You don't actually need to sheathe your weapon if you want to sharpen - you just need to use the whetstone from the radial menu instead of the horizontal one.
Whetstones are the default upward option in the first circle so it's easy to learn and remember, even without deliberately setting up your radial. Definitely recommend.
@@SirGameGuyAnon0mos I know SnS can use a Whetstone with zL+Y while unsheathed, so I'm not sure why every other weapon can't. It's not like zL on its own does anything - it's the Silkbind button.
It’s worth noting you can move at a crawl speed while guarding and and while doing so you will regain stamina slowly, while you will not regain stamina while guarding standing still. So it’s almost always worth crawling around slowly to make sure you keep your stamina from dropping too low, and keep yourself facing any incoming threats.
A few things I want to add as a lance veteran: 1. After the guard dash, if you press A to use the leaping thrust, this counts as move 1 in the thrust combo. This adds an alternate loop for elemental builds. 2. The jump during the dash can be used to vault over certain monsters when they're downed. This is notable because in solo play, a downed monster usually falls with it's feet towards the player. With practice, you can vault over the monster and to a reverse attack to break the back if that's something you need for a part. I know for sure this can be done on Mizutsune, because I discovered it while farming it's fins last night. 3. Be very careful using Guard Up against certain monsters, the final boss of the hub is a notable one. Many of these normally unblockable attacks (such as the beams fired by the final boss of the hub) actually hit many times in rapid succession, but when you don't block, you get sent flying and are thus only hit once due to invulnerability when airborne. HOWEVER, with Guard Up, this is removed, and the attack can hit several times in a second, erase you stamina, and result in more damage than eating the attack normally. 4. When guarding and standing still, your stamina will lot recover. However, if you move around while guarding (which is something the lance can do but many shield weapons can't) your stamina will recover. It's slower than during idle, but it can make a difference when blocking a multitude of attacks. Thanks Badger's Den for reminding me about this one.
As someone for whom Lance is a 3rd or 4th choice weapon you've convinced me to put a LOT more time into Lance. There's stuff in here I had no idea existed!
You can't do two long back hops consecutively, but you CAN do two long back hops in one three hop combo (long-short-long) which is an awesome buff to the Lance mobility that I don't see any single person on earth talks about.
Appreciate the tip Saito. Been using it since I saw your comment. Long-short-long works great against a few different monsters, like Zinogre's three claw slashes or Rathalos's cross up flyovers.
Awesome vid, as always. I've taken to trying to get at least proficient with every melee weapon, and your guides are such a good starting point every time, thanks man. Clear, concise explanations of the basic moves, their links and the optimal playstles. Obviously it's not the be all and end all of Lance, but once I've got my head around your guide, I generally know where my preferred style is going to line with that weapon and how I want to utilise it, but your guides have made the process all fun and no gruel!
My second love. Been a Great Sword main from the beginning. But during Tri I saw a pro using a Lance & fell in love with the surprisingly graceful dance the weapon could result in. I'll never be as skilled with it as I am the GS, but I very much love it all the same.
Thanks for this. I appreciate the effort you have gone through to make this video so much. There are many different tutorials online, but yours is simple and to the point. I feel more equipped to try out the Lance now. I am kinda excited now.
Constitution is also a great skill for Lancers (especially those without Guard for them Anchor Rage buffs), as it reduces the stamina loss when guarding (or evading, if you're into Evade Lancing) Also, a note about Power Guard: It actually reduces the damage blocked by 10%. Normally, the Lance blocks 80%-100% of the damage based on how much knockback you take (more knockback = more chip damage), while Power Guard reduces that to 70%-90%. The guard power doesn't get any stronger, so if you take large knockback in standard guard (80%), you're taking large chip damage in Power Guard (70%)
Hey another Lance main here to help you, You forgot to mention that after blocking a strong hit, if you get into that idle animation where you are been pushed, you can convert it into power guard, which means you press B after been pushed (no knocked back, just pushed) and you can go from there to 3 options, one of them is the charge (X+A), so you are always on the monster tail even if you couldnt block it fully . also, I dont suggest using guard trust for waking up a monster, id suggest the swipe move, even if you get propulsed by the explosion its so easy to get back right in the action with the wirebug recover, I'd say the 250 dmg youll get from a swipe charge on a sleeping monster is more worth than a 60 hit from a guard trust. Great Tutorial as always, this game is so complexe it's hard to know everything right away. :D
Brainstorming: Twin vine would be neat if it was one bug or acted like the assist palico's silkbind harpoon keeping the monster grounded or close by. Side note: Something they could add to the lance that I thought of, Imagine if lance could quickly charge up a powerful poke at the cost of stamina. Or if some pokes shot out a short ranged cone of air (like corkscrew thrust from MHGU) And it behaved like the HH shockwave, fixed damage. The shockwave hit wouldn't use up sharpness. Or let us spend all our stamina (Gradually) for a flurry of pokes in quick succession (kinda like the Dual blades demon dance that has 3 parts and you press attack to continue to the next part)
I picked up this weapon inbetween the end of World/Iceborne and the release of Rise and after a short while of bumbling around and learning things bit by bit its now just my most used weapon, even passing the Greatsword as my most used and by a wide margin too, its just so much fun.
