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

Long necked head makes it a bit harder to follow the moves since your char's proportions are off.

I like that little animation in the beggining personally. Small things like that do look good in a video.

It's a good start but there were few errors here and there, I did a more in-depth presentation of the hammer in the comments as it's my main weapon but there were other errors or too heavy simplification of the mechanic of the weapons you were presenting. If I may be a bit of a critic I would recommend doing a more thorough research next time as spreading wrong informations may be detrimental to the image of your guides being reliable. Still a good start though.

I thought about world 's weapons difficulty tier and in my mind they have to be 2 seperate lists. To learn vs to master. Hunting horn is hard to learn, the weapon is slow and hits don't do much damage but it's pretty easy to master. SnS is easiest to learn but it have many tricks and choices to choose mid combo so it's harder to master.

Can I ask what mods you use if any?

Charge blade is waaaay easier than SA 😂

​​@@thattoomas1217I'll be honest with you, after playing for who knows how long with the CB as my main, I can say with confidence that learning the SA is much easier, I just don't know how to time my dodges Edit: SnS is extremely difficult for me somehow, maybe it's because of me maining the CB the entire time

@@tiresomewarheadanddoombust5076 CB has like 2 combos which are easy. CB maybe requires more patience, but that's all. SA has combos, dodges, morphs, timings and is so slow 🙏

Ain't now way you put a giant sword that goes Bonk Bonk as Hard 😂😂😂

@@thattoomas1217 huh, must be me then, thanks for the input fellow hunter

At the end of the day only one thing matters. That the monster is dead at the end of a hunt. You can achive this faster by mastering your weapon or you take a little bit longer by just being good enough.

Until you fight cheese like fatalis

Bro I tried to fight the bagelguze with a hunting horn and Blud sat on me and blow me up bro but… once I got the defender’s glaive I beat his behind like I’m a master hunter. New main confirmed???

​@@dezxera6939I once watched a guy who had no idea how to use any longsword counters get through all of base world and iceborne and kill fatlalis after his first 3 tries. I honestly have no clue how he did that.

​@@oleytheboyls is just braindead 😂 combined with evade extender and divine you can basically play darksouls and only slash and roll 😂 a friend of mine played the entire base game with gs using the aoe slash... he didn't even knew he could block ☠

This! trying to break Xenojiiva's head with SnS was the worst thing ever for me, and fighting anjanath and deviljho and not being able to hit anything but their legs is infuriating.

​@@emperorpalpatine4953im the opposite lol i love fighting brute wyverns because its basically trip city

It was the opposite for me. I found SNS easy since I spend time in the training room. I switch to bow just to make fighting more challenging.

Whenever I am stressed out, I always tend to play Hammer with only one hand on the controller and join a High Rank quest. Hold weapon, wait for opening, go to monster's head, let go. Rinse and repeat. It's a great stress reliever and I dont need to worry about forecasting monster movement like Charge Blade or Great Sword users have to do in order to get big dmg done.

@@wynn5540 yep & when u add environmental damage, blinds, traps, & wall bangs to the equation they get decimated real fast, i've ended up killing monsters that im supposed to capture bc they couldnt go into the limping animation so i just kept going 🤣

once you start getting comfy with the CB, there is no going back. Forever a CB main.

Not a CB main but I do know how to use it effectively. It is very fun to use plus it is super destructive, true it will punish you at first but if you get the gist of it will reward you with fun and confidence by releasing those destructive SAED

CB GAAANG. something he doesnt mention in the video that's important to know. your guard point when your shield is charged builds up stagger damage and its damage reduction matches lance sheild (roughly) so dont blow your load on the first GP. if you take agitator to make the monsters focus you. its easy to build up impact damage from the shield (while also building charge since GP does that) and after a GP topple you go into SAED for easy damage. also you dont have to just do your transform to GP but i assume you know that quick edit: basically doing a GP topple into SAED on the head or even an AED can lead into a stun after the topple. you are a chain stunning weapon in specific builds

