The skillcap for the CB is absolutely insane. This is why I love watching streamers who use a CB as a primary, especially if they have fast reflexes. I feel like I'll never go this far, well, as far as guard points go.

Dude, you forgot to mention about Charged Shield Guard Points! if you have the red buff on, your shield is stronger, and you get free phial explosions when an enemy hits it during guard points- oh, and you can charge your phials from it too. Also, from the block animation(after getting a guard point, during your blockstun), you can press X and A together to respond with a counter-super/ultra!

You missed some very important parts about the charge blade guard points. First, you get a guard point after EVERY roundslash. You explained the one in your axe -> sword switch, but you can also get it at the end of your sword mode X X X combo, your dodge roll X X combo, vial charge X X combo, your A X combo (charged or uncharged,) or even your sidestep X attack, which you can use from any of your other sword attacks, even the vial charge, guard (including guard points, or just holding R guard without blocking an attack), or the sidestep X itself. Though I don't use it too often myself, you can even get the guard point from your shield charge cancel. It's a bit touchy to time, but if you go for a super and you see the monster isn't going to have it, you can shield cancel out of a super/ultra to guard point its attack. Besides that, you can use the R+X switch after ANY of your sword attacks, not just your first X swing. Like you said, the timing is more forgiving than a lot of the others, but I tend not to use it as much because if the monster backs off for a moment before it attacks, (common on a tigrex, zinogre, or even legombi) you'll either get stuck in axe mode and need to dodge roll attacks until you have a chance to switch back, or you eat its attack after the guard point misses the mark, and still be stuck in axe mode. The only other option besides rolling around is to use the switch and eat another attack if you don't have enough time to reach the guard point at the end of the axe -> sword roundslash. Also, I can't say totally for sure, but I think the regular R+X guard point comes out faster than if you just pressed R to guard. The difference is so minute that I'm not even sure if it's true, but there have been a few times I've hit it when a monster has been dead on top of me and I didn't think I had enough time to actually raise my shield for normal guard, but the guard point somehow made it in time. Oh, and you missed one of the ways to reach your super/ultra charge. It's really situational because it doesn't let you aim it, but if you guard an attack, you can X+A to go straight into your super/ultra. Only really useful when it hits you head on and doesn't run past or something, but I've made use of it a few times. I'd recommend it for something like the kezu that you can stand and block its lightning discharge attack, and it stays planted in that position for a while, giving your time for an easy super. (Note, after you block the attack when it first starts, it can't hit you for the rest of the duration.) Well, that's all my input, hope it helps at least one person out there.

Such a cool weapon, I really need to learn how to use it properly.

You can guard point at the end of the x x x combo by the way.

SO very thankful for these weapon tutorials, Erik! Thank you haha! Especially for providing a second video for the adanced tutorials. I hope to see more MH4U tips and advanced tutorials and so on from you. :3

Great videos. Takes all of the information that's out there and breaks it down into two separate and very easy-to-understand videos. The only thing I would add for this video is that you can after a guard point OR normal block, while in the recovery animation (the small step-back) you can input X+A and go straight into a Super/Ultra discharge. Other than that, doing a guard point with a boosted shield causes a phial explosion (like the shield thrust does) and actually does damage. Also note that a guard point has less knock-back and higher block value than a regular block does. Paired with Guard+1 or Guard+2 you can literally guard against all types of attacks with little to no knock-back.

Perfect tutorial. Compact and to the point with great examples. If only you also displayed the input. Thank you for the guide!

I feel like I'm so far behind in MH4U compared to you. Damn real life getting in the way of my game progress.

THIS CANCELING IS SOOOOOO USEFUL OMG, I DIDN'T EVEN THINK THAT THIS EXIST, you made it again, after watching all you videos I stayed between charge blade and switch axe ( is that the name? ), but I decided to stay with charge blade and with this video I will continue, because this was the only flaw on the weapon for me

I just want to thank you your charge blade tutorials allowed me to fully utilize this new weapon as one of my mains though i really only use greatswords,hammers, longswords, insect glaives, and bow, I don't really use anything else.

I experiment with different weapons, trying them out and whatnot, and see how they work. These videos are going to help me in the long run.

He forgot to mention that at the end of the triple x combo,(the one wich ends with à roundhouse slash in sns mode) you are actually doing a gard point.

Another well made video! This is the first time I heard of ultra cancel, and it might help ease me back into CB after all the frustration of missing with the ultra's, I appreciate it.

Hey Arekkz just a tip from a fellow Charge Blader. If you tinker with your touch screen buttons you can choose the kick or special button and that, my friend, is a guard point even if you are moving. I use the last method you demonstrated. You must have had you thumb on the c-pad, if its not neutral the guard point won't activate.

