The Lance is SUPER STRONG in Monster Hunter Rise Sunbreak! 

No, dont, keep it quiet, we dont exist to the rest of the fandom, we just "tank"

Lance is the definition of “it ain’t much but it’s honest work”, I never knew how much I would enjoy it when I picked it up

I think it's worth giving a big ol' shoutout to the changes to Insta Block in sunbreak. The window is every so slightly larger now (still tighter than offensive guard), which doesn't seem like much, but it makes a *world* of difference in how usable it is. That plus the change where the riposting Cross Sweep attack deals tons more damage *and* you can instead combo into switch skills from insta block makes it my favorite part of the Lance toolkit

Lance main since Gen 1 and the Sunbreak lance is so good. In the basegame it was quite bad imo but the Sunbreak changes made it soo much better. The shield tackle alone is amazing and the anchor rage buffs were much needed. It's so much fun now

Do wanna mention that having instablock with Guard tackle gives you activation frames at the start of the animation and begins near the end of the tackle. this is fairly useful agaisnt those MR monsters with delayed attacks or practice for insta blocking. Dont Sleep on Guard Advance however! The distance it can cover is nothing to scoff at and access to leaping thrust that lets you do a back advance into leaping thrust combo perfect for status and/or part breaking. Lancers unite and keep the momentum going!

Biggest thing about Shield Tackle for me is being able to use it reorient, since you can use it to do a 180 and small gap close. So money, especially when you're learning a new monster

Sheathing Retreat is actually pretty nice to have as you can evade an attack, I mostly use this to get away from unblockables, and during the animation you can hold the block button down to go straight into a charge to either get further away or get right back in to the fight, all-round worth taking over Twin Vine which is still janky.

Lance is so much fun now, i'm a GS main but i've started to use lance more and more with how addicting countering attacks feels in Sunbreak. I absolutely love how it gives you this feeling of being this immovable wall that never stops attacking, its great !

Been playing lance exclusively in pc mhr (was a ig main in switch), the direction sunbreak went for lance is amazing. Instead of giving flashy new moves and ignoring the bad toolkit, they straight up fixed the moveset instead which imo made lance play how it was meant to be played more effectively. 1. Twin vine now costs 1 wirebug instead of 2 and gives a guard buff... omg this move went from useless and expensive to a great utility tool. 2. Anchor rage now has longer guard time and gives buff according to dmg of the move block instead of knockback, making a good move even better. 3. Instaguard now does not require street fighter 3 precision to parry, its now very usable and genuinely a strong option. (Pre sunbreak i couldnt even consistently parry the toadversary it was that hard) Thx capcom for not just ignoring a minority of your playerbase, we lance players are more than happy :D

I’ve pretty much exclusively played lance through world and rise, and the new buffs on the sun break lance are incredible. I’m still using the shield bash/anchor rage/guard dash skills from pre sun break and the damage numbers are just incredible.

Shield tackle was so underwhelming when revealed And then I used it Also leaping thrust is crazy good now Lance best weapon Insta-block crazy good also

The fast 360° pivot potential on Shield Tackle is fantastic too.

Lance main here. Sheathing retreat is my new favorite gap closer, monster ran away? Turn your back activate it and jump, then press block and 180 in air. If you have shield charge equipped youl not only block while traveling through the air but also hit the monster if you make contact with them and can go back to stabbing.

I've been wanting to try the lance after looking at how cool the Gore Lance looks. Good to know that there's more to it than spamming spiral slash now.

The sheathing retreat can be used to drop the hellfire orb in place of spiral thrust, also you can use it as a dodge into which ever of the charge moves you have equipped

mh4u lance was just something else with how evade lancing worked. I remember just backhopping against gogmazios arm when he did that one drag attack and he basicly just pushed me around without doing damage

the most buffed move is the lunging thurst. 24+20+20 motion value with the first hit having element multiplier of 1,5. and it is spammable. you can literally shred tru the monster hp with it. let's say you use anchor rage and for 15 seconds you have max anchor rage + offensive guard active. you have 30% more attack. so charged sweep 80 mv 1,2 ele multiplier + lunging trust 24+20+20 first hit 1,5 ele multiplier = 144 motion value * 1,3 bonus from ar and og = 187 motion values and 4 elemental hits x1.175. and you can do it at least 3 times before the monster get up from a ko.