It's worth mentioning that if you use the radial menu for items you can sharpen without putting away your weapon first. Very helpful for the big weapons
I love that you used the set I build first thing in rise in your thumbnail. I fall in love with lance in this game not only due to the design but also wirebug arts
Lance is a highly underrated weapon and is probably my favorite in Rise. Perfect guarding super attacks is so satisfying and that shield dash switch skill is so chunky. Just be warned that if you lance for too long, you’ll feel naked without a shield when you use other weapons.
I wish the in-game weapon control guides were more informative. Thanks for the great video! Edit: I've actually found the guard poke quite useful. I've gotten pretty decent damage numbers out of it and when aimed at the head, it can sometimes interrupt a monster's attack and do a KO.
As you say, Guard Dash is so bloody handy, and I've noticed it almost always is a 360 guard as well. So often have I overshot somehow and guard dashed backwards into my attacking target to come out totally unscathed. And since the guard is active from frame 1 it's an insane clutch defensive move. Everybody look forward to the advanced tutorial where it's discussed, I bet it's gonna be great info! ^^
Started playing Gunlance over the weekend (not the same, I know) but rocking the full Diablos set and just standing stock still under monsters feels so wild for an Insect Glaive main
Spiral thrust is a game changer move for lance, though the learning curve is endlessly deep. Hopefully gaijin can provide a good tutorial for it on the next video.
The only downside to it is if you're a monke brain (like me) and use it too early and get hit out of it. Otherwise it is a solid silkbind that should be standard if you wanna deal maximum damage.
If you find it too difficult to use it for parry, you can just use it as a dodge and come back attack move. The 3rd leaping thrust attack damage is huge. It's very important to master the second dash to position yourself to the monster head so that you can do the last hit. Many speedrun user is using the dodge and come back attack to get good times. But if anyone can master parry and come back attack.... You get a 1.1 boost plus OG3 1.15 attack boost. Highest damage i did was around 1.2k
@@weefred830 yeah, the deepening on if you cam land tge seconds on or not, it can make or break that silkbind imo. Still using it because it's fun to use even when missing the target.
@@jet-blackjo2455 incase you didn't notice, after the first dash of spiral thrust, there's a 1 second pause that allows you to decide where you want to aim for the second dash. So, don't hold on the analog. Let go the analog after the first dash and proceed to decide where you want to go before pushing the analog again.
First guide for mh rise. Hooray! Gaijinhunter videos are always superior to any mh youtuber in my opinion. I still think that his 4u tutorials aged well for veterans/new players even now. p.s waiting for Etiquette for Rise =^__^=
Fun fact: I was playing MH4U in my 3DS while watching/hearing this video since I left my Switch in my house and I am at my gf's place where I lend her my 3DS with MH4U and other stuff. BTW I noticed at the same time how painfull it was to get skills from armor in the past, I played casually with all I had from years ago but man... World and Rise seriously gave us a huge improvement on that aspect
As a bow main I lance gameplay very... therapeutic. Maybe it's the rhythm of the poking and similar counters we bow main execute, especially true with Rise new dodgebolt gameplay
Twin vine need to be tweak imo to encourage more usage throughout hunts. Leaping thrust does the same job with more dmg. Cost 1 wirebug instead of 2. Only downside is it has cooldown which is not a dealbreaker.
Even with the diversion skill, I can't get the faster monsters to either stay on me or not jump (online). But 1v1ing is so fun with lance when you get those meaty hits! Also, it feels like now that there's movement skills, the base dodge/hops are shorter. Maybe it's just me idk
I don't think it's just Power Guard granting 360 degree protection. I'm fairly sure normal guard does as well, I had monsters attack me from the back while just holding ZR and the attack being blocked.
I have 250 lance hunts in rise and I have been playing it since FU... This is hands down the BEST guide out there. Despite all my 200+ hours, I learned three new things about the weapon today. Gaijin is a genius.
Does the counter thrust do more damage if you get the yellow/white charge when you get hit in previous games like 3, 4, and GU for example or was that removed in Rise? Dunno if it was in World either I guess, is it in Rise and/or World?
