Monster Hunter World Insect Glaive Tips
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- čas přidán 8. 09. 2024
- The Insect Glaive in Monster Hunter World is definitely not my favorite weapon, but while I was using it to create this video I couldn't help but enjoy myself, the Aerial Combos are Insane!
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You ain't winning if you ain't spinning
-Insect Glaive main
You ain't winning if you ain't breaking the monster's bones
-hammer main man
I love how you actually show gameplay of bosses while using the weapon.. on all these other guides people just go in the training room and that’s it.
Dabuu they feel like it spoils the game
I love this weapon set, it's like someone created a fighter for me specifically. Pet mechanic, check. Staff weapon, check. Flight mechanic, check. Support capabilities, check. Ranged capabilities, check. Aesthetically pleasing, check.
Patrick Wise My feelings exactly. This weapon has everything I could ever ask for and even more, since you can customize the Kinsect and glaive separately for even more options! I love this thing so much, one of the most fun and unique weapons I've ever played with.
Patrick Wise Perfectly stated. I love this weapon so much
When you do an aerial attack with circle only the last slash of the animation will let you jump up off of the monster.
Also the last hit of the O aerial has an extremely high motion value(hits almost as hard as the smaller hits together lol). You always want to try to hit the last one if you can.
Also your arial combo is limited by your stamina
And a maximum of 4 jumps.
It's limited by your stamina, but you recover stamina while in the air and each jump launches you up higher than you fall during the duration of the attack. So, if you wait until the last possible moment before hitting the button again, you can stay in the air for the maximum number of jumps with barely enough stamina to jump once. This can be made even easier with skills that reduce stamina costs.
However, if you do this, you run the risk of mounting a monster with very little stamina, so probably just try to use your stamina efficiently instead of spinning with none...
@@graciaman so it effectively gives double damage
Something you didn’t mention that you can do is attack normally while mounted. If you spam triangle while switching positions you can use your Glaive to strike which do much more damage then the little knife.
0The0Beast0 I was not aware of this. I’ll def test this out as far as more or less damage.
that also uses a lot of stamina so if you run out then you’ll fuck up
yeah, but that takes up alot of stamina, and is more prone to get thrown out when the monster moves. Being steady and focusing on the weak part gives u more control over your stamina and “brace” moments. Sure, it deals less damage, but for me, I think mounting is a means to knock the monster down so you can deal huge damage to it afterwards, esp with teammates by your side, so yeah I can easily overlook the damage I deal as long as I knock it down.
Oh yeah, I noticed that when i was screwing around with it, can't believe I didn't remember
while true, you're main role is the mounter, you want to give your allies the chance for free hits once you knock them down.
Havent been able to tear myself away from the glaive since launch!
I started off using the Gunlance because the prospect of it sounded dope. Tried out the Insect Glaive, and haven't looked back lol
MrFuddyDuddy 😂 that thing is a beast!
I love the Glaive, it has the most important aspect of a game weapon to have, it is a blast to use while still being solid.
The mobility of it for dodging is excellent as well.
Not only that, but just the utility of being able to float above some enemies. Makes some monsters an absolute joke to fight as they'll rarely be able to hit you, took down my first Obogaron or however its spelled, thing hit me all of 3 times the entire like 20 minutes it took me to track and fight the thing.
Mopped the floor with it lol
For dragons I will say I like lance better just cause I feel like your mostly dodging with the kinsect with the lance you just time your blocks right but for sure this weapon is a top 3
Small word of advice, despite the fact that you want all three buffs for the triple buff you don’t want to waste too much time trying to get all 3, that can take forever sometimes. You want to at least get the red buff, if you have the red buff you should attack. Also when you have the red buff and your trying to chain mid air attack’s the key to getting back up in the air the key is landing the last swipe in the middle of that tornado flurry thing, which is demonstrated by how in the video sometimes he would hit most of the swipes but still land.
Not only that, say you are having trouble getting one of the buff colors for whatever reason. Monster moves around a lot, or the wings are in the way for example. Get the 2 buffs that are easy to get and then use the marker near the trouble area. While the monster moves around, it will cause the kinsect to attack from different angles thus hitting different spots. It will likely eventually get the third element and you can recall it to complete the buff gauge.
