Monster Hunter World | Great Sword Tutorial

[@BobaSoda_]

That nergigante counter gave me the bumps of goose, my dude.

[@plasmancer6104]

love it how you cant be in the same map as Nergi during his flying crash tackle and live, unless you just actively ram him with your bare shoulder

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

Bazelgoosebumps

[@BetaGunslinger]

@@crowbarfish0812 but using a tackle is alot more badass than a guard point.

[@likeoftherezi4716]

Wait, isn't the power guard or whatever it was called of the lance capable of that as well?

[@gigaflare66]

@@likeoftherezi4716 Lance can just straight up normal guard it with Guard 3 or more.

[@inkblotCrisis]

Your shoulder is the strongest weapon in MHW.

[@glimn4839]

inkblotCrisis BLASPHEMY! EVERYONE SHOULD BOW DOWN IN PRAYER TO THE ALMIGHTY KICK!

[@chancegrant3969]

And the toads are the strongest monsters in MHW.

[@glimn4839]

Chance Grant ALL HAIL DAT YELLO BOI!

[@glimn4839]

LloydTheZorua so yu kno de reference, brudda?

[@qlasalle]

Chance Grant don't let them grow to wyvern size they call them elder dragons

[@scottgeraci5751]

Nergigante: I’m about to end this man’s whole career Shoulder: nah

[@scythianxx3178]

Legiana: Finna kill his eardrums BØÖT:Nah

[@TheSlammurai]

Shoulder: I'm about to end this monster's whole divebomb.

[@goofypig2277]

shoulder: nah i'd win

[@koichithehamonconsumer5211]

Sorry I’m just making a time stamp for myself 3:02 start, 6:17 infinite looping no charge combo 6:37 ways to tackle, 8:32 strong and true charge, 9:30 strong charge quick damage, 9:52 biggest damage, 11:15 true charge recap, 14:03 best combo options, 15:01 his favorite combo: A, Y, HY, B, HY A=X, Y=TRI, HY=HOLD TRI, B=CIRCLE

[@Lakefruit]

marking this for myself...

[@ThiccAP]

thanks koichi

[@NoLuckJustSkill1337]

Yoink

[@EnimsaMoon]

Commenting to come back for this

[@vivid8979]

Up up!

[@riemaennchen]

I love the Nergigante Great Sword just for its visuals. When you fully charge your attacks with it the spikes on the side of the blade extend.

[@ArekkzGaming]

I love that one too, I wish more weapons did that or something similar for certain attacks

[@riemaennchen]

Atleast the Xeno'jiiva weapons should have some effects to it. He is the final boss but he has the most boring looking weapons out of all the Elder Dragons.

[@sugarhighmegaming5008]

I want a Legania bow that has a screech or something when you fire a dragon piercer. Instead of the regular whistle sound. OR maybe it can leave a sparkle trail behind like the Legania ice attacks? Just some thoughts. There aren’t many rarity 8 bows, so I think any rarity 8 weapon should have some sort of special quality

[@cpl2gwot]

Sugarhighme Gaming I feel like all rarity 8 gear should have something unique besides looks. Maybe like a hidden stat, special emote, different effects. Just anything to show off the grind you put in to get it.

[@dantevic]

riemaennchen becsuse nergigante is considered the main man of the game. The game hyped him up more than any other monster.

[@brianp6859]

Arekkz is officially op, tackling the nergigante on the dive, like a boss

[@Cyanin]

Nah 384 is lightwork

[@jiachengguo6408]

he's a boss

[@RussUno]

Do not like this comment! It’s at 666 likes! Anyways I didn’t know that was possible

[@lamelukas]

did you just kick that legiana in the face?

[@ArekkzGaming]

Haha, I did! XD

[@SilverFatalis]

If you block and follow up with Triangle, you can kick. Only GS kept the infamous kick.

[@Perfection-ish]

That's amazing

[@theblackbaron4119]

He deserved it ;)

[@APerson-bn6cu]

In the FACE.

[@Ritokure]

Just a quickie: Against fast monsters, like Odogaron, repositioning yourself with Dodge -> Tackle -> Charge may be very unsafe, so an alternative is Dodge -> Tackle -> Circle for the Jumping Slash. It's fast and has a massive radius, so you can easily aim for the monster's sides and still hit him in the head, while positioning yourself for a safer spot.