Came in here to learn more about Charge Blade after MHW

I think I remember there being another guard point at the end of the x attack combo. Good work all around though, you're one of two people that I watch tutorials from so keep up the good work :)

this is perfect! Thank You. Now I'm more in love with the CB

I thought i knew everything about charge blade, but you get my like for teaching me ultra cancel. Thanks :)

also if you press x+a when reeling from a guard or guardpoint you automatically go into the super/ultra. Very useful

I didnt notice it mentioned, but if your shield is charged when you guard-point, the resulting guard will unleash a phial-effect, without consuming a phial. You do not even need any phials, just need to have the shield charged. IE Impact will release an Impact-blast in front of you, Elemental will release and elemental blast in from of you.

Thanks for the info this helps a lot, actually a lot of you're videos helps I hope you keep them coming:)

I should definitely try this out! I am used to the gunlance so maybe with this weapon I can actually find a way to get used to different playstyles as well, since the charged shield blocks as much as the gunlance's does. Thanks for the video!

one of my favorite setups is the nerscylla X armor set with an attack honed belobog's scythe, with critical eye +3 and the CB has an effective affinity of 55%, mix in statuscrit and it's passable poison damage (230) and you get a potently poisonous weapon, not to mention the purple sharpness, and if you eat for feylyne specialist you can, no joke, reliably poison a chameleos.

Could you do a video for the gunlance, although it's quite an underused weapon I think it's make an interesting video. I use gunlance all the time and it's a great weapon.

Arekkz, you missed 1 shortcut. If you press the A button after charging your blade, you unleash an elemental discharge.

Hey not sure if you knew at the time of this vid but if you change your start button to kick then while in sword mode you can use start ANY time you expect an attack that you want to guard point, as it will have the animation of the first and easiest guard point you mentioned. I found it pretty hard to anticipate an attack so far ahead of time that I HAD time to throw out an attack first then transform, and also more often than not I'd fail the R+X input in the heat of battle and just end up taking damage, so This alternative method makes it so guard pointing feels just like perfect guarding, which I've had experience in with SnS and GS.

You can draw straight to the Axe mode in the air or on he ground by pressing R+X+A, this is great when monster are knocked down, press R+X+A, then X+A to do super or ultra.

you did the 'from idle' guard point wrong. if you press R+X simultaniously, (at the exact same time) you will do the same animation where you hold the shield out in front of you for a bit. You were doing what is called a 'from blocking' transform, which is slightly faster, but has no guard point.

My brain has been hurting trying to master the charge blade but these videos have helped. I usually use a hunting horn so.. bit different XD

I was waiting for this video thx

I'm pretty sure you're doing the idle guard point wrong. You were guarding before pressing x. If you press them at exactly the same time, or press x a little bit before, you will get the actual guard point. You'll notice that the shield appears in front for much longer.

Not sure if someone mention this to you but you missed one Guard Point. Not much, but its at the end of the X round-slash. Just saying. Still, super helpful video!

Thank you good sir. I asked a question and the next day you come out with an epic video, now that's dedication. Sadly tho because I was so determined I did quite a bit of research to find out the answer for myself. None the less, I'm still greatly appreciative. I do have a question tho, do guard points do anything besides helping you block attacks from a transformation? The naming and way you talk about it seems to suggest it gives you a boost in something but I'm not sure. Anywho, thanks again for the video. If you can make this a series then awesome. And if you know any good advance gunning videos (if you don't come out with one yourself), direct me to them.

Thanks for the Mh4u tutorials👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼😃😃😃😃😄😄😄😄🙂🙂🙂🙂👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

I feel like you forgot to mention another guard point, in sword mode, if you tap X first then R you'll do a guard point albeit smaller than if you do it after a full swing. Many people get this wrong because they try to press X and R together and end up with the no guardpoint transformation instead. Thus there are two ways to transform, one with and one without guardpoint depending if you press X first or not.

This whole time I was playing with the Charge blade, I didn't know that r+x can to a guard point with out doing an attack. I played this for 2 years, beat it 3 times and just found out that the r+x is the same as just pressing select or special button. This could have saved me so many times.

Thank you for the totourials for the weapons!

man i thought the charge blade was cool... then i saw this video and realize why you use one in almost every video haha! THIS SHIT IS AMAZING RAD!

that's ripper mate. thanks to you and gaijinhunter, i improved heaps and the game is less frustrating. cheers man

Hey , I like your content and have a sugestion for future videos. Maybe you could make videos on how to use the diferent bombs and why they are important during some fights and what to do to counter certain monster behaviour e.g. roaring or making wind. Handy Items explained would be cool too! Keep up the good work!

very good guide you made here my friend

Thanks for the help! I thought the red sheild just happened every once and a while, but i was just pressing R lol :)

Thanks Arekkz

you forgot that if in the shield trust animation, press r to do a easy and fast shield charge

Charge blade is a good weapon even better if you know how to use it so thanks for the tutorial

There's another guard point at the end of your standard third hit, but it's just like the third one you describe. Hard to land on purpose.

most helpful video ever

Excelent video, man! What is this set you're using?

you didnt mention the other guard point done from idle sword and shield. the x+r one, no not the one you showed in the video, the OTHER one. if you time your x button press before your r button then the guard point is extended a longer time, kinda the same amount as a x -> x+r combo.

nice tutorial..i think you still forgot that after reloading you can press a as a shortcut from SS to axe...after reloading you can go to the burst combo of the axe

Hey man ive already reached level 10 quest rank and half the quests I've seen on your channel i haven't been able to get

great tutorials, they have helped me a lot.

