Monster Hunter World Iceborne | The NEW BEST HAMMER Combos | Master Guide [MHWI]

[@PWARGaming]

Make sure to give the video a Like and Subscribe! Check out my NEWEST Video! [ kzbin.info/www/bejne/aKCpgnxtpbqDe9E ] #HammerBros what do you think of the new iceborne additions for the BEST weapon in the game, aka, the Hammer, as designed by Ryoza the hammer god himself? Timestamps below for easier video searching: 0:46 no new moves? No problem 1:10 Weakening body parts 1:50 hamma has no weaknesses 2:05 Ways to clutch claw 4:20 Birds must die 5:19 Slinger mechanics 5:56 Power Charge noob 7:01 Best wake up attack 7:33 cancel recovery animations 7:57 uppercut them rocky! 8:48 what hammers to make? 9:09 Combo 1 (safe) 10:20 Combo 2 (BIG DICK) 10:54 Combo 3 (Wake up/weaken body part)

[@OnlySeeTheMoney]

Thanks to you I am now a hammer master. I’m accepted by my friends and family once again. And I have finally regained my fathers respect.

[@jasongibson1225]

Will you respect your own son of he doesn't like hammer? It's okay, be honest

[@samrein9919]

Jason Gibson depends if he used a charge blade or the bowguns

[@spikelock]

Where my hammer bros at!?

[@tastytacos8514]

right here 🤝

[@aidenmuskus3914]

yooooooooooooo 🤝

[@tastytacos8514]

Aiden Muskus we out smashin heads in iceborne fam👌

[@aidenmuskus3914]

Smashen dem heads so hard their gonna feel it in de mornin

[@harristhesecondcomin]

Iceborne inspired me to mix up my weapons of choice I was primarily dual blades and bow. Now I'm hammer and long sword.

[@msh0041zz]

What a great and detailed guide! I tried to time stamp for all the information in this excellent video 2:09 Clutch Claw #1 2:26 Clutch Claw #2 2:48 Clutch Claw #3 3:36 Clutch Claw #4 3:47 Clutch Claw #5 4:02 Wall/Monster KO with Clutch Claw tips 5:20 Slinger Flinch 6:03 Why to always power charge 7:10 Hitting Sleeping Monsters 7:34 Animation Canceling/No downtime with hammer (subq comment below "pro tip (not mentioned) circle ⭕️ will also reset the charge level when holding to charge (in addition to the roll mentioned") 8:01 Opener / Uppercut 8:49 Raw Damage Hammer Weapon Best / Paralysis #2 Best Combos 9:32 #1 Uppercut (Go to) 10:20 #2 11:04 Entering a Fight 11:32 Status Hammer/Blast with Spinning Excellent guide!

[@MythicalBlue]

Thanks dude!

[@WampaStompa1996]

I'm a Hammer Main and I didn't even know about those Clutch Claw combos, I guess my head is still stuck in vanilla MHW 😂.

[@bigpapapage7165]

Ive got about 120 hours on iceborne and hardly even see anyone use this stuff. Im guessing its bc the hammers known combos are already so good. And im sure its easier to use these slinger combos on the training dummy over temp master rank teo

[@RNAPuma23]

@@bigpapapage7165 at least imo i just dont like the idea of having to spam clutch claw every second

[@kenamada5451]

@@RNAPuma23 You dont have to. You only need to once the weakness comes off. But, your party should be on that as well.

[@falkj.beinker6561]

@@bigpapapage7165 it's the opposite. slinger combos make everything way easier since you get a free head hit if you do it right since the monster will turn to you if you use it. but it does not work with every slinger ammo sluggernuts, piercing pods and crystal burst works great, bomb pods work with a time delay (but deals around 200 dmg so it's still worth it) the great part is that it does not stop your charging so charge to lv 3 then use the slinger burst and immeditly do the bb finisher afterwards for a head hit. i even played a bit with the silver rathlos 2 set bonus but Vaal + gold rathian feels better for me

[@kylecoucke943]

My mind still stuck in mhfu. Triangle triangle triangle

[@subq]

pro tip (not mentioned) circle ⭕️ will also reset the charge level when holding to charge (in addition to the roll mentioned)...good video!

