Not sure if you'll see this but did they remove where you could change directions with the slinger ammo to TCS? because it won't let me shoot my slinger with my weapon drawn.
@mockzu it still works! Try a draw attack into the left trigger for slinger burst. Combined with a direction on your control stick it should lead straight into TCS!
Small note. Fantastic video btw. As a Greatsword main I can confirm that in very “specific” situations the charge “tackle” is not invincible. When Alatreon tries to stomp on you with his forelegs he will indeed knock you onto your back and trigger that aweful crawling away animation. Also, does not grant invincibility frames, it’s basically a counter that mitigates a percentage of damage taken when used effectively. While not invincible it is very useful and can even be used to live through Arch Tempered monsters ultimate attacks with end game builds.
Used the Greatsword from day one. Never even switched post game, something about that small freeze after landing that combo and seeing that big damage number. Absolute favorite weapon!
I felt this way about the bow, nothing else intrigued me, loved playing at range. Then one day tried others weapons like the longsword, GS and now the charge blade. Game always feels fresh doing it, I recommend giving it a try!
World was my introduction to the series and I wanted to start with the greatsword, but quickly gave up and switched to LS and mained that for a few years. I started a new character yesterday and I'm planning on just doing greatsword all the way to Fatalis. In a way it's a very simple weapon but so difficult to learn well I think. Great vid, helps a ton!
Heya, love the guide on GS. You did missed a pretty important mechanic with tackle and jumping wide slash, they are both powered by charging your charge slash attacks. Also, tackle doesn’t give you I-frames, it gives you super armour, allowing you to tank a hit without being knock back.
Wanted to get into Great Sword for the last 8 or 9 years but never found the will to use it for more than a day or two at a time. The energy you bring to this guide will, hopefully, help my motivation.
Did you end up using the GS? I started a new game after being a hammer main in world and swaxe main in rise. It was rough at first almost changed weapons but stuck with it, now it’s my favorite weapon.
@@merc0506I used switch axe and LS in Tri and mained CB in 4U and World. Started a new MHW run two days ago with the GS, your comment gives me hope and motivates me to get better with it.
@@Trojanischer_Esel Not sure how it is with a charge blade but with hammer,sns and switch axe you fight more on reaction and countering with the great sword you gotta know the monsters move set fairly well and wait for an opening or create one if you know where the monster will be. At some point it should click, my moment was when odagoron jumped to swipe at me and I knew he would jump back after so I shoulder tackled than hit him with a true charge slash knocking him down. Also shoulder tackling a charging monster into a KO doesn’t get old.
Yes. Just started the playthrough, used my new ps5 as a reason to do so. Been doing solo for all assignments and I haven't failed one yet (Just killed Velkhana). Definitely was rough to begin with, though my countless hours in World (and every other game since 3rd gen) have certainly helped. It makes me feel a little strange learning a new weapon because I both miss all my hits and get hit out of my attacks yet I'm also rolling through attacks and roars as if I knew what I was doing lol@@merc0506
I’m not a great sword user, I’m a bow and gunlance main, but I thought that the video was great and helped me to understand more about the great sword. I’d love to see a guide video like this for bow or gunlance cause you do an amazing job
1 perk the GS has, Mounting potential for other hunters without using ledges or jumping off walls or edge beetles, just have them uppercut you into the air and perform your attack in the air. Just pray that the monster doesn’t sidestep or attacks as your in mid-flight. Me and my brother run GS as a main weapons and launching each other and getting the mount is always a dopamine spike as nothing was in vain and we get a monster toppled over and gives others a moment to sharpen weapons, heal, or set things up to ruin a monster’s day.
Maximum Might is a good perk for greatswords, IMO as the only thing you do that takes stamina is your tackle and that stamina usually comes back before you even get your next attack off Easy to fit into a lot of builds with the Furious Rajang set too.
Hammer main, tested out the greatsword bc a little more extra dmg. It does more than the hammer but the hammer is more agile. Maybe give it s try. AND I think the hammer got some really sick moves too ^^ like the airborne spin :D
This is an excellent guide. It actually reminds me of watching Arekkz's Weapon Workshop when I was just starting to really get into MH a few years ago. It was a better, simpler time. Thank you for the throwback :)
Over the years and generations of mh I've tried all weapons and their different versions which from gen to gen, yet, nothing beats the feeling of a strong charge hitting, even if it takes 50 misses, that one hit is all it takes.
I never got into this weapon, played with a bunch and loved them like bow, charge blade, hammer, longsword, ss. Your videos make me want to start playing monster hunter again from scratch and try this weapon.
