How to Bow in MH Rise | Tutorial on Attacks, Skills, & Combos

[@drawbyyourselve]

2 things ro add to the switch skills: Aerial Aim can be finished with a drop attack to deal additional damage and create a mount, if the monster has been mounted already it will likely lead you to drop into attacks, so beware. After a dodgebolt counter you can instantly fire a dragon piercer, with 2/3 of the animation cut off.

[@ShatteredGlass916]

Wai what? Dragon Piercer right after Dodgebolt?

[@drawbyyourselve]

@@ShatteredGlass916 when you counter with the dodgebolt you hear the "ding" right? If you press x+a or whatever it is for pc right after you ready a dragonpiercer, but you skip the dragging the arrow on the ground and a little of the charge animation

[@OffscreenkillVD]

@@drawbyyourselve Holy shit this just rocked my world, thank you so much

[@bibarrel5111]

I will probably never use bow, but man does it look cool to use. The amount of things you can do with it IS insane. Very informative, sky! Nice work.

[@SkySenseiVB]

Can I interest you in looking cool too? By picking up a bow TODAY, you too can look 10x cooler LOL and be there person you've always dreamt of being hehehe. Thank you though Biba Appreciate you!

[@MikeHunt-lz2hq]

I always wanted to try bow all through older mh titles but I never could it just felt poorly designed and wasn't very intuitive. But once world released I ended up trying every weapon after the first thousand hours before ice borne released so my second thousand hours was focused on how gun lance and hunting horn. Ever since mh3 I've only ever used swaxe long sword great sword and hammer and lance. But now I'm proficient in every weapon except charge blade .

[@architectonthejob]

This is the best guide I have seen in my 1300 plus hours playing for a new bow player. Great job!

[@SkySenseiVB]

Appreciate the kind words !!

[@McGrubbers4]

Finally, a video that actually explains the basics of a bow lol

[@MrMoogle]

For real! I tried watching a few others and I was lost right from the start. This was the level of detail I was looking for.

[@Smarvythelarge]

Same. Reddit is always saying “make sure you use charged shots” so I’ve been hating bow crawling around with the trigger held down until max charge every shot. It was so painful I could not believe how much people loved the weapon. Makes sense now.

[@azerim2039]

This guide is incredibly helpful for me - someone who never picked up bow and didn't know how its mechanis worked

[@nervaaugustus7089]

