New to game. Pole arm sword

[моноліт]

Whats everyones thoughts on the sword that allows you to vault? otherwise im thinking of the proto axe sword and shield

[Linguistically Inept]

insect glaive? i mean... its bladed but id never consider describing it as a sword

everything is viable; find something that gels with you and learn how to master it... or play a bunch of different weapons/everything because you like the variation... its really up to you

[PierceSG]

Just play around with the given weapons and find a style that fits you.

I like both Insect Glaive and Charge Blade.

But I'm pretty bad at both of them.

[MrSmiley]

nothing in world is unviable, master your favorite(s)

[Professor Smooth]

Id save using Charge Blade for when you are more used to the game. Every weapon is viable but Charge Blade is definitely the most complex weapon to use.

[truz]

I would recommend starting with Sword and Shield, Dual Blade or Longsword. The Proto Axe I think is a Switch Axe, which is also relatively easy to pick up.

Like the other guy said, everything in this game is viable, so you CAN use whatever you want. However, and I don't mean to sound discouraging, some weapons in this game have a way lower learning curve than others.

If you do find a weapon that speaks to you, I'd recommend watching one of Arekkz weapon tutorials later on, just so you don't accidentally miss out on any basics. But again, you do you.

[моноліт]

Thanks everyone for taking the time to leave a message

[PierceSG]

Originally posted by MechaTC:

Originally posted by Professor Smooth:

Id save using Charge Blade for when you are more used to the game. Every weapon is viable but Charge Blade is definitely the most complex weapon to use.

Excuse me for sounding rude, but are you nuts? Charge Blade is THE hardest weapon to master in the entire game. Charging phials, storing them in the shield, charging a shield, using amped elemental discharge, canceling super amped elemental discharge into a regular one... And that's ignoring guard points!

I would recommend a Sword and Shield or a Switch Axe. Former is easy to use and versatile while the latter is very damaging and pretty simplistic

But he did say CB is the most complex weapon, and advices OP to use other weapons until he/she is better at/used to the game.

[MechaTC]

Originally posted by PierceSG:

Originally posted by MechaTC:

Excuse me for sounding rude, but are you nuts? Charge Blade is THE hardest weapon to master in the entire game. Charging phials, storing them in the shield, charging a shield, using amped elemental discharge, canceling super amped elemental discharge into a regular one... And that's ignoring guard points!

I would recommend a Sword and Shield or a Switch Axe. Former is easy to use and versatile while the latter is very damaging and pretty simplistic

But he did say CB is the most complex weapon, and advices OP to use other weapons until he/she is better at/used to the game.

Yeah... I've misread that quite severely. Because of that I deleted my post. I'm sorry :c

[MechaTC]

To the OP... Like I said, I would recommend you to start with either Sword and Shield or Switch Axe

SnS:
-very quick and reliable, meaning you can roll pretty much any time you need
-has a shield, so even if you can't roll out of harm's way, you can just block the attack
-can use items and slinger even while your blade is unsheathed
-status and elemental SnS's are absurdly good
-if you are a desperate type, you can even stun monsters effectively enough using shield bash combos and attacks
-you can even mount monsters, just use back hop attack

[~KeNnEtH~]

All 14 weapons are viable.

I think the best weapons to start out with are longsword, lance, bow and switchaxe. They should offer a general direction of what you may like before you explore weapons similar to them.

Insect glaive is good if you like dodging.

[Linguistically Inept]

dont know why people are recommending switch axe for its ease; its possibly the most punishing weapon (only hammer/horn can give it a run for that title)

all weapons have niche things to learn about them; but none are particularily complicated compared to others (people overstate how 'simple' SnS is and how 'complicated' chargeblade is)

[Lemonidas of Sourta]

I'd recommend a Gunlance until you're comfortable with the enemies movesets.

Pros
- huge shield so that you can block all attacks until you get to Elder Dragons. Get comfy with the hit boxes so that you can play with a dodgy-slashy weapon later on
- easy to acquire skills from armor. It just needs Artillery (Anja, Paolumu) and Guard 3 (Radobaan, Barroth). All of these mobs are early game so you can get them fairly quickly.
- flashy boom boom attacks so that you won't feel bored.

Cons
- feels clunky especially in multiplayer. You'd need to sheathe and Chase after mobs a ton. Speaking of which..
- long sheathe times.

[Tazkar]

I dunno, the Greatsword seems to be the most punishing weapon rather than the Switch Axe due to the need to time your charge ups.

[Dallagen]

Originally posted by Jinx:

I dunno, the Greatsword seems to be the most punishing weapon rather than the Switch Axe due to the need to time your charge ups.

GS is hard to master just because of the timing.

The easiest weapon to learn while keeping you relevant in the meta is SnS or Longsword

[MechaTC]

Originally posted by Jinx:

I dunno, the Greatsword seems to be the most punishing weapon rather than the Switch Axe due to the need to time your charge ups.

One thing you need to master ASAP about GS is a shoulder tackle. You can cancel charges and follow-up rolls with shoulder tackle move, which is very important because

1) It will allow you to bypass first few charged attacks and get to True Charge Slash the quickest, and keep in mind, second swing is the most damaging attack in the entire GS moveset
2) This attack can stun monsters
and most importantly
3) You can actually block most of attacks in the game using shoulder tackle. Timing is pretty strict, but tackling through Teostra's Supernova or Nergigante's Dive is super satisfying