Learn to master the Great Sword in Monster Hunter Generations with our comprehensive guide covering Guild, Striker, Aerial, and Adept styles, including controls, combos, and recommended skills.
Walkthrough
- 1Guild Style: Focus on charge attacks (X button). A standard charge attack has three levels, indicated by flashing yellow light. Overcharging is detrimental. Basic combos include: Charge attack (X), then Side Slap (X), then Strong Charged Attack (hold X). Alternatively, Wide Horizontal Slash (A), then Strong Charged Attack (hold A), then Finisher (A). A weak side slap can be chained into other attacks. You can equip two Hunting Arts.
- 2Striker Style: Similar to Guild Style but loses the strong charged attack. You can equip three Hunting Arts to compensate for the damage loss. Standard charge attacks are used in combos like triple X or triple A.
- 3Aerial Style: Gain a lunging overhead slash upon unsheathing. Cannot perform ground charges; loses strong charge attack. Cannot side slap after a kick. Vault off monsters and hold X for an aerial charge attack, which automatically releases on landing. Cannot overcharge. This charge attacks faster but is slightly nerfed in power. You can equip one Hunting Art.
- 4Adept Style: Preserves ground charge but loses strong charge. After a perfect evade, press X for an upswing, then hold X for a fast-charging strong charge, followed by a strong slash (X). You can equip one Hunting Art.
Tips
- Monsters are vulnerable to charge attacks when drooling or preparing attacks.
- The Great Sword has a block function (R button), but it consumes a lot of sharpness and is weak.
- A kick can chain into a weak side slap that deals stun damage.
- For Guild Style, consider combos like Charge Attack -> Side Slap -> Strong Charged Attack, or A -> Strong Charged Attack -> Finisher.
- In Striker Style, equip damage-dealing Hunting Arts to compensate for the lost strong charge.
- Aerial Style offers speed and grace; focus on vaulting for aerial charge attacks.
- Adept Style rewards perfect evades with fast strong charges.
- Equip Focus to reduce charge time, especially if not using Aerial Style.
- Consider Critical Draw or Punishing Draw to unsheathe directly into a charge attack.
- Quick Sheathe can be useful due to frequent unsheathing and sheathing.
- Bring Mind’s Eye for monsters with tough hides or scales to prevent bouncing.
- Sharpness +1/+2 improves damage and weapon longevity.
- Razor Sharp is less necessary due to the Great Sword's low hit count.
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