Love seeing all these other great tips below :) This community is the best ♪

Something I may add as someone who has played for over 10 years, is that no matter who you are, you're going to have "off" days. Even speedrunners do. There will be days where you get your ass served well-done on a silver platter by a monster you've killed probably dozens, if not hundreds of times. There will be days you feel like a god in game, play extremely well and feel on top of the world, and days where you just can't quite get your spacing right, can't quite get your timing right, get impatient, complacent and punished. Don't get discouraged, just take it easy and enjoy yourself.

"Think of it as turn-based" is my favorite tip, except that your turn never comes when facing Rajang in Iceborne...

Thinking of it as a turn based game extremely helps. It took me too long to figure that out

Veteran from Tri (wii). Easiest advice, Do the pre-hunt check (especially in older games and GU). *Is my pouch full? Have I Upgraded? Have I eaten?* The cadence of these 3 checks made my life so easy from literally knowing nothing about the game to enjoying every hunt. Happy Hunting

Nargacuga: Alright, it's my turn! - Rathian Turn - Nargacuga: Am I a joke to you?

Knowing what skills can counter a monster's abilities can also be a huge help. So often I see newcomers complain about some mechanic or other that can be completely blocked by armor skills. While none of them are ever required, they can make your hunts SO MUCH SMOOTHER. Tremor res against Uragaan, high-grade earplugs against Diablos, paralysis res against Kirin, and more exist for the express purpose of making gameplay mistakes less punishing in certain situations, and can be the difference between a cart and a successful hunt. Heck, I made a MHGU monster info chart and for this very reason specifically chose to include roars, tremors, wind, statuses, and blights the monsters could inflict.

"think that this game is turn based", absolutelly aggree with!! this is what i do when i playing most of my action game, patient is a key and knowing the battle patern is mandatory, when you mastering this you feel like every battle is flawless and more enjoyable, great tips man!!

I am going to let you in on a secret... one many people will argue is not true and data can say otherwise, but in my experience, this is the most important thing: The strongest weapon in EVERY game... is the one you are the most comfortable with. Do not just rely on numbers or popularity or "the meta" for what weapon to go for, but instead the one that fits your hand the best. So if you tell me that Great Swords are the best weapon in the game, I will say otherwise because I, myself, do not feel comfortable with them. You tell me Sword and Shield are the most useless weapons ever and should be dedicated to beginning only, and I will showcase how powerful they can truly be. Again, its not because I play by a meta or by numbers, but by what feels comfortable to play with. So before you take on your opening Great Bird Wyvern and make a name for yourself, take the time to pull out all the weapons from the box and see which ones feels good to YOU. You can go solo main or you can keep a variety because some weapons feel better at certain monsters. Ultimately, if you are using a weapon you are not comfortable with, you are simply not going to have fun.

For me, the biggest lesson I learned when I started out was armor skills. Like many other new hunters, I just ended up grabbing which ever pieces had the highest defense I could get at the time and roll with it. It wasn't until a group of random players pointed out my mistake and helped me understand the importance of armor skills by having me pick a full armor set then recognizing the skills working to my advantage during a hunt. I then explored other armor sets and realized I was missing out on a lot of benefits that could have helped me in prior hunts. From there on out I always farmed for full sets and explored different skills until I was ready for mixing armor pieces, not for their defence, but for their skills. (I started in Tri)

"My turn, your turn..." Unless you are using the Lance, in that case: Your turn is your turn The monster's turn is your turn The other hunter's turn is also your turn Your mom's turn, that's not even playing the game, is also your turn now!! Omg man use that Lance properly and keep hiting that monster.

Always eat before hand. If you know yourself and that you take hits, don't be afraid to get the defense high meal effect for a high chance to reduce damage. Always double check your items and bring something for stamina.

One tip that improved my fights with virtually every monster was taking the time to learn their trip and stagger zones. Learning how to get a monster down and struggling to get up makes some more annoying targets a lot more manageable. Rathalos is a good example, where if you smash its legs enough while it's grounded, you can trip it long enough to deal a lot of damage. Hit smart, then hit hard.

