Monster Hunter World | Gunlance Tutorial

[@blitz34]

One does not simply watch an Arekkz tutorial video without pausing and rewinding several times.

[@Pillmonger]

blitz34 indeed

[@IVIUT3D]

Agreed, I feel I have a smooth handle on 4 weapons now thanks to arekkz.

[@aog4633]

One does not simply watch these videos once

[@MaadLuck]

blitz34 That's EXACTLY WHAT I DID

[@matlevesque8944]

Or binge watch the full series.

[@stellarbeatz]

The gunlance is basically the Lance saying "fuck everything I don't care anymore"

[@levyata8964]

Pretty much what I felt

[@monkeyboy4408]

That's how I felt when I decided to use Gunlance and I love it

[@nhattran7110]

Yep, im done guarding, just give the monster some fucking boom!!

[@geo_player_7797]

my fellow hunters when I glue a bomb that blows up on command onto a lance: yeah that's a gun alright

[@ZaireMu]

How I felt when I got stuck at raging whatever tf his name is😂😂

[@myfirsttea]

QUICK TIP ! Not mentioned by any KZbin Gunlance Turtorial. Overhead smash and wide sweep doesn't not bounce off from monsters only rising slash , quick jab and lunging slash do, Therefore replace the 1st hit of the combo with A shelling attack then do quick reload then ∆+O you can go into overhead smash, full burst , wide sweep , quick reload back to overhead smash and loop it without worrying about weapon bounce

[@JetsareBack12]

EnchoR so.....they do bounce? Double negative equals a positive :P so you meant they don’t bounce right?

[@waynesimpson9706]

Late at night when all the world is sleeping I stay up and think of you And I wish on a star That somewhere you are thinking of me too 'Cause I'm dreaming of you tonight 'Til tomorrow, I'll be holding you tight And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be Than here in my room dreaming about you and me Wonder if you ever see me, and I Wonder if you know I'm there If you looked in my eyes Would you see what's inside? Would you even care? I just want to hold you close But so far, all I have are dreams of you So I wait for the day, and the courage to say How much I love you (Yes I do) I'll be dreaming of you tonight 'Til tomorrow, I'll be holding you tight ('Til tomorrow) And there's nowhere in the world I'd rather be Than here…

[@waynesimpson9706]

Song to my gunlance lol

[@Oops-All-Ghosts]

Note for anyone reading this two years later that while they don't bounce, they do do virtually no damage, so rather than doing this you should just wound the part you're trying to damage or whack a different part.

[@suhan2tuff]

@@Oops-All-Ghosts thanks

[@ggauragaming9856]

1:35 The Basic 3:00 Shell Types 4:26 Melee Movements 7:30 Shelling 12:02 Wyvernsfire 12:47 Downhill 13:45 Best Combos 16:16 Armor Skill

[@Badlands_Joker]

Thanks dad

[@mansfieldetienne4984]

3

[@Nathan_Moor]

Thank you

[@8ending8ranches]

Simply the greatest comment

[@Saicofake]

Sugoi.

[@ZachOfAllTrades7]

Love the tutorial, great as always, but you forgot to mention a few moves. 1. By pressing RT/R2 (default) while airborne it will activate the airborne overhead smash and can be followed up with a full burst or a wide sweep. 2. You forgot to mention the Artillery skill's ability to half the Wyvern's Fire cooldown, which is very useful, especially for Wide shelling type gunlances. 3. I noticed that not a lot of people know about this, but when you are charging up Wyvern's Fire, if you hold LT/L2 (default) you can aim you shot as you would a ranged weapon! This little tip has saved my Wyvern's Fire from missing on many occasions.

[@Nyahahameha]

Very useful! :D Definitely trying that L2 aiming trick later.

[@twennysebben]

Real MVP right here. Didn't know about the Wyvern aiming, thanks for the heads up.

[@darthplagueis13]

Also, focus reduces the amount of time it takes to fire a charged shot which is the only way to make charged shots(and thus basically the long shot type in general) tuly viable...

[@lifebaka]

Also, when charging shells, you can adjust the angle you're firing them at between the normal horizontal (what you'd normally have after a lateral thrust), the 45 degree angle (what you'd normally have after a guard thrust), and straight up (what you'd normally have after the upthrust). If you're using charged shells a lot, you can use this to aim higher up on the monster to avoid knocking around teammates (not like your damage cares where it hits the monster), or to focus on breaking higher parts. Also also, while guarding, you can hold L2 to strafe. Super useful if you need to face a certain direction to block an attack, but want to move in another direction.