This video's pretty solid, but if I can offer some thoughts, additions, and criticism from a fellow bow main: (Edited 5/11 for a bit more clarity and better word choices) -Holding ZL slows you down for allowing precise movement and aiming. While it's great for putting shots directly on specific hitzones, on some monsters with large, easy to hit targets, or when you just don't have time to aim for a perfectly-optimum shot, it's not necessary. You can fire without holding ZL, which allows you to transition directly from full running speed to shooting, and this alone can make repositioning and pursuing while using this weapon much easier. When running Close Range Coatings, you can almost use your bow like a melee weapon. Intelligently using aimed and unaimed shots is key to doing a lot more damage with the bow; it's very easy to get caught in a trap of thinking you must take time to aim at the absolute best spot to do damage, and miss lots of opportunities for damage that you'd have otherwise. Some damage is better than none, don't let the perfect be the enemy of the good. -Bow charging is useful for conserving coatings. This is especially important with status coatings - particularly Paralyze and Sleep coatings - as you don't want to fire them with low-charge shots; they won't be as effective due to fewer hits. Bow gets far fewer shots with its status ammo than a bowgun does, so you really need to make the most out of every coating you fire. -It's not necessary to hold ZL to do the Charging Sidestep or Dodgebolt. You simply have to input a dodge command during the recovery frames of any bow attack except the Dragon Piercer, and you'll cancel it into whichever sidestep dodge you have equipped. This means you can use your sidestep dodges even when using unaimed shots. -Arc Shots can be fired without holding ZL as well. Just hold ZR and tap A, and it will fire your bow's Arc Shot at a distance of about three or four running paces ahead of you. This is useful if you want to get your Arc Shot out quickly and don't have time to aim the effect. The buff durations on Arc Shots are short, so if you want to keep them up in a pitched fight, knowing how to toss them out quickly at the expense of fine accuracy is important. -Dragon Piercer. I've got a lot to say about your opinions on Dragon Piercer. Dragon Piercer is not bad; you're just bad with it. Here's what you're missing: --You can freely aim it within a limited arc while its preparing to fire, letting you keep track of your target unless they lunge fully out of your firing arc. --It inherits the effect of any coating you fire, making it amazing for status coatings --it inherits the charge level of your bow, meaning that firing it from fully charged deals amazing damage - it can potentially deal more damage than any other single attack of any weapon in the game bar HBG wyversnipe if you can put it through multiple vulnerable hitzones --it deals tremendous amounts of stagger meaning you can potentially dunk fliers or knock over monsters with it (hint - *INTERRUPT APEX CHARGEUPS!*) --it has immense range and its Critical Distance reaches almost entirely across the extent of its range; it is literally the longest-ranged attack in the game, with the only possible exception being HBG wyversnipe (hint - *SNIPE DISTRACTED MONSTERS!*) --it can cut tails. Yes, you can cut a monster's tail off with Dragon Piercer, and it's possible to shoot a Piercer through a monster's body and down their tail, and pop the tail off with what began as a headshot. Bow is one of the few weapons that can KO *and* cut tails without switching weapons thanks to this and Absolute Power Shot. Dragon Piercer does require a distracted, downed, roaring (dodgebolt through it), stuck in a long animation (example: Allmother during the Dragonator Spin once you've dodged the dragonators, Valstrax while inhaling), or paralyzed/sleeping victim to really use effectively, but you can vastly improve your damage output by using it intelligently. You can also skip the arrow-scraping animation and shorten Dragon Piercer's chargeup by using it right after a successful Dodgebolt counter, making it useful if you're running a Dodgebolt ultra-close-range build - backwards dodgebolt through a roar or forward dodgebolt through a projectile into Dragon Piercer lets you do scary amounts of damage. Dragon Piercer doesn't benefit from Rapid/Spread/Pierce Up skills, but it does benefit from Special Ammo Boost. It's an easy two-point skill to invest into your build if you've got spare slots, but unless you're on a Rampage quest, running in a full team, or build distractions and tanking ability into your animals, Dragon Piercer's probably too situational for Special Ammo Boost to be a priority. Even without it, Dragon Piercer's plenty strong, and worth using when good opportunities show up; you won't regret it. -The different shot types have different Critical Distances. Pierce has the longest effective range, Spread has the shortest, and Rapid is in the middle. You can improve these ranges significantly with the Ballistics skill, which I heartily recommend on any bow but *particularly* Pierce bows - having a longer Critical Distance means your Pierce shots retain more of their damage as they pass through a monster's multiple hitboxes. This video's pretty good overall, and I can't fault most of your reasoning or technique, except as listed above. This is a well made video, all told, and you show off some pretty skilled play.

[@SkySenseiVB]

Super appreciate this comment man! I definitely didn't know every intricate detail of Bow and for a beginner guides, its also hard to fit everything into one video so thank you so much for the notes!!

[@nervaaugustus7089]

@@SkySenseiVB Glad I could help. I'm looking forward to turning monsters into pincushions come the Sunbreak expansion; who knows, might see you there.

[@SkySenseiVB]

@@nervaaugustus7089 Oh hell yea! I'm planning to stream some Open lobbies here on KZbin leading and through the release of Sunbreak to hunt with the community ^__^

[@mooyancurry]

as a bow user through rise, i wish i watched this back then. great tutorial bro

[@peterespersen9407]

A noob like me really appreciated this video. Very noob friendly and precise guide

[@SkySenseiVB]

You won't be a noob soon 🧡 glad it helped and goodluck on the hunts!

[@davidrexford2918]

Man you are making some top tier videos. You are now my go-to KZbinr when it comes to mhr guides. Thank you so much for all the work your putting in to these videos. Keep up the good work man!

[@SkySenseiVB]

Glad you enjoyed them! Thank you so much! I have to get around and finish my other guides - I burnt myself out on the game early on which was a life lesson as a content creator haha but hope the current guides help! Bow is a great weapon!

[@jinwan3088]

Thanks for this video mate, as a new bow user, I'm sooooo confused... I'll need to start with basics, keep pressing R.... don't get burnt out on MH Rise again! Thanks.