Great in-depth guide, very few ppl know lance as in-depth as a veteran such as ya. Buuut...Ya forgot to mention that ya can press zR to guard mid-charge, that was added since World and makes charging basically 100% safe and definetly the safest option to end it on if u see ure in a pinch, i think its too gud to be left out so there ya go.
I don't get why the diablos boots are so bad... barroth literally gives one skill for free and a 1 slot on top of it. Not like I am complaining about them giving armor of a early-mid monster some love, but outshining diablos?! xD Amazing guide btw, reminds me of the old Gen which actually managed to teach me how to, and made me play airial SA xD
Yes since anchor rage counts as guard too. If u try it on training room, after 10s anchor rage, ur attack go down n few seconds later go down again to normal cuz offensive guard buff expired
You know what feels even more powerful? Get the shield rush-switch skill, and CHARGE BACK AT THE DIABLOS! You get a blunt hit in it's head, and you are left without a scratch from the encounter. Use the reverse attack (back+X), and you might even hit it's tail! :)
After the intro I somewhat expected the "Hey guys this is Gaijin Hunter what follows is my weapon tutorial for Monster Hunter Generations" with Valstrax
This is why when you're far away, dashing is very often a good decision, because you can block cancel any incoming attack, or, if you're not in danger, hit the dash attack
Small correction - unlike in past games, you can do the larger back hop more than once in the 3-hop sequence, just not twice in a row. So you can do large back hop->small hop->large back hop. With Evade Extender this gives INSANE distance. Similar to wide sweep in the 3-poke combo, where you can do sweep->poke->sweep (just not 2 sweeps in a row).
I was really surprised that he didn't mention evade extender as a useful skill. The increasing in evade distance is almost comical and I love mixing blocking stuff with just quickly getting out of the way. Is evade lancing still a thing? Makes me almost feel like I'm playing Bloodborne 😂
Gaijin Hunter I've been around since the days without voiceover. Thank you so much for your tutorials over the years! You've made countless people better hunters! :)
Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two DANGEROUSLY DASHING girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest UA-camr ever, having two hot girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear pz
Per second? Yes it does big damage but does its dps hold up? Also... the joy of lance is quick precise attacks. The wide sweep when charged is powerful, but less precise to aim. I think on the dummy is may outdps but take a monster like rajang when enraged, and it just isn't practical. I may be wrong but thats my speculation. Be nice to me. Lol
@@Aurenhel It definitely isn't something that you can do the entire hunt, but if you are using anchor rage rather than the other skill, it's the best option on a downed monster assuming you can hit the weakspot. The charged widesweep does about as much damage as all three pokes in about the same time as two pokes without as much repositioning.
@@Aurenhel Nah, the sweep is still practical. Of course it's not very spamable like our traditional combos but is nonetheless important to get used to. Tbh it took me awhile to warm up to the sweep but once I got used to it, it was very worth it. Especially with correct positioning and monster knowledge
It just clicked on me when he said that hearing the sound of the blocking would make me know when the monster actually hits you. Been playing a whole lot of MH and just now noticed that lol
I feel like I'm watching the tutorial from GU but it's Rise, Gaijin you have always been my go to youtuber for guide mainly due to your voice and the feel of the music. Always love it.
This is a great introductory lance tutorial! Love how you don't shame styles of play that new players are likely to use. One small note that I don't see others pointing out is that new to Rise you *can* actually do two long backsteps now as long as they are the first and third hops in your chain.
I’ve been watching a few weapon tutorials on lance since I want it as my secondary weapon and I think (I may be misremembering) you’re the first person to mention the sound thing to tell where the attacks actually hit
Hope you enjoy your time with lance, it's not as flashy over the top, but it's a good weapon if you want to be more defensive or aggressive depending on how you plan to use it.
@@jet-blackjo2455 "por que no los dos?" lance's defensiveness is what allows it to be so aggressive. it thrives in dangerous situations just to say "nope" to any monster attacks, then answers back with any of a multitude of thrusts (and i guess sweeps now)to deliver a constant barrage of pain
I feel as if this time around the lances got the shaft time around and honestly it upsets me how such a can get left behind they need to give it some love for one instead of focusing on the katana.
Lance has never felt better. Switch all sthe switch skills and it's a whole another beast. It's got the userfriendliness of World, and the best hunter arts of GU in the same package. But it's true that it has lower dps than many other weapons, and the thether wirebug skill is doo-doo trash, at least I never use it. Even so, rise-lance is a super comfy weapon to use. So saying lance got the shaft is a bit too much, unless used as a pun.
