I still remember watching these while learning 4U and being so curious about what kind of person GH was. These games were so mysterious at their heart, learning this stuff was like unlocking some secret magic for me. Thanks for making these things back then, and thanks for the podcasts and just being an awesome person today!
I was instantly hooked on the Charge Axe when it was first revealed, and I managed to beat Gore Magara on the NA demo that was released yesterday with it, and yet I didn't know most of what was shown in this video. Great information, you just made me fall in love with the CA even more!
Try and beat Goa with friends on the demo, it;s much harder lol. Although, it always seems to be my friends who die because they're just attracted to his super explosions lol
I tried beating Goa with a friend that wasn't really a big MH fan and he whupped us pretty hard. Of course, I think we were really unlucky, as he went berserk literally three minutes into the fight, whereas he only went berserk twice when I fought him solo, and they were at least ten and fifteen minutes into the fight when I had worked him over a bit. I think the game only scales the monster health to match four players when in multiplayer, because it took us forever to even kill a King Jaggi with two people, and he's literally worthless.
when gore magala goes into feral mode, you have to constantly hit his head to make him go bak to normal, i play with my friends, and he goes into feral mode back to normal mode less than a minute... because everyone focusing on his head
I've actually learned how to use all the weapons a lot better now, and I've beaten him with every one without dying except for the gunlance. I didn't know you could hold on to monsters with the R button, so I was constantly getting thrown off. That made all the difference, as when he went feral I just couldn't get an opening no matter what weapon I used. I'm not even a Gunner and I was able to solo him with all three ranged weapons. I've seen people talk about beating him in the demo on Local Play mode solo though, and that sounds like torture. I'm content fighting him with solo health.
SkellionPowalskiz yeah, some people are extremist and wanted to complete it alone to test out their skills, me too have done that, its good to see how good you are with some weapons, so far, the only one i succeed are soloing with bow and Glaive in the demo
Is it me or does it seem like this thing will absolutely DOMINATE this game? Huge damage Huge stun Great blocking Parries (?!) Decent mobility Fast and slow attack speed Seriously, what CAN'T this thing do? It does seem like it will take very good awareness and skill to keep track of all of the systems in a fight but this thing is a Swiss army knife of death. I LOVE IT
NoNameC68 it's not as reliable, it isn't as quick to the mark like lance or sns. the fact that the blocking can be upgraded is nice and all, but the only real reason you power up your your shield is to make axe mode stronger and land that ultra burst. evading is much quicker than blocking with this weapon, and depending on the status of your shield, easier on your stamina, not to mention it takes you a while to recover from the blow like with gs. while we're on that, blocking with it eats sharpness like the GS. block with it as if it were a GS as in, only block when it is literally your only option.
Thanks for the clarification. I guess I've never gotten far enough in MH3U to constantly worry about sharpness. But, regardless, there's no reason to dull your weapon if you don't have to. When you said the weapon isn't good at blocking, I was confused because I found that it works really good at blocking when you're in a bind. But now that you cleared it up, I think we're on the same page. : P
I am brand new to monster hunter, and I love the Charge Blade. It took me a while to get even a little comfortable with it, and I still don't block much yet, as my first instinct is to dodge. That would take some time to get out of my system. I haven't managed to get to a charged shield yet, but I can see the benefits. This is clearly was not meant to be a weapon for a newbie like me, but I am going to stick with it, as I am getting better and better. After using it, no other weapon seems quite as satisfying. I have dabbled in the Insect Glaive a bit, but I like the bulky, deliberate nature of Charge Blade far more.
Rajendra GondhalekarPractice with the Switch Axe. Charge Blade is basically the awesome nephew of Switch Axe. You can get the basics of phial based combat a lot quicker with SA as well. It's pretty quick to get used too and the switch (bad pun intended) to Charge Blade will be smoother in my opinion.
Big thanks to you for the this tutorial. I didn't get the basic functionality of how to charge my shield for the boost, and it interacted with the burst. I'm still practicing guard points, but thank you for making me aware of them in the first place.
Thank you so much. I've been using my charge blade like a complete novice apparently! I'll definitely put these techniques to use in my hunts from now on.
After learning the basics of the Charge Blade in the demo, I was extremely surprised to have found this tutorial and learn about all the crazy other things the weapon is capable of! I think I'm in love this weapon even more. Thank you Gaijin! Being a new player to Monster Hunter with MH4U being my first step into the series, I think I should check out more of your stuff!
I've been following your posts on Tumblr and totally luved this tutorial. Never realised there was so much to this impressive weapon. I'll be def watching all your tutorials.
man your tutorials are so helpful! i've been using the insect glaive for a while but watching how you chain some of the combos together is suuuper helpful. these tutorials are so straightforward and informative. love it.
