Bladed Weapons and Explanations

Hello and welcome back my fellow hunters. Today's lesson is about the sword weapon classes of Monster Hunter. I will be breaking up the weapon class explanations into three seperate post for the sake of  possibly giving you information overload. Weapons are crucial to your hunting success and in some cases can be the deciding factor between success and failure in a hunt.

Also it would be helpful to note that weapon choice affects armor choice as well, as in shooting weapons require you to wear gunner armor and melee weapons require blademaster armor. There is also weapon sharpness to be aware of, it has varying levels and some monsters require high levels sharpness to pierce their hides.

We'l start with the basic sword shield combo, this class of weapon is pretty well balanced, allowing quick movement while the weapon is drawn and quick blocking ability. Next we have the great sword class, these massive blades deal large amounts of damage and double as shields, but movement is impaired when the blade is drawn as it is with all larger weapons. The katana class is made up of long, thin, two-handed blades that specialize in fast slices and charge attacks. The last of the sword classes are the dual blades, this class has a blade in each hand and deals massive amounts of damage by releasing a whirlwind of cuts upon your quary.

October 16, 2013. Volcanoe Region in MH3U. Me with great sword drawn (Brachydios Line) after a successful Deviljho hunt. Screen shot by Brad Moffett