Thank you! And yeah I miss Mana Khemia haha. It is actually a very underrated game. Most people don't even know about it so it makes me happy to know you recognized the 1st battle theme! 😌
Great vid dude! Love the greatsword, was my first main weapon in the series. But for a few years now ive rocked the CB, so much power if used in right way 💪 would love to seea vid about cb 😊
I just started playing, been fooling around with lots of weapons and your videos have been super helpful as I've accidentally done some attacks I had later no idea how to access. Greatsword feels super cool to play. I enjoy the idea of standing your ground and delivering a powerful blow against a monster charging at you
good video! Greatsword is always been a huge power house since *Monster Hunter 2*, and even to this day, it is one of my favourite weapon to use because how ridiculous the power is, easily topple monsters and deal 1K damage is NUTS! "Hol up, Monster Hunter 2? Not the first one?", Yeah sadly the first one GS need to let the crown go to Lance, because: 1. Lance hit hard and fast and can block. 2. Greatsword is slow and only hit as hard as lance because it doesn't have Charge Attack yet (you read that right, there's no charge slash or any kind of charge attack in the first MH)
I’ve learned to use the opening attack and stow to run in 90% of situations, at least until I know the monster moveset really well to be more confident or when an obvious opportunity presents itself. The main reason I would recommend it to any player regardless of weapon main is because it will teach you to slow down and actually read the monster which I was atrocious at as a previous dual blades main. I know it seems like you aren’t getting much damage in with just the opening attack only to run but the reality is you aren’t that far behind dps wise by doing that, doing 100 damage every 10 seconds vs 2 damage very quickly with dual blades or something isn’t actually that different and I encourage people to give it a fair chance.
I'm a newbie just getting into it and I ended up choosing the greatsword for the same reasons that you listed. This video is super helpful thank you so much. I can't wait to have a sick dragon greatsword.
Back when I played we called it "Ledge Hopping". Was great against the Lishen from the Witcher 3 collab. Super excited about MHW Wilds. Hope it brings back the 'hunting' that was lost in Rise.
U miss of the important move on GS. Side bash which can be combine with slinger burst. U can tackle side bash slinger burst. And did u know that guard kick takcle is the fastest movement to tackle from seathed weapon.
I decided to pick up MHW again after a long hiatus. Fresh playthrough and coming from hammer/lbg main I wanted something else this time so picked greatsword. This was very helpful and informative. I'm no where near these builds but the weapon slaps and it slaps hard! Thank you.
As someone who recently started playing MHW and chose the Greatsword: Thank you so much for coming in clutch with an up to date guide. As for why I chose the Greatsword? It's big, and lets me get up close and personal with monsters.
9:32 two other things I've noticed about the jumping wide slash is that if you change it, it does extra damage. Second it doesn't get deflected off of hard monster parts.
Tbh I've been playing worlds since it released..... and I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD CHARGE THE AIR JUMP SLASH!..... I learned some thing new today. Life turned upside down, thank you For the awesome video!
i love the face at 3:07 - after all that explaining of why and how you just see this face with 4 eyes. just cracks me up. only thing missing is literally a zoom in on it to count all the pixels
Two of my most epic moments in this game were with this weapon. One is when I was basically trying to remember how to play it again after a LONG time not playing the game at all and decided that Tigrex is a good training partner 😅. It was a bit rough, but the ending was glorious when he charged at me I dodged into a climbable wall and smacked him on the head with a charged aerial attack finishing the hunt Other moment isn't a crazy strong monster, but just -an unfortunate case of ABSOLUTE HUMAN BRUTALITY- a happy little accident. Random side mission with Great Girros, poor boy fell, I'm charging my TCS and letting it go. Moments before the BIG hit connects a small girros jumps in the way and gets hit and then another one and a third one and only then my blade lands on the bigger one. Those zesty sounds, visual effects and the hit lag procking over and over was absolutely insane. Only thing that'd make it more epic (and horrifying) is if it was the final hit 😅
As a bow and insect glaive user, i only use the greatsword as a last resort to get the job done as fast as i can or whenever i feel like i need a bit tanky but also heavy hitter play style.
That wide slash after a tackle is devastating because it does very decent dmg but set you up for a slingshot into TCS which is (imo) the highest dmg combo for the sword.
Learning how to properly use the tackle completely changed the game for me. GS is basically unplayable if you don't know how to use it. Now using it and then bonking the monsters is super satisfying.
Nothing feels worse then when you shoulder through a move and the monster does a follow up attack and kills you cause you are left with like a quarter hp
Greatsword also simplifies the game a bit. You deal very little elemental damage with the great sword (at least compared to your raw damage) so you can more or less just ignore weapon swaps between monsters and just pick whatever greatsword has the highest raw. The importance of elements varies wildly between weapons with greatsword having the least importance for element and dual blades being the most. A good way to estimate the importance of elements for GS, whatever the element says just divide it by 12 and add to the raw only if you are using the element the monster is weak to. Dual blades, in comparison, keep whatever number there is and increase it by 50%.
I don't know if it's a MHRise thing but I often use the kick to get to TCS very fast when I need to pull it in a short amount of time, you can even run and block then roll to instantly get into tackle from a distance without having to draw the weapon and canceling the block animation.
I've been playing MHW since 2018. I main hammer, longsword, and bow. I tried greatsword for the first time this past weekend. It's different for sure. But it seems extremely fun and simplistic. I appreciate this video.