[@Synthdata]

Zachary D'Abramo Also if I remember correctly the airborne R2 also quick reloads in the air before the smash, so you can pull this move by a ledge or hill to go into a full burst even with no ammo.

[@AsterSea]

I'm a lance kinda guy. When I want to fight a monster, I choose the normal lance. When I want to *break* a monster, I choose glance.

[@khoai_ryan]

Why you have to glance at the monster while you can look straight at it?

[@nanashiog]

he's shy

[@grandallrandall5688]

It’s a fun weapon that you might want to take a glance at if you like explosions.

[@sherlockhomeless2059]

When I wanna fight a monster I use charge blade but when I wanna bully monsters and mega bully elder dragons I use Glance

[@Shiverwar]

@@khoai_ryan Pff. I get it.

[@gameskyjumper1721]

I dont know about you, but I just love the metal clanking sound when the gunlance shelling and reloading.

[@afungai1649]

It’s the whole reason why I main it

[@rubencaballero1053]

Normally I would avoid gunlance because it seems more of a hassle to learn but with this video I feel tempted to try gunlance.

[@donovanschurek3682]

I picked gunlance as my second weapon and once you get into the flow of the combos it's really rewarding to use.

[@Viktoria_Thaelin]

Decepticorn15 gun Lance was my main in previous monster hunter games, think I'm going to go back to it.

[@dakodastewart8478]

GL is really easy actually lol just one combo to focus on, esp if you’re using wide shelling

[@yourfriendlyneighborhoodla2091]

Decepticorn15 *YOU'LL LOVE IT*

[@MrCharly780]

Gunlance is really fun, you just max out your damage output with 5 skills (3 artillery 1 capacity 1 polish) and then you can add as much quality of life improvements like earplugs, guard and evade extender instead of having to go full on damage, it's really refreshing and fun compared to most weapons that end up being all the same weakness exploit, and damage.

[@mrpoool1015]

*This weapon is a blast to use*

[@megiddragon]

Mr Poool this weapon 🔥

[@kal2103]

As of writing this Comment. You are 20 hours late on leaving through the door

[@Adam-rg8bg]

Ba dum, tsh

[@chrissikes7885]

Clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap clap

[@Zemium1994]

stab stab stab stab stab for days

[@keepcalmandgoogledancingis7365]

Monsterhunter players: you liek stabby or shooty? Melee players: stabby! Bow players: shooty! Us: yes.

[@archmagetyler]

I just like making shit go boom

[@citeltheof]

Exactly! So much variety with this weapon. Three different play styles doesn't hurt its replayability.

[@amar2470]

Hammer go BONK!

[@DevilJhoMama]

Similar to charge blade. Strong stab or fast stab?

[@conchobharkhan4167]

You forgot the holy bonk.

[@AscendantStoic]

There is one Gunlance move missing from this video, when charging a "charged shell" you can actually press "up/forward" on the analog to go from shooting straight into an angle, if you quickly press "up/forward" again you go from angled to shooting straight up, but it has to be done quickly before the charged shell is fired. Hope that helped.

[@teacup_ninja]

Switched to Gunlance about 100 hrs in and never looked back, so much fun if you can nail down those combos and get used to movement. Love that you've started adding skill recs at the end too (hunting down that capacity jewel >:) ) Great tutorial

[@agekee]

Same 😏 I just haphazardly threw together a crit/artillery/critboost set for fun. I join a fight I can keep the monster reeling running into the fight with rock mantel.

[@Zemnexis]

*Using the pink Rathian gunlance for the intro* Ah, so you're a man of culture as well.

[@bigsolidjay8128]

*Lance:* Daniel *Gunlance:* The cooler Daniel

[@englandphillips9007]

Gunlance is like the sibling lance sns and charge blade mains try to avoid contact with

[@fishstickz8769]

But can you run 30 mph? Rise up my 6 other lance main

[@inuchan887]

Also of note, while charging a shell, you can tap forward and back on the left thumbstick to change your angle of fire, and will also allow you to perpetually delay your charge shot if you need to wait for a monster to be in a certain position. Additionally, you can tap R2 while jumping off a ledge to slam the ground with an overhead attack that reloads your weapon.

[@Lemonidas_of_Sourta]

This video saved the game for me. I was struggling with Anjanath in the first area of the game even with a full team. Then I watched this video and soloed Anjanath without any trouble and then broke off a ton of parts from a marauding Rathian and then went onto slay Pukei and Kulu with zero trouble. You,sir, now have a loyal subscriber and a grateful fellow hunter. Thank you for this video!