[@TheTriple2000]

I didn't know you need a PHD to wield a giant ass sword. Amazing tutorial by the way

[@Dontommy87]

phucking huge dick ?^^

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

You need a PhD just to be good at MHW in general.

[@oneproductionman]

You should check charged blade... that one requires rocket science.

[@IloveGorgeousGeorge]

PHD for a giant ass sword= Professional Heavyblade Dicer

[@Nyierm]

@@oneproductionman Nah. Charge Blade in theory is hard, but out in the field it is simple enough. The Hunting Horn is probably the most complex IMO. *DOOT*.

[@D35TR0YM4N]

Now to study that Nerg shoulder counter like it's the Dead Sea scrolls.

[@Ketsuekisan]

You're not invincible during the tackle, so you'll probably just die unless you're showing off against normal Nergigante with augmented armor.

[@RedeemedNick]

@@Ketsuekisan He states in the video your are invincible during the tackle.

[@jacksteppenwolf6975]

@@RedeemedNick you have fortify, you cancell a lot of the damage, but you are not invinvible. You are unmovable, though.

[@redacted144]

Nick McGinnis nope, fake news. It reduce the damage to 50% which is damn lot. But not invincible. If you paired it with cartmantle which reduce 30 more, that’s invincible

[@timothye.2902]

@@RedeemedNick this is not correct. You are immune to flinching/knockback, but you still take some damage from attacks. Its just heavily reduced.

[@xX_wiLLiam_Xx]

"Mobility is at a loss" Greatsword mains: *laughs in rolling*

[@Sorrelhas]

I don't need to approach the monster. I let the monster approach me.

[@xX_wiLLiam_Xx]

@@Sorrelhas hunter: oh? Youre approaching me? Monster: i cant beat the shit out of you without getting any closer Hunter: ohoh, then come as close as you like **unsheathes greatsword**

[@gearsoftime9375]

@@xX_wiLLiam_Xx that's brilliant

[@HitodamaKyrie]

0:22 _Shoulder bashes Nergigante's ultimate attack._ Well that was impressive.

[@swift4010]

Another few tips: You can effectively charge the tackle, because tackling during the charging attacks makes the tackle do more damage the more you've charged up, and that charge then carries over to the follow up roundslash after a tackle. It's useful for when you realize your charging attack isn't going to hit, so you can instead cancel into the tackle, and then roundslash, because the roundslash has a huge hitbox. The same goes for charging an aerial attack, the follow up roundslash gets the same charge level. Also, you can throw round slashes into your combo after a second charged triangle attack, and then go back to charging a triangle attack after the roundslash and you'll still be at the second triangle attack. So if you have a really long opening, you can do a triangle, triangle, circle, triangle, triangle combo. It's good for times that you don't have enough time to get 2 full combos off, you can still get 2 second tier attacks off in one combo. Also, the roundslash keeps the charge of the triangle attack, so it's some pretty nice extra damage.

[@JMan9191991]

Now these are the tips I'm looking for, I watched this video a long time ago but I guess completely forgot about the roundslash, don't really ever use it. I've come back to this video after getting Iceborne in the hopes of upping my game and there has been many situations where this knowledge would've been useful. Thanks for the info!

[@swift4010]

@@JMan9191991 I'm glad! I kind of just made this comment and never looked back, had no idea it got so many likes! I'm glad it was useful to someone :)

[@IamIK3]

FINALLY, THE TUTORIAL IVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!

[@RageGamingVideos]

My precious Great Sword handled by another man. I don't know how I feel about this. But no nicely done dude! More people exposed to this weapon the better! (Also I'm committing to that first sentence despite it's many 'interpretations')

[@RCGJR_]

RageGamingVideos ayeee♥️

[@Warr666]

Aye bro you the shit!

[@FarikoWishless]

RageGamingVideos Knew you'd appear.

[@SilverFatalis]

GS my First love

[@tillharten1569]

haha there he is!

[@th33vilinu]

The tip about how to land the true charge slash on a sleeping monster.. I needed that so badly. I was always doing trial and error so much, but knowing i can just walk up, guard, roll away, and pretty much always get the big hit as the wake up is a relief. No more having my team watch me wiff the hits, or have the wake up hit be the small hit. Thanks for everything Arekkz

[@orkheus]

I think you should try to cancel your first 2 charge hits and focus strait on your 3rd charge hit, it hit box and positioning. At least that's what I'm trying to do now:) it should be more complicated to do, but in the end of a practice it should become easier to do.