It looked like an 'okay' weapon the whole time you were explaining the sns part of the weapon, then the switch into axe mode. But it really made me love it when you started explaining the phials. Been following you since MH3U on your tumblr, keep up the great work man
Yes! I've been waiting for what feels like forever for a detailed Charge Blade tutorial for 4U. Much appreciated. Super hyped for this to come out in the west.
Excellent video, thank you. I was looking forward to the Charge Blade since it was shown, and having had a taste from the demo it was becoming my new favorite weapon. But I realized I only scratched the surface, thanks to your video. Have all of my upvotes.
This is my first Monster Hunter game, and I had an instant connection with the Charge Blade. It was very easy to pick up. Even after trying other weapons, the only ones I feel good with are CB and Sword & Shield.
Really helpful tutorial, especially for someone new to MH like me. The in game notes on this weapon got me off my feet but this tutorial took my CB to the next level. Thanks! Subscribed!
Great video, I've played 30 hours of this one already and this video gave a few tactics I hadn't even seen yet. The mid-guarding in the middle of a combo will come in very useful now I know it can be pulled off.
Dude, thanks a lot for this tutorial because I almost started with this weapon but one time I didn't knew how I charged the shield, this video helped me to clear my doubts, now I will try to get the maximum advantage of the charge blade
Picked up the demo (no codes needed anymore :3) and got comfortable pretty quickly. The weapon is much less complex to understand once you get your hands on it. There's one tip I found out rather quickly that I'd like to share : 1. Fill all 5 phials. 2. Still in blade mode, get back to red energy. 3. Boost your shield. 4. Store your energy. 4 quick steps to having your shield boost and phials. While I'm at it, there's also a combo you can do pretty easily that'll bring you up to red energy by itself. Start with the 3-hit combo, shield trust, then charge attack (hold A). Hit everything and you'll be in the red.
I've gotta say, these videos of yours have helped me immensely, with learning the new weapons. Insect glaive was difficult for me to see the utility at first. Now I call it the most broken weapon type in the game! I've wanted to get better with the charge blade, so this has been even more educational. Thank you for the service you provide to the community! It's true what they say, old dogs can learn new tricks. :D
Wow, this is amazing. I didn't know the CB had such nuance. Major props for explaining everything thoroughly, and highlighting the best time to use Guard Points. It's weird but awesome.
MH3U vet here, first MH game on the 3DS and after watching your tutorial, charge blade is easily my favorite weapon. Got the demo last night and with some practice was pulling 10 minute hunts. The CB almost feels OP. A lot of weapons got some beefy addons this generation. The lance is a lot more attractive now and DS got damn sexy with archdemon mode. Awesome video OP!
the charge blade seems like one of the most awesome additions to MH in years. I'm mostly a SnS and GL user, but CB is going to be the weapon I want to master~
I just used this tutorial 2k18 !!! very helpfull and easy to remember. I'm schocked how many combinations this weapon has. But after playing by watching your tutorial i got it. Tnks a lot !
Wow dude. I've been maining CB for a while now, but apparently I had no idea how to utilize it to its full extent. I got some work to do after seeing this! Great video, mate!
dude i saw this way too late even tho i'm subscribed to your channel lol. i use a very none efficient ultra burst that is usually wasted because it took so long, i got 2 scrolls left to decipher and now i learn the proper way to use the cb. either way, thanks for your informative videos, it's been really helpful through out my game play. all the best my friend.
Thanks for the detailed breakdown of the moves, I had no idea about the block boost and the like. I did notice the guard points, but never really knew what caused them, so that will be helpful. This just made the charge blade much more interesting for me, I may have to invest some time into getting a decent selection of them like my Sword and Shields.
I thought it was a SNS-Axe Switch Axe when I tested it in demo. Then I watched this video and thought I knew what the weapon was about. Then I got to try it out real deal, and damn is it complex for me. But thanks to this multiple views and trials of the weapon, I can finally say I am... halfway decent at Charge Blade. Thank you for the great video!
Holy hell, I thought I knew everything about the Charge Blade until now. Thank you so much for teaching me about that Ultra Burst and the Shield Boost.
i've been playing this game for a while now and all i have used is my greatsword i feel its going to take me a long time to learn how to use one of these other weapons but these videos are helping me make a better educated choice. awesome work :)
Wow... Theoretically and practically, you have shown a superb presentation of the CB! I loved the weapon already, but most of my time with it was hit-or-miss...with this knowledge I feel like I just graduated CB school! What now? Time to put this knowledge to work! Thank you very much for class, esteemed instructor ;D
I thought I knew everything about this weapon, but then I discovered the Shield Boost by complete accident. Then I started experimenting a bit more to see if there was anything else I missed. Great guide, it really helped me understand what exactly this weapon is truly capable of.
Watched because I wanted to know how to do the block bursts, got that and a good way to practice. Diablos, here I come. Thanks for this vid, and enjoy a new subscriber.
