average insect glaive user: "Through-out heaven and earth... ...I alone am the honered one."

@chocolllya

3 ай бұрын

clicked the video looking for this comment lol

@RoyalTfrii

3 ай бұрын

"Imaginary skill: Blunt blast powder kinsect"

If there's no insect glaive in wilds, I'm not buying it.

When I first played monster hunter world, my brother told me that the insect glave would be a perfect weapon for me and he was right I’ve always been a fan of Halberd like weapons I’ve always like the idea of having a little bug companion around, like how Sparks the dragonfly was from Spyro and I love the concept of flying up in the air it’s like this weapon was made for me.

Once you learn to fly there's no looking back🚁😂

@Chillwave6

3 ай бұрын

when i found out about it, it's pretty much the stuff i keep doing and now realising its only available for this weapon, and this was my first weapon to try... I probably have a hard time switching, its amazing

honestly loved how you were referring to playstation buttons, despite using an Xbox controller. i literally didn’t have to think about it as you were explaining 😂🔥

I used insect glavie for the first time in world today, agianst sreaking legiana and obliterated it.

I got mhw: iceborne yesterday on sale and when I was trying out the weapons the insect glaive was the only one to stand out to me, but I had no idea what I was doing only for this video to pop up in my recommended an 5 hours after it was posted

I absolutely hate managing kinsect buffs and attacks. And I also absolutely hate the feeling that I'm not maximizing my potential without managing kinsect buffs and attacks. IG is not the weapon for me. But I respect it.

@CV-fb9kf

3 ай бұрын

yeah, same lol

@johnnyjay6959

3 ай бұрын

Ya I agree. I love the flying around and combos but the fact I’m constantly shooting bug jizz out to get buffs just distracts me. Can’t get use to it

@granthefato340

3 ай бұрын

if you get red first then get the other buffs it resets the timer also there’s decorations to make it last wayyy longer

@Entity_S

3 ай бұрын

Try it with power prolonger using the alatreon vambrace A, should feel alot nicer and maybe even try tool specialist for even more comfort.

@johnnyjay6959

3 ай бұрын

@@granthefato340 I had a feeling that the timer resets thank u.

One thing you forgot to mention is the retreating slash you can do by pressing back +B/O (It might be only with red extract, I've never tried without it). I didn't think it was any good for the longest time but over 1k hours in with the weapon learning it has been a godsend, and its high reaching so it can hit some high parts like tails even while you're grounded! One other trickier to get used to technique is that you can cancel the end lag of attacks with the Kinsect Recall, even if your Kinsect is still on your arm! Especially useful after the Strong B/O finisher attack! Also fun fact: An elemental Kinsect can solo Alatreon with purely kinsect attacks and meet the elemental checks pretty easily

@ShepardCommander

2 ай бұрын

this 100%, Retreating slash lets you keep the flow of combat while evading at the same time. It also helps infinitely chain into tornado slash.

This is a great guide. The only thing missing is probably the Kinsect Drill technique, i.e. using the descending thrust with slow kinsects to get them to hit multiple times when beelining to the marked spot.

@TeraRyza

3 ай бұрын

True I didn't actually show that in retrospect! Thanks for the mention!

@lolcakez2075

Ай бұрын

i’m struggling to learn how to do this 😭

@samakiraroyjanssen6326

7 күн бұрын

@@lolcakez2075no idea if you still are, but for everyone else who is looking for how: When you perform the drill, your kinsect, if with you, will float where you start, and then dash to where you mark, hitting the enemy while it does so. The hits are time based, so the longer the kinsect is inside the hit box of the monster, the more times it hits. Using a slower kinsect with higher dmg means it spends more time in the monster, hitting more often. To use it, it’s best for larger monsters. Leap into the air, and drill to the ‘other’ end of the monster. Try to move as far along it’s body as possible. Hold aim towards the monster at the end so you mark attack towards it.

I’ve tried quite a few weapons. GS, Hammer, Bow (I loved Bow until late game) Lance… IG is by far my favorite weapon out of all of them. Maximizing my ground combos/damage while being able to vault/fly away if need be, the kinsect management, ect. Absolutely love this weapon

Damn. The tekken 7 practice BGM is a cherry on top. Very nostalgic as I spent so much hrs in practice mode.

Feel like this was made just for me, a beginner player maining IG. THANK YOU!!