[@HerrVonWelt]

Some more things worth noting: - From the Strong Wide Slash you can go directly into a Strong Charge. - You can get to the Strong Wide Slash either after a jumping attack or after doing a Strong Charge. - If you do NOT cancel the Strong Charge (by doing a tackle) you already start at level 2 for the True Charge.

[@PyroWarrior8]

I was literally thinking about picking up great sword pretty soon. But I wanted to wait for the Arekkz upload. I’ll take it as a sign.

[@kiradus]

"Ah yes, i big sword" ~Me a year ago picking my weapon

[@ayamenakiri9589]

why you gotta be like this, man

[@VixenSaid]

That kick at 2:12 was majestic.

[@xX_wiLLiam_Xx]

I used to be a great sword main, i quit because i realized i was terrible at it, started maining gunlance and became really good at it, then... then i discovered the frozen fish greatsword, i tried it out as a joke not knowing what it would lead to, the beautiful fish showed me the ways of the greatsword, i became skilled at it and i destroyed all in my path I have returned to my greatsword roots all thanks to the great and holy f i s h Edit 2 months later: the fish now destroys all in its path, it is truly the ultimate weapon, when i have it, no monster stands a chance edit 10 months later: i am now a master greatsword user, monsters tremble in fear in the presence of my fish, not even alatreon could stand up to my godlike fish edit 2 years later (i think, idk the counter still says 1 year but im pretty sure its been longer): i have now slain fatalis, the mighty fish slays all in my path, i am now THE hunter, all thanks to the fish

[@ReizokoRyu]

Stay strong, brother

[@Six3rdy]

😢

[@Six3rdy]

Friggin do it king!!!!!! 😭😭😭

[@tree490]

Absolute giga chad I switched from GS to GL too but im tryna get back to the GS goes it's too BIG to be ignored

[@swagiro824]

i wanted to be good at greatsword i couldn’t figure it out and became a hammer main but i rlly wanna master greatsword

[@an_ordinary_goose]

That tackle on nergigante before it crashed down and the beginning - you have no idea how satisfying that was to watch..

[@12thLONG]

This guide was incredibly helpful! I'm an oldschool GS player and just got into MHW on PC, and the new moves weren't really explained well ingame. Seeing how you use those moves in your footage really helps understanding their usage.

[@BruhBQueue]

This is the best video I've been yet. I was about to give up on the GS and write it off. That tackle changes everything.

[@Avean]

I just love that its not just a powerful sword in numbers but you can actually see the effect on enemies. Huge monsters gets pushed back by your sword :D love it

[@jensenraylight8011]

yes, nothing feels as good as bullying the big bad dragon with your Greatsword, and fracturing every single bone in their body

[@ramukamii3732]

Yeaaaa boii ! That feeling when Arekkz uploads the tutorial of your main :D

[@shrekrecker]

yep :^)

[@kristjancebulj8162]

Damn, that tackle into nergigante was probably the most anime thing I've ever seen in this game and it looked fucking badass

[@InternetTrafficCop]

There are some other things you missed. Importantly, when you cancel a charge with tackle, the tackle retains the level of charge you were at. This increases the impact damage. More than that, you can do the jumping wide slash (circle) after a tackle, and if the tackle was charged, so is the jumping wide slash, and it does a good amount of damage when fully charged. Not nearly as much as the TCS, but it's super useful and a great way to dodge and attack while doing a lot of damage.

[@kenpachi2607]

Yoooooo I didn't know you could counter nergigante dive bomb like that with the great sword!! Thank you!!

[@KinggStylezz]

This dude is a lord

[@kenpachi2607]

Capt.Luigi of yeah I know that but I'm talking about the way he counter it.

[@Targart0TG]

Works on Teostra's supernova as well:D

[@kenpachi2607]

Jon Nexus does it? I used a bow for his ass lol I specifically wanted to avoid his nova

[@imasiontist653]

Capt.Luigi yeah once you get it its not too bad. Generally when most of his scales are black i dont unseathe my weapon until he does it. Then doing the superman dive is easy.

[@SEIoff1archives782]

I love how GS has no fancy combo, you just bonk, takle , bonk, takle and I love it

[@a.plipps]

Awesome! Love seeing people play the GS. Always wanted to get into it and i guess with this tutorial, now is the time! Great vid Arekkz!

