Your shoulder is the strongest weapon in MHW.

Sorry I’m just making a time stamp for myself 3:02 start, 6:17 infinite looping no charge combo 6:37 ways to tackle, 8:32 strong and true charge, 9:30 strong charge quick damage, 9:52 biggest damage, 11:15 true charge recap, 14:03 best combo options, 15:01 his favorite combo: A, Y, HY, B, HY A=X, Y=TRI, HY=HOLD TRI, B=CIRCLE

That nergigante counter gave me the bumps of goose, my dude.

Nergigante: I’m about to end this man’s whole career Shoulder: nah

I didn't know you need a PHD to wield a giant ass sword. Amazing tutorial by the way

I love the Nergigante Great Sword just for its visuals. When you fully charge your attacks with it the spikes on the side of the blade extend.

did you just kick that legiana in the face?

Arekkz is officially op, tackling the nergigante on the dive, like a boss

Just a quickie: Against fast monsters, like Odogaron, repositioning yourself with Dodge -> Tackle -> Charge may be very unsafe, so an alternative is Dodge -> Tackle -> Circle for the Jumping Slash. It's fast and has a massive radius, so you can easily aim for the monster's sides and still hit him in the head, while positioning yourself for a safer spot.

"Mobility is at a loss" Greatsword mains: *laughs in rolling*

My precious Great Sword handled by another man. I don't know how I feel about this. But no nicely done dude! More people exposed to this weapon the better! (Also I'm committing to that first sentence despite it's many 'interpretations')

I used to be a great sword main, i quit because i realized i was terrible at it, started maining gunlance and became really good at it, then... then i discovered the frozen fish greatsword, i tried it out as a joke not knowing what it would lead to, the beautiful fish showed me the ways of the greatsword, i became skilled at it and i destroyed all in my path I have returned to my greatsword roots all thanks to the great and holy f i s h Edit 2 months later: the fish now destroys all in its path, it is truly the ultimate weapon, when i have it, no monster stands a chance edit 10 months later: i am now a master greatsword user, monsters tremble in fear in the presence of my fish, not even alatreon could stand up to my godlike fish edit 2 years later (i think, idk the counter still says 1 year but im pretty sure its been longer): i have now slain fatalis, the mighty fish slays all in my path, i am now THE hunter, all thanks to the fish

Another few tips: You can effectively charge the tackle, because tackling during the charging attacks makes the tackle do more damage the more you've charged up, and that charge then carries over to the follow up roundslash after a tackle. It's useful for when you realize your charging attack isn't going to hit, so you can instead cancel into the tackle, and then roundslash, because the roundslash has a huge hitbox. The same goes for charging an aerial attack, the follow up roundslash gets the same charge level. Also, you can throw round slashes into your combo after a second charged triangle attack, and then go back to charging a triangle attack after the roundslash and you'll still be at the second triangle attack. So if you have a really long opening, you can do a triangle, triangle, circle, triangle, triangle combo. It's good for times that you don't have enough time to get 2 full combos off, you can still get 2 second tier attacks off in one combo. Also, the roundslash keeps the charge of the triangle attack, so it's some pretty nice extra damage.

"Ah yes, i big sword" ~Me a year ago picking my weapon

Now to study that Nerg shoulder counter like it's the Dead Sea scrolls.

0:22 _Shoulder bashes Nergigante's ultimate attack._ Well that was impressive.

That kick at 2:12 was majestic.

FINALLY, THE TUTORIAL IVE BEEN WAITING FOR!!

Some more things worth noting: - From the Strong Wide Slash you can go directly into a Strong Charge. - You can get to the Strong Wide Slash either after a jumping attack or after doing a Strong Charge. - If you do NOT cancel the Strong Charge (by doing a tackle) you already start at level 2 for the True Charge.

The tip about how to land the true charge slash on a sleeping monster.. I needed that so badly. I was always doing trial and error so much, but knowing i can just walk up, guard, roll away, and pretty much always get the big hit as the wake up is a relief. No more having my team watch me wiff the hits, or have the wake up hit be the small hit. Thanks for everything Arekkz

I just love that its not just a powerful sword in numbers but you can actually see the effect on enemies. Huge monsters gets pushed back by your sword :D love it

Damn, that tackle into nergigante was probably the most anime thing I've ever seen in this game and it looked fucking badass

I was literally thinking about picking up great sword pretty soon. But I wanted to wait for the Arekkz upload. I’ll take it as a sign.

