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Great Sword is a type of weapon in Monster Hunter: World.

Summary[]

The Great Sword is a very heavy and very slow weapon. The Great Sword is a weapon used for short bursts of high damage, to the point that the Great Sword is known for being able to do the highest amount of damage in the entire game. The weapon has three main attacks - the side swipe, the upswing, and the down strike. These three attacks are extremely damaging, and if the enemy is hit with the middle of the blade, this damage is given a bonus level of attack. One of the main features of the Great Sword is its ability to charge its attacks to deal more damage.

Combat[]

The Great Sword in known for its high damage and slow movement. The Great Sword's main attack is its down strike. This move can be done by pressing the primary attack button (Y on Xbox) with your weapon drawn (Note: if you hold the primary attack button, you character will begin to charge the attack of the Great Sword. Periodically while charging, your character will flash, thus notifying the player that the charge of the attack has gone up a level. As stated before, charging an attack will cause said attack to deal more damage. Releasing the primary attack button will see your character go into the down strike animation.) If the player presses the primary attack button after the first

Great Swords[]

Image Name Attack Affinity Element Deviation Special Ammo Shelling Type Shelling Level Phial Type Attack Type Dust Effect Power Speed Heal Kinsect Bonus Coating
Aqua Slasher Aqua Slasher
Barroth Shredder Barroth Shredder
Blacksteel Chopper Blacksteel Chopper
Blooming Blade Blooming Blade
Blue Wing Blue Wing
Bone Blade Bone Blade
Bone Slasher Bone Slasher
Buster Blade Buster Blade
Buster Sword Buster Sword
Carapace Buster Carapace Buster
Chrome Razor Chrome Razor
Daora's Decimator Daora's Decimator
Datura Blaze Datura Blaze
Dragonbone Cleaver Dragonbone Cleaver
Flame Blade Flame Blade
Flammenzahn Flammenzahn
File:Flammenzahn+.png Flammenzahn+
Freeze Blade Freeze Blade
Frost Blaze Frost Blaze
Giant Jawblade Giant Jawblade
Girros Blade Girros Blade
Gnashing Flammenzahn Gnashing Flammenzahn
Hazak Kys Hazak Kys
Icesteel Edge Icesteel Edge
Jagras Blade Jagras Blade
Jagras Hacker Jagras Hacker
Jawblade Jawblade 480 0% None
King Thundersword King Thundersword
Kirin Thundersword Kirin Thundersword
Lava Blaze Lava Blaze
Leviathan's Fury Leviathan's Fury
Lightning Punisher Lightning Punisher
Magda Potestas Magda Potestas
Malady's Kiss Malady's Kiss
Nergal Judicator Nergal Judicator
Purgation's Atrocity Purgation's Atrocity
Radobaan Slab Radobaan Slab
Rathalos Glinsword Rathalos Glinsword
Red Wing Red Wing
Spiked Blade Spiked Blade
Thunder Blade Thunder Blade
Thundersword Thundersword
Water Golem Water Golem
Wyvern Jawblade Wyvern Jawblade
Xeno Maliq Xeno Maliq

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