Thanks for the guide ! Got back into World a few months ago and I was too scared of picking up IG again. Now I can safely shake the rust off me.

thank you so much for the details, now i understand how to use the buff

Started my IG journey today, this was very informative! I don't remember if you mentioned, but I found out that after you feed your kinsect some ammo, you can gather two buffs at once before it comes back to you

Something else is when aiming with LT you can press y/triangle which is the best way to gather buffs as you have control over it and moves faster than you. When you have it return manually by pressing b/circle it returns stamina to the kinsect. Marking is good for when you are ready to actually fight. You can also grab multiple buffs before having it return making getting buffs only take 10s or less.

uncapping aerials is needed so badly and would open up some fun constitution builds for the weapon

Recently finished making an element ig builds with kyar weapons, suuuper fun to use

One thing you mentioned but didn't seem to clarify is how the red buff effects your ability to continue Arial attacks. Without the but you just have to land the attack. With the red buff, to continue your Arial onslaught, you have to land the last attack. You can land every other attack, but if the last one misses, you are on the ground.

I didn't know that the Clutch Claw dive while airborne could let you grapple onto the monster. That makes sense, but I didn't think of it. That's a lot easier than holding left trigger to enter kinsect aim, and then pressing the right stick to switch to the slinger and using the clutch claw that way.

This was the first weapon i picked up when i played world the first time because i loved having a bug friend lmao

been loving IG since its released, its so much fun

Let's go! Time to learn how insects kill Monsters! Cuz like... There was a person who played through MHW with ONLY the Kinsect. The volting into the air is just a plus 😂

@samakiraroyjanssen6326

7 күн бұрын

Lemon. Yeah, that was awesome.

The main benefit to being able to stick to walls is that you can quickly scale climbable vines, WITHOUT SHEATHING your weapon, which I doubt any other weapon can do. Let alone quickly. It's niche at best, yeah, but it's neat. It's also a VERY easy way to get to the top of the parcour puzzle in Hoarfrost Reach which you need to do if you want all canteena ingredients and take a photo of the rusted shell of Kushala Daora.

2 nights ago i accidentally found something i find incredible and on complete accident: the mid-air evade has *i-frames.* What attack did i dodge through to find this out? Teostra's supernova lmao Was caught mid-air doing the strong advancing slash and kinda panicked. Other than that, pretty good ig guide, great for beginner's but is missing the fact you can kinda command the kinsect and aim it at certain spots for better buff acquisition. Made my ig build that same night since i had a yearning to play the first weapon i ever mained (I'm a diehard world gunlance main now).

First i think the heal stat also increases the stamina recovery of the kinsect 2. The ammo type you ise for ur kinsect also determands the duration of the spirit buff with low ammo counts like thorn pot providing the longest time and high ammo counts like stones the lowest. Also the Duration of each individual buff get reset if u collect the third buff completing the set.

9:25 the jump is supposed to work into any direction, but it seems to be bugged, so it doesn't give any horizontal movement. but if yo do it on a climbable wall, and do it with the stick forward, you get a jump upwards, and stick into the wall again. meaning you can climb faster (assuming you don't have evade extender in the build) IG main, played through MH4U, MHGen/GenU, and MHW:I with it mostly. and I have used it as a dancing weapon too, a pole dancer if you will :D monster attacks, I attack, repeat, punish openings with the new dive attack, and let the kinsect be passive damage/status with dropped material boosts. I've seen the extracts as follows: offense, catalyst, and defense. catalyst boosts your capabilities for jump height and distance and the other two extracts. offense giving you more attacks, as well as raw attack, orange giving defence buffs. really liked the video :3

wwwaaaait, there's this thing called a kinsect charge?! and here I thought I already knew everything about Insect Glaives and kinsects 🤣. I've already logged 326hrs as an IG main and still I missed something 🤣. Glad I clicked on this guide.

Used the insect glaive since base MHW, I don't remember if you put the skill in the video, maybe it's only something I've seen in Rise that isn't in World for some reason. But evade extenders apply to the air dodge as well, giving you a wider range of mobility in the air. Love to see the glaive get some spotlight. (Small note I'm dying to have the tonfas again, just so I can have another unique weapon to figure out.) (Additional note: I could be misremembering but I swear early World had glaives able to hit the dust in mid air to vault off of, and I could swear that you could infinitely get air time off it because I remember staying in the air for awhile during the Magdaros fights. They could've did a big patch for it, I'm not too sure as there was a good while I put the game down before Iceborne)

charge blade or bow next would be cool

This is my 2nd main weapon from MH4U to MHXX. After a long time of not playing this game. This year I'm coming back with this weapon in MHworld Iceborne.

i wanna see gunlance guide next

Forgot to talk about what the insect icon next to the "123" buffs is and how it works. 🤷‍♂️

Maybe you're not a kinsect main haha but you missed the main point of how to collect the boosts 😭 you can just send your kinsect in whatever direction you want with the left trigger and Y or B !

