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The kind of attacks it has:
1. Running and pressing X unsheathes doing a Vertical Chop also known as a Draw attack. The same attack can be made with X when the sword is out. You can charge this attack by holding down X but do note there is a timing in the last phase of charge, overcharging only grants a Level 2 charge instead of the almighty Level 3.
2. When the sword is out, The A button does a Sweep attack. Be careful of this attack when hunting online as it will trip fellow hunters.
3. X + A does an upswing attack that has a good vertical reach but this attack also sends hunters flying so control those upswing temptation of yours.
4. When Jumping off cliffs you can do a Draw attack (X) that can chain to a Super Sideswipe (press X again) when you hit the ground. This combo is quite powerful to be honest.
Here is a list of things you should always know if you want to be a good GS user:
1. The Draw attack is your best friend. Only chain your attacks when the monster gives openings such as 360 tail whips and the like. There are two(2) skills that enhance draw attacks, Crit Draw and Punish Draw.
-Crit Draw - Gives the weapon 100% affinity when doing draw attacks. Doing the unsheathed charge attack also gains the Crit Draw's 100% affinity meaning a ton of damage in one fell swoop.
-Punish Draw - Draw attacks can now KO monsters when hit on the head. Dizzying the monster is great because it gives you quite a bit of time to unleash a barrage of charged hits.
2. The GS has gained a bit of attack chains in MH4U.
-You can do a Sword Slap after the Draw attack/Vertical Chop by pressing X. After the Sword Slap you can either do another Vertical Chop by pressing X or do the Baseball Charge by holding the analog stick back and pressing X. (This was already present back in MH3U/MHP3rd)
-You can now directly go to a Baseball Charge (yes this can be charged by holding down A) after a Sweep attack by pressing A. After doing the Baseball Charge you can press A again to do a Super Sideswipe that has a massive horizontal reach and deals damage depending on the Baseball Charge level you just did. But know this that the Super Sideswipe has a big after attack delay so rolling out of this animation (or any GS attack animation) is advised.
-Affinity Greatswords now have a better purpose rather than relying on Crit Draw.
3. When side rolling after an attack (press either left or right to roll sideways) you can press X to go to a Sweep attack. Rolling forward and pressing X does the Sword Slap where it deals KO damage, though the damage isn't high with Sword Slap it covers quite a distance so closing in on monsters is relatively easier compared to just rolling forward.
4. Know what Charge level you want, if you want to unleash level 3 charges faster use the Focus skill as it trims down the charge time significantly for both the Unsheathed Charge attacks and Baseball Charge.
5. The GS has a guard that is equivalent to that of the Charge Blade but both these weapons eat up sharpness when blocking.
6. Hitting a monster with the center blade of the GS does 1.05x more damage. The Longsword also has this hidden multiplier but it has 1.12. So hitting precisely and closely ends with a good hunting time.
7. Be patient and aggressive at the same time, don't waste time running around, circle the monster in a single direction as to most monsters have a dominant side that they attack to. (ie. Rajang attacks mostly to the left of him first so circle him by going towards his right)
8. The Baseball Charge cannot be overcharged which is a good thing as it will always do the Level 3 at the end.
Be calm and collective and you may just master the art of unsheathing as a Greatsword user. Hope this helps out our fellow hunters around the world! Happy Hunting Hunters!
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