Great guide! I did not even know half the stuff featured in this video when i first watched it. Fun fact: If you are in your boosted swordmode you can trigger up to 2 phial imbued hits by pressing x during your reloading animation. (R+A->X->X while in boosted swordmode)
My dearest brother. Thank you. I've spent the lat 2 days with charge blade, then re-watched the video to count how many things I've learned. I've learned 8 things. Thank you.
Thank you for the guides. To learn the Lance properly I watched your guide. I'm still quite new at Monster Hunter and I'm still getting to grips with it. I didn't think a Lance would be so tricky to use but I'm getting the hang of it. The Charge Blade though, damn. I didn't think I'd be so good at using it, hahaha!
Prior to watching this video I had never used a weapon more wrong, and i've used every weapon but charge axe. I was doing double iodrome with p.ian CA and A. Kecha and basically did pure sword mode the ENTIRE fight. My friend who mains CA was just shaking his head slowly and pointed me to this video, thanks!
This was a good refresher course on the charge blade. Loved it in MH4U and needed it to play again for Monster Hunter World. Hope we can catch each other on a hunt good sir.
lmao... ty gaijin so much if it weren't 4 u I wouldn't be the ls, db, sns, cb, lbg, gl master I am now (had to see this video 5 times to understand the cb) but I wanted to say thank u for the tutorials cuz 2 months ago I was a complete newb keep up the good work I'm a big fan can't wait to see u do mhx!
Great tutorials! It would be really nice to have some voice over commentary, as, for now, I'm watching a little bit, pausing, trying it out, then playing again. It would be cool to try it as you're explaining it. Regardless, really great stuff. Keep it up!
Your tutorials are awesome! Though I mostly main the SnS lately, the C.Blade is a close second. I didn't know about a lot of these things till a while into the game and I decided to look weapons up on a whim.
This weapon is awesome and this tutorial really helped out! Thanks! A whole new weapon line for me to upgrade too, gg. (I used GS, SnS, SA and DS in mh3u)
I've been using this since the game came out. I never knew most of the moves uses here like charging your shield. That's awesome! Definitely my favorite weapon now
Thank you for showing off the guard points!!! I knew about the spin slash one but not about the upper slash and morph one. ^_^ I'm definitely going to practice that more!
After 145 hunts with the charge blade I still didn't know some of this. I'd done all of it, but hadn't yet worked out exactly how to do some of it. Very nice, my skill will be going up a bit more. :)
Excellent work my friend. You have actually rekindled my passion for this game. Only if Capcom would come to an agreement with Sony in order to see this in ps4
this video made me realize how absolutely trash i am at charge blade, but more so that i have sooo much to learn and that the weapon can be very fluid and you can chain attacks everywhere.. this weapon will be difficult to master but so rewarding
Whoa. I am HR4 and been using the Charge Blade since the beginning and never knew about the shield charge. I will be practicing that tonight. Also watched your GL tutorial and I may give it whirl again. I didn't like the evade but now I know how great the shield is.
Sweet merciful lord I love this weapon. I played around with it in the demo and now that I actually have the game it is my absolute most used weapon. I've actually had to force myself to step away from Charge Blades because the usage count for them on my guild-card is so much higher than any other weapon it's uncomfortable. But god DAMN... So many combo possibilities! So many fun moves! It's my DREAM weapon!
I've grown to like the Charge Blade. It's now my sub weapon for smaller faster monsters that I can't easily hit with the Great Sword. Super fun to use as well.
I think the guard point after horizontal slash is more useful than you think. The shield stays out for an incredibly long time, plus you can morph to axe just as you lose the guard point frames from the horizontal slash to extend the guard point even longer. You also always use the horizontal slash after a side step, so you can do stuff like Draw out > X+A > X > Delay > Side Step > X to get a huge window of guard point frames.
also worth noting is if you mistime your guard point and just hold R it transitions seamlessly into a normal guard. I think what he means though is that you have to plan ahead in many cases to use the spinning guardpoint because the point doesnt come till the end and its not available after all attacks, while the morphing guardpoint can be done instantly at any time in any combo to counter an attack that catches you off guard.
You taught me a bunch of things I didn't know about the CB. So far the Shield thrust (I happened to do it like twice until now), the Super burst in Ultra mode (That was some news. And considering that the Mega Burst (the Burst with Ultra mode and phials) unload everything, that super burst come handy. You can use Super Burst and unleashed the ultra when then Ultra mode is going off.) and the Guard Point. That was some interesting tutorial.
