Monster Hunter Rise - Dual Blades Guide (with Timestamps)

[@THE_Mirage]

Hardest part: recognizing animations through the 9000 effects

[@MeserithSama]

This is actually a big problem for me. If I'm not solo, I can't land a sheathed counter with LS for the life of me. I have a way higher success rate solo.

[@JoyTuub]

Agreed. I wish there was a way to turn the critical effects and hit effects off for other players. It gets ridiculous is coop hunts.

[@koschke3909]

Oh, this is so true! Did som rampages online yesterday and OH WELL, all I see is fire and explosion and bowgun shots splashing. Same for quest hunts, everyone wants to hit the head and WELL the monster is nowhere to be Seen Sometimes all I can do is watch my health stats so I will not die in this big bang of a hunt

[@yoshikagekira1719]

@@JoyTuub there is in the settings, I was watching a crit light bowgun build that suggested doing exactly that (I can't remember the name of the setting but I have it off)

[@JoyTuub]

@@yoshikagekira1719 ya, you can "reduce" the hit effects, but it's not nearly enough imo. Thanks for the heads up though!

[@touchthebacon5447]

Not sure if anyone else said this but when in achedemon mode you don't need to keep hitting X+A to continue that attack chain, after the first X+A you can just hit X to keep the combo going.

[@seiyakusanagi2947]

very interesting thx

[@mrblooper1994]

Hint for piercing bind. It's omnidirectional so you can use it while inputting any direction you want and you'll attack that way and your hunter will end up facing that way. The same with your A combo in demon mode it'll turn your hunter as well which is really handy

[@LJAndrews1986]

I think it's one of the most under rated moves in the game period lol really quick refill time and can do some nasty damage.

[@Eydrial]

Demon Flight has I-frames so you can time it with a monsters roar and continue to be in the air. A good aerial combo is A, X, A either in Demon/Archdemon Mode You can sometimes spam this aerial combo even when you have no stamina left, just immediately press A again once you land to start another aerial combo, just make sure that it will hit the monster.

[@eiswolffenris2119]

Its also great for just going through monsters attacks intentionally and then moving out of the way or straight up in their face again with the aerial movement, especially in Arch demon mode. Aerial Dual Blades are stupid good, I love it

[@equinox-XVI]

Just some extra things I have to share about dual blades since I use them a lot: - The final hit of the demon mode x-combo gives A LOT of meter for arch demon mode. - Demon flight has a dummy thicc number of s. (Your invincible pretty much the entire time spinning upwards) If timed right, its an easy way to ignore roars and other attacks as well. - Tower vault can be used in the air - I'm not 100% sure, but I tested it and from what I've seen, tower vault also has s when used in the air. - Feral demon mode's starting animation can be cancelled by activating it in the air - In demon mode, if you have 3 wirebugs, you can stay in the air indefinitely by chaining the aerial x-attack into tower vault.

[@professionalahegao6475]

For those who struggle with stamina management and just wanna smash things to bits with the duel blades The Royal Ludo set greatly helps with removing the draw back of the duel blades.

[@AtomJuice]

Just a note, you cannot do the Attack on Titan spinny move along the spine unless you are in Demon Mode. Arch Demon Mode will just do a downward spin attack but will not travel along the spine.

[@eiswolffenris2119]

The spin in Arch demon mode is amazing for repositioning though, and the damage is still pretty good, which is why I honestly find it even better than the Demon mode version. Demon modes spin is amazing for filling the gauge though, and the finishing attack does a good chunk of damage, so both have their own unique usages

[@AtomJuice]

@@eiswolffenris2119 I tend to use the Raging Claws Helion build so I'm always in Demon Mode regardless, but sometimes I realize I'm in Arch Demon once I use that attack

[@eiswolffenris2119]

@@AtomJuice Yeah it can vary depending on the build you are running, I usually run either Elemental builds or a Hellfirecloak build, so Arch demon tends to be better there

[@orangepopsicle879]

Wait what ... Thank you kind sir I never noticed 😆

[@zackmhuntr25]

@@eiswolffenris2119 The arch demon mode version is pretty much the aerial style version from Generations. It is really great if you want a fast damaging combo.

