I'm slowly becoming a convert to the SnS, is perfect rush something I should be spamming or should I use it when the monster is downed?

[A]

So I was wondering, is perfect rush something I should be spamming all the time + not charging if the monster isn't downed? Or should I only use perfect rush during openings + charged?

is slugger a meme build or is it legit?

Also, can anyone explain what happens at 2:41?
https://youtu.be/ZHYimvX8gYs?si=fKO5YPdboCAaxylc&t=161

Mikarai did a perfect rush with charged combo without the delay it seems. Whenever I do a perfect rush, there's like a .5 to 1 second delay if I want to maximize the charge up damage.

Also, I just returned to World like everybody else. I'm switching to SnS on my early MR character. Is raw the way to go for SnS? At least that's what I read.

[makinaccion]

Originally posted by A:

So I was wondering, is perfect rush something I should be spamming all the time + not charging if the monster isn't downed? Or should I only use perfect rush during openings + charged?

As far as I know you shouldn't bother with non-charged PR, and regarding when to use it the same applies to it as to any other attack in the game: when you see a chance or when you make a chance for yourself.
PR does have some leeway when it comes to this, since the strong parts of the combo are the initial hit and the last stab you can simply rush/ignore the shield attack in the middle if needed, and remember that the rest of the SnS kit is quite good too and as always, a great hunter doesn't spam a single move but knows when to use what for maximum proficiency.

Originally posted by A:

is slugger a meme build or is it legit?

For any weapon it's not a "meme" but more of a fun gimmick to play with every now and then, can be fun to fool around playing with friends and such but not something you want to use, particularly because slugger is not worth the trouble and at most you'll get only 1 more stun out of it (or if you are in a bad group or having a rough time, maybe 2 more)

Originally posted by A:

Also, can anyone explain what happens at 2:41?

That's some dude doing a Perfect Rush and breaking the golden rat's horn, that's all, if it's about the timing it does look a bit too fast for my eyes too, but I'm no expert, could be a mod or someone playing at 144+ fps or whatever though.

Originally posted by A:

Is raw the way to go for SnS?

Raw is good on every weapon, but in simple terms the faster a weapon is the better elemental is on it.

[D. Flame]

This:
https://youtu.be/P8tNJVuktCA?si=iAXYuqe0gQmkxahM&t=218

Perfect rush combo into the weakening attack. That just happened to break KT's horn on the last hit too.

[overmage]

Originally posted by A:

So I was wondering, is perfect rush something I should be spamming all the time + not charging if the monster isn't downed? Or should I only use perfect rush during openings + charged?

In general, you should always be perfect rushing, but if there's no time (e.g. rajang), you can do the infinite combo. For some monster downs, you may not have the time to do PR 2 hit cancel into full PR, so you can do falling bash into full PR instead (it's slightly faster). The third hit does massive damage so don't cancel the second hit unless you are sure the monster will be down for a while

Originally posted by A:

is slugger a meme build or is it legit?

Legit for scripted speedruns, because sometimes having extra knockdowns earlier can seal a run. For most players, it's more of a fun tool to mess around with. Meme in multiplayer (KO thresholds too high)

[Slurp Dog CDXX]

Perfect rush whenever you get an opportunity to do it safely. Element or status is preferred for SnS, same as DB, IG, etc. You go for raw on weapons with big slow damage like GS, CB, Hammer and so on. Slugger is legit on SnS, if you spam the shield combo on the monster's head, you'll be shocked how easy it is to KO them. Also a word of advice, if you can fit it in your build, make a shaver charm. It lets you tenderize in one go instead of two, raises your chance to get slinger ammo off it, and gives you extra stam while you're clutched on. It lets you handle all the tenderizing and wallbanging super easily while your teammates can just pound on the monster. Overall it's my 3rd favorite weapon behind CB and GS, it's incredibly good.

