MHR Sunbreak: The BEST Long Sword Combos (Guide)

[@BlackM0ngoose]

Sacred sheathe has taught me the true feeling of GS players... The pain of missing.

[@k1ngst4rk54]

The missing not pain enough. When I saw my teammate ride the mons, I thought it gonna be big opening after they hit it to the wall. But nah after I’m prepared the move, just wait for release the hit. They drive the mons to different area… I’m swear I just wanna kill my teammates at that point.

[@HowellDiesel]

How you miss? you can reposition ez

[@vaniavampy]

@@HowellDiesel like how peppo missed in the vid vs magnamalo LOL

[@HowellDiesel]

@@vaniavampy Ooooooh you mean on the last hit? Yeah that feels baaad or if you're using reckoning and you whiff it right after 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@harshmudhar96]

I once dodge-repositioned through two areas because I had it charged up and the monster ran away...

[@evelillac9718]

I loved the controller/button display. It is by far the best addition you could add to a MH tutorial (as a PC player the videos that explain with switch buttons make my head explode)

[@Dridikos]

Can this be a series? Would be interested in a showcase of other weapons

[@athos9293]

Up

[@fuyunghay4214]

Yeah, some of the weapons got new skills that change up their gameplay significantly

[@TeamDarkside]

depends how well the video does if we can make more, so far only another GS video is in the works

[@howLucaLB1775]

@@TeamDarkside please do one for Swaxe

[@Carlisho]

Tbh the only other weapon that needs a video like this is GS for the Surge Slash, the rest of the weapons are very straight foward with their changes, either you spam the new silkbind move (like Bullet Barage for GL) or you have more options to do the exact same thing you did before (CBs looping the Axe combo with Ready Stance or just playing same ol CPP to SAED spam)

[@マロン-h6c]

こんなに見やすい動画は見たこと無い！ 知りたい情報だけを簡潔にまとめていて、素晴らしい！

[@th_3092]

ついでに装備も教えて欲しいよねw

[@fuyunghay4214]

I was surprised at how fast we can chain attacks after switch skill swap, chaining combos between each scrolls feels satisfying.

[@joelmichaelviado1226]

Sacred Sheathe is crazy good and not just because of the full charge. The sheathing itself is 2 counters. 1st is the auto counter that drains spirit gauge by 1, but the 2nd is better by letting go of the sheathing manually right before a hit registers the spirit drain is negated, you gain back a little and the next R2 will immediately be your chosen finisher seen at 2:07 which can be chained immediately to another sacred sheathe. Its very fast and seemless, you can chain together counters quickly and at potentially no cost. Also, sacred shethe negates the end lag of any combo and repositions your facing direction. It has bonkers utility and is the first LS move you get in Sunbreak.

[@Xzeros]

They gave Valor counter to the first part of Sacred Sheathe...

[@technogod888]

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[@realtayo42]

OMG THANK YOU for not just showing switch buttons, every guide I watch uses switch terms instead of visuals and Im over here on pc using an xbox controller trying to translate on the fly. Very helpful!

[@cicloptopupo1278]

Omg , the game just became 100% more fun thanks to this tutorial.I didnt undestood the changing silk blind skills on the go before this. now its way more dinamic. Thank you very much TDS!!!

[@ahmedaldhaheri154]

bro is that Black Ops 2 music in the background, you are a legend

[@WampaStompa1996]

It would be really nice to see guides this in-depth for some of the other weapons.

[@sayef7]

It is so incredibly convenient to have the buttons displayed on the screen. Thank You so much with that and i hope you inlcude it in your future guides!

[@TilSagiya91]

The fact that you used BOII Multi-player menu music for this video completes the icing on the cake for me. Literal chefs kiss.

[@quinnbeasley94]

I know this isn't the focus of the video, but the music here is perfect. It really gives me a sense of anticipation as I prepare to play this evening by studying the ways of the blade under Master Darkside

[@franciscoranire6381]

Black ops 2 music is always nice to hear 👌

[@CleverCheetah]

Its from Call of duty lmao

[@lokishoi7382]

It's crazy how people got so pissed off and said the LS got all the cool moves when they saw harvest moon. The things take forever to activate, cost 2 wirebug, disappear if you sheathe or touch the ring twice, force you to remain in a small area while the monsters are going crazy, rely on knowing the monster patterns perfectly already to basically do as much damage as before the nerfs. If anything the new moves made the gameplay of the long sword slower and more clunky to use. Now it feels more unga bunga to play it.