That tackle on nergigante before it crashed down and the beginning - you have no idea how satisfying that was to watch..

This guide was incredibly helpful! I'm an oldschool GS player and just got into MHW on PC, and the new moves weren't really explained well ingame. Seeing how you use those moves in your footage really helps understanding their usage.

There are some other things you missed. Importantly, when you cancel a charge with tackle, the tackle retains the level of charge you were at. This increases the impact damage. More than that, you can do the jumping wide slash (circle) after a tackle, and if the tackle was charged, so is the jumping wide slash, and it does a good amount of damage when fully charged. Not nearly as much as the TCS, but it's super useful and a great way to dodge and attack while doing a lot of damage.

Ive got 600 hours of MH world under my belt. Just crafted my first greatsword. Ive watched the tutroial, understand the concept, and now im diving in. Wish me luck lads. Happy hunting.

I love how GS has no fancy combo, you just bonk, takle , bonk, takle and I love it

3 years and thousands of hours later,this video still teaches me something new

Arekkz you neglected to mention the fact that tackles are affected by charge levels and that you can follow up tackles with jumping wide slashes which are also affected by charge and do similar damage to strong charged slashes

I know the games old and everyones playing Rise now but I still just love World to death. I have around 800 hunts w hammer, of which I learned thanks to your incredibly helpful videos, and now Im.back to learn GS. One of if not the best MH resources out there

The world progressed so much from my beloved Monster Hunter Freedom of PSP... It's an overwhelmingly different place and what you've presented makes that so clear.

Yeaaaa boii ! That feeling when Arekkz uploads the tutorial of your main :D

Just another tip. Something I found in experimenting with this weapon, the guard can be a very viable tool if you spec for lvl 5 Guard. It almost completely negates any damage to weapon sharpness or to health altogether. I've made builds that utilize this tool, allowing me to guard when I know an attack is coming and continue my assault by kicking and tackling. I know it may not be as smooth as using the super armor effect of tackling, but it's still a very viable option in my opinion, if your not used to tackling or are not confident with the timing of your tackle. It also makes for a great defense oriented play style, though I know many great sword users aren't that interested in defense

Yoooooo I didn't know you could counter nergigante dive bomb like that with the great sword!! Thank you!!

I just started using the Greatsword today and I don't know why I haven't been using it all this time. I'm slowly falling in love with every single weapon in this game.

The shoulder... Can withstand the Dive Bomb. #shoulderopplznerf

Great tutorial as always! Just in case you‘re doing the DB tut soon, please don‘t miss out on explaining the fade slash > triangle > roundslash combo. It’s an advanced combo that allows you to position yourself very well to the weak parts of a monster while keep attacking, because you can change directions with the roundslash and then adjust it even better with another fade slash and so on. I have not seen this combo on KZfaq so far, so I thought I‘d mention it Keep it up!

This is the best video I've been yet. I was about to give up on the GS and write it off. That tackle changes everything.

I seriously cannot express how helpful this series of videos has been as a new player.

Awesome! Love seeing people play the GS. Always wanted to get into it and i guess with this tutorial, now is the time! Great vid Arekkz!

Balls of solid iron for that nergi counter 0:22

BRUH WHAT THE HELL THESE VIDEOS ALWAYS HAVE PERFECT TIMING, you covered info that my whole crew wanted to know back to back

The intro is one of the most satisfying and badass things that ive ever seen...

I wish you'd show the UI in the clips where you fight monsters, because I got tricked into the secure feeling of "my tackle will deflect all damage" ... in short: it doesn't, I died to that A LOT...

Being hit/hitting someone with the upward swing sending them into space isn't the end of the world like everybody thinks. Sure, it might be annoying if you were about to do a combo but you can do an attack mid air (basically the same as a jumping attack). Using the upswing strategically can be pretty useful actually. I once got launched as the monster wanted to fly away but by attacking mid-flight I could mount the monster bringing it back down.

i think that seeing the shoulder charge into nergi's dive and just straight up overpowering it was the most badass thing i have ever seen

I'm coming back to this after almost a year or two after watching it for the first time and I can safely say that this video is responsible for making me fall in love with Monster Hunter. It was thanks to this series of tutorials that I got a grip on how the combat worked and I found myself more comfortable with Great Sword than with my previous options (Hammer and Switch Axe). If someone reads this and doesn't like the weapons they tried, keep looking, there is probably a weapon for you

You forgot to mention that the jumping slash after the tackle can be charged. If you tackle out of a charge, that charge level will be transferred into the follow up jumping slash.