@@sylanwindrunnergaming4318 some day I will understand what you said) Edit: understood when red it twice

@@RevoltFeed sorry. CB in practice is honestly easy to understand. Just slash and parry, but explaining anything about it is basically writing a book every time

with the right timing you can even u turn

Okay let’s not embellish too hard, SnS is never out DPSing GS

@@biggiecheese2004 SnS will likely maintain a higher dps purely because it can keep swinging, Unless you're solo'ing a monster with GS and have the entire fight telegraphed, you probably aren't gonna be swinging the entire time

Honestly, as a greatsword main, hunting horn is my secondary weapon, and in my opinion hunting horn is extremely easy because only the recitals/encores are tricky. Especially once you remember to use the self buff song all the time.

​ @hariman7727 fun tip for using the hunting horn, you can queue up 2 songs for the stronger buff instead of doing encores. It's quicker to play 2 song per perform than it is to encore to play it again. And if you were like me at the beginning who keeps performing multiple songs, it's better to queue up one song, play it once then queue up again because recitals/encores multiple songs at once leaves you way too opened for attacks. Performs that hits the head do slightly higher KO damage than the super slam. Recitals/encores to multiple songs that aren't impact songs are pretty much only useful during the preparation stage (aka before you start fighting the monsters) because even during KOs, you're losing a lot of dps for not beating up the monster

Hilt stab also leads to the fastest recital.

Doing the lord’s work

Thank you I've now added them as sections to the video! 😊

What type of bowgun you were using light or heavy?

@@aoiminase I use both, I got different ammo type that I use with different bowguns. For Spread 3 I use the Safi Burst cannon for a shield build since it's a little more efficient when it comes to the skills mods needed for low recoil and fast reload. I got a DPS Fatalis HBG Spread 3 ammo build. I got a Sticky ammo 3 build on the Safi Aquashot LBG. A Pierce 2 or 3 build that I don't think I've finished. Pretty much got all Elements covered because of the Alatreon LBG. I got a rapid Normal 2 LBG just for the novelty, it's a hard play style cause of the weak points you need to target. There's a few other builds I know of for HBG that are good, just haven't had a reason to make them. Edit: If you were curious about if drawing your weapon with R2 works for both bowguns, the answer is yes. I do recommend it especially with HBG since it already has a long weapon draw animation and you probably don't want to get stuck in a reload animation after the draw animation. The only other case where this is applicable is if the ammo you're using also has a long reload, on Sticky 3 LBG you're going to be using the evade reload mod so the reload is fast when you reload through evade reload. Though if you have to manually reload, it's a long reload animation that leaves you very vulnerable but there's other ways to cheat the reload. Like you can perform an evade reload after placing a mine down with ⭕, the mines are your special ammo on LBG. You could also switch to another ammo, fire one shot, evade and before you do your second evade that reloads your ammo, quickly switch back to Sticky 3.

I was going to comment that, while I haven't tried either bowgun in World yet, in Rise this was how it worked. I think the logic was "well Triangle/Y is the button you use to reload, so if the player is pressing it to bring out the gun, it should reload it." I would understand the confusion, as most other weapons I use Triangle/Y to draw them.

Completely agree

But bow is not hard to use or hard to master, it's really stamina hungry and needs a lot of perks to shine, but not because is hard to use. You can play bow without coating and slide jump but it will take a lot of time to kill monsters compared to other melee weapon.

