Why You Should REALLY Play Sword and Shield in Monster Hunter World

[@darkhero2]

Are you a 3%er? Where are the SnS mains at? And what weapon should I make a video on next?

[@protagonist_koon2260]

Right here🤝🏾

[@RichardK_art]

I was SnS main in MHW and Iceborne, but then Rise come out. But yes. SnS is amazing. I remeber beating Fatalis with it. A little bit harder then with other weopons, but it was the Monster Hunter moment for me. Actually, your video made me want to play SnS a bit more on new character. I had like 400-500 hunts on SnS in MHW:I but still backstep is not consistent for me. A little bit annoying. What I've read about it, try to go with shield first, then heavy attack and then backwards input.

[@stefan_no]

SnS - Jack of all trades, master of... ALL OF THEM! Bro, I don't know of any weapon that gives me so many different strong and fun build possibilities and provides that much versatility in a fight. ❤

[@Sephiroth69]

Greatsword

[@thenerdbeast7375]

SnS is definitely one of my mains alongside GS and usually use it when I want a fast weapon against a monster. As for next weapon, how about continue with underrated weapons with the Hunting Horn?

[@IAmTheStig32]

Evade Window on SnS to take advantage of the generous i-frames of the backhop is incredible. At level 5, it gives 36 i-frames to the default roll's 13 and the default backhop's 25. Having a huge effective dodge that lets you wiggle out of some silly attacks and counter right into your most powerful combo is huge, it's Muhammad Ali's "float like a butterfly and sting like a bee" style perfectly encapsulated.

[@skyereave9454]

How do i backhop on pc without hopping doing the whole combo. I cant seem to do this when I want.

[@sam8530]

​@@skyereave9454holding the back button during the backhop should cancel it into an upwards slash which then can be chained into another backhop if needed

[@digitalscott7732]

glory to JoCat, may his legacy never be forgotten.

[@kaijuice07]

Loved the SnS after i picked it up in world after playing CB since 4U. Love the utility. Cuts parts, breaks parts, using items unsheathed. Just felt so good. Then I found the multi-hit wall move and knew I wanted to be apart of the SnS gang. Good hunts

[@thenerdbeast7375]

Jocat would be proud. We must carry on his legacy.

[@The_Babe]

Gonna miss Jocat. People can be so weird and cruel, I hope he and his loved ones are doing okay!

[@zTom7]

@@The_Babe What happened to Jocat? I loved his video on MHW and D&D

[@thenerdbeast7375]

@@zTom7 He is physically fine but because of a lot of unjust hate online some of which has spilled into the real world he has quit content creation, he'll finish what projects he has in production for the sake of completion but after that he'll be gone.

[@afungai1649]

@@zTom7 Turns out he’s kind of a prick and he advocated for the harassment of someone who dared to stream Hogwarts Legacy.

[@thenerdbeast7375]

@@afungai1649 Not at all what happened, don't spread misinformation.

[@sandrhops7306]

I never used SnS before coming back to world recently but now I realize what I’ve been missing on, and damn perfect rushes are so satisfying

[@emmanuelhernandez5952]

Just a tip. Whenever you mount a monster with SnS and it's time to perform the finisher, you can time the inputs and shield bash multiple times, either to build or outright K.O the monster. You can hit 7-8 shield bashes, approximately.

[@LagiacrusHunter]

I'm a SNS main, have been since MHTri. It's just such a comfortable and versatile fighting style! You can roll out at any point during a combo, your main combo does a bunch of incidental KO damage, you can immediately use flash pods and healing pots without even having to sheathe, what's not to love?

[@michaelgimenez4032]

You can also block which is not an option available to all weapons, while it's not the best it is still a way to build it and coupled with that mobility it's a force to reckon with.