It amazes me every time when you talk about the weapons or monsters. You are so good at explaining the movesets and the different things to notice or keep an eye on. Have learnt so many weapons due to your tutorials and weapon guides. Awesome job

I’ve been a lance main since mhtri. I always try and focus on the defense and counter attack gameplay. Usually loading out guard and guard up, and since world came offensive guard. Using the shield as the weapon is so fun now. Using shield tackle and the other ko based moves, it’s super easy to get ko’s as lance now.

Lance is godly now. Raise your shields, brothers.

Ive just gotten back to the good ol Lance a couple of days ago. This was a really cool vid. Might have to try out these tips,

I haven't played lance since base world but ti was my first main and this video was so nostalgic, probably gonna pick it up again in sunbreak

With Skyward Thrust, I am finally able to break some wing parts and see some great numbers. I am still trying to learn to shield tackle though. Most of the time I just press R by instinct.

They literally just brought back MHGU lance which was broken in every possible way. Think about it your have Adept Guard with Valor Shield Tackle, Shield Assult / Shield Charge, Enrage Guard. And you can run it all at the same time. Oh and with Switch Skill Swap you have Absolute Evade.

Shield tackle with Guard 5 makes you an almost unstoppable jabbing machine. Love the video, great job guys. I wanted to add too that Skyward Thrust IMO isn't that great unless you line up it's vertical hitboxes in the way back down. It's fantastic for scoring multiple hits on tall monsters like Golm, long monsters that go vertically like Ibushi and Narwal, and monsters with huge wings like Shaggy and Valstrax. Do that while running Partbreaker and let the dopamine carry you

shield tackle was a game changer in terms of gameplay, it lets you move in any direction freely instead of being rooted in your animation which makes your movement alot more flexible, all while blocking and dealing KO/exhaust damage very consistently and with no stamina cost, that on top of the MV buffs made lance a actual good weapon

Shield tackle felt great to use at first but after so many hunts just spamming the same buttons I find the guard dash to be really unique. People should definitely try out this combo on the lance. Charged sweep - poke - guard dash into 3 hit poke then repeat. The multiple hits you get from the advancing poke on the guard dash actually deals a surprising amount of damage

I like Spiral- over Skyward Thrust, mainly because of the repositioning. Important of the Shield Takle is that it doesnt use stamina. You can have 100% uptime of Maximum Might. 30% affinity with only 3x two-slot jewels And no real need for EE because why evade when Shield Takle through attacks

Monster Hunter videos like these are what made me try it out in the first place; since then, I've never wanted to stop playing it. I've gone through many weapons since I'm still new to the franchise, but the Lance weapon is now something I decided to main. I just love the how aggressive you can you can be whilst being able to be on the defensive if needed. I'm waiting for rise to drop for the Xbox so I can have a fresh experience with it all over again. Love the videos btw!

I’m getting ready to start a second run through and was strongly considering lance. This vid solidified it. Great content as always.

I’ve been waiting for this video because I dropped the lance and picked it back up running Focus 3 for charged slap lance , so much damage with a slugger KO

I've heard people say you can turn your back to the monster and use sheathing retreat as an gap closing move that you can attack out of.

Lance was my first MH love back in Tri. I have mostly abandoned it since MH4U, but this video has me excited to try getting back into it.

I love using lance, I keep carting cos I still try to back hop through attacks lol. I’m relearning to block haha. Great video :)

Knew that Skyward Thrust would kick copious amounts of ass when I got my hands on it in the demo and managed to absolutely DRILL through Tetranadon. In-game, I had my second major epiphany when I delightedly drilled through an afflicted Shogun Ceanataur with it from the tip of his crest to his pointy chin, proccing a magnificent 4-hit mega damage combo. POWERFUL stuff. People have been sleeping on it.

Started MH in 4U and started using the lance in IB - LOVE IT!!