"Don't hunt with yellow sharpness" Best advice 👏🏻

What I found out just yesterday and which I never noticed is that I very often used rolls even if I didn''t have to. For example when I hit Rajang after he does his backhop I would immediatly role sideways and not just wait a bit and see what he does next. Usually i would find myself further from the monster away and had to go back to it, also the stamina depleded way faster like that. Now that i don't do this anymore the hunts have gotten so much easier . ( Sry for my bad english)

Quality over quantity! Thank you so much for not being greedy like the whole website is designed for! I am so done seeing all those hypercasual game ads, thank you gaijin!

Pretty interesting how these were subconscious tips I've used from my experience hunting. My tip is, do solo campaign. Doing the solo campaign will allow you to develop your own skills and have a basis of knowledge unique to you. If you only hunt multiplayer you may get a false sense of ski that'll whip you if you ever get on your own. Also, your experience is unique and you may also teach someone your experiences and apply to your future hunts.

Wash your hands hunters. If you don't, you could make your fellow hunters sick!

When I started playing monster hunter (MH2) I also did the observation hunts, but also in the obsession hunts I like to take the attacks of the monster on purpose. When taking these attacks I discovered which attack was the most dangerous and which was the least dangerous, so sometimes when when the monster sent a weak attack I tried to make a "trade" and that can lead to giving me an opening to attack more or if punished with little damage, but I only did it when I already knew the monster pattern in the fight.

Something that really helped me when I first started off, as a hammer main, is to understand what roles your teammates take in the hunt, what they need to accomplish, and how you can help them accomplish that goal while still making sure you get your role done. With hammer it dealt with making sure where everyone was at so I wouldn't ruin a combo they were having by making them fly away

Always roll *into* an attack, not with it. Dalamadur taught me that one.

As someone who started with MH3U when I was 13. There are 4 tips which helped me get better as a hunter the very 1st tip I can give is to "dance with the monster" so to speak and what I mean is that you observe whe monsters movement and act accordingly to it but also paying attention to what you use whether it be blade or gun which is very similar to what gaijin said about the observation hunts. The Yin and Yang of monster hunter, is the core foundation of what makes it fun for me and I hope that can help you guys as well. The 2nd tip I can give is regarding your weapon, just because you have 1000 raw dmg on a GS doesn't necessarily mean you know how to use it properly. Understanding a weapons moveset is crucial as there are options that you might not know and or are obvious such as Valor spirit slash 1 giving a guard point or that critical juncture works with roars. By understanding your weapon and how the move works you can then implement those moves when hunting monsters and this combined with the first point will make you a great hunter. The 3rd tip I can give is that Item management and food. in hunts as that is pretty much a factor on a successful hunt depending on monster. Its a good idea to prepare essentials for the hunt, combo book 1 and 2 are essential Imo as you gonna be needing a lot of Mega potions once high and G rank hit as your armor won't save you if you play reckless. Eat canteen food even if you don't have everything unlocked yet. It'll help regardless, go for defence if you need it as well as resistances but keep in mind that HP and stamina are important. Go for felyne insurance so you have a safety net for 1 death in a hunt it'll give less stress trust me. My 4th and final tip is the armor, skills and resistances. This is the final part but it's a crucial one for newcomers and returning players. Just stacking on defence stat sounds great but when paired with poor element resistance when fighting a monster you want is a immediate death no question about it. If you fight whilst using a armor that is weak to the monster you are fighting, you won't live long unless you know it's moveset and your weapons moveset. Skills are also important as they are beneficial for the most part. Always try to go for Earplugs if you don't want to be ina pickle with a monsters roar when you are low health, every skill is different and some skills don't work with a specific playstyle so keep that in mind.

Another tip: go on any search engine and analyze the monster. Hitboxes, elemental weaknesses, weakspots, breakable parts, etc.. Analyzing the monster will tell you how to effectively hunt a certain monster. You might be able to kill a monster faster just because you're taking advantage of a monster's weak points. If you want to find the elemental weakness of a certain monster, look at that monster's armor at the smith. You don't need to craft the armor, just look at the armor's elemental resistances. Weak body parts on a monster will pour out more blood when hit with a blademaster weapon than more resistant body parts.