[@SirVelstadt]

I'm in love with the BO2 theme in the background. Thanks for the nostalgia

[@NickSmith-w3p]

I watched a few videos on longswords but found yours to be one of the most helpful. Your video was the one that showed me how to quickly chain sakura slash using spirit counter then I applied that knowledge to any situation where I did not want to sheath after sakura slash. I used to never spirit counter now I constantly use it. I found combo 2 helpful as well. Thank you so much for giving me tips to greatly expand my longsword game.

[@yum6008]

サンブレイクで太刀から大剣に乗り換えようかと考えてましたが、この動画を見て考えをあらためました。 とても参考になる動画をありがとうございました。

[@kush7138]

When I've figured out that the sacred sheath skill can be used prematurely for decent damage, it made LS incredibly more fun to use with Sakura Slash. The uptime damage if you're on the monster is insane.

[@sanepreplay6590]

Dude that guide is amazing thank you for it the longsword got so much more interesting as i see and that BO2 soundtrack hits too.

[@paranoiaboy2052]

I am a Japanese fan of TDS, and thx for your very exciting videos! This video briefly explains what I want to know about LS combo

[@raynegallaher7661]

Two notes: if you plan to spice up your initial approach to a monster by riding in on a different one, a sakura slash on your intended mount will raise the spirit level enough to not need a third wirebug to immediately get to red gauge. Also, showing up on a different monster is a great way to wake up espinas. Secondly, the tempered spirit slash. It doesn't seem useful for speedrunning, and probably isn't, but in casual gameplay it's actually really nice as a defensive tool. The counter comes out near instantly and raises spirit level even if you don't land your attack, as well as having an extremely short wirebug cooldown. It isn't worth using in a speedrun over keeping both sakura slash and helmbreaker, but if you feel like you have enough damage and gauge spending from sacred sheathing and serene pose, and are struggling to survive against certain attacks, it's a great get out of jail free card because it has no real drawback for missing.

[@Stryzekn]

Another thing to note in why i love Tempered Spirit Slash, is i play with friends and im not always the sole target of the monster so im not always mid combo and able to foresight slash something when it suddenly makes me its target halfway through its combo, so being able to panic Parry with the Tempered Spirit Slash is terrific. also a side note of being able to fire off two parries instantly using Sacred Sheathe and then Spirit Tempered Slash, like in situations where you find yourself the target of both of Magnamalo's Snipes ect.

[@Velhalv]

Also, TSS doesn't interrupt your combos, so if you were just about to spirit roundslash, and you parry with TSS, you can roundslash right after and get 2 colors up immediately.

[@Stryzekn]

@@Velhalv yes! Exactly! I almost forgot that part! Sometimes ill use it just to delay the roundslash to that the roundslash actually hits(looking at you Astalos, Rathalos ect., stay on that goddamn ground)

[@kinsan89]

I gotta say, I love the Black Ops 2 Multiplayer menu music in the background Edit: I didn't watch anything regarding Sunbreak weapon loadouts or meta or anything until after the final boss. I'm happy to say that I picked up on the #1 combo entirely on my own lol

[@bobloerakker7010]

well done, showing the combo's (and the way you did it) was very clear.

[@achamongi]

この動画わかりやすすぎるし相変わらずプロハンすぎて憧れる

[@fly8414]

you turn even just showcasing weapon combos into such an amazing to watch (and listen, I love your voice) video, hoping for more!

[@smackmmk]

I didn't know half of these moves excited, let me look up a guide. THIS IS AWESOME!!!!

[@ianmarcom213]

今まで見た事ないくらい簡潔に要点をまとめていてとても見やすいです！

[@LVmobster27]

Thanks for this. Played through most of MR playing the old way and was wondering why it seemed to take a while even when I felt like I was doing kind of well. Time to relearn how to play!

[@swaggmaster232]

This black ops 2 menu music about to make me cry from nostalgia

[@Werkvuur]

Just got Sunbreak and LS feels almost like a different weapon! The ability to use Sakura Slash AND Helmbreaker is awesome. Not to mention the insane damage from Sacred Sheathe. Also, loving the background music!

[@sprayer97]

you don't feel like it makes the game way to easy and non skill reliant? spamming sakura to get red bar just feels stupid easy and non skill based.

[@progmrz5512]

@@sprayer97 Who cares lmfao We play games to have fun. Even in the video he literally said as long as you have fun.

[@badheadlolol]

I like the way they say we show the buttons to press so everyone understands, some ppl use mouse and keyboard

[@blooddragon_2441]

I love the black ops music

[@RevoltIsTaken]

I'm so excited for the greatsword video. Amazing video quality, love the long form explanations of weapon optimization. Can't wait for the gearing videos as well.