[@AzureRaiden]

Gotta say I love these weapon tutorials!! They make every weapon look like so much fun to play and the explanations are fantastic. I'm brand new to MHW and these videos have helped out so freaking much! Thanks!!

[@thenewseorarek9625]

"You dont want to turtle and huddle up in a corner" My entire playstyle in one sentence

[@namelesslad5803]

It's a gun. It's a lance. It's the most Japanese thing I've ever played - awesome and weird :D

[@desmondchew9789]

NamelessLad nah that's a sword that can shoot laser and transform to a shield

[@Aviiliia]

Straight out of RWBY

[@jiiva1063]

ア ビ リ アA v i l i a for real tho 😂

[@citeltheof]

I actually blame Final Fantasy 8 and the Gunblade for my initial interest in the Gunlance. I loved that weapon.

[@christopherblair6937]

What about longsword

[@jerco9766]

Small note: while midair you can press R2 to do the airborne overhead smash. You don't need to be doing a forward lunge (Forward L3 + Triangle) off a ledge to get the overhead smash. This also means you can do it from a slide with Triangle > R2.

[@alessandrosoldani7234]

it's also worth mentioning that the midair R2 reloads all your shells like a quick reload

[@ashershalqoir976]

Idk why people say GL is hard but in my personal experience, i fail more quests if im not using a gunlance I honestly just enjoy standing in front of an unblockable attack while others run and then shouting “I AM A MOUNTAIN I FEEL NO PAIN!!”

[@CrashFu]

I recommend Partbreaker on any gunlance armor build; whether you're trying to get a rare drop that requires breaking a part, or just want to weaken a monster by destroying their toughest / most dangerous areas, there's nothing better than a shaped-explosive charge on the end of a stick (that can also cut off tails). Quick Sheathing is another incredibly useful skill, because most monsters aren't just going to park themselves within reach of your gunlance and let you stay engaged with them (especially not in a group hunt where they'll have other people to chase). Being able to sheath your weapon super-quick means you can start running or utilize your slinger on a moment's notice.

[@Lachy1407]

I'm pretty sure this has become the official monster hunter weapon tutorial series. Even the one included in the training area is just ignored in favour for this.

[@graham5095]

Since the game wants me to play any lance (I have 3 hero and 5 warrior lance stones) I will def be learning this today. Thanks Arekks great tutorial!!

[@pappo5583]

your tutorials are really the best, love that you cover every aspect of the weapon and even the armor skills you should use. I have a suggestion: at the end of the video show your favourite armor sets that you are using for the weapon you are showing off, so maybe we can take in consideration some armor peaces that we overlooked.

[@RedVioletVODs]

12:08 a quick note, as someone who has done around 280 gunlance hunts in world - you can aim your wyvern's fire!! i found this out watching an old beta livestream, but if you hold L2 while your wyvern's fire is burning, you can then aim it freely like a ranged weapon or a glaive kinsect, this allows you to aim it over people's heads, hit taller monsters, and when grinding Kulve Taroth it came in very handy to precisely use the move on her horns

[@Kio_Kurashi]

Woo! I knew it all! I'm proud of myself considering it's my main weapon.

[@seethlaemmert5175]

These tutorials are amazing. Clean info, solid pointers, and concise. Must be a lot of work to make... Thank you very much! The series is my go-to... I'm 400 hours into MH and still learning! Love this game, so I really appreciate these. Thanks again!

[@KenseiRamos]

Finally this tutorial thank you arekkz ❤️😊

[@NoOne-fo1di]

If not for you and Fightincowboy making such detailed and indepth guides, i would have given up on several games that I've come to love. Sometimes, no matter how hard i focus, i just can't get the hang of some games . But these guides make so much easier. Thank you.

[@demonicmind1242]

Just finished the video. I was hoping you made a fun lance video. Now I know the essentials thanks

[@carrillomaurice9453]

Hmmm.. 16 mins ago And the vid was 18 mins

[@FarikoWishless]

maurice carrillo lmao guess he got what he needed and left 2 minutes early.

[@zacheymczachface]

Thanks so much for the combo info! I'm a recent convert to the joy of blocking and so I've been using lance and gunlance a lot, gunlance has been harder though due to me not knowing some things like the reload cancelling attacks and being a way to skip to the full burst. Though I will disagree on one thing, with focus and artillery you can very easily include wyvern's fire into regular gameplay. The recharge takes half the time, and focus makes the attack come out faster. Combine the two and you can easily get out two to four wyvern's fire in a hunt, they do impressive damage to any body part so I like to use them on parts that I bounce on.

