Why EVERY Player Should Use CHARGE BLADE in Monster Hunter Wilds | Charge Blade Tutorial

[@LightItUpDan]

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[@gitgudnub443]

I love that your Video of CB in worlds taught me how to use this weapon and I pretty much onetricked it ever since. Seeing this video just makes me happy and nostalgic

[@LightItUpDan]

full circle!

[@TactiWolf-0117]

I remember watching your charge blade tutorial for world and using it as a practice guide and ever since then I’ve been a proud charge blade main and I can’t to go into wilds and slice and dice monsters with the charge blade in Wilds

[@LightItUpDan]

Hell yeah that’s awesome!

[@MansMan42069]

Fun fact: "Charge Blade" is actually called "Charge Axe" in japanese. We were always meant to just use the sword to charge up the axe mode and Savage Axe is the ultimate form of axe.

[@LightItUpDan]

that’s really interesting!

[@MansMan42069]

@LightItUpDan right? And it makes sense too since it's sort of the sister weapon to Switch Axe (called Slash Axe in japan, btw)

[@LightItUpDan]

@@MansMan42069 makes a lot of sense 🤯

[@gitgudnub443]

A cool thing about the shield bash which is both triangle and circle after any attack in sword and board mode is that it basically serves as a combo reset so holding circle to do the double slash, into shield bash to hold circle again rinse and repeat was the fastest way to build vials in world. When I tried it in wilds it felt like there was a micro pause before my character started charging the double slash again but I still think its faster than ending the double slash with the usual triangle finisher. Also I found that setting focus mode to toggle rather than hold is very beneficial for CB since the move set stays the exact same with the bonus that you can basically free aim every attack all the time. Finally I really like the double vial chare mechanic because now it actually gives us an excuse to empower the sword. Because the first reload to get basic vials would be otherwise a kind of wasted move. Since in world we only had one stage of vials, charging up the sword was something we could do at the expense of all our other options. But now, since its just the first stage, we will likely spend more time building more vials so using the first reload to empower the sword is actually most efficient in that regard. Genius way of making us use the entire kit.

[@LightItUpDan]

Yeah that can be pretty handy in combos, a slight gap close too!

[@Ben_L314]

Honestly i'd argue with you about using the entire kit as it stands right now. Overcharging phials is situational, if monster have very few openings you can do it, but as it stands right now you'll do more damage just jumping to axe mode as soon as u have 5 phials + saxe active. Charging the sword feels like a waste of time since once Saxe is active you can just stay in axe form for really long time without needing to transform, and even if you do - its to GP an attack and go back to axe. And using SAED is a massive damage loss and you should basically never use it if you want to be somewhat optimal.

[@gitgudnub443]

@@Ben_L314 i guess we'll have to see just how fast these mons will be come huh. And if a Mon is aggressive and barely has any openings, I would stay in sword and shield form longer anyway since it's the faster of the two modes anyway meaning you're taking less risk in which case empowering the sword only becomes more important. also every tick of vial damage adds KO damage which isn't a lot but if monster hunter has taught me anything its that the small numbers add up. I don't disagree with your assessment about but I'd say that the optimal way to play is individual to every hunter and how much risk they are willing to take. The cool thing about CB is that it allows for a very wide range of play styles.

[@ECI5858]

My only worry about the charge blade in wilds is that since we pretty much want to stay in axe mode to do high dps our defensive options are now severely limited so evade extender might be mandatory now. Im thinking something like guard 1-3(charged shield gives 2 levels and gp another 2 levels but not sure how many levels perfect guard gives) and 1-2 levels of evade extender.

[@LightItUpDan]

I dunno, perfect guarding is a pretty huge deal

[@dom4099]

This is one of the best guides, very clear and straight to the point. I miss the beta, Just rewatching weapons guides to tide me over till the next beta or release.

