Greatsword
- Use draw attacks (stages 1 and 2, charge to level 2 minimum)
- Look for Strongarm stance opportunities for TCS
- Immediate draw -> charge -> tackle -> TCS (fastest from sheathe to TCS)
Long Sword
- Use Sakura Slash to get to red charge
- Leverage counters
- ZR+A -> ZR (reactive, long window, cancel sheathe with ZR+B)
- ZR+B -> ZR (predictive, can ZL+X out of it)
Sword and Shield
- Use Metsu when possible (ZL+A -> A)
- Use backstep to avoid attacks when Metsu not available
Dual Blades
- Elemental, dash juice
- Stay above 1/3 stamina, demon gauge
Lance
- Insta-block when not in-thrust, counter thrust otherwise
- Guard Dash/Spiral Thrust quickest blocking options out of thrust
Gunlance
- Blast Dash useful for closing gap
- Erupting Cannon
- followup for Ground Splitting/Guard Edge
- Can combo into L+X
- Full burst: X+A (slam) -> A (burst) -> X (wide sweep, very laggy) -> ZR+A (quick reload) -> repeat
- L+X -> X+A -> A -> X -> ZR+A -> (moving full burst)
- ZR+X -> ZR+A -> FullBurst(standing full burst)
Hammer
- Switch and stay in strength mode
- ZR -> Charge 2 for small openings, immediate Water Strike
- ZR -> Charge 3 when possible, standing still > moving
Hunting Horn
- Use echo mode
- Keep Silkbind Shockwave up as much as possible, use to tank attacks/roars
- ^A -> ZR
- ^A -> ^XA -> ZR
- ^X -> ZR (to play )
- Sonic Bloom for wakeups
Switch Axe
- Elemental
- Open with:
- ZR (sword) -> ZR (axe) for quick openings
- L+X -> ZR -> A -> ZR for longer openings
- ZR (sword) -> A (double slash) -> ZR (axe), best overall DPS
Charge Blade
- Elemental
- X -> A (hold) (full phials with load shells)
- X -> X -> X -> X+A -> repeat (allows for easy guard points)
Insect Glaive
- X -> A -> A (best grounded combo)
- ZL+A -> ZR+A -> ZR+A -> ZL+A (only need 2 kinsect glide hits if using silkbind vault)
Light Bowgun
- Wyvern counter useful for roars/monster pressure
Heavy Bowgun
- Tackle through roars/weak attacks
- Sidestep after shots
Bow
- Elemental, dash juice
- Shoot 1-2 arrows before starting dodgebolt dance