HARDEST or EASIEST Weapons to Learn in Monster Hunter Rise | Every Weapon Ranked Tier List 

Please keep in mind the rankings mostly come from how easy / difficult it is for a new player to pick up and learn how to use a weapon, not necessarily how to master it

I have to disagree for GS. While the move set is simple, you have to know monsters moves a lot more than other weapons. You have to spend time with the weapon, getting used to its speed and know what you’re hunting. I’d personally put it in between medium and hard because it’s simplicity, but you need the knowledge to use the weapon properly.

From what I see from streamers new to lance so far, despite being a simple weapon, people usually get thrown off by the Lance when they try it for the first time due to how slow and not flashy it is. I wish people could give Lance more time to present itself. If you can get over the first impression of how slow the weapon is, Lance is super fun to use and is actually pretty mobile.

the 2 rules of charge blade. 1. do you know the minimum to function with it? if yes see 2 2. set ego to 120% and call yourself a master when you only know the bare minimum

As a hack n slash enjoyer (and newcomer to the series), I initially thought that dual blades or long sword would be my weapons, but Charge Blade is amazing, extremely strong, good learning curve and ver well all rounded.

"The gunlance will be the weakest weapon in sunbreak" Gunlance users" "Bullet barrage go brrrrr"

Glaive can be a bit confusing at first, but can be fun to use too. After I looked into the new kinsects, some of them are pretty good. Hell, I didn't even know there was an ability with them out using strong+normal attacks. Drawing in powders if you can is really satisfying. Wish we had more types available in Sunbreak, but I had to move on from the convenience of sapping two buffs at once at some point.

The thing with SnS is, it can be a bit deceptive. I think people have started respecting the weapon a bit more in the more recent games, but there was a point where people barely played it, for a simple reason: They heard it was the beginner weapon, played it, were very underwhelmed with the results, concluded it was bad and moved on to bigger weapons. Because SnS has somewhat of a hidden, second skill floor, going from just "playing it" to sufficiently utilizing its kit to its fullest and keeping an excellent uptime, as the low motion values on basically all of its basic attacks mean that you need to be constantly hitting the monster to keep up damagewise, unless you want to find yourself taking half an hour to kill anything. Like, take CB for instance: If you don't know what you are doing, then you will at least realize as much, because it's you whiffing attacks or not figuring out how the mechanics work. And odds are, even then you probably won't take too long to kill the monster because it has really powerful attacks. With SnS, you will trick yourself into believing that you are playing it well because you are hitting the monster and are not getting hit, when in fact you aren't performing any better and losing out on way more damage.

Gunlance has always been my favorite weapon, and in older games it felt a lot harder, but in this game they gave it a bit more mobility which made it a lot easier (for me) to use. I do agree that damage is low so carrying bombs is definitely helpful

I feel like sword and shield is simple, but it definitely demands a lot from players. It requires a lot of uptime and any time not spent attacking piles up quickly worsening the player overall performance. The shoryugeki and shield bash have definitely helped people create openings and have a pseudo-ultimate attack to lessen the effects of not having constant uptime.

A big factor in how easy a weapon is to pick up is the game plan. While a versatile weapon like sns can be good for a new player, it lacks a clear game plan (since the plan is to do everything). On the other hand, a new player with a hammer can easily see that the goal is to bonk the head, and the moving charge means they can hold it, wait for the opening, then bonk. And when you want to switch weapons once you've acquired a bit of experience, you'll have an easier time understanding the great sword game plan than the sns game plan.

2:10 the backstep for the SnS DOES have invincibility frames and is great for avoiding roars from monsters, but can also be effectively used for any attack as long as it doesn't have a lingering hit box.

I definitely needed some guides starting out, but I always felt like Charge Blade is easier than people make it out to be. But I think that's just my opinion, plus starting it back in World where SAED spam was basically the only thing you needed to do.

I'm not going to lie I sort of do miss having to memorize some of the songs because when I pulled the songs off in dire situation and give my team a buff they definitely needed I felt proud of myself but adding Simplicity as things evolve is the best way to go.