[@SkySenseiVB]

Appreciate the kind words friend! Let me know if you have any other questions! Happy to jump into the training room with ya if you want some tips ^__^

[@jinwan3088]

@@SkySenseiVB Thanks mate, I tried the bow again yesterday, but I think I must be doing something wrong... It was a Rampage S rapid bow, and I'm doing like pitiful damage against Daora... I've used GS, DB, HH and LBG with no issues, but gee... maybe a training room time isn't a bad idea :D though I'm in New Zealand timezone...

[@SkySenseiVB]

@@jinwan3088 Daora is the hardest monster for bow! Rapid bows is ideal for him but his only dmg weak point is his claws xD everywhere else, the dmg is pain. It's a tough fight with bow, but super satisfying if you learn it with dodgebolt haha.

[@jinwan3088]

@@SkySenseiVB Ooooh I see, thanks for that, and here I was I thought I was just terrible at bow...! Thanks a lot for the tip, much appreciated :)

[@aahmkabooom6616]

thank you this is the first bow guide that helped me to understand the weapon better

[@jsn21]

Charge level affects your dragon piercer. Something I didn't hear you mention.

[@Theron37]

It also cuts tails too which I guess shouldn't matter with Butcher's Bind coming soon

[@spupergames7771]

The combo notes don't tell you about the B shot after a shot

[@MikeHunt-lz2hq]

The melee attack with a bow also cuts tails off. ​@@Theron37

[@PutraRhm]

THE BEST MHR BOW GUIDE, thanks dude like seriously.

[@SkySenseiVB]

Hope you're enjoying the weapon!!! :)

[@wolfofhell77]

3:40 Thank you ! That was the info I was looking for !

[@SkySenseiVB]

Glad you found what you're looking for!!

[@blakejordan1992]

i love the depth of this guide, nice work

[@cwolfxuk-other]

Excellent video! I am a veteran of (almost) all the MH games, yet with Rose I just wasn't hitting my stride with bow. I like to master all weapons in each MH game and bow has been bugging me. Finally got into it and your guide was spot on.

[@RaptorRed]

Thanks for this. I’ve wanted to get into bow but never attempted it till now.

[@Theron37]

I always saw Dodgebolt like a slight variation of Adept style back in GU, both involve dodging an attack when you're about to get hit and get pretty much max charge.

[@ViewtifulBeau]

That's what I thought too. Definitely prefer dancing instead.

[@ShatteredGlass916]

Y'know, it would have been better if instead of Power Shot as a Switch Skill, we get Dragon Piercer Switch Skill. Which then we can switch with Thousand Dragon like in Iceborne

[@lunarumbreon106]

dragon piercer i find is best used when the monster is knocked down, you can angle yourself fairly easy to get the most amount of damage per hit

[@hockeysniper3783]

i watched this video a long time ago i was so bad im good at the game now only with bow of course lol only weapon i use but im finishing quests very quickly i started with this video thought i would come back to say thanks my first monster hunter game and you helped get me addicted xD

[@SkySenseiVB]

This was so thoughtful!! Super glad you're loving the game. So many new monsters and quests coming up with the Sunbreak DLC! We're officially, less than a month away! I would 100% give Monster Hunter World a try if you can as well! Its a master piece of a Monster Hunter game as well!

[@karljennings6561]

Great deal. Just right size for us. Wish we had bought one sooner.

[@UndefeatedEagle]

Great video man . I put like 3 comments because the pop in my mind as im watching and i will not remember them at the end of the video to make just 1 big comment . Thats why there is 3 . This is the clearest tutorial so far but its still a bit confusing i need to watch it at least 4 more times . Yeah im slow

[@SkySenseiVB]

Everyone learns at their own pace! Bow definitely took me a bit as well to learn so watch all you need to get better :)

[@Pandaddy90]

Idk dragon piercer isn't useless for me. There are several windows you can use the attack in, and you can combo into it (ZR, A, X+A) and can be used when a monster is knocked down, stunned, while charging an attack, and even when dazed (when the monster is standing there drooling). Its not a strong wake up attack, but if used at the right time it can definitely deal a huge chunk of damage.