[@juggernaut6666]

dodging in feral demon mode costs about half as much stamina compared to normal demon mode making it nice for bubbly dance

[@mhk6943]

Yes which negates any reason for me to even use normal Demon Mode since dodging is cheaper in Feral

[@saerudayo]

@@mhk6943 Those dodges also do damage, I love pairing it with that dango skill that reduces stamina cost for dodging. Feral mode also boosts your weapon’s raw by 20% I believe. Is there any advantage to use normal demon mode at this point?

[@mhk6943]

@@saerudayo You get major speed boost but that means little when dodging costs less stamina in Feral Demon Mode. Terrible balancing Capcom

[@saerudayo]

@@mhk6943 Honestly the speed boost is totally negligible especially if you put a level or two of evade extender on the feral demon mode dodge slash. It’s just *chefs kiss* mui perfecto

[@mhk6943]

@@saerudayo Even without E-Extender Feral still completely outshines normal. They need to buff normal to give us any reason to use it now - Maybe give it Elemental Damage boost? I don't know

[@jimnorrisofficialyoutubech1494]

Hey, DB main here and I gotta say great guide you cover most of what the weapon has to offer. However, as you said, you don't tend to play DB so I think that there are a few things that you missed. -Demon dodge/demon slash dodge, these moves will replace the dodge when in demon or archdemon, (the slash dodge will only occur in feral demon mode, not archdemon.) This will move you the same distance as the dodge roll that all weapons have however it comes out much faster and can be quickly chained. Chaining this will quickly get you out of harm's way with little danger but eat up your stamina very quickly as well, think of it more like a boost than a dodge, as using this will speed you up greatly. Imo good usage of this dodge either makes or breaks the weapon for me thus why this part is so extensive. -Range, ever wonder why dual blades mains trip people so much instead of attacking the tail like they're supposed to. Well excluding that the head is always a much better hit zone for all weapons than any other part of the body, even though cutting weapons should do more damage to the tail. It's also because DB often can't hit the tail, when the monster is standing the tail is most of the time out of reach and when it's down the damn thing flails around so much that you do about 50% damage with your demon dances. This also applies to piercing bind, which is why you always want a good opening. Although I believe the way capcom handles hit zones, tripping, weapon types, and tails in general is not that great it is the cards we've been dealt. (To cutting mains, try not to trip others, attack wherever you want as long as it's not in other peoples way) (and to other weapon mains that complain about being tripped *cough* hammer *cough* please just slot in flinch free it makes everyone's experience so much better.) Sorry for the tangent -Combos with piercing bind, piercing bind will put you back, and doing a demon dance here will make you do a fraction of the damage, other than the two you mentioned (flurry rush and feral demon mode) follow up a piercing bind with demon flight (specifically if the monster is not down) and demon dash (Much more useful if in feral demon mode) -Movement with demon flight, self-explanatory, while not as good for movement as flurry rush, demon flight does launch you forward and can be used for repositioning. -Movement with spinning blade dance, while midair doing a spinning blade dance will work as a sort of dodge, it isn't as good as a regular dodge, but makes ariel much more reliable. -Constitution/evade extender since you mentioned marathon runner I thought I would mention these, these two are my prefered DB skills that I include in every build I make (narga waist and tobi gloves specifically.) Evade extender combined with demon dash will move you at very high speeds, basically nullifying the downside of feral demon mode. Meanwhile, constitution allows you to use demon dash almost constantly, making it your primary source of movement. -Piercing bind damage, last one. Don't quote me on this but I believe that piercing bind does damage based on the number of times you hit the monster instead of the actual damage you do, this makes feral demon dash very effective. Secondly is something that I'm sure of, despite doing so much damage piercing bind IS NOT affected by elemental damage or critical hits, no matter the build it's still a good choice, but this does make tower vault much more useful.

[@kerxiong8030]

Through my play time it seems like piercing binds is based off of the damage you do right after binding the monster. I could be wrong but I see higher #s when I bind first, then demon mode and combo.

