[MHWI] Advanced Iceborne Greatsword Guide: the Tackle, the Side Blow, and the Mighty Slinger Burst

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As someone pointed out in the reddit comments after a roll your fastest shortcut to TCS is Roll---Wide Swing----Slinger Burst----TCS and not the shoulder tackle to side blow combo. Although if you need the hyper armor from the tackle use that combo to chain into TCS
Haha I kinda lied in the end of the video there. I’m currently working on the scripts of swag steps part 2 that is gonna go over evasion on SA Axe mode. The key word is counter-repositioning. But I didn’t have enough footage so the video will have to wait until I play enough SA in the beta

[@mooky0]

To everyone playing on PC, you can change the direction of your slinger burst using wasd

[@pearshaped9116]

Typical lmao, ty tho XD Update: if u hold “w” than u can aim the slinger burst with mouse...

[@toml7320]

How do we change the direction of our Slinger Burst / Stance on console tho? I've fiddled with numerous settings and it always bursts in the direction I'm previously going...

[@downzen9067]

@@toml7320 There´s a camera setting you can change called Reticle Direction. Change to Camera´s Direction, so when you aim the reticle will appear where the camera is pointing to instead of where the character is facing.

[@marchel1162]

but how do i do slinger brust on pc?, i cant find the key binding

[@vinodsiba4823]

@@marchel1162 yeah this

[@yomommamonkey]

It’s always the text guides that give the best advice.

[@MOMO-ux4hh]

true.

[@Tatterdemalian]

The ones with voiceovers are done by people more interested in promoting themselves than providing useful information.

[@kersonetienne1535]

It's the one thing I miss from the old monster hunter community... monster guides and weapon guides now it just min/max builds.

[@2070072]

@@kersonetienne1535 They're still out there, I saw a rajang attack / timing guide with frame by frame breakdown a while ago :)

[@axol.6455]

cons_oa is a great mh youtuber with only 15k subs

[@lnwsteven]

Jesus fk. I watched this and start to implement it into my gameplay. Never felt so mobile in MHW and never landed so many True Charge in one hunt while the monster is moving. You've shown me a whole new world for my GS experience. Thank you so much for making this guide!!

[@imaGiraffeMH]

GeneralEagleT I honestly dont get a lot of feedback from ppl who watched it and tried it out themselves. So glad that u find it useful cheers!

[@Cptn201]

@@imaGiraffeMH I link your video as much as possible. I think its a video that every Greatsword user should watch.

[@ArnvalArn]

I did tried it and now my playstyle is super aggresive and very mobile as well... usually i always ran out stamina coz the tackle thingy, now i have more reserved stamina ' 3')b

[@runaljod]

I've been really benefiting from these methods as well. You know de way, sir. I did have one question, does jumping wide swing carry over the hyper armor from tackle?

[@cydzerlight1383]

agreed, and another tip every monster have interval for every attack and they will be vulnerable at that time, thats when u start attacking it, only bitch slap them fully when they are down, stunned or tired

[@RHtonyflowCP]

Of all the GS “guides”, this is the best one I’ve seen yet. Real unknown but incredibly game changing tips. Thank you.

[@tigerfestivals5137]

@Satou Tatsuhiro he sounds like a troll

[@Keishi6]

He's literally called Josh Derp, read between the lines.

[@keksbrot4995]

@Josh derp It looks like you are not even playing mhw XD

[@razor5694]

Lool, been playing monter hunter for ages as a GS and CB main... These tips are brilliant. They're moves I should be using but keep forgetting because of testing all the damn weapons 🤣. Oh and I just found out you can TCS from a ledge hop ffs!

[@takeuchikinoko2553]

4 year later, and this video still slaps, thanks for the great techs bro! Feel like my 3rd eye opened after watching this.

