You should try Sword and Shield

[Juggernaut]

It's fun and fairly reliable too. If you can get used to doing perfect blocks, it can bully a lot of monsters. Worst case, if you dont think you perfect block, just slide slash, it has good distance and i-frames.

[Kaggy]

its just a fun weapon that is incredibly strong

Feel like im playing a prince of persia game when I'm using it lol sliding under monsters and blocking attacks,going into clashes lol

[CyberStream One]

SnS is incredibly strong and super fun to play. I move around the monster like an angry little bumblebee and when I do take a big hit it's because I get a little over zealous and try to pop one too many wounds instead of backing out and resetting. It's amazing how well these little shields block some of the biggest attacks in the game. I don't even worry about Jin Dahaad's ice nuke anymore, just tank it.

[zmanbuilder]

It was the first weapon i ever used in monster hunter, i have since moved to gunlance and now to lance, but i sometimes miss the good old SnS.

[sleepiest dhampir]

love using SnS against gore magala. i'm practically invincible against its hits since i slide around so much

[Gamefever]

There are a lot of options with SNS,
Bash them in the head with the Shield and knock em out.
Block attacks if you got a Guard gem on the weapon.
Sliding Slash into a wall that turns into possibly a mount or devasting downward slash.
Backhop to forward slash leap off monster possibly mount or downward slash or shield bash.

There is so much to SNS beyond the simple combo's or just sliding slash.
Even blocking can do a guarded sword slash when the monster collides and it counts as perfect guard.

[Fleshly Delight]

Play SnS?

Yeah, right.

It AIN'T a WEAPON unless it weighs AT LEAST 100 POUNDS.

[HunterXCooL]

Strong yes... but not stylish enough lol

[zmanbuilder]

Originally posted by Fleshly Delight:

Play SnS?

Yeah, right.

It AIN'T a WEAPON unless it weighs AT LEAST 100 POUNDS.

ROCK AND STONE TO THE BONE!

[Fleshly Delight]

Originally posted by zmanbuilder:

Originally posted by Fleshly Delight:

Play SnS?

Yeah, right.

It AIN'T a WEAPON unless it weighs AT LEAST 100 POUNDS.

ROCK AND STONE TO THE BONE!

ROCK!
AND!
STONE!

[Khergit Horse Archer]

i hate sns its way too floaty in terms of aiming the attacks, at least without focus mode

well ive tried like these weapons so far and sns is the worst feeling out of dem imo:
swax, bow, doots, db

also is it normal that everytime i use an item either via radial menu or thru the item selection on the bottom right, i have to sheathe?

[TwitchDeathlyArrows]

Fun fact : i actually did today made a combo build for it with longsword

[Juggernaut]

Originally posted by Fleshly Delight:

Originally posted by zmanbuilder:

ROCK AND STONE TO THE BONE!

ROCK!
AND!
STONE!
:redbeard:

FOR KARL!

[Juggernaut]

Originally posted by Khergit Horse Archer:

i hate sns its way too floaty in terms of aiming the attacks, at least without focus mode

well ive tried like these weapons so far and sns is the worst feeling out of dem imo:
swax, bow, doots, db

also is it normal that everytime i use an item either via radial menu or thru the item selection on the bottom right, i have to sheathe?

Fair enough, it may not be for everyone. Also yeah, it is normal to constantly sheathe to use items (even though sns used to be the one weapon that didnt need to if I remember correctly.

[Ame-kun]

you don't gotta. you just gotta have your shield out to use the item.

[Khergit Horse Archer]

Originally posted by Ame-kun:

you don't gotta. you just gotta have your shield out to use the item.

like actively blocking or wot u mean