[@jaku8734]

I just started a solo character for mainly using the gunner weapons with bow as a main, and this is gonna help a ton so thank you! I kinda am really bad at predicting monster attacks and patterns (I have a very reactionary playstyle) so I mag get hit quite a bit more than nost but Ill do my best to get good And this is a minor thing but Im glad you said the number of shots it takes to reach max charge. Im red/green colorblind and cant tell the difference in the charge color at first glance (didnt even know it charged with each shot until this) so knowing the number is going to help me a ton

[@Ripley93]

I'm very impressed by your video! Very well explained.

[@bigfern77071]

Wow thanks 👍 just started the game on my Xbox and wow lol i have it on the switch and used hammer and switch Axe and decided to use the bow 🏹 and sofar I am having fun !

[@SkySenseiVB]

Glad you're enjoying the game!! I'm sorry I don't have xbox controls. I haven't had time to translate the controls but really glad you're enjoying the bow. Its such a great weapon!

[@yorickveenhuizen2843]

as someone who played about 200 hrs purely on bow in world, this was very instructive to figure out the minor changes, however, as a pc player, i was hoping to find some pc instructions for keybinds (or a way to get permanent reticle, because i remember in world when i pressed "v" it would just toggle the reticle on or off, which seems to no longer exist in rise) but ended up watching the whole thing anyways. all in all good informative video, earned the like :) for future reference, maybe adding a few example builds for players coming out of main story (so basically, the elder dragon fights and valstrax) is a good idea so people have an idea they can copy if they dont want to figure out their own builds (also cuz some of the recommendations on sites are kinda unintuitive at first)

[@kingshocker4754]

And here I thought I was good with the bow. Turns out I’ve still got beginner-level knowledge lmao (EDIT):I actually can hit with the Dragon Piercer mid-combat, and have done so on multiple occassions. The key is to have an absolutely massive Wyvern paired with aggro on a melee attacker

[@custardman]

Thanks for the video. Planning to start using bow so this has been very informative. Same as you I like to use weapons that has counter abilities. Does having the evade window skill extend the during Dodgebolt?

[@SkySenseiVB]

It does!! However I've rarely noticed a difference from lvl 1 so you're gonna need at least lvl2. Thats why I chose to go with evade extender since lvl1 makes a bigger impact.

[@mabby1724]

Damn Sky is teaching me how to use bow

[@SkySenseiVB]

I expect you to be a god now young Padawan 😂

[@BadEnd98]

Bruh why make it so complicated While you can just open gesture menu and use Bow

[@justsomeguywithlasereyes9920]

isnt Dodgebolt just part of Valor Bow? they did the same to DBs where the valor dodge was implemented into the normal moveset, that was one of the reasons DBs were so busted in GU.

[@UndefeatedEagle]

Lol i put 150 hours in in 3/4 weeks ( i do have a 50 hour workweek too) i dont even know where i find all this time this game has cost me my sleep😅

[@UndefeatedEagle]

And im loving it . The only reason i play my switch again

[@DaghmarDíazCanahán]

Hello, I have a question, if you have a weapon, for example the Arzuros bow, which its charged dispels have: lvl1 -> Fan4; lvl2 -> Fan3; lvl3 -> Fan1. In these cases where the highest charged level has a weaker shot type, what should be done? How could I block a charge level without losing much DPS or does the fact that the shot type is weak at a high charge level not influence so much?

[@worldboss-_-gaming5138]

Great guide!!!!

[@Jeremythetornadofan]

I’m a huge bow main how do I do charge shots on keyboard?

[@dtori8698]

Keep up the good work!

[@dhopeyinyang4103]

Great video! Thanx for the info

[@SkySenseiVB]

Glad it was helpful! ^__^

[@supervanilla101]

I can do guard point with CB, Shield, or even counter with LS, but my god why is dodgebolt so difficult?

[@SkySenseiVB]

Its the smallest window of all of them. CB and LS have pretty decent windows. Dodgebolt is essentially you're tapping it the second you're getting hit - missing it by even a bit you end the spin and the window closes. Its superrrr tighttttt

[@Kefffer7]

i did everything like in the video but my stamina stays just like my life, i really need help... why don't i have as much stamina as in your video?:/

[@SkySenseiVB]

The stamina bar itself is maxed in the training room for show purposes. You should be able to obtain my stamina bar level seen in hunting examples though. You can increase your stamina bar during hunts by exploring the area and gathering the yellow spiribirds !