[@ngtyr]

This video was fairly tucked away in a slew of other "Monster Hunter World Greatsword" how to videos. But yours is so informative and filled with so many useful tips that I'm very surprised this doesn't have WAY more views. Very well done on this video. I wouldn't mind seeing more like this. 👍🏻

[@imaGiraffeMH]

Sir Alfred damn thank you this made my day! If u look at my low effort editing and thumbnail i certainly isnt advertising it well haha. But this whole channel is a passion project so really i get my high from comments like yours

[@immanuelaj]

It might be on its way up? KZbin recommended this to me even though I haven't been looking for greatsword videos.

[@blixadon4022]

I'm a latecomer, but man thanks so much. I never knew GS could get this much technical, really learned a lot. Real gem of a vid

[@AllTheNamesIPickedWereTaken]

Never thought of using the side swipe as a dodge. To me it's always just been an underpowered attack. I feel like a whole new world has opened up to me.

[@Gebunator]

I actually started to use the sideswipe when AT elders hit the scene in PC due the faster recovery which you REALLY needed. Iceborne made it even more useful, actually carries you more forward and you can steer yourself more to the side. Plus all the shennigans shown in the video

[@ascended8174]

Never use GS since it’s too slow for me, but I can tell that this dude is a true hidden master of this weapon. He knows exactly what each movement does, how he can play them off one another, and exactly when to use his techniques. I’ve never respected GS more than I have now

[@TheKingCoaster]

I felt i was missing something when i tried to play GS in Iceborne. First, you are the kind of person who remind me why KZbin was awesome back in the day, when videos like this were far more popular than these wanna be MH "masters". You simply KNOW this weapon and i would love for you to make other videos if you ever decide to play another weapon or you think you could give some tips. Second, thanks for all the tips and tricks. They ACTUALLY show why GS is still on top.

[@imaGiraffeMH]

Aymeric Dury wow ngl that really means a lot I appreciate it. The benefit of this being a small channel is that comments are coming in at a rate that i can still reply to most of them and I have fun doing so. Ive been putting off my SA guide for a longg time because Ive hit kind of a writers block. A lot of tech I wanna cover but I’m having trouble organizing it and making it flow. I have most of the footage now so idk we’ll have to wait and see.

[@TheKingCoaster]

Im a Giraffe no worries ! At least we know you only put videos when you feel like it and what’s the most important :p Funny you mention SA, my friend just asked to find a similar in depth guide without any bullshit about it because he mains SA and also feels he’s missing something. Anyways just tried to change my combo with your playstyle, thank you SO much i feel WAY more powerful and less open to monsters attacks :0 !

[@imaGiraffeMH]

Aymeric Dury having someone to look forward to your guides is always a good motivatior 🙏 thanks again and glad the guide helped!

[@StephenBerlyant]

@@imaGiraffeMH just saw this now. Been playing a lot of GS because of this guide but main SA and would love a guide. There isn't really a proper one on KZbin yet for IB. Anyway, thanks a ton :)

[@howiematey8784]

I feel like these subtitles served a much better job than those that just keep babbling about nonsense

[@imaGiraffeMH]

HowieMatey yo puting subtitles is work im just lazy and dont wanna do more work than i have to lmao

[@isomorph4987]

@@imaGiraffeMH keep being lazy 'cuz it's working, amazing video

[@imaGiraffeMH]

Isomorph Next video is gonna be done in sign language through the mic. Would you guys prefer voice over tho? Been getting a lot of feedback regarding that

[@mesuchang]

@@imaGiraffeMH Honestly, videos with people talking would be better if they weren't longer than 5 minutes (notable example I can think of is Boomstick Gaming's Perfect Rush video). Hearing someone talking for 10 minutes somehow triggers a reaction in my brain that turns all spoken words into white noise and I have to keep rewatching to get something in my head.

[@imaGiraffeMH]

mesuchang Short, concise, and sweet. Got it. I dont intend my video going over 20 minutes anyways cuz i myself get turned off having to grind through an 30 minute guide. Thanks for the feedback!