[@hughjass4701]

Hammer is the best aerial weapon because hills and ledge hopping.

[@meathir4921]

Especially since GS got nerfed to the ground and so did Bow's Walljump.

[@SaintAdjacent]

Don't forget clutch claw, dismount glider into mounting smash pretty nice when there are no hills near

[@kenamada5451]

This is true, hammer has actually always been a better aerial weapon than Insect Glaive. To be optimal with Insect Glaive you actually dont ever want to jump in the air... which is hilarious.

[@nickypointon2492]

insect glaive: am i a joke to u?

[@hughjass4701]

@@nickypointon2492 only when you're not dancing in the air

[@yuzurity]

Hammer is so strong on Iceborn, the combos that can do now with the Clutch claw are insane. It feels so natural and smooth with hammer. Hammer bros unite!

[@generalsnow7937]

Just started MHW and loved the hammer, glad i can be an even better beyblade!! loved the vid, subbed cant wait for Wilds now

[@samuelcross3945]

A small note for new hammer users when using the golf swing combo on a stunned monster... If using in multiplayer while others are around you also trying to hit the head you will send them flying and they won’t be doing any damage while the monster is down. If In multiplayer, keep this in mind and go for Big Bang combo instead if others are too close.

[@Landmine006]

The best guide videos i've seen for MHW

[@Vinigomez]

Bruh the Hammer + Clutch Claw Annihilated Kirin, u always hit his head and is super easy to stun him

[@touchthebacon5447]

Learn something new everyday, didn't know there was a second variation using the upper cut. Keep up the good work man.

[@senpie4903]

So we not gonna talk about the fact that he said weeness? 1:51

[@2HandHangerDunksOnly]

HAMMER'S BIGGEST WEENUS AT 1:51

[@_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-]

I'll also add that the big bang has a better opener if you have the time: it's level 1 charge > triangle > big bang

[@ilcollins871]

I started using this weapon since I started Iceborne.. Now every other weapon I try or go back to, just feels so weak. #HammerBro4Life

[@JWayne-vb1yg]

IKR?!

[@aaronredx]

ilcollins871 which hammer

[@MattyBudzzz]

ilcollins871 try greatsword. 1340 dmg was the highest single hit I got on a monster so far, pretty satisfying

[@leokennedy4894]

I can’t use any other weapon besides hammer lol I only use long sword when it’s a flying one

[@tendericed2749]

Matt B ehehehe... 1554 is mine >:) Getting such high numbers feels sooooo guuuuudd!

[@Gebunator]

One thing to note with uppercut and power charge. When you power charge, it drops your current R2 charge just a little below level 2, meaning if you charged a little too early for safe uppercut, you can power charge to downgrade, take around half a second to recharge back to lvl2 and deliver hte uppercut. Nevertheless, nice, informative video! As GS main, I always welcome a good hammerbro and together we work the both ends of a monster into stubby bits!

[@Coyotebriggs]

Honestly with the claw combos this is like a whole new weapon

[@piziskewl]

im super late to the MH and Hammer party, but this video really helped me out. It made an immediate impact on my gameplan and really helped. Thanks!

[@Sorrelhas]

Just do ledge hopping against flying monsters. They always fly low enough so you can hit their heads. You also gain a bit of height in doing so, and if it gets boring or dangerous, you can just mount the MF. As with all weapons, watching speedruns is a good way to learn tricks. Most of them are cheap, but all's fair in love and war.

[@BlindRambler]

It's just as "cheap" to know you make contact with the final knockout blow and Yian Garuga keeps running at you xD.

[@ThaDarkDemonGaming]

This video helped me pick up and use the hammer very easily for the first time, would love one of the switch axe.

[@Celmi90]

I've been waiting for this!

[@inglorioustool9890]

I usually don't watch combo videos because I like to think I'm good enought, but after this THANK YOU SO MUCH! This has completely changed my playstyle and the clutch claw edition I use way more often!

[@antwright20]

Super helpful man!!! Thank so much for posting. Never been to this channel but I will be now!