I think all weapons are pretty simple once you put the time in to learn it but I often find myself instinctively sticking to a weapon or two at the start of each game and I really wish I was more open to try out all the weapons and different playstyles.

I feel like each weapon has varying levels of complexity, some are just easier to pick up and but most are difficult to master.

I think I'd place L n GL higher as it's easy to overlook the unintuitive movement as a barrier to entry, one of the things that probably turns away many players from sticking to em

This is my first Monster Hunter game, and I love the concept of the Charge blade. I like how I can keep switching between defensive and offensive. Yeah, you slow down with the axe out, but I keep my finger close to ZR just in case I need to switch back to move faster, or immediately put up that shield.

Dual Blades is the most fun to play since I main it. It might come to disappointment for some who love big burst damage in a single strike or two, but I really love the dual blades mechanics in mhr. Give it some time and you'll learn how to dodge deadly dmg (Others can dodge it too lol :P).

Switch Axe is one of those weapons that gets 2 ratings depending on if they have Evade Extender 2 or not. The weapon doesn't use stamina, Evade Extender 2 is just completely perfect. Makes side steps go out enough for most attacks. Makes your sword forward roll faster than running. + the Sunbreak counter. My god it's a beautiful kit now.

I play with a lot of the weapons but Hunting Horn has been my favorite since World. I like Long Sword and Hammer a lot too. When I first played World I used Duel Blades a lot but haven’t in Rise a lot though with the fire poison blades I’ve seen recently I’ll probably use them more. The bow is a lot of fun too. I haven’t use the Lance or Gun Lance really though I want to get into using them. The great sword seems like a lot of fun now with the new moves. I like the charge blade though I haven’t used it in rise much either cause I like buffing and knocking out monsters with the hunting horn

I'm new to the serie overall since Rise is my first MH game, I picked up Dual Blade almost instinctively. I love how I can be mobile and how I can have a waltz of death with the monsters. Quick attack evades rince repeat. And the second weapon I am more easy with it's Hunting Horn, I don't know I felt at home too with this weapon same for bow as my third. Maybe it's how the command input for each weapons are not so complicate to get. Whereas Insect Glaive oh boy hard for me.

Keep in mind the more you spend time with the weapon you choose the more it grows on you and become apart of your playstyle

This is so weird to me because the first weapon I learned where I felt comfortable to play the game was with Charge Blade and this was without me looking up which weapon was beginner friendly. I was shocked when people told me it's considered complicated when I feel intimidated to play other weapons like Switch Axe or Longsword

Lance isn't as simple as it seems. The combos are simple, yes and you can always just keep your shield up for defense. But utising onsta block and anchor rage takes high knowledge of monsters and timings. Also since its a low mibility weapon, beginners might find themselves not getting enough hits in unless the monster chooses to stay on top of them. Especially in mulyiplayer. Learning how to close the gap with lance without risking damage takes quite a bit of practice.

I would add a major point into the calculation for the blunt weapons (Hammer/ HH): With the sharp weapons you can basically attack the monster form where ever you like. With the blunt weapons you will have to go for the head, to deal a good amount dmg, which is usually the part of a monster where u do not want to stand, because they focus their attacks usually on the frontside of their bodies. This is especially noticible with rajang, for him i would always go for a sword, because you definetly dont want to look into that mans eyes/fists. Would probably rank them at the top of the mid category, maybe at the lowest of hard

I love how my charge blade can be an oversized pizza cutter that can go "BOOM". Fell in love with it in MHW. I used to be a LS main and a HBG user in world. I'm still struggling to utilize wirebugs in combos in rise.

I'd put LBG up with HBG , bringing it to medium because knowing where and when to place a mine can be night and day. Not just for dealing damage but countering a monsters attack string or windup by setting the mine right where it'll make hit point contact as it begins- which is also dangerous to get wrong.