Pro lance tip for Offensive Guard: -Place Large Bomb -unsheathed Guard -backhop -guard thrust bomb -Immediately use either Anchor Rage or Spiral Thrust This triggers Both Offensive Guard & your silkbind buff And you counter attack with said buffs. With Anchor Rage(and no guard) Large Bombs give red buff And Mega Bombs give orange buff. Spiral Thrust always gives blue buff Offensive Guard Anchor Rage Spiral Thrust Buffs are all approx. 10 seconds.
My 2 cents as a lance main.. Guard thrust helps you regain a small amount of stamina and gains monsters attention (Similar to bull fighting). Also ending thrust for dash attack could be executed in reverse direction, leading into a "backward swipe". Great tutorial and refresher video nonetheless.
Extra tip: You can move while guarding. It’s very slow, but it also recovers stamina while guarding, so you don’t have to worry as much about stamina. Of course, this is only ever useful when guarding for an extended period of time, which should probably be done as little as possible.
I love how you call it at its core a comfy weapon, i freaking love it. With other weapons i sometimes am scared or annoyed to fight certain monsters cause i need to chase them or dodge a lot but with the lance i can have a good fun time at every monster. Not the most dps but definitely comfy and fun!
You don't actually need to sheathe your weapon if you want to sharpen - you just need to use the whetstone from the radial menu instead of the horizontal one.
ngl I just realized that a hundred hours into the game lol
Whetstones are the default upward option in the first circle so it's easy to learn and remember, even without deliberately setting up your radial. Definitely recommend.
It was like that in world as well, super useful during a fight but when a monster runs you might as well put your weapon away and get on your dog
It's even a little faster. I hope to see it changed for item bar users.
@@SirGameGuyAnon0mos I know SnS can use a Whetstone with zL+Y while unsheathed, so I'm not sure why every other weapon can't. It's not like zL on its own does anything - it's the Silkbind button.
It’s worth noting you can move at a crawl speed while guarding and and while doing so you will regain stamina slowly, while you will not regain stamina while guarding standing still. So it’s almost always worth crawling around slowly to make sure you keep your stamina from dropping too low, and keep yourself facing any incoming threats.
A few things I want to add as a lance veteran:
1. After the guard dash, if you press A to use the leaping thrust, this counts as move 1 in the thrust combo. This adds an alternate loop for elemental builds.
2. The jump during the dash can be used to vault over certain monsters when they're downed. This is notable because in solo play, a downed monster usually falls with it's feet towards the player. With practice, you can vault over the monster and to a reverse attack to break the back if that's something you need for a part. I know for sure this can be done on Mizutsune, because I discovered it while farming it's fins last night.
3. Be very careful using Guard Up against certain monsters, the final boss of the hub is a notable one. Many of these normally unblockable attacks (such as the beams fired by the final boss of the hub) actually hit many times in rapid succession, but when you don't block, you get sent flying and are thus only hit once due to invulnerability when airborne. HOWEVER, with Guard Up, this is removed, and the attack can hit several times in a second, erase you stamina, and result in more damage than eating the attack normally.
4. When guarding and standing still, your stamina will lot recover. However, if you move around while guarding (which is something the lance can do but many shield weapons can't) your stamina will recover. It's slower than during idle, but it can make a difference when blocking a multitude of attacks. Thanks Badger's Den for reminding me about this one.
Gaijin - Try not to ram at your teammate.
Me - Always ram at those longsword user at every chance and let them taste the flinch themselves.
This is the way.
Chaotic good
Most people looking at lance for the first time: "So it's a defensive weapon?"
Lance Mains: "AAAAANNNND JOUST!"
Calling lance "defensive" is as much of a mistake as calling horn "support."
Me: Doing my best Thomas the Train impression when ever I have the opportunity
Or spamming the Tyler1 impression of a car dashing XD
As someone for whom Lance is a 3rd or 4th choice weapon you've convinced me to put a LOT more time into Lance. There's stuff in here I had no idea existed!
You can't do two long back hops consecutively, but you CAN do two long back hops in one three hop combo (long-short-long) which is an awesome buff to the Lance mobility that I don't see any single person on earth talks about.
All this time what i have been doing is long > shield dash back > long and repeat
But long short long is somenthing i never consider damn 👀👀👀
@Dizzy Gear No no you long backhop after an attack or other actions, there's no need for frame perfect input lol which is exactly what Gaijin said
Appreciate the tip Saito. Been using it since I saw your comment. Long-short-long works great against a few different monsters, like Zinogre's three claw slashes or Rathalos's cross up flyovers.
Awesome vid, as always. I've taken to trying to get at least proficient with every melee weapon, and your guides are such a good starting point every time, thanks man.
Clear, concise explanations of the basic moves, their links and the optimal playstles.
Obviously it's not the be all and end all of Lance, but once I've got my head around your guide, I generally know where my preferred style is going to line with that weapon and how I want to utilise it, but your guides have made the process all fun and no gruel!