Greatswords smasssshhhh! but it's just too slow for me. Need something with a little more Zoom. When I use the greatsword, I feel like I'm stuck in a bad dream where I can't move normally 😅
GS is my second main and I love it because of how strongly it encourages monster knowledge and it feels absolutely amazing to land those heavy ass attacks without waiting for openings
sorry if you said so at some point in your video but is there a reason you are using somewhat suboptimal builds? Is it just stuff you came up with yourself, do you dont wanna use frostcraft and fatalis armor? a bit confused is all
Tackle got hyper armor, but not I-frames Blocking should only be an emergency option as it depletes your sharpness quickly Not much point to use Rising slash in most situations. I only use it in some match ups to style with wide to rising to overhead combo 😅
Great guide. getting into MHW with GS and this vid helped a lot. i gotta ask, howd u aim the true strike at 16:30. u were tackling and were able able to land TCS almost 90 degree on ur left. aiming tcs is my biggest hurdle rn so any tips (settings, animation clues, positioning tips) would help a lot
Jumping wide slash uses the benefits of charging. So if you charge to level 3 for any of your hits and decide to cancel into jumping wide slash it will do level 3 damage. Pretty big deal lol shocking how overlooked this move is. It’s amazing for quick moments notice damage
I greatly prefer the frostcraft crit draw playstyle over standard play. A fully charged draw attack outdamaged my TCS. Made a raw one with fatalis, and then one for each element, with alatreon as the dragon element. I actually made 2 ice ones. One I used... I think it was legiana for decent damage with good ice element, and the other.... the big fish sword. I tell ya it's super fun. My main issue when making the builds ends up being deco slots. Can't always fit what I want. Oh well, sometimes the choice comes down to aerial attack damage +30% vs guard up. Especially when you can't max evade window
People have been returning to Worldborne for a few months. I think it has to do with the fact that Rise's endgame is mostly just monsters with heavily bloated damage and hp mixed with the skill gacha of qurious crafting.
There is also one thing that you forgot and maybe its not common knowledge but great sword makes most damage when hitting with mid/ bit upper part of the swords blade and makes less damage if only the tip of the sword connects. If you ever wondered why your True charged slash didnt do so amazing damage To a familiar monster then its because you only hit it with tip of the blade.
you can actually turn around 180 after the ledge cheese attack. Meaning u can ledge cheese a monster thats below the ledge. You will jump into the ledge, but you can release in any direction, including backwards :), I use this to insta KO monsters w hammer all the time, (works the same)
I just returned to the game and honestly, I wish I could find some videos that didn't assume I've already beaten every monster in the game and could find helpful advice for where I'm at specifically. Example, I never beat Alatreon or Raging Brachy. The build I'm using is a completely unoptimized one and I can't remember what any of my old ones are for. All I know is I got loads of defense, have nothing but attack boost augments on the weapon I'm using and can kill most things. I can't remember much of anything and the noobie player base is pretty toxic.
Never used Greatsword, but its the next weapon on my list to try to get good with. My main is switch axe but sometimes i get annoyed because there is no defense in MHW with this weapon. So with the shoulder tackle and being able to block, it feels like a good weapon alternative to the SA.
I would love to see you do one of these for the lance. As a lance main myself it always baffled me that we only account for 2% of the player base. I guess the main reason is because it's not flashy like the other weapons
I did most of MHW with Sns, including my first Alatreon kill. Was testing other weapons and decided to give Greatsword another try since when i first used it i found it too slow. Now im hooked and might just main GS over Sns!
great video. small note to new greatsword players, don't block. You cant move or turn during it, and blocking an attack reduces your sharpness. usually, just run evade extender/window and roll, since rolling comes out very quickly
As a GS Main I'd actually disagree-- learning to see an oncoming attack and have that trigger response is a good building block for preparing to learn the guard-kick-tackle, which is the safest way to go into a tackle in place when your weapon is sheathed. When I was new to Greatsword, I felt a lot safer knowing I could block things if I wasn't sure about tackling or just couldn't tank it with a tackle. The damage to your sharpness depends on the strength of the attack, as well, so it's also a useful cue to teach players what they should block or tackle instead-- until they get Fatalis set, health regen or full stun res, they won't have the benefit of just tackle-regenning everything, so they need to be careful what they tackle and how often. Plus, while you can tackle through roars, guarding them leads to less commitment and stamina loss on the pursuit. Offensive Guard's nothing to scoff at to add damage to greatsword either, and that's pretty easy to get free 5-15% if they just learn what to block and what to tackle. Evasion will also reposition and consume more stamina, it's a more commital option, which for beginners to a weapon, might be too much of an ask.
Very great video as a great sword user when the game first came out but have not played for a very long time, my friend and I have started but up again but I don't quite get how u would play the second build set, with the draw ability, would be great if there was a few seconds after going over each build showing how u would use/play them optimally.
Something that wasn't mentioned in the video is you can slinger burst out of jumping wide slash which makes repositioning easier in scenarios like stunning a monster already knocked down or they get up and you break their arm or something and immediately knock them down again great video love the guide and builds
I've used the glaive, bow, long sword, great sword and hammer, and i've torn between the Greatsword and Hammer. For me: Hammer hits harder, but the range is a little too short and i feel like I need to be underneath the monster to do anything. Greatsword has a little more range for me but it feels harder to combo and land hits. Im new BTW
I love this video because even though i've been playing a long while , i didn't realise a lot of points! in gs fashion , big damage no matter what. A small couple footnotes: shoulderbash is hyperarmor not i-frames (i stands for invincibility) since you still take (reduced) damage the shoulderbash takes the charge level you have into account , the followup jumping slash also does so! thank you for enjoying the game a lot!