[@matttolman1359]

BRUH WHAT THE HELL THESE VIDEOS ALWAYS HAVE PERFECT TIMING, you covered info that my whole crew wanted to know back to back

[@TheRevyn]

Great tutorial as always! Just in case you‘re doing the DB tut soon, please don‘t miss out on explaining the fade slash > triangle > roundslash combo. It’s an advanced combo that allows you to position yourself very well to the weak parts of a monster while keep attacking, because you can change directions with the roundslash and then adjust it even better with another fade slash and so on. I have not seen this combo on KZbin so far, so I thought I‘d mention it Keep it up!

[@linyenchin6773]

The world progressed so much from my beloved Monster Hunter Freedom of PSP... It's an overwhelmingly different place and what you've presented makes that so clear.

[@NinAmuro57]

The shoulder... Can withstand the Dive Bomb. #shoulderopplznerf

[@matthewburchette5261]

NinAmuro57 my guard 5 djho gunlance does too...

[@burgbass]

@@matthewburchette5261 Yea but it's a shoulder compared to a big shield a bit ridiculous

[@riku7243]

Capcom's (only) stupid attack animation. Just have them ram using the greatsword!

[@Perditions]

Ive got 600 hours of MH world under my belt. Just crafted my first greatsword. Ive watched the tutroial, understand the concept, and now im diving in. Wish me luck lads. Happy hunting.

[@mauricejames8969]

Just another tip. Something I found in experimenting with this weapon, the guard can be a very viable tool if you spec for lvl 5 Guard. It almost completely negates any damage to weapon sharpness or to health altogether. I've made builds that utilize this tool, allowing me to guard when I know an attack is coming and continue my assault by kicking and tackling. I know it may not be as smooth as using the super armor effect of tackling, but it's still a very viable option in my opinion, if your not used to tackling or are not confident with the timing of your tackle. It also makes for a great defense oriented play style, though I know many great sword users aren't that interested in defense

[@Nursesaids]

I know the games old and everyones playing Rise now but I still just love World to death. I have around 800 hunts w hammer, of which I learned thanks to your incredibly helpful videos, and now Im.back to learn GS. One of if not the best MH resources out there

[@Nursesaids]

Update: GS is literally a better hammer and has changed my whole MonHun experience for the better. Glory to the GS!

[@joonasvilen8759]

3 years and thousands of hours later,this video still teaches me something new

[@adriangonzalezgomez4632]

I'm coming back to this after almost a year or two after watching it for the first time and I can safely say that this video is responsible for making me fall in love with Monster Hunter. It was thanks to this series of tutorials that I got a grip on how the combat worked and I found myself more comfortable with Great Sword than with my previous options (Hammer and Switch Axe). If someone reads this and doesn't like the weapons they tried, keep looking, there is probably a weapon for you

[@SkyeTsow]

Arekkz you neglected to mention the fact that tackles are affected by charge levels and that you can follow up tackles with jumping wide slashes which are also affected by charge and do similar damage to strong charged slashes

[@DamianJoseph661]

So many people don't know this! It also increases the speed of the move and seems to make you swing a bit further.

[@Bryanneo1]

C Ooper well he was very obsessed with one move, the true charged slash this time

[@ahkrael]

A 3 charge tackle into jumping wide slash is also very useful against mobile monsters, as you can use the momentum to evade an attack and have the wide follow swing still connect. Also does increased status effect, which for paralysis and sleep gives you more windows for prepping TCS combos

[@LJ-ml7oz]

Do u take dmg when tackling?

[@Bryanneo1]

Li Jerry fairly sure yes, a reduced amount

[@rj3thatsme]

Ten months late, but MAN... THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. I downloaded this game during the free trial this past weekend on PS4, and then immediately purchased the game when I ran out of free content. I hadn't played any Monster Hunter since 3U on Wii U, so I was basically an out of the loop old-timer. Your videos helped me back then, and, no surprise, they're gonna be helping me now as I dive into this INCREDIBLE game. I was playing GS the same old Wii U way (was actually working toward an early high rank Quick Draw build, oooof). I thought the tackle was the dumbest move and a bad addition to the game. Your video was a life after and a game changer. Literally. I'm about to go practice fighting Rathian and Rathalos using this new knowledge, and then hopefully I can finally break into High Rank. See you all out hunting! May the Sapphire Star light your way!