Finally, You only need 4 kinsects ever, although you can make 6 if you want to completely round out your options. Sever - Heal. Sever - Poison or Paralyze. Blunt - Heal. Blunt - Poison or Paralyze. Either status will get you extra damage in it's own way, so you really only need 4, but if you want to specifically use a kinsect for a monsters weakness you can get all 6. I mostly use Blunt Kinsects unless I really want to cut off a monsters tail or it's resistant to blunt damage. Once you get all 3 buffs, mark the weakest spot of the monster that way your kinsect attacks while you attack, maximizing your damage output. If you have a Blunt kinsect always mark the head for some KO opportunities.
ICEE1025 You left out the Blast Kinsect.
I was just coming back to do that. I totally forgot about them. They're only available once you get to high rank
To get buff faster, just press R2 and Triangle. No need to R2 and then R1 for the mark to get the buff, that to slow. With R2 and Triangle, u can get all the buff in 10 sec. Just move around and R2/Triangle.
Not if you know what to hit
I always like to draw my weapon with R2 because it can immediately get you one of three buffs.
Collin Ayala this was huge for me... start running right up to the monsters face, hit R2 (RT for me), and start off the fight with red buff. Super helpful and cuts time
Collin Ayala wow thank you so much that’s a really useful tip!!
I love how 2 year old comments help! I came here to find some speed tricks too. Super helpful! Thank you commenter and O.P.
@@SuperAza619 The kinsect goes in a straight line towards the direction you're facing. However, the bug stops if it hits a wall or upward incline such as the hills in the wildspire waste.
Edit: only way to choose the vertical direction is with the reticle
I started with the Insect Glaive and have not regretted it once. Used some of the others occasionally, but always end up sliding back to this one. If you keep this thing properly upgraded and buffed, it drops most bosses in short order. I have never had a boss fight last me more than 15 minutes or so. Tracking, exploring and chasing not included. I was even able to break parts off of Diablos loooong before I was supposed to even find him. My Palico had Diablos armor and I had not yet even fought Anjanath.
Beat ajanath on my second day or my third
Coming back to this video in 2024 (5years later) and it’s still such a great guide. Thanks for the great content rurikhan!
Needed this vid. You explained how to use glaive in great detail. Thanks.
I actually didn't know about the buffs tbh I though the bug was extra chip off damage from mid to short range. This is so cool and I'm already in love with this weapon!
Twisted Tricks same
I main the if so Ima spread some knowledge hoping it helps but if the white buff is a also a catalyst the buffs your other buffs if u have red and white you get 20% more dmg or orange and whit u get around 6% more armor with all 3 they change to 25%dmg buff and 8% armor orange also gives knock down resistance.A bit more of an advanced tip when you press r2 and o to call back your kinsect it gains about 20% of its stamina back so if you send it out and back in rapid succession it will be full stamina in a second best to do while dodging attacks
I meant to say IG not if
Also if you plan on to use the IG if has great armor buffs that increase your Air dmg and mounting chance will help in team and solo
Buffs last for different times 60sec for red 90sec white 45sec orange but if you get all 3 it sets all of them at 60
Hope I help any fellow IG mains
Nicholas Anderson thanks dude, great tips!
There hasn’t been a single monster I haven’t been able to solo with the glaive. OP weapon when you master it.
Oil Man
Have fun with Kushala Daora...
There SHOULDN'T be a single monster you can't solo
Scyle Ornitier
Oh you can solo every wyvern. Just Kushala is going to be difficult with the Glaive moveset.
Flash Pods and Max Flash Bugs in pouch .. Have fun being blind for the whole fight Kushala lol
Choyya Pilisi
Yeah, none of the Elder Dragons stand a chance against flashbugs.
I find that the buffs depend on the monster sometimes. Anjanath gives orange from the tail, white from the legs where as Rathian gives orange from the legs and white from the wings. Getting two of the buffs that work together give you extra bonuses as well and if you get all 3 you get all 3 bonuses you would get just from having the two that work together.
Once I have all 3 buffs I like to shoot and mark the monster with L2 + R2 and let the kinsect attack and release the dust so while you're attacking you can either do extra damage with the kinsect, it's elements and dust or get yourself some healing powder and call it back before it's bar runs down because you get some extra energy on the bar if you call it back before it runs out. Then rinse and repeat.
Another thing I like doing is hitting R2 inbetween my combos on a downed monster which uses the back of the glaive to mark it and release the powder and while you're mid combo you will end up hitting it and adding extra ailment damage. Sometimes you can get at least 5 dust on a head before the monster gets up depending how long it stays down.