[@Meloncholy19]

R2, Triangle, Big bang combo is your highest damaging combo at around 14ish seconds and the best part is the big bang finisher usually hits the monster as they are in their get up animation giving you a higher chance of re knocking them. Also R2 into Triangle spam will launch other players so I never use it.

[@blantherboy]

Throwing other players asserts dominance and I don't see many guides touch on that hidden detail.

[@shynkx]

Re-started MHW not long a go on a new file and had to go to one of your videos! Never really touched hammer but will try it and this video helped! Thanks a lot!

[@bigmike5549]

I have a different opening move for when the monster is awake, but it only works if it’s close to a wall. Equip rocksteady, clutch claw to head then flinch shot them into wall, then charged brutal Big Bang into soften. In my opinion, I think it works better.

[@JWayne-vb1yg]

With Iceborne, the Hammer has become one of my favorite weapons, and has drawn me away from always using the LS, yeah the hammer doesn't require a lot of technical thinking, but I haven't had this much fun with a weapon in a long time, and look to be using it more often now, and maybe have it be my new main.

[@Zilchness]

Also should have exploited the ledge hop with the hammer. Since its the easiest weapon to pull it off with. With weapon UNSHEATHED ( DRAWN OUT) hit evade button to roll off a ledge A button for xbox , X for PS2 ) and breifly press R2 while aiming stick towards the ledge you rolled off of. You can indefinitely do this quickly and over and over it also builds up a mount attack quickly.

[@bankait_rex1860]

This game keeps surprising me everyday love it , bro ty so much, i was in a party and some asian dude was like sonic going up and down the monster and i was just standing there drooling like is this guy using a hammer lol now i know time to practice amazing ty so much!!!!!

[@malevolentfish1982]

Just picked up hammer a few weeks back, love it so far and this should seal the deal, I’ll always love you great sword but it’s hammer time from now on

[@dragontamer108]

One thing i do post-mount (when the hammer is mounting) is of course, always end the mount on the head, then as soon as your slide animation finishes R2->circle to get the power charge Keep R2 Held and step forward towards the face Level 1 charge initial and strong hit combo straight into Big Bang, slowly re-aiming towards where the monster puts its head after getting up When done well and early in a hunt (like mount 1) while a monster is not used to getting knocked down, you can finish the entire big bang before they even get up. later on in the hunt, when they're more resistant to knock downs and get up faster, you have to know how the monster gets up and aim the Big Bang towards that, just barely clipping the face as its down. One example being that Odogaron squirms his head towards his back while on the ground, but will roll towards his feet to get up. for that, you want to be near his feet and big banging perpendicular to the way he's laying down so that when he gets up, you'll be under his head ready for the big bang finisher

[@J-Dizzle95]

Wow seriously. Thank you. I had no idea what I was doing with this weapon. I thought you had to power charge every time?? I’m so excited to try this now!! It has a whole nuance I didn’t even understand lol :)

[@catshell]

Game changing, this brought my bonk game to a whole new level

[@ryucords]

Danm i love using hammer even in original game, and now they added new cool combo I will love it even more!

[@titreynium8115]

The uppercut can also launch allies in the air. So be careful around allies, or use it to your advantage with some teamwork for mounting and aerial attacks :)

[@PWARGaming]

This is true. launch long sword users for revenge for tripping you xD jk. than again hams always going face, other non-stun wpns should be hitting other parts with an optimal team so they should rarely get flung.

[@NuclearAbyss]

@@PWARGaming ya, I dont think many people know how to play with a team or play smart. The amount of people I see going for the head with insect gloves, long swords and dual blades is ridiculous. I main insect gloves, and the purpose of them is to be in the air dealing damage, cutting tails, breaking wings and mounting monsters.

