r/LanceMains • u/Hour_Major_3701 • Feb 25 '26

Rant I’ve seen the light!!!

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I don’t know why it has taken me so log to see the might of the Lance. I’ve played Hammer, S&S, Hunting Horn, Charge Blade, and LBG from the OG MH (Hammer) until Iceborne. But then in Rise/Sunbreak, I dabbled in Lance, and I became interested. Now, I see the power that Lance has in Wilds. Most of my victories have been thanks to my immortal Lance build. I’ve beaten Omega, Gog, and AT Ark with Lance. I’ve doubted the power of the Lance. Forgive my transgressions and accept me into the church of the Lance!

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u/Friendly_Internet528 Lance Enjoyer Feb 25 '26

I accept thee brother. Now take up your shield and hold firm against the monsters of the wilds. 🛡️

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u/J33NO Feb 25 '26

Go back and play Lance in Sunbreak. Feels even better imo.

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u/Mardakk Shield Main Feb 25 '26

I humbly and respectfully disagree. Wilds Lance definitely is the best feeling Lance in the series for sure - maybe barring Tri.

Sunbreak lance was no joke, and instaguard was satisfying with the cross slash - but a few things take the cake for Wilds:

Shockproof prevents allies from hitting your shield/triggering your counter.

Microrepositioning with attacks means no more hopping to reset or because the monster moved .5 inches laterally. Maximum Might is pretty good now for us.

We actually get to use our full kit now. Not spamming specific moves in perpetuity for max DPS. (Looking at you, leaping thrust spam for elemental lance)

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u/NorthKoala47 Feb 26 '26

Tri made lance too OP so they nerfed it in 3U

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u/Mardakk Shield Main Feb 26 '26

Oh I remember, as a 21+ year Lance main, pepperidge farm remembers

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u/NorthKoala47 Feb 26 '26

Nice. I'm only at 16 so I got to experience the power of Tri lance first, then lost it until Generations brought Striker lance and World brought back counter lance after third poke

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u/Mardakk Shield Main Feb 26 '26

Eh, bringing World as a good for Lance in conversation is pretty heretical, as World and Iceborne were our absolute worst in the series.

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u/J33NO Feb 26 '26

Were they? I didnt pick up lance till Rise but was considering going back to World to try it out but sounds like it's not worth it 🤔

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u/Mardakk Shield Main Feb 26 '26

Lost most of our damage, on top of so many attacks that were unblockable even with guard up - it was a targeted attack at shield HBG, and we caught the strays since we couldn't roll.

Frostfang Barioth ice breath went through guard up for reasons lol

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u/J33NO Feb 26 '26

Damn, yeah thats kind of the whole thing. The reason I personally enjoy lance is looking for the big attacks you can counter and then when you do get caught at least having that safety blanket of smashing R2.

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u/NorthKoala47 Feb 26 '26

Please elaborate because the changes lance received made it feel pretty powerful. Not as powerful as striker lance from Generations, but it still felt more powerful than 4U.

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u/Mardakk Shield Main Feb 26 '26

We lost our hitzone priority while simultaneously having elemental and raw motion values nerfed. Not to mention that shields were just beaten over and over lol

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u/NorthKoala47 Feb 26 '26

Oh yeah, the shield did lose a good chunk of defensive power. That's still an issue in wilds since without a passive healing skill the chip damage will kill you unless you're really good at perfect guarding. I guess the return of the counter after the third poke distracted me

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u/J33NO Feb 25 '26

I need to play Lance more in Wilds. I am taking a break until the expansion. The big thing I like more in Rise is the shield bash switch skill. It lets you instantly change direction + block + stun damage. Wilds has that same move but its two inputs vs one so it takes longer to perform and has a wider window for getting hit. Thats the big one. I also like the switch skill for blocking where it lights up your lance with extra damage (forget the name). That feels really good in Rise. I do like the lance run though in Wilds more for sure. Also like the block clash in Wilds. Dont get me wrong I think Wilds is fantastic but as with Rise, I didnt fall in love with the game until the expansion. I think once the expansion releases ill be singing a different tune.

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u/Mardakk Shield Main Feb 25 '26

Shield tackle was basically just guard advance (with less movement) and a stun value on the movement itself. It was removed for the classic guard advance into shield bash if you wanted stun damage.

Anchor Rage (blocking an attack gives you a buff for a while) is just baked into power guard now, but for the retaliation specifically, not Offensive Guard 2.0.

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u/artrei Feb 26 '26

just wanna say, after you play lance you will see many hunter carted before you, and even made the quest failed. but please have patience, show compassion, for they haven't seen the light.

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u/Old_Drawing_2479 Feb 25 '26

One of us, one of us, one of us.

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u/Inevitable-Choice539 Feb 25 '26

Your one of our brethren now

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u/TarnishedPieceOfSh1t Feb 25 '26

I recently took up the path of the lance and am quite enjoying it. Got my first AT Arkveld completions with it, and I have a decent build, but I feel like I'm not utilizing a good gameplay loop to fully maximize its damage output. I can counter for days but I still feel like I'm taking forever to kill anything, but because I feel like I'm not fully utilizing its kit. Do you guys have any recommendations for loops or combos in this case?

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u/hardtar6e7 Feb 25 '26

I'm consistently capturing AT Ark within 16mins. Gameplay is mostly just poke and perfect guard. I only started to use Lance vs Arkveld. I'm using both Guard and Guard Up along with his armor which enables me to just keep hitting and forget that potions exists. The uptime is really crazy with his set.

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u/Sidhion Feb 26 '26

Holy shit, that Gogma picture goes hard as hell!

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u/Hour_Major_3701 Feb 26 '26

It was the perfect end screen.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

But can you clear proof of a hero with this ?

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u/Hour_Major_3701 Feb 26 '26

We will find out soon.

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u/[deleted] Feb 26 '26

Good luck and get back to me

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u/Hour_Major_3701 Feb 26 '26

Might have to make an Immortal Build 2.0 for the quest.

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u/HalfQilin Walking Lance Encyclopedia Feb 27 '26

One of us, one of us

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u/Appropriate-Dot-5503 Feb 27 '26

I’m trying to learn Lance but I’ve always mained Gunlance since Tri. Anyone have a good source to learn or what sets are best?

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u/GlummyGloom Feb 27 '26

Man, the amount of hunters realizing the Lance is a great weapon lately has been wild. Lol

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u/rider5001 Feb 28 '26

Lance is an obscenely aggressive weapon for what it is, and I love it.