[@bjarneeeckhout167]

The fact that this video comes up the moment i decide to switch from lance to sns for the final boss of iceborne, is so good because it gives me confidence that this weapon will help me cross this obstacle(the lance has carried me all the way through HR/MR but i think its time to make the switch)

[@DarkNinja69]

Lance bro

[@azkaghafara5712]

Last boss of main story or THE last boss?

[@bjarneeeckhout167]

@@azkaghafara5712 story, I have to get out of the habit of blocking with this boss

[@bjarneeeckhout167]

@@DarkNinja69 yeah I like that lance, at first it seemed like a slow boring weapon but actually is pretty fast paced and the grappling attack is rewarding if u time it right

[@aberomoa5149]

What are the chances!!! Yesterday night, I decided to use the SnS against Odogaron (still in HR) and even though I wasn't doing that great, I was able to take it down pretty quickly and had a blast doing so. Then I started looking for tutorials and now here I am. Thank you for the video and looking forward to becoming an expert with the SnS in Iceborn!

[@thenerdbeast7375]

bring the Great Girros SnS and you'll bully him all fight, SnS is possibly the best status weapon.

[@paulojnior]

Best weapon in world? you mean best weapon in , Monster Hunter Frontier Z · Monster Hunter Generations: Ultimate · Monster Hunter: World · Monster Hunter World: Iceborne.Monster Hunter Wilds,Monster Hunter Now,Monster Hunter Rise,Monster Hunter Stories 2: Wings Of Ruin,Monster Hunter Stories,Monster Hunter 3 Portable,Monster Hunter Freedom Unite,Monster Hunter Portable 3,Monster Hunter G. I will let this one slide HERE IS A MEGA LIKEEEEEEE

[@seb_masou3179]

I've been an SnS main for all of Rise and stuck with it in World, but I was considering dropping it because it felt like I was benng less efficient than with other weapons. Now I realize it was a skill issue and that I need to practice with it more Edit: forgot to mention my other main weapon being Dual Blades, as well as falling in love with the Lance in this game and occasionally having fun with the Hammer

[@tusktube352]

I'm extremely sad that I've not seen anybody calling the claw uppercut Clawryuken.

[@michaelgimenez4032]

You sir, just coined it!

[@nicolas.p1750]

Yeah like arekkz did

[@AmirJeffrey]

Can I do the claw uppercut in base game? Or do I need to purchase the dlc expansion?

[@nicolas.p1750]

@@AmirJeffrey You need the DLC

[@HaykInWonderland]

Arrekz gaming s&s guide video does :)

[@AzGrahm]

Fell in love with sns since iceborne came out, it's just so fun

[@tcamp0939]

I'm part of the crew. Picked up this game a few weeks back and approaching 150 hours. First MH game ever and I started with the charge blade. It was a bit complex despite beating the base game with it so I switched to speed and shield and I haven't looked back. However thanks to this video I know perfect rush exists. I had no idea.....

[@myon-]

perfect rush is the whole point of sns tbh

[@warkiller]

When I was going to get Monster Hunter World I was initially thinking of going for Charge Blade, but I ended up being convinced by Jocat's videos on the MHW weapons, and especially the SnS. Stuck with that weapon ever since.

[@lodxwn6794]

I just started using it and really liking it ! Trying to get my perfect rush down!

[@leosabat4636]

the digimn town music put a smile on my face, i play that game 4 times, and last I 100% it. Reminds me how important is to make a good town theme

[@wynn5540]

clawryuken crazy utility skill, not only do u wound but the attack basically gives u rocksteady mantle meaning u can tank thru attacks if u really need to

[@stephensparkman6115]

the combo is use might pills. they don’t last long but if you trap they last the entirety of 2 PR combos. wkth might pill you can do around 2k dmg per Pr combo. you can get off 2 per trap, 1.5 per wallbang, 1.5 per mount, 1.5 per para and 1.5 per KO. so about 8-10 just in the opening sequence on trappable monsters. easily 12-14k dmg if you pop rocksteady after pop about 3 more and most monsters are done. you can get easy sub 4m hunts in MR on it and easily keep up staggers on velkhana/kushala/teostra where they keep KO permanently

[@beasthaven1571]

How is it in multiplayer?

