Monster Hunter Wilds: Insect Glaive Weapon Workshop Tutorial

Introduction

• Presenter: Paradise
• Series: Weapon Workshop Tutorial Series on Monster Hunter Wilds
• Focus: Insect Glaive
• Features:
  • Aerial control
  • Kinect companion
  • Versatile playstyle with aerial and grounded combos

Insect Glaive Overview

• Mobility: King of Mobility; unmatched aerial control
• Grounded Combos: Rapid, powerful strikes
• Aerial Combos: Midair attacks, extended air time

Extract System

• Colors and Buffs:
  • Red: Enables charged attack, lasts 90 seconds
  • White: Enhances speed and jump height, lasts 120 seconds
  • Orange: Grants Flinch free, permanently active, lasts 150 seconds
• Combined Effects:
  • Red + White: Increases attack
  • White + Orange: Increases defense
  • All three: Full buffs, additional attack increase, mitigates wind pressure, tremors, roars
  • Access to Rising Spiral Slash, lasts 90 seconds

Kinsect Mechanics

• Icons:
  • Kinsect Icon: Shows gathered extracts
  • Kinsect Stamina: Drains when assisting, regenerates when resting
• Extract Icons: Red, White, Orange
• Kinsect Types:
  • Different attack types, powders, stats, bonuses
  • Powders: Poison, Paralysis, Blast, Recovery
• Kinsect Boosts:
  • Harvest Extract, Fast Charge, Powder, Extract Boosts

Playstyles and Combos

• Buff Management: Vital for maximizing potential
• General Flow: Gather extracts, use movesets
• Combo Types:
  • Grounded Combos
  • Aerial Combos
  • Rising Spiral Slash Loop

Move Set Details

• Grounded Attacks:
  • Rising Slash, Reaping Slash, Double Slash
  • Enhanced with buffs
• Aerial Moves:
  • Strong Jumping Advancing Slash, Jumping Slash
• Special Attacks:
  • Charged Descending Slash
  • Rising Spiral Slash
  • Focus Strike

Advanced Techniques

• Kinsect Commands:
  • Mark Target, Harvest Extract
  • Focus Mode: Better control, automatic extract gathering
• Aerial Techniques:
  • R2 + X for vault
  • X for midair evade
  • Triangle for jumping advancing slash

Recommended Skills and Gear

• Skills: Airborne, Maximum Might, Weakness Exploit
• Gear: Ark Maiden Kinsect recommended

Conclusion

• Mastery: Practice to refine playstyle
• Fun Factor: No wrong way to use as long as fun is prioritized
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Additional Tips

• Toggle melee weapon focus mode to reduce holding L2
• Evade Mantle for quick repositioning
• Use Focus Mode for Kinsect assist

Thank you for watching and good luck on your hunts!