[@Voicelet]

In Feral/Demon Mode, immediately press X after Demon Flight and you'll not perform the automatic jump attack but do the X at low altitude instead. Making it less frame commitment so you'll not get caught while airborne, and it actually does more DPS if you land, do X attack twice, then loop Flight combo again. You also can still press A away from the length of monster after midair X to do the downward spin so that it's not going into the spine spin, then immediately hold the stick toward the monster again to do Finisher that is easier to hit because of, again, the low altitude. In Arch Demon Mode, just do Flight > A toward longer part of the monster > Flight > loop to maximize Finisher damage. If the monster is down with its weak point next to a wall, I think this combo is the highest DPS you can do if you do Flight > A into the wall again and again.

[@igorcarvalho3087]

Thank you! I tried starting with bow (never played any monster hunter game ever) and it was really hard, so I'm finding dual blades easier.

[@withers102]

sword and shield and dual blades seem to be some of the better small weapons for newer players (myself included), but if you're on PC bowguns are pretty straight forward, hunting horn and hammer are also really solid choices for simple weapons to get started with. Lastly (in my based opinion) insect glaive is really good if you want to ignore allot of mechanics, including roars and stomps, due to constantly being in the air and having ear drums. Also helps ignore sharpness to some extent as while aireal attacking you will always do normal hits and they won't bounce. Hope this helps for some ideas on getting started!

[@adamoconnor6839]

FYI- Tower Vault pairs really well with Demon Flight. You mentioned that Demon Flight requires a huge aerial commitment with how easy it is to do (which it does), and its really easy to just naturally go into it when you are trying to close a gap and you accidentally vault straight up into a attack. You can actually use Tower Vault in the air, which means that you can kind of spam demon flight without really any risk of being caught in air with no options. Pair this with Feral Demon Mode, and you can be incredibly aggressive in the air and do an absolutely absurd amount of damage, particularly since you will get more and more opportunities to spam the Beyblade/ Levi attack.

[@hioxd]

You can only do that spin attack in demon mode right?

[@jasongraham3453]

So far you have the easiest weapons guides I've found. Much easier to digest the info and get comfortable with after watching your videos. Thanks and keep up the great work.

[@SigmaGuardian66]

I absolutely love the switch skills they gave dual blades. Feral demon mode is a great twist on our usual power up and the launching strike is a wonderfully fun way to play and lets the short ranged dual blades have the ability to hit high up parts easily.

[@SuperSoulSpark]

9:11 interesting little shortcut here, after you hit X + A to start the Demon Flurry Combo, you can actually just hit X for the other two parts of the Demon Flurry combo. 19:02 with your Demon Flight to X (Midair Roundslash) combo, if you are fast enough, you can actually add and A (Midair Spinning Blade Dance) at the end. if your positioning is right you can fly right into the Beyblade. Some other interesting aspects to Dual Blades is that if you are in Demon Mode or Arch-Demon Mode and you Demon Dash (B) off a ledge you will preform a Midair Spinning Blade Dance. if you hit the monster during this, more often than not, you can enter into Beyblade from that attack. In Demon Mode the X combo is the fastest way to build meter.

[@AtomJuice]

Yeah comboing the midair X into the A is the best

[@thehermitarcana1494]

Hey Ruri, here's a little insight on tower vault. This silkbind can be used midair, so if you're about to get hit after landing demon flight it can let you dodge by sending you even higher. You can also chain multiple aerial x hits in a row without hitting the ground, which is really fun.

[@emblemblade9245]

Yeah I do wish the skill had i-frames or something but it definitely has its uses in aerial combat. It also pairs well with flurry rush since you don’t have demon flight (and I honestly have more fun with flurry rush over demon flight lol)

[@malpheus4299]

@@emblemblade9245 tower vault does have i-frames, but only while used in mid-air.

[@BloodLegaZ]

I havn't met anyone that likes towerfall. Imo if they want to make it usable, they need to make it animation cancel you out of attacks. This would allow you to play safe and interrupt your combo and potentially beyblade off it. And even more fun would be if you could do it at the end of a beyblade so you can Tower into another beyblade. Now THAT I would play.