Personally, I’d have to disagree with the Gunlance position. Being a GL main since the start of Rise, it’s not exactly difficult to pick up the combos, nor the place GL players should be in: close to the monster and tanking/drawing aggro with the endemic life (blanking on the name) while some of your more agile friends dish out a ton of damage. The Wyvern Fire grants you shield usage, and you can tank pretty much any attack, including my old nemesis the Magnamalo tail shot (or whatever the actual move is called). Idk it just felt easy after being a dual blade and bow user back in GU. Tho I have strayed towards the Charge blade as of late because I don’t have the materials to make the sinister shadowshot+ in master rank.

I'm an Insect Glaive main, before it came out I mostly used SnS but as soon as it came out I switched immediately, I love that weapon so much.

One thing about SnS that I noticed you were wrong about, backhop does indeed have i-frames. It has the same amount of i-frames as foresight slash

I've been maining Gunlance and Insect Glaive in Sunbreak so far. I also have Great Sword and HBG spread Meta builds. Gunlance does not have low dps anymore. The new blast attack switch skill makes mince meat out of monsters and packs a serious punch. It usually hits for over a thousand damage and with wirebug whisperer on I'm launching that attack a hell of a lot. A little practice and you can be dealing just as much if not more than any of the heavy hitter weapons.

The great sword is by far my favourite weapon for all games it’s play style you need to play smarter with and know when to strike, I enjoy being very Aggressive with it but 1 wrong move the monster can attack you well charging it or just run away and leave you hanging 😆

As a someone who put in around 700 hrs in Monster Hunter 1 on Ps2 as a kid, and picking up Tri, then world when it had already been out for a long time I feel sooooo far behind what the combat has become. I remember when the flashiest weapon was the dual blades demon dance. I can still remember the village layout in my mind. It’s like I know all the old weapon attacks but they have changed so much it’s a truly odd feeling

Gunlance was so fun in the demo. Made me beat Sunbreak with it. Damage isn't bad at all anymore.

23:08 yes I agree to the most part but the hunting horn became much simpler in rise wich I personally don't like. It was much more fun when you needed to to more for the songs, because it makes sense that you need to put a lot effort into it so you get your reward (in that case buffs/debuffs)

Love this. Only change I'd make is swapping GS and Bow, then it's perfect. Bow has safety by nature. I'm newer to MH and bow was my first main. I didn't have to know monsters nearly as well as I do for GS. And GS newbs whiff CONSTANTLY.

people always talk about the pure damage on GL being low...but no one talks about how aggresive you can be with it now. blast boost meaning you are almost never forced to sheath and reposition. and various forms of shelling and hit buffs. and the shield reload letting you be really agro in combat with your own form of guard point. ya the damage is a lil lower than it was in world but you got so much more mobility and safty with it now (heck even wyvern fire is a full block while you charge it )

dual blades my beloved

I love the Gunlance and think you can do respectable damage when using it properly. Plus blocking things well and blasting through armor is great

Rise was my first MH ever. After spending 200 hunts as a CB main, the transition to the counter on SA is the hardest part ever for me in this game. Using the CB decently is easier than landing the SA counter, at least for me. Well difficulty really is subjective.

Seems like a lot of people didn't like these takes, eh? These aren't bad placements for the most part. Gunlance could stand to be moved down to medium, and dual swords could be moved UP to medium as well, but all in all these placements make good sense. I think most of the dislikes comes from people thinking you're talking shit on their weapon.

I agree with your placement of LS I think it sits in the perfect middle ground of being easy to use and accessible enough for new players to pick up the weapon whilst having a higher skill ceiling to keep players engaged with it as they get better at the game.

Charge Blade was my first weapon ever and I did fine without even knowing how it worked. I got to the end of low rank quests by just changing to axe mode when my phials were full and spamming wild swings. Playing it efficiently is complicated, but it's one of the easiest weapons to pick up for a newcomer along with switch axe.

Pretty decent list I'd say. I agree especially with Lance and SnS (Shield and Sword). I might put LBG and DB there too myself. LBG's difficulty really comes from understanding the shot types, recoil, and all that stuff, using the weapon itself is easy.

Gun Lance did actually get a pretty significant boost in Sunbreak, I think it's more middle of the road damage wise now, not at the bottom.

It took some time for me to find my weapon style but I love my hunting horn and charge blade. They've followed me from world but ive started also experiencing the wonders of great sword too. In all, just find your style and have fun with it!

