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Power Clash is a new mechanic introduced in Monster Hunter Wilds that knocks down a monster when successfully performed. Check out how to trigger a Power Clash, what weapons can do it, and the effect of a successful Power Clash here.
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A Power Clash will only activate when you perfectly guard against specific monster attacks. It's important to note that it will not always activate even if you meet the requirements, so you'll need to constantly use Perfect Guard until you initiate a Power Clash.
Perfect Guards are indicated with a brief white glow and sparks from your shield or weapon. You can perfectly guard monster attacks by pressing the guard button right before the monster hits you.
Power Clashes have an internal cooldown timer per monster which prevents them from being spammed during hunts. You can trigger a Power Clash against one monster multiple times, but it will take some time before it can happen again.
While the damage dealt to enemies is good, it would be better to constantly make your target topple over to provide more opportunities for attacking.
Executing Power Clashes enables the Powerhouse Skill which temporarily increases your attack after a successful Power Clash or Offset attack, or the Binding Counter skill from the Jin Dahaad armor set.
Similar to Mounting a monster, the Guard amount requirement to perform a Power Clash will increase the more times you do it.
| List of Weapons | ||
|---|---|---|
 Great Sword
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 Sword and Shield
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 Lance
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 Gunlance
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 Charge Blade
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 Heavy Bowgun
|
To perform a Power Clash, you'll need to equip any weapon that can Guard. If your weapon can't block attacks, like a Bow for example, then you won't be able to perform this mechanic.
If you win a Power Clash, then you will counter the monster and knock them down. This counter also does damage to your foe, but it isn't as strong as a Focus Attack on a wound.
| Great Sword Power Clash Controls | |
|---|---|
| PS5 |  Press and hold → continuous strikes |
| Xbox |  Press and hold → continuous strikes |
| PC |  Press and hold → continuous strikes |
These are all the Greatsword controls to use during a Power Clash!
Push back the target by pressing and holding the designated action button to win, create a wound, make an opening for the party, and whale on it with powerful attacks to deal as much damage possible.
| Gunlance Power Clash Controls | |
|---|---|
| PS5 | Continuous Hitting (Close-Range Battle) → +  |
| Xbox | Continuous Hitting (Close-Range Battle) → +  |
| PC | Continuous Hitting (Close-Range Battle) → +  |
Here are the Gunlance controls to win the Power Clash!
Execute your combos, charged attacks, and powerful attacks afterwards after winning the clash to have an advantage in damage.
| Charge Blade Power Clash Controls | |
|---|---|
| PS5 | Continuous hitting → +  |
| Xbox | Continuous hitting → +  |
| PC | Continuous hitting→ +  |
Here are the Charge Blade controls to win the Power Clash!
Execute your combos, charged attacks, and powerful attacks afterwards after winning the clash to have an advantage in damage.
How to Trigger a Power Clash
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Hello Aquila! Thanks for mentioning this. We've updated our guide to mention that Power Clashes only have cooldowns and can still be triggered afterwards. We've also added more skills that can be triggered during Power Clashes. Hope you find this change helpful! :)