[@Darkherojl]

0:22 D-Did you just?!....Just....wow. That has to be one of the coolest things I've seen someone do in Monster Hunter Also, if you could make a quick update video about the skill sugestions for the past weapons that you've already made a tutorial, it would be really nice =) Always learning something new in your tutorials, even though I play MH since Tri. Keep'em coming

[@NotKallarin]

the life of a GS main in MH World is always like that. Belive me, it feels good when a Diablos is runing at you and yiu just tackle him and break his horn.

[@GrandTickler]

Boom Bitch! Get Out The Way!

[@4ngeIwing]

dude in 2:11 he just kick-KO-ed the legi too

[@slushee6526]

At first i was pretty nervous when i first tried the greatsword due to all the ppl saying its very hard to use, but i found im better suited to weapons like these. Also Great video!

[@oscargiese3516]

Goddamn, did you really KICK that legiana K.O. At 5:27?

[@Xilibrius]

I know this is an older video but I wanted a say your weapon work shops have gotten me hyped about using other weapons to the point where Ive picked up and used just about every weapon you've covered and you've helped me to really find new ways to love this game. I look forward to seeing the rest of the tutorial especially the bow guns since I have no idea how they work to see if they're something I like

[@the_dark_jumper2211]

I wish you'd show the UI in the clips where you fight monsters, because I got tricked into the secure feeling of "my tackle will deflect all damage" ... in short: it doesn't, I died to that A LOT...

[@anthonyd55]

The_Dark_Jumper its more like its anti CC

[@nabilm.c.6705]

The intro is one of the most satisfying and badass things that ive ever seen...

[@austriansamurai1827]

Being hit/hitting someone with the upward swing sending them into space isn't the end of the world like everybody thinks. Sure, it might be annoying if you were about to do a combo but you can do an attack mid air (basically the same as a jumping attack). Using the upswing strategically can be pretty useful actually. I once got launched as the monster wanted to fly away but by attacking mid-flight I could mount the monster bringing it back down.

[@TenshuraX]

i think that seeing the shoulder charge into nergi's dive and just straight up overpowering it was the most badass thing i have ever seen

[@lorenzovanzolini8074]

Holy Jesus now I finally know how to reposition myself with sleeping monsters! Thank you so much!

[@nebulous9280]

I just started using the Greatsword today and I don't know why I haven't been using it all this time. I'm slowly falling in love with every single weapon in this game.

[@Grokdan]

Finally! Thank you very much! I know what to watch as soon as my children are sleeping ☺️

[@teacup_ninja]

Alot more technical than I first imagined, learning how to utilize those tackles and charge attacks to the fullest is really satisfying

[@williamingwerson4692]

Thanks so much arekkz I've been trying to pick up gs

[@flosa1995]

Damn, new to MHW and I already liked the greatsword from playing around a bit, that tackle is a gamechanger man

[@geordieball8293]

Balls of solid iron for that nergi counter 0:22

[@YSRGAMES]

Can we just appreciate the epic montages of Arekkz's featured weapon in the intros? You make it look so easy!

[@Appi94]

Greatsword may seems dumb, but is a very techincal weapon indeed.

[@hittman1412]

Not really. You just do the 3 charges as much as possible

[@kaen4299]

@@hittman1412 The moveset itself is not really technical, but it's the weapon that demands knowing the monsters moveset and behaviour the most, therefore making it one of the hardest weapons to master in this game.

[@Omicron9999]

Just switched to Greatsword from Bow a couple of days ago, and it's amazing. Landing the level 3 true charge is one of the most satisfying experiences in all of gaming. I'm still a n00b at it, so I miss a lot, but I can kill Teostra and Nergigante with it, so I'm still confident enough to use it against pretty much anything bar Tempered Deviljho and Kirin. Your video will help immensely in getting me to not miss so goddamn much.

[@MyMrdoodoo]

You forgot to mention that the jumping slash after the tackle can be charged. If you tackle out of a charge, that charge level will be transferred into the follow up jumping slash.

[@S34Mii]

The tanking, non flinching ability on that tackle help make this weapon so viable along with that OP damage! Nice video Arekkz.