[@Forbidden_Chocolate]

i usually just dodge > backstep > 2 or 3 hits of perfect rush & then repeat until the monster gets knocked down, when it's down i do slinger burst > 2 hits of perfect rush > dodge > backstep > full perfect rush. dodge + backstep has a lot of i frames so i reeeally love doing it lol

[@themightylubu]

prob the best techs I learned about this weapon, esp with frostcraft is the trick of 1. Guard rolling (block->roll to have weapon unsheathed during the roll) into backstep (right click/circle) Perfect rush 2. Guard rolling into Slinger Burst 3. Slinger burst -> Perfect Rush (optional/whiff) -> Roll Loop especially the 2nd one because it feels like if you get really good at it can perfect rush from anywhere as the distance it covers feels like can perfect rush across the map. Would need to delay the "hold to aim slinger burst" button to not accidentally claw uppercut, then if you time the slinger burst mode keybind into slinger burst shot right, it should skip the mode switch animation and make the mode switch audio sound while at the same time already shooting the burst. Literal animation canceling OP game treats it as if it's been in burst mode from the start. (For those who don't play sns, every time you stow and draw your weapon, holding slinger aim button always resets to now slinger shot by default so it takes a sec and an animation to switch slinger modes) also make sure you are holding a direction for the slinger burst to come out

[@CarMADforever]

Immediately saw a Safikhana/Raging set and thought, "How viable with Gamma??" Oh, you know, just a 100% crit element build nothing to see here everything is fiiiiiine. Tbf, I knew how much the SnS could do as my friend swapped back and forth between Greatsword and SnS. And we both maintained that the flexibility of play is what makes SnS so good, like you have 50% of the abilities of every other melee weapon, but it also makes it honestly one of least user friendly weapons to start with as you have ALL THE OPTIONS

[@justinpeterson3127]

Sold, SNS starts now!!! Ive done 800+ hours as a LS user. This sounds and looks fun!!! TY

[@beasthaven1571]

How was it?

[@justinpeterson3127]

It was fun but i gave up mid way ngl cause sucked playing alone. 900 hours solo getting old. Just couldnt find anyone to play with, but the video was great. I ahve more important things in life to do haha @@beasthaven1571

[@thedarkemissary]

Glad they buffed the damage outside of falling bash. Might have to give it another try.

[@KaomiyaGSR]

One tip when mounting monster, you can looping attack with 1 2 and pause a while, then attack 1 2 again so you can get infinite attack, sorry for bad english.

[@Shibby]

Good video!

[@michaelgimenez4032]

With that weapon the Tigrex set was amazing, free meal + earplug and some attack power allows you to sustain offense and heal quickly if you make a mistake. Adding some flinch and tremor resistance and you are good to go. You do not need to focus full on DPS decorations just focus on stability and preventing mjst things stopping you from attacking and you will rack up damage at a suprising rate while being surprisingly not built for damage.

[@metalhead_frank]

Great video! I've been an SnS main since Gen 1, game 1. It's great to see this weapon get some love. Icebourne really took the sword and shield to new heights and I hope that continues in MH Wilds.

[@beasthaven1571]

Ele or raw?

[@ImMaramAtt]

I've tried all melee weapons except for insect glaive and the 2 lances and I have to say, SnS is my favorite so far! it can do everything! and despite having the ability to do everything it can do insane damage with the perfect rush combo as well!

[@Warpded]

Lance and Gunlance tend to be considered as "tank" weapons. They are not. Once you get good at Counters and positioning, you become the monster. Watch as most monster attacks do little to no damage. Spit in the creature's face. Choke everything until it's dead

[@rsho3472]

I was gonna say something on the lines of "Players don't like the first option because they think it's for new players" but LS is the starting weapon in rise, so it somewhat debunked that...

