Monster Hunter Now: Great Sword Guide

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The Great Sword is the second weapon you unlock in Monster Hunter Now. As a big, hulking behemoth of a weapon, it’s slow to hit but packs a punch. Coupled with elemental damage, the Great Sword can be excellent for Large Monster hunts, especially if you’re aiming for A Rank. However, you need to get the timing down for both your attacks and your dodges. If you can get a perfect dodge and follow up with an attack, hunts will take no time at all.

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You will unlock the Great Sword after completing the first half of Chapter 2: Shimmering Swamp. You can either attack a monster with a “quick” swipe (it’s still slow) or charge up a powerful attack while the monster goes through its attack motions. If you time it correctly, you can also shove a monster during its attack wind-up to interrupt its pattern.

Currently, there are 10 Great Swords in the game. Great Swords in Monster Weapon Sets include the Great Jagras, Pukei-Pukei, Barroth, Great Girros, Tobi-Kadachi, Jyuratodus, Legiana, Anjanath, and Rathalos.

As a heavier weapon, the Great Sword has a long wind-up time even for normal attacks. However, strikes will break monster parts more easily than other weapons. Unlike the Hammer, the Great Sword has a better swinging range, though you still want to get pretty close to monsters to ensure a hit.

Great Swords have three charge attacks: Charged Slash, Strong Charged Slash, and True Charged Slash. You can charge by holding the screen. With each charge level, your Hunter will glow a different color. With each charge level, your attack will do more damage.

The Great Sword Special Skill is also called True Charged Slash.