[@flipside9608]

I like it, it has really fast wirebug recovery. My issue is that with High Rank, Apex hunts and with possible G Rank (not soon, but in the future), monsters are really big. That makes lingering hit boxes and any hit box that makes the entire mon a hit box difficult to avoid. Like Apex Diablos is HUGE. Tower Vault when your midair to dodge attacks would be ideal, but covers Luke the entire zone when you fight him.

[@emblemblade9245]

Tower vault is great if you’re a weirdo like me who prefers the flurry attack over demon flight. Plus the recharge time is great and it’s fun to bounce in the air with it lol

[@BloodLegaZ]

@@emblemblade9245 So you're effectively a blade yo-yo :)

[@andrewray2507]

I founds this video at the perfect time. Just started playing with my friends and chose this weapon type basically at random. Ended up loving it and excited to keep playing!

[@gallant3679]

Tower vault is pretty interesting with demon flight you can keep juggling in the air mid demon flight combos and keep it going

[@RoninXDarknight]

Not sure if it's been mentioned or not, but one thing to note about Demon's Flight is that it's pretty darn fast at getting monsters into a mountable state without having to expend wire bug charges. Usually a single flight will be enough to make a non-target monster mountable while target monsters take 2-3 depending on how many hits you land. But that aside, (Levi) Flight is definitely more useful on larger monsters as it gives you some much needed verticality...which honestly is the majority of them so you'll want to keep it as your standard skill. Swap out for Flurry Rush for smaller stuff like Great Wroggi, Great Baggi, Lagombi etc. If you're trying to break certain parts of a monster for specific drops be mindful of which skill you use too. Flight is great for getting at heads, backs, wings and tails...especially on larger monsters...while Flurry is better for limbs and smaller monsters in general.

[@flyingfishgaming5529]

I don’t play a lot of dual blades but my favorite weapon design is the Wyvern lovers from the Ratholos tree so I mess with them from time to time because I love how that weapon looks. I find for switch skills I like tower vault over piercing bind since I can get into the air without sheathing and I tend to wiff the bind a lot. I also like tower vault because demon flight like you said is very monster dependent as I don’t always want to be sent into the air so tower vault gives me the option while getting to keep demon flurry rush. Feral demon mode wins strictly for the attack boost and the hit while dodging is a bonus.

[@Tenoreh]

Hey Rurikan, amazing video! I think though there's a couple thing worth mentioning with the dual blades that you didn't touch on. You mentioned that leaping attacks leav you open in the air but if you take the tower vault switch skill it can be used to dodge attacks if you're about to get hit midair Thats the advantage over just sheathing your weapon. Also as others have mentioned that leaping attack has I frames and can be used as a counter of sorts. Another great thing about dual blades is that you dash instead of dodge while you're in demon mode and arch demon mode, when you combine this with evade extender it can make you highly mobile even with the speed loss in feral demon mode, I think you can actually outdash the palamutes sprint.

[@emblemblade9245]

Evade extender archdemon dash is like a flash step, I love it

[@russellbaghdadi5296]

Perfect timing... I just made a dual blades build yesterday, but I’ve never touched the weapon. Thank you for the tutorial! 😁👍🏾

[@LordWallace]

I really didnt feel this weapon in World when I tried it, but desperate to play elemental in Rise I tried them again and they feel super badass, if a little out of control with demon flight jumping you around constantly

[@ian8507]

Tower Vault can be done in the air, so it's a good evasive option for while you're there.

[@emiribranovic2688]

I just realized you named your cats after the tri/ tri ultimate pals. One of my first and favorite franchise that got me into MH.

[@Analogman747]

The only time I used Tower Vault was when I fought the final boss the second time. After that, I ignored it completely. There are a lot of ways to get into the air for DB like you demonstrated and that makes it redundant imo. It's a tough sell. If only the switch skill would be something like a one-hit big damage move, then it could help us with sleep bombing which DBs are not very good at. Feral Demon Mode is somewhere between 18%~20% Raw boost I believe.

[@kriscrossx122]

If you demon flight from archdemon mode you can tower vault swap to demon mode mid air doing another spin and allowing you to spin down the spine refilling your archdemon. Which you can repeat and spin up to the front of the monster if you have bugs or just demon flurry them in the butt. Tower vault also gives you an added layer of protection since you are vulnerable right after falling back to the ground for a second and with vault you can jump over sweep attacks and such.