[@shaunnaruto]

The problem with bow is when you have aoe attacks and it’s hard to evade that

[@UndefeatedEagle]

This is alot to take in . But im gonna try the bow . My first ranged weapon . Ans my second weapon im gonna try . Tried dual blades . I dont like them . I like Longsword the best

[@UndefeatedEagle]

I dont really fully understand how to keep your charge level . And also power shots the arrow types should correspond with the monster your hunting . What does that mean . I watched the first section of the video 4 times now i find it really complex

[@SkySenseiVB]

Charge level is a temporary thing. You have to keep firing and damaging to maintain your charge level - Its been a bit for me but I think its around like 3 seconds or so - if you don't land a shot within that time, the charge level drops. As for shot type - they kinda depend on the monster and your playstyle which can take some time to figure out but also Rise has less configurability than World did - you most likely want to focus on element type of the bow to match the monster you're hunting and the shot type is kinda set cause you can't really change it.

[@Cris__Tired]

I’m trying to do aerial aim but I keep doing focus shot what am I doing wrong?

[@frommarswithmalice9174]

Not trying to sound like a jerk or a know-it-all but I've seen some raw damage builds that getup in numbers even more so than the element weakness

[@kurei9132]

Do you use gyro aiming or just right stick?

[@SkySenseiVB]

Stick aiming. Gyro for me is pretty cool, but it takes more effort 😂😂

[@ShukakuTheCrazy1]

Is the rajang bow any good?

[@BlueBamboo9]

Now I wonder what it would look like to get max charge on a shot, aerial, then melee to wake-up a monster 0_0 Is it optimal? No. But it'll be cool XD

[@Kingnabor]

Any build for tu3 MR70?

[@starryeyes5860]

How is he using the wire bug to jump up and shoot down on the monster? I can't use my wire bug with bow equipped/unsheathed

[@radicalbyte]

How do you switch the sticks on the Switch? I'm a leftie, and a terrible shit with my right hand :-/

[@cwolfxuk-other]

Depends on controls you use. If Joycons or Pad Pro then check main Switch menu, controller mapping. Cannot chnage if using Hori Split Pad Pro (like me).

[@Kingnabor]

Has this been updated?

[@sgt_badedyr4445]

Burn out a bit on my main weapon(s). Want to give Bow a try. Is there Fighter Palico with Go! Fight! Win! and Rousing Roar crit buff a better pick ? I do like my Gathering Palico for Endemic Life Barrage 🙂, So i might give it Go! Fight! Win! and keep it ? Kindly.

[@amirabokbraviero5565]

Thx!!!

[@SpeedyBooper]

Is there anyone that can translate this for keyboard users? like how to do that air attack?

[@felipecl267]

I always see people doing dash dance a lot. I think it's too slow I prefer spamming ZR and doing aerial shots

[@ARod3]

What’s R for Xbox?

[@Akil-Kaze]

Walk after two dodges

[@PaulMorrison-m2c]

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[@TheLikkittysplitt]

I'm really disappointed that shot types returned after World. And I use bowguns so im used to the extra complication that gunner weapons entail but I thought Capcom did a genuis job of integrating rapid and spread (and peirce to a lesser extent) into a universal moveset. Bowguns are built for different ammo but it's not like they only give you pierce 1,2 and 3's like bows do.

[@spacetaco048]

Affinity... isn't... important... :) THE BOW I SPENT SO MUCH TO MAKE AS MY FIRST BOW IS LITERALLY NARGACUGA

[@ZaChousenWan]

While standing, you bend forward 90 degrees.

[@herberthue7273]

Bow used alot of stamina..really not fun to use..

[@antidreams]

Use cahotic gore armor, with berserk you have infinite stamina

[@sub7se7en]

Is all this prep really necessary? The game is super easy. You can brute force through monsters without dying.

[@UndefeatedEagle]

Lol i tried dual blades for the first time and EVERYTIME i get knocked out of demon mode . Now gonna try the bow . With a new weapong i dont think thr game is easy . With the longsword ? Its easy enough but not too easy (yet)

[@wintertajima4875]

I main bow and im ashamed of not knowing some facts.

[@SkySenseiVB]

Theres always more to learn every day!

[@sparky_862]

WTF is ZL and ZR? Why not call it RT and LT or RB and LB?

[@SkySenseiVB]

Ask Nintendo. They released it for the Switch first - so I designed this based on Switch Controls.