[@LightItUpDan]

I’m so glad you think so! It’s how I like to make my videos 😁

[@christopherhashbrowns]

God I love Monster Hunter. I will never get tired of the variety in combat

[@LightItUpDan]

hell yeah, same!

[@Pokemon15169]

crazy how people compare this game to souls, this came before souls and was already mastered and finnessed since monster hunter 3 combat wise

[@LightItUpDan]

@@Pokemon15169 it's perfectly understandable if they first encountered third person action RPG combat in a Souls game though

[@welovegamestv1207]

I might give CB a try. My long time hunting buddy (since World/Iceborn) was a CB main. Unfortunately he passed away October 2023,so to honor him I consider using CB as secondary weapon. Man it hurts to realize he never will be hunting by my side again 😔

[@LightItUpDan]

Sorry to hear that bud, sounds like a beautiful way to honour his memory

[@welovegamestv1207]

@LightItUpDan thanks, I appreciate that 🤜🤛

[@Ben_L314]

you can't actually go to Saxe mode after a guard point, only perfect block gives you an option to activate it. You accidentaly guard point @11:51, you can see that triangle does morph slash, which is true even if your savage axe isnt activated edit: hopefully it's just a beta mistake cause honestly it doesn't make much sense

[@LightItUpDan]

ah very interesting, yeah maybe an error? maybe intentional? hard to say at this stage, but good catch

[@Calekoflight]

So guard points and perfect guards ARE different. This is one subject that I am most confused on and don't think I'll get a good answer on it until after the full release. Also...accidental guard points are the best kind.

[@kevinpalmer9942]

My muscle memory if guard pointing is now actively hurting my gameplay. So I really hope they allow a guard pointing to activate savage axe. 🙏

[@CRandyGamble]

Charge Blade felt pretty good, I like the simpler charge up mechanics. I think it will make this excellent weapon easier for players to pick up and learn. It's worth the time for sure!

[@LightItUpDan]

I like the streamlining of certain elements too! Very cool to see

[@snoozing7725]

Im mourning for the fallen, SNS.

[@Joe-cp5ud]

Yea same. Its weird i am seeing people say its good, they are either coping, or didnt play it in world to realize just how good it used to be.

[@snoozing7725]

@Joe-cp5ud im ngl its exaggerated. Im mostly sad abt the backstep no longer being omnidirectional, and how backstepping from a dodge is a lil more annoying. But considering how other weapons got improved movesets that look more flashy compared to what they did with SNS, you can how some ppl are mad

[@LightItUpDan]

yeah, it's mostly that it feels a bit bland, the damage ain't necessarily bad! does need crazy good uptime though which is a bit of a drag

[@DumpsterBug]

if only sword and shield was this size.. honestly i wish they change the name of sword and shield to dagger and buckler.

[@LightItUpDan]

Yeah I can see that haha

[@welovegamestv1207]

But u must admit, sword and shield sounds way more fancy 😁

[@JiggyNegus]

I personally feel like capcom gave CB sns mode the middle finger. Rise had a good answer for the lack of sns with the shield thrust that left a little bomb & would pop after a successful AED or SAED

[@LightItUpDan]

Yeah, feels all about the axe mode here

[@Jknight416]

As a CB main I’m loving the new changes to CB in Wilds. However, there’s one problem that I have with the CB and that is the fact that during the beta, the damage values that I was dishing out with the SAED felt underwhelming compared to the damage that I was getting while using Savage Axe. I do hope that in the full version of Wilds the damage values between Savage Axe and SAED are distributed evenly to suit both playstyles cuz as it stands rn, the current state of CB is more geared towards a Savage Axe playstyle while undermining the SAED function of CB.

[@LightItUpDan]

Double charged phials with SAED were hitting pretty hard though!

[@alexandercortescampano4335]

Capcom made a big mistake of removing its default SAED to AED in axe mode and I don’t like it

[@kevinpalmer9942]

@@alexandercortescampano4335it just seems like they really want to incentivize using the axe mode a lot instead of spamming SAED. I’m okay with that, but I did mostly play SAED spam in MHW so I am a bit sad too.