A tip I have is when you’re fighting a tuff monster and you constantly keep getting carted pay attention to what made you lose was it because of your armor?, Strategy?, Proper items? ,Or weapon you’re not comfortable with or is a little underpowered (as in no upgrades ). Also recognizing the attack of the monster that you know always hits you or will one shot you try your best to when the monster will cue the attack or do a build up to it so that you May have an opening when to avoid it. I hope this helps 👍 😁

A tip for any game: hunt the fast monsters, even if you're struggling. Monsters with quick and jittery movements tend to cart newer players, so fighting them for a long time is a good way to build that reaction speed. Stuff like Narga and Barioth, or the g-rank Bird Wyverns in 3u

DO NOT GET TRAPPED IN THE "META" SETS!!!(This is especially true for World/Iceborne) Do Not write off Quality of Life skills, HG Earplugs and Tremor RES can create new attack opening for you. Build your armour sets around your Play-style or to Counter the Monster you are going to hunt. Using skills that benefit your play-style will end up with you enjoying the game much more than using the "Max DPS" set. Are you reckless and like to live on the edge? Take Resentment, Heroics, and Guts. Like to play things safe? Divine Blessing, Mushroomancer, and Health boost are the first things that come to mind. You should also never be afraid to make a set to counter a specific monster, element or status. - I hate Zinorge, so when I fought Thunder Lord in Generations I had 30 Thunder RES so all his thunder attacks would do almost nothing to me. - Negate Poison/Paralysis/Sleep/Stun/Blast Blight can make hunting some monster monumentally easier. - Basically, if there is something a monster does that annoys you or you have trouble dealing with there is most likely a skill to counter it. PS: Evade Distance Up is a great skill for Switch Axe users

Knowing when to even pull your weapon out is super important. You always wanna be able to run, use an item, or dive at a moment's notice, so for most weapons, put em away and only equip when you're absolutely ready to attack.

Always appreciate a Monster Hunter vet willing to go the extra mile to help others in a vid. The mere fact your video title had (5) in it already shows that you are beyond the *help* many in the MH Gamefaqs forums had for years. No way you would simply say the old motto "Hint 1: Hit em until their dead. Hint 2: Don't get hit." MH invented the "Git Gud" mantra before there was a Dark Souls. All joking (with a vein of truth in it) aside, these are pretty good survival and hunting tips. I always thought of monsters as MegaMan X Boss fights, learning patterns, but I like what you said about turn-based.

Damn, I really fell for the last thing. I started a few weeks ago with World/Iceborne as my first game of the franchise and was overwhelmed by the weapons. I picked the lance/gunlance and just kinda...ignored the other weapons? Bad choice to do so, I know. Anyway, I started to train with different weapons but went in low tier hunts with tier 6 or 7 weapons. The idea behind it was, I don't have to be super efficient while learning 'cause it'll be over sooner. Seems like that logic was twisted, thanks for showing me the other side of it. Great video in general! :) Oh yeah, my newbie tip for World - when in doubt, pick a lance and just block. It's insane what these shields can prevent!

As a new player that started in mhgu a couple months ago this is very helpful. I've reached G rank but never once have I thought of taking some time to study the monster I wanted to farm.

Just a few tips I feel are majorly important, especially if you’re hunting in teams: Know your weapon placement, be considerate to positioning yourself for good attacks, and always keep an eye on your teammates 😁

Though it may seem obvious, learn your weapon! When getting my friends into monster hunter they almost always start with the same “if it works...” mentality. When thinking like this, people tend to get bored or give up much quicker than you’d think. Definitely take the time to find a weapon you like and learn about how it works (attack speed, sharpness management, special inputs, etc.). Learning the more complex moves of your weapon type opens up your play style immensely and lets you deal with way more situations than you previously though you could. Though some weapons can seem very overbearing when it comes to the different number of and skill required for individual moves, figuring out how all of these are applicable can make you a much better hunter! It may sound like a lot of work, but in the end you will probably have a lot of fun experimenting and getting better at hunting and I think that it makes the game feel a lot more rewarding when you finish a hunt through your own practice and skill. Everyone here was a new hunter at some point, so don’t feel bad about not getting everything at once. Take things slow and learn at your own pace and I think you’ll enjoy the fruits of your labor. I’m always really excited to see people get into the series so I hope this helps at least one person out there. Good luck out there and happy hunting!