[@spidudetoo1212]

Zachey McZachFace oh focus does make it go off faster? I was wondering about that...

[@zacheymczachface]

Cameron Greathouse Correction, I was wrong, the charge increase is actually for charged regular shots, when you charge a shell. Not for wyvern fire. Here is the topic on the subreddit www.reddit.com/r/MonsterHunter/comments/7yar0z/gunlance_focus_side_by_side_comparison/

[@isaelrosario5489]

It is such a pain when you catch on fire when using the gunlance... ugh

[@123boy125]

I think if you get over +20 fire def you dont catch on fire anymore but i might be mistaken.

[@Darkwingfriend11]

Finally I see someone who shares my pain.

[@jameslawrence8734]

@@Darkwingfriend11 Just hop with the shield out. You don't even have to sheath it...

[@howardxu8050]

@james lawrence hopping does not actually put fire out. So stack them fire resists or bring fireproof mantle if fighting vs monsters with fire based attacks. Besides seathing GL takes far too long

[@ryno4ever433]

@@howardxu8050 Actually, hopping DOES put the fire out. It takes 5 hops as opposed to 3 rolls to put out fire. Still a pain in the ass though. I prefer to just put the weapon away and roll.

[@RandomQuestNPC]

Megumin, Mr. Torgue and Michael Bay are Gunlance users. Join the Gunlance Team. Edited because Mr. Torgue. ;)

[@AllTheNamesIPickedWereTaken]

Varnal Faer EXPLOSION!!!!

[@JasonNukeLegend]

You forgot about MISTER TORGUE!!!

[@joshhaworth2155]

"Don't you know any other spells?" "Why would you ever question the beauty of explosion magic?!?!"

[@RandomQuestNPC]

JustJason: The mistake is now corrected!

[@anima5987]

This message is irrelevant!!

[@Ushiwakamaru_BAU_BAU]

I was waiting for this guide :D

[@tianchenglu4293]

*Draw Shelling:* Press(or hold for charged) *Circle* right after the *draw attack* to shell without the first physical hit. A useful technique when the physical hit will bounce (also very useful against lavasioth since the shelling will soften its scale form bounce ) *Advanced Shelling:* Press(or hold for charged) *Circle* shortly after the *Lunging Upthrust* to shell right after steps and shelling straight instead of upward. A useful technique to cover some distance and shell with weapon drawn and aiming front. those are small hidden moves passed from MHX I guess? and are very handy with single shelling focus build. PS. Great video as always Arekkz!

[@erickchristensen746]

Now I want to see your top 5 Gunlances

[@mattxstarx]

i haven't seen this video since you first put it out, but it blows my mind coming back to see over a MILLION VIEWS on a gunlance video. GG

[@spacey3112]

Every God damn time that intro music gets the adrenaline flowing.

[@Howl_3DN]

Got inspired and made the Royal Burst and started a set to go with. Good gravy, I love it! The new combo chains really let you keep the pressure on - thanks for the great vid! 👍🏼

[@ZaphkieI]

L3 - Movement (WASD) R2 - CTRL Triangle - LMB Circle - RMB

[@mccoyisthebest]

thank you

[@zhonestguy]

You're weapon workshop is incredible. Watched your Bow video a while back and it is by far, my most OP build. Gun Lance is on I've been wanting to try.

[@bazeIgoose]

While blocking you can press L2/LT to move without turning and make sidehops while blocking. Very handy to reposition while blocking.

[@AllTheNamesIPickedWereTaken]

Kevin Breit Thank you this is really useful I was really annoyed by that

[@nickolivier1542]

Kevin Breit TYSM I was kinda having trouble with sidehops

[@rzrsixfour6182]

THANK YOU!

[@badoobles]

Agreed it's super useful I use it all the time. 😁

[@Manglet762]

Me being used to other games having L2/T as the Block button made me think you were saying "you can press the Block button while Blocking..." Also, the 'while Blocking' text in your comment is aligned perfectly for all three times you used it on mobile, so that's amusing.

[@TrombonePlayingPony]

I actually had been using gunlance for awhile and there were a few things you explained in this tutorial I never knew. Thanks for that!

[@turbohawk551]

When I first tried it after 50 hours into the game I was like "where have you been all my life?"

[@High_on_Hydraulics]

You are not the only one

[@danafitch3485]

I've been going gunlance for a minute now, got the magdha lahat (zorah magdaros glance) and princess panoply (rathian) and this video always helped me remember certain things. Great video arekkz love it

[@tomsimpkins1211]

It's a shotgun on a stick, how can you not love it?