SnS was the first weapon I really liked. And its my main. It's super easy to pick up and use, but the more you use it the more you find there is to do. That being said the hammer is probably my favorite weapon. Its so much fun to walk up to a creature several times your size and smack them in the face with a giant mallet. Though ill never understand why you would sharpen it...

I might swap Hammer and Lance, and move Light Bowgun down to simple. As a new player coming in knowing nothing about charge states or anything, I was able to make some big numbers fly and hunts go faster with the Hammer, and Light Bowgun is just really simple and intuitive as someone who's new to Monster Hunter.

As a long sword player since World, I think I would agree with your placement, as it is based on the skill floor rather than ceiling. Still, though, a weapon like long sword just gets better the better you get with it, making it a great weapon for new players, as they will find that they get rewarded for playing better, making it feel like that as they profess through the game, they get better both as a hunter and as a LS user. Furthermore, the skill ceiling of LS is near endless, just look at people like Peppo. It is definitely a weapon that you can always get better with, as it requires timing, special awareness, knowledge of the monster’s attack patterns, etc….

Gunlance can be an odd one to step into, and seeing how slow it seems at first when wielding it can turn away allot of people. But once you get the hang of Bullet barrage, and Ground splitter, (Which has some hyper armor) You can stay on the monster pretty easily. Probably the hardest part of the weapon, is figuring out how to socket your armor for it. XD

Me personally CB sounds like a really complicated weapon on paper but its more like just 2 relatively simple weapons put together and finding that synergy between them

Every time I see people talking about how hard CB is makes me happy that in my first MH game I used to play it. But The thing is it won't take a lot of time to master it. especially in Sunbreak. Now I can hunt almost everyything solo or help others to finish the hunt way faster

I agree with the Great Sword one as I used it when my friends and I decided to all play Monster hunter Rise together. Im always trying to see how the monster is starting to move to know the next attack, and I always call out a big attack or when I know someone is sitting in a spot where this next attack is going to hit them if they dont move. I find it a good even ground if your fine with needing to watch out when charging up and your attacks being a little slow.

Been a while since I watched MH content, but I'm glad that you're around. It's also been a while since I played, avoiding even Gen U because I didn't like the controls on the Switch. With all that out of the way, I definitely agree that some weapons feel much easier when you've played them a lot. Case in point: CB absolutely deserves the Very Hard, although I'd still pick it every time until my Kinsects are up to speed. The weapon is still easy enough for that time in the game and the general style is relatively easy to pick up on. The finer and deeper mechanics still make it Very Hard though. And unless a lot has changed for the IG since World, its biggest drawback is picking it up immediately as one's first weapon in the game. Possibly ever. Because slow Kinsects make learning about the Extracts and where to get them much more difficult. Which has been my pet-peeve with this weapon since 4U. So I'd put it in Medium with the asterisk of "wait until the first or second branching of Kinsects." And for anyone uncertain which one to use, the fastest Kinsect with Cutting Damage is likely the safest bet. Since if you don't make a concerted effort to hit the head with Blunt Kinsects, you won't get as much as others due to K.O.s not being easy to achieve with them. They are no Hammer, after all. I actually don't have much to add to the weapon itself because, as Dark Hero has said, the combos themselves are not too difficult and the weapon can actually trivialise some fights without getting deep into it. I am however very curious about DB now and I plan to download the demo in a few hours. Didn't particularly like DB in World off of vibes, but I still have a soft spot for it. Not that I'd put it anywhere else on the list.

I've been maining CB since it was introduced back in 4. Before that I was a Lance player. In Sunbreak I've transitioned over to playing Dual Blades and have been having a lot of fun with them. Definitely want to try the horn though, now that it's been reworked.

One parameter I would also consider is single vs multiplayer use. Case in point, the bow is a very strong weapon but, in single player, and etc. against large wyverns, it can be very difficult to constantly maintain proper distance and get good shots. This partially negates it's strength. In multiplayer, where you have fellow payers keeping the monster distracted, same weapon can be devastating. I believe this is true for other weapons, as well. I use bow in multiplayer and gunlance in single player, for the above reason.