WOOO YEAH BABY! THATS WHAT I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR! THAT’S WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT!
Right on time, was just looking for lance builds while on the can.
Same
Are you in jail or the toilet? Lmao
I finally picked up Lance in the Rajang arena quest and was blown away. Great vid godfather.
My second love. Been a Great Sword main from the beginning.
But during Tri I saw a pro using a Lance & fell in love with the surprisingly graceful dance the weapon could result in.
I'll never be as skilled with it as I am the GS, but I very much love it all the same.
As a new player in 2023, thank you. This is the best one I've watched!
Thanks for this. I appreciate the effort you have gone through to make this video so much. There are many different tutorials online, but yours is simple and to the point.
I feel more equipped to try out the Lance now. I am kinda excited now.
Constitution is also a great skill for Lancers (especially those without Guard for them Anchor Rage buffs), as it reduces the stamina loss when guarding (or evading, if you're into Evade Lancing)
Also, a note about Power Guard: It actually reduces the damage blocked by 10%. Normally, the Lance blocks 80%-100% of the damage based on how much knockback you take (more knockback = more chip damage), while Power Guard reduces that to 70%-90%. The guard power doesn't get any stronger, so if you take large knockback in standard guard (80%), you're taking large chip damage in Power Guard (70%)
Hey another Lance main here to help you,
You forgot to mention that after blocking a strong hit, if you get into that idle animation where you are been pushed, you can convert it into power guard, which means you press B after been pushed (no knocked back, just pushed) and you can go from there to 3 options, one of them is the charge (X+A), so you are always on the monster tail even if you couldnt block it fully . also, I dont suggest using guard trust for waking up a monster, id suggest the swipe move, even if you get propulsed by the explosion its so easy to get back right in the action with the wirebug recover, I'd say the 250 dmg youll get from a swipe charge on a sleeping monster is more worth than a 60 hit from a guard trust. Great Tutorial as always, this game is so complexe it's hard to know everything right away. :D
Brainstorming:
Twin vine would be neat if it was one bug or acted like the assist palico's silkbind harpoon keeping the monster grounded or close by.
Side note:
Something they could add to the lance that I thought of,
Imagine if lance could quickly charge up a powerful poke at the cost of stamina.
Or if some pokes shot out a short ranged cone of air (like corkscrew thrust from MHGU)
And it behaved like the HH shockwave, fixed damage.
The shockwave hit wouldn't use up sharpness.
Or let us spend all our stamina (Gradually) for a flurry of pokes in quick succession
(kinda like the Dual blades demon dance that has 3 parts and you press attack to continue to the next part)
I picked up this weapon inbetween the end of World/Iceborne and the release of Rise and after a short while of bumbling around and learning things bit by bit its now just my most used weapon, even passing the Greatsword as my most used and by a wide margin too, its just so much fun.
It's worth mentioning that if you use the radial menu for items you can sharpen without putting away your weapon first. Very helpful for the big weapons
I love that you used the set I build first thing in rise in your thumbnail. I fall in love with lance in this game not only due to the design but also wirebug arts
Such a nostalgic feeling, i love how you deliver the info, its so easy lerning.
Lance is a highly underrated weapon and is probably my favorite in Rise. Perfect guarding super attacks is so satisfying and that shield dash switch skill is so chunky.
Just be warned that if you lance for too long, you’ll feel naked without a shield when you use other weapons.
I wish the in-game weapon control guides were more informative. Thanks for the great video!
Edit: I've actually found the guard poke quite useful. I've gotten pretty decent damage numbers out of it and when aimed at the head, it can sometimes interrupt a monster's attack and do a KO.
Love the guard advance + a combo with elemental o status
I see, your a Hunter of culture as well.
Seems like a cool weapon. Rise has me trying new weapons out wayyy more than past MH games. Loving it!
As you say, Guard Dash is so bloody handy, and I've noticed it almost always is a 360 guard as well. So often have I overshot somehow and guard dashed backwards into my attacking target to come out totally unscathed. And since the guard is active from frame 1 it's an insane clutch defensive move.
Everybody look forward to the advanced tutorial where it's discussed, I bet it's gonna be great info! ^^
Small correction, you can do a large backstep, followed by a normal one, followed by a large one again.
learning about the new lance and gunlance mechanics in Rise, I really wish they added this back in World. Definitely gonna pick up lance again!
Miss having seeing this around. Glad to see these will be out
Started playing Gunlance over the weekend (not the same, I know) but rocking the full Diablos set and just standing stock still under monsters feels so wild for an Insect Glaive main
Spiral thrust is a game changer move for lance, though the learning curve is endlessly deep. Hopefully gaijin can provide a good tutorial for it on the next video.