[@tendericed2749]

Alex Re insect „GLAVES“(!) get the most damage if they’re grounded, but I don’t know if that’s different in Iceborne. Probably not

[@ardynizunia9709]

​@@NuclearAbyss I know I'm 4 years late but I can't resist. I find your comment hillarious because insect glaive has terrible DPS in the air. Optimal insect glaive play requires you to mostly do ground combos, as annoying as that is. Therefore, I don't care if you're an IG main, you're wrong, it is NOT IGs role to be in the air dealing damage. You only go into the air for 2 reasons: 1: To dodge an attack and close the gap to a monster while in the air. 2: To mount. You never go into the air for DPS. Thankfully in Rise Sunbreak the IG got a new aerial move that actually does good damage, so aerial DPS is now viable, but in world, aerial DPS is a fraction of grounded dps.

[@CvX21k]

I just hit MR 175 and discovered a whole new world of joy :D - THE HAMMER

[@GlowingF0ssil]

this is very good, informative and easy to follow video amongst all other videos i've been watched.

[@Philbo_Baggins_67]

wish you ahd more views man. i learned stuff from you sooner than the more popular channels

[@gbornlegend22]

Clutch claw fix hammer problem when fighting aerial monster. Kudos to capcom for introducing the mechanics

[@sagara-aki]

Thank youuu! I've been looking for this.🧡

[@maxmustermann3938]

There is one situation where I don't power charge anymore which I learned from another video. After a regular old mount, knocking the monster down, I only do a draw attack immediately into the Big Bang circle combo. I found that this just fits into the time it takes till the monster gets back up, ensuring the last big hit actually gets the head. Before, I was always applying power charge which resulted in a longer overall combo and I'd whiff that last hit to the head sometimes.

[@quefitaeessa]

Awesome!! Really like your channel and videos. Thanks for the guide!

[@LLooter]

Just learned a bunch of stuff i didnt know thanks!!! Clutch spin to win combos FTW!!!!

[@owenmarin972]

Best explanation hands down!!

[@0110100001101111]

The best Iceborne hammer guide out there! Thanks a lot!

[@incursio5305]

Good stuff my dude. I usually play Hammer, HH, GS & Lance. Loving the new weapon mechanics.😁

[@AlmightyAlbatross]

I feel like this is the hammer users main sets. I'm also Hammer, HH and Lance. XD No GS tho, just couldn't get into it.

[@SirJonMan]

Have brought hammer into my weapon pool. So satisfying

[@johnpratts2856]

This made my hammer skills go sky high! I mastered the weapon in World. Iceborne, I felt like the hammer was slow with all these new monsters with ADHD. Then, I watched this video, learned all the new combos, and now I'm back to destroying these monsters. Feels so good! Also...The intro hurts the soul and I suffered hearing loss. But it's worth the trade!

[@AlmightyAlbatross]

Maining hammer was not only a good long term decision, but also helped ease me into what is now my secondary main, Hunting Horn. Hammer is bae, I recommend. :>

[@hellodoink]

when he said "if you're a long sword user-" i genuinely thought he was going to finish that with "-stay the fuck away from the head." i now shiver at the thought of removing my flinch free deco...

[@dogerhenriot5004]

Did it once and never knew how to do this combo. Thanks man

[@reben8866]

Why can’t I do the charged big bang spiny thingy?, all it does is the default big bang Edit: nvm I was actually stupid

[@LilChar69]

with clutch claw you will do 3 hit first clutch claw launched : 50-100 second - you hit monster head : 100-150 third - moves such as like helm breaker : 150-200 with good anfinity + weakness exploit + critical boost , i can get about 350-450 damage in total to brute tigrex.

[@zipzip070]

Hammer is the only weapon that didn't receive a new weapon on the base moveset, but is actually the only weapon that has attacks while clutching onto the monster. The clutch attacks combined with the buffed stun values and a free 30% boost from Airborne make it extremely fun in Iceborne. Solo you will be mounting and scoring KOs left and right.

[@G3ARHULK]

Great guide, thanks a lot!

[@678hump]

I main Hammah and I had know idea! I wish I could give you 5 likes, lol!

[@greatheavens9272]

Great guide... I really learned a lot ..thanks. What’s the music in the background.?

[@Yddle]

omy! thanks to this guide so much. i dont do power guard that much. damn!

[@neilcharm]

Ham-Mario Brothers Unite! PS: Great video! Very helpful. Keep it up!

