It's nice to see you make the Hunting Horn look so appealing. I used it a lot in 3U, and I loved it. HH is one of the most imaginative, and useful weapons in Monster Hunter. There's so much depth, so much variety not just in the arsenal of horns at your disposal, but also in every single hunt you bring it along on. It's an incredibly good weapon, and it's a shame it's so underused. They even got Conga Bongos!

I'm so glad you threw in that part about not all Hunting Horns sounding like bagpipes. I immediately pictured a scenario where my weapon made a shrieking noise every time I hit something, and I probably wouldn't play for long. D: Thanks for all the hard work you put into these videos, man. I immediately reference your stuff whenever my friends ask about how to use the Insect Glaive or other weapons, and I hope to see more stuff from you in the future! Maybe breakdowns for the more difficult monsters so newcomers can improve their approach?

Criminally underplayed and very strong both solo and online. I'll make sure to show it some love once 4U is released :)

All praise the mighty metal tones of the Stygian Tristitia and revel in its blessing of Attack up L

Thank you very much for this guide. I'm barely a MH novice with my experience being solely from the demo for MH4U and I love having a guide to help me learn how to use these weapons! At first I thought I'd dislike the Hunting Horn but after using it a bit online I'm absolutely loving it!

Gaijin hunter, I wanted to thank you for your videos. It may seem strange, given that it is not the point, but I actually am having a very good time watching your videos. They feel at home, for me : the presentation is so clean, your comments are so sympathic, you actually make me love this game and those weapons even more. The work those videos require is not a waste in my opinion : not only are you helping those who may begin in this game or are just in need of advices, but you are also sharing with us your competences and patronizing us ! Keep going with your videos, even though there aren't many other topics for you to focus on. Whyever you make videos, there will always be people happy to watch them.

I love my long sword in solo, but from now, I'll learn HH to be the support and feel the accomplishment of team work in some hard quest. Thanks for all your work, the quality of explanation (as "not to do in online" parts that are very instructive). You one of the best example to demonstrate how the MH community is a great one. Thanks!

Absolutely loving all of your Monster hunter content, great work man.

Wow. I don't know where I'd be without your tutorials. I went from not knowing what the heck I was doing (and thinking the game's combat was bad as a result), to slowly mastering every single weapon and loving the combat. You're a godsend, and you really show the complexity and depth that this game's combat has.

My favorite weapon since the begining... Amazing tutorial as always and im glad your making this amazing content.. ANYONE LOOKING TO BE A HH USER: there is a common missconception u should play songs and heal on the side of the fight, please do not do this the hh crazy damage and ko ability is too valuable to straggle on the side. Buffing and fighting at the same time is far more helpful!

I am not sure how more people havent found these videos but they are chalked full of great info and tips. I keep sending my friends this way to get help mastering their new weapons. Keep it up.

Thank you for making this video. I learned how the game works using IG, but my attention turned to HH when I saw how few people played it... I started... AND I'M IN LOVE WITH IT. I'm pretty much HH solo now...

Hunting Horn was the weapon I gravitated towards in MH3U. I started with Hammer, but found the rhythm (no pun intended) involved with the big swings, evading and "playing" of the Hunting Horn just so satisfying to use. Though I've experimented again in MH4U, nothing beats the HH for me. Anyway, these vids are awesome. Just started watching them, this one in-particular reminded me of some of the things you could do with the HH, and tricks like getting two separate notes out of one "A" swing have really stepped up my play.

Best. Tutorials. Ever. I like how you draw the boxes and arrows on the screen to show the exact reach of each attack.

Never knew I could input any note on that second swing, nice! I feel proud of myself that I figured out nearly everything else on my own though. Thanks for the tutorial sir.

I'm a fan of HHs and now they're better than ever! :D What tutorials are you planning next? I would love to see a gunlance one.

I always come back to this video once a week or so since they announced MH4U! I played HH in the Demo a couple times and everytime I watcht this video, it seems that I get better with using the Horn, I really, really appreciate that you are helping people like me learning the weapons of Monster Hunter!

I'm a big fan of KOs in the MH series.I use hammers a lot and have great fun with them but have wanted to branch out into hunting horns also.I like the fluid attacks and playing cool music that gives you and your fellow hunters buffs is awesome.Your like a badass musician on tour.I watched this video to give me some confidence and now I feel like I can really master this weapon and be even greater at the game.Cheers lad!

I thought it would be cool to hunt with a HH user, but rarely saw them. So I figured, hey, I'll be that person! So I made a good HH, watched this tutorial and went to battle. The HH is now one of my favorite/main weapons. Thank you so much for this tutorial! Do you have any recommendations for good HH lines?