The thing that troubled me for longer that it should have was lingering hitboxes. Some attacks of some monsters have it and I for a long time thought I was lagging or something! LOL

Oh gosh--yeah, when I started thinking of the fights as turn based it greatly improved my ability to figure out the monsters. It just kind of happened one day as well--I was all... "wait a second" and boom, had it. I would add: be completely okay with fighting monsters multiple times. This hit me when I first jumped into Arena fights a few times--and noticed the armour/weapons weren't so much overpowered (well, some were) but were scaled to be a certain challenge level... and you got different times complete for the ranks of S-Class, A-Class and B-Class. This had me going, "wait a second--if I keep fighting a monster, I can figure out how to kill them quicker with even crappy weapons" This mixed with me noting I was rushing missions because of that timer mechanic--even when I did not have to rush the mission. Just keep on taking on various monsters--and you will get to the point where they are super easy. Which, the more advanced monsters are typically similar to earlier monsters but with slight differences in patterns. Sure... Dread Queen Rathian is a complete leap from Yuan Kut Ku... and if you fought Dread King Rathalos directly after that, the complaint would be valid--but there are several different monsters you face between the two--that add slight variations on how the monsters behave and do stuff. You master each slight change in how the monsters work (but other than that, are fairly similar)--and the next step up isn't that hard. Essentially, my advice on that is... go all Teddy Roosevelt on the monsters in the game. If you can defeat a monster... can you defeat a monster in less than five minutes? This type of practice mostly makes it so that when you meet monsters you've not run into before, you will generally be able to use your skills on other monsters to have it so you don't get your ass kicked.

I remember back in the day when i used to follow guides to become better. Good to see these type of videos back once again 🙂

If you’re in a hard fight bring tranqs and traps to make the hunt shorter and lower your chance of failure

As a player since FU currently playing GU, I would say build you skill set based on your playstyle. No use having crit eye and atk up if you can’t hit the monster effectively. Like for me, admittedly I play fairly recklessly, I know I can exploit some monster moves to deal some damage( eg when Akantor stands up to roar or when tigrex winds up a 360) but it means I take damage in return. So I built my armour skill set around this. -Destroyer to break monster part and possible incite a flinch. -Wind Resistance(high) so I can avoid wind press to attack -Mushroomancer, I bring 12 max potions with me to offset the damage I take sometimes(10 dragon toadstools 2 max potions). Also as a solo player, this is really useful in G rank. -Speed sharpen, cuts down the slow sharpening animation to allow me to sharpen virtually anywhere. This one is really useful for those monsters that give you nearly 0 time for anything, looking at you rajang. I am however refering to GU since I don’t play world but it should still apply in world. Actually it should be easier since you use a different skill system.

As a veteran my tip is that don't be afraid to try other weapons when you're struggling with some monster. Yeah of course with enough practice and observation of the monster you can beat any monsters with any of your preferred weapon. But through experience i know, and maybe you notice it as well that certain weapon/playstyle works for some monster well but not in other. For example back in mhfu i main gs/ls which both have long attacks animation and because of this long animation a red khezu always kicks my ass because of it's stupid electric charge that he always spam that's why i think i can just use range weapon so i can still attack it while is stationary but i can't be bother carrying bullets or coatings so i just switch to SNS everytime i hunt khezu for it's mobility short attack animation so i can roll faster when he's charging, so yeah.