So glad Lance got some love in sunbreak. Haven't mained it since the start of world but I think i need to pick it back up now

sheating retreat is essential if you refuse to use guard up. you can avoid unblockable attacks and while airborne you can initiate a shield charge to go right back at the monster doing fine damage (25+40 mv) and decent ko (10+30) or a charge attack ideally landing the twin thrust finisher (35+60 motion values)

Great explanation for shield tackle. However I would like to point out that it also is the only tri-poke connector that changes the direction you are facing. I dont have too many experience with skyward thrust, but I dont think it is worth replacing spiral thrust. Spiral thrust is just such a good mobility tool especially in multiplayer when you are not guaranteed to be the target of attacks.

Been a lance main since back in Tri (didn't play GU much, mind) so seeing it get this much love is really nice.

Nice tips! Also that transition at 1:19 was smooth

Lance is a ton of fun. It felt a bit off in Rise, but having 2 counters (Anchor Rage and regular) was and is great. I've been countering moves back to back quite a bit in Sunbreak and it' feels so epic. One thing I'm still bad at because I'm not a lance main is sticking to monsters that play keep away. Barioth's been running circles around me shooting ice tornados just out of reach lol

I think they improved the chip damage situation too. Half of Furious Rajang's moves in Iceborne rip through shields like paper; now you only need to worry about the laser, and not even that if you have Guard Up 3. And I use Sheathing Retreat more as a reposition than an escape. The monster falls over but the wing I'm targeting is on the opposite side of the body, I can now jump right over to it without needing to sheath first.

I've been a lance main since I started in 3U, but recent entries have made it less and less practical for actually doing damage, so this video makes me feel so happy that I can use the lance again and not feel like I'm just being carried by my team. No matter how good I was in World with lance, I just had to sink too many armor skills into guard and there were very few flashy damaging moves in the arsenal. This is just so good.

I feel like most of the weapons would have benefited from being able to assign silkbind skills to any buttons we want. It is like they locked all the crappy silkbind behind one button and all the good ones behind the other just to force you to silkwitch

Shield Tackle can also change your direction and can go in any direction.

Been using the lance as my only weapon in Rise and the shield tackle makes it so much more aggressive, 3 normal attacks + ST+ power guard thrust has been my usual attack pattern in Sunbreak

I use the sheath skill backwards to approach a monster quickly when it is a bit further away, you can hit attack while coming down to adjust where your facing and hit them as you land, it's super handy!

When I first used the shield tackle, my old main got everything I needed! Instant counter, reset, positioning and stun damage. Just sublime for the sticky playstyle :)

Good use of Shield Tackle + Offensive Guard and Anchor Rage (and Spiral Thrust Buff, since it stacks now) Means a CHONKY damage Buff.

Are we gonna talk about that video transition @1:17 Super clean. I was like wait where'd bazel go 🤣

sheathing retreat has a lot of potential, because you can retreat towards the monster and then go into a guard dash to safely approach if you try to do this with a spiral thrust you have to take a detour and the shield has to go through the motions before you can move so its actually slower than sheathing retreat

Thank you for making this video! I am a Lance Main!

In Iceborne, I learned to use Guarded Dash to reset instead of a hop. It's handy for keeping even more agression and Status/ Element on the monster. This new KO addition is just... it's perfect

I found sheathing retreat good for the last boss when it says it's red crap on the ground and trips you up.

The best use for sheathing retreat is to press Guard while in the air to go straight into a charge. So you'd i-frame through an attack and imediatly charge afterwards

i dont think anyone mentioned it yet but sheathing retreat has s at the start of the move so if youre about to get hit by rajangs beam for example its best to time it as soon as it hits you basically.

Lance has always been a favourite of mine. Simple yet stylish, you literally turn a hunt into a dance as you tango with fang and claw. I had a hard time getting into Rise for seemingly no reason, but to inspire myself, I bought Sunbreak and started a fresh new Lancer. I look forward to discovering the world of Rise and Sunbreak, especially after watching this sweet little video of kickassery.

