New Speed Kinsects (and how to use them properly) | MHRise: Sunbreak 

Vortex needs a lot to go right in order to get big damage. You need the powders in close range to each other, the kinsect and the monster, you have to not hit them and hope that the monster also does not destroy them. I don't dislike it, but it requires a lot of positional awareness and monster knowledge to use properly. Assist feels the most consistent to me, and the others have a higher skill ceiling but more potential damage.

It really depends how you use them! Fleetflammer when charged has a slight advantage over other non-chargeable blunt kinsects, both from a sheathed position and when using kinsect slash. The absolute fastest way to apply stun to a monster though is by kinsect slashing with bullshroud and connecting with the entire charged attack, but the charged combo stays in one place and can often miss if the monster decides to move. So the main benefit of using fleetflammer is that the unsheathed chasing attack can pierce the monster and hit multiple times from a surprisingly far distance away. The easiest way to focus on stunning with your kinsect is to leave fleetflammer out, mark the monster’s face, and then perform piercing charged attacks from a distance. Otherwise, if you find yourself sticking to aerial combat exclusively, the difference between fleetflammer and gleambeetle are nearly indistinguishable. Your best option for using gleambeetle is with a grounded playstyle, fleetflammer offers a hybrid option with easy remote stuns, and bullshroud is ideal for an aerial focused build with accurate gameplay. I hope this helps!

@@gamesdontlikeme Interesting point of view, thanks for the reply :)

Of course, happy to help!

The charged attack damage actually affects the follow up attack that the bug does after kinsect slash, so you can also get a lot of use by just poking the monster to death with it. JAS is cool because you can do the piercing recall / released charged attack, but a Kinsect Slash only playstyle with these is 100% valid, especially with fleetflammer for added stun damage. Although I will say you might prefer bullshroud and grancathar for the chain attack, I tend to interchange them

I love fleetflammer. For the kinsect charge, the back of your glaive will flash blue when the charge refreshes as well as the kinsect itself and the icon under your health, I think there’s a slight sound effect too but it’s fairly quiet. From my testing though thankfully the charge time seems perfectly lined up to refresh as you finish a tornado slash

It has to do with the amount of extracts you have before you throw it. 0-2 extracts before the throw will give you the chain attack, but with full extracts the kinsect will recall itself while you're in the air, allowing for a potential buffed aerial follow up. Alternatively, because these bugs deal damage on recall, you can throw it with low extracts to anchor it and then pull it through the monster after the chain attack. I hope that helps! :)

I think the main benefit of using fleetflammer is the ability to refresh the charge while it’s in the air, and that the piercing attack can travel a surprisingly long distance and hits multiple times. For anyone who likes to apply stun by marking the face and spamming kinsect attacks from a distance, fleetflammer is ideal. It’s also great for anyone who incorporates kinsect canceling into grounded combos for some extra stun and potential damage. Foliacath also does elemental damage as a severing type, and you can get some pretty impressive damage with the right weapon. It’s all personal preference though, I think they all have their benefits in the right context. Whatever feels right and is fun to use!

@@gamesdontlikeme I stick with powder, that ist im more fun and also quite strong. Assist seems to be the damage meta, but I Like the extra Helling you geht from powder too much. Assist kinsects get the biggest benefit from the new air options though and are IMO the best choice against smaller monsters like Rajang. But the most imporant thing about the new kinsects is, that you are no longer restricted to dual color powder like in base Rise, in which dual color powder has beaten everything else by a Long shot.

A fellow big number enthusiast I see

You only need to press it once per charge for these!

They’re very underrated. The fact that recalling them deals damage means you’re being directly rewarded for learning to kinsect cancel, it’s great

@@gamesdontlikeme it's something I've always wanted