[@YungVen]

I've been wanting to try gunlance but been waiting for this tutorial thanks. Arekkz is the real MVP

[@Phobos2085]

1:24 "You really can go face to face with some of fiercest monsters in the game.".... Immediately gets sent flying.

[@AGhost89]

@Arekkz Gaming - Thanks for this guide and the other video about slowing down the pace, I wasn't aware I was rushing into things until i met Nergigante and got killed in no time. Tried Gun Lance against it yesterday and managed to kill it by forcing myself to play slower and more methodically. Again, Thanks!

[@BEBEN8]

this vid turned me into a gunlance main

[@RobotPlaysGames]

Thank you so much for this video! I really wanted to play Gunlance, but I found that I would usually end up flailing wildly and not even hitting the monster. I think the element I was missing was the hopping around to stay on that ass (or head, tail, stomach, etc.) 👍

[@chaoseater999]

Boomstick :3

[@Kronkoft]

[@NoOne-fo1di]

I would like to put this out there in case it helps someone. If you're having a hard time with the game and your current weapon isn't working for you, I strongly recommend trying out the GL. If,like me, you've been thinking that it looks too complex and you don't think it will work for you due to your current skill level, then you're wrong. I figured that I wouldn't be able to handle GL, but once I got around to trying it, I had a blast(pun intended), and it helped me improve in a lot of other areas too. It can also deal crazy damage. I went up against monsters that I was having to chase down and started dropping them in half the time it usually took me. Just give it a try.

[@kingyehudha]

Still relevant 5 years later 👍

[@sl1ckr1ck63]

I’ve been obsessed with the gunlance lately it’s super satisfying

[@thehollowedtitan951]

Noice as always

[@samuraileo1]

One thing I wanted to point out. If your charging your shells, you can aim them with the left stick. so if you start charging them horizontally, you can aim higher if you need to. Great video as always.

[@dragonking4851]

THIS IS MY BOOMSTICK

[@JoaoMacarix]

Fist of all, thank you for all your tutorials, they are priceless. Just a small remark, due to the need of several rewinds, it would be even better to have time stamps, to ease this process, for example in the possible combos, the best combos, the coatings and so on. Continue the good work

[@scullyf2254]

At first i was like "this weapon sucks" Now i am like "i want to penetrate this monster with my stick and go BOOM"

[@batzeseestheworld]

Arekkz does a weapon workshop on my Main weapon! I loved it. Didn't learn anything new, but it's an amazing guide for those new to MH

[@tylerfoley6644]

Also worth mentioning, xeno'jiiva armor halves the speed that your weapon loses sharpness and has one of the best defense ratings in the game. It can keep you in the fight longer without having to retreat to sharpen/heal.

[@DevinMallory22]

I've watched this video prabably 5 times now (Just got the game last week, yes I know I'm late to the party). Everytime I learn a new aspect of the game I come back to get what I didn't understand the last time. Gunlance is by far my favorite weapon for solo play, and there seems to be a lack of GL mains in the lobbies I'm in as well. Thanks for the incredible guide, and thanks to all the helpful comments!

[@3r3bu5x9]

you're not alone

[@lordofdarkness4204]

The switch axe. It's my favorite weapon

[@ffriesen69]

Lord Gamer okay

[@demonicmind1242]

I hate dust. I don’t want it building up in my home.

[@seatman]

**THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW YOU HAVE AN ARMY OF DUST BUNNIES PLOTTING TO TAKE OVER**

[@demonicmind1242]

Beautiful flowers where did you get thoseourgarden:)

[@ijaz6936]

Lord Gamer I agree but I can only wait so much for a guide.

[@DrakeFellwing]

Thanks for the indepth info on all of these guides, got the game with IB this has helped me catch up immensely!

[@ishakuraigami6171]

I'd like to add that shelling has a hidden exhaustion damage value, and shelling a monster's head can make it fall asleep if you do it enough. Depending on how often you use gunlance, you may have seen this a few times. Almost every weapon has a hidden damage value that varies based on attacks used. For example, dual swords have high trip damage on the beyblade attack, and greatsword's tackle has high interruption damage. ~It's why raw damage is not the end-all-be-all in Monster Hunter like other games~ Every weapon's got something about it you can't see. It seems this is all lost info to world, as I scoured the internet before posting this, and it seems hidden values have been forgotten entirely since you can see raw damage numbers now. I say try it yourself, you may notice certain weapons do special things.