[@mobilegamer7509]

A “Return to World” campaign also means “Return to Giraffe” for a refresher on those sweet GS mobility moves.

[@xSkail]

Wonderful guide! That * classic LS * made me laugh haha

[@imaGiraffeMH]

xSkail thank you! Haha i try not to make my guide too boring

[@oatkungar]

4 years later. Still the best advanced comprehensive TCS guide out here on youtube.

[@hoffees]

You know, coming to world for the first time, and now in the midst of fighting Alatreon, I wish I had found this much sooner because this has got to be the most helpful greatsword guide I've seen yet. As someone who mained longsword for the entirety of the main game the comparison to fade slash made me ecstatic as well.

[@BloodyDIMISIS55]

OMG what Power have you bestowed upon me!!! Bin doing laps around the training pole and i have seen the light!

[@erwerwerwe2542]

Great video, the way you use the slinger (the 180° turn) is game changing, thank you

[@benconnor3206]

Gs main here and this guide rocks

[@nanwu33]

What a fantastic guide explaining GS mechanics! Thx a lot!

[@Warptime13]

I'm super late to this party but I just wanted to say something... Holy moly my eyes have been opened. This video (after going into a solo hunt and just messing around with the stuff you've shown here) has changed the game for me. I've never landed so many back-to-back TCS's ever and on my first attempt it all just... worked. I was enjoying the GS but you've just introduced me to a whole new layer of depth (and fun). Also the editing on the TCS whiffs is great. Makes me want to make an "Unsatisfying Great Sword" montage where it's just TCS barely whiffing over and over again.

[@AQWorldJTS]

Thanks a million to this guide! among all the 10-20 mins + video, this one just short/clean/informative with actual descriptive gameplay. just started MHW a week ago, was indecisive which weapon to main and thanks to you, i might just go with great sword xD My take away from this video: after every roll continue to tackle; after every tackle continue either side blow or side slash; after every side blow or side slash continue to sling shot; and after the sling shot continue to the TCS; rinse and repeat!

[@omnilanceiii5217]

Thanks dude I just recently found gs to be my favorite weapon :) This video was very helpful!

[@NeonBrocolli]

So glad i clicked this rather than bloated over edited videos that dont really teach you about the inner workings of each weapon. SwAx main here and i have an intense appreciation for the spicy slinger movesets this is right up my alley.

[@glentiboy2004]

Even after many years I still thought that the side sweep was a useless move, granted I didn't play GS that much, still u opened my eyes

[@threeep4023]

Wow, can't believe this doesn't have more views. We all thought we knew GS, but it actually had this much depth and mobility. Absolutely nuts. Changes my whole perspective on the weapon.

[@Zo0I]

I always thought the GS was a slow and boring weapon with like 3 usable moves. In just 10 minutes you completely changed my opinion. Tried picking it up and it's an absolute blast. Thank you.

[@the_one_and_only6748]

Even a year later this guide is still better than any of the other guides I’ve watched, helped me finally beat alatreon

[@imaGiraffeMH]

Quality over quantity always

[@LunarFlight]

This guide instantly made me want to learn GS! Thank you for the informative video!

[@kipuah]

Hey man I know it's been 4 years but this tutorial is still fucking amazing and still relevant. I thought greatsword lacked mobility, but apparently not lmfao. Great tutorial

[@imaGiraffeMH]

I cant believe this is still reaching ppl 4 years after too! Thanks for watching

[@inthebeginning4751]

​@@imaGiraffeMH Keep doing what you do. Im gonna tear into IB for 2024 since i was late to the expansion (reallyyy late). Hopefully can hold me half of this year to prep for wilds.

[@smbz11]

Really well done. You opened my eyes to how aggressive greatsword can be.

[@sanromanosqui]

i just love how iceborne made slinger and rock ammo so important xD

[@tmmonica117]

Feel like I may go more times with Slinger Capacity with Atk boost lvl 4 Deco's now, to have more options lol.