[@mrbastos]

in MH4U I was a HH main, but dabbled in SnS and LBGm similar in Generations. In World I used SnS more, but in Rise/Sunbreak I did a SnS only run to really learn it and love it. I did a full restart on Iceborne PC and was tempted to do SnS only, but this time around I'm finally learning CB. I still prefer the SnS but really have a blast with CB right now.

[@AmirJeffrey]

Im new to the game, currently using the fatal jho sns at Hunter Rank 14, do I need to purchase the iceborn dlc to use the claw uppercut? Or I can do it in the base game? Any tips for beginners would be absolutely incredible thankyouuuuu ❤

[@nomeatgaming5733]

8:10 Palico doing the fireworks?! howww

[@eireyouok101]

Mewlotov cocktail gadget 👍

[@kevinhadi3067]

main SnS user here, have to agree with the explanation. but instead of frostcraft, i'll suggest to you to use mushroomancer, trust me you wont die easily. you can put mushroom in the shorcut and spam mandragora for easy max potion. Perfect rush is also a beast, i just spam it whenever i have stone since it also can stun the monster if you hit the head with slinger burst. also, dont forgot one of most imporant jewel, the SHAVER JEWEL 3.

[@josephhalbohn8100]

I bounced off mhw (my first game in the series) probably 3 or 4 times. Then I tried SNS. It has an answer to every problem and so much room to improve as a player. I absolutely love this weapon.

[@LagiacrusHunter]

I've been an SNS main since MHTri. I love the way it feels in World, even if I sometimes prefer my shielded HBG for certain fights. It's not the flashiest weapon, unless you're counting ruining Rathalos's day with your slinger!

[@andyovthedead]

I recently put down my GS and decided to give the SnS a good try... and I regret nothing. SnS has ended up being a ton of fun and I'm definitely going to be playing it more. Very underrated weapon.

[@lakiseven]

Started playing the game 2-3 weeks ago and picked up the sword and shield after trying out weapons in the training area and I'm loving it! No doubt my favorite weapon in the game.

[@derekcoleman1]

I've been an SNS main since MH Tri! It's a damn good versatile weapon with good damage and build variety.

[@wallabror]

Started playing now two weeks ago. Have 65 hours in game, just killed Velkhana. I started with SNS but now swapped over to LS, SNS on mouse and keyboard just feels a bit off to me.

[@darkhero2]

yeah I can imagine doing the inputs for the backhop on m&k being a bit awkward

[@wallabror]

@@darkhero2 Exactly, the backstep is awkward to control. LS is really nice on mouse and keyboard to turn for sheathe attack etc.

[@nayelmadanat4343]

hey love your channel, new hunter here, just discovered how AMAZING MHW Iceborn is, just started playing, could you do a switch axe vid in this style? thanks!

[@darkhero2]

Thank you, and I'm happy you're enjoying MHW! I like Switch Axe a lot so I may just do that 😊

[@nayelmadanat4343]

@@darkhero2 thanks man! Would love to see it! all your vids are great tho been work in my way threw them, they are some of the best MH vids on KZbin imo!

[@quahogconvo]

I'm coming back to MHW for the first time in like 4 years and I decided to relearn the game while learning a new weapon. A lot of y'all have pushed me to look into SnS, so thanks :)

[@therustybucket221]

New player, currently playing World. I stayed as SnS, and now I flip between IG and SnS. I just LOVE the mobility. I couldn’t play a slow weapon to save my life.

[@aidenmclaughlin1076]

Bro I didn’t even know the claw uppercut existed 💀

[@BorrasitoTakaTaka]

Broo :( it's literally the best move of this weapon you should try it 😉

[@MrMonklad]

when I first picked up MHW back at launch I chose to stick with the LBG and the HBG because of the QoL we got to its gameplay, but once Ice borne expansion dropped and we got the flurry rush combo I started leaning much more to the SnS, I'm still a Bowgun main today but if I feel like going melee SnS is always my first pick nowadays.

