Great Sword [GS]

  1. General
  2. Earth Style
  3. Heaven Style
  4. Storm Style
  5. Extreme Style
  6. Daily bonus

General

GS relies on using powerful charged attacks to deal massive damage to the monster in a few hits. She has some hyperarmor in Frontier but it’s risky to use. It’s a weapon requiring anticipation and mastery to fully shine.

GS can dodge but can also block using its blade, with a power guard option in Frontier.

Earth Style

Frontier GS can get a hyperarmor effect by pressing R2 during any attack, allowing you to power through a monster’s attacks. Unlike mainline tackle, you don’t take reduced damage which can turn it into a death sentence notably against multi-hits attacks.

GS guard can be reinforced, granting it Guard +2 and reducing the knockback endured while also allowing you to block non blockable attacks. The hunter stabbing the weapon in the ground also deals a small hit.

GS gains also finishers that can be used after every basic attacks with variants for each but using them mid fight can be hard.

Heaven Style

Heaven Style gets a new counter granting you Guard +2 which can be used with the Select input. You lose the ability to charge your attacks though.

Storm Style

Storm Style grants you a new charged attack on the rising slash which can be charged up to lvl 4. Overcharging will reduces its power to lvl 2.

You keep the previous Style counter but lose the ability to guard.

Extreme Style

Extreme Style can run with the GS unsheathed, a big buff obviously for this usually static weapon.

You get back the original charged attack while also keeping the Storm Style one. Both can be chained and used at the end of your run.

Guard is changed for a quick counter that can be chained for a powerful vertical attack or a fast horizontal one. After 3 successful counters, your hunter is wrapped in an aura allowing you to use the Light Blade. This move usable with Select deals 15 quick hits with a total MV of 456. This fast repeated attack makes it a great tool for elemental and status damage.

Daily bonus

Daily bonus grants 100% affinity on unsheating attacks and counters. This doesn’t work with Light Blade.