[@SifArtorias]

Right? Me before iceborne: the monster dropped slinger ammo? don't care. Me after iceborne: the monster dropped slinger ammo? gotta cancel my TCS and pick that up so I can yeet a fool

[@guitartruong3981]

Seeing this video has reignited my passion for the greatsword. I stuck with it throughout the main story (new player here), but dropped it as I moved into AT content and found the monsters to be too quick and find myself missing my hits all the time. Thank you for the helpful showcase!

[@Zero-tk1hb]

Man 4 years later and i find that you can be this mobile with the GS. Thanks, your guide was amazing.

[@stuffbuyer]

dude this is a high quality video. im subscribing despite you saying not to. like this video alone is more useful than like 50% of the content on some of the other channels that put out useless videos one after the other.

[@Kuro_XIII]

As a GS user for a long time, this vid is awesome, thank you ! It really shows the potential of that weapon !

[@Enneamorph]

I’m not used to the Greatsword, so I came in to get a few tips (LS/IG/CB/Hammer user). This was very informative, and should help ease the pain of missing every. single. strike. with this thing.

[@jonathonsea]

ty so much! Coming back and playing the GS and love the little tech with the basic big slash.

[@XanaTheDark]

Watching this as a PC player makes me miss my rocket sword, but good tips none the less. One thing to never underestimate it the ability to go from a jumping charged attacked, into the slinger burst, and a true charge. Really good when you have to position on the fly off an edge.

[@BongerZ013]

I was just wondering about these movements today. So glad the algorithm showed me ur vid. Good stuff

[@overlordFell]

This is the best guide that i've find so far for GS, love ya dude, cheers!

[@justanaverageferret]

This was really helpful, I am just getting back into GS after maining HH for a large portion of my MHW career and this is EXACTLY what i was looking for in a tutorial. Well done.

[@inwardxenon657]

Thanks for this guide! Learned some really cool ways to utilise the slinger shots. Will have to give it a go when I'm next one. Will definitely make positioning a lot easier.

[@BigxSexy]

Literally one of the best real aggressive greats word guides out there. I have a low-key passion for using GS, but maneuvering and speed always deterred me, but this guide definitely changes that

[@brettseaberg5033]

Best most informative video I have seen for this game! I spent 30min in the training area last night and then practiced on a jaguras and then went and did some tempered investigations. A whole new feeling for great sword and it's going to be hard to put it down now!

[@dkd1454]

Fantastic video! I’ve mained GS for a while, but having just started Iceborne about a week ago I’m still figuring out the new mechanics. This definitely opened my eyes

[@chall7927]

Surprisingly in-depth, you deserve more recognition

[@TheBuffon074]

This is really helpful, thank you so much. I'm always forget about the slinger burst, gotta try to use it more often.

[@shadowstriker2060]

damn.. this guide is so good that changed my view in GSword playstyle. i was searching for advance Gsword guide and this one hit me the most. great stuff mate!! 👍

[@boxerbatey9407]

Really love how you explore the whole moveset and its uses. Not just the typical, "META META META." Great vid👍👍

[@StecHouse]

Best video I've found so far on Great sword moves! This was exactly what i was looking for

[@umbranoctis945]

very good, excelent guide. Thank you very much for posting this... And btw your player skill is spetacular.

[@imaGiraffeMH]

Umbra Noctis thank you!!

[@Veagence100]

By far the best Greatsword advanced guide I can ever find. Nobody on the KZbin platform has covered it to that extent!

[@afficionado6018]

This video may be one of the best videos for Iceborne, straight to the point, all questions answered, thank you for helping me with dominating every hunt, you are incredible.

[@carloscarvalho2561]

Thank you man,when i first played this game i was a IG main,i tried GS and loved,with some knowledge,was easy to take down the biggest monsters,when iceborne came out the GS felt slow against the new and quicker monsters,i was pushed back to my IG,your video,your job helped me find my way back to my loved wyvern ignition!! +1 sub!!!!