People need to stop saying that Dual Blades lack damage. They don’t. They lack damage PER HIT. This is balanced out by the fact that they hit extremely quickly and even do multiple hits per input. It’s a very simple concept. If one weapon hits for 10 damage and another can land two 5 damage hits in the same time frame, their DPS is the same. If you want to say their damage output is low, then you’ll need to explain how that works relative to other weapons and what they can output.

Honestly in rise I don't even notice the low damage output from the Gunlance because of how much you can stick to the monster with mobility skills. Blast dash, reverse dash, and ground splitter are awesome for maintaining distance in dangerous situations and getting right back into the fight as soon as possible, so you're constantly dealing damage. Pair that with affinity skills and weakness exploit, maybe some sharpness management skills and mobility skills like a point of evade extender, and you're golden.

Been an IG main since MH4U and it can be complex but it is so fun once you figure how to use it.

Correct me if I’m wrong but I do think the SnS backstep has more i-frames than a normal roll. Great video though :) Mostly agree with the rankings and the arguments are good to.

Ranged weapons difficulty mostly come from understanding how ammos work, how to farm efficiently, setting up crafting mid battle etc. Or, just watch an angbata11 video and pew pew your way to victory

The lance is pretty deceptive for new players. At face value, you have a powerful shield but the cost is that you move slowly and the attacks aren’t flashy. The key to lance is proper positioning and aggressive onslaught mixed with counter attacks to keep the dps almost constant. The mobility issues makes you have to figure out more efficient movements options. Shield charge, spiral thrust and to an extent twin vine are great ways to keep you right on the monster. I personally run double palicos because I traverse the maps vertically and across everything instead of directly following the main paths or even using the bases for fast travel and the great wire bugs as well. The extra support double cats provide with traps and buffs over the palamute mobility is just more worth it in a fight.

I started playing Rise as soon as it came on consoles and I enjoyed the changes done to DB. Specifically the aerial attacking. Makes it much easier to access the entirety of the monster whenever I want.

As lance main since MH2Dos I wouldn't say it's newbie friendly. GS is also crazy hard for newcomers. BoW is hard to master but much easier to just jump into and shoot.

Where do non gunlancers get the idea that the weapon does NO damage lmao. Yeah it isn't topping the speedrun charts, but you aren't slapping the monsters with a wet noodle either! Had a great time watching the list, but I had to chime in behalf of Gunlance lol (also calling it a low animation commitment weapon gave me a little chuckle as someone who plays full burst only)

When I got my mom to play rise, I suggest her to use sword and shield since it's a easy weapon to use for new players. Then she switch to dual blades which is the weapon class I'm using and it seems to be doing better. I started using dual blades cause I thought it would be best to start off with due to being new to monster hunter.

Talks about the finer things in charge blade like guard points and about the skill ceiling, but for sword and shield or other weapons bases it on the skill floor

Well, I have to disagree about Great sword, it's a weapon that need a good knowledge of the monsters and to have mastered positioning. Way harder than you think

Personally I'd say IG should be around easy/medium it really isn't that difficult to use especially now that they added kinsects that can extract two colors at once making it much easier to get all 3 without having to be as precise plus I find that powders tend to be hit or miss imo my only gripe is that it feels like the extract buff doesn't last as long as it did in world even with the buff time extended skill might just be me otherwise solid list

For me I started out and basically main-ed the light bowgun, I like the range advantage giving more time to dodge attacks and taking a more relaxed playstyle compared to what I see with the melee weapons, though I branched out to the heavy bowguns for sticky, cluster, wyvern, and elemental ammo types when needed

I'd argue that the switch axe is as hard if not harder than the charge blade to be optimal on for a number of reasons less time for dodgewindows and not being able to have a shield for instance while having just as complicated combos for being consistent with that damage

i can play any weapon type and i tend to agree with you on difficulty

Greatsword is a great deal harder to start learning than you give it credit. The skill in the weapon comes from having to learn which attacks from specific monsters is exploitable and when you can go for charging or not, saying hammer is close to equal to GS hurts to hear.