I never really appreciated how much was going on when it came to charge axe players. I will now give them more space when it comes to the monster's head (I play a pretty supportive hunting horn and suppose they have just as much right to be at the head as I do)
The utility and unique attack patterns/combinations is so unreal. I'm on HR 5 right now and still using switch axe. Maybe its about time to main this weapon ;)
Thanks for this tutorial. i was using the charge blade without charging my A attack, knowing about the shield boost, and the ultra move. managed to get to gore magala and take it out without those tricks but with them i just wrecked my best times against it.
well i learned something to day, have over 100 hours of just charge axe under my belt, and i knew about the auto guard after the spin, but didn't know about the free explosion, nor the guard points, thanks a lot for the info
I Spent over 40 hours and I thought I knew the ins and outs of the CA, then a friend linked me to this channel and now I feel like i was but a wee babe, time to go spend another 40 hours mastering this god-send of a weapon
Man, I love this weapon. I primarily solo hunted in MH3U (the other monster hunter I've played seriously) with weapons such as the hammer and long sword, and the CB is just so much more fun (imo, of course) and varied. Although it's definitely not that hard to use, it still has some degree of a learning curve to use effectively, making it rather rewarding to use. Admittedly it's a poor choice for certain hunts, but so far it's my favorite weapon in the game.
gaijin hunter I just wanted to point out two more things you kind of left out in my opinion after having used the Charge Blade as soon as I picked up the new game. Having been a Monster Hunter player since the first game, I was dying to try out this and the Insect Glaive. And after fiddling around with it then hearing about your channel, I decided to see whats up. The two points I wanted to hit on were the two moves I felt you left out. Both are pretty simple and straight forward and both involve a charged shield. 1st: With a Charged Shield, you can go from blocking an attack successfully straight into Axe Morph to counter your monsters attack (if you feel there is a safe opening). This can lead into some nice combos. 2nd: I felt this one is an important one imo. When you have a charged shield, you can push R+A (as if you were charging phials) and follow it up with a normal sword attack. This actually puts a phial burst onto your sword itself also giving it Impact/Element damage just like the shield burst. Especially if you're close enough where you can't input that damage to the head via axe mode.
Crazy Jay You can. I also just recently discovered another new move not shown in this video. When "charging" your vials into the shield, press A to instantly bring out at Charged Axe attack (instead of the sword swung from the shield using x)
Thunderheart2186 Yeah, I've used that one for a while. Useful if you need to load phials right as the monster got knocked down. And I think OP just found it easier to go from block -> Axe swing while the shield's charged, since you can take greater hits. You can't do it after blocking especially strong hits (The ones that send you sliding back a good few meters).
Crazy Jay Love these videos, just personally glad I came to them after having already played with the new ones (since I know how to use the old ones) myself and teaching myself the ropes. Been playing MH since the beginning, when there were like NO tutorials, so its only habit for me to avoid them until I'm well into the game.
One of my favourite things to do with this weapon recently is that you can do the round slash immediately after a sidestep, which you can also do immediately after a round slash. Basically, it allows you to do an infinite round slash combo (until your weapon starts to bounce). It's not 100% practical as you move all over the place but it's really fun to do.
All of these are super helpful and informative. Definitely helped me out heaps. Only criticism is that you have to read it all, which gets annoying especially if you're trying to do the moves along with the video.
I still remember watching these while learning 4U and being so curious about what kind of person GH was. These games were so mysterious at their heart, learning this stuff was like unlocking some secret magic for me. Thanks for making these things back then, and thanks for the podcasts and just being an awesome person today!
I was instantly hooked on the Charge Axe when it was first revealed, and I managed to beat Gore Magara on the NA demo that was released yesterday with it, and yet I didn't know most of what was shown in this video. Great information, you just made me fall in love with the CA even more!
Try and beat Goa with friends on the demo, it;s much harder lol. Although, it always seems to be my friends who die because they're just attracted to his super explosions lol
I tried beating Goa with a friend that wasn't really a big MH fan and he whupped us pretty hard.
Of course, I think we were really unlucky, as he went berserk literally three minutes into the fight, whereas he only went berserk twice when I fought him solo, and they were at least ten and fifteen minutes into the fight when I had worked him over a bit.
I think the game only scales the monster health to match four players when in multiplayer, because it took us forever to even kill a King Jaggi with two people, and he's literally worthless.
when gore magala goes into feral mode, you have to constantly hit his head to make him go bak to normal, i play with my friends, and he goes into feral mode back to normal mode less than a minute... because everyone focusing on his head
I've actually learned how to use all the weapons a lot better now, and I've beaten him with every one without dying except for the gunlance.
I didn't know you could hold on to monsters with the R button, so I was constantly getting thrown off.
That made all the difference, as when he went feral I just couldn't get an opening no matter what weapon I used. I'm not even a Gunner and I was able to solo him with all three ranged weapons.
I've seen people talk about beating him in the demo on Local Play mode solo though, and that sounds like torture. I'm content fighting him with solo health.
SkellionPowalskiz
yeah, some people are extremist and wanted to complete it alone to test out their skills, me too have done that, its good to see how good you are with some weapons, so far, the only one i succeed are soloing with bow and Glaive in the demo
Good lord that's a lot to take in all at once. I'll probably have to revisit this often.
Is it me or does it seem like this thing will absolutely DOMINATE this game?