[@giovannirobira7897]

I played most of other MH with CB and hammer, but going back to iceborne i'm playing SnS the low commitment attacks and the versatility of the weapon are amazing. I cannot say I am a main SnS, but I'm pretty comfort with the weapom

[@dimasfajardinata4340]

replace 2 attack inc V with 2 Sharpness inc V on your weapon upgrades, it deals more damage

[@fredericdesjardins1543]

What people dont understand is you can actualy do a 1267 perfect rush combo with the right build its crazy

[@chewbacachunks8644]

Oh boy do I have news for you. Perfect rush is waaaay stronger than that. You can easily get over 2000 damage from one perfect rush combo, and that's not all. Against certain monsters with Speedrun builds you can do like over 4000 in a single perfect rush.

[@fredericdesjardins1543]

@@chewbacachunks8644 holly moly raviolli what sorcery is this XD

[@chewbacachunks8644]

@@fredericdesjardins1543 kzbin.info/www/bejne/q2mvlI2gp9Zlgposi=qnkbHL3seASgViC6 This is one of the fastest Alatreon speedruns in the world. The only weapon with a faster solo time is heavy bowgun. Watch the damage.

[@phantomvox]

Im really bad at this game. I had over 300 hrs of gameplay without improving my skills. I fainted on almost every fight until a saw a Michael’s Wasko video that explains why a beginner should use SnS. I followed his advice and after 6 hrs of gameplay Im finally clearing faster and Im learning monster’s movements. SnS is such a great weapon that I dont get why ppl dont use it.

[@sleazydzx]

I've been really enjoying the SnS. The Claw Uppercut is nice and the Slinger Burst is great with ammo that drops from monster's.

[@powwowken2760]

I was running the Safi siege with the SnS to build out a Wide Range healer weapon... Only for me to spend every hunt with Safi's ire because perfect rush spam does so much damage. Safe to say I skipped straight into crafting the Fatalis SnS and building my loadout for full dps, I still need some work to learn the openings and such, but man is it ever a fun weapon.

[@Gronmin]

Handicraft is a very commonly used and good skill for the sns. The prinary downside for the sns is that it doesn't have the burst damage output of the dual blades, but it has the same reach issues that cause damage window problems with the dual blades. Basically facing monsters that hover a lot is a really big pain, but other than that your generally pretty good. I didn't want to grind out the frost craft set but if your going for an elemental sns it seems like one of the better options. Another common choice is to go for a non elemental sns build with non elemental damage bonus skill. However this generally uses the fatalis sns and the other options for it aren't very good. Also with most sns weapons you'll have to sharpen a decent amount, at least more than most weapons. The shield attacks that aren't affected by sharpness, also don't do elemental damage which is why I think the non elemental build is popular.

[@thadudelydude3707]

I use sns on safi when I have a team that doesen't spread out. Sns can attack anywhere, make weakspots in a hurry, and does enough damage to keep the monster's attention.

[@goodtiming5558]

At 5:21, I don't think the back step is worth it. The window is so small because hunter moves with the charge and stays in the hurt box. I recommend dodging it unless you have evade window 5 + resuscitate. Edit: Nice video btw, I love seeing SnS content

[@thadatkins9792]

I started with MH1 and the sword and shield has always been my go to. I encourage anyone to explore its use, especially in MHW. It's never been more fun.