I used to always play gun lance in mh3u because it was the first weapon I was capable of beating the caedilus with and have played it all the way till mh rise where I decided to give the hunting horn a shot. I enjoyed it so much I actually went back to world to run a playthrough using a hunting horn as main

I do enjoy how he specified that the list was about the ability to pick up the weapon, not master, as many weapons, such as the sword and shield or the hammer may be easy to pick up, but are very hard to master. And conversely, a weapon like the gun Lance may seem complex and hard at first, but can be easy and satisfying once learned

I would say switch axe is easier and hammer harder the rest i agree mostly. With hammer you need to use waterstrike to counter which you cant use while charging and talking about dodgecanceling sounds like you can get out of the attack animation, while you really can only cancel the animation where you pick the weapon back up + it is more dangerous to have to stay in front of the monster. With switch axe you have wirestep which is much more forgiving and less commitment for the attacks while supposed to stay behind the monster. So easier to dodge attacks. Yeah some optimal combos of the SA need you to switch stances, but thats the same for hammer. You put SA in hard with the skillsealing in mind but SNS in easy because of the skillfloor. You should judge all weapons by the skillfloor. SA skillfloor would be someone running around just useing axemode.

As an IG main, I agree with the hard tier. It requires a lot of attention to the kinsect and it’s buffs. As well as knowing where the buffs are on the monsters. It’s also important to know when to be airborne and that it depends on the monster. It flows naturally for me and it’s the reason it’s my main

As HBG/Bow main, I'd definitely agree on HBG in medium. The main difficulty lies within it's setup, where optimization isn't a plus, it's a straight up requirement for playing it. Especially when it comes to picking ammo type. It requires a lot of jewels and pieces to work properly, whereas other weapons you can pick up the whichever weapon you want and some gear and be proficient with it in a hunt. Too much deviation? It's useless. Too much recoil? It's painful. No guard/guard up? You brave but very dead soul.

You said that picking up a bow would be a disadvantage because it's a ranged weapon, therefore you're more likely to get hit. The point of a ranged weapon is to put distance between you and the monster. While all monster have ranged/rush down attacks, you can still stay out of harm's way by dodging, and there's switch skills that can do that (Bow and lbg).

Great video. That said I dont agree with some of the picks because the difficulty of weapons is a bit more nuanced IMO. The simplicity in MH is very deceptive. For example, SnS is easy to play but if you dont play it optimally chances are you'll end up frustrated with its damage compared to other weapons and playing SnS optimally is at least medium difficulty in my opinion. Other example is the GS which is also kinda simple but one of the most technical weapons in the game. It hits like a truck but you will get frustrated if you play the weapon without a good level of knowledge of the monster you're fighting against. You'll get knocked out of charges constantly. On the other hand weapons like Charge Blade or Switch Axe are complex mechanically speaking but each style (depending on skills) have a very specific gameplan that once you understand it becomes very simple. Like, with SA most of the time you'll execute the same attack rotation and once you charge the weapon it's all about doing the amped charge mounted on the monster and finish the combo with the aerial move. With CB if you're playing SAED spam you're going to charge everything and SAED the monster, using the counter skill. If you're playing spinning Slash the weapon becomes a lot more simple. So yea, I'd say it's not as simple as "easy to understand = easy to execute" and "hard to understand = hard to execute". I think it's way easier to deal damage with Gunlance, SA or CB than it is with SnS or the GS. TLDR: Even for newcomers I think learning a complex weapon like the CB or SA pays off quicker than just pressing buttons with the simple weapons that require a higher skill ceiling to catch up with the other weapons. I would even say SnS and GS are beginner traps because they dont look as flashy as other weapons and they seem too simple at first. Especially SnS which is a weapon that people tend to gravitate towards after learning other weapons and understanding what makes SnS actually fun and good.

Lance is very hard if you want to Master the Spiral Thrust 🤠

Oh wow, I only picked up the Insect Glaive cause I love bugs lmao but really I grew attached to it.

im happy that both of my weapons ,switch axe wich started me off in mh world iceborne and Insect glaive wich is my main in mh rise to be considered hard to learn weapons :D

I think this list is more about the skill floor rather than the skill ceiling.

