with a supplementary small wall of metal that can be used to give monsters brain trauma without the need of a hammer or hunting horn albeit at a lesser pace. The block while not as good of a defensive option as some other shield bearing weapons, can be used in a pinch and the mitsu is a dedicated "no you" button that rewards mastery of timing and learning your monsters well. The sunbreak addition of destroyer oil gives me nostalgia for the old days of lubing up my beating stick before inflicting grievous bodily harm. 100/10, best weapon, sword and board for God emperor of the world.
So I've been playing rise as my first monster hunter game for a while now and I just got to 4 star hunts. I've been doing well with greatsword exclusively and tried out hammer for just a couple hunts and that felt okay. I'm intimidated by sns but I want more complexity lol. This video makes me want to try it.
I played main longsword in world, with dual blades and glaive as secondaries. In rise i went straight to sword and shield and im enjoying very much. It got insane damage with little preparation. 100hours of rise.
Y’know, I’ve played a few Monster Hunter games in my time. I started off on the PS2 but then quickly switched to MHFU. During my time with FU, I had a simple philosophy: “bruh, why would I play Monster Hunter just to use a weapon that wasn’t three times as big as me?” So, I tried out all the big “gigachad” weapons and ended up sticking with gunlance. After Rise went on sale on Steam for 15 bucks, I quickly snatched it up, happy that I’d finally be able to play Monster Hunter with my friends. Along with actually good camera controls and the ability to run on my rinky dink laptop, Rise also came with a lot of new toys that I couldn’t even think of using on my ancient PSP. But all of those new weapons I tried were missing… something. I was looking for a fast blunt that took some actual skill to use, but everywhere I turned, I was met with something that almost met the mark. I tried hammer, but that was too repetitive for me. Just bonk head. Then, I realized that charge blade wasn’t even all that difficult. I liked the SAED, if that’s what it’s called, but while charge blade had the capabilities of KOs AND cutting off tails (BIG win in my book), the gameplay loop was just as repetitive as hammer. Hit thing, charge shield, hit thing more, charge axe, chainsaw man reference, hit head big damage and sparks, repeat. I was also made aware that gunlance’s wyrmstake cannon could deal KO damage if your shot type was wide, but in all my time playing, I’ve never got around to crafting one of those. But one day, I was watching these guides out of boredom, and that’s when I found that the shield on SnS was basically a punch that did KO damage! I’m now at the start of my religious SnS journey. Granted, I didn’t start until I was high rank, but I had some spare monster materials lying about and was able to catch up pretty quickly. SnS SOLVES the formula, man! The problem with things like CB, SA, and all those other weapons is that they follow a set pattern. You can’t deal the fun damage until you do your chores and deal the set up damage. Want KOs on CB? Gotta store those phials first. How about those awesome climby-explodey attacks on SA? You gotta amp up first. But on SnS, you can deal cutting damage OR blunt damage literally whenever you want! The gameplay is so much more dynamic because you’re no longer targeting just one part of the monster! All you have to do to go from hammer gamer to dual blades gamer is slightly shift your hand on the controller, it’s so good! To hell with phials and amping up and charging attacks and reloadin- okay, I actually still really like gunlance, but still. SnS is where it’s at! Those stereotypes for SnS players is 100% true: they’ve mained many, many weapons in their day and went full circle back to the SnS. Trust me. It happened to me.
As a dual blade user in World the SNS looks a bit more complex to pick up and play than them. With DB you mostly just have to manage stamina and you're good. The combos are pretty straight forward too and you already know which one to do depending on situation since there's really only a small handful of things to choose from. I do want to use the SNS when Rise comes to xbox though. I know you said the shield wasn't very good defensively, but I wonder if I had max Guard skill would I be able to take heavy hits with it? Is there still moves that can break through at that point? I just like the idea of using the shield defensively.
The guard can be used to take hits for sure but it won't tank them like Lance etc. You will always get a knock back effect occur. It's honestly better to learn how to backhop or use counters than guard but it's still totally up to you.