It's great to use the healing one when in a team as well because it will leave the green dust around the area for people to hit at anytime. I get the buff highlight at the end a lot using this method.
Helpful and easy to understand compared to other videos which goes into terminology and basically just says all the combos and explains really in general what the kinsect does without actually explaining in detail. This video actually helped me understand finally
And if you press the circle button with forward or backwards it does a flip for repositioning. But still continues the infinite combo the best way to start the combo is neutral triangle since it does the double hit to start out then triangle again followed by a neutral circle for another double slash if repositioning isn't necessary. Hopefully that helped yu maximize your dps
With the attack buff active you can only remain airborne if your last hit connects.
Hands down my favorite weapon. This just solidifies my choice since I now know how to get buffs without it just being chance! Thank you!
Painting the monster is good for some hard to hit areas (small heads and such) but is really good to mark it after you have collected all 3 buffs. This allows your bug to keep attacking while you are as well letting you "pop" all of the spores.
This weapon is honestly amazing, like. It has bugs, quite strong attacks, alllloooot of attacks. Fast attacks, buffs, and bugs that can do stuff. My only problem is that you need to sharpen it alot, otherwise super good!
I have been enjoying the glaive for about a week now, without knowing the real tricks behind it. Thank you so much, this was perfect!
SA main that moved to GL and now wants to main IG; this game is a fucking masterpiece. So much diversity and variety with the weapon sets that it's basically a new game entirely depending on which weapon you choose. I'm so glad that this game sold well! Hopefully Capcom sprinkles us with endless amounts of DLC.
I stopped playing Insect Glaive cause i was too good and i soloed everything and rarely died. The weapon is too fun and with the right gear... SO POWERFUL!
Make sure you upgrade your Kinsect the more speed the better!
Happy hunting guys! :)
Another tip is if you vault while next to a climbable wall you can use the aerial dodge towards the wall and you'll stab the glaive into it, allowing you to climb the wall without putting away your weapon
This is actually a unique weapon throughout the history of gaming.
It's got so many cool features and mechanics that I have never seen before.
Thanks for the guide and tips, now I can start playing my Glaives more effectively!
the limit is actually your stamina Gage, but remember different color combos also do other things, red and white will always be different then red and orange, just as orange white is also different, but for all around purposes red, white, orange, however another effective color buffs is red and orange for increased attack and defense knock-back when comboing prevention
Some more tips: say you are having trouble getting one of the buff colors for whatever reason. Monster moves around a lot in rage mode, or the wings are in the way for example. Get the 2 buffs that are easy to get and then use the marker near the trouble area. While the monster moves around, it will cause the kinsect to attack from different angles thus hitting different spots. It will likely eventually get the third element and you can recall it to complete the buff gauge.
Finally, You only need 4 kinsects ever, although you can make 6 if you want to completely round out your options.Sever - Heal. Sever - Poison or Paralyze. Blunt - Heal. Blunt - Poison or Paralyze. Either status will get you extra damage in it's own way, so you really only need 4, but if you want to specifically use a kinsect for a monsters weakness you can get all 6. I mostly use Blunt Kinsects unless I really want to cut off a monsters tail or it's resistant to blunt damage. Once you get all 3 buffs, mark the weakest spot of the monster that way your kinsect attacks while you attack, maximizing your damage output. If you have a Blunt kinsect always mark the head for some KO opportunities.
Excellent tutorial... FYI tho: you keep yourself in the air if you land the final hit of each arial combo... Also when mounted on a monster instead of mashing Triangle to get 1 damage on the body or face you can hit Thumb-stick + Triangle up or down in the direction you want to do multi slashes for more damage but it depletes a lot of stamina so watch your bar while doing this...
insect Glaive tip: Get all buffs and spam R2+X then O in the direction of the monster. Depending on your glaive, you'll do a couple hundred per. And with max stam I'm usually able to do 5, and then the triangle attack. After that, your buffs will likely run out. Rinse and repeat to not only do great damage, but also to easily break wings and back.
I love this community, I’m new to this game and it’s one of the only gaming communities I’ve seen where everyone is helping each other
Holy crap no wonder i've been struggling in this game! I fell in love with tbis weapon after the dual blades, but i never fully understood how to use the insect glaive until i watched this video! Now the game is on!