[@bass-dc9175]

I barely used sns in MHW, but as I beat Alatreon and looked through the weapons, I decided to build myself a dragon sns build. 2 piece velkana, 2 piece raging brachy and a flex slot for legs. Tried it out and it felt so smooth, that I decided to use it against Fatalis. Best decision I made. With heavy artillery on legs and the mentioned combo, I had insane elemental crit DPS, constant access to dragon pods to stagger Fatalis and using a ghillie mantle I got the double canon opener knockdown into a wall bang for 7000 DMG for free. Not to mention roaming ballistas and constant tenderisers on the head and chest. After 10 failed attempts using charge blade, I beat Fatalis solo on my second try, without any gamma sets or weapon augments. And unlike cheese builds in older games (looking at you, kelbi bow) this still needed some skill. (For those who want to try the Fatalis opener: use ghillie. Fly into the Fatalis arena. Load up both canons. Shove the right canon to the right once and the left canon to the right 3 times. Use the right canon to fire 5x450 DMG. Wait for him to charge at you, go to the left canon and use it for another 5x450 DMG. He is now knocked down. Go full combo on his head after tenderizing it once. Pick up one of the dropped pods, wall bang for another 1k of DMG and enrage for agitator)

[@Andrious777]

Could you please do a sns progression guide so that noobs like me know who to hunt to build this weapon properly

[@eucurtobolachas]

I'm an insect glaive main and I'm honestly considering on trying out the SnS actually. The weapon is very versatile and corresponds a lot to my playstyle. Thank you so much! Also, any chance on making an updated version of a video on how the Insect Glaive is just an awesome weapon? (First Wyverian tells me is number 6 in popularity btw...)

[@pandre5458]

as a fellow insect glaive main I can say SnS has been super fun since I've picked it up

[@Andrew-hz5zc]

SnS is arguably better at mounting than Insect Glaive. Glaive only has a single attack that is really dedicated to mounting damage, and it takes a decent bit of commitment to land. SnS has a move like that, too. Where SnS differs is that it can absolutely abuse the environment to mount even faster. Slopes are decent, but ledges are insane. Advancing slash down OR up a ledge, and you get two very fast mounting attacks. And if you have one of those walls you can leap off of, advancing slash up that, and aiming correctly, will do TONS of hits, all with mounting damage. SnS against MR Kulve Taroth is a really good match-up because of those walls. They're a little tough to aim against normal monsters, but Kulve is so big that it's pretty easy, AND you'll get an insane amount of hits on the way down. If there were one of those walls in the Fatalis arena, SnS would probably be the designated "cheese" weapon against Fatalis instead of Swaxe lol.

[@NaiHmee]

​@@Andrew-hz5zcit is also one of the best weapon for horn breaking due to how hard it hit.

[@blulikefriendlyhit1213]

As a hunter who swaps his weapon depending on the monster I am facing, I gotta say that the Sword and Shield is my go-to weapon when A) I don't know what type of monster I am fighting B) I am fighting a monster with a cuttable weak point as well as a breakable weak point C) Same as B but the monster has weakness to stun

[@IsaacG97]

I really like playing elemental SnS for the sole fact that using the regular sword combos is more fun than Perfect Rush

[@riiccc]

05:06 - this hook attack can only be used with sword and shield weapon or any other?

[@abel_36]

In my personal opinion, SnS and Insect Glaive are the best weapons for Fatalis simply because of their mobility. It's easy to bait the cone attacks and reposition with them to take advantage of openings. Sure the Swaxe ZSD spam can cheese the fight, but even for me, who mains Swaxe, SnS is still my fastest run at sub 14 minutes.

[@Purpletrident]

I've always played SnS sonce I started in Tri, but World SnS is the absolute best. Simply because of Perfect rush, SnS becomes the mini greatsword. Of course the shield bash combo is awesome too. PF being gutted in Rise upset me a lot, but outside of that SnS actually feels even better than in World. The infinite combo is much more convenient not having to turn a different direction, the instant emergency block from the awful counter is so handy, and shoryugeki I really hope Wilds has a best of both worlds between World and Rise SnS

[@ChaosFraktal]

4:00 What's the meaning of the yellow numbers in brackets?