@@KingRobRool Thanks for the info. Yeah I was hoping the guard skill would eliminate the knock back. I'll mess around with it once the time comes and come up with a build that fits how I play.
ive always been a charged blade goon but I decided to give its more logical and normal older brother a try and man, sword and shield is fun, of course it doesnt match up to the fun I have crying and seething about how annoying it is to farm phials with charged blade, but still REALLY fun, I thought it'd be really boring but I was wrong
sns is kinda the weapon I always wanted to learn, but I just can't get it right. ppl say it's beginner-friendly weapon but it's somehow complex for me. I main dual blades, hunting horn, gunlance btw.
It was beginner friendly back in the day but now I believe it's an expert weapon. There are so many combos and utilities for it that I just could not not recommend it to a beginner
I've just started my mouse and keyboard series. I have one available for the bow if you're interested in learning that? Otherwise feel free to sit tight until I get to Sword and Shield 🙂
A lot of the animations are exactly the same. Many weapon animations you will recognise from Dragon's Dogma including SnS, Dual Blades, Great Sword and Bow.
I honestly never played SWSH but only started because i completed the SF collab and being able to use fists/forearm/elbow and I am loving it. Plus when you capture a Magnamalo for Kagero the Merchant, you get the ninja sword design and once you've upgraded to rarity 7, it has 100% affinity.
These guides teach me so much in such a short time. I legot thought i knew most moves but its a disgrace how little the hunter notes tell you cuz i had no idea perfect rush was even a thing or that X+A was a valid input for so many things
Yep it's just like monster hunter to not tell you everything 😅
I'm almost positive the hunter notes have an explanation for perfect rush... Though the aerial X+A plunge attack is news to me.
THIS is what I've been craving! I've been playing around with wpns I've not played in past entries, but I don't wanna spend 5ever searching through a vid just to find the combos basics
This has got to be the best beginner guide for the sns. All other guides are way too long to learn, and jam too much info to start out with. 10/10
Thanks for the feedback! Not bad for a first attempt then 😅
sword and shield finally feels like a real weapon, now that it has some high damaging attacks in the perfect rush combo and metsu shoryugeki.
Mmm I love it!
The SnS in world was g o d l y. I hope its as good in this!
Arguably even better!
It's too bad we don't have oils from MHGU, Imagine these with Oils.
@@nibblesnarfer with all the skills available you don't need the oils.
The shield is a nice safety net if you overestimated the amount of attacks you could fit in safely, or are just in a bad position overall.
I haven’t used the sword and shield since the very first monster hunter and I’ve been a LS main since it first came out but I started using it in my recent play through on rise and hoe Lee shiet it is so much fun this guide is going to make it way more fun tyvm
Great video for new players. My roommate and I appreciate this tutorial. It’s short and not full of fluff about other games and things we don’t need to know
Good content. And I feel the urge to add a bit of advice and warning:
Backhop can be preformed after pretty much any moves, which include roll and block, backhop after roll give you more i-frames, after block is the fastest to perform out of neutral
Perfect Rush is no longer in its full Iceborne glory form, now it's more of a niche move used mostly when the monster is down (motion value was more like iceborne's pre-buff Perfect Rush)
The foward AAA can link up with the (X+A) finisher, it's the most sharpness effecient combo for sns
It's a good beginner on paper, but do be warned the shear amount of options can be overwheiming at time, and you can easily find yourself get caught overcommitting when button smashing in close range, as a cost of sns' versatility.
Agreed. I see sns being an advanced weapon tbh. It gives you a bit of what every weapon specialises in. Excellent tool to put all your MH knowledge to the test. Thanks for sharing your knowledge 🙂
how did perfect rush get downgraded?
@@laughydawg9594 Perfect rush recieved a buff on motion value after the IB launch, that make it hit like a truck. but Rise uses the pre-buff motion value and traded the hardhitting 3rd hit for ultility. The latter part is both good and bad.
Your video really helps me as well
Veteran who don't fully know what Rise have to offer in quick 5 minutes
Thanks a lot
You're welcome!
This is a great guide. One of my favorite weapons and by far your best guide so far!