[@HerEvilTwin]

Superb guide. Even greater ending

[@leomrcr1829]

Thanks for this great guide sir ! Gives a good idea on what you can do with it and how/when to do it :)

[@superdupertuper9640]

I just wanna say thank you from the bottom of my heart. This 10 minute video completely changed the way I use the GS which made me change a new out look on this game. Now I can contribute to teamfights much better and I love you for it.

[@SzetoYanMing]

Great video and Info! I actually manage to master almost all the weapon except Gunlance and Greatsword but this video is now convince to pick up again with new knowledge.

[@LukeRobins1993]

This is brilliant, I wish youtube had put this higher up the page when looking for guides, better than any GS guide i have seen, all without the pointless chatter and intro. I'll admit to putting my greatsword down for a few hunts latley as I was starting to get tired of the hit > sheath > run > hit > sheath and wanted something more mobile with bit of a combo aspect. This video gave me all of that back with my main weapon. Well explained and demonstrated, Great job.

[@lesterlopez776]

I recently got the game and I’m using the GS and after seeing you play, I need to get on your level. Also I love that “YEET”

[@johanneswolbert3821]

I'm very happy that I found this video, I didn't know a lot of the tips in this video and with them in mind GS actually feels like a hit and run weapon again. Thank you very much :)

[@fritzpeter8852]

Great guide with a lot of stuff that i havent seen in any other GS tutorial. The video is also very well structured and not too long.

[@jaeger1123]

Damn, what a great video and to think about the things I've missed all this time playing great sword, I feel like an absolute noon now, basically only ever used overhead slash, strong charce and TCS, you have truly shown me the light, thanks a lot

[@JackboMack]

This guide changed my life. Loved it. Video idea.. what can you shoulder tackle.. vs, should/shouldn’t tackle. Any skills that play into it, etc..

[@Incaeduus]

Why is the best G's guide out all I've seen 👀 simple and to the point.. thank you sir

[@Highhookmvp]

This video deserves millions of views...!!! Man that is some awesome info, I didn’t even know half of the stuff you mentioned, def gonna try it all out. Cheers!

[@d9su]

Finally decided to pick up GS, and this is the best guide video I've seen so far! Really nails it in terms of what muscle memory to build for.

[@AlejandroLopezRuiz]

Thanks a lot for making this guide! I'm new to Monster Hunter and I had almost given up hope in finding a good guide for MHW. All of the (many) other "guides" I've seen pretty much say the same three things: - To defeat X just use OP gear Y (which drops from either X or from an enemy harder than X). - To avoid X's attacks just practice until you learn how to avoid its attacks. - Weapon "guides" that recommend to always aim for the most damaging combo (which you'll never pull off because it requires the monster to stay still for 10+ seconds), Honorary mention to the "EASY way to defeat X in 5 minutes" guides which explain that all you have to do is never get hit or miss TCS.

[@CalmTempest]

Best guide yet - didn't feel as if I wasted a second. Thank you!

[@Ubernaught012]

I just started playing GS in Iceborne. I've been enjoying a lot, and your guide makes it look like a different weapon then I've been using. I've got a lot of practicing to do. Thank you for the effort you put into making this.

[@giuseppezavaglia9286]

Great guide, really taking GS to the next level. Congrats

[@Joshua-hk8mn]

Wow man you have opened my eyes. I thought the slinger burst was a neat short cut and I failed to see just how impactful it is on GS life. Thanks for the video you rock

[@PalmDesertRock]

For once the youtube algorhythm hit the nail on the head.. which is exactly what I'll be doing in my next hours with the game while trying to get this stuff into my muscle memory. After almost 600 hours maining the GS you'd think I knew everything, but as it turns out, I don't. Thank you kind sir, this'll be fun and interesting to learn.