0:22 D-Did you just?!....Just....wow. That has to be one of the coolest things I've seen someone do in Monster Hunter Also, if you could make a quick update video about the skill sugestions for the past weapons that you've already made a tutorial, it would be really nice =) Always learning something new in your tutorials, even though I play MH since Tri. Keep'em coming

Ten months late, but MAN... THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. I downloaded this game during the free trial this past weekend on PS4, and then immediately purchased the game when I ran out of free content. I hadn't played any Monster Hunter since 3U on Wii U, so I was basically an out of the loop old-timer. Your videos helped me back then, and, no surprise, they're gonna be helping me now as I dive into this INCREDIBLE game. I was playing GS the same old Wii U way (was actually working toward an early high rank Quick Draw build, oooof). I thought the tackle was the dumbest move and a bad addition to the game. Your video was a life after and a game changer. Literally. I'm about to go practice fighting Rathian and Rathalos using this new knowledge, and then hopefully I can finally break into High Rank. See you all out hunting! May the Sapphire Star light your way!

At first i was pretty nervous when i first tried the greatsword due to all the ppl saying its very hard to use, but i found im better suited to weapons like these. Also Great video!

Greatsword may seems dumb, but is a very techincal weapon indeed.

IMO, jumping wide slash is underrated. It’s not as strong as the true charge, but charging the strong charge, tackle canceling, and jumping wide slashing (which retains the charge levels) will come relatively close in damage, allowing you to hit a monster hard if you know you won’t have time for a true charge. It’s no true charge, but it’s a decent option if time is short. Just my 2 cents anyway. EDIT: guess I’m not the only advocate lol

That Nergigante counter and the K.O. kick is so satisfying!

who downvotes this? this series is literally the most comprehensive, most well put together tutorial series I've seen on any topic ever

Great sword OGs here??? GS since mh1 GS all through the game then GS all through mh3 and I did GS all through mhw but it's better in mhw because true slice and tackle. Most people think great sword is immobile but with roll&tackle you can be mobile asf and still stack your combo up

Who would win? - a massive, house-sized monster charging forward with all its might - some guy pushing it with his shoulder

Something for mention if you do another workshop plus: -when you cancel a charged slash into tackle, the tackle can deal more damage based on the charged slash's level by the time you cancel it. -you can follow up a tackle with a sword slap by pressing R2+triangle

I know this is an older video but I wanted a say your weapon work shops have gotten me hyped about using other weapons to the point where Ive picked up and used just about every weapon you've covered and you've helped me to really find new ways to love this game. I look forward to seeing the rest of the tutorial especially the bow guns since I have no idea how they work to see if they're something I like

I've been a GS user since Unite on PSP and tried plethora of other weapon but none compare to the satisfaction of landing a full charged swing and making the monster fall. I went into this video thinking I don't think I'll learn anything but let's check it out since you can always improve and you know it, I learned something. I didn't know you could tackle out of true charge to delay it, will make good use of that :)

Finally! Thank you very much! I know what to watch as soon as my children are sleeping ☺️

Damn, new to MHW and I already liked the greatsword from playing around a bit, that tackle is a gamechanger man

There is just something borderline *euphoric* about blowing back a monster with a true charge slash man.

We both know why you came back to this video and it wasn't because you've never used the weapon before. Wake up hit is at 16:50

Holy Jesus now I finally know how to reposition myself with sleeping monsters! Thank you so much!

Alot more technical than I first imagined, learning how to utilize those tackles and charge attacks to the fullest is really satisfying

You can also do a side slash after tackling out of any charged attack. The interesting thing about this is that the tackle and the side slash will actually also be charged if you do decide to do a full charge before tackling. I usually use this if I can't get to true charge fast enough and still wanna do some damage while repositioning myself. I think you mentioned this in the guide but I just wanted to talk more about it. Great guide man.

Goddamn, did you really KICK that legiana K.O. At 5:27?