Wow thanks! What made this the best one? I'd like to keep it up moving forward 😁
@@KingRobRool it may have been bias on my part for the weapon, but the pacing and amount of information u were able to convey as well as the gameplay for this one was better than the previous so that may just be a practice thing. I also think you were really able to get some more cinematic gameplay just cause the sword and shield is really versatile.
Ah I see! This time I went for an overload of information knowing it would be overtime and trimmed it down from there, so that may have been why there was more! Still wish I could have included more but theres a reason I'm strictly keeping them to 5 minutes 😛
@@KingRobRool i really like this format and it makes it much more digestible compared to arrekz and gaijins longer more in depth guides. To top it off, these also are really good for people wanting to switch up weapon usage.
Thanks for the feedback Maddie! That's honestly what I'm going for in these videos 😁
Just tried it out :). Training with Teostra's SnS ,bagged me a Goss Harag & unlocked the switch skill needed. For sure will try out.
Share my layered Spartan set.
-Kushala Glare helm,
-Bazel Mail ,
-Spio Brachia hands,
-Uroktor Coil & Chrome metal boots. ^.^.
(Tad weird on female though lol. But OP. Say Wonder woman esque.)
Endgame Base MHR is nothing but a 'all weapons' test, hurry Sunbreak and watch your zenny wallet.
Looking forward to Friday then? 🙂
@@KingRobRool Circa Sunbreak release, Insect glaive , suggested by friend who mains really carried my char...Bow Lunagron bagged me a Furious Rajang. Sunbreak's crazy! Trust in Rajang weapons! Beat 1st try.
MR 70 & HR 430+ , geesus. Pushing me to finish it. But got to farm armor sets or weapon collections. Gore magala & Mitzu 'Blue' MR bit grindy.
Wait til you hit 200+ anomaly investigations. Then stuff gets real 😂
Thank you so much for these short form guides. We are very new to the MH series and all your guides I checked so far (hunting horn, great sword and this) were very very usaful 😊
awesome guides for getting touched up on weapons before sunbreak releases. thanks!!
No worries 😊
I don’t understand why, but this helped more than any of the other videos when I’m starting.
You forgot to mention one very important thing that you can use items with sword and shield without sheathing the weapon, and during this move your character also would have higher movement speed than using item without weapon. This feature is extremely useful for new players, because it allows you to heal without significant maneuvering penalty.
in the land of speedruns, quick tutorials are king
This was so useful I never knew I could include the wire bug to this
Happy to help!
Your really deserve more follow really good content!
Thank you! Audience is steadily growing, we'll get to higher numbers in due time 🙂
So pumped that this is coming out on ps5
This guide literally made me enjoy the game so much as a new player literally watched this and practiced for 10-15 mins and know it all
That's awesome! Glad I could help 😁
Not gonna lie... SNS is looking pretty great! I'll definitely give it a try, I've always wanted to better master this weapon in older games but I found my G-Rank hunts to take too long to finish, but here... Looking really good! Thanks for the video!
You're most welcome! Ever since world SnS has become a real powerhouse! One of my favourites to use for sure 🙂
@@KingRobRool nice! Really looking forward to it!
I find that In the older games, the sword and shield had to be elemental to be effective.
The hunter's notes can be pretty vague sometimes. Like, it will tell you you can perform certain attacks following specific inputs or while in a specific stance, but not how to perform the actual attack.
It'll be like "you can perform a 360 Kickflip Slash after a backstep," but that attack isn't listed anywhere in the hunter's notes. Maybe because it's part of an unlisted combo or something, I don't know. Point is, I have no idea what the blue flash effect does when I block and press B (on Xbox) to attack. It looks like some kind of special parry, but I haven't figured out yet how it works.
That particular move is a counter with a seriously small window. If you succeed it, it leads directly into Perfect Rush.