[@JNCABLE91]

Been waiting on this video from you guys, awesome! Can't wait for the build video

[@ninoame29]

The Legendary Black ops 2 soundtrack in the background gave me chills

[@MrGrummel]

So basicly longsword devolved from having to perfectly counter the monster every time to: Just spam wire bug moves.

[@dbhlnn]

try it. you'll die if that's all you do

[@keithfilibeck2390]

unfortunately.

[@avantisavoia3406]

@@keithfilibeck2390 It's not like it was any good before, went from counter spamming to wire bug spam

[@lumynx1380]

@@avantisavoia3406 wdym? counter spam is much better than wirebug spam🤦‍♂️

[@avantisavoia3406]

@@lumynx1380 What i meant to say is that it requires the same amount of braincells, which is none, be it counter or wirebug spam

[@bg-cc6hn]

This was excellent 🙇‍♂️ The high quality TDS material we know and love 🙏

[@Wslasher]

As already doing combo 1 & 3 before seeing this video, glad to know that I was playing optimally.

[@Flowmystic]

Good information and love the professional controller layout to show everyone. Great job guys

[@terence6418]

Thank you for the controller button thingy is so much more easier to find the buttons and build the muscle memory 💓

[@flagro770]

Some important nerfs that you didn't mention are that the gauge attack multiplier was reduced. Before white/yellow/red gave a 1.05/1.10/1.20 raw and element multiplier and now it gives a 1.04/1.08/1.12 multiplier which is a huge nerf and the most significant of every single change from Rise to Sunbreak on longsword. The aura multipliers are found in the file PlayerUserDataLongsword.user.2. Additionally the spirit combos had their MVs increased with the exception of the reckoner combo which remained the same (30-30-60) except for the last hit which got nerfed from 60MV to 56MV in Sunbreak (30-30-56). The move MVs are found in the file LongSword.rcol.20 The changes you mentioned about the iai slash counter are all correct and every other MV listed in the video is also right.

[@uriotv1613]

I'm happy that I figured out this combos by myself before your video.

[@darkvlad646]

Black ops multiplayer OST( Adrenaline ) you're definitely a crack 🙏

[@Harry11enderson]

Ok I thought there was a glitch with longsword when my iai spirit slash damage was lower than normal but it's just nerfed good to know

[@batbayr7826]

Yeah me to i also noticed wirebug cooldown increased so it was difficult

[@Harry11enderson]

@@batbayr7826 yeah I kept on fainting on my usual hunts with ls but now I guess I gotta learn the new combos all over again

[@indrahaseo]

same here lol

[@indrahaseo]

@@batbayr7826 yeah that’s true, I thought it was strange but I know the cause is new update lol

[@lchn12345678]

there are patch notes you know

[@lerbyn]

I thought I would try another weapon for sunbreak but probably need to move back to the ls this looks amazing

[@Kylar_Godslayer]

Hammer next? That would be bonkers

[@AI-gy1gc]

初心者にもわかりやすい、解説の模範回答的動画でした。素晴らしい！

[@akmalyusufharyadi9635]

this is just exactly what i need! i feel a little bit overwhelmed about these news features and many new switch skills. Sunbreak kinda forced you to adapt to the new mechanics, which is cool imo, but yeah you need a good place to learn in the first place. and this is just the video!

[@west_kiawe868]

When I heard bo2 lobby theme I litteraly felt, thanks for the video!

[@rekkagaming4086]

I'm waiting for the end game bow builds. Great content guys, love it!

[@GorgGames]

OMG the BO2 Soundtrack gave me such a nostalgic kick

[@d5bs]

桜花好きだから今後はしっかりコンボに組みこめそうで良かったです あとBO2のbgm懐かしいですね

[@rick.r5275]

桜花メインで属性も陽の目を浴びるようになった気がする。

[@ザコシ-z5x]

めっちゃ分かりやすいです。thank you！！

[@Pensive_Impact]

Agree with everything here. So sad tempered spirit blade can't be used; harvest moon is a cool concept but hard to make work - especially at the cost of two wirebugs, now that we have to use it more for sakura as well; roundslash + sacred + sakura go together so nicely; and oooh now we LS players can have fun with elements? Great vid.

[@hyrulehero8209]

Tell that to my muscle memory 😒

[@emilhappy5696]

Go Peppo! Loving the new LS skills :)

[@RydrewWTF]

Thanks for the guide! This is awesome and the on screen controller helps people with different ones. I hope to see a guide for GS too.