The whole recon run, or at least for the fist part of the hunt is the best advice. People seams to think they can steam roll or brute force the first fight. It might work, but good bye all of your potions.

I love those times when you charge an attack with the monster looking away and it hits perfectly on the head / tail right when it is turning around, it looks so clean with that perfect spacing / timing / knowledge of their movement, it maybe the most basic of the basics but I just can't do it, I need to learn / practice that first and second step.

My go-to tip has always been for new players to completely switch their weapons after they start to feel comfortable with their first weapon. It helps them learn entirely new positioning, and prevents them from sticking to the same attack patterns that might end up forming bad habits. This applies to basically any game with character selection, but it's extra easy to use in MH.

The "ahah" moment for me, when i started back in 3u, was finally figuring out skills and realizing how helpful they are. All of a sudden, making a full set of only one monster made a lot more sense hahaha

All of these are great help! Often hunters from other find themselves constantly retreating to heal, taking damage for almost every attack they try to get in. In other games health is just a sacrifice you gotta make to get damage in return, and it's expected to get hit and be forced to retreat. You should't be getting hit in MH, or at least no constantly. Getting hit repeatedly doesn't only burn through your heals, but it will eventually stun you and punish you with ailments against harder monsters. This is where learning the monster and thinking of the game as turn-based is extremely good advice, in MH you shouldn't go in expecting to trade like in other games, heals are for recovering after messing up unexpectedly. Also, always having your pouch in order (make loadouts!), eating before leaving, etc... are also great mantras. Just making sure you don't forget about this stuff is worth so much. Thanks for the video!

My 5 tips: 1. Observation Hunt: Yes I agree to learn about the monsters move other than just going for an all out attack or otherwise you be good as dead. 2. Using Decorations: Every decoration that I use to this day have helped me a lot during my hunts and it helps to get an extra boost from decorations. 3. Upgrade Equipment: In my opinion it’s best to continuously upgrading your weapons and armor to avoid damage and also to increase you damage for weapon. 4. Hunt Monsters with Element or Ailment Weapons: It’s best to hunt with weapons with elements that the monster is weakest to to increase you chances of dealing much damage. 5. Capturing Monsters: I would think that it is best to capture monsters than slaying them capturing will increase your chances of more materials being given and will help with upgrading armor and weapons.

I played this series for seven years, I think I can give a helpfull tip: Monsters have different attack patterns when you're at range or you're at close quarters, knowing your target is the first step of every hunt: always bring a weapon with the monster's weakness, appropriate armor, items to cure status (cleansers, antidotes, etc.), figure out how the monster behaves and then you're good to go

One thing i told a friend that was getting frustrated while fighting Tigrex in MHW was "Don't rush at the monster, you got 50 minutes to defeat it" He was having problems approaching because of the way Tigrex just runs at you and attacks fairly quickly, but also he was thinking "man this monster is taking too long to kill" Before he knew the 3rd of 4th try he got it but he had to step back a little wait for the monster to let up an opening. it's great to get over with a hunt in record time but if maybe you are having a rough day or it's a new monster and you got to adapt, taking your time is well worth it.

250 hours in MHW, and I didn't know that Superman Dive was only doable if your back is towards the monster. I was always wondering why I was so inconsistent with it!

Over the 11 years I've played these games, I'd say you pretty much hit the nail on the head for the most important tips. My most important tip for new players is to experiment with all the weapons and get comfortable exploring all the different ways to approach a hunt. Every monster has a weapon matchup that will be more favourable than others and lining that monster up with the weapon you feel most efficient with will often make the hunt more enjoyable. Understanding the layout of a map and using the terrain to your advantage is also a fundamental strategy as well. Some monsters are easier to hunt in close quarters so they have less maneuverability (the Drome Raptors) while others may require more room to avoid attacks that have large hitboxes or abrupt animations (Garuga). You may need a flat environment or some elevation depending upon whether the monster has attacks dependant on these elevation changes (Barioth) or if you want to focus on a mount (SafiJiva or Kulve Tarroth). Understanding type alignments is nice but also understanding ailment threshholds and effectiveness may also change your tactics (Poison being highly effective against Brute wyverns in GU is good to know when you have to hunt monsters with varying elemental weaknesses like in "The Beasts Of Brawn"). A lot of the advice I can give boils down to everything you've already said, so I'm glad to see this video is here.