@@Deathkri For a minute there I thought you meant the 360 kickflip slash. I was like "wait, that's a real attack? I thought I made it up" but then I realized you were talking about the block counter 😅
Sword and board. Versatile, reliable, elegant, and scientifically proven to make whoever uses it have a pepe the size of a hose. While you don't have the luxury of using items with the weapon out like you did in world or the diverse array of oils from earlier games, you still have the fundamental the weapon has allways had. A metal poker with a supplementary small wall of metal that can be used to give monsters brain trauma without the need of a hammer or hunting horn albeit at a lesser pace. The block while not as good of a defensive option as some other shield bearing weapons, can be used in a pinch and the mitsu is a dedicated "no you" button that rewards mastery of timing and learning your monsters well. The sunbreak addition of destroyer oil gives me nostalgia for the old days of lubing up my beating stick before inflicting grievous bodily harm. 100/10, best weapon, sword and board for God emperor of the world.
This was very helpful for learning The sword and shield. I’m kind of new to the game, you help me A lot
Happy to help 😁
So I've been playing rise as my first monster hunter game for a while now and I just got to 4 star hunts. I've been doing well with greatsword exclusively and tried out hammer for just a couple hunts and that felt okay. I'm intimidated by sns but I want more complexity lol. This video makes me want to try it.
Hmm this feels like you're dancing with the enemy, I really like it
I played main longsword in world, with dual blades and glaive as secondaries. In rise i went straight to sword and shield and im enjoying very much. It got insane damage with little preparation. 100hours of rise.
They look so cool thank you so much
Thank you for the video!
Y’know, I’ve played a few Monster Hunter games in my time. I started off on the PS2 but then quickly switched to MHFU. During my time with FU, I had a simple philosophy: “bruh, why would I play Monster Hunter just to use a weapon that wasn’t three times as big as me?” So, I tried out all the big “gigachad” weapons and ended up sticking with gunlance.
After Rise went on sale on Steam for 15 bucks, I quickly snatched it up, happy that I’d finally be able to play Monster Hunter with my friends. Along with actually good camera controls and the ability to run on my rinky dink laptop, Rise also came with a lot of new toys that I couldn’t even think of using on my ancient PSP.
But all of those new weapons I tried were missing… something. I was looking for a fast blunt that took some actual skill to use, but everywhere I turned, I was met with something that almost met the mark. I tried hammer, but that was too repetitive for me. Just bonk head. Then, I realized that charge blade wasn’t even all that difficult. I liked the SAED, if that’s what it’s called, but while charge blade had the capabilities of KOs AND cutting off tails (BIG win in my book), the gameplay loop was just as repetitive as hammer. Hit thing, charge shield, hit thing more, charge axe, chainsaw man reference, hit head big damage and sparks, repeat. I was also made aware that gunlance’s wyrmstake cannon could deal KO damage if your shot type was wide, but in all my time playing, I’ve never got around to crafting one of those.
But one day, I was watching these guides out of boredom, and that’s when I found that the shield on SnS was basically a punch that did KO damage!
I’m now at the start of my religious SnS journey. Granted, I didn’t start until I was high rank, but I had some spare monster materials lying about and was able to catch up pretty quickly. SnS SOLVES the formula, man! The problem with things like CB, SA, and all those other weapons is that they follow a set pattern. You can’t deal the fun damage until you do your chores and deal the set up damage. Want KOs on CB? Gotta store those phials first. How about those awesome climby-explodey attacks on SA? You gotta amp up first. But on SnS, you can deal cutting damage OR blunt damage literally whenever you want! The gameplay is so much more dynamic because you’re no longer targeting just one part of the monster! All you have to do to go from hammer gamer to dual blades gamer is slightly shift your hand on the controller, it’s so good! To hell with phials and amping up and charging attacks and reloadin- okay, I actually still really like gunlance, but still. SnS is where it’s at!
Those stereotypes for SnS players is 100% true: they’ve mained many, many weapons in their day and went full circle back to the SnS. Trust me. It happened to me.
Thanks for the story dude, that was epic!
number 2 diff hard to master weapon in MH. number 1 obv is Switch Axe
Have you not played charge blade 😂
@@KingRobRool hahah damn. I wrote the wrong weapon. I mean charge blade. Hahaha my bad
@@KingRobRool switch axe is the easy one. Hahahaha
The Shield cannot be deflected. So if you find yourself in hard place and no time to get to a soft place, start bashing.