Two things I would like to add. First when you have your triple buff, (red, white, orange) when doing aerials, you can keep going till you run out of stamina. Second, for gaining the buffs each monster is different, red buff must be from when the monster attacks, this could be head claws or tails, White is from the monsters main source of mobility, legs wings and orange is the rest of the body but not the tail.
I'm at level 14 and have been primarily using insect glaive and just learned about the buffs from your video. Thank you!
you can also begin vaulting combos by using ledges. you need your weapon drawn out/sheathed then run off or jump (x) off a ledge then use either combo x circle or triangle. this saves time from using the long r2+x animation. you did this at 22:30 but it should be pointed out.
Btw everyone, you know those certain parts of terrain that allow you to run up on and jump off of to do a mounting attack? Well you can use your glaive to stay on it, use it as a boost, initiation combo starter, and the airborne buff works for the glaives aerial attacks as well
A huge bonus to mounting with the bugstaff is that when you switch positions on a monster it does full attacks as you move, so you do major damage instead of the 1 per hit with the knife. I don't even touch Y/🔺, just flip around till the final blow.
I’m pretty new to the monster hunter world franchise. I chose the insect glaive as my starting weapon. I have roughly 10 hours of gameplay with the insect glaive and tbh I didn’t know 75% of the stuff in this video. This video was fantastic for a new player like me who doesn’t really know what they are doing. Great video.
You missed a thing about it: the insect glaive also allows you to crawl up plant walls without having to put it away, just jump against the wall with R2+X and the character will stick to it using the glaive, from this point you can continue scaling the wall pressing X (consumes stamina) or launch yourself in an aerial combo with O
here are some more specific details i learned about that weapons that i didn't see in the video.
the infinite combo shown around 9:50 is wrong. you want to do specifically the Y->Y->B (for ps controllers, Y is triangle, B is circle) infinite combo because it has much lower recovery time and better dps. that specific combo allow for more variations to reposition. you can use the backward B after any hit aside from the B in the base combo (so Y->back B->... or Y->Y->back B->...) you can literally spam Y->back B->Y->back B->... for dps while moving backward, when you mess up and go past a monster's head or tail for example. the forward B can be used instead of the neutral B as you said for turning and gap closing, but keep in mind neutral B in the base combo also allows for some slight turning while staying in place. and my final tip for ground combo is to always finish with the tornado slash, the last hit got the highest motion value of the weapon and can also be used as a cheap wake up, it comes out either after any B attack (aside from itself) or after the rising slash (first neutral Y), slowest recovery, but can be canceled with jump or roll. you wanna spend as much time as possible working around that ground combo and it's variations, air combat is for utility (mounting to help your friends) or when monsters are hard to dps on the ground (flying, ground aoe, moving too fast, etc).
for air combat, the Y with red buff is you absolute best attack, but it forces you to land right where you stand. air Y deals the most damages, without buff it also build up 4 times more mount than air B, and with buff each hits cause mount build up, easily reaching 8 times more mount than air B. air B only build mount on the last hit and can bounce you up only 3 times regardless of stamina, spamming it can be great for ailment build up or breaking wings. a general advice is to use A and B in the air to slowly look for a really well placed high up Y that will saw the monster in half from top to bottom, and just followup with ground combo.
damn i wrote more than i expected...
Just some friendly tips and some advice about the new moves in Iceborne that aren't shown in this vid from a IG main with about 450ish hours of playtime!
(Sorry for such a long read. It is worth it I promise. I have all the button combos for all platforms, including the somewhat forgotten PC race. If it's not, um, I'll give you a very crisp Hi-Five and/or a nice slap on the ass as a compensation for your time)
1. Triple Buff
I would say to always run with the triple buff because I run with lvl 4 earplugs as much as I can, and not being knocked out of the sky by a roar is really nice quality of life and allows you to keep the onslaught of constant damage going. Plus after a while of playing the glave, collecting the three buffs is pretty fast, only about 5 to 10 seconds. Now to a speed runner every second counts so it makes sense why they don't run with it but to a casual player, we can take an extra second or two to get it.
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2. How to maintain Constant damage (Constant boinkage)
I play a hybrid play style with both being on the ground and in the air. If the monster is enraged, highly mobile and smacking hard, I go about 70-80% of my attacking time in the air and the latter 30-20% doing ground work. If the monsters moves are predictable, slower and isn't doing it big boy hits, then I go about 25-35% in the air and the last 75-65% smacking monsters on the ground with my glorified pole vault spear. Reason being why I still do many air combat is also for element/ailment damage. Since the hits are faster and more continuous, it is better for applying elemental/ailment damage.