I don't get how you aim the thing. Once I start a combo, I'm locked into a direction with only maybe 30° of aiming with LS. If I'm not lined up where I want to be, I feel like I have to disengage and reposition. Getting used to it is rough coming from a Souls player.
tackle to reset the charge then turn slowly. happened to me when first playing. also remember if you attack, then try to turn after, theres a grace period where you are just locked looking forward. its an intentional design choice on every weapon but super different from souls games where you can attack forward and then just do a 180 instantly wiht another attack.
My Secret Technique with the Kick is to wake up my friends when they are sleeping or dazzed. Just kidding got no friends, but thats how i would use it.
The amount of times I’ve seen my greatsword go through a target lately without registering damage is way too high lately lol. The hitboxes in this game are not kind to greatsword sometimes lol
TCS is the problem in designing monster mechanic TCS is too slow so they needed to shortcut it to make the monster mechanic faster GS is easy to use but hard to master. it needs to really know the monster timing My solid built is the crit draw built going for full TCS built is difficult since you need to know how to knock down the monster first
Strange as I began my greatsword journey for world today xD got so many good hammers but now I can get full raging brac boy hammer or greatsword and alteron . So now I'm stuck
Just get the decoration that guarantees their bodies stay, I think it's entomology? It comes as a Hard +3 to skill as well as a lvl 4 deco if you can fit it in
Is there any websites that show meta builds or something? im new to the game and i would love to direct my main focus on what is currently meta, i know the game is suppose to be fun etc etc, do your own little waky builds, but i would prefer to first get a solid foundation of gear and then farm the rest, thx :)
Greatsword Guide: 3:06
Greatsword Builds: 17:20
do u play bow? if so can u show a few bow build that is very effective against all monster ?
Thx in advance
@slaydandloveme2257 I'm not a Bow expert but I'd like to get around to all weapons eventually!
Not sure if you'll see this but did they remove where you could change directions with the slinger ammo to TCS? because it won't let me shoot my slinger with my weapon drawn.
@mockzu it still works! Try a draw attack into the left trigger for slinger burst. Combined with a direction on your control stick it should lead straight into TCS!
@@TeraRyzaHmm, I tried that and it didn't work... Is it a specific skill I need or something? Sorry I'm relatively new to the game haha
Small note. Fantastic video btw. As a Greatsword main I can confirm that in very “specific” situations the charge “tackle” is not invincible. When Alatreon tries to stomp on you with his forelegs he will indeed knock you onto your back and trigger that aweful crawling away animation. Also, does not grant invincibility frames, it’s basically a counter that mitigates a percentage of damage taken when used effectively. While not invincible it is very useful and can even be used to live through Arch Tempered monsters ultimate attacks with end game builds.
it's just hyper armor and not invincibility
@@Rin_404 Exactly.
@@Rin_404Isn’t it hyper armour with damage reduction though?
@@Salmon_Toastiethats what hyper armor means
@@garrettmoseley6402 Not typically. HA in multiple games doesn’t give damage reduction, it just gives interruptible actions.
Used the Greatsword from day one. Never even switched post game, something about that small freeze after landing that combo and seeing that big damage number. Absolute favorite weapon!
I felt this way about the bow, nothing else intrigued me, loved playing at range. Then one day tried others weapons like the longsword, GS and now the charge blade. Game always feels fresh doing it, I recommend giving it a try!
The main reason I keep coming back to Monster Hunter is trying different weapons. I can't imagine playing through the entire thing with only one!
World was my introduction to the series and I wanted to start with the greatsword, but quickly gave up and switched to LS and mained that for a few years. I started a new character yesterday and I'm planning on just doing greatsword all the way to Fatalis. In a way it's a very simple weapon but so difficult to learn well I think. Great vid, helps a ton!
Heya, love the guide on GS. You did missed a pretty important mechanic with tackle and jumping wide slash, they are both powered by charging your charge slash attacks. Also, tackle doesn’t give you I-frames, it gives you super armour, allowing you to tank a hit without being knock back.
the charged wide slash also has the highest elemental modifier, making it a great option against Alatreon!
Wanted to get into Great Sword for the last 8 or 9 years but never found the will to use it for more than a day or two at a time. The energy you bring to this guide will, hopefully, help my motivation.
Did you end up using the GS? I started a new game after being a hammer main in world and swaxe main in rise. It was rough at first almost changed weapons but stuck with it, now it’s my favorite weapon.
@@merc0506I used switch axe and LS in Tri and mained CB in 4U and World. Started a new MHW run two days ago with the GS, your comment gives me hope and motivates me to get better with it.
@@Trojanischer_Esel Not sure how it is with a charge blade but with hammer,sns and switch axe you fight more on reaction and countering with the great sword you gotta know the monsters move set fairly well and wait for an opening or create one if you know where the monster will be. At some point it should click, my moment was when odagoron jumped to swipe at me and I knew he would jump back after so I shoulder tackled than hit him with a true charge slash knocking him down. Also shoulder tackling a charging monster into a KO doesn’t get old.