Thank you
i picked up rise again recently and thia was the PERFECT quick refresher 🎉 ❤
Thank you for the video , other one I found was like 40 minutes,
You're welcome 🙂
Game just dropped on xbox and I'm hooked
I'm playing again for the third time on ps5 and the magic is still there 🙂
Sword n shield gang
Im just here to remind best weapon
I've been loving it hey!
As a dual blade user in World the SNS looks a bit more complex to pick up and play than them. With DB you mostly just have to manage stamina and you're good. The combos are pretty straight forward too and you already know which one to do depending on situation since there's really only a small handful of things to choose from.
I do want to use the SNS when Rise comes to xbox though. I know you said the shield wasn't very good defensively, but I wonder if I had max Guard skill would I be able to take heavy hits with it? Is there still moves that can break through at that point? I just like the idea of using the shield defensively.
The guard can be used to take hits for sure but it won't tank them like Lance etc. You will always get a knock back effect occur. It's honestly better to learn how to backhop or use counters than guard but it's still totally up to you.
@@KingRobRool Thanks for the info. Yeah I was hoping the guard skill would eliminate the knock back. I'll mess around with it once the time comes and come up with a build that fits how I play.
No worries! Have fun 😁
What is the armor you're wearing here?? That cape is sexy
It's a high rank layered armor set of mostly Damascus Pieces and a Magnamalo helm
wow sns looks very fun
This is definitely the best starter weapon! Pretty simple to play with.
It is simple, but in the hands of a master, it's devastating!
@@KingRobRool having my partner start off with it, since she is new to the series lol eventually she wants to master the (cross)bow!
ive always been a charged blade goon but I decided to give its more logical and normal older brother a try and man, sword and shield is fun, of course it doesnt match up to the fun I have crying and seething about how annoying it is to farm phials with charged blade, but still REALLY fun, I thought it'd be really boring but I was wrong
It's a deceptive weapon! Stacked up against other MH weapons it sounds boring but it's anything but!
sns is kinda the weapon I always wanted to learn, but I just can't get it right. ppl say it's beginner-friendly weapon but it's somehow complex for me.
I main dual blades, hunting horn, gunlance btw.
It was beginner friendly back in the day but now I believe it's an expert weapon. There are so many combos and utilities for it that I just could not not recommend it to a beginner
Thank you so much for making all these guides
You're welcome! I'm really glad they've helped 😁
None of the tutorials I find are for keyboard and mouse so I find it really hard to learn combos :(
I've just started my mouse and keyboard series. I have one available for the bow if you're interested in learning that? Otherwise feel free to sit tight until I get to Sword and Shield 🙂
You make the best videos
Aww thanks man! Appreciated 😊
Why doesn't the game teach me any of this 😆
This sword and shield remind me so much of dragons dogma. Dont know why
A lot of the animations are exactly the same. Many weapon animations you will recognise from Dragon's Dogma including SnS, Dual Blades, Great Sword and Bow.
My brother has not found the training area yet
You said this once before, but yeah I know where it is. I used it in my PC guides. I just used this area for aesthetic in these ones
K.A. damage?
K.O. damage?
Can i know the armor use in this set?
I probably have long deleted the armor set but I can tell you most of the layered armor is Damascus, with the head piece being Magnamalo.
Easy to play but hard to master!
This Video is 5:01. betrayal!
Pardon my insolence
First
Well done 😂
@@KingRobRool love your videos man thanks for the great content
Thanks for the support man! Much appreciated 😁
Not 1 person is going to be nice enought to put keyboard combos huh
I'm learning it for ya'll at the moment. It will come in time, with sunbreak stuff too 😉
I honestly never played SWSH but only started because i completed the SF collab and being able to use fists/forearm/elbow and I am loving it. Plus when you capture a Magnamalo for Kagero the Merchant, you get the ninja sword design and once you've upgraded to rarity 7, it has 100% affinity.