[@SuicidalChocolateSK]

Ishaku Raigami noice

[@Mushyloni]

Exhaust isn’t the same as sleep. Exhaust just makes the monster unable to use certain attacks and makes them clumsy.

[@ishakuraigami6171]

You're right, exhaust isn't the same as sleep. However, if a monster runs out of stamina or just too low, it will go to sleep on the spot. Low stamina simply makes them clumsy. None puts them out. If I'm not mistaken, Hunting Horn and Gunlances exhaustion damages are also independent of sleep ailment's threshold and are treated differently. Monster's go to sleep as their health goes down because they are also running low on stamina, however some will eat if they only go down to a certain point.

[@ishakuraigami6171]

Excuse me, Monsters* go to sleep. And don't worry, this is far from my first monster hunter. And sorry, it is often called STAMINA damage. Exhaust is an ailment that just causes the monster's stamina to drop suddenly, which a monster may try to sleep simply to get back stamina. After double-checking, it is ENTIRELY independent of sleep ailment, and works in a different way. This is also a prime time to get that monster to eat something, say some tinged meat you put down. Or maybe some drugged meat to put him to sleep anyway ;P

[@darthplagueis13]

Exhaustion alone doesn´t result in the monster sleeping. If you exhaust the monster it will most likely run away and try to find somthing to eat. To make a monster go sleep you will either have to use a weapon with the sleep status ailment or deal enough damage to it that it is capready and starts limping to its nest. Exhaustion is often coupled with stun/K.O damage though, pretty much all attacks capable of knocking out the monster will also exhaust it(although this sadly doesn´t always go the other way around so you won´t be K.Oing monsters with your gunlance any time soon).

[@TakunHiwatari]

It was refreshing watching your stream to see the weapon from the player's view. I might look into this since I've personally been playing more tanky lately.

[@Longphace]

Not sure if it's been asked already but could you share the armor set you're using in this video? Thanks in advance and keep up the great work.

[@brodosmarx1074]

Thanks for the great guide. I've been using Gunlance on and off since launch, only to have a bit of fun and I've been using it wrong the entire time. Your guide is really easy to understand and hopefully with practice I'll be able to use the gl more effectively, cheers again!

[@2000Reflex]

*Waits patiently on Insect Glaive*

[@ishakuraigami6171]

It's pretty simple, just don't try to exclusively use your aerial attacks. Get your 3 extracts, then focus on ground attacks, they're where your damage is at. Mix in your aerials as combo finishers or to chase the monster with an air dash if he moves away, try to stay out of the air if you want to do damage and actually be ready to avoid taking it. I also recommend a kinsect with high speed so that you can send it back in forth extremely fast to get your extracts. And don't forget that circle and back is a sweet dodge attack.

[@LHT-Casual]

GaijinHunter has a Insect Glaive tutorial out!

[@leintati]

I usually focus on ariel attcjs until i get two mounts then switch to ground tossing in air on a case by case basis

[@shauncruz1952]

its out

[@ZeoZakkeruga44]

Such an awesome guide series I love it man. The Gunlance has been one of my favorites since Freedom Unite. I would really like to see the Insect Glaive next!!

[@derdome1702]

I really love this weapon I even killed an kushala in elders recess in sub 3 min

[@kewa_design]

Der Dome same here 2'58. Gunlance is more fun than ever before, and it was always fun

[@broliy2100]

This was the weapon I had to swap to in order to beat Kushala, had enough of those stupid tornadoes so I became a wall!

[@thenot-so-epichundredknigh1547]

Broliy Can't get through it and can't get over and you can't knock it down. You know that you've found THE WALL! THE WALL! THE WALL! Nothin' on Earth can make it fall!

[@TurboNuggetz]

Finally!!! the weapon workshop i've been waiting for. :D

[@magoichi75]

I’m still a rookie gunlancer so this video is a godsend, on that note I’m curious on elements and status effects. Are they good or needed for gunlances or should I focus on raw damage?

[@MansMan42069]

Not as much as compared to Lance if you're focused on shelling attacks. I use the physical attacks mainly so it'll benefit me more.

[@ritter3723]

not really, however if you can, *get blast*

[@fingerknives4130]

Gunlance has surprised me with how fun and versatile it is. It has become my go to weapon until I get comfortable with new monsters. Thanks for another great video!