@@BorrasitoTakaTaka well u kinda just proved my point. If your not playing bow optimally ur gonna be doing Dogshit damage compared to literally any other weapon in the game that just have to click on the monster with a few hidden mechanics. Bow is arguably the highest DPS weapon in the game, Atleast top 3, IF Played optimally. I mean dude I literally kill every monster in the game besides Rajang, Alatreon and fatalis in sub 5mins of actual hunting time lol and that’s without speed running. Bow in my opinion is nowhere near noob friendly. What makes the bow difficult is purely the mechanics, the build crafting, the pure squishiness and literally no type of defense tool except ur dodges which ties into your stamina, which ties into your DPS & evasion which ties into correctly timing the monsters attacks and properly positioning to refrain from getting hit. I personally believe no weapon is insanely hard to use, it just takes time. Learning & mastering bow is nowhere near easy, and mastering a weapon is successfully playing the weapon optimally(how it’s meant to be played and more) with that being said I completely disagree

I don't think i've ever felt pressure when playing bow, just knowing to stay close works well, if you run out of stamina, conserve it better or get decos to make up for it. Bow is what I consider my "I want to turn my brain off" weapon, makes hunts fast, easy and stress free and i'm not even a bow main

@@HeatherKayagi Yeah, Same. I’ve been quoted that I have no problems fighting any monster with bow and I shit on 95% of the game in sub 5mins. Just like every weapon in the game you’ll somewhat get to that point if you try hard enough. I just said with bow it initially takes a little more effort then most weapons. The mechanics, builds, stam management etc which doesn’t make it very NP friendly. If you aren’t playing bow optimally ur better off playing bowgun. It’s easier to use and you’ll do 5x the Dmg by default. Just like bow I don’t ever feel pressure when using great sword, switch axe & charge blade or bowguns either. When you get good with said weapon(main or not) and understand the monster, the entire game becomes easy as shit, and all that comes with time.

Kinda disagree, I honestly found LBG the most difficult out of the 3 to use. When I need easy ranged damage I usually take either bow or if i really want a bowgun, I'll take HBG. I know it's probably just me, but LBG is one of only like 2 weapon types I haven't been able to work with. The dance fighting of Bow looks harder than it is to actually successfully pull off. Since you're basically spamming i-frames and damage at the same time. LBG you can dodge sure, but that's not really helping you deal damage. Low DPS, frequent reloads, often less access to decent ammo types, counter bombs that require precise placement, and time to set up, versus just dodge shoot dodge shoot dodge shoot repeat until the end of time.

@@CrazyBarks the point is LBG you can play at a further range so you're safer from most attacks, while doing consistent damage easily. You do not have to use much skill other than aiming and managing your ammo. You also have higher movement speed than HBG, so you can reposition around the battlefield easier. Bow does more damage except for some cases where you can use pierce LBG or some type of ammo that works well in matchups, but is it easier to do? I'd disagree.

i completely agree with the bow part - when going into iceborne, it was my second time finishing base world so i switched it up from ig to bow. even now as my 2nd most played weapon, i still find some difficulty with it compared to other weapons like the hunting horn or charge blade. obv not the most intricate weapon, but with all the factors you listed: the critical range, susceptible to hits, etc. it may not be the hardest to play, but it's one of the least beginner friendly weapons to play optimally imo😭

@@CrazyBarksI guess it’s depends on build, if you’re playing in the end game and acquired a Safi Aqua shot then LBG gonna be one of the most brain dead weapon I ever tried. Aside from crafting ammo in the fight, each of your shot completely busted, 1 normal aqua shot dealt around 200 dmg and can be run n gun including reload evading. Of course if the monster isn’t weak to water, use sticky bomb instead, this might be harder to pull off since it’s only work when you aim for head but it’s still working and dealing decent damage, including stuns for your teammate as well. In conclusion it’s probably a different play styles that separate our opinion and all of this is just mine opinion, I just want to share.

I'm a new player and been playing with the bow and love it so far, the dmg could definitely be better even with dash dancing but it ain't difficult

Gunlance also has a special move off a wall that reloads your shells. Useful.

Hammer and Duals have wall run attacks as well, Lance can charge up those walls for an aerial attack/direction reverse. Also, Glaive can stick to those walls and launch off whenever you want.