Sheathing Retreat is meant for those attacks that even counters/guard up can't handle, or at the very least it would be more dangerous for you if you counter/guard. It opens your window for a superman dive much earlier, as Lance has a really slow sheathing animation. Often, you get caught at the tail-end of the animation or you make a mistake trying to superman dive because you're mashing too hard. Situations where I can see this being perfect for are AT Velkhana's 360 breath nova in MHW:I, Narwa's transition into that one move with the circulating pillars, and Teostra nova.

I still think skyward thrust needs some sort of i-frames cause it leaves you super vulnerable or at least its recovery speed from its animation.

Shield tackle is my new form of fighting monsters. Koing then going for the tail and then back to the face is just to fun.

As a Lance main I am so happy to see it getting some more attention in Sunbreak, hope to see more lancers pop up

Shearing retreat is anime lance incarnate, you can searching and still wire but in the air I often use it when the monster creates a lot of space to instantly wire bug closer and attack mid air, or just to reposition, dodge to avoid the attack but midair wirebug and attack to get back in. With wirebug whisperer you can zip around with ease and safety using seathing, you can also face away from the monster to sheathe toward it and attack mid air to engage, it’s great stuff.

Build video? Interested to see what Alex decided to spec into

guard dash is still a severe contender to use due to the hop stab that hits three times, sure it doesnt have the stun and direction switch that shield tackle has, but it makes up for it with the serious level of dps it can manage to get off. using it lets me get pretty nutty damage off. i will be testing the lance more to see what other stuff i can do with it

Good to know this cuz I've been enjoying the lance a lot as a beginner but my times with it are always much longer than with the hammer. Bear in mind I'm still doing the village quests on early game, so very beginner still. Regardless, I was a bit sad that my favorite weapon is also my slowest. I guess once I get into the expansion things will change.

For guard Dash into jump thrust the amount of damage done within the same frame of time as the Skywards thrust. without the down side of being comisited and locked into animation

I keep the retreat equipped even if rarely used. Maybe some unblockable pins or if I decide to drop guard up.

Gunlance/Lance main. Love your vids

I've used the Lance before, but haven't tried it in Sunbreak yet. Now I've got something to look forward to.

My very first weapon main was lance back in MH3U. It's exciting to dust it off and pick it back up again 😁

I am going to try lance now. It'll be quite a change up from IG which I played until now.

Another quick tip is that the parry switch skill is almost always better than standard guard. You can still do a standard guard but you have a quick parry animation before that gives you opportunity for huge damge

Uses for Sheathing Retreat, Evade/Close-Distance/Reposition and either... -Drop a Hellfire Bomb -Drop a Barrel Bomb -WireDash or Air Hang/Evade -Draw Thrust (Punish/Crit Draw possible) -ShieldDash/DashAttack

Being a Lance main, always good to see more Lance vids 😅😁

I like shield tackle but I think guard dash with the lunging thrust is really too. I think lunging thrust is the highest dps

So i use sheathing retreat to cover greater distances a bit like a super backhop it's my favorite new lance move you can just catapult at the monster on the other side of the zone

I've been loving lance in Sunbreak, my current build is full Scorned because the defence loss doesn't really do much when you can block and I just go full poke on the monster using Anchor and Spiral combined, the damage I can output is pretty insane, especially considering how weak it felt in base Rise

What is your build that you use in this video? Was hoping to see the armor/decos you use...

Twin vines is really good now is my biggest thing with it. The targetting on the hop is much better and it's far more forgiving with the block animation while jumping. The real upside though is those free points in guard, yes I said points as in multiple. That with the hop and increased aggro makes it so even in group hunts repeatedly getting counter after counter becomes the norm.

Skyward thrust is great for a few reasons. When a monster is toppled you can use it to slap poke slap sky thrust for good damage before it gets up. I have used it to dodge and counter a tail swing and after blocking raths tail backflip or any monster monster that stands straight up. I managed to record me using it against furious rajang only for him to jump up after me and get hit 3 or 4 times on the way down. Lance right now i feels like puts the game on easy mode. And i only played lance for rise for a bit.

I believe insta block no longer lowers guard considerably, when timed poorly. Also it has a longer window to parry and deals a lot of damage.

just an idea : twin vine vs seregios dive attack. when he flies up to dive down,can twin vine launch you that high? maybe could it be used to knock him out of the sky with a flying shield bash?