The box that gives you free items at the beginning of the hunt will give you items that are specific to that monster. So if you see an item you haven't used before read the description and try to use it during you observation hunt. This is how I found out you get to stun monster when they are underground with a sonic bomb. Turning their biggest attack into my biggest opening. almost every monster has an Item weakness you can exploit.

I've played monster hunter for like 13 years. I am going back through all the guide-like videos and I am having a great time doing it. It's nostalgic to when I was back in Freedom 2 trying for hours to try to beat a Bulldrome. Good times.

Thanks for this video..... Now I remember why I love MH, now I feel the need to play it again, thank you... Happy Hunting :D

One of the things that helped me fight monsters like teostra and tigrex is to attack behind it instead up front since the front is where the weaponry is and this helped me with most monsters too

I just found your channel after also finding my old n3ds with monster hunter 4u and completely forgot how to play. thank you so much for the guides and tips that you've posted!

This applies mostly to older titles, but if you're having trouble avoiding fast attacks like Tigrex's charge or Rajang's laser, keep in mind that they target your location at the moment they start to turn around. Meaning you can avoid attacks before they even begin, just move a bit to the side while they're turning themselves and enjoy your free time to drink a potion or reload your ammo. Old World monsters move in a very cubic fashion, so they're easier to manipulate.

This is my only tip for any hunter, if we're doing any g rank quest, use a damn life powder if you see any hunter dying/struggling.

1:54 That Rathian looking a little scorched.

tips for switch axe mains specifically: don't think of your weapon as 2 seperate modes. Instead, weave your switches in mid-combo for high damage output and charge management. Sometimes you can't get out of an attacks range because it's an area-wide attack (like vaal hazak's breath weapon). Sometimes you need to just turn the brain off and swing that axe like you're gonna die if you don't. More often than not, you're going to stagger the monster with your incredible burst of damage. If you're right up close to a monster with a breath attack, use your hack'n'slash combo right as they begin the breath attack. You're going to get a ton of swings in before they finish. You might even save a friend with your super-aggro staggers.

Just study on this channel mates.

That is definitely the key to nailing this game. Starting out looking for those openings and going on complete defense when the monster attacks is the best way to start. You start getting faster and squeezing in more damage when you catch yourself thinking “hey I bet I could be right over -there- and get another attack off” or “I know I usually wait for the attack to end but I think that last part of the animation is just the mon resetting itself, I could start running in right beforehand”. From there you just naturally squeeze it more and more.

1:57 Wow must be a new variant of a rathian eh? All black fur and fully grounded ..🤔🤔🤔

Preparing properly for the quest and learning the weakspots of the monsters really helped me a lot, so I think that's good advice.

Never thought about it as turn-based before...now that I think about it that makes a ton of sense

I been thinking of getting back in MHGU so this upload was well timed, thanks!!

Doing observation hunts? That's friggin genius. I never would have thought of something like this

Your videos, this one included, are huge help to relearn the basics. I actually just started playing Monster Hunter again, GU to be exact. Last time I played MH was about 3 years ago, the MHXX on my old 3DS.

Every video from you is always filled with some of the most useful information. Thanks as always keep up the great work

Veteran hunter here, these tips are a great refresher! Thanks!

Most of these I have learned on my own, the hard way, thank you for making a video not just for the new hunters but for veterans like me that can always recall that Im not the only one who had the not most pleasant experience of learning these things through playing the game! Happy Hunting! Thank you!

Item management, take time in-between hunts to make sure you're stocked on person and in your item box for potions, whetstones, and crafting mats for bombs and various supply items. A good hunter relies on both skill, equipment, knowledge, and supplies. Don't be that dingus who forgot to restock mega potions and grab some Cold/Hot Drinks.

Thank you for these tips!