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3. NEW ICEBORNE MOVES
a) Kinsect got some new drugs to play with (New moves)
So now you can power up your kinsect as well with buffs (two of them). They are obtained by what type of slinger ammo you have currently. If it is a drop from a monster (Piercing Shot, Dung pod, slinger thorn, etc), then It is an attack boost on your kinsects attacks. If it was from the enviroment (Crystal Burst, Bright Moss, Stone, etc) then It boosts your kinsect's Stamina bar. [It should be mentioned that some IG come with a perk that it doesn't matter what type of ammo you get, it'll apply both no matter what].
i. You power up your kinsect by one, having the ammo loaded up in your slinger
ii. Draw your weapon (Kinsect can be deployed or just chillin on your arm, doesn't matter)
iii. Press LB/L1 or C for us PC players and press both of your attack buttons at the same time (Y+B/Triangle+Circle or Left and Right Click together)
iv. Doing so will consume one ammo from your slinger and your kinsect will be powered up for a amount of time (haven't timed it but I assume its also about 90 sec)
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b) Clutch Claw new mechanic (This one is for all weapons, not just IG. Yayyyyyyy!!)
So now you can also grab onto the monster to do some neat stuff with your weapon and your slinger to do the big damage. If you grab onto the monsters head, you can yeet the monster into a wall with your slinger to do some big boy damage (anywhere from 200ish to 1200ish) when it hits the wall and it'llknock it over too so you can wail onto it there. The monster has to not be enraged (look onto the mini map to see whether or not it's enraged. If the icon on the bottom of the monster symbol is yellow, that b*tch can be Mcfukin Yeeted. If red, well uh, Mission Failed, We'll get them next time they calm down) and you need at least one slinger ammo shot. (It will consume all of them but one is fine. You can also weaken any part of the monster's body based on where you attached to get the nice multipliers for damage. (Do it as much as reasonably possible, Your team mates will love you and its a good team play) Now how do? This is how do.
i. How to Yeet.
1. First make sure monster isn't angry about life
2. Get some Ammo for the yeetin process. Doesn't really matter which type it just had to come from the ground or the monster. (Cannot be Flash pods, Dung pods, etc [Stuff from your equipment])
3. Make sure the monster is somewhat close to a wall for it to be yeeted into (idk maybe about 5 to 8 rolls away to a wall)
4. Clutch Claw onto the monsters head. (It has to be the head)
a) Press LB/L1 or C for us PC players (If your are a IG/Bow/Bowgun press q after pressing c to bring up Slinger reticle)
b) Press RT/R2 or Right Click to shoot out your claw (you have to be somewhat close for it to connect just an FYI)
c) Now is the monster facing the wall? If it is then Fire Out your ammo into the bastard and get the big bonkage. If not then...
d) Hit B/Circle or Mouse 4 until it is facing wall. Then yeet the big boi into the wall. (Note if you hit the monster more than 3 times, it will become enraged and you cannot finish the move. At least not this one. You can just do the other one down here vvv)
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ii. How to tenderize your Big Monster Friends
1. Clutch Claw onto the Monster.
a) Press LB/L1 or C
b) Press RT/R2 or Right Click
c) Now simply press Y/Triangle/Left Click to weaken said area. And boom! You did It!
Note:
i. Heaver hitting weapons only need to do this once to target area. Other weapons will need to do it twice
ii. Also Note that if monster attacks with said part you are on (Tail swipe if on tail, Bite if on Face, Claw Scratch if on Arms, Big Whooshy Flap if on wings, Etc) you will get knocked off of the monster and you will be dealt the full damage said attack would have inflicted if you were on the ground. Also if the Monster yells and you don't have earplugs you will just get thrown down (no damage, just hurt feelings)
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3) How to Become Literally Project Thor and Projectile Yeet yourself into the ground At MACH McFUKIN 10
i. Okay first off, you gotta be in the air. Thor comes from the sky, not the ground you silly silly goose
ii. Then simply press RT/R2 or Mouse 4 To BOMBLISTABLAST the monster from the sky with your glorified pole vaulting spear FROM GOD!!!!! (do note its not straight down so give yourself about 1 dash length away from target area of hit [Also this works at any height sooooooo have fun with that in the coral highlands])
iii. Next press Y then B/triangle then Circle/Left then Right Click For a nice starting combo to give'em a good o' smackaroo
iv. Then any other combo after that doesn't start with B/Triangle/Right Click.
