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How to Perfect Guard and Power Clash in Monster Hunter Wilds
The Perfect Guard (Power Clash) is a brand new mechanic introduced in Monster Hunter Wilds, and it's quite powerful if you know how to use it. Here's a step-by-step guide, so you can dominate your foes. How to perform a Perfect Guard or Power Clash in Monster Hunter Wilds To clear up any confusion, Perfect Guards and Power Clashes are one and the same, but Power Clashes are limited to certain monster attacks, while Perfect Guard has no limitations. To perform a Perfect Guard, you need to use a weapon with a hard Guard mechanic. This means you can press the Guard button, and go into a Guard stance. These weapons have the guard mechanic attached to their kit: Great Sword Sword & Shield Lance Gunlance Charge Blade Heavy Bowgun If you're not using one of these weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds, you cannot perform a Perfect Guard or Power Clash. Else you're already on the right track. Perfect Guard Screenshot by Destructoid A Perfect Guard sounds exactly like what it is. It is a Guard done just before a monster's attack hits you. You'll know you've performed one when you see a white flash on the Guard animation. I recommend going into the Training Area and practicing this mechanic, as it is not easy to get the timing down without a little practice and some serious patience. Monsters also have numerous timings on different attacks, so it will take extensive practice to understand and use effectively. Perfect Guards come with a number of rewarding benefits. The biggest one is that you will take no chip damage if you manage to perform it. For weapons like the Greatsword, a Perfect Guard negates Sharpness loss, which is huge, considering in past games, guarding with the Greatsword was an emergency measure only. Finally, performing a Perfect Guard negates the Stamina loss you'd normally suffer from defending or blocking against a monster's attack. The power of the attack does not matter if you can Perfect Block it, which is extremely powerful in the hands of someone who can perform them consistently. Power Clash Screenshot by Destructoid Now, if a monster's attack can be repelled by a Perfect Guard, you'll automatically perform a Power Clash instead. Power Clashes knock monsters off-balance, resulting in lots of free damage while also giving you all the same benefits of a Perfect Guard. If you're working with a squad, your Squad will thank you for performing a Power Clash, as it will give them a lot of free time to dish out the pain. The Power Clash animation is extremely obvious. During it, you will hold the monster in a power struggle for a few seconds. During this time, you need to press the attack button repeatedly to win the power struggle. Doing so will knock him away and off-balance. The monster will then be knocked down for a few seconds more, allowing for the follow-up damage I mentioned. If you fail the power struggle, however, you'll be knocked down instead. The post How to Perfect Guard and Power Clash in Monster Hunter Wilds appeared first on Destructoid.
The Perfect Guard (Power Clash) is a brand new mechanic introduced in Monster Hunter Wilds, and it's quite powerful if you know how to use it. Here's a step-by-step guide, so you can dominate your foes.
How to perform a Perfect Guard or Power Clash in Monster Hunter Wilds
To clear up any confusion, Perfect Guards and Power Clashes are one and the same, but Power Clashes are limited to certain monster attacks, while Perfect Guard has no limitations. To perform a Perfect Guard, you need to use a weapon with a hard Guard mechanic. This means you can press the Guard button, and go into a Guard stance. These weapons have the guard mechanic attached to their kit:
- Great Sword
- Sword & Shield
- Lance
- Gunlance
- Charge Blade
- Heavy Bowgun
If you're not using one of these weapons in Monster Hunter Wilds, you cannot perform a Perfect Guard or Power Clash. Else you're already on the right track.
Perfect Guard
A Perfect Guard sounds exactly like what it is. It is a Guard done just before a monster's attack hits you. You'll know you've performed one when you see a white flash on the Guard animation. I recommend going into the Training Area and practicing this mechanic, as it is not easy to get the timing down without a little practice and some serious patience. Monsters also have numerous timings on different attacks, so it will take extensive practice to understand and use effectively.
Perfect Guards come with a number of rewarding benefits. The biggest one is that you will take no chip damage if you manage to perform it. For weapons like the Greatsword, a Perfect Guard negates Sharpness loss, which is huge, considering in past games, guarding with the Greatsword was an emergency measure only. Finally, performing a Perfect Guard negates the Stamina loss you'd normally suffer from defending or blocking against a monster's attack. The power of the attack does not matter if you can Perfect Block it, which is extremely powerful in the hands of someone who can perform them consistently.
Power Clash
Now, if a monster's attack can be repelled by a Perfect Guard, you'll automatically perform a Power Clash instead. Power Clashes knock monsters off-balance, resulting in lots of free damage while also giving you all the same benefits of a Perfect Guard. If you're working with a squad, your Squad will thank you for performing a Power Clash, as it will give them a lot of free time to dish out the pain.
The Power Clash animation is extremely obvious. During it, you will hold the monster in a power struggle for a few seconds. During this time, you need to press the attack button repeatedly to win the power struggle. Doing so will knock him away and off-balance. The monster will then be knocked down for a few seconds more, allowing for the follow-up damage I mentioned. If you fail the power struggle, however, you'll be knocked down instead.
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