Monster Hunter Rise’s hunting horn is now its best weapon

Monster Hunter has a reputation for his huge weapons; The easily oversized great sword is the series’ most famous monster-killing tool. The series is also Complex Like the glare of weapons, charged blades or moths.

But Monster Hunter’s weirdest weapon is the hunting horn and after some major changes from previous games, it’s now my favorite GrowthThere are 14 weapons.

What is hunting horn?

Hunting horns actually sound like: a giant horn that was used to knock the demons unconscious. But the horn also has a different functionality: As I ride monsters with my usual combo, I essentially add notes to the sheet music at the top of my screen.

in GrowthEach note correlates with a specific buffer for each horn, such as increased attack power or earplugs that prevent the monster from startling with its roar. Here’s how it works: Tapping a button leads to an attack that kills the monster and logs a red note in my sheet music bar. If I hit A twice in a row, I will log back two red notes and activate a buff. Different buttons are mapped for different attacks, each with its own buffer if played back to back. I could repeat the same process using X or X + A to perform various attacks and activate different buffers.

A new tune

before this GrowthHunting horn was known to be a niche and relatively unpopular weapon outside an absolutely dedicated group of players, and is often regarded as a “support only” weapon.

There is no scientific list of weapons rankings, but older straw polls and data have to try about popular weapons. Monster Hunter: World And its extension, Snowflake, Did not offer favorable ratings for hunting horns. Many players put hunting horns too low on their weapon ranking list worldIn at least one poll, only 1% of voters chose horn as their preferred weapon. Even Arekkz, one of the biggest and best YouTubers covering the series, calls hunting horns “one of the best weapons you’re not using.” Monster Hunter: World Tutorials for weapons.

But in many elections, I saw the players asking what they plan to play in them. Growth – One with more than 2,500 votes from the Monster Hunter Subredit – Hunting Horn is number one. Why?

Always been a Deadhard fan of hunting horns, but it was always a small Clooney, a bit complicated, and was sidelined by being a “support weapon”. Together Growth

, Capcom pulled out some complexity – players had to add different notes to a specific “song” combo before activating any buffs – and distilled the hunting horn to its main identity: a melody The instrument that also serves as a buffing, buffing player, harming the demons. And now it excels in that work even without a full party of hunters.

A noisier bldgear

After hearing all the horn buzz of my prey I decided to put my trusty hammer down to try out the new hotness Monster Hunter Uday Demo – And I rarely put it back. I’ve hunted everyone Monster Hunter UdayMany times I’ve used hunting horns for almost all of them, including monsters, all completely solo, and I The Last Boss. I’ve never fought a loser using a hunting horn, and I’ve rarely had as much fun with my long sword, hammer, or switch ax.

in Growth, Capcom added a new triple buff combo, called the Fantastic Trio, which can only be used once after placing red, blue and green notes on the sheet music menu – A, A, in a row By killing X, X + A, for example. By using a standard combo like the one above, you not only enable yourself to use this super powerful move, you can also reset your A Note buff without too much risk. Once you activate the magnificent trio, you can store it forever, whether you have moved on to other combo or start fighting a different monster.

Activating this magnificent trio inspires my hunter to perform a bunch of flips and gyrations, playing music and causing a ton of damage around the monster. And when the move is over, he plays all my buffs at once. If it wasn’t cold enough, enough damage with the hunting horn would allow me to raise the magnificent trio with one attack, where I roll my horn to the ground, inflicting great damage to the monsters with their sweet melodies , All my damage increases for several seconds. , And doing it is looking good as hell.

GrowthYasunori Echinose’s sports director told Report Dore in an email interview that he “wanted to make a drastic change to make sure” [hunting horn’s] The musical performances during the war were more immediate and impressive. “Ichinose was successful, and with the suite of new combo listed above, hunting horns are more deadly than ever.

Buffs are helpful, but they are not everything I love about my hunting horn. I also step awkwardly with my hunter’s combos, the horn is mounted on the hammer, and the unique position I need for the horn. If I’m actively trying to put a note on the bar, I’ll be on the monster’s side for a quick escape. But if I am trying to set up my magnificent trio, I will go under the demon to maximize my damage. My combo’s are not long or hard to remember, but I always keep on hunting horns.

If other players are on my hunt to get my amateurs, that’s great, but when they stand up to my tunes, I’ll be the only one fighting the monster with my favorite weapon.