I've just made my first charge blade, but I'm not 100% sure how to use it, so please correct me if I'm wrong: to charge the shield, I perform a super burst, but press R before it lands to store charge?

Also if u keep attacking until u do the roundhouse slash u will also have a guard point at the end of the roundhouse slash but I almost never use it

6 years later any1 still playing mh4u?

Ceaudeus regalia, Demonlord supersurge , Daora, le salut, also if ur lucky enough to get a good relic charge blade at 1224 attack use it cuz thts max raw damage 4 a cb. I was lucky enough to find a few max atk cbs

You missed the guard points that happen after certain standard attacks. Like the 2nd and 3rd attacks in the X,X, X combo

Thank you for uploading this one :)

The idle (R+X) switch if done right the shield would display longer at the front, tried it not sure if it's me though but if R is press even alittle before X, it would be counted as a block + X

Nice video. Could you possibly do one on the VE tickets please? It would be much appreciated.

now I finnaly mastered the charge blade

Who else is still playing this game

I've really enjoyed this video. A lot of the ones I see were just basic tutorials. My question is, how fast can this weapon kill a monster? I've used the GS since the first MH hit PlayStation and know how quickly that can doom a monster. But there's times I use the charge blade and since its such a different weapon then the GS it makes me wonder exactly how efficient I am with it.

Great video as always :)

Do you have any videos you'd recommend where you showcase more charge blade strategies? I recently got the Seregios charge blade, and have been having trouble adapting to the playstyle (too used to hit and running with the ls, db, and ig).

what is the charge blade in the thunbmail picture

Am I guessing a Kinsect Guide will be in the near future as well?

What kind of charge blade is that I. Your thumbnail

One thing I personally do when Ultra canceling us resetting the camera behind my character with L and then holding back. It's one more button press but it's a bit easier on people new to the weapon. And also, iirc doesn't the Shield hit have guard point as well?

when you store your files you can push x and you will attack right out of it he never mentioned it

Please do an Advanced Insect glaive Tutorial

What's the weapon in the thumbnail?

When the blade is charge while the shield is boosted I noticed an elemental attack if x is pressed in an upward slash does that do elemental and knockout damage?

i'll need to engrave the ultra cancel in my mind, because i've too often wasted time, effort and charges lining up a shot only to miss at the last second. can guarding protect against projectiles/breath attacks? not that i really have the timing to actively use guard points right now, but it may be helpful to differentiate what can and can't be blocked. i know dodging blows is always preferable, but sometimes its not possible.

wow this weapon looks SOO cool. but i am trying out MH for the first time so i may need a good 100+ hours before i am ready for it lol. i will stick to Lance, Switch Axe, or H. Horn till i am not a noob D:

What do you press to go straight into the ultra? The move that you do sleeping enemies?

hm... only di not find the 'superchancel' on my own . . . and the gard points, but that's more cause I'm most of the time don't even remember about being able to block with the CB XO

does having the charged shield make the super stronger?

Yo is there a kitchen tutorial coming it would be helpful plus a video like this but for lance or charge axe (my Favorited weapons) Great videos btw keep it up

How to counter , when guard point achieve, what to press variaties, ty

so i understand the first method of GP but for axe - sword am i still inputting r+x after pressing r? and the same goes for the last one, after pressing r am i still inputting r+x?

+Arekkz Gaming what's a good high rank free element set

Nice!

so that is why cb guard point feels off in mh4u

Was that a g-rank Damyio or how did you got the chargeblade?

what are some recommended armor set skills for charge blade?

Hello I have a question I consider myself a great C.B. User and I'm working on my guard points. While guard pointing a Rathalos I pressed some button combo and from a Guard point I switched to an ultra right off the bat. Does that work or were my eyes playing tricks?

ArekkzG what is charge blade in thumbnail

i personnally use the insect glaive

Can you make one about insect glaive?

what charge blade is on thumbnail?

hey everyone, I've been using switchaxe till hr4 and I've not seen ANYONE else use it so far, is it bad?

Can you do one for the lance

So i do the ultra while idle with X+A?

This is so hard to understand xD

What you say is true, the last guard point just sort of happens from time to time. I tried to do it on my own accord but it almost never worked for me. I do use the shield thrust into Super/Ultra, but I did not know how to do the cancel so thank you for that. Question, where's the best point to use the Super/Ultra against a monster? I see the yellow KO waves going out and I hit the monster on the head directly but it rarely KO's. Should I step back a bit so the waves hit it?

So hang on... is it not recommended to use the ultra or is it just personal preference? I've clocked 400 hours on charge blade alone and i've always gone straight for ultra spamming, almost never even doing anything but A or shield thrust in sword mode. And I can solo most elder hall missions with CB by spamming ultras. Would I be even more effective bu using supers instead?

How come your armor is blue??

I need to know what armor that is