I think it’s called helm splitter

@@myriad8275 Helm Splitter is the Long Sword move from Spirit Thrust

@@shithoagie my bad Ik it’s something similar though

Well said; that 2nd hit of the transform is one of the hardest singles hits you can get with this weapon. This videographer also missed that the Power Axe mode for switch axe increases partbreaks and trips, not exhaustion.

my IG-main friend refuses to fight Tigrexes because of the spin-attack hit box being the size of a skyscraper

@@novarat4089 The fatalis sweeping breath hitbox goes so much higher than the last visual particles, which is nuts for something that's a 1-shot 95% of the time. Give a weapon tools to use then punish them for thinking they can use them.

Black veil Val-hazak’s breath attack is a damn nightmare with the insect glaive. What do you mean the fucking 2ft gas cloud is not only hurting me but PHYSICALLY SWATTING ME 20ft out of the air??!?? What??

@@novarat4089I literally learned to play the lance just to deal with the tigrex lmao

He did

@@sgtwild3500oh i didnt notice he said their difficulties I thought is was in order because it started with 2 easy weapons

@@comehome4226 at least watch 5mins of the video before commenting. He started with S&S which he rated as a medium difficult weapon. Great Sword is one of the hardest weapons to learn/master, that's why it's easy to imagine Hammer being easier than GS.

@@Gquain i already watched more than 5 mins. How do you think i came into conclusion that "i didnt notice he did not do it by order"

so yea ur just dumb, @Gquain was just wrong@@comehome4226

Good luck bruv. My first MH I did the same as you (or possibly reversed). Regardless going between the two is actually pretty easy. The intentional charge mechanic for them both also foster a playstyle that makes Insect Glaive a bit easier to grasp.

CB, SA, LN, GL are my favorites. If you want to feel like Sirfetch'd doing a meteor assault LN is achieves this feeling.

i played Dual Blades for all of base game and all of iceborne until the final monster (wont name just incase you dont want spoilers) but it was then i realised i didnt enjoy DB anymore, so i ditched it and went with Switch axe. It felt soo good, and also its dead easy to play imo especially with clutchclaw, it made beating that final monster alot easier, and i continued playing it for well over another 600 hunts before i started to get a lil bored of the play style, which was when i swapped to charge blade, and boy can i tell ya getting a ZSD with SA felt good, but hitting a full super amped element discharge feel ungoldy. but i hope you enjoy switch axe, it was extremely fun to play!

@@Nodnarb59 whats LN?

​@@imranrakin17Longnword?

IG in glaive gets a lot more love I feel, the wirebug moves and switch skills really lean into it, not to mention the scaling damage with aerials (1st aerial 10% extra dmg, 2nd 20%, 3rd 30%, resetting once you land)

There are mods for it on Nexus Mods. There are some RU-vid videos outlining how to safely/easily install them

Agreed! Switching from Charge Blade to the Lance after playing up to Elder's Recess was probably the only thing that kept me into MHW. Sometimes the weapon playstyle just grabs you, but you won't know if you don't try.

Largely agree, but... HH has a low skill floor Bow has a high skill ceiling

swaxe and gunlance felt incredibly easy for me to get into especially with high damage attacks that are easy to use

Calling any weapon in MH a low skill ceiling is already a farce. Citing specifically Hammer which has to be constantly at the most dangerous part of a monster and Lance which has to be attacking absolutely non-stop to do competitive damage is absurd. Especially as someone who lists hunting horn and gunlance as "my beloved". You should know better I feel.

Is this a meme to shit on longsword 😂?

@@baval5 I love Lance. It absolutely has a low skill ceiling compared to other weapons.

I have greatsword, lance, sns, cb but i always go back to longsword lol

Can't stand Dual Blades. Hate the stamina drain and too many attacks lock you into place.

Charge Blade wasn't it only added in the fourth generation?

@@johnny8363 My bad, I meant to say I've been playing since Tri

​@@Bonovasitchtried charge blade in GU (I suck a bit but I got the hang of it) Tried charge blade in 4u (Destroying some monsters since guardpoint to elemental discharge is op)

What’s WSB?

