GreatSword Help. Perfect Counter.

[NightLizard]

I did like 6 perfect guards in a roll without enabling the cinematic power clash. I was wondering, do i need to do something else besides press R? Cause sometimes enables and sometimes doesnt, i'm writing this due to being a full hunt with 6 perfect guards and NO enabling, i did tickled the buff of offensive attack and manage to get some GS combos to 2K damage, but overall i'm confused.


Offset works just fine.

[zmanbuilder]

Not every monster has a power clash, and it is based on how many times you block.

[rakkakaze]

Think of power clash like a status effect, perfect guards apply more of this status than a regular guard.

[Mrrshan68]

power clash only triggers on very specific monster attacks, normally the big lunge attacks where they try and chomp you after rearing back really menacingly like.
It wont randomly trigger off any attack (but blocking any attack will work toward filling the gauge).

this kinda makes sense since power clash animations are fixed, so imagine if you triggerd a powerclash from a tail swipe then suddenly you were in front of the monster wrestling with its jaws.

[Chat GPT]

Originally posted by NightLizard:

I did like 6 perfect guards in a roll without enabling the cinematic power clash. I was wondering, do i need to do something else besides press R? Cause sometimes enables and sometimes doesnt, i'm writing this due to being a full hunt with 6 perfect guards and NO enabling, i did tickled the buff of offensive attack and manage to get some GS combos to 2K damage, but overall i'm confused.


Offset works just fine.

[kl250d]

Perfect guards dont help build up the meter for a power clash. Only guards do

[Ambrosius]

Unfortunately only 6 monsters have power clashes and only specific moves they use.
Chatacabra, Doshaguma, Blangonga, Ajarakan, Uth Duna and Arkvelds.

[NashDash]

What's a "cinematic power clash"?

[Ambrosius]

Originally posted by NashDash:

What's a "cinematic power clash"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmthprhQk-I

[Ambrosius]

Originally posted by kl250d:

Perfect guards dont help build up the meter for a power clash. Only guards do

Both perfect guarding and regular guarding builds up the meter.

[kl250d]

Originally posted by Ambrosius:

Originally posted by kl250d:

Perfect guards dont help build up the meter for a power clash. Only guards do

Both perfect guarding and regular guarding builds up the meter.

My source must be out of date now that the wikis are out. I looked at the IGN page on it and they said that perfect guarding didnt build up the meter.

My apologies

[NashDash]

Originally posted by Ambrosius:

Originally posted by NashDash:

What's a "cinematic power clash"?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmthprhQk-I

You think you got it you commit to it. If u know what ur doing ull succeed. If u don't u try again.

[palacentes]

shame its only for a few attacks and specific monsters only...would be better if it worked for all non ranged attacks and all monsters, like a rathalos tail sweep just short cuts to resemble an offset animation and causes damage and a knock back to the monster, incase they dont have a special power clash animation. Ive been blocking more w greatsword but Im not triggering power clash either.

[NightLizard]

Originally posted by Ambrosius:

Unfortunately only 6 monsters have power clashes and only specific moves they use.
Chatacabra, Doshaguma, Blangonga, Ajarakan, Uth Duna and Arkvelds.

Thx for claryfing so that was the issue, i had a power clash with everything besides Arkveld (yet)

I hope they add this in some future patch.


My complaining i wasnt able to power clash gravios or yian kut-kut.(fire bird)

So the reason why is i simple cant, also gore magala, so im better off looking for Offset attacks learning curve.... Doshaguma set it's basically useless due to this amazing feature.