[@MrFroTW]

We both know why you came back to this video and it wasn't because you've never used the weapon before. Wake up hit is at 16:50

[@kendrickdeguzman6541]

That Nergigante counter and the K.O. kick is so satisfying!

[@StarFrost02]

I've been a GS user since Unite on PSP and tried plethora of other weapon but none compare to the satisfaction of landing a full charged swing and making the monster fall. I went into this video thinking I don't think I'll learn anything but let's check it out since you can always improve and you know it, I learned something. I didn't know you could tackle out of true charge to delay it, will make good use of that :)

[@orkheus]

I tried to main Hammers, even tho I prefer hammers more then swords ,and even tho it's so close to be as satisfying as GS GreatSword won this competition) There are so many little, tiny things about GS in action, so many options and defending opportunities so you don't want any other weapon after you master your GS skills to the maximum (and theire is no limits beyond)

[@shadydesu]

You can also do a side slash after tackling out of any charged attack. The interesting thing about this is that the tackle and the side slash will actually also be charged if you do decide to do a full charge before tackling. I usually use this if I can't get to true charge fast enough and still wanna do some damage while repositioning myself. I think you mentioned this in the guide but I just wanted to talk more about it. Great guide man.

[@ratemal7748]

Who would win? - a massive, house-sized monster charging forward with all its might - some guy pushing it with his shoulder

[@KevinC-sl8iv]

I'm loving these weapon tutorials. Very easy to follow and super in-depth, great job! Personally, I'm waiting for MH on PC but getting to see the capabilities of the weapons beforehand is helping me to decide the weapons I would like to use. Keep it up Arekkz, looking forward to the rest of these videos!

[@smokyjo5245]

IMO, jumping wide slash is underrated. It’s not as strong as the true charge, but charging the strong charge, tackle canceling, and jumping wide slashing (which retains the charge levels) will come relatively close in damage, allowing you to hit a monster hard if you know you won’t have time for a true charge. It’s no true charge, but it’s a decent option if time is short. Just my 2 cents anyway. EDIT: guess I’m not the only advocate lol

[@khoring7890]

Awesome guide. Thank you so much. As a complete newby to Monster Hunter Games I didn´t know about the tackle at all. That is sooo helpfull. Thank you again!

[@rickconner9451]

Great sword OGs here??? GS since mh1 GS all through the game then GS all through mh3 and I did GS all through mhw but it's better in mhw because true slice and tackle. Most people think great sword is immobile but with roll&tackle you can be mobile asf and still stack your combo up

[@Magma09]

Rick Conner so let me guess why you pick gs at the first place....Because of it's damage?

[@paygroovingnerd8944]

the damage 👍🏻👍🏻

[@Sol-hd7pz]

@@Magma09 Because I have a big dick.

[@minty_athena]

Me too ^a^

[@NoBrainah]

SFlaSnake Sure you do

[@Zemium1994]

This is my first Monster Hunter game, all guides for all the weapons were extremely helpful :) tyvm

[@CCCM89]

5:10 how much damage reduction does the tackle give you, and can that damage be further reduced with the Guard skill?

[@NLookabill94]

I'd say it cuts damage down quite a bit but still not as much as blocking attacks and tackle isn't affected by guard to my knowledge. Sorry I'm so late to reply but I just thought I'd help now that I've seen your question!

[@bradfordeaster1892]

These videos are always so helpful! Thank you! Something about the Great Sword I don’t think you mentioned though, if you cancel a charge into a tackle, your tackle and jumping wide slash will do more damage depending on your charge level.

[@MaxiJrpg]

I just recently learnt how great (pun intended) the Greatsword is :D I used it for the Barroth Arena Quest because my precious Duals werent a choice. Got him done 30 seconds below the timelimit for A :D So this video is perfect timing for me to learn even more about it :)

[@SemanticV0id]

I was looking into using the Greatsword for my PC playthrough after playing a couple hundred hours on PS4 with Longsword, and thanks to this video I've been demolishing every monster I come across, often stringing together several knockdowns in a row and grabbing mounts left and right. Thank you, Arekkz, for a very straightforward but in-depth tutorial that introduced me to the true power of a weapon I initially brushed off for being "too slow".

[@GeraltORivia]

Been playing with a greatsword since the first Monster Hunter.

