Hunt with the community and me! ▶ discord.gg/lightitupdan Note: If you noticed slight frame glitches with the video, it's not you/on your end. I adjusted recording settings (funnily, to improve on quality) but it clearly had some issues, apologies. It's present in the next video, the Great Sword Weapon Overview, but should be squashed for any future uploads. I know it's not the quality you've come to expect here. Thanks for understanding. 💙

My tip is to learn a bit at a time. You don't need to fully master this weapon to perform well on hunts. What I did was learn one combo at a time. Learn the basics of charging and then just go on a hunt. Practice until you got it down without thinking about it, finish the hunt, then learn another thing. Hunt with the new thing on top of the last and keep doing that. You'll get it down quicker than you might think, it's not that bad. Don't be intimidated, the Charge Blade is a lot of fun!

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

This is a great tip! I find that a lot folks don’t properly utilise the training area either. It’s such a great place to start a new weapon before actually taking it out on a hunt!

@CRandyGamble

2 ай бұрын

@@lightitupdan Totally agree. I learn the combo in the training ground. Once I feel like I'm ready, I go bother a monster. Then I hunt until I don't have to think about how to do the combo anymore. Then I'm ready for another. I'm doing okay with the CB now but just the classic version. I haven't messed with Savage Axe Mode yet but it looks SO wicked!

One tip to learn guard points, Dantes Devil Sword will light up your character when you have a guard point up. Its a good way to learn where they are a bit more.

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

oh cool, I’ll have to take a look at that!

@hopeatlast9617

2 ай бұрын

That's exactly what I was gonna say. And this CB is my fave (currently in Base World, haven't started IB yet)

@professorpenne9962

8 күн бұрын

​@@hopeatlast9617 did you try CB in sunbreak yet? It's actually really insane with elemental SAED and even burst pizza cutter

SAED can be cancelled into a AED by holding back on the left stick and pressing Y during the beginning of the attack. This is useful for two reasons: 1, it is much faster, more accurate, and reliant only on the initial attack hitting to inflict the phial damage. 2, it will always inflict 3 phials of damage, even if you only use 1 phial for the attack, so if you have already burned 5 of your 6 phials (with capacity boost) and still have a charged shield, you can guard point, press Y+B for a SAED, press back on left stick + Y, and get the most damage out of your counter for the last phial you have stored. Anticipation and planning are vital to be successful with this weapon and I highly recommend it to those who are looking for a weapon they can always improve with. (PS. As mentioned savage axe does not go away when you swap back to sword and shield, and as it only goes away if your phials are completely depleted you can keep it going basically indefinitely during fights if you continuously swap back and forth to charge your phials again)

@lightitupdan

19 күн бұрын

Very cool technique, will have to try it myself

@professorpenne9962

8 күн бұрын

yep, easy to bash a monster in the face with an AED. I'm replaying the ultimate games and laser sword having no damage numbers seems like the monsters are afraid of being decimated so badly 😅

@professorpenne9962

8 күн бұрын

​@@lightitupdanyou can guard point and then punish the monster from yelling at you by bashing it in the face, yeah awesome weapon

I feel like you are missing a lot about guard points as they are very very very useful and IMO an essential part of the cb's kit. One when you GP you do a little bit of phial dmg and can flinch monsters pretty easily. As well if you press both triangle and circle after a gp it will instantly lead you into a SAED which if you prefer can lead you into axe mode or just a regular AED. The old base mhw playstyle was gping the monsters attack and then sending an SAED down their neck. Going along with SAED and AED, you really never want to use SAED unless you have full phials and a very large opening. It is much more dmg efficient to just do an AED (which can be done by holding back on the stick and hitting triangle) which will focus the dmg on the spot that you hit and if you're in axe mode, slice through the monster. If you do this you can save your axe mode and not have to re arm it each time you want big dmg. As well the general time it takes and recovery for AED is much faster so it can be used for smaller openings. Side note as well you are missing the key difference between elemental and impact phials. Impact phials do a pretty substantial amount of ko dmg and I have ko'ed monsters more than once during a fight. Elemental phials can out damage impact phials but personally being able to ko monsters is more of a plus for me. With impact phials as well you can hit a guard point on a charging monster and ko it. IMO one of the best feelings. Small little fyi as well, you do have a GP on the transformation to axe mode and it can be used for monsters that have many attacks one after another. Really hard to pull off and not really practical but can be more efficient in certain situations.

@lightitupdan

4 күн бұрын

Appreciate you sharing your additional insights. These videos aren't designed to be going over every single detail of a weapon, but rather provide a comprehensive overview that's easily digestible for the majority of players

Love the video I use charge blade and insect glaive I'm writing Exams now so I'll just like it and watch once I'm done with the exams. Those monsters will know pain!!! Any No rest for the wicked content coming up

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

Awesome, good luck with your exams! Potentially yeah 👀

Thank you Dan for making a good vdo for us ❤🙏🏾

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

you're very welcome, friend!! 💙

if i remember correctly: impact = KO = fixed damage elemental = multiplies damage from elemental damage so, it's more prefered impact but elemental can do massive damage, sadly you need to build more specific builds and get specific weapons for that

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

both require building out a lot if you want to improve phial damage, since impact benefits from artillery which with secret can go to lvl 5 I think it was (off the top of my head)

@abusivewafflegaming4450

Ай бұрын

@@lightitupdan To be fair, going for artillery 5 isn't worth it without Fatalis armor, you're just giving up way too much with the 4 piece Raging Brachy / 3 piece Zorah sets

My tips for those who want comfy build to have at least guard lvl 3 + guard up on your skill, and when using sword mode. Remove the habit of dodging and instead guard against the attack.

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

Getting comfortable with blocking definitely helps improve your flow with the weapon!