Yes. Just started the playthrough, used my new ps5 as a reason to do so. Been doing solo for all assignments and I haven't failed one yet (Just killed Velkhana). Definitely was rough to begin with, though my countless hours in World (and every other game since 3rd gen) have certainly helped. It makes me feel a little strange learning a new weapon because I both miss all my hits and get hit out of my attacks yet I'm also rolling through attacks and roars as if I knew what I was doing lol@@merc0506
I’m not a great sword user, I’m a bow and gunlance main, but I thought that the video was great and helped me to understand more about the great sword. I’d love to see a guide video like this for bow or gunlance cause you do an amazing job
its hyper armor not invincibility frame
Can't just say this without giving a timeframe. No one knows which part you're talking about
I think you will know it once you watched the whole video
@@sebastianocampo71997 I know cause I know monster hunter world. A regular guy wouldnt.
“The GS actually makes you feel like you’re going toe-to-toe with the monster and not clipping their toenails with the Sword and Shield” lmao
1 perk the GS has, Mounting potential for other hunters without using ledges or jumping off walls or edge beetles, just have them uppercut you into the air and perform your attack in the air. Just pray that the monster doesn’t sidestep or attacks as your in mid-flight. Me and my brother run GS as a main weapons and launching each other and getting the mount is always a dopamine spike as nothing was in vain and we get a monster toppled over and gives others a moment to sharpen weapons, heal, or set things up to ruin a monster’s day.
You sound scary two 😅 Coordinated GS mains in a party. Would you recommend a gs for newb it always looked hard to get into and learn
Maximum Might is a good perk for greatswords, IMO as the only thing you do that takes stamina is your tackle and that stamina usually comes back before you even get your next attack off
Easy to fit into a lot of builds with the Furious Rajang set too.
Music in this video is Splendid Force from the Mana Khemia ost for anyone wondering.
Damn Straight 😎
I dont think anyone was wondering tho😂 weird flex
I've been obsessed with Greatsword and have hunted over 800 times with it hahaha~
There's a reason why it's the greatest weapon
@@TeraRyza Saaaame~ I just checked and I'm approaching 900 hunts with it haha~
Hammer main, tested out the greatsword bc a little more extra dmg. It does more than the hammer but the hammer is more agile. Maybe give it s try. AND I think the hammer got some really sick moves too ^^ like the airborne spin :D
The Airborne spin is low key BROKEN. Hammer is just too cool man
I think hammer had even less going on though hammer is cool and all for a few fight but it becomes soooooo repetitive
This is an excellent guide. It actually reminds me of watching Arekkz's Weapon Workshop when I was just starting to really get into MH a few years ago. It was a better, simpler time. Thank you for the throwback :)
Over the years and generations of mh I've tried all weapons and their different versions which from gen to gen, yet, nothing beats the feeling of a strong charge hitting, even if it takes 50 misses, that one hit is all it takes.
I never got into this weapon, played with a bunch and loved them like bow, charge blade, hammer, longsword, ss. Your videos make me want to start playing monster hunter again from scratch and try this weapon.
Great video and also love the Mana Khemia music. Such a underrated game
Thank you! And yeah I miss Mana Khemia haha. It is actually a very underrated game. Most people don't even know about it so it makes me happy to know you recognized the 1st battle theme! 😌
Great vid dude! Love the greatsword, was my first main weapon in the series. But for a few years now ive rocked the CB, so much power if used in right way 💪 would love to seea vid about cb 😊
Picked up the great sword from the get go to force myself to master monster reading and timing, never turned back.
I'm a new GS player, and I'm really bad at the moment, but very determined. We will become the Greatsword.
I just started playing, been fooling around with lots of weapons and your videos have been super helpful as I've accidentally done some attacks I had later no idea how to access.
Greatsword feels super cool to play. I enjoy the idea of standing your ground and delivering a powerful blow against a monster charging at you
good video! Greatsword is always been a huge power house since *Monster Hunter 2*, and even to this day, it is one of my favourite weapon to use because how ridiculous the power is, easily topple monsters and deal 1K damage is NUTS!
"Hol up, Monster Hunter 2? Not the first one?", Yeah sadly the first one GS need to let the crown go to Lance, because:
1. Lance hit hard and fast and can block.
2. Greatsword is slow and only hit as hard as lance because it doesn't have Charge Attack yet (you read that right, there's no charge slash or any kind of charge attack in the first MH)
I’ve learned to use the opening attack and stow to run in 90% of situations, at least until I know the monster moveset really well to be more confident or when an obvious opportunity presents itself. The main reason I would recommend it to any player regardless of weapon main is because it will teach you to slow down and actually read the monster which I was atrocious at as a previous dual blades main. I know it seems like you aren’t getting much damage in with just the opening attack only to run but the reality is you aren’t that far behind dps wise by doing that, doing 100 damage every 10 seconds vs 2 damage very quickly with dual blades or something isn’t actually that different and I encourage people to give it a fair chance.