[@monkeypeeps7760]

For anyone that might be watching this now if you do 1 triangle/Y attack you can do a slinger burst (if you have slinger ammo to go straight into a true charged slash ( you can only do this if you have the iceborne expansion)

[@EpicEevees]

cant belive you just kicked that legianas lights out

[@KingFossilFER]

Something for mention if you do another workshop plus: -when you cancel a charged slash into tackle, the tackle can deal more damage based on the charged slash's level by the time you cancel it. -you can follow up a tackle with a sword slap by pressing R2+triangle

[@SpookyGhostIsHere]

Bowguns soon hopefully? Light vs heavy comparison, playstyle differences? It’s my favorite, not sure if I’m doing it right though

[@Drexel2k]

Great video, I am preparing myself for Iceborne where I want o play Greatsowrd mainly. This video helped me a lot to get comfortable with the Greatsword moveset, but it is a lot of information compressed in a very short time and you are talking very fast, sometimes hard to follow for a non native speaker. :) It seems to be a quite complex weapon, but I am looking forward to start with this weapon in Iceborne.

[@Minizor27]

Idk if I agree with the structure you chose to describe world's GS. All these routes to reach true charge might seem overwhelming for some players. I would've taught the combo theory of 2 moves reaching true charge. A tackle or a slash counts as one of your 2 actions. Side blow and wide slashes can be used here and there. Creating an understanding isn't always easy, and watching this, I feel there's a better way to illustrate the flow the weapon allows. That being said, there's more than one way to learn, and your approach is by no means incorrect. It's definetley a solid teacher I'd send my newer friends.

[@hgumen]

Thank you very much for the quality content. I was able to improve my game thanks to you. And your descriptions are very fluid and easy to understand. Cheers.

[@Mr._Sherwood]

You tackled a divebombing Nergy? Absolute madman. I mean, sure, you don't get knocked for six, but you still take damage while tackling, right? What a shame it doesn't come with Omnislash.

[@Zaffuru]

With amount of Legiana material farming I have to do, seeing you land that kick in it's face just about alleviated most of my frustration with this flying package of screams.

[@WhiteArgus]

0:21 NUT

[@eduarduliczai7105]

*_o yis big sword daddy_*

[@mas8705]

This is why I love these tutorials. I had no idea that you could actually use the tackle to tank incoming attacks. Definitely will be practicing that a bit more.

[@zachjohnson3370]

Yes! Another tutorial.

[@stupidusernameize]

Amazing thorough tutorial. Great Job. Been playing for a while now with great sword and i've never consciously used tackle!

[@kewa_design]

Perfect Tut thanks :)

[@Tigerblade11238]

Your videos are so great! I was able to take down my first attempt Diablos with no carts after watching your hammer and how to be a better hunter videos! The section on the tackle move in this one was really informative and how to get to true charge slash. Again, thanks for all the work you put in on these!

[@ironfromice890]

They should add another final fantasy event/character and put cloud with his greatsword!!!

[@baerdic7831]

Why would anyone dislike this? It's really informative. Anyways. Thanks for the video, I picked up the greatsword and had NO idea I could tank hits with a shoulder bash. Thanks for the video!

[@imasiontist653]

Your telling me whacking nerg with your shoulder will completely stop his dive bomb while a normal shield can't even block it?! O K A Y T H E N

[@Ketsuekisan]

What are you talking about, CB can guard point it. Also, you still take damage during the tackle. Tempered Nerd will still body you.

[@thismarxtheendforjoo2298]

I block his dive with sword and shield most of the time

[@angeloocampo2594]

Thanks arekkz. You made me so hyped to play this game. Been waiting for months to play MHW for pc and im itching to get my hands on it since i preordered it on steam. And i have been watching your weapons workshop. And i find the greataxe very nice to start with. Ive been a fan of MH since it came out for psp. And i havent used the great axe since but with your tutorial and how this weapon changed in this game i am willing to give it a try. Thanks. If you have more tips and gameplay for the great axe that would be great. You are awesome at what you do and you really detailed everything. Keep it up!

[@ReeceHendrix]

Great Sword Squad Unite! 😈🔥

[@Mysour]

Arekkz, I absolutely love your content. It's so informative and helpful. Plus, your B-roll is always on point and actually matches what you're talking about.

[@CrzyLion]

that kick at 2:12 decided it, im maining this weapon.

[@Kavira111]

It’s so impressive that the greatsword has so much tech given that on the surface, it looks like it has the simplest weapon moveset