Great Sword guide for Monster Hunter Wilds (MH Wilds). Guide includes how to play Great Sword, focus mode, Perforate, techniques and moves, stances, recommended combos, and more!
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Great Sword - How to Use
The Basic Strategy Is to Hit and Run
| How to Draw & Sheathe |
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The basics of the Great Sword is to attack for damage, then reposition. After hitting the target, the player should be ready to dodge or reposition in order to hit the target again.
In For a Draw Attack, Use Overhead Slash
| How to Do Overhead Slash |
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Once you have become accustomed to the hit-and-run playstyle of the Great Sword, aim for the monster's opening to deal Overhead Slash. The Overhead Slash is the main action of the Great Sword, so it's important to use it as much as possible.
Overhead Slash Aiming Is Possible in Focus Mode
| Overhead Slash Aiming |
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Hold |
If you perform an Overhead Slash while in Focus Mode by holding down the L2 button, you can adjust the direction with the L stick. Make sure to hit the powerful Overhead Slash in time with the moving monster's attack.
Guard If You Can't Dodge
| How to Guard |
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Hold |
If you can't evade the monster's attack with the weapon drawn, guard instead. The weapon's sharpness will be consumed, but it will reduce incoming damage. If you can Perfect Guard, it will drastically reduce sharpness consumption.
Power Clash Occurs Depending on the Monster's Attack
| How to Power Clash When on Guard |
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Hold ➡Repeatedly |
The new Power Clash feature occurs when you block some monsters' attack. If you win the Power Clash, you will have a chance to attack the monster, so be sure to win the Power Clash when it occurs and aim for a follow-up attack.
Power Clash GuideUtilize Tackle When You Get Used to It
| How to Tackle Out of Overhead Slash |
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Once you have become accustomed to the hit-and-run play style, you can make use of Tackle. With Tackle, you can parry monster roars and attack while aiming to follow-up attacks, such as the Overhead Slash.
Create More Attack Opportunities with Offset Attacks
| How to Do |
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Hold +then Release |
Once you know the monster's attacks, aim for Offset Attacks. It takes some getting used to, but if you match Offset Rising Slash well with a monster's attack, it is possible to make the monster fall back and create an attack opportunity.
Attack with True Charged Slash
| How to Do |
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Hold Hold during tackle |
When you get a chance to attack, it's important to aim for the high-fire power True Charged Slash. Use "True Charged Slash" when using Flash Pod or Shock Trap, or when the monster is down or asleep.
Great Sword - Attacks & Moves
Summary of Controls
Basic Actions
Combo of Overhead Slash
Overhead Slash / Strong Charged Slash / True Charged Slash
| How to Do |
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Hold ➡Hold ➡Hold |
Overhead Slash is Great Sword's main action that can be performed by holding down △. The power changes depending on the charging length, in Focus Mode, the attack direction can be adjusted while charging. Overlapping Overhead Slash will result in "Strong Charged Slash" and "True Charged Slash".
Tackle
| How to Do |
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Hold ➡ |
Tackle is an action that does not interrupt or knock back a hunter, and when used right, can also be used to quickly perform a True Charged Slash. It can also be used on its own. Use it in time with the monster's attack to maintain the stance of your Overhead Slash progress.
Focus Strike: Perforate
| How to Do |
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Hold |
If you hit a wound, multiple hits of damage will occur. This is a move that makes active use of wounds. There is a good chance that this will stagger the enemy. You can also do an additional True Charged Slash by press and holding △.
Offset Rising Slash
| How to Do |
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Offset Rising Slash ➡ After Offset Attack (Knockedback) ➡Follow-Up Cross Slash ➡ After Offset Attack (No Knockback) ➡Hold True Charged Slash |
By timing your attacks to coincide with the monster's attack, you can trigger Offset Attacks. If you release your move a bit early, before the monster's attack activates, it's easier to land an Offset Attack. Additionally, when the monster is knocked back during an Offset Attack, it can chain into a "Follow-up Cross Slash," and if the knockback is prevented, it can chain into a "True Charged Slash."
Follow-Up Cross Slash
| How to Do |
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After Offset Attack ➡Monster Knockback ➡➡ Hold Strong Charged Slash➡ |
If a monster is knocked back by "Offset Rising Slash", you can use △ to create "Follow-up Cross Slash". Also, "Follow-up Cross Slash" can be derived into "Strong Charged Slash" or "Strong Wide Slash".
Recommended Combos for Great Sword
Triple Overhead Slash Combo
| How to Do |
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Hold ➡Hold ➡Hold Hold ➡Hold ➡Hold |
This is Great Sword's main combo that produces 3 Overhead Slashes in a row. Hold L2 + L stick to adjust direction even while charging will make it easier to hit monsters. If you have the time, incorporate Strong Wide Slash by clicking the ◯ button after Strong Charged Slash.
True Charged Slash Shortcut
| How to Do |
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Hold |
This combo is useful when you want to quickly land a True Charged Slash during monster is down or asleep. After Overhead Slash, cancel the "Strong Charged Slash" with Tackle, then press and hold △ during the Tackle to perform "True Charged Slash."
Focus Slash: Perforate → True Charged Slash
| How to Do |
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Hold ➡After Hitting Wounds Hold |
This is a combo that can be derived from "True Charged Slash" by hitting "Focus Strike" with Wounds. When Focus Strike hits Wounds to the end, monsters are more likely to Stagger, creating a situation where it is easier to hit "True Charged Slash".
Power Clash → True Charged Slash
| How to Do |
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Hold ➡Repeatedly ➡ Hold |
This is a combo that chains into "True Charged Slash" after a Power Clash occurs after Guard. Power Clash is more likely to happen if you Perfect Guard the monster's attack, so once you're familiar with the monster's movements, try to aim for it actively.
Power Clash GuideOffset Attack Rising Slash Combo
| How to Do |
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After successful Offset Attacks ➡Hold |
This is a combo that chains from "Follow-Up Cross Slash" to "Strong Charged Slash" after the monster is knocked back by "Offset Rising Slash." The attack opportunity after being knocked back by Offset Attacks is short, so it’s safer to stop the combo at "Strong Charged Slash."
Great Sword - New Attacks & Actions
| Action | Control |
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| ▼ Focus Strike: Perforate | Hold |
| ▼ Offset Attack Rising Slash |
Focus Strike: Perforate
| How to Do |
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Hold |
When hitting Wounds, damage occurs multiple times, so this attack is useful for destroying Wounds. If you hit the motion to the end, there is a high probability that the monster will stagger, so if you hold down △, it will be derived into "True Charged Slash" and you can follow up.
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