[@Jazz1Ne]

Really great video thank you for demonstrating these little unknown tips

[@shv3t]

This video just made me a GS main. Well done! You should a level of creativity I havent seen in other vids.

[@mechatyrants6218]

I've been playing GS since MHW came out, loved every second and you fundamentally changed my play style with this. Incredible.

[@TheEbonyWarrior]

Hey man, wanted to say thanks. I've been a GS main since Freedom Unite, but have been struggling in World. These, to me, were so easy to incorporate it feels like I knew them all along. Thank you so much for the advice.

[@imaGiraffeMH]

John ofc my man😁

[@cristiangarcia7597]

got recommended to me, the most informative guide I've seen. I ought to implement this in my gs style

[@samuelcross3945]

I’m a hammer main through and through with over 600 hunts on hammer and I wanted to try my big weapon brethren Greatsword but was having trouble with positioning because I was used to the higher mobility of hammer. This guide is super helpful and gives great tips unlike a lot of other guides out there. Nice work!

[@Rei-gh6ul]

I'm a new player in MHW:I and I've always loved the Great Sword. I Though I main the GS in this game, I've always felt like I was inefficient. I decided to look for some GS guides and I've stumbled across this one and this is by far the best guide I stumbled across. You are awesome man. Thank you for sharing the blessings that you have been blessed with. Hunting with my GS feels lighter than ever. God bless you man.

[@hoodzy1551]

This is a very helpful video, thank you for your effort. I like to play every weapon but have never done very well with the great sword. This should improve my abilities along with some practice.

[@Bladie_Blades]

Bro, This is really awesome you're using the slinger to make more moves as if it's like you broke the entire mechanism of MHW. This is great. Thanks for this guide!

[@rosewaters2533]

OMG! This is the most helpful guide on all new ways of GS! I didn’t realise I’m only using 1/2 of the moves shown. Thank you so much!! 🤩

[@ofrenegades3185]

I'm going to have to watch this video so many times haha Absolutely 10/10 this is the guide i was looking for!

[@d.b.hemlock]

I wish I could like this video a million times more

[@Slanderbot]

Still the most educational mhw video to date. Come back every time I get back into mhw for some new update.

[@Ippiki9]

That's sweet, I always used Side Blow and Jumping Wide Slash pre-Iceborne, really great news that they get extra utility through Slinger Burst, thanks for the information

[@FitzelgardMisledz]

I liked this and had to comment because of how unreal this is. This is how its meant to be played. Hands down.

[@jasonbuchanan7974]

Best GS video I've seen yet. I knew there had to be more to GS and you just broke it wide open. "It's about to get spicy" is an understatement. 👍👍

[@BoardWalkToke]

Holy shit thank you. I just realized what the slinger redirection does. This is game changing.

[@Ro-mc7lx]

Dude, i've avoided the greatsword for how clunky it is. I saw your vid, applied it to my gameplay I'm loving this weapon! You opened a whole new world of gameplay that I'm loving. Thanks

[@italostanley2608]

This is the best GS guide. I watched It like 6 months ago and now I came back to thank you.

[@imaGiraffeMH]

Italo Stanley thanks for making my day👌

[@stephenjohnston6292]

Great guide played mhw 500 hours or so but just picked great sword up to switch it up a bit and found this so helpful 👍

[@Jake-zk3eb]

This video is a real eye opener, so much new information for me.

[@Djinn-wb1yt]

I was mind blown with the side swipe amazing!

[@zant9099]

This is the best GS guide that exists for sure, thank you so much.

[@andrewpuscher2526]

Great video and thanks for the tips you just showed me exactly what I've been trying to figure out

[@imaGiraffeMH]

Andrew Puscher glad u got something out of it!

[@JohnnyNocturne]

honestly this was pretty revolutionary and made me look at great sword completely differently. thank you

[@Mozgodrobil]

Thanks a lot, very informative and useful tips all around

[@ptrmppa]

Thanks for the tips, I'm gonna need to go practice all this now.