I'm a newbie just getting into it and I ended up choosing the greatsword for the same reasons that you listed. This video is super helpful thank you so much. I can't wait to have a sick dragon greatsword.
Back when I played we called it "Ledge Hopping". Was great against the Lishen from the Witcher 3 collab. Super excited about MHW Wilds. Hope it brings back the 'hunting' that was lost in Rise.
The slinger burst comment at 12:06 is major. I did not know that. Thank you!
U miss of the important move on GS. Side bash which can be combine with slinger burst. U can tackle side bash slinger burst. And did u know that guard kick takcle is the fastest movement to tackle from seathed weapon.
I decided to pick up MHW again after a long hiatus. Fresh playthrough and coming from hammer/lbg main I wanted something else this time so picked greatsword. This was very helpful and informative. I'm no where near these builds but the weapon slaps and it slaps hard!
Thank you.
I do find hammer more reliable though ahaha
@@Salmon_Toastie Other than slicing dmg, I agree.
As someone who recently started playing MHW and chose the Greatsword: Thank you so much for coming in clutch with an up to date guide.
As for why I chose the Greatsword? It's big, and lets me get up close and personal with monsters.
No worries!! I had fun making it and I thank you for watching haha 😄
Reasons to pick GS: Unga Boonga, big sword go boom
9:32 two other things I've noticed about the jumping wide slash is that if you change it, it does extra damage. Second it doesn't get deflected off of hard monster parts.
Tbh I've been playing worlds since it released..... and I NEVER KNEW YOU COULD CHARGE THE AIR JUMP SLASH!..... I learned some thing new today. Life turned upside down, thank you For the awesome video!
i love the face at 3:07 - after all that explaining of why and how you just see this face with 4 eyes. just cracks me up. only thing missing is literally a zoom in on it to count all the pixels
Two of my most epic moments in this game were with this weapon. One is when I was basically trying to remember how to play it again after a LONG time not playing the game at all and decided that Tigrex is a good training partner 😅. It was a bit rough, but the ending was glorious when he charged at me I dodged into a climbable wall and smacked him on the head with a charged aerial attack finishing the hunt
Other moment isn't a crazy strong monster, but just -an unfortunate case of ABSOLUTE HUMAN BRUTALITY- a happy little accident. Random side mission with Great Girros, poor boy fell, I'm charging my TCS and letting it go. Moments before the BIG hit connects a small girros jumps in the way and gets hit and then another one and a third one and only then my blade lands on the bigger one. Those zesty sounds, visual effects and the hit lag procking over and over was absolutely insane. Only thing that'd make it more epic (and horrifying) is if it was the final hit 😅
As a bow and insect glaive user, i only use the greatsword as a last resort to get the job done as fast as i can or whenever i feel like i need a bit tanky but also heavy hitter play style.
That wide slash after a tackle is devastating because it does very decent dmg but set you up for a slingshot into TCS which is (imo) the highest dmg combo for the sword.
Learning how to properly use the tackle completely changed the game for me. GS is basically unplayable if you don't know how to use it. Now using it and then bonking the monsters is super satisfying.
11:46 i just learned about the slinger shot into tcs but i didnt not know you could change directions with it.
Nothing feels worse then when you shoulder through a move and the monster does a follow up attack and kills you cause you are left with like a quarter hp
Very true. I actually am not a huge user of tackle. I'm more of a Slinger Burst into TCS but tackle if I really need to to not get hit
Yeah seems dumb considering LS counters take 0 dmg.
I will say if you go fatalis armor its amazing but if your doing frostcraft its basically useless
@@CarlosGonzalez-lc8tuweeb katana being broken in a weeb game. It basically spells itself out.
@@swordzanderson5352longsword is just built different 😂
Greatsword also simplifies the game a bit. You deal very little elemental damage with the great sword (at least compared to your raw damage) so you can more or less just ignore weapon swaps between monsters and just pick whatever greatsword has the highest raw.
The importance of elements varies wildly between weapons with greatsword having the least importance for element and dual blades being the most. A good way to estimate the importance of elements for GS, whatever the element says just divide it by 12 and add to the raw only if you are using the element the monster is weak to. Dual blades, in comparison, keep whatever number there is and increase it by 50%.
I could never really jive with the hammers but the greatsword...badass and is so rewarding if your good with positioning.
Hmm I skip first attack and use second so I can do tcs pretty fast. Skipping first and 2nd will make your tcs pretty longer
I don't know if it's a MHRise thing but I often use the kick to get to TCS very fast when I need to pull it in a short amount of time, you can even run and block then roll to instantly get into tackle from a distance without having to draw the weapon and canceling the block animation.
Greatsword is like hammer but youre stuck in a glue trap.
I've been playing MHW since 2018. I main hammer, longsword, and bow. I tried greatsword for the first time this past weekend. It's different for sure. But it seems extremely fun and simplistic. I appreciate this video.
Greatswords smasssshhhh! but it's just too slow for me. Need something with a little more Zoom. When I use the greatsword, I feel like I'm stuck in a bad dream where I can't move normally 😅
Appreciate you too, man. I've been thinking about getting back into MHW after a long hiatus and want to try something I haven't played much with yet.
