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Sword and Shield Overview
Less chance of attack and nimble maneuverability is proud of Sword and Shield. It’s possible with fast attack and guard by shield. Have a sense of stability and even weapons unsheathed using items that can be.
Sword and Shield Traits
- Can move nimbel if you get unsheathed.
- Can use Guard by shied.
- Can use items if you get unsheathed.
- Weapon’s performance can power up if you use blade coatings.
- Sharpness is good than other weapon types which have the same level of sharpness.
- Single hit poor deal damage.
Blade Coatings Traits
- Waepon’s performance power up for two minutes if you use items such as “Affinity Oil” and “Exhaust Oil”.
- It only can use Blade Coating.
| Name | Effect |
| Affinity Oil | Weapon’s critikal rate increases. |
| Destroyer Oil | Easy to wither monster. |
| Exhaust Oil | Grant abillity to stun and drain monster’s stamina with all attack. |
| Mind’s Eye Oil | Become difficult to repel. |
Great Sword Attack Motion
| Main action | ||
| Attackname | Oprate command | Group |
| Rush Slash | x + A | Cut |
| Vertical Slash | x | Cut |
| Closs Slash | V.S. → x | Cut |
| SwordShield | C.S. → x | IMP/Cut |
| Spin Slash | Special attack or while combo → A + x | Cut |
| Vertical Up Slash | R + x or x while Guard | Cut |
| Horizontal Slash | A | Cut |
| Horizontal Slash (2) | H.S. → A | Cut |
| Shield Bash | Dpad + A. | Imp |
| Back knuckle | S.B. → A | Imp |
| Charge Slash | Long push A or Long push A → release | Imp/Cut |
| Guard | R or R + x while sheathed or R + X + A while moving sheathed | |
| Guard Slash | A while Guard | Cut |
| Jump Slash | Jump Rush → x while jumping or Jump Vartical up Slash → x | Cut |
| Jump Vartical up Slash | Rush from step-bottom or clime step → A or R + x + A (sheathed) | Cut |
| Jump Rush | Rush from step-top | Cut |
| Sub action | ||
| Using item | Y while R | |
| Douge Roll | B | |
| Sheathing | Y | |
| Back Step | ||
Sword and Shield Combo Chart
Great Sword’s Hunter Style
○ Great Sword × Guild Style
This is the usual Hunter style for MH series. Allows two Hunter Arts and has all of attack motions.
△ Great Sword × Striker Style
Allows three Hunter Arts and also essier to charge up Arts gauge, but some attack motion doesn’t use.
- Allows three Hunter Arts.
- Easier to charge up Arts gauge.
- Don’t use Charge Slash.
◎ Great Sword × Aerial Style
Allows to unique motion “Aerial Douge”. You propel yourself high into the air if Using Arial Douge hits on monster. Then you can use aerial action in the air. And also if once you get unsheashed it will jump High, Auto attack the same time Jump High. Futher you can do additional attack in the air.
- Can use action (Aerial Douge → Jump High)
- Change action by A (Horizontal Slash → Shield Bash.
- Allows one Hunter Arts only.
× Great Sword × Adept Style
You can use “Just Douge” if you can dodge just monster attack. You use Just Douge, then you can use special attack (x:Jump 2 attack consecutively → Horizontal Slash → Horizontal Slash (2)).
- Can ues “Just Douge”. And also then you can use special attack.
- Change action by A (Horizontal Slash → Back knuckle).
- Don’t charge by Charge Slash.
- Allows one Hunter Arts only.
Recommended synergy skils
| Skil | Description |
| Speed Sharpening | Speeds up weapon sharpening. |
| Trap Master | Speeds up setting trap and bomb. |
| Wide-Range | Transfers Potion effect in the same area if you use recovery items. |
| Status Atk | Increases the potency of abnormal attaks. (+1: x1.125 +2: x1.225) |
| Sharpness | Increases your weapon’s Sharpness. |
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