The only downside to it is if you're a monke brain (like me) and use it too early and get hit out of it. Otherwise it is a solid silkbind that should be standard if you wanna deal maximum damage.
If you find it too difficult to use it for parry, you can just use it as a dodge and come back attack move. The 3rd leaping thrust attack damage is huge. It's very important to master the second dash to position yourself to the monster head so that you can do the last hit.
Many speedrun user is using the dodge and come back attack to get good times. But if anyone can master parry and come back attack.... You get a 1.1 boost plus OG3 1.15 attack boost. Highest damage i did was around 1.2k
@@weefred830 yeah, the deepening on if you cam land tge seconds on or not, it can make or break that silkbind imo. Still using it because it's fun to use even when missing the target.
@@jet-blackjo2455 incase you didn't notice, after the first dash of spiral thrust, there's a 1 second pause that allows you to decide where you want to aim for the second dash. So, don't hold on the analog. Let go the analog after the first dash and proceed to decide where you want to go before pushing the analog again.
@@weefred830 i know how the move works, i just can't see where I'm going with my camera.
First guide for mh rise. Hooray! Gaijinhunter videos are always superior to any mh youtuber in my opinion. I still think that his 4u tutorials aged well for veterans/new players even now.
p.s waiting for Etiquette for Rise =^__^=
Fun fact: I was playing MH4U in my 3DS while watching/hearing this video since I left my Switch in my house and I am at my gf's place where I lend her my 3DS with MH4U and other stuff. BTW I noticed at the same time how painfull it was to get skills from armor in the past, I played casually with all I had from years ago but man... World and Rise seriously gave us a huge improvement on that aspect
im loving the lance in rise. the silkbind counter is amazing!!
Nice video. Detailed and on point.
Wow I was looking yesterday to start playing Lance. You the man gaijin
As a bow main I lance gameplay very... therapeutic. Maybe it's the rhythm of the poking and similar counters we bow main execute, especially true with Rise new dodgebolt gameplay
Lance mains unite! God I love this weapon. Been using it for since tri and I feel like it often goes under appreciated.
As a lance user I am sad that I missed the charged wide sweep. Thanks for all the advice.
Twin vine need to be tweak imo to encourage more usage throughout hunts. Leaping thrust does the same job with more dmg. Cost 1 wirebug instead of 2. Only downside is it has cooldown which is not a dealbreaker.
The OG Gaijin Hunter Weapon!!
I just hope in the future we dont get screwed by crazy chip damage.
Ty, I have always played GS and now going into lance.. Paralisys Shroom Lance incoming! >:)
The soloist’s weapon. Great video as always!
Lance is just insanely good in Rise
Just what I was thinking about today wooooh
You can use the item wheel to sharpen without putting weapon away
I want to be a Lance main until i play it :c Great tutorial btw
Even with the diversion skill, I can't get the faster monsters to either stay on me or not jump (online). But 1v1ing is so fun with lance when you get those meaty hits!
Also, it feels like now that there's movement skills, the base dodge/hops are shorter. Maybe it's just me idk
I don't think it's just Power Guard granting 360 degree protection. I'm fairly sure normal guard does as well, I had monsters attack me from the back while just holding ZR and the attack being blocked.
There are like five lance mains un the world. AND OF COURSE I'M ONE OF THEM!!
I have 250 lance hunts in rise and I have been playing it since FU... This is hands down the BEST guide out there. Despite all my 200+ hours, I learned three new things about the weapon today. Gaijin is a genius.
Yoy forgot to mention you can press ZR while doing the lance dash to stop with a block.
Thank you Gaijin, love this
So when you do Hunting Horn, will it be a Dootorial?
I did Hh tutorial already
Does the counter thrust do more damage if you get the yellow/white charge when you get hit in previous games like 3, 4, and GU for example or was that removed in Rise? Dunno if it was in World either I guess, is it in Rise and/or World?
Watching this vid made me realize I finished MHW with only surface level knowledge of lance...
Great in-depth guide, very few ppl know lance as in-depth as a veteran such as ya.
Buuut...Ya forgot to mention that ya can press zR to guard mid-charge, that was added since World and makes charging basically 100% safe and definetly the safest option to end it on if u see ure in a pinch, i think its too gud to be left out so there ya go.
I can’t learn anything about this game unless you speak it and I’ve been thinking bout the lance and switch axe lately 🥴
Just a heads up the lance does NOT block khezus elictral split spit
Does the wide sweep have an over charge penalty like great sword or can you just hold it till it releases on its own?
i dont know if i will use lance in rise. im just here just to hear the calming voice of gaijin.