This move is a great Arial combat finisher move as it doesn't build mounting damage, will release you kinsect for Sweet Krispy extra damage while you do your combos and it has a good chance to flinch or even KO the monster too. Also It is good for positioning around the monster while in ground attack mode. Let's say monster is down and you're by the tail but need to do damage to head, then vault up into the air, do an air dash (A/X/Space), then Spear down to start combo there. Es pretty Good in my opinion.
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4. One Considerable Buff to IG
So remember the Downwards Sideways Spinning Helicopter attack (Triangle/Y/Left Click while up in ait)? Yeah, that got a nice buff. Before It would only hit three times max as you were going down the monster, now it hits as many times as it wants so long as you are still going down and there is still monster there. So great move to do when monster is up on its hind legs doing a charging attack. Also a bunch of mounting damage too.
Okay that's all, Thank you for reading, hope you have a Lovely day and wish you all zee best.
If you see me on PC by the name of Kiwi/Danger Kiwi with an IG, feel free to say hello!
This game has so many tutorials, it's so overwhelming with so much being thrown at you. I chose this weapon from the start of the game, it was a true struggle until the end with the Great Jargas fight. I feared for my low quantity of potions and the few remaining minutes I had left to finish the quest for how incompetent I was with this weapon. This video is amazing and I now understand all there is of it, my execution needs more hands on training, but this video led me in the right direction. Thanks bud!
This is by far the mist in depth video on this weapon and the way you explain each pro and con and ways to use this weapon effectively are very easy to follow and understand thanks dude and push out more vids like this one 👍
You can also Remount the monster with the grappling hook (like when fast climbing) IF you get tossed off. Spam attacks while moving around the mounted monster for massive damage
This has been insanely helpful! I couldn't figure out what the buffs were, how to get them, where they showed, anything. Just picked up this game the other day and love the idea of this weapon, but was mostly just button mashing. Excited to get back into it now. Thanks!
I have been playing MHW for 24 hours and I just realized I don't understand how to use insect glaive at all. thanks for the tutorial.
I know I'm late. Just got the game Friday. Solo player. The first 3 missions I didnt even know about the buffs. Now I notice the difference immediately
After 2 years, your video still told me more today than anything I’ve seen this week as a new player! 👍
He only regains some energy if he returns with a buff, after that it regenerates slowly. The buffs are also slightly increased based on the combos. As in the red buff damage will be better with another buff with it, compared to being the only buff, with all three the buffs are all greatly improved.
your arial combos are based on stamina. By air dodging on your third arial input you can stay in the air practically infinitely provided you have enough stamina regen
Dude thank you for this. I started off with the dual blades, but after I saw video evidence (not this video) of this weapon in action I fell in love. However, I had no idea about the buffs, and kind of just used the Kinsect as an extra healing mcguffin. I went on to murder/blender the Puki-Puki six times, Tobi-Kadachi eight times, and the Anjanath five times, all with no idea how to properly use my weapon. Now that I've seen this, it's definitely going to change how I play. That red damage buff is the real game changer, and I'm going to going after it like an Anjanath's backside when I need one more tail to complete the set! :D
I love it. They have the most opportunity for individuality and personality
Tip: Hit the monster's legs for Orange buff. The legs of the monsters are always the parts w the highest defense which is why it makes sense to get the Orange buff from hitting them, there.
another thing if you change your lock on cam in settign from focus to target it work like previous games were it will only focus on the monster with a button press letting you do quick cam turns after you overshoot attacks, get hit or just losing site of the monster and is more comfortable then always have to pressing r3 since its set to one of ur left shoulder buttons
Fantastic video, thanks. I've just started playing today and picked the glaive. After watching this I finally feel like I know what I'm doing.
You forgot about the mounted transition attacks, if you attack while changing mount positions you can do an awesome spining attack and deal alot more damage during mounts
Unless I missed it i dont think you mentioned that when youre mounted on a monster you can do more damage than other weapons because if you switch between the positions on the monster you automatically do a bunch of attacks as you transition. Which is great for severing tails if you switch between the tail and the body repeatedly. Same with if you want to target the head. just switch between the head and the body =]
These explanations are very in-depth and awesome. I didn't know anything about the buffs before and played IG a lot.