[@philippegay964]

Thank you Peppo and chris for this explaination

[@kanele1309]

i guess i was one of those players who approach MH with keyboard only... but I enjoy mastering LS. Nice video!!

[@AuronDzilk]

Please add the guides to a playlist

[@Garcherblu]

Hope Hammer users get some love soon, would be awesome to see your take on it!

[@spin2winbaybee894]

That Controller Overlay is really good!

[@adalbertorivera1720]

I just noticed u have the BO2 lobby music in the backgroun, i thought i was going crazy for a sec

[@RGoots]

From my own play and testing, the sacred sheathe slash combo has not quite I frames, but uninterruptable frames - i .e. if the monster hits you during the charge you lose all your charge but if you release the attacks, the actual slashes cannot be interrupted (even monster roars without earplugs, heavy attacks, etc) - you still take damage but reduced damage.

[@robingoodfellow8097]

The initial charge before you current gauge is consumed does have I-frame if you release it manually just a little before you’re hit. Not only that you don’t lose a gauge level, it refreshes your current gauge duration, and you can chain into a roundhouse slash to raise it by one more.

[@RGoots]

@@robingoodfellow8097 yup yup. The sheathe animation has I frames and refills the gauge. Also puts you in the 2nd or 3rd part of spirit slash combo IIRC.

[@tejasshastha5457]

My tiny unga bunga brain cannot comprehend such levels of complexity. I think I will stay with my comfortable dual blades left mouse spam (yes, PC master race FTW!!)

[@VadamDxD]

Sacred sheath added my love for great sword into longsword 😍

[@vguy488]

Thank you for this video. As an LS main the nerfs hit me hard, as Iai counter deals way less damage and Helm Breaker is far more punishable now. I was having some trouble weaving the new moves together, but this video showed me some very solid ideas to get the ball rolling. Cheers!

[@PekoraMamiCouncilHK]

I feel like I was the dump one to learn countering so hard. They just fu@king nerf everything required lots of practice. I think those hard work is nothing right now.

[@biggiecheese2004]

@@PekoraMamiCouncilHK the counter is literally the easiest thing to land in the game wtf are you talking about. LS is the most broken es weapon by FAR and you still want to complain????

[@thechugg4372]

@@PekoraMamiCouncilHK If you want to keep countering, play with harvest moon, it's decent on hyper aggressive monsters.

[@TheTimme25]

the bo2 lobby music in the background tho gdamn nice vid btw :D

[@fonfabre29]

6:38 sums up LS's SSC pain

[@TheJmike10]

I got chills hearing that BO2 menu music 🤣

[@aynonymos]

Oh that's how you chain together Sakura slashes, I normally main IG, but I picked up the long sword because I realised I could make a decent set for it as early as MR2, and that meta would favour some of the easier switch skills rather than counter spam.

[@ArthurDayne_SOTM]

the controller scheme of 'press these buttons' is muchhhh better for scubs like me hahaha tytyty

[@Hath_le_Chapeau]

4:33 why should I play GS when I can have that with a LS?

[@rhettbutler5397]

That's my main complaint about alot of weapons and moves in Sunbreak. I feel like alot of weapons don't have there own identity anymore

[@icemans1matedude339]

Note as of TU5: Harvest moon has increased radius, no longer disapears on sheathing, no longer knocks you back in and has a slightly lower cooldown. Its actually really good now

[@toa0111]

I wanted to know very much and it was very helpful！ Thank you！

[@kuruhona7903]

Pretty happy to find the beginning of this combo myself xD

[@action4jackson55]

Lol love the fact that even though I’m a mouse and keyboard player so I wouldn’t be able to see the exact inputs I’ve already been doing these combos anyways.

[@nightwolve2896]

Great Video! Since I just got into LS in Sunbreak, I got a bit confused at 2:01, but it seems the controller display for the Sakura Slash was just wrong? :)

[@poipoi7964]

単なる再生数と尺稼ぎではなくきちんと編集されていて素晴らしい！モンハン関連のどの投稿者よりも理解しやすい動画

[@zarkuz]

Really enjoying these new combos

[@icecubus1014]

sadly i think i will have to swap main weapons for sunbreak, i really loved the counter into helmbreaker gameplay. But with all the nerfes to it and especially the wirebug cd increase, this playstyle feels alot worse. And this new playstyle doesn't really suit me :(

[@zentember]

i felt the same until i restarted my file and realized that sacred sheathe was made specifically for sunbreak monsters. i don't even run quick sheathe 3 anymore. and i can remain invulnerable for a long time with counters. capcom punishes us if we kept our gameplay exactly the same but also gave us a tool to succeed