[@ThePhilocypher]

This whole time I thought Piercing Bind was a projectile attack. I've been soooo confused as to why it didn't work sometimes even though I was facing the target....Well I feel dumb. Thanks for helping and explaining!

[@w1mark275]

I think one thing people might be missing about switch skills such as tower vault, hail cutter, hunting edge, shrouded vault and power sheath, is that they function very similarly to their default function when your weapon is sheathed. Why is this important? Because it can help players the input to commands they want to do even if it's not necessarily correct. For instance, if you press (zl + a) with the dualblades/greatsword, you may not always do a wiredash, but since your weapon's switch skill clones the function of a wiredash the result is almost identical. The same can be said about skills like tower vault, the default function when your weapon is sheathed is it throws you up in the air, but some switch skills do very similar things. I think this is very much on purpose and it's help reinforce these wirebug shortcuts, something that new players might end up ignoring by instead using (zl+zr) to wirebug, but they are actually very useful shortcuts to input wirebug maneuvers in a pinch.

[@sebastianrojasvillarroel4612]

You can tower vault after you used demon flight and X, so you can use X again, and then repet tower vault and X, after that you can finish with A (levi's atack) all than without touching ground.

[@csg1lcolonel528]

If you can fit enough stamina and evade extender skills into your set, dashing would let you get from the item box to the dummy in about a third of the time, and would also make feral demon mode 100% more viable than standard demon mode.

[@eddiekeeble]

Big man... came for the timestamps, stayed and subbed for the dope guide 🙌

[@SemiOtterMatic4]

Dual blades have never felt sexier than they do in this game with the new switch skills lol

[@Beaston_125]

First MH game I played was 3. I picked up the dual blades without knowing anything about the game and went to hunt my first monster. I didn’t know about bringing food to replenish stamina. I didn’t know about sharpening my weapon (at that time, the whetstone was limited use and didn’t equip by default). I ended up with no stamina for demon mode and a blade as dull as a rock, trying to fight a monster that was way past my skills. It’s a miracle I still play monster hunter

[@ritten7452]

kadaki legs are super comfy for dbs 2 stamina surge and 2 constitution allows for easy stamina management.

[@camerondavis800]

Usually i dont play db but theyre looking pretty fun in rise

[@pekokopiko943]

Ah yes Dual Blade & Wheatstone... My favorite combo since Original monster hunter

[@Guyontheinternet512]

Feral Demon mode actually has a 20% damage buff.

[@mhk6943]

Yes actually about 16%

[@KT-83]

@@mhk6943 Yea almost 15.9%

[@xMrxsunshinex]

@@KT-83 yeah pretty close to 15.98452%

[@yikes6969]

@@mhk6943 actually it takes 4/25ths of your original damage and adds it on top

[@Skylerrelyks93]

Here i thought it was (20-pi)%

[@ElMalditoPollito]

Thank you for finally making this ruri. Now i have a easier way of teaching my girlfriend how to play dbs since i dont play the weapon.

[@luck3971]

A tip to do continuous Levi slashes is to incorporate the target camera. Just tap left bumper after finishing to move the camera back on the monster

[@caroswolf286]

Ah, just like old games, feels like home

[@jason1208]

1. Thanks for the tips in this video as a new player I like this a lot 2. I prefer percing bind personally, but thats because I don't really like the aerial mode, other than bayblade of course

[@ZeRedSpy]

So, I personally suggest regular demon mode for the aerial play style. Your main goal with the aerials is to find openings to spin on the monster and that extra movement speed helps keep you safe and find those openings. Feral meanwhile is fantastic on the ground for max DPS and the bonus positioning from Demon Flurry Rush. Plus the piercing bind “combo” into feral demon mode. Also, arch demon modes x+a seems to deal much more damage than blade dance in demon mode.

[@Unprotected1232]

Piercing bind can work well with the demon flight switch skill. Especially if the monster has a long spine and tail but the opening is not big enough for the x+a combo. I also prefer speed over power. Makes it easier to flank the monster and let'em rip. Also don't forget the aerial x attack that doesn't make you spin along the spine. With this you can hit the face of Goss Harag and similar monsters. With demon flight it's best to first activate demon mode then engage. By doing this you have more control over whether or not to stay on the ground or go up in the air. You don't want to accidentally do a draw attack into demon flight. For feral demon mode the Zr is also an attack so maybe initialize feral demon mode when up close with an opening.