Huge damage
Huge stun
Great blocking
Parries (?!)
Decent mobility
Fast and slow attack speed
Seriously, what CAN'T this thing do?
It does seem like it will take very good awareness and skill to keep track of all of the systems in a fight but this thing is a Swiss army knife of death.
I LOVE IT
blocking is actually not that great, and not to mention slow attack animations (for a good majority of attacks) mean you are a very easy target.
DrShoe Canpyrotoo What do you mean the blocking isn't that great?
NoNameC68 it's not as reliable, it isn't as quick to the mark like lance or sns.
the fact that the blocking can be upgraded is nice and all, but the only real reason you power up your your shield is to make axe mode stronger and land that ultra burst.
evading is much quicker than blocking with this weapon, and depending on the status of your shield, easier on your stamina, not to mention it takes you a while to recover from the blow like with gs. while we're on that, blocking with it eats sharpness like the GS.
block with it as if it were a GS as in, only block when it is literally your only option.
Thanks for the clarification. I guess I've never gotten far enough in MH3U to constantly worry about sharpness. But, regardless, there's no reason to dull your weapon if you don't have to.
When you said the weapon isn't good at blocking, I was confused because I found that it works really good at blocking when you're in a bind. But now that you cleared it up, I think we're on the same page. : P
also ko's, often
I am brand new to monster hunter, and I love the Charge Blade. It took me a while to get even a little comfortable with it, and I still don't block much yet, as my first instinct is to dodge. That would take some time to get out of my system. I haven't managed to get to a charged shield yet, but I can see the benefits. This is clearly was not meant to be a weapon for a newbie like me, but I am going to stick with it, as I am getting better and better. After using it, no other weapon seems quite as satisfying. I have dabbled in the Insect Glaive a bit, but I like the bulky, deliberate nature of Charge Blade far more.
Best of luck!!!!
Rajendra GondhalekarPractice with the Switch Axe. Charge Blade is basically the awesome nephew of Switch Axe. You can get the basics of phial based combat a lot quicker with SA as well. It's pretty quick to get used too and the switch (bad pun intended) to Charge Blade will be smoother in my opinion.
Big thanks to you for the this tutorial. I didn't get the basic functionality of how to charge my shield for the boost, and it interacted with the burst. I'm still practicing guard points, but thank you for making me aware of them in the first place.
Thank you so much. I've been using my charge blade like a complete novice apparently! I'll definitely put these techniques to use in my hunts from now on.
After learning the basics of the Charge Blade in the demo, I was extremely surprised to have found this tutorial and learn about all the crazy other things the weapon is capable of!
I think I'm in love this weapon even more. Thank you Gaijin! Being a new player to Monster Hunter with MH4U being my first step into the series, I think I should check out more of your stuff!
Damn how did this land in my recommended tab haha.
If you're reading this gaijin.. i love your videos & you're style as a content creator. Keep it up!
Man, it's been so long lol, I remember watching these videos, It's been forever!
I've been following your posts on Tumblr and totally luved this tutorial. Never realised there was so much to this impressive weapon. I'll be def watching all your tutorials.
man your tutorials are so helpful! i've been using the insect glaive for a while but watching how you chain some of the combos together is suuuper helpful. these tutorials are so straightforward and informative. love it.
Sux years later and I still love to com back to these videos
I had no idea about the shield boost mechanic and the Ultra Burst! This weapon is absolutely incredible.
It looked like an 'okay' weapon the whole time you were explaining the sns part of the weapon, then the switch into axe mode.
But it really made me love it when you started explaining the phials.
Been following you since MH3U on your tumblr, keep up the great work man
Thanks for following me so long and the kind words!
gaijin hunter hey man love your content , but can u make a tutorial of the light and heavy bowgun ... thank you ... keep it up
Super comprehensive tutorial. Totally subbed just because of the CB guide. Loving the rest of them too.
Yes! I've been waiting for what feels like forever for a detailed Charge Blade tutorial for 4U. Much appreciated. Super hyped for this to come out in the west.
Excellent video, thank you. I was looking forward to the Charge Blade since it was shown, and having had a taste from the demo it was becoming my new favorite weapon. But I realized I only scratched the surface, thanks to your video. Have all of my upvotes.
This is my first Monster Hunter game, and I had an instant connection with the Charge Blade. It was very easy to pick up. Even after trying other weapons, the only ones I feel good with are CB and Sword & Shield.
Really helpful tutorial, especially for someone new to MH like me. The in game notes on this weapon got me off my feet but this tutorial took my CB to the next level. Thanks! Subscribed!
Great video, I've played 30 hours of this one already and this video gave a few tactics I hadn't even seen yet. The mid-guarding in the middle of a combo will come in very useful now I know it can be pulled off.