[@Doofy-yu6yo]

Thank you for the tips I am now way better then I was yesterday

[@BlueKyuubi64]

I want to get into hammers cause I love the concept of having a brick on a stick and running up to big ol dinosaurs and going "bonk" and then they die. Also, anyone know the armor set he used in this video?

[@AudiVicious]

Late reply, I’m not sure about the waist he’s rocking but the rest looks like the layered set that comes from the deluxe version of iceborne

[@vesuviusartorias7784]

I know you mentioned the charged slide spin attack clutch, and the charged aerial attack clutch, but I didn't see anything about the wall jump spin attack clutch; don't know if it was covered in another video or I missed it, but I wanted to point it out in case you didn't know/accidentally skimmed over it, but you can clutch grab after spin attack off of a wall (thorns, coral, etc.) And it will do the spinning clutch attack as well

[@jayonepiece7443]

I knew there’s a clutch claw combos, I knew hammer does some spinning combos, but I’ve searched through internet for a video like this(there was non like this), and now it’s the time to level up my skill of hammer 🔥🔥🔥 hammer is the best!!!!!!!

[@camh7204]

I love this weapon, I think of my 300 hours of actual hunt time 250 is hammer

[@Tory_owens]

What was the other 50?

[@camh7204]

@@Tory_owens figuring out that all the other weapon classes were not as good as big stick with ball on end

[@Tory_owens]

@@camh7204 i agree

[@_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-_.-]

hammer has bad elemental damage but good status effect, as spinning slide or the clutch claw attacks will most likely inflict status paralysis, sleep, blast and elderseal are all viable for certain matchups, if you are running a non-offensive build, those are your go-to options, not the the raw damage

[@aesirp2448]

very detailed , thanks for sharing.

[@jamtan9784]

I just got the game and dlc recently thanks for this guide

[@chasegaetze4507]

After playing beta of Wilds... I really miss my charged lvl 3 stationary attack. The one you queued up right at the start of the video

[@jaypuga3185]

I didnt know it gives you finch free once you get to charge 1, thats good to know! Geat videos !!

[@VenomSmoke57]

Thanks for clutch 4 and 5 didnt know 💪🏼😁

[@cantthinkofaname4555]

My favourite combo is still Lvl one charge, attack and then big bang. It just feels like it does damage

[@Aaxoz]

I just beat Iceborne and decided to check if I've been missing out on anything with the clutch claw since I've only used it to latch onto the face to launch or weaken the monster. I'm in shambles rn.

[@bassmechanic237]

Thank you for this guide

[@sonofajebus]

been playing ice born on and off a while now, had no idea i could clutch claw after my big hits

[@Cris-oe6df]

useful for beginners with hammer, like me. also, nice outro track! what is it?

[@Joker-pz6nr]

Damn bro you giving those monsters a huge headaches with the hammer!!!!

[@tennoskoom2233]

Hammer is ridiculously powerful for how easy it is to use. As far as player damage skills go, it might have one of the highest potential damage in the game, with the core fatalis build + agitator charm + mantles allowing you to max Crit Eye, WeX, AtkBoost, CritBoost, Agitator, Partbreaker, and even have evade window and airborne. Bonk Nation stronk!

[@parapax6255]

we need the rocket powered hammer game. plz let us hammer bros hold on to somthing dear

[@juanisaias8308]

The best hammers I found so far (raw) is the final Boss one (Who needs a hand?) And the acidic glavenus one.

[@PWARGaming]

agreed, those are the best raw ones. dios and acidic awakened are nice status hams too.

[@juanisaias8308]

@@PWARGaming Yeah, that paralysis on acidic is looking good. I dont know about blast tho. It was bad on base game, did it improve now?

[@feircy]

@@juanisaias8308 blast is apparently 300 a proc in iceborne so it got a decent buff, im running around with brachy hammer atm for nostalgia and because I dont have a set that can support acidic's awful sharpness yet. Slugger got a decent buff too with diablos 3 piece. 60% increase to stun

[@moddyedits3197]

@@juanisaias8308 Thx man I appreciate it

[@bigpapapage7165]

Good stuff man fr

[@robjeffy6426]

What's the music in the background?

