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Monster Hunter Wilds offers an extensive range of melee weapons, making it quite a task to choose just one that suits your play style. Luckily, at the start of the game, Alma guides you with a few questions to help narrow down your options for weapon selection.
However, even with Alma’s advice, finding the perfect weapon type can be complex until you actually face a live enemy rather than just practice on a training dummy. To make an informed choice, it’s helpful to explore the capabilities of each melee weapon type.
Finding the Ideal Melee Weapon
The game presents various weapon types to cater to different player preferences:
- Dual Blades: These are perfect if you’re looking for high mobility and an aggressive offensive style.
- Sword and Shield: This offers a balanced approach, combining offense with defense.
- Lance: A solid choice if you prefer a more defensive method of combat.
Ultimately, the best weapon for you will depend on your personal preference. Fortunately, Monster Hunter Wilds delivers enough diversity for every player to find a weapon that resonates with them. Below, we’ll delve deeper into the various melee weapons available in the game.
Great Sword
The Great Sword is impressive with its colossal blades that can act as shields when needed. This weapon type deals the highest damage per hit, but it comes with a trade-off: it is quite slow and challenging to maneuver while drawn. Hitting smaller or quicker targets can be tricky, demanding patience as you wait for the right moments to strike. Yet, if you manage to land a hit, the damage dealt will be substantial.
Long Sword
Long Swords are slimmer than Great Swords and do not function as shields. They provide increased mobility and allow for consistent damage with quicker attacks. What’s interesting about Long Swords is their specific stance that activates powerful spirit moves, depleting the spirit gauge in the process. This type also relies on effective counterattacks and inflicting wounds to build up the spirit gauge for its bigger moves.
Sword and Shield
The Sword and Shield combination strikes a remarkable balance between offense and defense. The short sword facilitates rapid attacks to target enemy weak points, while the shield offers protection from lighter assaults. Additionally, this weapon allows for good mobility, letting you dodge attacks too powerful to block.
Dual Blades
For pure offensive gameplay, the Dual Blades are an exceptional choice. They enable you to remain agile and consistently pepper enemies with fast strikes. While you cannot defend with these blades, their speed and mobility are their forte. Transitioning into Demon Mode increases your attack rate at the cost of stamina, and successfully dodging attacks activates a powerful state where you can strike even while moving.
Hammer
The Hammer is designed to knock down foes, even those with tough hides. It offers powerful swinging attacks that can damage multiple enemies, making it perfect for dealing with swarms. You can charge up your swings for increased damage, and even while charging, you retain the ability to maneuver and pull enemies closer with your strikes.
Hunting Horn
The Hunting Horn stands out as a versatile weapon, allowing you to buff yourself while dealing damage to opponents. It offers numerous options to enhance your attack, defense, or evasion and speed. If you’re seeking a fresh take on weaponry, this isn’t traditional and provides the unique Echo Bubble ability for area buffs.
Lance
The Lance comes with a significant shield, perfect for guarding against attacks while making your own. This weapon boasts various unique attacks, including a charging maneuver that enables you to stay aggressive even when on the defense. The large shield offers quite a bit of protection, letting you counter most strikes effortlessly.
Gunlance
The Gunlance may look like a ranged weapon, but its shots are effective only in close combat. It shares its massive shield with the traditional lance and offers a variety of ammunition types. One type is used for regular strikes, while another special ammo type charges over time when used, leading to powerful attacks once fully loaded.
Switch Axe
This weapon merges the features of an axe and sword, providing excellent versatility. The axe has a longer range but is slower, whereas the sword allows for swifter attacks at a cost of range. Notably, combining focus attacks can trigger a switch between the axe and sword, enabling fluid combat.
Charge Blade
The Charge Blade combines aspects of a Sword and Shield with an axe. While in Sword mode, you can defend and move easily, dealing damage. When you switch to Axe mode, your damage output increases significantly, although it’s slower and needs vigilance since you lose the shield.
Insect Glaive
Possibly the most unique weapon in the game, the Insect Glaive enables you to vault into the air for aerial strikes. It allows you to send insects to target specific monster parts, which continuously attack in a determined area. You can choose different types of insects to use with your glaive through the Smithy, making for a dynamic fighting style.
Overall, the perfect melee weapon in Monster Hunter Wilds will depend on your play style and what you find most enjoyable in combat!
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