Dual Blades Guide and Best Combos in Monster Hunter Wilds

The Dual Blades is a lightning fast melee weapon that uses relentless attacks and high mobility to slice and dice its way through hunts. It is ideal for hunters looking for a weapon that is fast, fluid and responsive that can always jump into the action.

The Dual Blades has a vast combo set that can be chained together, and after powering up can enter Demon Mode to unleash a vicious flurry of attacks at the cost of stamina. It can weave dodges between moves, and keeps full movement while pressing the attack. Additionally, it builds up the Demon Gauge to switch between two states and perform Demon Flurry combos.

This guide covers everything you need to know about the Dual Blades in Monster Hunter Wilds, from its mechanics and best combos to its strengths, weaknesses, and how to use it during hunts.

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Strengths

• Strong Combos - Can constantly press the attack with long combo chains for high damage
• Mobility - Incredibly mobile, and can move around a monster with ease while still attacking
• Perfect Evade - Rewards you with extra damage when you perfectly time an evasive attack
• Strong Element and Status - Frequent hits build up statuses very quickly

Weaknesses

• Sharpness - Constant attacks chew through your weapon sharpness incredibly quickly
• Requires Stamina Management - Due to Demon Mode constantly draining Stamina, you need extra care to keep safe
• Low Defense - No counters or guards, relying instead on perfect evasions
• Short Reach - Requires you stay up close with monsters at all times to maintain combos

The Dual Blades work with the Demon Gauge, shown by the two swords UI element below your stamina bar. This has 3 different states it can be in, and will impact your move sets and damage output.

Standard Gauge	In Demon Mode	Archdemon Mode

The Demon Gauge is charged by using attacks from Demon Mode and, after being filled, will slowly deplete or be consumed by powerful combo moves.

Demon Mode is activated by pressing / / , which changes your move set and increases your damage while active, but constantly drains your stamina. You can also use a directional input when switching to lunge forward as you switch.

When the Demon Gauge fills, you will activate Archdemon Mode, which replaces your standard move set. That means any time you exit Demon Mode, you will instead switch to Archdemon Mode. This retains a lot of the Demon Mode move set - with some additions - but will not drain your stamina.

While in either mode, you can press + / + / + to begin the Blade Dance or Demon Flurry combo strings. These deal a large amount of hits very quickly, but each step of the combo drains your Demon Gauge. You can also switch freely during the combo between the two modes by pressing / / between each step.

The Dual Blades are unique in that all of their combo strings allow for you to evade with a small sidestep in between attacks without breaking them. That makes repositioning a breeze, and is a core component of both surviving the more erratic beasts you encounter and staying on the offensive.

Additionally, a lot of your attacks can also be combined with movement inputs to lunge in that direction with the swing, giving you a lot of control over your engagements.

New to Monster Hunter Wilds, while in Demon Mode the Dual Blades have access to a new move - the Demon Dodge. If you perfectly time an evade from a monster during a combo using / / , you will flash blue and gain a buff for 12 seconds. This increases your damage while it's up, and causes any of your dodges during the window to also spin attack while in motion. It is indicated above your health bar with this icon, and a small timer:

Focus mode is a new feature in Monster Hunter wilds that lets you aim your strikes by holding / / . Your strikes will aim toward your camera while using this, allowing you to target wounds or specific monster areas.

The Dual Blades has a lot of different uses with this, allowing you to position where your swings are aimed even during an animation or combo string. This can even be used to keep the camera centered on your target while hopping to the side while using a directional input slash.

Dual Blades also has a special attack that can be used from focus mode: Turning Tide. If this connects with a wound you will catapult backward, latch onto the monster with your slinger. You will then whirlwind along the entire length of the monster, destroying any wounds it connects with. This deals a lot of damage, restores some stamina and on top of that, looks really cool.

In Monster Hunter Wilds you have access to your very own Seikret mount, and comes with its own attacks both while mounted and when dismounting. You can perform a Standard Attack swinging to the side with using / / .

You also have two different dismounting options when engaging a monster from your Seikret:

• Jumping Slash Dismount: Pressing / / followed by / / .
• Jumping Demon Mode Dismount: Pressing / / followed by / / will dismount into Demon Mode.

Lastly, while mounted on a monster, after a wound is created you can execute a powerful finishing strike by pressing / / . Additionally, while you are mounted on a monster your Demon Gauge will not deplete.

The Dual Blades have a remarkably simple core move set, but it makes up for that by allowing you to chain almost every part of it together. There is very little friction between all of your combo strings, and they even link together between both Demon Mode and Archdemon Mode. Knowing potential chains that you can link together will let you get creative in how you take down your prey.

Basic combos are easy to pull off, and for Dual Blades are something you will be doing all the time. Even for very advanced gameplay, you need to have a grasp of these to really show off your Dual Blades mastery.

Double Slash ➜ Double Slash Return Stroke ➜ Circle Slash
The most basic combo to build up the Demon Gauge.

1. Double Slash: Press / /
2. Double Slash Return Stroke: Press / /
3. Circle Slash: Press / /

Demon Mode ➜ Demon Fangs ➜ Twofold Demon Slash ➜ Sixfold Demon Slash
The most basic combo to deal damage while in Demon Mode.

1. Demon Mode: Press / /
2. Blade Dance I: Press + / + / +
3. Blade Dance II: Press + / + / +
4. Blade Dance III: Press + / + / +

Demon Mode ➜ Demon Fangs ➜ Twofold Demon Slash ➜ Sixfold Demon Slash
An alternate combo that builds Gauge quickly and lunges you forward.

1. Demon Flurry Rush: Press / /
2. Spinning Slash: Press / /
3. Double Roundslash: Press / /

Double Slash ➜ Double Slash Return Stroke ➜ Demon Flurry Rush ➜ Spinning Slash
Lets you get two quick strikes in and then reposition to a different spot to keep attacking.

1. Double Slash: Press / /
2. Double Slash Return Stroke: Press / /
3. Demon Flurry Rush: Press / /
4. Spinning Slash: Press / /

Once you have the basic combos under your belt, knowing extended combos that link different attacks together when you get the opportunity is key. Dual Blades is all about making sure you extend combos with dodges in between attacks to reach the payoff moments.

Demon Mode ➜ Blade Dance I ➜ Demon Flurry I ➜ Demon Flurry II ➜ Blade Dance III
An extended combo that combines both Demon Mode and Archdemon Mode attacks to maintain stamina.

1. Demon Mode: Press / /
2. Blade Dance I: Press + / + / +
3. Demon Flurry I: Press / /
4. Demon Flurry II: Press + / + / +
5. Blade Dance III: Press / /