[@blacktemplar5828]

Dude......THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THAT!!! YOU SIR.......... are AAAAAAAAWEEEEESOOOOOOM

[@dafresnokid]

You guys ever ledge jump spams on monsters? Favorite thing to do now

[@Triforce9426]

Hammer and GS need some super armor when doing charged attacks.

[@Shykeful]

I could not disagree more. This would reduce the skillcap for both of these weapons. Charging attacks deal so much damage that additional feats such as super armor would make spamming these moves pretty op while being tremendously easy to pull of. Why would you want to strip down advanced requirements in order to pull of certain moves?

[@zenroshi3957]

Can’t go back to another weapon those KO are addicting!

[@kenamada5451]

But you're not gonna link that background song though??

[@spacelion2010]

Inagami - Battle Theme

[@kenamada5451]

@@spacelion2010 i knew it was familiar

[@alexmehau345]

Yo good vid but... The sleep attack combo is wrong. the last hit of the (triangle-triangle-triangle) neutral combo is the highest single hit. Neutral meaning your not pressing a directional input, if you are, you do less damage. you can tell by the first hit. (SIDE hit)-(down hit)-(golf swing) is the one you get if your pressing a directional input. (DOWN hit)-(down hit)-(golf swing) is the neutral comb. Miss the first two hits and hit the last one for sleep combo. in fact neutral combos in general are better haha

[@dudeeast]

These are great I’m loving the hammer. Long sword is my other love so far not gone into other weapons yet

[@x490440x]

I was once a switch axe user. then I started tooling around with the hammer and never went back. Hammer is amazing...

[@feircy]

I understand brother. Swag axe main from 3u to world. But they did my boy dirty and hammer is just so damn good. If only the axe mode would charge the swords overdrive, then I'd play swax again

[@ayro0638]

I was the same, swaxe mobility sucks. Hammer is the most satisfying weapon imo

[@feircy]

@@ayro0638 i find evade extender a necessity with swag axe, it lets you stick to monsters much better. But alas, its not like it once was.

[@byefelicia8429]

Im way late playing, but love the new hammer moves. Used to be charge blace main.. move over thor!

[@nakkipatukka123]

I had NO idea there was a clutch claw 3-5! I always used clutch claw 2...

[@Wee-nougetman]

New fav mh channel! CTE😭😭😭

[@BrianLimoa]

Can you teach us how to use the hammer combo using PC (keyboard mode) ?? Still a bit confused about using keyboard..

[@Digitalcanvas77]

Does the clutch claw combo have a brief rocksteady effect like the lance clutch counter?

[@KewlkatNDahat]

I used hammer Pre-Ice...just got back on with Ice born and been practicing...Doing story mode with some optional quest here and there. Any mid-game builds for hammer? OR should I save my grind for later?

[@NuclearAbyss]

You should make a video to explain how weapons work better on different parts of monsters and how to not trip your hammer/great sword user from doing damage in the monsters head. "Cough long sword/dual blade users Cough"

[@AGONY706]

That's facts

[@rizkyarieframadhan4893]

watch video recently and just realized we can clutch claw after charge attack...

[@YvaneCiece]

im a self taught hammer main ... this video opened my eyes ... i ... got some favorute combos and im quite good already... but its mindboggling that i missed some fun parts just because its not listed in the training grounds :O and i have problems sometimes on how to get a specific combo, it just doesnt work and i have no idea why. sadly im not with a controler, is there any chance to get .. kind of .. subtitles with "LMB" or "ctrl" ? xD wow.. i feel noob again even if i roll safi almost with my eyes closed edit: forgot the most important part: thank you for the video. lol

[@muhammadhamiz7318]

Do lance next! THE REAL BEST weapon in the game.

[@daljeethansra]

Muhammad Hamiz ha no

[@AchillesFeel]

Love lance too

[@JonanMusic]

Best defensive weapon , but not the best

[@TheTickyTickyTicky]

The best at flying across the map with clutch counter!

[@xxxxxxxpower6714]

Which is a good lance?