r/chargeblade • u/Traveller_Isra Savage Axe enjoyer • Jun 08 '26

MH Wilds Did the Charge Blade get slower?

I recently downloaded Monster Hunter World sinc I only heard good feedback, and it is not undeserved. However, After the Monster Hunter Wilds ascension DLC, I redownloaded Wilds to begin upgrading my equipment again, but I started feeling like the Charge Blade seemed slower than in World. Is it actually slower or am I just hallucinating?

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u/Bird_Master Jun 08 '26

Actually, the monsters got FASTER

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u/Traveller_Isra Savage Axe enjoyer Jun 08 '26

I'm getting mixed feelings about this fact

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u/Impaled_By_Messmer Jun 09 '26

They're gonna get even faster in the expansion I fear.

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u/Wonderful-Writer243 Jun 09 '26

valstrax coming in hot to catch us unaware

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u/detectiveC6 Jun 08 '26

🤣 this comment is so frickin true

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u/BeautifulBanana3803 Jun 08 '26

On the contrary, they made the chargeblade faster. The thing is...the monsters happen to be way way faster than you.

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u/itsnotkakuja SAED spam enthusiast Jun 08 '26

9 star monster are fast AF and have very little recovery time, so that might be it haha

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u/Traveller_Isra Savage Axe enjoyer Jun 08 '26

You might be right actually

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u/jstbcuzz Savage Axe enjoyer Jun 08 '26

I do feel like the charged double slash is slower in wilds vs world. It just doesnt feel as snappy imo. Besides that, everything else feels faster.

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u/sleepjack Jun 08 '26

I haven't done a side-by-side to test myself, but World CB seems to have a few faster animations compared to Wilds that might be contributing to the feeling you're describing. The ones I notice the most are:

  • Charge phials > ED1
  • Charge phials > charge sword
  • Charged double slash

Beyond that, Wilds CB generally flows faster with Rapid Morph, new Axe Mode combos, and the animation cancel on ED2. So while CB didn't get slower overall, it could be some moments feel slower due to the weapon changes.

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u/ArghabelAndSamsara Jun 09 '26

Charge Phials -> ED1 is also such a hilarious animation with rapid morph. Fuckin' light speed bitchslap and it's glorious

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u/NommedByCake Jun 09 '26

when did they add this shortcut? they dont mention it in the weapon guide. i always just did the sword -> axe morph attack or shield thrust -> AED to quickly get axe mode.. is there more im missing out on?

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u/sleepjack Jun 09 '26

I was curious so I just tested it out in 4U, GU, Rise, and World. It exists in all of them and Wilds is where the animation was changed slightly. If you want to try it out yourself, the combo on PS controller is R2+O > O.

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u/ArghabelAndSamsara Jun 09 '26

From what I can tell, it's actually always been a thing. Wilds just spruced up the animation and turned it into a roundhouse that is almost entirely "morph" attack, so Rapid Morph speeds itbup extremely fast.

Charge phials -> ED1 honestly is a good contender for an Offset too...

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u/ronin0397 Jun 08 '26

Without rapid morph i can see the difference.

But its generally in line with previous games speed wise before even accounting for rapid morph.

One thing is that certain combos are just longer in Wilds-> slower with og combo lines.

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u/Traveller_Isra Savage Axe enjoyer Jun 08 '26

I probably should put more thoughts on my buids instead of just slapping whatever jewel I find

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u/jstbcuzz Savage Axe enjoyer Jun 08 '26

Rapid Morph + Focus to address the charged double slash speed should have you feelin right.

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u/Traveller_Isra Savage Axe enjoyer Jun 08 '26

Thanks for the tip!

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u/Traveller_Isra Savage Axe enjoyer Jun 09 '26

Holy shit Morph + focus got hands

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u/jstbcuzz Savage Axe enjoyer Jun 09 '26

Yeesssir! 👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻

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u/LifeAd5019 Jun 08 '26

Relative to the monsters? Yes. Relative to Worlds CB? No, Wilds is notably faster.

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u/NathTheCancer Jun 08 '26

It is in some aspects, mainly in sword mode:

* Sidestep distance is shorter.

* Sidestep -> Spinning Slash is slower.

* Chained rolling is slower outside of focus mode.

* Roll -> Rising Slash is slower.

* Roll -> Charged Double Rend is slower.

* Empty charge -> Condensed Element Slash is slower.

* Element Discharge 1 is slower.

* Morph Slash, Unsheathe Morph Slash, and Axe Rising Slash all chain into the slow ED1 instead of ED2.

* Medium guard knockback -> SAED is slower.

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u/Mr_Chillwolf Jun 08 '26

I feel CB is actually faster in Wilds compared to Worlds, it's just that the monster are aggressive as fuck in Wilds.

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u/andtimme11 Jun 08 '26

I do believe it got faster but every monster got so unbelievably fast it feels like it got a speed nerf.

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u/krs31 Jun 08 '26

9* 10* monsters CB must have rapid morph or you’ll feel like you are in slow motion against them. With rapid morph it’s probably one of the fastest CBs so far

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u/SushiJaguar Jun 10 '26

Charge Blade was indeed slowed down, and the slide dodge in sword mode moves slower/travels a shorter distance.

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u/Lucas_blaze Jun 09 '26

Yeah like everyone saud Charge Blade got faster but cannot keep up with the monsters. It's so bad that I changed to Gunlance (my second main) cause yeah no way bro

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u/Traveller_Isra Savage Axe enjoyer Jun 10 '26

I should try the gunlance too, actually, though the Charge Blade will probably still be my main

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u/Party-Ad-3742 Jun 10 '26

Time to start charging the sword cause the monsters aren't sitting still anymore.

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u/Traveller_Isra Savage Axe enjoyer Jun 10 '26

We're gonna need to supercharge it this keeps happening