[@LJAndrews1986]

Spin to win baby, I highly recommend the fire and ice dbs which are made out of Kush and Teo parts and have ice and blast element.

[@Siepher83]

If you are into rampages you can make some pretty good rampage duals that have mixed elements of your choosing

[@LJAndrews1986]

I do use my rampage GLs in a crazy element bludgeon build and switch the elements by the monster, pretty fun weapon tbh.

[@wellywell1064]

I'm pretty sure demon flight gives you invincibilty or super armor on the rise up but I might have to retest it. It was either the rise up anim of Flight or the aerial X attack. Edit: Tested it. Turns out I was simply going above the hit box for damage but it does ignore strong roars so you can use it as an opener when you start the fight

[@blackyvertigo]

Invuln frames so long as you press no other input

[@joelmichaelviado1226]

Demon flight eats a monsters hurt box because it has higher priority. It means if you time the impact, you dont take damage. It worked exactly the same way as Aerial in GU, except way better because it doesnt replace your dodge and doesnt do the stupid roll if you miss. You can test the invulnerability against huge vertical hits, like Naruga tail slam and come out unscathed.

[@Nathan-bf7mt]

Demon flight to the beyblade spin is great for repositioning.

[@Siepher83]

About Tower vault, if you do the normal midair attack while in demon mode you can chain a tower vault after it into another normal combo into the spin or another vault into normal into spin as it charges so fast. Also, I'm not 100% sure but it feels like it has i-frames on startup that normal wire moves do not have, works very well with Demon Flight. It is possible to jump mid fight while putting away the weapon but having tower vault also gives you options while having access to the counter as well but because you were in the training mode you couldn't show off the wire counter. Specific stuff I know but just something to note because we all have varying play styles

[@tyler3007]

Just finished my Levi cosplay so this is perfect timing for me to get better at dual blades😄 love the vids!

[@ykcamseyer]

I got this little design nitpick about the gauge I wanna share. You got two swords in that gauge, but only the front blade is used. They missed the opportunity of making use of the back blade, make it glow to show you're in demon mode instead of just an outline glow. Front blade functions the same way it does, building up meter for arch demon mode.

[@klitoria5375]

My bf made me play this and thanks to your video I’m not going to suck completely! Thanks !

[@supreme_king_obama1158]

You wanted people’s opinion on tower vault so here it is. I think it can be useful if you want to pull off the Levi move easily, however if you have demon flight , then I wouldn’t want towering vault on it as well. Since both get you into the air to do the Levi move, you probably don’t want both. I would prefer demon flight due to the extra damage you get off of it, but it’s really up to the play to pick their style of combat. It’s fun to see how all different kinds of people play the game differently. Even with the same basic combos there’s so many ways to customize and play that everybody can find something they enjoy.

[@rotce608]

great explanation for everything, thank you :D i want to start using this weapon and with your video, it gave me a lot of aspects of what i want and what i should do.

[@w1mark275]

Small note about piercing vine. The damage piercing vine doesn't stack :(. What I mean is normally when you deal damage with piercing vine active, it will amplify the damage when piercing vine ends, however you can't use the final hit of piercing vine to amply the damage of a newly activated piercing vine. This means chaining piercing vines together is more or less pointless, kinda disappointing because it would have been cool to chain 2 or even 3 piercing vines together to deal massive damage, but in its current state it's better to wait for a piercing vine to end before applying a new one.

[@BeN-bn5yb]

If you decide to use demon flurry rush instead of demon flight (maybe you're fighting a small monster to staying grounded might end up dealing more dmg), you can just press X A X A X A etc and do an infinite combo while repositioning constantly. You can be dealing continuous dmg for like 30 secs straight or something. Works even better if you have blast on your weapon.

[@ritten7452]

the animation for feral demon mode is much shorter on start up in the air, so when you approach you can start with a zL +x launch then go into fdm then hit x or a for an attack.