What mod are you using at 15:16? The one displaying the attack names

i love the weapons that have a sort of buff window, i started with charge blade (world is my first mh game) went into longsword for the rest of the game (odagaron and robadbahn being my practice dummies for many hours, love those too for learning longsword) and insect glaive felt more fun, but at least harder than dual blades, dual blades felt like i was just putting on easy mode and i didnt like it

Didnt even consider using it in MHW at first but after trying it in MHR, i am reconsidering using it in MHW. It was a fun play style from a chargeblade main

i really wish theyd also add the sever/blunt mechanic to the actual insect glaive in Wilds

Started my MH journey with MH Tri. Love the Sword and Shield. The moment I encountered the Insect Glaive in the sequels it became my one and only weapon of choice. I love love love the Seltas Glaive, as it looks so vastly different from the other Glaive weapons, and is one more reason why I hope the Seltas Queen + Seltas make a comeback in a newer entry. (Wouldn't mind seeing the Gigginox again too. I hate the Khezu.)

IG is so FUN to just fly around with but the damage wasnt really that appealing to me. I might give it another go now knowing theres actually tons of buffs to play arounx the kinsect with

*Potentially Important tips* I'll preface this by saying I haven't played MHW in awhile so the info may be a little off. 1. If you wait to get your third buff im pretty sure it resets the duration of the other buffs. 2. You can feed your kinsect monster pods or stones/red pits by holding LT then pressing Y+B at the same time, I cant recall what this buffs, just that monster pods are better, I think it might boost duration or kinsect damage maybe or the length of time it can be out? I cant remember.

What armor are you using? Forgive my ignorance but that isn’t a single armor set right? I think some of it is Kulve but idk from there

@TeraRyza

3 ай бұрын

Yeah correct on that! The waist and legs however are the Demon Lord armor set! You get it from the Halloween event which rotates pretty frequently!

Best weapon ever! No contest! :P

what a cool moveset. only if I don't need to do the chores then the weapon will be perfect

I'm definitely gonna learn IG one day.

@darrelladams4886

3 ай бұрын

Same lol.

13:40 I think it’s your timing, you have to jump off right after getting on the wall to get an animation

I run earplugs and had no idea about the flinchfree thing.

Correct me if i'm wrong, but If I recall correctly, you can actually refresh all the buffs with an orange extract if you're on the verge of loosing them

@schall2481

3 ай бұрын

No the buffs refresh if u collect all 3 of them most of the time it will be the orange one but it doesnt matter which one it is

You know that you can just press Y when aiming to collect essence? Way faster than marking every time. I mark only to sustain damage and clouds.

Not a bad video but left out some key things the glaive and kinsect can do and what you can do.

My main is insect glaive, and as Wyverian in Guiding Land, he said this type of weapon is only used by 8% of player.

what type of insect glaive is that? I use the acidic glavenus glaive which does ok damage but this one seems pretty great

@TeraRyza

3 ай бұрын

Oh well this is the Fatalis IG. There's a reason the Damage seems bonkers haha. But it has a layered weapon!

What the heck was that kinsect at the start? The large blue one

Mouse?

Friend of mine is curious about getting into IG, and another friend is IG main. Naturally I sent this to both of them

@TeraRyza

3 ай бұрын

I remember you asking months ago! Is it the same friend? XD

@ShukakuTheCrazy1

3 ай бұрын

@@TeraRyza yep

The battle of heaven and earth…

Where's the build guide at the end? 😢

Average to Semi-Top IG User, the weapon is harder than other weapons due to micromanaging buffs, and i do want to discuss how the insect glaive although sheating is 1s, it is also one of the weapons that is heavily affected by quick sheathe, flinch free 3 is such a great comfort skill with 2 more levels of earplugs to be a mini Rocksteady Mantle while you have your triple buffs active which if you play enough of insect glaive is more manageable with or without power prolonger 3, its common for IG users optimally to fight with red/white buffs then get orange before they expire to refresh the red/white and get the full effect of the triple buffs, but after playing it more casually i just keep the upkeep of triple buffs all the time and enjoy my mini rocksteady mantle.

Abit off topic but any idea abt Tera’s layered armor?

@TeraRyza

3 ай бұрын

Head, Arms, Chest: HR Kulve Taroth Waist, Legs: MR Demonlord Alpha XD

I remember only ever using insect glaive to fight xenojiva 😂

Is this video title an X reference? Cause if it is I'm both impressed and horrified.

What armor are u using? It's dope

@Chillwave6

3 ай бұрын

according to ryza on another comment, the top is Kulve while the legs and waist are Demon Lord, so its a mixed set.

More to it the best damage combo is y/triangleX3 finished with b/circle. This usually finishes as a monster is getting up.

I think you forgot about Dodge Slash.

The only part that sucks is right at the beginning of hunts that put you right at the monster without a chance to grab any stones or anything for the kinsect slinger buff and such

@jeremyc92

2 ай бұрын

If you do the clutch claw attack and press Y while holding on you will do a special attack that has the chance of dropping slinger ammo.