[@KingFossilFER]

If someone is reading this comment: -while charging a shell you can aim it upwards by tapping up (the timing is wonky). Can choose from 3 different heights, and as long as you are switching heights, the sheel wont fire. -You can aim Wyvern's fire vertically by holding L2 while its charging -jumping from a ledge with the running upward thrust automatically reloads your shells so you can always end with a full burst. -You can loop the upwards thrust with a shell inbetween to reach those hard to hit places. Wonky and slow but more reach and damage than the guard thrust combo.

[@AscendantStoic]

KingFossilFER ..true indeed, i already figured the first one on my own, but not the other three, good finds, thanks for sharing with felloq hunters 😉

[@leeanderson8729]

Once again another awesome tutorial, I have to say that because of these tutorials it makes it much easier to start on a new weapon and really get the most value out of MHW. Great job Arekkz 👌

[@azazaelll]

What the hellllll 😂😂😂 the gameplay is so different. It's so true that playing different weapons will feel like you're playing a different game.

[@Manglet762]

Yup, and that's something I fucking LOVE about this game. That is not something many games can't pull off, even ones where replayability is one of a games main selling points. One of many reasons why I feel like this is the best 60$ I've spent in a LONG time.

[@mihai.13]

Really impressed by how you explained each type of shelling!

[@kazsshack7963]

Finally GL Bros REPRESENT!

[@Raptros01]

Been Gunlancing since Freedom 2, happy to see how effective it is in World. Great tutorial!

[@pranav_k__]

For some reason this didn’t appear in my sub box. Useful tutorial, though.

[@andhikaaulia7579]

Pranav Krishna klick the bell

[@Starlitsoul0359]

Something I haven’t seen anyone mention yet is the versatility and speed of the guard thrust. Unlike a good amount of the other weapons I’ve experimented with Gunlance’s is kinda the best. It’s quicker than Lance’s by a wide margin, hits high enough that it can poke flying monsters, and can be chained two or three times. It’s damage is lacking sure but that’s fine considering you can actually get in your pokes between a monster’s attacks. It’s been a good while since I’ve properly played around with it but I recall some of the slower multi hits and combos being VERY fun to toy with, getting in a quick poke or two before I’m guarding just in time to trigger my offensive guard. Beyond that though, the shimmy. You can hold down your movement and CONSTANTLY be adjusting your angle to keep that big ol arm mounted wall between you and your target, and shift that shimmy into a guard thrust without any worry of accidentally inputting a shield jump or some other move you didn’t want to do since you didn’t let off the move stick fast enough. (And the reason said movement is important is cause it actually lets you regen your stamina while blocking.)

[@Wolfs0n]

I am not proficient in this weapon at all, anyone who is has my respect. As a more speed based player often using dual blades, having a tank able to use this weapon like a pro is a massive help.

[@GG-ji4yx]

Do you think charge blade is complicated?

[@ishakuraigami6171]

Charge Blade is actually really simple as soon as you learn the combos. It requires little-to-no knowledge about the monster to use effectively, and has a lot of combos you can get out of, but sacrifice damage for. It only has one attack that you really have to commit to, and for all the build up, I don't think I see a single attack miss more often when someone's using it online. Well, unless you count them hitting teammates with it.

[@ishakuraigami6171]

Oh, and it's a very different play style from dual swords, but both are fun. Gunlance will use more patience. You don't need to chase a monster around the area, he'll come back to attack you, and you just punish him for it. >when someone says you can't gunlance odogaron.

[@aaroncsoka7294]

We're taking Gunlance here - go away. No offence, but you CB guys had your 2 minutes of fame way before us, because "Muh CB! (and also "Muh Longsword!") " 😉😂

[@Wolfs0n]

I never said anything about the charge blade. I can manage one if my team needs me to but I prefer the dual blades ever since the original Monster Hunter on PS2. Honesty when I was practicing my charge blade here I found it rather easy to cheese your way through most fights so I avoided using it unless my team needed me to. All I said was I am not proficient with the Gun Lance. Everyone has their specialty and dual blades are mine. You need an element or status to proc? I'm your guy. You need a speedy dodger with the challenger mantel to take the agro off You? I'm your guy. Speed and versatility are just my thing and I personally just can't master the Gun Lance to the point where I would be able to help my team I would only slow them down. So I use what I am best with to help my team to the full extent of my ability.

[@masterofcorgis4975]

This tutorial actually made me put down SnS and give it a try and ohh boy it is fun! Sure I'll miss using my slinger with my weapon unsheathed but the satisfying full bursts just fill me with happiness. Good work on these tutorials Arrekz!