[@Zombielunchbox]

Man this helped me so much! Thank you!! Also are you from Lebanon?

[@rurikhan]

Portugal

[@mb9484]

The only weapon class that capcom didn't totally screw over elemental with

[@AdamG3691]

[@mhk6943]

Before update 2.0 Raw DB would outdamage Element in most matchups. So technically they screwed over Elemental DB in the first month of the game

[@mb9484]

@@AdamG3691 How does bow even work in this game? I haven't used bow in any serious capacity since 3U, when you were supposed to always pick ones with charge 3 as Rapid, and run around charging up before shooting. Basically Greatsword but ranged. How does it work now?

[@AdamG3691]

@@mb9484 starting in World they did a massive overhaul of how bow works. Charge levels are still there, but it's no longer just the "hold to increase charge" method, instead you can hold your shot, fire a shot, or dodge, and you will increase your shot level. In addition, if you're at max charge, the ONLY action that will drop you back to charge level 1 is to either do nothing, or to start a new charge. Dodging, readying an arrow during a dodge, or using a power shot will increase or maintain your current charge. This results in a playstyle where you charge to full, fire, do two power shots, dodge, shoot while dodging, power shot x2, dodge, shoot while dodging, power shot x2 repeat until you're out of stamina. Essentially, you need to be able to keep aiming at the weak point whilst dodging and doing power shots. It's a very simple playstyle to talk about, but DAMN it's fiddly to pull off (especially without gyro, since you need to use A to do power shots, meaning no camera control stick use)

[@mb9484]

@@AdamG3691 Wow, that is a huge change. Will take a lot of practice to readjust myself if I try Bow, but it sounds more fun!

[@ailill5458]

Once I heard that DB got the adept counter move back I have to try it now. I only played non-G rank generations but the adept dodge was really good.

[@connormccarthy2745]

Tower vault has been useful for me with demon flight, in demon or archdemon mode you can still activate demon flight, which makes this move super useful as a vault into the air to achieve ridiculous horizontal movement. It's not quite insect glaive, but it's almost as quick as using the sheathed Lt+x wirebug move then an EEx3 dodge, which is wildly useful as a re-engagement technique to chase without interrupting DPS with a sheathe

[@Arthang]

Thank you for recommending a channel right when I was most frustrated with your tangents and clear lack of train of thought. Hopefully they organize a bit better.

[@derJadder]

It exactly feels like levi is slashing trough everything 🔥

[@zackrenner9628]

Just picked up dual blades to bring out my inner Aukerman so please carry on

[@socriabbas454]

Pro tip : You can actually enter feral demon mode and skipping animation. You gonna need to use wirebug movements for that. Press ZL then ZR, this automatically puts you in feral demon mode and cut the animation

[@raggedcritical]

You actually get additional 50-odd attack in Feral Demon mode (about 20% I hear) - you can confirm it by checking your status.

[@semicolon2716]

Cant believe i caught this vid the day it went up. I was just playin db and looked up a tutorial

[@atlas4789]

Demon flight is good for every monster. If you do the cartwheel when you launch up it negates the issue of going over the monster

[@SunbrokenHunter]

I wanna get this game for my birthday after my friend let me play it on his Switch for a while, and I'm thinking about using the Dual Blades as my main weapons.

[@lucarudloff687]

I've been playing nothing but DB the whole game, yet here i am watching this xD but ig it's good to learn😅 personally, in fights i mostly just smash A to fly over the monsters back😂😂

[@TheTurtle1100]

That is a nice ass layered set

[@ICStars77]

I know super old video, but one thing I'm surprised no one has mentioned is that so long as you keep attacking, even if you run out of stamina you stay in (arch) demon mode. While of course this means you cant dodge, if you get used to openings and i-frames of demon vault and always have a silk bind available, it allows for ridiculous damage and makes dodging not as necessary (depending on the monster of course)

[@annabelmcallister2047]

I'm considering this as my first weapon playing monster hunter rise

[@twinarcher8123]

I am choosing between the dual blades vs the hunting horn.mthe hunting horn seems so overpowered because you can just constantly buff yourself, and one of those buffs is just a straight heal that you can spam. Huntingbhorn does a ton of damage too. The dual blades is a fast weapon that does a ton of damage, allows you to dodge attacks easily, procs statuses a lot, and is really flashy. So I don't know what to use.