I learned so much from this video. Thank you!
Love to see ppl making mhw content again ! Especially with all the ppl coming back or trying it for the first time keep it up man!
GS is my second main and I love it because of how strongly it encourages monster knowledge and it feels absolutely amazing to land those heavy ass attacks without waiting for openings
Had no idea about the slinger burst! Holy!
sorry if you said so at some point in your video but is there a reason you are using somewhat suboptimal builds? Is it just stuff you came up with yourself, do you dont wanna use frostcraft and fatalis armor? a bit confused is all
yea same, wanted to check out his best builds but wondering why he isn't using fatalis/frostcraft
Tackle got hyper armor, but not I-frames
Blocking should only be an emergency option as it depletes your sharpness quickly
Not much point to use Rising slash in most situations. I only use it in some match ups to style with wide to rising to overhead combo 😅
Great guide. getting into MHW with GS and this vid helped a lot.
i gotta ask, howd u aim the true strike at 16:30. u were tackling and were able able to land TCS almost 90 degree on ur left. aiming tcs is my biggest hurdle rn so any tips (settings, animation clues, positioning tips) would help a lot
Jumping wide slash uses the benefits of charging. So if you charge to level 3 for any of your hits and decide to cancel into jumping wide slash it will do level 3 damage. Pretty big deal lol shocking how overlooked this move is. It’s amazing for quick moments notice damage
cool guide let me try using greatsword(did not hit a single thing)
Great video! Do you have a sleep build you like to use for the greatsword?
I started with greatsword and didn’t like it but once I learned it, it was so much fun!
I greatly prefer the frostcraft crit draw playstyle over standard play. A fully charged draw attack outdamaged my TCS. Made a raw one with fatalis, and then one for each element, with alatreon as the dragon element. I actually made 2 ice ones. One I used... I think it was legiana for decent damage with good ice element, and the other.... the big fish sword. I tell ya it's super fun. My main issue when making the builds ends up being deco slots. Can't always fit what I want. Oh well, sometimes the choice comes down to aerial attack damage +30% vs guard up. Especially when you can't max evade window
So just Velkana armor and just change element weapon around? I just access guiding lands so not meet fatalis yet😅
@@AchmadRuchimat yep. It's pretty fun
Wait a second... 1 day ago? People still are making videos of this game? I thought everyone switched to MHR
I'm a drop monster hunter world day after monster hunter sunbreak launch on ps5 😅
People have been returning to Worldborne for a few months. I think it has to do with the fact that Rise's endgame is mostly just monsters with heavily bloated damage and hp mixed with the skill gacha of qurious crafting.
World feels richer
Lot of soulsborne players joining the fray. Also Asmongold recently started playing it.
World is better and more popular than rise
There is also one thing that you forgot and maybe its not common knowledge but great sword makes most damage when hitting with mid/ bit upper part of the swords blade and makes less damage if only the tip of the sword connects. If you ever wondered why your True charged slash didnt do so amazing damage To a familiar monster then its because you only hit it with tip of the blade.
Fantastic video. Just started playing again last night and this helped me shake the rust off
Glad to hear it! And I'm very happy you enjoyed it. I appreciate it 🙏
My dumbass with 2k+ hunts on the greatsword watching this with all my focus
you can actually turn around 180 after the ledge cheese attack. Meaning u can ledge cheese a monster thats below the ledge. You will jump into the ledge, but you can release in any direction, including backwards :), I use this to insta KO monsters w hammer all the time, (works the same)
i believe only hammer can ledge hope that freely
I just returned to the game and honestly, I wish I could find some videos that didn't assume I've already beaten every monster in the game and could find helpful advice for where I'm at specifically. Example, I never beat Alatreon or Raging Brachy. The build I'm using is a completely unoptimized one and I can't remember what any of my old ones are for. All I know is I got loads of defense, have nothing but attack boost augments on the weapon I'm using and can kill most things. I can't remember much of anything and the noobie player base is pretty toxic.
Never used Greatsword, but its the next weapon on my list to try to get good with. My main is switch axe but sometimes i get annoyed because there is no defense in MHW with this weapon. So with the shoulder tackle and being able to block, it feels like a good weapon alternative to the SA.
Wow I didn’t know some of these things thanks for making this video
Monster suddenly gain 300 iq and avoid every tcs i throw at them lmao
I would love to see you do one of these for the lance. As a lance main myself it always baffled me that we only account for 2% of the player base. I guess the main reason is because it's not flashy like the other weapons
I did most of MHW with Sns, including my first Alatreon kill. Was testing other weapons and decided to give Greatsword another try since when i first used it i found it too slow.
Now im hooked and might just main GS over Sns!
so you're doing a Fextralife i see... can you do Charge Blade next ? or Insect Glaive ?
If I do another one soon here, it would be Insect Glaive!
@@TeraRyza LESSSGOOOOOOO !!!!
