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Long Sword
September 9, 2026 at 01:07 AM
Initial version (2026-09-08)
The Long Sword is one of the seven weapon types in Monster Hunter Outlanders at launch. Official material presents it as the game's mobility-and-combo weapon, and its identity here rests on a resource called the Spirit Gauge and on reading a monster's attacks well enough to counter them.
The Long Sword excels at swift movement and combos, and increasing Spirit Gauge levels powers up its attacks. The gauge therefore functions as a build-up meter with discrete levels rather than a simple pool, and a higher level means stronger output across the board rather than access to a single move.
The confirmed way to raise the gauge quickly is to fight defensively. Official material states that timing monster attacks triggers precise counterattacks, and that certain counterattacks increase the Spirit Gauge level. That makes the Long Sword a weapon rewarded for standing in the danger and answering it, rather than for building the gauge through raw uptime.
Gauge levels are not purely passive. Consuming Spirit Gauge levels unleashes devastating attacks, so a player decides between staying at a high level for sustained damage or cashing the level in for a single heavy hit. This spend-or-hold decision is the main tactical loop the weapon presents.
Mechanic | Confirmed behaviour |
|---|---|
Spirit Gauge | Has levels; higher levels power up attacks |
Counterattack | Triggered by timing a monster's attack |
Gauge gain | Certain counterattacks raise the Spirit Gauge level |
Gauge spend | Consuming levels unleashes devastating attacks |
Movement | Described as swift, with a focus on combos |
Midori is the revealed Adventurer carrying the Long Sword, classed as Assault. Her weapon is a long sword concealed inside a shamisen, and she is described as evading attacks with graceful movements. Some of her skills build her Spirit Gauge faster, which stacks directly onto the weapon's own gauge economy rather than replacing it.
How many Spirit Gauge levels exist and what each one changes numerically.
Whether the gauge decays over time.
The names of the counterattacks and the devastating attacks that spend gauge.
Whether a Perfect Evade or Perfect Guard applies to this weapon.
Whether a helm-breaker style finisher or equivalent exists.
Raw values, sharpness, elemental variants and upgrade paths.
