Monster Hunter Now: Great Sword Guide

The Great Sword is the second weapon you unlock in Monster Hunter Now. Though slow, it offers massive damage.

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The Great Sword from Monster Hunter Now. This image appears during the tutorial.

The Great Sword is the second weapon you unlock in Monster Hunter Now. As a big, hulking behemoth of a weapon, it’s slow to hit but packs a punch. Coupled with elemental damage, the Great Sword can be excellent for Large Monster hunts, especially if you’re aiming for A Rank. However, you need to get the timing down for both your attacks and your dodges. If you can get a perfect dodge and follow up with an attack, hunts will take no time at all.

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You will unlock the Great Sword after completing the first half of Chapter 2: Shimmering Swamp. You can either attack a monster with a “quick” swipe (it’s still slow) or charge up a powerful attack while the monster goes through its attack motions. If you time it correctly, you can also shove a monster during its attack wind-up to interrupt its pattern.

Currently, there are 10 Great Swords in the game. Great Swords in Monster Weapon Sets include the Great Jagras, Pukei-Pukei, Barroth, Great Girros, Tobi-Kadachi, Jyuratodus, Legiana, Anjanath, and Rathalos.

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Overview

Hunter performing the final blow of a monster hunt with a Great Sword.

As a heavier weapon, the Great Sword has a long wind-up time even for normal attacks. However, strikes will break monster parts more easily than other weapons. Unlike the Hammer, the Great Sword has a better swinging range, though you still want to get pretty close to monsters to ensure a hit.

Great Swords have three charge attacks: Charged Slash, Strong Charged Slash, and True Charged Slash. You can charge by holding the screen. With each charge level, your Hunter will glow a different color. With each charge level, your attack will do more damage.

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The Great Sword Special Skill is also called True Charged Slash. Essentially, when the Special Gauge is full, it allows you to perform the True Charged Slash without needing to wait for your weapon to charge.

List of Great Swords

First Form	Second Form	Weapon Set	Element	Equipment Skill
Buster Sword	Buster Blade	Metal	None	Poison Resistance Reduces the duration of or prevents poisoning.
Jagras Sword	Jagras Hacker	Great Jagras	Water	Health Boost Increases health by a percentage.
Blooming Blade	Datura Blaze	Pukei-Pukei	Poison	Sneak Attack Increases damage when attacking a monster from behind.
Carapace Buster	Barroth Shredder	Barroth	None	Defense Boost Increase defense by a percentage.
Girros Blade	Malady’s Kiss	Great Girros	Paralysis	Sneak Attack Increases damage when attacking a monster from behind.
Thunder Blade	Lightning Punisher	Tobi-Kadachi	Thunder	Evade Extender Extends evasion distance.
Aqua Slasher	Water Golem	Jyuratodus	Water	Last Stand Increases defense when your health drops below a certain point.
Freeze Blade	Frost Blaze	Legiana	Ice	Divine Blessing Grants the chance of halving the damage caused by a monster’s attack.
Flammenzahn	Flammenzahn+	Anjanath	Fire	Rising Tide Increases attack and defense as the hunt timer runs out.
Flame Blade	Red Wing	Rathalos	Fire	Earplugs Reduces or nullifies the effects of monster roars.