[D. Flame]

Originally posted by Slurp Dog CDXX:

Perfect rush whenever you get an opportunity to do it safely. Element or status is preferred for SnS, same as DB, IG, etc. You go for raw on weapons with big slow damage like GS, CB, Hammer and so on. Slugger is legit on SnS, if you spam the shield combo on the monster's head, you'll be shocked how easy it is to KO them. Also a word of advice, if you can fit it in your build, make a shaver charm. It lets you tenderize in one go instead of two, raises your chance to get slinger ammo off it, and gives you extra stam while you're clutched on. It lets you handle all the tenderizing and wallbanging super easily while your teammates can just pound on the monster. Overall it's my 3rd favorite weapon behind CB and GS, it's incredibly good.

You want the weapon with the largest amount of raw with big weapons, but you want to really use blast weapons weapon instead of pure raw weapons since IB released. Before you finally get Fatalis weapons that is.

[A]

Originally posted by Slurp Dog CDXX:

Perfect rush whenever you get an opportunity to do it safely. Element or status is preferred for SnS, same as DB, IG, etc. You go for raw on weapons with big slow damage like GS, CB, Hammer and so on. Slugger is legit on SnS, if you spam the shield combo on the monster's head, you'll be shocked how easy it is to KO them. Also a word of advice, if you can fit it in your build, make a shaver charm. It lets you tenderize in one go instead of two, raises your chance to get slinger ammo off it, and gives you extra stam while you're clutched on. It lets you handle all the tenderizing and wallbanging super easily while your teammates can just pound on the monster. Overall it's my 3rd favorite weapon behind CB and GS, it's incredibly good.

Can you elaborate on "perfect rush whenever you get an opportunity." What if the enemy isn't downed, and I know I can get a perfect rush but it's not the full combo. Should I still go for that? Like I can squeeze in two "rushes" and pull out before the 3rd charge. From what I gathered, perfect rush isn't a full commitment since you can dodge at some point without completing the whole set.

On SnS raw vs elemental/status
Blast like teo isn't half bad then? I've always avoided status on any weapon since it feels like I won't be proccing them more than twice or thrice.

[overmage]

Originally posted by Slurp Dog CDXX:

Perfect rush whenever you get an opportunity to do it safely. Element or status is preferred for SnS, same as DB, IG, etc. You go for raw on weapons with big slow damage like GS, CB, Hammer and so on. Slugger is legit on SnS, if you spam the shield combo on the monster's head, you'll be shocked how easy it is to KO them. Also a word of advice, if you can fit it in your build, make a shaver charm. It lets you tenderize in one go instead of two, raises your chance to get slinger ammo off it, and gives you extra stam while you're clutched on. It lets you handle all the tenderizing and wallbanging super easily while your teammates can just pound on the monster. Overall it's my 3rd favorite weapon behind CB and GS, it's incredibly good.

Raw is meta for SnS in iceborne because Perfect Rush has very little ele and it's your best damaging move.

[A]

Originally posted by D. Flame:

Originally posted by Slurp Dog CDXX:

Perfect rush whenever you get an opportunity to do it safely. Element or status is preferred for SnS, same as DB, IG, etc. You go for raw on weapons with big slow damage like GS, CB, Hammer and so on. Slugger is legit on SnS, if you spam the shield combo on the monster's head, you'll be shocked how easy it is to KO them. Also a word of advice, if you can fit it in your build, make a shaver charm. It lets you tenderize in one go instead of two, raises your chance to get slinger ammo off it, and gives you extra stam while you're clutched on. It lets you handle all the tenderizing and wallbanging super easily while your teammates can just pound on the monster. Overall it's my 3rd favorite weapon behind CB and GS, it's incredibly good.

You want the weapon with the largest amount of raw with big weapons, but you want to really use blast weapons weapon instead of pure raw weapons since IB released. Before you finally get Fatalis weapons that is.

Yeah, I was thinking about blast if not full raw. Like you might as well consider blast as raw with an extra occasional oomph.