As a charge blade main (still new) hit MR and I'm going to switch to GS. The points raised in this video have me switching. ITS TIME
great video. small note to new greatsword players, don't block. You cant move or turn during it, and blocking an attack reduces your sharpness. usually, just run evade extender/window and roll, since rolling comes out very quickly
As a GS Main I'd actually disagree-- learning to see an oncoming attack and have that trigger response is a good building block for preparing to learn the guard-kick-tackle, which is the safest way to go into a tackle in place when your weapon is sheathed. When I was new to Greatsword, I felt a lot safer knowing I could block things if I wasn't sure about tackling or just couldn't tank it with a tackle. The damage to your sharpness depends on the strength of the attack, as well, so it's also a useful cue to teach players what they should block or tackle instead-- until they get Fatalis set, health regen or full stun res, they won't have the benefit of just tackle-regenning everything, so they need to be careful what they tackle and how often. Plus, while you can tackle through roars, guarding them leads to less commitment and stamina loss on the pursuit. Offensive Guard's nothing to scoff at to add damage to greatsword either, and that's pretty easy to get free 5-15% if they just learn what to block and what to tackle. Evasion will also reposition and consume more stamina, it's a more commital option, which for beginners to a weapon, might be too much of an ask.
Weapon closely resembles the 'Gurthalak, Voice of the Deeps' Heroic version from World of Warcraft in Dragon Soul raid
Very great video as a great sword user when the game first came out but have not played for a very long time, my friend and I have started but up again but I don't quite get how u would play the second build set, with the draw ability, would be great if there was a few seconds after going over each build showing how u would use/play them optimally.
Absolute greatsword mod brings so much fresh air into the weapon it actually feels amazing
I came for the video and stayed for the Mana Khemia music
Tackle have NO i frames. It just reduces dmg taken.
This doesnt macke you invincible
should add that if you release the charge late the damage is worse than no charge, atleast in older game havent really tested it
Yeah not sure how I forgot to mention that 😅
Something that wasn't mentioned in the video is you can slinger burst out of jumping wide slash which makes repositioning easier in scenarios like stunning a monster already knocked down or they get up and you break their arm or something and immediately knock them down again great video love the guide and builds
also you can slinger brust after normal wide slash
I've used the glaive, bow, long sword, great sword and hammer, and i've torn between the Greatsword and Hammer. For me: Hammer hits harder, but the range is a little too short and i feel like I need to be underneath the monster to do anything. Greatsword has a little more range for me but it feels harder to combo and land hits. Im new BTW
Yo! great vid do you have any Early MR builds? i kinda lost hehe
I love this video because even though i've been playing a long while , i didn't realise a lot of points! in gs fashion , big damage no matter what. A small couple footnotes:
shoulderbash is hyperarmor not i-frames (i stands for invincibility) since you still take (reduced) damage
the shoulderbash takes the charge level you have into account , the followup jumping slash also does so!
thank you for enjoying the game a lot!
I don't get how you aim the thing. Once I start a combo, I'm locked into a direction with only maybe 30° of aiming with LS. If I'm not lined up where I want to be, I feel like I have to disengage and reposition. Getting used to it is rough coming from a Souls player.
tackle to reset the charge then turn slowly. happened to me when first playing. also remember if you attack, then try to turn after, theres a grace period where you are just locked looking forward. its an intentional design choice on every weapon but super different from souls games where you can attack forward and then just do a 180 instantly wiht another attack.
GS was the first weapon I mained when I started the series in 3U. Taught me a lot about positioning, timing, and hit+run playstyle.
Proud Gunlance main here 😀
love the mana khemia ost
My Secret Technique with the Kick is to wake up my friends when they are sleeping or dazzed. Just kidding got no friends, but thats how i would use it.
Love ur video❤
as a new player, thanks for making this video bro
The amount of times I’ve seen my greatsword go through a target lately without registering damage is way too high lately lol. The hitboxes in this game are not kind to greatsword sometimes lol
TCS is the problem in designing monster mechanic
TCS is too slow so they needed to shortcut it to make the monster mechanic faster
GS is easy to use but hard to master.
it needs to really know the monster timing
My solid built is the crit draw built
going for full TCS built is difficult since you need to know how to knock down the monster first
I like the weapon but it’s so hard to fully utilize when the fast monsters exist
Strange as I began my greatsword journey for world today xD got so many good hammers but now I can get full raging brac boy hammer or greatsword and alteron . So now I'm stuck
Capcom needs to just announce MHW2 already with undersea combat. Also, flagship weapon is right!
They did announce MH Wilds
I use the kick mainly to get my teammates out of stuns, paralysis, and sleep.
I know its rather annoying but post mr100 I really recommend farming AT Velkhana for the rimeguard y+ armor. Keep the frostfang a+ legs tho
Yeah super endgame AT Velkhana is the way to go for sure!
I use the kick to get things like Kelbi horns and bug kills if i need to harvest them. It's less likely to just obliterate the bodies.
Just get the decoration that guarantees their bodies stay, I think it's entomology? It comes as a Hard +3 to skill as well as a lvl 4 deco if you can fit it in
Is there any websites that show meta builds or something? im new to the game and i would love to direct my main focus on what is currently meta, i know the game is suppose to be fun etc etc, do your own little waky builds, but i would prefer to first get a solid foundation of gear and then farm the rest, thx :)
I see your big sword and propose a counter arguement
Big Hammer
Thank you for your time