[@milkmyway2]

Come on boys and girls, let’s get that subscriber number up!

[@LightItUpDan]

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[@Calekoflight]

I'm still super confused on how they're going to differentiate between guard points and perfect block. Are they separate things? Can they be combined? Is a guardpoint a perfect guard automatically? One thing I did notice when playing is I got the damage pop when blocking with the charged shield. I'm fairly certain it wasn't a perfect block and I didn't go for a guard point.

[@LightItUpDan]

For one, it looks like guard points don’t let you activate savage axe mode, which makes them less useful than a perfect block in some regards! So I’m not too sure, it’ll be interesting to see

[@Calekoflight]

@@LightItUpDan I have heard from a more CB focused content creator that the perfect blocks have more "blocking power" which will make them better in general...

[@LightItUpDan]

@ ah so like in previous games then, adding 2 levels of guard

[@nachoconqueso3000]

Aahhh you had to hold the button down for the axe multi hit, i was wondering why i couldnt get it to spin

[@LightItUpDan]

Yeah, easier to do with elemental discharge combos, just hold it down, no need to time it

[@7ThShade]

My only critique is you completely missed one of the main reasons you want to charge your sword- it doesn't just increase damage, it also makes it so your sword will NEVER bounce. That alone makes keeping my sword charged at all times worth it.

[@LightItUpDan]

It does! I’d definitely put that as the lowest, most trivial reason to do it, and it’s already a bit of a waste of time. Wilds CB is seemingly all Savage Axe

[@7ThShade]

@LightItUpDan idk about you but I'm pretty sure we'll be fighting more and more heavily armored monsters in the later parts of the game, just like every other MH game. And never bouncing basically for free is not what I'd consider a waste of time. Besides, more damage is more damage.

[@keyjx7374]

ONCE A CHARGE BLADE ALWAYS A CHARGE BLADE

[@LightItUpDan]

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[@keyjx7374]

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[@ryzkiguruh2942]

Am i the only one who hate wilds CB? It feel like overall nerf since you cannot directly go SAED even if you can damage is quite crap and you cannot go directly into savage axe. I feel the world would be the best CB because it is a very procedural weapon you charge you phial - charge shield - charge phial - maybe your sword - then DPS (SAED/SA) but in wilds you do he same procedure but SAED isnt as powerfull since it need to AED ( unless GP ) and SA need a really specific timing you basicly force to do guarding so you can output high damage. This mean if your timing are off you cannot get SA mode unless for Focus attack and SAED get nerfed. Its trully a nightmare in multiplayer with non CB and more agressive weapon teamate

[@LightItUpDan]

You're not! Maybe the changes will grow on you in time

[@erdfkrt541]

NO, NO people should use Charge Blade before Capcom changes back the savage axe. WHY the FUCK we need to hold the damn button for savage axe to do its spinning attack? We use savage solely because of the extra spinning damage so WHY THE FUCK we need to press an additional button for it?

[@LightItUpDan]

chill, Capcom don't owe you/us anything

[@MansMan42069]

Did you wake up on the wrong side of the cart?

[@MansMan42069]

Also, you're given a choice because the spinning axe pins you in place. If you were always forced to stay in place, it would feel kinda clunky.

[@dansyed19]

No! 😖 not every player should play cb, i like the fact that there aren't that many hunters that can play cb and gives cb mains a sense of exclusivity and pride 🥹

[@LightItUpDan]

that's literally gatekeeping lmao (which is despised)

[@dansyed19]

@LightItUpDan gatekeeping has some benefits, as long as it doesn't become like the long sword which became too popular and ended up being the most hated weapon because of all the bs moves given to the weapon. CB being the most complicated among the 14 weapons gives it it's character

[@LightItUpDan]

your terrible take keeps getting worse

[@dansyed19]

@@LightItUpDan thanks 🤘