I started to main insect glaive when it first came out in monster hunter 4 and fell in love with it.
I can say that in this iteration the Insect Glaive is at its best, yet.
I still have to get used to the new dust mechanic, but that will come with time and practivce (like everything else in MH).
Have to agree that sometimes the camera seems to actively work against you.
The green buff is from the healing drone.... Each drone has a different ability... The 2 starter drones 1 has poison and the other healing... I think different drones do different things like elemental resistances ... Some may remove attack/red buff for a blue buff that increases poison resistance but keeps white buff... Yet to play around with glaive ... I like to swap between weapons im not one for staying with the same weapon constantly.
As someone who’s new to the insect glaive this was extremely helpful. Didn’t even know about the buffs 😱
You stay in the air by landing your last hit firmly on the master. It can't be a glancing. Also, you need stamina to stay in the air. Not tearing your video apart, I love your video, just for those who need these tips too
All 3 buffs give you a 15% attack bonus. white and orange give you earmuffs 1 and I think 5% defense.white and red gives you a slightly higher attack with something else.I think white also lets you jump higher
Thank you! That was so helpful, no i can fly knowing i am dealing damage to momsters not just flying
You can switch the camera controls to "focus" that makes attacking in the air 10000000000000% easier than constantly having the target go off screen. Not sure why anyone wouldn't put this on!
Went to the training yard to test out all the weapons and i fell in love with the insect glaive instantly! Its aerial maneuverability makes fights with monsters that use ranged attacks so much easier. (Pukei pukei poison attack for e.g.)
And they say SNS is the true hybrid/all-rounded weapon. You want support? You got it. You want damage? You got it. You want ranged damage? You got it. You want any form of damage type? You got it. You want status murder? You got it. I can literally think of a dozen different setups for everything and half of the time it's just changing the kinsect.
Also, don't forget to apply mustard to the monster if you are doing your combo thing.
This video is why I've been following you for years. Great info. I started with this weapon and had no idea what the kinsects did.
First time playing this game and this weapon got my attention for the freaking aerial attacks! I used it first time in hunting, not knowing any buffs that this weapon gives, and wasted my 50 minutes for not killing a certain monster cause I didn't deal enough dmg to kill it. Thanks for the guide.
could you please explain affinity in this game? how important is it and what does it do?
basically, positive affinity is chance for 25% critical hit, and negative affinity is chance for 25% weaker hit
Damanj23 in other words, X chance to deal 125% of your normal damage in one hit or 75% of your dmg if you have negative affinity
What the other two said, however weapons with negative affinity usually deal higher damage, so don't just automatically ignore weapons that have negative affinity.
Critical strike chance. Positive affinity is critical strikes, negative affinity is negative crit damage (drastically reduced damage). And it's only as important as your play style dictates it is
Affinity is critical hit chance. Weapons have a certain percentage by default. The higher the percentage, the better chance you have to do extra damage. **IMPORTANT** if it's negative, it can actually take away from your damage per second. Armor/charms/decorations can counter balance or add to your affinity.
Thank You so much for making this video explaining EVERY THING while knowing us what happens!
It's going to help me far more than and other video here on CZcams
Also you do a spinning attack when you transition between the parts of the monster while mounted, and it actually does a lot more dmg pound for pound than if you where to just stay on one spot and attack, but I'm pretty sure someone already said this already...yup they did.
I love this weapon. You can actually chase monsters while flying in the air. If the monster is limping you can jump catch the tale, jump forward and hit him and so on. Ya no monsters is running away.
You also forgot to mention the Vault move can be used to access some ledges that don't have climbing options and usually require the player to walk around to get up to ,, saves a little bit of hassle when doing a resource run/material gathering.
Pretty funny when in a squad too when your friends can't follow because they're not using Insect Glaive lol
Ive been using his for days without realising I could recall the kinsect to get the buff right away! Ive just been leaving it on the monster untill it naturally came back, No wonder I felt so weak😂 Thank you! Great guide!
7:56 “In previous games I believed it increased your Affinity”
In this one it does, but only if you have the red buff as well.
Also, if you have the white buff, it increases red or Orange, but red and orange only mix if they have white thrown in as well.
Thanks for the tips! As someone still largely new to the series and using the glaive this was really helpful.
Thanks for that triangle kinsect release tip. I'm good at sniping with marking with the right trigger fire, but had I known about this sooner alot of my matches would have been resolved quicker.