Dude, thanks a lot for this tutorial because I almost started with this weapon but one time I didn't knew how I charged the shield, this video helped me to clear my doubts, now I will try to get the maximum advantage of the charge blade
Picked up the demo (no codes needed anymore :3) and got comfortable pretty quickly. The weapon is much less complex to understand once you get your hands on it. There's one tip I found out rather quickly that I'd like to share :
1. Fill all 5 phials.
2. Still in blade mode, get back to red energy.
3. Boost your shield.
4. Store your energy.
4 quick steps to having your shield boost and phials.
While I'm at it, there's also a combo you can do pretty easily that'll bring you up to red energy by itself. Start with the 3-hit combo, shield trust, then charge attack (hold A). Hit everything and you'll be in the red.
I've gotta say, these videos of yours have helped me immensely, with learning the new weapons. Insect glaive was difficult for me to see the utility at first. Now I call it the most broken weapon type in the game! I've wanted to get better with the charge blade, so this has been even more educational. Thank you for the service you provide to the community! It's true what they say, old dogs can learn new tricks. :D
Wow, this is amazing. I didn't know the CB had such nuance. Major props for explaining everything thoroughly, and highlighting the best time to use Guard Points. It's weird but awesome.
MH3U vet here, first MH game on the 3DS and after watching your tutorial, charge blade is easily my favorite weapon. Got the demo last night and with some practice was pulling 10 minute hunts. The CB almost feels OP. A lot of weapons got some beefy addons this generation. The lance is a lot more attractive now and DS got damn sexy with archdemon mode. Awesome video OP!
the charge blade seems like one of the most awesome additions to MH in years.
I'm mostly a SnS and GL user, but CB is going to be the weapon I want to master~
Currently practicing up with this weapon on the demo, this video being my main reference, it's coming to me pretty quick thanks to you gaijin :D
Thanks ever so much for producing this video. Now I feel extremely comfortable with playing with the Charge Blade! :D
Nice tutorial! Shield charge is amazing, and there are moves that would be impossible to guess without a detailed guide.
The guard switch is so much helpful. Thank you for sharing!
I just used this tutorial 2k18 !!! very helpfull and easy to remember. I'm schocked how many combinations this weapon has. But after playing by watching your tutorial i got it. Tnks a lot !
This is why i am so excited for the CB, it looks so epic and the blocking abilities only make it so much more appealing.
Wow dude. I've been maining CB for a while now, but apparently I had no idea how to utilize it to its full extent. I got some work to do after seeing this! Great video, mate!
dude i saw this way too late even tho i'm subscribed to your channel lol. i use a very none efficient ultra burst that is usually wasted because it took so long, i got 2 scrolls left to decipher and now i learn the proper way to use the cb. either way, thanks for your informative videos, it's been really helpful through out my game play. all the best my friend.
Thanks for the detailed breakdown of the moves, I had no idea about the block boost and the like. I did notice the guard points, but never really knew what caused them, so that will be helpful. This just made the charge blade much more interesting for me, I may have to invest some time into getting a decent selection of them like my Sword and Shields.
I thought it was a SNS-Axe Switch Axe when I tested it in demo.
Then I watched this video and thought I knew what the weapon was about.
Then I got to try it out real deal, and damn is it complex for me.
But thanks to this multiple views and trials of the weapon, I can finally say I am... halfway decent at Charge Blade.
Thank you for the great video!
Holy hell, I thought I knew everything about the Charge Blade until now. Thank you so much for teaching me about that Ultra Burst and the Shield Boost.
I'm going to love working to master this move set.
Thxs so much for this video, so much useful information even after 30 hours using the CB, cant believe their were still so much i didnt know!
Amazingly helpful and informative, once 4u comes out, I am sure to revist this as I am planning to main charge blade! Thanks
Oh dang, didn't even know about the shield charge. Very insightful!
Suuuuuuuper helpful, dude!
I've been playing for nearly 100 hours with the charge blade and I didn't know some of this stuff
i've been playing this game for a while now and all i have used is my greatsword i feel its going to take me a long time to learn how to use one of these other weapons but these videos are helping me make a better educated choice.
awesome work :)
Wow...
Theoretically and practically, you have shown a superb presentation of the CB! I loved the weapon already, but most of my time with it was hit-or-miss...with this knowledge I feel like I just graduated CB school! What now? Time to put this knowledge to work! Thank you very much for class, esteemed instructor ;D
I thought I knew everything about this weapon, but then I discovered the Shield Boost by complete accident. Then I started experimenting a bit more to see if there was anything else I missed.
Great guide, it really helped me understand what exactly this weapon is truly capable of.
Watched because I wanted to know how to do the block bursts, got that and a good way to practice. Diablos, here I come. Thanks for this vid, and enjoy a new subscriber.
Great guide! I did not even know half the stuff featured in this video when i first watched it.
Fun fact:
If you are in your boosted swordmode you can trigger up to 2 phial imbued hits by pressing x during your reloading animation. (R+A->X->X while in boosted swordmode)
My dearest brother. Thank you. I've spent the lat 2 days with charge blade, then re-watched the video to count how many things I've learned. I've learned 8 things. Thank you.
i loved the charge axe, this taught me how to use it properly, now i love it even more. Liked and Subscribed.