@gdaycunts4694

2 ай бұрын

It cost sharpness even with guard point. I'd rather dodge. I only use guardpoint when i can't hop or roll out wide attacks.

@SHAHNMONO

Ай бұрын

Yeah, I really need to get off the habit of dodging whenever Im usng CB. Its kinda hard because Im too used with using LS all the time lol.

@TheOverlordEND

Ай бұрын

@@SHAHNMONO Ah, no wonder. LS the peak of Dodging vs CB the peak of Guarding 😅 Just keep in mind when using CB, after landing your combo immediately guard, make it a habit to do that. Or if guarding is not your style, try to make use of the sliding slash (Analog + B button on Xbox), it helps you slide away despite not having an i-frame.

I did use this in the beginning before i got addicted to gs but it’s too cool not to learn especially with the black eagle layered set it’s just godly

@lightitupdan

24 күн бұрын

I firmly believe that playing multiple weapons exponentially enhances your MH experience

Quick tip if you block right as something hits you then you do this thing called a perfect guard and im pretty sure this prevents you from taking any damage it can also be used to avoid roar stuns if you dont feel like investing in earplugs

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

99% sure this is false mate! perhaps it appeared that way for whatever reason?

@VoxTek426

2 ай бұрын

@@lightitupdan about the perfect guard or about the roar being an attack

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

about the perfect guard

@VoxTek426

Ай бұрын

@@lightitupdan ah

@Daniel_Siaw

16 күн бұрын

ya no, no such thing as perfect guard, but there is offensive guard! If you have the skill it increases your damage by a good amount if you timed your block perfectly. Also with guard up you can block EVERYTHING. (except some aura damage and fatalis death breath) Guarding at the perfect time doesn't block things a normal guard doesn't block. Maybe you're referring to iai slash, that one has a timing window in which you if you time it correctly, you avoid all damage, if you mistimed it a lil bit, you'll get super armor instead

bar none my favorite weapon to use in monster hunter besides hunting horn. it's just infinitely fun to use when you get it. what helped me was using sns and db before maining it. helps a LOT with counter play and chainsaw mode using them beforehand.

@lightitupdan

8 күн бұрын

CB is a great weapon, I love Savage Axe mode!

@professorpenne9962

8 күн бұрын

@@lightitupdan it's so much fun, also feels really awesome to bash a huge dragon in the face with a saw 😄

another thing that was not mentioned is that you can cancel s.a.e.d into a.e.d

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

thanks for posting this!

How do you get the azure layered armor equipped?

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

I go over the different USJ events and rewards here: kzread.info/dash/bejne/o46Vu5WaiquZprw.html

No Dante's devil sword+? Amazing CB with impact phials, easy ish to get and upgrade, nice raw, good element. And unique appearance, both sns mode and 'axe' mode

@lightitupdan

26 күн бұрын

it's a good choice too!

I m trying to learn it on a simple office mouse and keyboard 😂

@lightitupdan

3 күн бұрын

Oh boi, best of luck

If you overheat while your sword is charged you won't get slowed down while you are attacking a monsters, letting you get more hits in. Not super important but I thought it would be worth noting.

@CelticOrlan

2 ай бұрын

The charged sword giving mind's eye makes phial management trivial

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

that’s true yeah

How strong is the shield? Is it like lance's when charged?

@lightitupdan

18 күн бұрын

it gets guard 2 when it's charged I believe, so not bad but you'd wanna supplement it with some decos!

@hrfazasz5317

18 күн бұрын

@@lightitupdan thanks

i don't use CB anymore, bcz SAED always miss :))

@EmilAhvenainen

2 ай бұрын

Use savage axe as normal dps, and only use saed when monster is trapped, asleep or otherwise unable to move. That change helped me improve my damage output.

@bobbywalker2980

2 ай бұрын

I'm interested in trying it out

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

stick to savage axe until you’ve got a topple!

For me personally you can’t beat the switch axe and heavy bow gun

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

both TITANS in their own right!

If i havent beat fatilis but i have every other monster what is the best charge blade.

@S1Gdb

2 ай бұрын

raging brachy is pretty good for raw

@bobbywalker2980

2 ай бұрын

I will definitely give it a shot . Any tips you can shoot my way ?

@CelticOrlan

2 ай бұрын

Fully charging your shield should be your first priority. Stick with sword mode for the most part and look for larger openings to use axe mode. The fastest way to use an SEAD depend on whether the weapon is shethed or not when the opening presents itself. If unsheathed do y - yb - yb. If sheathed do r2+y - yb

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

Did you get to the part in the video going over the weapon options available? Furious Rajang is great and relatively straight forward to get from doing the event against him. Raging Brachy is likely 2nd best after Fatalis, not including any siege stuff

@bobbywalker2980

2 ай бұрын

@@lightitupdan I did I rewatched a few times, I'm just now getting used to the names of the monsters lol is that bad haha

if you charge the sword then you can cause kos every now and then

@lightitupdan

Ай бұрын

I’m a sword charger for sure

@dingus1dangus

Ай бұрын

@@lightitupdan its just to op with slugger

such a versatile weapon

@lightitupdan

4 күн бұрын

It really is! Offers so much both offensively and defensively

@Sir.YeetusIII

2 күн бұрын

@@lightitupdan yeah and you can attack airborne monsters with little struggle in axe mode, love this weapon, I often switch between this and switch axe, both are dope and stylish 👌🏼

Giant pizza cutter, funny description

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

🍕 🪓

I'm too stupid for this weapon guys

@lightitupdan

2 ай бұрын

You’d don’t have to learn every element of it all in one go, you can learn it move by move!

@Daniel_Siaw

16 күн бұрын

i'm convinced everyone is too stupid for this weapon until they play with it for awhile. I replayed the whole story again with charge blade to get the hang of it XD