Ibhave played MHW for round abojt 260 h now.... and 245h is what i have played as an insectgleve otp.... i didnt know u can stick to walls....

Build?

😮

16:22 Finally I can feed that bug shit for all the shit it gave me on those damn vertical planes in 4u.

As a CB user, I might switch to IG

after playing rise... and going back and playing this... it feels so slow.

Whar kinsect you using though shizz growing majestically lol

@TeraRyza

3 ай бұрын

It's the Dragoon Soul Kinsect! Part of the FF14 Collab Questline!

@Gibnut101

3 ай бұрын

Whaaaat that's a thing. I'm on it. I have heard of all other event weaps but no one mentioned that one I feel. Thank you!

Lance when?

Is that a mod for the insect??

@julioposada167

3 ай бұрын

Not a mod, it’s called the dragon soul kinsect and you get it from completing the Behemoth special assignment quest

New player? Wanted to look cool by flying in the sky while slicing and dashing the monster you're hunting? Well, this weapon is for you! It comes with an ability to be playing alone for all of the game, since nobody wants to be with ig player on their team lol

As a used to be Insect Glaive main(now I just use a little bit of everything),I hate how people treat this weapon. The say the damage sucks so it’s a trash weapon. That’s like saying the hunting horn and Lance are trash because it makes everyone not die. It’s not the most hated weapon,but still up there. I think just feeling like Darth Maul feels dam amazing when I was a noob in the game. Overall great weapon,and underrated. Once you know how to use this thing,you will be very unkillable and ride the monster like he is a horse in a rodeo. Much funner to use then the Longsword in my opinion when you get the buffs.

This is the only weapon i have failed to master.

Personally I'm a using only the insect glave.

Great damage where? I'm seeing 11 and 70, that looks shit to me

U can feed the kinsect 🤦🏾‍♂️😭 I’m such a noob 😂😂

the first thing you should have shown is feeding slinger ammo to your kinsect boosting greatly kinsect stamina and allowing you to get 2 buffs at the same time. also getting your buffs while aiming, it's faster and with the kinsect boosted it's a fast time getting buffs...

ugh losing buffs mid combo is p a i n. I suddenly feel like I'm playing through syrup, moving in slow motion. Each hit is the glacial creep of an ice age. Good thing it's a really obvious sign that I need to disengage and reup my buffs!

the only thing i hate about this weapon is the kinsect

This only weapon I don't like in game 😅

For those who really want to play IG efficiently, Do NOT spam aerial attacks. Better yet, dont use them at all. You should only take to the air for evading, closing gaps and setting up descending thrust. Descending thrust is IG's best move, but it's dmg is mostly grounded. For skills, focus on dmg skills like Crit boost, as much crit to reach 100% affinity from different sources, agitator, atk (4 is enough) and peak performance. Power prolonger is a waste when rebuffing takes seconds, and the true IG goal is to just use red and white. You can infinitely refresh them, while you cant refresh the triple buff. You need to let it expire. Do NOT use Airborne. Huge waste. 30% may seem like a lot, but 30% of 20 dmg from an aerial attack is garbage. Do NOT even waste time using flinch free. You can literally evade through screams, tremors and wind. Only do flinch free 1 for online play. Most people that try IG drop it because it does crap dmg... that's mostly because they spam helicopters and tickle monsters. IG has surprisingly good dmg qhen used on ground. Its far from being better than other choices, but its not bad either.

IG has NO DAMAGE 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

I would love "Glaive", remove that stupid kinsect Capcom

Sorry, but this guide is bunch of useless information. You never fight without your red buff, so close to half of this guide is pure garbage. Infinite combo is bad. In mhw you won't get more then 12 sec window of pure dps and to so you need to clagger. In group play this is ig duty (most of the time). So you want to max your dps by a hardest hitting skills: tornado and downward thrust. And speaking of DT you want the slowest kinsect with highest power/element you can make for DT insect pierce. For insect you want 1 of every element. Fast insect does like 1 or 2 tick of damage when slow ones can do like 5-7 (for like 50-120 dmg each). For aerial combat you never want to use anything then DT for dmg, dodge and helicopter for positioning. Most of the time you don't want to mount monsters, but in rare ocasions you want it (safi in 3rd phase) its the best to use strong jumping slash. Otherwise remember it's just a game and play however you want. No one can tell you how to have fun in video games. Please before you make another video ask someone to teach you about weapon mechanics.

4k+ hours in, I just noticed from this video that IG users can just vault over the ravines and gaps where u have to drop down and climb vines again. lol 😅 Very cool guide! I Keep up the great work, Tera

@TeraRyza

3 ай бұрын

Yeah it's kind of neat actually! Perk of the weapon! Thank you Cake!!