[@mythicaltofu2986]

Use artillery lvl3 + Capacity You'll probably get 39 per shell. Not sure if the food skill bombardier affects the wyvren blast. Tho i almost get 370 when i hit a sleeping monster It's not much compared to greatsword and charge blade :(

[@Nlightfoot]

Don't have a long 4 funlance yet, but artillery 3 gives somewhere in the 80's for long 3 charge shots (while at max sharpness)

[@elizabethhicks4181]

The reason why the Wyvern's Fire isn't the best thing for waking up a monster is because it's actually four hits, not one. Think of the explosion as divided into four parts by length, so if you want to get the most out of it, you have to hit all four parts of it. Additionally, since it's four separate attacks, only one of the parts will get the wake up damage, even if you hit all four on the sleeping monster. So yes, Gunlance people. Your Wyvernfire is shiny, but let the Greatsword guy make the wake up hit!

[@LucidOrdinance]

Nate Lightfoot youre gonna love lvl4 longs my friend. 100 dmg a charged shot

[@aaroncsoka7294]

I get 54 per shell, 110 with charged shelling (which I can do 3 times in a row - even stronger than full blast - but slower oc)

[@aaroncsoka7294]

Also if you focus on DMG values you're lost anyways. You need to judge DMG inter-sectionally - meaning not comparing any weapon types DMG to any other weapon types DMG. You need to compare Katanas only, GL's only, and so on. Remember...every weapon on MH is like every unique char in Tekken, Street Fighter & so on. It's no use comparing the DMG Feng can do with the DMG Xiaou can do & so on. ...if you get what I'm saying 😅

[@an_ordinary_goose]

Been waiting for this video - another awesome upload! Keep them coming!

[@oreseur513]

I'm one of those scrubs that like to look good while actually doing something. Gunlance's Mythical Kadachi Striker calls for my Fashion Hunter soul!

[@LiangHuBBB]

such a cool weapon and amazing tutorial!

[@mythicaltofu2986]

Does partbreaker affect the shells?

[@dusty3186]

It does, and it's one of the best skills to use on Gunlance.

[@modernwarhero8447]

It is since u will almost always be positioned at the monsters face........ sharpness related skills r good too

[@KinghtofZero00]

It blew all parts of a monster in 5 minutes with partbreaker on lol

[@Nyahahameha]

Ooh that's really useful to know! :D

[@mrmistmonster]

Yes. Not only that, but since shells tear through armor by default you can break those armored bits other people glance off of.

[@thatoneguy6065]

Thank you and your whole team, you all make quality videos

[@insanerambling]

Trying to fight a monster that moves alot is pain especially when you have the movement speed of a rock.

[@Zaku-dono]

Wonderful guide! As a veteran GL user from the older games, the new combos took some time to adjust to. As a normal GL user, I recommend the rathian GL since you get more utility out of poisoning the monster as well as shelling. If you have capacity up, you can do 3 points of guard and guard up for the defensive side, then at least 3 points of artillery. Remember that each point of artillery reduces the cool down for wyvern fire, so it is by far the most useful skill for the weapon itself.

[@RaethFennec]

Content starts at 1:04 my goodness.

[@ObsidianAxe]

A couple minor tricks you forgot to mention, pressing R2 after the jumping rising slash, ledge jump or wall jump initiates the aerial overhead smash as well. And a neat trick I've used a lot is while charging a charged shell, you can use the left stick up or down to change the aim angle of your shot, which is useful for making charge shots count on moving targets. Great video. Gunlance forever.

[@1ial691]

Remember kids, dont bring your gunlance weapons to school! Cause that ain’t cool

[@FlameJackstar]

This is such a great weapon now!!! I love the Gunlance! So much damage for being a tank? Amazing.

[@venarius5872]

meh duds. i main all 14 weapons, and i can approve this guys tutorials.

[@SweetwarmIce]

Points to add: 1. Charged shelling benefits from the Focus skill. 2. Jumping Smashes can be done from a Jumping Rising Slash with R2. 3. If you have empty shells, Jumping Smash becomes Jumping Reload Smash which includes a quick reload. 4. Jumping Reload Smashes from Lunging Upthrust into a wall will also reload the wyrmstake. You do also need empty shells otherwise it'll just be a Jumping Smash. 5. Wyvern's Fire can be aimed by also holding L2 and directing with the right stick. 6. Moving while guarding will allow stamina to replenish (applies to all weapons with shields I believe). 7. Wyrmstake has two thrusts with the 2nd thrust actually applying the stake. As seen at 10:08 the first thrust can miss but the as long as the 2nd thrust connects it works. This also means that you can hit with the 1st thrust but still miss with the 2nd and lose out on the stake.