Thank you very much for this tutorial. I've always loved being the dedicated healer/support in multiplayer games, and the HH is the closest to that. I can't flippin' wait to buff my Dual Blade buddies with infinite stamina and bonus attack!

Those hjnting horns look amaze balls especially that dark, cage like HH. And the current guides you do are great! Pls make more guides with the same style as this one.

that double twirling smack looks crazy! HHs sure have become hot. Btw thanks for this guide, GH-san, i'll give it a try once 4U reaches the west.

Praise the Sun Gaijin Hunter, you are incredible. Also, that double-A note just made all my hopes and dreams come true- recitals are going to be so much faster to pull off now.

Yep, this confirms it, this is the weapon type that calls to me. Awesome vid. Thanks for sharing.

I never knew about the encore and the double swing trick, so this was a great help~ Back then, every time I want to do the 2nd tier of a song, I always just do the whole song all over again... So thanks a lot, Mr. Gaijin! On my first days of playing MH(3U to be precise), I remember the HH to be what I want to master because I like being the support role. But since I only had a 3DS, I was all alone hunting. So ended up with Bows being my main, but I still go HH from time to time... But since the MH4U got online capability, my interest in the HH reignited~ Still a Bow main(Power Shot is totally awesome BTW), but this time, using the HH felt a lot more useful with fellow hunters present~

HH is amazing and I hope your video gets a few others to pick it up. A lot of people don't understand that playing Attack Up L is like adding another hunter to the group. 80% more damage over 4 people is insane, not to mention all the other benefits and its a strong weapon itself. Personally I'm going to start with charge blade and save money to invest in a good Insect glaive just to hop right into to the newest weapons, but once I've settled into higher rank stuff I will be making a nice Hunting horn and probably sticking to it for most fights.

Leave it to MH to make the bard a badass! My girlfriend loves this weapon, and we got through a lot of MH3U with her knocking things out to the rhythm of the beat~

Such an awesome, in-depth video, thanks.

Oh, cool -- I always though that they were all either bagpipes, flutes, or guitars, I didn't know there were others. I'm now going to learn to main the Hunting Horn just for that awesome bell-like thing you used. That thing looks and sounds amazing.

Watching this to prepare after I’ve Hunted my first Fatalis, I NEED that guitar and I’m glad to know I Can do BEATdown while buffing

Thanks for the help, Im pracicing to use this when MH4U releases with the new demo. Tips were greatly appreciated.

SO SICK! I'm ecstatic to see HH get even more buffs come 4U.

Thank you so much for this video. I thought the Hunting horns were stupid, but after watching this video and training with it a little i can see how amazing it is!

These videos are super amazing! i've been playing MH since the psp release and am still finding out new stuff all the time. Thank you! :D

I love your tutorials and i hope you are going to do every weapons of the game ! Keep going man ;)

recently fell in love with HH, because i'm trying to master every weapon, and i must say that i totally LOVE the crap out of the Regios horn. No item usage ever and great balanced team support o/ but i noticed a small variation in the encores, that is actually a very big thing and i think every horn users or wanna-be must know. If you play a song that will affect other players (likely 3 notes and above), and that you play and encore, you will have the long animation with 2-3 hits. BUT if you do an encore with the movement up song, you'll have a much quicker and simpler animation with 1-2 hits that allows you to move out of the way rather effectively in any of the 3 directions. Though it's not worth spamming because it will only keep extending your mind's eye song, it can be used to reposition yourself while attacking. Crazy! Also for anyone who want to know (saw many ppl in the comments asking for one), i use a set for Seregios hunting horn, with -Attack up Large -Horn Maestro -Evasion +2 -Razor Sharp -HG Earplugs. And i leave up the rest to my boosts and the Honing's ability to restore life.

Thanks a bunch for this video. I main horn and I learned a lot from this video. The points about fatigue and KO damage were especially useful.

I saw these tutorial vids on icemannoob's channel and thought he was the creator... i should have known better. anyway, now i'm subscribed to you! great video dude! I love the hh - never used it until mh3u.

so, i did the hunting horn tutorial quest the other day, and man is it very fun to play! i love it already and ive already made a couple. its going take take a while for me to learn the necessary note patterns, lol

Nice tutorial! I tried picking it up in this game, though couldn't keep up with this. This video will help a lot more.

My brain doesn't know what the hell it just saw but Horn looks freaking awesome to learn. Putting down the Hammer for a bit and learning the ropes of Horn

Most underrated weapon hands down.

Khezus hunting horn has such a beautiful melody now!

Nothing better to do than kill a monster to some nice music. That has to be the most durable instrument to be able to rock on and smash things with it.

I have a special thank you message set in game specifically for hunting horn players when I play with them. And to all hunting horn players out there; thanks for being awesome with all your cool buffs KO damage and raw damage.