[@alexc2194]

Damn you very right to the point!! Love it!

[@xscarlettb4598]

Excuse my French but dual blades fuck. Your guide has helped tremendously and I currently main dual blades, secondary hammer, and third is gunlace go boom. Tysm for all of your guides!!!!!!

[@jengibs]

I'm a DB main, and I gotta say I'm a HUGE fan of Demon Flight. Never played ultimate. Only MHW/MHWI and the Demon Flight in my eyes is a big quality of life improvement over MHW.

[@dovesr0478]

Very late to the party but one difference between demon and feral demon that I haven't seen mentioned is that feral demon mode needs way more hits to fill the gauge. Like more than twice as many. Debatable whether that's a pro or a con, just something I noticed when testing the weapon.

[@OldNotObsolete]

New to the Franchise: Started out with the Dual Blades on keyboard and mouse (I sucked). Moved to long sword on my xbox controller. I miss my dual blades as I feel like a tank that can DPS.

[@shaloopy44]

I just started and using demon flights shreds every monster dual blades op

[@3diamonds524]

Great tutorial! Thanks

[@Doom8810]

This video is really nice for combos with DB, I do wish it touched on good sets or buffs you should have with the weapon or what to avoid. I'm coming over looking for a good second weapon to get into after bow (figured I should get both stamina devouring weapons)

[@privileguan9127]

I really like the weapon showcasing. I think this would be helpful for new players as well as players transitioning from another weapon. Sadly your Insect Glaive (build guide) wasn't as detailed as this one. Still, great work. Especially having your insights on using tower vault or not.

[@lucarudloff687]

For going over the monster, you don't need tower vault btw. For the first switch skill (forgot the name, sry😅) there is an option that will do just that

[@lucarudloff687]

Ok sorry, i commented before seeing you mentioned that😅 i personally use demon flight, bc i can get to weak spots on the big monsters

[@TeaquestSagas]

Remember, for Demon Flight, you can always draw into your demon mode

[@stormorcgaming9333]

Demon flight i think is going to be better now that we can switch skills mid fight allowing you to switch back and forth if you need it

[@parzemis7145]

ty for the guide!

[@YanSay]

this weapon is so fun

[@AriyaTechasopapan]

2:45 "Boom demon mode gotta go fast naruto run lesssgooo dannaaaan" got me good 🤣

[@sarahhenry3607]

You arent totally vulnerable in demon flight. I actually regularly use it to dodge a lot of incoming attacks because of how high up it throws you into the air. not to mention you can get yourself far out of the way of the monster if you are about to get hit by a big AOE. you can change the direction of your flight, not to mention the i-frames it grants even against monster roars.

[@prodbyANT]

R2 then Triangle + Circle spam got me through 300 hours of MHW. Downloading MHR right now trying to decide if I wanna switch it up or go back to old reliable DB.

[@snowwflake1463]

Just open your stat menu when you go into feral demon mode to see the attack change

[@arch4581]

Dont like tower vault. Piercing bind is a great damaging move.

[@ericjohnson5990]

Demon flight does have a brief invincibility frame

[@absente85]

IMO the dodge attack in feral demon mode more than makes up for the speed loss as so much of your time as a DB user gets spent dodging around attacks.

[@yourneighbor5386]

Okaii, good points. But how do you activate the second demon blade gauge? I know you can I just don’t know how to.

[@itselliexoxx]

Demon mode you can just run around the monsters attacks without commuting the stamina to dodge

[@PlutoDarknight]

Very nice detail that you named your Palicoes after the buddies from Monster Hunter Tri Ultimate.

[@VeggyZ]

It seems like you'd hit the monster a lot more instead of jumping over it and doing almost no damage if you did the tower vault a little earlier / further away from the monster.

[@moupshaw1278]

When will you put out a Bow Guid like this one?

[@MiguelGarcia-fk9ov]

Rurikhan demon flight is also a dodge every time I use it I dodge roars or attacks. doin it right before they do their attacks or roars