[@enidanni3919]

man when i first started playing with MH3U i picked longsword bc it was super simple now i need a guide to relearn how to play it with rise bc of how much more complex its become

[@fujii4814]

最後のbgmbo2やん！神ゲーのbgmは神曲なんだよなぁ cod君よみがえれよみがえれ…

[@boijone8440]

Tempered blade firebug skill is INCREDIBILE, you can combo into and out of it, and it's barely noticable recharge rate makes sacred sheath charges ridiculously easy to get to. Tempered spirit blade is almost as useful as the backstep counter is as a utility, dont discredit it. Also it's the 2nd most generous counter, second to the serene pose skill.

[@Eclin]

I used all of this combos. It’s really fun, especially the sakura sacred sheathe combo. It’s painfull to miss it tho since it consume all the spirit gauge, especially true if you don’t have a third wire bug and whisperer.

[@ともです]

日本では割と「このスキルが強い！」「この装備がおすすめ！」で話が終わってしまうけれど、この人は理論的にモンハンを捉えていて面白い。なにが強いのか？それはなぜ強い？それはこうだから。と説明がされてて聞き入ってしまった。

[@yzzho5571]

Amazing guide here!!! just have 3 related skills I need to check here. Focus: does it reduce the charging time during sacred sheathe? Evade extender & evade window: do they increase the evade distance and invulnerability during sacred sheathe? I kinda believe evade window can be extremely handy if the invulnerability duration is longer, plus most attacks can't knock back hunters when releasing slash. I wanna run a quick test today after work to see if there's any potential in these skills to create some dramatic hunting experience.

[@lfn9017]

No, yes, yes

[@drago99jf]

Using quick sheath decreases the Time it takes to filly sheath with the sacred combo however with a longer sheath time with no quick sheath you have a longer counter window

[@Acarinn]

I really like the new changes, makes things seem way more freeform. However hearing what the best damaging combos is makes me kinda sad, much less flashy imo.. But I suppose you can now counter less and still do great damage. But I love countering :(

[@H0m3yB97]

I understand its not optimal but with Tempered Spirit Blade I have made a pseudo valor LS playstyle myself. And it has been extremely fun to mess around with in hunts.

[@gosucab944]

How many counters do you have? LS Player: Yes

[@sircharles8722]

Love how you have the button press showcase instead of saying 1 out of like 4 controllers. sadly i play on PC and the moves don't have a universal layout when talking PC controls :(

[@mikehit]

I'm am confused. At 3:20 you do a Sakura slash, consuming your last wire bug. Then you switch and follow up with a helm breaker, while all bugs are still on cooldown. How does that work?

[@nergixd]

The cool down ended.

[@Carlisho]

Tempered Spirit Blade looks too cool to pass on man, rip my damage 💀

[@TheOriginalMomos]

I just started using some after mainly sticking to what worked in Rise and doing pretty fine for the most part. I don't land everything and yet it still feels so much faster. A monster going from alive to dead because you land a sacred sheath combo is pretty funny.

[@Cedric_Skywaka]

Omg thats the Black Ops 2 theme 😍

[@robingoodfellow8097]

Hey I know in the video it was stated that harvest moon is not recommended, since it's difficult to use and you can't sheath your weapon since it disappears, meaning you can't heal during it. BUT, for the stubborn ones that still want to use it as you get better, there is a way to use items. If you are in the circle, have your weapon out and use your items from the radial menu (potions, meat, dust, even barrel bombs), your character will sheath their weapon and start using the item, and if you do the draw attack before the item using animation completely ends, or even right after, you'll get to keep the circle. Makes using harvest moon a lot more tolerable :)

[@Syahburei]

Peppo and my fellow LS players, heres a trick for using SSC! If you happened to use the move and you’re far away from a monster, simply perform SSC looking away from the monster, apparently, back hopping gives you more distance than hopping forward or sideways!!!

[@stefanolucchin96]

You're a fucking god top tier video with top tier music

[@mikesainz7]

That Black Ops 2 theme 🔥

[@federic06g67]

Great video as always, could you guys do the best combos with greatsword too?

[@TeamDarkside]

already working on it

[@mhveteranex4303]

@@TeamDarkside working at all weapons the best combo please we can wait take your time guys

[@TylerSmith-kn7jk]

Damn Im never gonna be able to try out a new weapon. The mechanics are so deep for each weapon Ive went mostly thru rise and Sunbreak with longsword and barely scratched the surface