Awesome video! I'm looking forward to using the hunting horn

''that annoying bagpipe'' noo i fucking love that bagpipe sound its iconinc of the hunting horn

great educational video, gonna carry my newbie friends with some beefy tunes. thanks a lot!

I love the HH, ive not played online yet since im nervous to and none of my friends play Monster Hunter lol but if i was to/when i do play online i think id use the HH to help everyone. I like being the supporter while kicking ass lol

Was not expecting that sound out of the Khezu horn o_o

Red = attack. Blue = def. Green = health. Yellow = ele stats. Cyan = status effects. Purple = High/G Rank songs.

This Weapon is extremely underrated

Nice tutorial. But dinnae be insulting bagpipes!

I still have a lot to learn but so far I enjoy the hunting horn.

The notes system kind of reminds me of FFXIV's NIN mudra combo system, i'll definitely give this a shot in 4U.

I love Zinogre's hunting horn. It's an electric guitar! and it sounds like one!

HH is my fave IMHO not only it has insta speed up you it will give you buffs that you'll need in hunting. Also my friends really love my HH support during quests though not that flashy in attacking but the damage is enormous.

For a small while during HRank, I used HH, but dropped it because I got bored of it. And also the mentality that "my team wants buffs, never switch weapons" was tiring. The way I played it back then was play most of the songs and use all of the attacks on the head straight on while using the Qurupeco set. The results was almost never hitting the monster(doing 5 or so songs took ~2 mins and repeating it every 3 minutes), no KOs, always tumbling, and always getting damaged. So then I decided to play songs faraway, which then became boring fast. But then my interest sparked out-of-the-blue and thought about picking it up again. So I made the DLC HH, "Hunter Master." Lower-than-most-HH Raw, same notes as Gogma's HH, but 3 slots and no upgrade needed. Also, festive Japanese drums sounds! Then I made a mixed set that gave me Sharpness+1, HG Earplugs, Maestro, and Evasion+2. (Just finished this today before bed) So I read more of Gaijin's guides, including the ones in tumblr, then quickly got ashamed of myself for succumbing to staying away from the fight. I learned that you only need 2-3 songs and that X+A Back-swing and X left-swing are the only needed attacks. With this, I now have less things going in my mind while using the HH, which will hopefully make using HH more fun. Will get to practice on Zinogre soon... Sorry for the wall of text and thank you for all your help, Gaijin-sensei!

I KNEW these where the underdog

From humble beginnings. Just came back for a refresher course! I've noticed sometimes when I encore it's faster. Anyone have any idea why that is? I'm guessing it's a perfect timing type deal like with valor reload

That horn at the very end of the video sounds beautifull ;---;7

The most important part is: There is a hunting horn Designed after a Poogie. Spoiler for how to get the weapon: Download the quest: The Poogie King. Complete it 3 times to get the books needed for the weapon. YOu will fight a Tiny Yian Kut-ku (Capture in the arena) Recomend Capture master.

Hey gh(aka Gaijin Hunter) you earnnn....A HH PLAYER.!!! I find hh fun, i don't know why people call it a ''hard'' weapon to play. Once you got the songs down(which takes 7 hunts at most) you're good. As for the ''weird'' attacks, their awesome! What's better then smacking a monster with akantors head? It takes some time getting use to this weapon but soon enough u can go crazy and trip apex seregios 9093209302 times. sry for my bad english(was it bad?) Anyways, thank to you I learned how to use this awesome weapon!:D This comment is a comment I will regret typing later on(also, people say I rock with this weapon-bonus points!!)

thanks 4 the tutorial now the hh is my favorite weapon :D

I tried going to that site you mentioned at the end of the video but there's nothing there, Thank you for the video though I've never been so excited to play the hunting horn ^^

thank you very much! love this weapon!

Great video as always. What Hunting Horn are you using at the 11min mark?

Don't let the awful bagpipe sounds deter you! Mute the video and put on some nice chillstep and enjoy the tutorial :)

Went through all the tutorials and tried the weapons myself on the great Jaggi and finally decided i will main Hunting Horn. This is my first Monster hunter game so this will be very interesting. Cheers for all the great tutorials. Question, tough, might have missed it. But is it recommended in going for elemental damage or raw damage?

I'm a relative noob to the HH, which I've recently decided to main. Your video is awesome and tells me a ton of things I didn't know. I'm wondering: I've been spamming the A button a lot because of the spammability of it and it allows me to dodge out quickly if I want to. Should I stop using the A button at all? Another question I have is how you use the special button so easily in an attack. Using either the select or the touch screen button in combat seems such a drag lol. Thanks so much for uploading this video! Next time I'll be pro. :p

Following this guide i've gotten killed so many times lol. I did however, learn the importance of not preferring one move over another. I dont find the A attack to be the bread and butter. I feel the A attack to be the best on a monsters right side or if you need to hit high, the X attack to be the best on the monsters left side, X+A if you ever roll and your back ends up facing them, or if you need to hit a high spot, and the super slam whenever you get a chance

at 9:45: "Looks cool, though! You will never use this." lololol

That horn is probably the Black Terupushikora.