Thank you for the guides. To learn the Lance properly I watched your guide. I'm still quite new at Monster Hunter and I'm still getting to grips with it. I didn't think a Lance would be so tricky to use but I'm getting the hang of it. The Charge Blade though, damn. I didn't think I'd be so good at using it, hahaha!
Beautiful tutorial gaijin :] Very in depth and made me love the charge blade even more than I do now :]
oh my god this was an awesome tutorial !!! some of these things I would never have found out by myself, thank you !
Prior to watching this video I had never used a weapon more wrong, and i've used every weapon but charge axe. I was doing double iodrome with p.ian CA and A. Kecha and basically did pure sword mode the ENTIRE fight. My friend who mains CA was just shaking his head slowly and pointed me to this video, thanks!
Great video, im now super hyped to try out this weapon when MH4U comes out!
This was a good refresher course on the charge blade. Loved it in MH4U and needed it to play again for Monster Hunter World. Hope we can catch each other on a hunt good sir.
I always learn something watching these, thanks man!
Great video, thanks very much for putting it together. Was totally unaware of the putting the charge into the shield!
lmao... ty gaijin so much if it weren't 4 u I wouldn't be the ls, db, sns, cb, lbg, gl master I am now
(had to see this video 5 times to understand the cb) but I wanted to say thank u for the tutorials cuz 2 months ago I was a complete newb
keep up the good work I'm a big fan can't wait to see u do mhx!
Oh wow, talk about a blast from the past
Been waiting forever for this, Gaijin-san! Thank you so much!
Great tutorials! It would be really nice to have some voice over commentary, as, for now, I'm watching a little bit, pausing, trying it out, then playing again. It would be cool to try it as you're explaining it.
Regardless, really great stuff. Keep it up!
Your tutorials are awesome!
Though I mostly main the SnS lately, the C.Blade is a close second.
I didn't know about a lot of these things till a while into the game and I decided to look weapons up on a whim.
great tutorial man, the capabilities of this weapon are superb
Nice! I didn't know/notice about the last part of the shield.. this changes everything!
I legit learned a couple things that I didn't know about this weapon here. So, thank you.Shield thrust and guard charge and super burst? daaaaaamn.
This weapon is awesome and this tutorial really helped out! Thanks! A whole new weapon line for me to upgrade too, gg. (I used GS, SnS, SA and DS in mh3u)
After watching this tutorial video, I managed to solo Gore Magala (demo) with CB in 15-20 min, you're my hero! ;)
I've been using this since the game came out. I never knew most of the moves uses here like charging your shield. That's awesome! Definitely my favorite weapon now
Thank you for showing off the guard points!!! I knew about the spin slash one but not about the upper slash and morph one. ^_^ I'm definitely going to practice that more!
After 145 hunts with the charge blade I still didn't know some of this. I'd done all of it, but hadn't yet worked out exactly how to do some of it. Very nice, my skill will be going up a bit more. :)
Excellent work my friend. You have actually rekindled my passion for this game. Only if Capcom would come to an agreement with Sony in order to see this in ps4
this video made me realize how absolutely trash i am at charge blade, but more so that i have sooo much to learn and that the weapon can be very fluid and you can chain attacks everywhere.. this weapon will be difficult to master but so rewarding
Awesome tutorial! Really got me excited to play with the CB. I hope you make one for the other weapons too. Keep up the good work! ^^
Thanks! I am thinking about doing a horn video next, since it's one of the greatest weapons but also the most misunderstood!
Whoa. I am HR4 and been using the Charge Blade since the beginning and never knew about the shield charge. I will be practicing that tonight.
Also watched your GL tutorial and I may give it whirl again. I didn't like the evade but now I know how great the shield is.
Sweet merciful lord I love this weapon. I played around with it in the demo and now that I actually have the game it is my absolute most used weapon. I've actually had to force myself to step away from Charge Blades because the usage count for them on my guild-card is so much higher than any other weapon it's uncomfortable.
But god DAMN... So many combo possibilities! So many fun moves! It's my DREAM weapon!
very good guide! great job!
i've been using CB as main weapon. here and there i got used to it. but still you gave some very useful tips. :)
Awesome guide! i can't wait to try it when mh4u comes out.
I've grown to like the Charge Blade. It's now my sub weapon for smaller faster monsters that I can't easily hit with the Great Sword. Super fun to use as well.
OMG I AM SO LOOKING FOWARD TO THIS! GREAT WORK!