I'm at MR200, ive done my whole playthrough with greatsword, the mechanics are super simple to learn, but the timing and positioning (especially with strong arm stance) is still something I'm learning, it's different with every monster.

I agree on CB, its probably the most vulnerable since you need to charge and morph, especially on mhw I had to get knocked out tons of times, tho its got easier in rise because of the wirebugs, and yes, its really rewarding once you get the hang of it

that's a funny placement for Insect Glaive because it's literally the only weapon I know how to use

Really confused about lance and GL. GL in Rise and especially Sunbreak seems like it's never been in a better spot, but lance seems like the one whose playstyle is complicated by limited damage potential. GL seems kinda pigeonholed by mechanics but not overly so, in the same kind of way that some weapons have historically been unable to leverage elemental builds. Just because GL basically revolves around full burst/slaplance/wyvern fire spam in the current iteration doesn't make it bad, honestly I've been really impressed with its damage output since picking it up over lance at the start of Sunbreak.

I'm an insect glaive main in sunbreak, played a GS a lot in rise, I don't know if it's just me but I do find LS to be ridiculously hard to play :O Counters are nice, but you just have to know every monster moveset perfectly for it to be useful, like GS with charged attacks

Heavy Bowgun CAN have a shield but does less damage or you can use the more powerful cannon to do more damage but lose that shield, if you play like that (I do) you lose that tanky playstyle and must really play guessing the monster movements to either dodge or use the counterattack so i think it's a little harder that medium at least using power cannon

I was duel blade main in MH world, with rise I gave all the weapons a try for the first time, fell in love with hunting horn :D

Good list! I think CB isn't as hard for me because I played a ton of it in 4U. That being said, it's quite different in Rise so I'm having fun just learning about the weapon again. And while Longsword might have all of those s it still takes a lil bit of skill to get the timing right, you do get punished if you miss your window, so I think it balances out.

A few changes I'd make: - Increase GS by 1 because long animation commitments increase the need to know the monster's move-set. This makes it hard to pick up relative to others when starting off. - Increase DB by 1, because having four attack modes (normal, feral, demon, arch) plus stamina management and aerial commits make it a bit more than the other 'easy' ones for just picking up the weapon. - Increase both bowguns by 1. As a "pick-up" difficulty ranking you should consider that they require non-default crafting in your wheel, an ammo loadout with crafting materials specific to the gun you're bringing, mod considerations, gun-specific weapon attributes to consider (deviation, movement on reload/shooting 'rapid' ammo), plus ammo ordering in the scroll wheel. No other weapons demand this level of upfront thought and preparation to make it viable to use in hunts, even if attacks are point-and-click. And this is to say nothing of ammo knowledge, what works on what monsters, difficulty in gearing relative to other weapons, etc. It's a very technical weapon beyond just the attack combos to use. - Reduce GL by 1 to balance between the three shell types. Wide poke-shell is really easy, normal shelling may (arguably) be "hard" here and long shelling is in between because it's more forgiving than Normal due to blast radius. For pick-up games, it has a generous guard point plus a good regular guard, so it's easier to work with than "hard" I would say. - Reduce Switchaxe by 1. All you need is a couple switch combos and the silkbind move to reload your gauge, and you're good to go for a pick-up game.

HBG doens always have a shield, you have to customise the gun to have one, you can also customise it to deal more damage instead

I have been a glaive user since it was introduced to us over seas with 4U and i never would have put it in hard. It was always easy for me to understand.

I'm an lbg main since the very early mh but for me lbg should go to simple

Lance is clearly one of the hardest ones as you need to be very consistent in everything to do any decent amount of damage in subsequent time. It also mean looking "boring." The satisfaction that comes from using lance is the successful hunt from that relentless consistentcy, especially when the monster don't get any attacks on you, from great guarding. I mean even Capcom agree with this as Lance is always in three stars difficulty rating.

Bow and Insect Glaive are my two main weapons and have been really enjoying them.

Really great video but how did you mananed to get the Wiggler Helm (at 20:05) ?