This isn't a tip to help get better at the game but I still think everyone should do this. At the end of every hunt, after you're done carving the monster, go to a mining spot and mine for as long as you can. The earlier you start doing this the better. By the end of the game it will have saved you a huge amount of time by getting you materials and even talismans that you would have to grind for otherwise.

For MHW: Stock yourself with Mega Nutrients and Mandragora and have them in your item load out. You can use the consumtion option for Max Potion in your radial menu to auto craft 5 more of them while you are out on a hunt. Thats 7 Max Potions and usually should be more then enough for a hunt.

Man I want Ace Commander to come back in some way. He for me is the most memorable MH NPC.

1:56 Ah yes, my favorite monster, Black Rathian.

Veteran since MHFU and one of the things I gotta add is to have fun and don't get frustrated. Kylo B said it in the comments and I agree that some days you may be a god and some days you are gonna be tossed around like old sweaty socks. Just have fun and don't let yourself get frustrated or you tend to make more mistakes and have more mishaps. If you are stuck just ask for some help in any community thread or in the game. Most people tend to have no problem to help with a hunt of certain monsters for materials. Patience is a virtue especially in Monster Hunter so take your time and have fun :).

IMO the #1 thing to have is experience playing this series. This game is all about knowing your weapons movement and knowing the monsters movement. A lot of skilled players have just played previous titles and already know most of those patterns or movements.

Knowing when to heal is huge! Especially paired with the turn based tip. I see people all the time just panic healing, as soon as they take a hit they stand in front of the monster drinking. Just take your time, wait for an opening, and then heal

Some people might say these are "obvious tips" but i have 600 hours in MHW and the first two tips are actually amazing tips i never really thought of. Good vid thanks for the great content.

For new players in the mh franchise, plz upgrade the armor that's available to you and stop worrying about meta stuff. You'll have tons of time to get that when the time is right but if you're new and really have no idea what you're doing but looked up meta stuff and is now refusing to upgrade your low rank armor; then you're just hurting yourself and everyone else in the hub with your constant carting. Take it slow and steady and you'll get there.

Oh, the turn-based tip is just the best. It was precisely what made me transition from being beaten to death by the first story quest Rathalos to soloing High Rank quests because I have no friends. Once you get that hit&run tactic mindset inside the head everything flips on its back for the better. By all means and for all intents and purposes, that is *THE* best advice a nugget hunter can have. Eventually they'll grow proper hands with most weapons and the wide spectrum of tactics they represent, but for hunters like me who have absolutely 0 skills and fail miserably both at life & hunts 100% of the time, that makes us not useless. Thanks for the video, Gaijin-sensei. 👍

Item prep, if you're having a hard time getting hits onto a monster you can grab shock traps, barrel bombs, demondrug, dash juice you name it. There's usually some bit of extra prep you can do that can push you a little bit farther than you thought

As a self-proclaimed monster researcher, I can attest to the importance of tip #1. Thats the first advice I offer to others. In the case of World, I also go as far as to tell them to take advantage of expeditions and the ghillie mantle to follow the monsters when out of combat to learn where they usually spawn, what sections they prefer and how they act and react to the world at large. Knowing the monster is as important than the fight itself, and spending time to learn what you can about it will save you a lot of time and energy down the line when monsters are faster and sporting new attacks. I also think of the hunts like wrestling matches. The monster and the player will always take turns being dominant. Dont believe for a second that you'll always have control over the fight, as things can shift out of favour just like that. There are times when I smack the monster around for 5 mins straight only to be dodging and taking my own hits for 10 with little time to attack. Accepting that things are out of hand in the moment is important.

Here is a tip that helped me a lot. If you want to get even better. Speedruns are gold. These are pros doing it, so watching them helped me bring my hunts in mhw from 12 minute to as low as 8 or even 7 minutes and everyday aiming for faster runs :)

The whole "turn based" idea is some of the best advice I've seen! I started thinking of it like that back in unite, and it's served me well

i may have only started playing at MHFU, but your guides continue to make me a better hunter. one day i might even be as good as you!

