Monster Hunter World: Iceborne - Lance Move List and Combos

A list of moves and combos for the lance in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne. Included are normal and recommended custom combos.

Lance

Action	Input
Mid Thrust	△ Can be used three consecutive times
High Thrust	○ Can be used three consecutive times
Wide Sweep	△ + ○ Can be used three consecutive times
Guard	R2
Counter Thrust	R2 + ○
Guard Dash	R2 + left stick + △
Shield Attack	△ (during guard dash)
Dash Attack	R2 + △ + ○
Finishing Thrust	△ (during dash)
Dash Attack Cancel	x (during dash)
Dash Turn	Left stick back + △
Dash Jump	Left stick + x (during dash)
Dash Jump Thrust	△ + x (during dash jump)
Dash Jump Finishing Thrust	△ (during dash jump thrust)
Guard Shot*	L2
Counter Claw*	L2 + ○ Must be timed with a monster’s attack Mounts a monster if successfully countered
Slinger Burst*	L2 (hold) + R2
Power Guard*	R2 + x Rapidly drains stamina Enhances guard

*Iceborne only

Name	Input
Basic Combo	△ (mid thrust I) > △ (mid thrust II) > △ (mid thrust III) > left stick + x (back step) Basic three-hit combo that ends with creating space to prepare for a monster’s counterattack.
Closing Attacks while Guarding	R2 + left stick + △ (guard dash) > ○ (shield attack) > △ or ○
Combo with Guard Shot*	L2 hold (guard shot) > R2 (slinger burst) > △

Name

Input

Basic Combo

△ (mid thrust I) > △ (mid thrust II) > △ (mid thrust III) > left stick + x (back step)

Basic three-hit combo that ends with creating space to prepare for a monster’s counterattack.

Closing Attacks while Guarding

R2 + left stick + △ (guard dash) > ○ (shield attack) > △ or ○

Combo with Guard Shot*

L2 hold (guard shot) > R2 (slinger burst) > △

*Iceborne only

Name	Input
Power Guard Combo*	R2 + ○ (counter thrust) > R2 hold (guard) > x (power guard)
Infinite Thrust Attacks	△ or ○ (mid trust or high thrust) >△ or ○ (mid trust or high thrust) > △ or ○ (mid trust or high thrust) > R2 + ○ (counter thrust) > △ or ○ (mid thrust or high thrust) Infinitely loops three thrust attacks by resetting them with counter thrust (R2 + ○)
Guard Shot Gap Closer Combo*	L2 (guard shot aim) > △ (leaping thrust) > ○ (high thrust) > ○ (high thrust) Inputting guard shot (L2) at the start of the combo allows you to cancel into dive thrust for closing the gap
Counter Claw Combo*	○ (high thrust) > R2 + ○ (counter thrust) > L2 before counter thrust comes out (counter claw) Alternative input for counter claw that allows it to be chained with basic attacks Useful for countering a monster’s attack while in the middle of a combo

*Iceborne only