^.^
I think the guard point after horizontal slash is more useful than you think. The shield stays out for an incredibly long time, plus you can morph to axe just as you lose the guard point frames from the horizontal slash to extend the guard point even longer. You also always use the horizontal slash after a side step, so you can do stuff like Draw out > X+A > X > Delay > Side Step > X to get a huge window of guard point frames.
also worth noting is if you mistime your guard point and just hold R it transitions seamlessly into a normal guard. I think what he means though is that you have to plan ahead in many cases to use the spinning guardpoint because the point doesnt come till the end and its not available after all attacks, while the morphing guardpoint can be done instantly at any time in any combo to counter an attack that catches you off guard.
You taught me a bunch of things I didn't know about the CB. So far the Shield thrust (I happened to do it like twice until now), the Super burst in Ultra mode (That was some news. And considering that the Mega Burst (the Burst with Ultra mode and phials) unload everything, that super burst come handy. You can use Super Burst and unleashed the ultra when then Ultra mode is going off.) and the Guard Point. That was some interesting tutorial.
GREAT video bruh. very easy to understand and and good examples used.
I never really appreciated how much was going on when it came to charge axe players. I will now give them more space when it comes to the monster's head (I play a pretty supportive hunting horn and suppose they have just as much right to be at the head as I do)
This video is awesome, you helped me so much !
Thank you ! :D
The utility and unique attack patterns/combinations is so unreal. I'm on HR 5 right now and still using switch axe. Maybe its about time to main this weapon ;)
I just posted on your tumblr earlier about input for charging the shield. I just wanted to say thank you for replying. Got it down pat now.
Thank you very much for your tutorial. This weapon is very tricky to use but with your tutorial i am going to be a Killer. Thanks! :)
been using this weapon for a while without realizing there is SO MUCH DEPTH TO IT HOLY CRAP
Thanks for this tutorial. i was using the charge blade without charging my A attack, knowing about the shield boost, and the ultra move. managed to get to gore magala and take it out without those tricks but with them i just wrecked my best times against it.
Wow great video dude. Amazing video actually. Very informative.
That was pretty useful. I knew there had to be more to charge blade. Thanks!
well i learned something to day, have over 100 hours of just charge axe under my belt, and i knew about the auto guard after the spin, but didn't know about the free explosion, nor the guard points, thanks a lot for the info
I Spent over 40 hours and I thought I knew the ins and outs of the CA, then a friend linked me to this channel and now I feel like i was but a wee babe, time to go spend another 40 hours mastering this god-send of a weapon
Man, I love this weapon. I primarily solo hunted in MH3U (the other monster hunter I've played seriously) with weapons such as the hammer and long sword, and the CB is just so much more fun (imo, of course) and varied. Although it's definitely not that hard to use, it still has some degree of a learning curve to use effectively, making it rather rewarding to use. Admittedly it's a poor choice for certain hunts, but so far it's my favorite weapon in the game.
gaijin hunter I just wanted to point out two more things you kind of left out in my opinion after having used the Charge Blade as soon as I picked up the new game. Having been a Monster Hunter player since the first game, I was dying to try out this and the Insect Glaive. And after fiddling around with it then hearing about your channel, I decided to see whats up.
The two points I wanted to hit on were the two moves I felt you left out. Both are pretty simple and straight forward and both involve a charged shield.
1st: With a Charged Shield, you can go from blocking an attack successfully straight into Axe Morph to counter your monsters attack (if you feel there is a safe opening). This can lead into some nice combos.
2nd: I felt this one is an important one imo. When you have a charged shield, you can push R+A (as if you were charging phials) and follow it up with a normal sword attack. This actually puts a phial burst onto your sword itself also giving it Impact/Element damage just like the shield burst. Especially if you're close enough where you can't input that damage to the head via axe mode.
I believe you can switch to axe from a block without a charged shield.
You can do it with out charged shields too
Crazy Jay
You can. I also just recently discovered another new move not shown in this video. When "charging" your vials into the shield, press A to instantly bring out at Charged Axe attack (instead of the sword swung from the shield using x)
Thunderheart2186
Yeah, I've used that one for a while. Useful if you need to load phials right as the monster got knocked down.
And I think OP just found it easier to go from block -> Axe swing while the shield's charged, since you can take greater hits. You can't do it after blocking especially strong hits (The ones that send you sliding back a good few meters).
Crazy Jay Love these videos, just personally glad I came to them after having already played with the new ones (since I know how to use the old ones) myself and teaching myself the ropes.
Been playing MH since the beginning, when there were like NO tutorials, so its only habit for me to avoid them until I'm well into the game.
One of my favourite things to do with this weapon recently is that you can do the round slash immediately after a sidestep, which you can also do immediately after a round slash. Basically, it allows you to do an infinite round slash combo (until your weapon starts to bounce). It's not 100% practical as you move all over the place but it's really fun to do.
Awesome! I can't believe I've never heard of the ultra burst before!
These were the old days where gaijin didn’t talk
All of these are super helpful and informative. Definitely helped me out heaps. Only criticism is that you have to read it all, which gets annoying especially if you're trying to do the moves along with the video.