The one hunting horn I loved in 3U was the one from Dire Miralis. Call me weird, but I liked the screaming. XD

Nice series! I need one of these videos for Gunlance because i have no idea how to use that goddamn thing lol

Thank you, so much. This helps an unbelievable amount. o___o

I liked it back in MHFU, where the staples were war congo and sakura recorder, cant believe they got rid of the pink bell :(

Hey GaijinHunter, you got any tips on Hunting Horn online etiquette? I was doing a G-Rank Gravios quest(Some guy disconnected after the second cart, way to go man) and halftime I felt like I wasn't contributing much and prioritizing playing songs over attacking the monster. Obviously, the time when everyone was together was when we're all in the same area attacking monsters and people would just chase it into another area before I got to buffing them, and I tried integrating song playing and attacking but it was like every time I got interrupted mid song. Should I go in, get a few hits in, back out and play the song I loaded? Or is it cool to be backed away and playing every song I should play then jump into the fray? Just wondering since I was still new to using the HH(the M.Tigrex one is sick paired with an armor that was Awakening)

To be honest, I never expected that sound to come out of the khezu HH XD

Can I just say that I'm happy that I just started getting interested in this weapon? I usually took the Hammer over it but I like how it just feels more fluid while still being decently powerful. The buffs are also quite fun to use. I thought it'd be tedious. But is it just me using low rank weapons or does Hunting Horn sharpness go down quickly?

I am a hh user for several reasons. 1 I nevet see them. 2. They do insane damage (depending on what u have). 3. I love supporting. And lastly my fav. INFINITE POTIONS WOOO!

Great video, do you have any recommendation for armor ? I'm stuck with this Jaggi for now and I don't have maestro decorations yet ... I was wondering what to take ... thanks :D

Wow. This weapon changed so much since last time I used it o.o It's even harder, I don't think I will do anything else than just smashing xD

What armor is this please? And again, thanks for another amazing vid!

Basarios rock... DUNDUNDUNDUNDUDUNDUNDU YAHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!

Small note: the fencing skill (not bouncing off monsters) is only for yourself or did that change?

i started as a gunlance main and ended up favoring switchaxe and horn with all these combo weapos i wiuld realli like a greatsword-horn or a dual blades-bow a la kid icarus to make upporting more fun and viable...

simply, helpfull video :)

I recently picked up a relic HH with some pretty good stats: ~1250 ATK, 630 Ice (needs Awaken) and a nice song line-up (Health Boost L, Attack Up L, Defense Up L, Wind Pressure Negated), so I decided to watch this. Who would have thought bards would have it so good?

Hey, Gaijin, do you have a source for the motion values for the HH? I'm learning this weapon and very keen to understand it fully, so I'd like to have an idea of how much relative damage I'm dealing with each strike.

HH is an AMAZING weapon.. Infact, I think its the best Weapon in all the games! Only problem is, I'm TERRIBLE with it... ;(

Only real drawback is lack of cutting tails(just as for hammers). I wish they would just add a hammer / HH that have slashing damage, but lacks impact and / or majority of songs. Or something. Just to let Hammer and HH users have a weapon to cut tails in solo. Might just be me wanting this tho. Edit: Yes, the HH poke does slashing damage but is way too fiddly to use, its like trying to use a boomerang.

what is the Combo to do for max DPS? i like to do A A A A A because you dont move that way and hit precisely, but the video says the (forward + A) double attack is for status. Is it good for raw too? I Dont understand the Motion Values listed at Kiranico bacause names are all mixed up.

Love hunting horn

12:16 Lol wtf!? Ok, so Khezu Horn has screeching noises from hell, while Red Khezu Horn makes angelical voices. HOW!?

Would you please tell me Hunting Horn end game set are you using? I believe it's close to Miku Miku Mi set but you have maestro skill as well.

What's your opinion on the Lightbreak Timbre? I've not used Hunting Horn yet, but I have a full collection of Brachydios weapons that I'm upgrading to their Raging Brachydios versions (which I've already done so far with SnS, CB, HBG, and SA), and I was wondering if you think the Lightbreak Timbre is actually viable to use. P.S. In case you're wondering, yes, I'm a Brachydios nutcase, and will probably end up using the Timbre anyway at some point. Sue me. lol

What armor and skills are you using for the Gogmazios HH by the way?

MIght give this weapon a spin..

What's the name of the HH shown in the picture of the video? The red one with the chords. I'd like to make that one but not too sure which previous HH it stems from