[@micheleferreri4033]

What a longsword is that at 0:02

[@Viceur-xh4gz]

I have been maining SnS in the return to world campain and its and incredible weapon!

[@butler3251]

I just never realize how much damage SnS can actually do until I checked out some of SnS speed run on Fatalis, 600-700 damage per hit with the perfect rush is CRAZY, now I'm practicing SnS. 😂

[@Hangishta]

I use sns during things like safi, kulve, behemoth and fatalis mainly because I do it coop and it’s easier to lifepowder that way. But for solo hunts I go with cb.

[@stevemansour2565]

I main SNS u until mid iceborne, when i realized that i'm sadly not doing enough damage, so i switched to the hammer, i love both, but once i get good gear for it i'm back to SNS again 4 sure

[@ScarbrpusLP]

Can someone explain to me why he has the set bonus even tho he only has 3 armor parts? thx in advance

[@mrnixue1104]

you probably figured it out by now but he has the velk awakening on the weapon which counts towards the set bonus

[@73maplepiper]

I just wish they made the sword hits feel "meatier" if that makes sense. It feels almost to have no impact when you hit something with the sword. It needs a touch more oomph behind the attacks. I dont mean GS oomph but just a bit more would be nice.

[@AkantorCZ]

Recenlty I've started to play MHW on PC and even though I wanted to try a new weapon I just can't help myself but to play SnS once again. It's such a great weapon. My only complain would be that the Perfect Rush does so much damage in comparison to everything else that it's almost pointless to use other combos. Also I'm kind of missing spinning reaper finisher from Rise. On the other hand I absolutely love the spinning slash, shotgun and wall jump! Anyway I'm having blast playing MHW on PC. Stable 165 fps on a wide screen OLED with high res textures and realistic LUT and almost instant loadings turns it into completely different experience in comparison to PS4 version I played before.

[@TheBallstealer-v9z]

I played hammer, but switch to cb, but thought the combos felt clunky and weird. So I switched to sns and really love it. But it’s on an alt save that I made for experimenting

[@Dmorranator]

I love SNS - for fatty I don’t think the velkana sword is enough dmg but it might just be I’m bad? Some of the other late weapons are just so good it’s hard to justify taking it though.

[@azkaghafara5712]

teostra's master touch and 100 affinity can make your sharpness never go down

[@H1r0x]

If you can afford to reach 100 affinity then just use fatalis set which halves sharpness loss at the same time as being the best armor set

[@azkaghafara5712]

@@H1r0x not everybody can afford doing fatalis set, but its really easy to hit 100 affnity, wex 3+crit eye 7 is already 90 affinity on weakened part, which is easy to do with sns, and with 90 affinity its pretty much 100 anyway because most of your hit will be critical and the sharpness will not go down with critical hits, also i believe you only need any 2 piece of teostra armor to gain the bonus set which is really easy to get

[@emjenoeg]

​​@@azkaghafara5712 no it's 3 pieces, or you can awaken you safi sns with teostra skill and equip 2 more armor pieces

[@azkaghafara5712]

@@emjenoeg ah yes, forgot i have teo divinity on my safi weapon

[@GozzerP]

it’s not unpopular because people think it’s bad it’s just not very flashy it doesn’t have any epic big damage combos so most people just find it boring but each to their own 1/30 is still not bad considering the competition

[@Mercman1010]

Im not a SnS main but I always have a couple made. Its just so safe and is the best support weapon for difficult quests.

[@mhzaneimpact1419]

as a gen 1 hunter to now just use everything suits your taste as for me I will play every weapon on every monster on every generation

[@vibraphonics2762]

I have been using sns a bit recently and it's Iceborne itteration is so much fun ngl

[@varski76]

SnS video with Digimon World music on the background sign me the f up !