All tips are key to victory and really makes the difference But #2 is golden ! Thank you very much

Something that always helped me, was trying out a bunch of weapons. If I ever got bored with a weapon, or stuck on a monster, I would try and learn a different weapon, and come back later to fight the monster again with that weapon. It can take some time, but it's very helpful; because you may find that a new weapon that you pick up will be able to counter another monster better than the one you're using at the time.

Old MH flash tip: Turn your back and throw your flash the opposite direction when the monster aggros you.

MH Gen U Tip: if your going to make a day or 2 be armor/weapon grinding. Write Down your list of things that you need to get. and double check on what Ranks you can get them on. Some can be as breaking a piece only to the difference between carving vs Capture reward off chance. If you have a 4 Team up in the hub to help with material grind, things can go alittle more smoother and possibly quicker (depending on what kind of monster and depending on what hunter/friends you bring along).

Great tips! I just sent this video to my cousin, who has been trying to improve.

One thing that helped me was to take note of the sheathing times of weapons. Bigger weapons take longer to put away so you have three options to stay alive; block the attack so you dont get caught while sheathing, invest in quick sheath, or dodge the attack but be careful because some weapons shorten your evade distance when unsheathed.

I think this will help a lot of newcomers! Thinking of it as a turn based game makes so much sense. I have seen a lot of new players in world just doing a Leeroy Jenkins into the monster and then carting. As a mh Tri (wii) veteran, I have found another way to make hunts so much easier for newcomers. When I started I struggled a lot, even with easy monsters, learnig the weaknesses and weakspots of the monsters I was trying to hunt greatly helped

One tip that I need to keep reminding myself of is that a good kill time doesn't mean anything if you're not a speedrunner, so it's not worth pursuing when your gear or skill isn't up to scratch. As long as you had fun then a long hunt is time well-spent. I say this after taking over half an hour to kill Barioth in Iceborne with a MR1-level Lance as I was learning the weapon. I was having heaps of fun so it didn't feel like I wasted a load of time. I'll focus on that better kill time when I get better gear and even then I don't plan on trying to be a speedrunner! And another is more of a subjective one, but never dismiss a weapon type that doesn't appeal to you. Not to say that you have to learn as many weapons as soon as possible, I learned a lot of my mains over the course of years. I've been playing since 2014 and just very recently the bow finally clicked with me and the lance is starting to when I utterly hated using them before.

I love this. I just finally got MHGU (I had MHGen, but didn't get a Switch until muuuuccch later. 3DS got stolen, so I had to start over) and going back to it from World has been such a great experience personally, I missed it so much. It reminded me of so many important fundamentals that most have forgotten in Iceborn and in G-Rank MHGU as well. I take pride in my patience and knowledge in Monster Hunter, and a finished hunt is better than a failed one, even if it takes until one minute left.

This is great advice. I took some time away from the game, and I am starting to understand a lot of why, now, and what I can do to love it more.

For me, one of the most important parts about learning a monster is that monsters have preferred combos where they perform a fixed sequence of 2 or 3 different attacks _in a row._ Rathian, for example, is well-known for doing a rushdown tackle three times in a row, so try to find the _larger_ patterns and not just individual moves. One of the easier patterns to learn is that many monsters will perform tail swipes twice in a row.

This idea of a non turn based game being playable as a turned base game (most of which suck due to tedium, depending on patience and what people like) is an outstanding way to design a game. I would love to see this game design used in more games intentionally and not intentionally. Thank you for bringing out the idea.

A personal suggestion during observation hunts is finding out what attacks you can block and dodge. It can be a real boon to know what attacks your just a quick guard or dodge away from avoiding or when you need to dive or run out of the way of a massive attack that can close to cart you if it doesn't cart you

These are the top 5 tips! This video is great! I will share it around and bookmark it!

One great tip that I think I got from this channel (I've forgotten over the years) is to not get hit by the monster, then hit the monster IN THAT ORDER. Mostly for new players and new encounters. Always better to be safe, and strike when the time is right, then get carted.