Dang this bring me back to some good memories think I’m gonna fire up some world and start a new playthrough!!
This is ny first time playing Monster Hunter and somehow I was attracted to the most conplex weapon lol. This guide was soooo helpful! thank you!
Jenny Shy Most complex weapon is probably charge blade
To stay airborne last attack must land. That's what kicks you back into air. Also if you are looking to be a DPS monster. This is not the spec for you. DPS is pretty good but not overwhelming.
Actually, you need to hit the monster with just the last hit of the aerial circle move to jump again. If the last strike doesn't hit, you're going to fall even if all the others did. Conversely if you miss the first few attacks but then the last few hit, you'll do the midair jump.
Now I will finally know how to apply the buffs to this weapon! Thanks for the guide, Rui! Abraço!
I started playing monster hunter for the first time starting off with this weapon for only ONE main reason, it reminds me of the lunar staff from ninja gaidan 2. And ever since then, i never once regret picking this path as far as weapon choice goes. I can solo alot of monsters thanks to my staff and kinsect
This has been the best and most helpful video about the insect glaive I have come across. Well done sir! I have watched so many times
The amount of time you can stay in the air is normally based around your stamina. I think as long as you let your stamina charge a little bit between each O attack, you will be able to stay up more or less indefinitely
I'm totally new to Monster Hunter and chose Insect Glaive on a whim. This helped me so much!
Easily the most fun weapon in the game. Also, it's best to buy multiple kinsects and have a different element for each so you can easily switch depending on the monsters weakness. I have 4 so far, a fire one, a thunder one, an ice one and a water one. Upgrade them all and then switch freely, a lot better than changing elements on the same one because you need sacks to constantly do that.
Also, each buff isn't tied to a body part specifically but to the function of the body part. Red=body part monster attacks with, so Diablos tail gives you a red buff while some other monster tails wouldn't, and monsters that use their claws, hitting those would be a red buff. So tail doesn't mean heal. White=mobility, so legs and wings. Orange=Armoured protected parts like the back, and other hard parts. Since most monsters if not all use their heads for attacks, heads will always give red, but if there was a monster who didn't use his head to attack, there'd be no red buff from the head.
I’m a monster hunter noob and this video helped me out so damn much. Good detail but u didn’t make things complicated like other videos I’ve watched. Thanks a lot and I’m gonna keep up with ur content.
Did you guys know you can climb the vine walls with the insect glaive drawn? I just found out and I believe it's the only weapon you can do that with. (Haven't tried Sns) You just vault, X boost or attack towards the wall and you'll awkwardly grab it. Then use x to climb. This is great because you can vault/x boost over the gaps in the maps and if you miss the ledges you can still grab the vine walls. 🖒
Late to this but the only way to set off the dust effect is to hot it with a Glaive, wether it is you or an ally, the glaive is needed for the effect to take place
logan brock the dust can be triggered by anyone. Even a attack from a slinger can trigger it.
After watching this video, I decided to give the glaive a try, and I'm really enjoying the gameplay style over my previous weapon (bow).
Thank you so much! I have been trying to figure out the Kinsect Glaive and this had everything I hadn't noticed yet!
Another helpful video Rui, thumbs up. I love how you break down the weapon and show all the attacks and some combos. Makes it very helpful. Could you do the heavy bowgun next? I've been really digging the melee weapons and now I kinda want to try the ranged ones. I guess ammo types are the biggest difference in the ranged weapons so maybe a guide on them would be cool. Thank you for all your work.
Messing around with the Glaive in World, usually I would go to Gaijin or Arekz but have been really impressed with your MH content that you have been putting out with World, there are a lot of pretenders putting out MHWorld content who don't really have the knowledge to backup the content they are putting out, but Rurikhan is legit. Why I have not tried the IG earlier !! its so much fun.
Just a note. You jump constantly with circle only if you get the last hit of the combo and you have stamina left.
You didnt mention the timer for the buffs, esepcially the trick to extend the duration of the buffs. Say you have the red and white buffs, as soon as they start flashing it means they'll run out soon. However if you grab the orange buff before red and white run out it resets the timer, thus letting you keep red and white way longer.
Thanks for the video! Had no clue about the bug effects of the weapon
Man i have been playing with this weapon allllllllllll wrong. Can't believe i wasn't using the kinsect. Thanks for uploading this!
VERY helpful! I am new to the CB and the IG weapons and basically you've explained everything I need to know easily!