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Longsword gameplay = easy mode active.

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Why all the LS hate? I'm very good with LS, H, SA & GS. They ALL have great damage and are very effective. If you master each of your fav weapons then you'll see why it's not a weeb weapon. If you got a prob ur not playing to ur strengths

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Why are people so hard on the Longsword? They say it is easy but it’s not. Sure it is easy to learn but hard to master. Why all the hate??(I am a DB main but I also use the LS)

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I have the power of God and anime on my side.

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Can people please stop being so extravagant with the long sword? Like cool, you have the counter timing and you know how to do destiny star slice. Even so, You are still not the alpha, and every weapon looks amazing if used right. I know this doesn't apply to all LS mains, but to the ones it does, Just try to lay back a bit, k?

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Destiny.... Staaaaaaar Slice!!!!

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Im playing Monster Hunter for the first time, im trying out different weapons and i want different classes for different elements. What are some good Fire Long Swords?

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Can someone tell me the utility of the spirit iai slash? The regular iai slash seems more useful because it gets you back into the fight and charges your spirit gauge.
The only use I can see for the spirit iai slash is as an, "Oh ****!" panic button for if you're in iai stance and a monster tries to get you with an attack you weren't expecting.

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I am elite longsword user. I iai slash counter everything and speedrun all endgame bosses. All you noobs need to get on my level.

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ive a question. i cant do the sheath attack where it slowly fills my gauge. why cant i do it

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I've finished the main game using only triangle and r2 with this weapon. Problem, elitists ?

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If you use Special Sheath and Lai slash correctly you can pretty effectively chain Spirt Helm Breaker

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>tfw level 3 helm breaker deals approx 40% more damage than level 2
>tfw you keep missing the helm breaker

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longsword consists of two weapon classes in one. There is a combo based playstyle that people belittle and denigrate (perhaps rightly so as it is noob), and a parry/timing oriented technique which requires precise yet intuitive execution. The former relies on rolling to dodge attacks, while its conspecific uses foresight slash and iai slash to counter attacks. Although longsword is the most prevalent weapon, the parry playstyle may be extremely rare and represents the upper echelon of the entire monster hunter player base.

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is spirit helmbreaker a jumping attack?

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I’m not sure if anybody else already did this but here’s a build idea for ice borne. This build is based around the special sheathe. For this you’ll need bazel vambraces alpha and bazel greaves alpha, then fill the gaps with the Odogoran or Barioth Beta set depending if your in high rank or master rank. If you have a non elemental long sword use attack jewels and if you have an elemental long sword use critical element jewels.
If you do this correctly your spirit Iai slash should deal massive damage due to the critical draw from the bazel armor peices, the punishing draw from the the Odogoran and Barioth sets, and the attack/critical element jewels. Hope this helps any players who main the long sword.

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is foresight slash actually referring to fade slash?

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Easy to use but hard to master describes the weapon best. It is a weapon that allows for a very aggressive playstyle if mastered since it got some of the best counter moves in the game. Foresight slash has 0.75 iframe seconds while a normal roll has 0.217. With Foresight mastered one can dodge almost any attack (this includes roars). Super fun weapon to use

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One of the most fun weapons to use. And despite being a Great Sword main, I find myself here and there playing with the weebstick, no offense intended, hahahaha! Foresight Slash is one of my favorite moves, it's so cool-looking and satisfying to land, makes you feel totally badass. And there's the Iai Slash too, it kinda reminds me of Vergil's Rapid Slash and that's really awesome! Wish I could Judgement Nut, tho. xD Jokes aside, the wide slashes makes it easier to hit nimble monsters like Tobi, Barioth, Rajang and Odoggo and the Mind's Eye in Spirit Slashes is a nice bonus. I've got a lot to learn about the Long Sword but I definitely shall study the blade.

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Are the buffs from increasing spirit level linear? Obviously still aim for 3, but i had a friend say that each level gave a bigger buff than the one before it, and haven’t played enough longsword to know for sure

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I've been playing this game for too long with the longsword to have never noticed the R2+X for the special putaway moves
Thank you for writing this wiki

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*Ahem* Hunting is better ya weebs. Try it out. What's better, buffing yourself and others while still attacking, or being all HYAAAAA with a sword. It's fun, sure, and I'll respect your choice, but I'm just saying that in short: Longsword is overated in my opinion.

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As much as I like the long sword, I would prefer a katana over a nodachi. I wonder will monster hunter ever release a new catagory of weapon like katana, swings faster and slashes a lot; something like Vergil from Devil May Cry series.

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really simple to understand and follow love this website!

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ice born is out and still no controls for PC

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Best weapon in the game hands down.

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The long sword is, logically, NOT a longsword. It's a "long" sword, but it's more of a giant katana.

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i honestly like the hammer better than the longsword, but i like use the longsword for dem juicy tails.

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Probably the most well rounded weapon in the game in my opinion. It's definitely my favourite.

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Longsword is my fav

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how about adding controls for ... you know PC users .....

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All curved swords? Blarg

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Is it just me or are LongSword users Ego maniacs like really what would be a better idea? Spirt Trusting a sleeping Kulve Taroth or True Charge Slashing it?

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Anyone here have difficulty using Foresight Slash? Literally the only move I can't pull off if my life depended on it...

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Do people still hate this weapon in groups? I remember in mhf2 being hated cos' you'd end up hitting allies with its wide sweep attacks

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I think developers need to add a Kirin tree to this weapon

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you can build spirit gauge by attacking corpses. you can even go to the next level, fully powering it up. great way to head into a fight fully powered up. quickest way to build it would be to use triangle+circle to dodge attack, r1 r1. skips 2 spirit attacks. also spirit attacks cannot be deflected, which is great if you want to chip damage while avoiding a dangerous spot.

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Just to be clear, you don't want Xbox players to visit this wiki?

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