[@chewbacachunks8644]

SnS has been my main weapon since base world. I dabbled in longsword at first, fell in love with Gunlance. Then discovered how fun SnS is. To this day I never went back to longsword since. Only have like 35 total hunts on it and I have over 800 hunts on SnS. SnS was...ok in base game. But all the changes they made to it in Iceborne changed it from being ok. To being borderline broken powerful. With the right build, and in the right hands. It deals some of the highest DPS in the game and has the most versatile moveset in the game to boot. Currently the SnS has one of the fastest speedrun times on Alatreon in the world. Only outdone by heavy bowgun. The main reason people don't play it is because most people who play monster hunter see the cool looking crazy giant weapons and want to play those instead. Or they just pick the weeb stick because it's big sephiroth katana. That and most players really only stick to one weapon, maybe they dabble in two.

[@cookiman4225]

Used to play cb then after iceborne i tried out sns with defender and I loved it so much it became my main. Sns is one man army of a weapon lol

[@filipevasconcelos4409]

Sword and shield is what i clear all the games with, then, i start making other weapons and testing. Since MHFU, it has been my favorite confort weapon

[@willprice8696]

I'm returning to MHW as of yesterday. I only ever played with Insect Glaive, and come to find out IG is one of the weakest weapons despite having the ability helicopter tickle monsters. I chose sword and shield as my next weapon to master (relative to my aging ability) in MHW. Do you have any in-depth guides for sword and shield and if not could you recommend any under-rated MHW content creators to check out?

[@seulbilee1025]

Imagine SnS as a balance weapon both Offense and Defense plus you have some mobility compare to Lance and Great sword

[@arthurjose2525]

How do you make those drops show like that? Like when you clutch claw to a monster and hit it, it shows an image when it drops.

[@greenhydra10]

Motherf*cking Sword and Shield babyyyy!!! Nice to see someone finally acknowledge the claw uppercut. It's so busted against Safi.

[@kingviper1205]

I feel like as far as any weapon goes in the series it can be very situational depending on the kind of hunt you’re doing. Some monsters are just too rambunctious to be able to fully utilize a weapon that is basically meant to be used up close and personal. Monsters like zenogre, Vaal hazak, rajang etc are just too much for a certain type of weapon play style.

[@Trollgernautt]

I started the game with SnS, but when I hit the wall of Anjanath I ended up picking the Lance and never came back. But I wonder if I can still do anything worth a shit with it, might give it a try on a few quests...

[@GrandLordBidoof]

This. Does put a smile on my face

[@botyee1184]

The shield deals no ele damage and perfect rush has higher movement values which means its more based on raw. Since u want to use those 2 moves most of the times the fatalis sns beats elemental builds in damage. Moreover u dont have to think about the matchups elemental weakness. Also there are quiet some endgame monster that are raw matchups anyway like nergigante or velkhana where u should use raw anyway. So dont build element, just build fatalis raw, its just better.

[@Xylaax]

never used it outside the witchers silver swords, and it is somewhat fun, but Im still 100% a kinsect glaive main

[@ryanreyes2218]

Why when i do this it does advancing slash

[@ShukakuTheCrazy1]

Ive never been able to trigger the perfect rush. Guess it doesnt matter since i love falling bash so much

[@nasi_lemak7pagi]

Do you have Iceborne? If you don't have Iceborne expansion, you can't do Perfect Rush.

[@ShukakuTheCrazy1]

@@nasi_lemak7pagi I have iceborne

[@krasussien]

the big thing i hate with SnH is the short range, we can see in the video all the time the weapon don't hit because of that and that a thing i can't deal with :/

[@BorrasitoTakaTaka]

You need to get close to the monster, just like a real man 🗿

[@don_holiday]

Is that Digimon World music!?

[@maxschulz6185]

Its just so safe and comfortable, nothing comes even close

[@seulbilee1025]

I specialized in range, so I'm a bowgun user, when i go to melee, I prefer using Sword and shield tbh

[@RhubarbRehab]

My mains currently: Hunting horn, lance and I’m learning Sword and shield. I like unpopular weapons.