I didn't know that about better guard equal less power. 😨😨
LANCE ALL DAY EVERY DAY NON STOP I WILL NOT LEAVE THE MONSTERS SIDE, LANCE MAINS FTW
I don't get why the diablos boots are so bad... barroth literally gives one skill for free and a 1 slot on top of it.
Not like I am complaining about them giving armor of a early-mid monster some love, but outshining diablos?! xD
Amazing guide btw, reminds me of the old Gen which actually managed to teach me how to, and made me play airial SA xD
Hi Gaijin and Lance mains, I do have a question. Does Offensive guard take effect on your silkbind counter?
Yes since anchor rage counts as guard too. If u try it on training room, after 10s anchor rage, ur attack go down n few seconds later go down again to normal cuz offensive guard buff expired
@@bananarambo8163 thanks! I'll try it out. Only probs is off guard is lv3 😂😂
Lance isn't too flashy, but god you feel powerful when a Diablos comes charging, and all the other Hunters scatter away except you.
You know what feels even more powerful? Get the shield rush-switch skill, and CHARGE BACK AT THE DIABLOS! You get a blunt hit in it's head, and you are left without a scratch from the encounter. Use the reverse attack (back+X), and you might even hit it's tail! :)
Why does stamina regenerate when we shuffle while guarding
Me, a Gunlance user trying to find out which other weapon I should learn
"So I loose kaboom for zoom?"
I like the Fact he is using the same Templates like in His MHGU Hunting Art Videos
nostalgia
After the intro I somewhat expected the "Hey guys this is Gaijin Hunter what follows is my weapon tutorial for Monster Hunter Generations" with Valstrax
Yeah. Still great guides
I was just thinking about giving the lance a go and this vid drops, it's a sign from the lance gods
I shall bless you.
Same here plus I think he just posted the switch skill follow up video. Double blessings!
Go forth and charge into battle
You can also stop the dash attack with guard. That’s saved me a couple times :)
I was going to comment this, save my life a couple of times when monsters changed aggro while I'm dashing
Saves my bacon aaaall the time (I’m a little dash happy lol)
This is why when you're far away, dashing is very often a good decision, because you can block cancel any incoming attack, or, if you're not in danger, hit the dash attack
Bacon saved so many times.
"you probably wont use this"
Meanwhile me leaping at monsters 24/7
Lol same. I love how it keeps me playing so aggresively.
@@cam9144 I've seen people online say they hate that silkbind skill but I think that was the purpose- to keep you in the monster's face 24/7.
I don't mind it I just think the wirebug cost is way too much for what it provides.
Shield charge and shield dashes are enough to keep me in the monster's face. Twin Vine is laaaame
Same 🤣
Small correction - unlike in past games, you can do the larger back hop more than once in the 3-hop sequence, just not twice in a row. So you can do large back hop->small hop->large back hop. With Evade Extender this gives INSANE distance. Similar to wide sweep in the 3-poke combo, where you can do sweep->poke->sweep (just not 2 sweeps in a row).
I was really surprised that he didn't mention evade extender as a useful skill. The increasing in evade distance is almost comical and I love mixing blocking stuff with just quickly getting out of the way. Is evade lancing still a thing? Makes me almost feel like I'm playing Bloodborne 😂
@@100hundert Because isn't really useful, it messes up the distance when poking and doing hops with the monster up close.
Oh shit imma so sweep poke sweep more on raw lances, I didn't realize you could sweep twice in one combo
Gaijin Hunter I've been around since the days without voiceover. Thank you so much for your tutorials over the years! You've made countless people better hunters! :)
Well i have to be first for this, as a Lance main....
Let me get this straight: You comment something that is unrelated to the fact that I have two DANGEROUSLY DASHING girlfriends? Considering that I am the unprettiest UA-camr ever, having two hot girlfriends is really incredible. Yet you did not mention that at all. I am quite disappointed, dear pz
@@AxxLAfriku tf?
@@AxxLAfriku I'd watch your content but I don't want to lose braincells
as the *only* lance main...
@@Weird_dude265 Not the only lance main, you rude chap.
I'm surprised you didn't mention wide sweep-thrust-wide sweep which is the most damaging lance combo without wirebugs
Per second? Yes it does big damage but does its dps hold up? Also... the joy of lance is quick precise attacks. The wide sweep when charged is powerful, but less precise to aim. I think on the dummy is may outdps but take a monster like rajang when enraged, and it just isn't practical. I may be wrong but thats my speculation. Be nice to me. Lol
@@Aurenhel It definitely isn't something that you can do the entire hunt, but if you are using anchor rage rather than the other skill, it's the best option on a downed monster assuming you can hit the weakspot. The charged widesweep does about as much damage as all three pokes in about the same time as two pokes without as much repositioning.