@@shmekelfreckles8157 Wyrmstake Blast. The thing you need to load your slinger ammo into

Unfortunately Monster Hunter is experience based, you will bite the dust for a long time and, even when you'll stop being stomped for a while, you'll suddenly get your ass handed to you by a new tier of monsters (which is good since it pushes you to improve constantly). The only true advice that can be given is: decide on a weapon you like (not the best/easiest one but the one you feel flowing better in your hands) and hit that brick wall until it breaks, maybe watch a guide on the weapon you pick or seek guidance from more experienced players but at the end of the day it's truly just a matter of trying and trying. Just try not to jump from one weapon to another constantly as they play very differently from each other and you don't get the chance to learn or improve if you do that.

​@Forgotten_Shaman Facts, nice response my dood!🎉

I think the easier weapons to pick up and be safe are ones which move fast and have shield like sword and shield and charge blade. This is because, in my opinion, if you don't know what a monster will do you can just block and not die. Lances are also ok, but the last of good dodge/movement sucks. Meanwhile here you have both. Just get some guard skill if you can. Then maybe insect glaive since for a lot of monsters it can avoid a ton of attacks. You just need to go to training and commit the basic patterns to muscle memory mostly.

Think of the weapons in monster hunter like WHOLE ASS characters from your turn based games. Each weapon is so unique in the way that it operates that you'll want to pick just one, at least for now. You'll want to find a weapon you enjoy more than one you find easy as if you are playing something you enjoy it might feel a little less frustrating to keep carting over and over. try joining some random public gathering hubs and join other players and observe what they do, and ask questions if they are talking. If you play solo its more of just looking up guides on youtube and other sites I would say. Although it might not feel cool to play this way, what I did when first playing is focus on a defensive build instead of attack. so I went for skills like Defense boost, and Divine Blessing, and Stun Resistance, which WILL impact your damage sure, but it will help you not get carted so often, and really give a chance to learn how many of the monsters work, a lot of it is just watching for certain animations or audio cues, as these usually indicate the monster is going to do a certain devastating attack. Many ques are unique so if you can learn to identify them you can react quicker and get of its path. One last thing is, learning when you need to sheathe your weapon and focus on evasion, many monsters have attacks that MOST of the weapons just can't avoid if you have your weapon out, if your weapon is sheathed you have access to the dive evade which is the faceplant dive thing your character does sometimes when you evade an attack. That dive will ONLY happen if the monster is going to do an attack and you hit X (or A, or any other dodge equivalent.) while RUNNING. This dive has an INSANE amount of I-frames (invincibility frames) which are what keep your character from getting hit during an evade. Not to mention you can chain these dives, which if you have a good amount of stamina will guarantee you will survive what ever the monster throws at you with out a single scratch. But I've rattled on FAR too long, honestly there are many friendly people out there in the community that can explain stuff better than I can, the Monster Hunter community is VERY welcoming and fun aside from a few elitists who think how fast you can kill a monster is all that matters in the game, but that's only a small percentage of people, so don't be afraid to reach out and ask for help.

Yeah I had recorded and edited that part, I just missed it when I was putting everything together 😅

slugger on glaive? i don't think glaive has any stun moves and blunt kinsects don't gain anything from it but a crit build is good on everything

​@pink-flower. I have heard so many different things. I heard it applies to Arial attacks and ground attacks don't benefit and idk what armor I should run for a damn crit build

@@seizureboy333 i usually use decorations for crit builds but because it's rng in world I'd say your best bet is to do an event quest called "a farewell to zinogre" or something like that for coal to get melding tickets to make a bunch of decor at once but that about it I'll look for some armour sets that might help though

the set for the universal studios japan frostfang barioth seems to be pretty good with level 3 weakness exploit and a couple level 1 decor slots if you have a couple crit eye jewels lying around and you could maybe use a crit eye charm it's also good for wallbangs and has some pretty good defense

also the astral chestpiece and legs seems quite good and they're cheap to make

Basically memorize health and atk and stamina, you rarely need defense notes. Its like a hammer but more fun to use.