Lance makes me feel immortal at times, it was my go to for Apex Diablos in base Rise. Excited to try it out!

Twin vine the monsters head and have guard dash instead of dash attack. When you reel yourself in, start your dash, and big easy ko damage comes flying at their head multiple times.

I like to evade and affinity lance,glad to finally see some improvements to Lance in Rise/ Sunbreak. Pokke Village Resident here.

Oh, before i forgot like you mentioned in the Video. I liked the Lanze from MHW on but was never good enough with it to use it often. I Searched for Videos that helps me get into this Weapon and your Video motivates me to try and not give up. Now after days and a lot of training im good enough with lanze that i play it now since days. Sure im slower in killing Monster a lot compared to my Main Weapon Switch Axe but its nice too have another Weapon in my Playlist i can Play (Switch Axe, Hammer, Longsword and thx to you Lanze finaly^^). I liked before the LBG, HBG and Insect Glaive too a lot but atm this weapons lost its charm for me. Maybe you have a Video for them too? *Wink* XD

my ice lance set is the following : the shark lance 330 raw 55 ice and long white attack 7 offensive guard 3 ice attack 5 weakness exploit 3 critboost 3 and some other qol skills if you ko a rajang after you successfull block one of his strongest attacks with anchor rage, you can do the following combo at least 3 times : charged sweep back shield hop and lunging thrust. i did the math, the damage is 2505. 2630 if you equip the correct rampage decoration. this is very good.

Lance was the weapon that originally got me *really* into enjoying Monster Hunter. Back in the Tri days on the Wii, I just stumbled through the game... until I picked up Lance and actually started to "get" what this series was going for. I'll always have a soft spot for the Lance because of that. But ever since then, I've enjoyed the Lance less and less with every new game and sometimes got the feeling it was getting a bit... left behind? Certainly felt about it like that in World & Iceborne, that's for sure. Maybe now I'll finally be able to pick it up again, it's been too long.

Ok, I'm listening ! I loved the lance in Iceborne with the busted addition of the counter-claw lance playstlye, I felt immortal with mechanic, and that was the first and only time I played lance. (Shoutout to Herny for convincing me to play it !) I was hoping that I would stick around for it for Rise but it just didn't feel the same after that, but with the points you've raised about it now on Sunbreak, I am definitely going to give it a try again!

my note on lance when demo is skyward trust is have small hitbox, its hard to aim and have long recover time so i still prefer spiral trust even if its harder to aim but im used to it and looks like the new shield advance doesnt require many guard skill???? so its make offensive lance more op? and btw theres 1 more think you can do to reset the combo is by r1+x (?) the one who do counter and thats my staple since gen 3

One thing you left out is that shield tackle is also great for just repositioning yourself going in a full 360 mode able to potion your self because of how monster potential weak spots can move all over the place so you can continue your bread and butter three poke combo

P.S. you can wirebug hang mid sheathing retreat then jump out of the hang to go even further AND change directions which was not showcased here!

I miss the lance dealing either slash or impact damage to a monster depending on what was better on the part being hit (it made up for the lance not dealing as much as the gs or ls, and having such a short combo in exchange you could break and cut everything on a monster without damage dropoff)

But can we play evade lance still? Planning a set with grinder S and bladescale hone.

Thank you for making this video, lance main in World and Iceborne but I haven't bought Sunbreak because I didn't like lance at all in Rise - I actually went back to play Iceborne after only 100 hours in Rise because lance is much more fun IMO. But seeing this, I'm definitely going to pick up Sunbreak as it looks like they made my favorite weapon fun again!

"Old World" Lancers (like me): **Looks at Sheathing Retreat** "THEY MADE THE SUPER BACKHOP 2.0, and I am *ONE HUNDRED PERCENT* using it as a gap closer/repositioner rather than an escape button " And it works with Punishing Draw and Crit Draw too!

I never Mained Lance but when I did use it I loved the tank feeling and being able to counter is lit I’m just to impatient DB’s ended up being my weapon cause of shrouded vault

Now I think I'm going to try out lance soon😎

I have always been a lance main, right up until rise. There may have been tears. It feels so good to be back behind my shield