@@Aurenhel Nah, the sweep is still practical. Of course it's not very spamable like our traditional combos but is nonetheless important to get used to. Tbh it took me awhile to warm up to the sweep but once I got used to it, it was very worth it. Especially with correct positioning and monster knowledge
It just clicked on me when he said that hearing the sound of the blocking would make me know when the monster actually hits you. Been playing a whole lot of MH and just now noticed that lol
I feel like I'm watching the tutorial from GU but it's Rise, Gaijin you have always been my go to youtuber for guide mainly due to your voice and the feel of the music. Always love it.
I think you forget to mention that while using a dash, you can press R to immediately guard and end the dash too.
works for the shield dash switch skill too
yeah makes it much safer!
This is a great introductory lance tutorial! Love how you don't shame styles of play that new players are likely to use. One small note that I don't see others pointing out is that new to Rise you *can* actually do two long backsteps now as long as they are the first and third hops in your chain.
You could do long first and third hops in World too! It's not just a Rise thing.
Lance main are here.Aventures await.Wazaaaaaa
I see what you tried to do there!
Man, this video style is such a throwback. Love it.
I’ve been watching a few weapon tutorials on lance since I want it as my secondary weapon and I think (I may be misremembering) you’re the first person to mention the sound thing to tell where the attacks actually hit
Hope you enjoy your time with lance, it's not as flashy over the top, but it's a good weapon if you want to be more defensive or aggressive depending on how you plan to use it.
@@jet-blackjo2455 "por que no los dos?"
lance's defensiveness is what allows it to be so aggressive. it thrives in dangerous situations just to say "nope" to any monster attacks, then answers back with any of a multitude of thrusts (and i guess sweeps now)to deliver a constant barrage of pain
Man, I‘ve missed your Weapon Tutorials. I remember your „text only“ Tutorials from back in the day and I‘m so glad you still do Tutorials.
I feel as if this time around the lances got the shaft time around and honestly it upsets me how such a can get left behind they need to give it some love for one instead of focusing on the katana.
Lance has never felt better. Switch all sthe switch skills and it's a whole another beast. It's got the userfriendliness of World, and the best hunter arts of GU in the same package.
But it's true that it has lower dps than many other weapons, and the thether wirebug skill is doo-doo trash, at least I never use it. Even so, rise-lance is a super comfy weapon to use.
So saying lance got the shaft is a bit too much, unless used as a pun.
the sweep attack getting a charge is pretty satisfying
music starts playing
Herny: R is to block. R-circle is for counters,
But you'll need different levels of Guard for different monsters.
i see ive found a man of culture
Nothing beats the Lance!
Hoping for a tutorial where gaijin says, "Once you _____, the fun begins!"
Valor style intensified
Goat screams too
Valor charge blade vibes here
Spinning axe mode
Pro lance tip for Offensive Guard:
-Place Large Bomb
-unsheathed Guard
-backhop
-guard thrust bomb
-Immediately use either Anchor Rage or Spiral Thrust
This triggers Both Offensive Guard & your silkbind buff
And you counter attack with said buffs.
With Anchor Rage(and no guard)
Large Bombs give red buff
And Mega Bombs give orange buff.
Spiral Thrust always gives blue buff
Offensive Guard
Anchor Rage
Spiral Thrust
Buffs are all approx. 10 seconds.
I was a lance main but it feels so underwhelming in Rise. 1st MonHun since Tri that I gave up on lance before getting out of like 2 star LR
Now I will need to play lance for a few weeks. Your tutorials are how I cycle through weapons I don’t usually play :)
Not the most useful skill, but holding ZR while in midair automatically activates a Dash Attack.
My 2 cents as a lance main.. Guard thrust helps you regain a small amount of stamina and gains monsters attention (Similar to bull fighting). Also ending thrust for dash attack could be executed in reverse direction, leading into a "backward swipe". Great tutorial and refresher video nonetheless.
Extra tip: You can move while guarding. It’s very slow, but it also recovers stamina while guarding, so you don’t have to worry as much about stamina.
Of course, this is only ever useful when guarding for an extended period of time, which should probably be done as little as possible.
gaijin hunter and lance in hand. love seeing it.
I love how you call it at its core a comfy weapon, i freaking love it. With other weapons i sometimes am scared or annoyed to fight certain monsters cause i need to chase them or dodge a lot but with the lance i can have a good fun time at every monster. Not the most dps but definitely comfy and fun!
how is it fun moving at a snails pace and not even having a good block? i want to like this class but it's just so frustratingly bad.
*Ridiculous oversized shield gang rise up!*
The last weapon I would ever use .....but I watch all Gaijins videos 😊
been a Lance main sense Tri but is it me or does it feel nerfed this game and not just because the charge has a wind up now.