Been playing with a greatsword since the first Monster Hunter.

With amount of Legiana material farming I have to do, seeing you land that kick in it's face just about alleviated most of my frustration with this flying package of screams.

The tanking, non flinching ability on that tackle help make this weapon so viable along with that OP damage! Nice video Arekkz.

Thanks so much arekkz I've been trying to pick up gs

I just recently learnt how great (pun intended) the Greatsword is :D I used it for the Barroth Arena Quest because my precious Duals werent a choice. Got him done 30 seconds below the timelimit for A :D So this video is perfect timing for me to learn even more about it :)

For anyone that might be watching this now if you do 1 triangle/Y attack you can do a slinger burst (if you have slinger ammo to go straight into a true charged slash ( you can only do this if you have the iceborne expansion)

Just switched to Greatsword from Bow a couple of days ago, and it's amazing. Landing the level 3 true charge is one of the most satisfying experiences in all of gaming. I'm still a n00b at it, so I miss a lot, but I can kill Teostra and Nergigante with it, so I'm still confident enough to use it against pretty much anything bar Tempered Deviljho and Kirin. Your video will help immensely in getting me to not miss so goddamn much.

cant belive you just kicked that legianas lights out

You tackled a divebombing Nergy? Absolute madman. I mean, sure, you don't get knocked for six, but you still take damage while tackling, right? What a shame it doesn't come with Omnislash.

Capcom put so much love and care into the weapon animations so you really feel the weight of these awesome weapons colliding with colossal beasts! And then they made an invincible shoulder tackle.

Every time i think there is a "simple" weapon Arekkz puts out a 15+ min video that blows my mind O_o

5:10 how much damage reduction does the tackle give you, and can that damage be further reduced with the Guard skill?

Idk if I agree with the structure you chose to describe world's GS. All these routes to reach true charge might seem overwhelming for some players. I would've taught the combo theory of 2 moves reaching true charge. A tackle or a slash counts as one of your 2 actions. Side blow and wide slashes can be used here and there. Creating an understanding isn't always easy, and watching this, I feel there's a better way to illustrate the flow the weapon allows. That being said, there's more than one way to learn, and your approach is by no means incorrect. It's definetley a solid teacher I'd send my newer friends.

Loved it, but there is one more thing you might add. If you let the second charge hit, the true charge must only be charged twice.

It is now my favorite weapon. That wyvern ignition looks so sick

They should add another final fantasy event/character and put cloud with his greatsword!!!

Great Sword Squad Unite! 😈🔥

Great video, I am preparing myself for Iceborne where I want o play Greatsowrd mainly. This video helped me a lot to get comfortable with the Greatsword moveset, but it is a lot of information compressed in a very short time and you are talking very fast, sometimes hard to follow for a non native speaker. :) It seems to be a quite complex weapon, but I am looking forward to start with this weapon in Iceborne.

I was looking into using the Greatsword for my PC playthrough after playing a couple hundred hours on PS4 with Longsword, and thanks to this video I've been demolishing every monster I come across, often stringing together several knockdowns in a row and grabbing mounts left and right. Thank you, Arekkz, for a very straightforward but in-depth tutorial that introduced me to the true power of a weapon I initially brushed off for being "too slow".

Your telling me whacking nerg with your shoulder will completely stop his dive bomb while a normal shield can't even block it?! O K A Y T H E N

Bowguns soon hopefully? Light vs heavy comparison, playstyle differences? It’s my favorite, not sure if I’m doing it right though

Me, a GS main since MHFU came out for PSP more than a decade ago, just bought MHW and deeply thank you because I am really confused about new mechanics

I was scared away from GS when I played Tri so many years ago. I've gone from LS, to CB, to SnS, and now I'm ready to give the big stick another shot!

Yes! Another tutorial.

that kick at 2:12 decided it, im maining this weapon.

Jesus, 50 hours in with GS I never valued the tackle, I see now I should embrace the linebacker. This will help so, so much with my survivability. Thanks for the guide!

After this I have officially become a greatsword main thank you

I wonder how many people are coming here so they can use Wyvern Ignition

Best weapon in the game.

It just feels so great when u land ur hits on the monsters critical parts

My main was CB in MH4U and MHGU, but after I tried GS, I'm completely transformed into Zabuza