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This is a guide and gameplay preview of the Charge Blade weapon in Monster Hunter Rise (MHR). Learn about the new changes and moves available for the Charge Blade, with details on its new Silkbind Attacks.
List of Contents
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The Charge Blade offers high damage due to phials and high defense because of the shielded sword mode. That is why mastering this weapon is the only way to utilize its maximum capacity. Once you mastered using the Charge blade, you have an A Rank weapon in your hands.
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Charge Blade's power is all on the elemental discharge. The phials can also vary between an Impact or Element Phial each with different uses. The Charge Blade is very flexible!
In Sword Mode, the hunter has good mobility and can guard with a shield. In Axe Mode, the hunter has poor mobility but greater damage. Charge Blade users can easily switch between the two!
Charge Blades have guard frames called Guard Point. When a monster hits your guard point, you can immediately execute an Elemental Discharge!
Using Charge Blades with Impact Phials is a good way to stun monsters - considering that you are hitting them on the head.
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This weapon is the most complicated weapon in the game. There are a lot of technicalities to this weapon so it is not beginner-friendly. A deep understanding of the underlying mechanics is required!
Charge Blades have very long attack animations that are sometimes difficult to time. For example, Elemental Bursts have a long wind-up animation before hitting the monster!
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Element Discharge |
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Amped Element Discharge |
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Basic Combos | Slash up by pressing X again Hold with A for a Charged attack Hold with ZR to switch to Axe mode |
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Basic Combos | Press X after to do a spin attack Press ZR after to switch to Axe Mode |
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Basic Combos | Slash up by pressing X again Hold with A for a Charged attack Hold with ZR to switch to Axe mode |
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Basic Combos | Press X after transformation to do a upward slash attack Press A after transformation to do a Elemental Burst Press X + A after transformation to do a enhanced elemental charge into an elemental burst and amped up slash |
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Basic Combos | Press X to slash up Press A after to do an Elemental Discharge Press ZR to go into Sword Mode |
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Basic Combos | Press X to do an upwards slash Press A again for an Elemental Discharge Press X +A After for an Elemental Burst |
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Basic Combos | Press X to Slash Up after transforming Hold A after transformation for a Charged Double Slash Press X + A to do a Shield Thrust |
Morphing Advance is a silkbind attack where the hunter will dash in the input direction while morphing into Axe Mode.
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This silkbind attack holds your hunter to the ground with threads. When hit by an attack, the charge blade phials will be fully charged and can be chained to a Super Elemental Discharge!
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While in Sword State, make sure to charge your Phials to unleash devastating Elemental Discharges against enemies.
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Your Axe form is your battle mode but you are extremely vulnerable. Unleash all your damage then quickly morph back to shield form to gain mobility and guarding capabilities.
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These are guard points that were confirmed in the Demo.
Guard points refer to a counter point where if a monster uses an attack at you during this period, you can connect a high damaging attack using X +A
The addition of the Counter Peak Performance gives the Charge Blade counterattack capabilities (besides the Guard Points). Use this silkbind attack when able because it can be chained into an Elemental Burst!
Phials make Charge Blades a force to be reckoned with. Always take time to collect phials during sword mode and discharging them using Axe mode. This is the basic gameplay loop for the Charge Blade!
When phials are fully charged, take time to transfer the charges from the sword to the shield. When your shield is charged, it gives you increased attack power and guarding!
Also when your shield is charged, you gain access to the Super Amped Elemental Discharge which dishes out tons of damage!
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