Master the Hunting Horn in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

The Hunting Horn is a powerful impact weapon that can KO monsters and buff allies with songs, but it has a slow attack speed.

The Hunting Horn is a powerful impact weapon that can KO monsters and buff allies with songs, but it has a slow attack speed.

The Hunting Horn is a powerful impact weapon that can KO monsters and buff allies with songs, but it has a slow attack speed.

The Hunting Horn is a powerful impact weapon that can KO monsters and buff allies with songs, but it has a slow attack speed.

Walkthrough

1
Understand the Hunting Horn's role as an impact weapon, capable of KOing monsters and providing buffs to yourself and allies through songs.
2
Prioritize Hunting Horns with high raw power and useful songs, as elemental power is less important.
3
Learn the attack controls: Overhead Smash (X, can be chained twice), Spinning Smash (A, can be chained twice), Superpound (X+A), Perform (R), and Hilt Poke (SA button on touch screen).
4
Experiment with different Hunting Horns to understand how attacks correspond to colored notes.
5
String together notes of the correct combination and press R to perform a song.
6
Check your available songs in the main menu or at the forge.
7
Be mindful of your positioning when performing songs due to the long animation and risk of interruption.
8
To strengthen a song's effects, play the required notes and perform the song again. Be aware that this may draw a monster's attention.
9
To maximize damage with this slower weapon, alternate X and A attacks to minimize cooldown time.
10
As an impact weapon, aim for the monster's head to cause KO.
11
The hilt poke attack can be used on tails to cut them, but it deals very little damage. Prioritize head attacks unless a tail part is specifically needed.

Tips

Alternate X and A attacks to optimize damage output by minimizing cooldown.
Aim for the monster's head to trigger KOs.
Use the hilt poke on tails if you need specific tail parts, but be aware of its low damage.
The armor skill Maestro increases buff lengths, reducing the need for frequent song reapplication.
Knockout King can make KOing monsters easier.
Evasion+1 and Evade Distance Up are useful for positioning and avoiding attacks, as the Hunting Horn cannot block.
The Self-Improvement Song, when played twice, grants ESP, preventing attacks from bouncing. This makes Mind's Eye skill less necessary.

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